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The year 2009 was the year of the bankruptcy for individuals and business. Personal filings in 2009 were second only to the 2.1 million personal bankruptcies filed in the historic 2005. Businesses throughout the mid-south have suffered from poor economic times. Their financial anguish evidenced by business filings for protection under federal bankruptcy laws. According to AACER (www.aacer.com/), business bankruptcies increased nationwide by 38% from the year 2008. Tennessee was still positioned in the top three states in 2009 nationwide for personal bankruptcies, and in the top half for business bankruptcy filings.
The continued economic distress promises to be an issue with small businesses in 2010. Bankruptcy is a very difficult business decision, and a moral character check for Christian business owners. There are distinct differences in the code that should be considered before rendering a decision. In short, Chapter 7 filings are liquidation proceedings and subject to a "means" test. Individuals, partnerships and corporations are eligible for Chapter 7 protection. Chapter 7 bankruptcies are often referred to as "fresh start" filings. In essence, many financial committments are foregone.
Chapter 11 is a small business case. Frequently it allows businesses the chance to "reorganize" its inner workings. It is defined as a case with a "small business debtor." 11 U.S.C. § 101(51C). Determination of whether a debtor is a "small business debtor" requires a two-part test. The debtor must be engaged in commercial or business activities. These activities cannot be primarily owning or operating real property. Further, total non-contingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts must be $2,190,000 or less. Finally, the debtor's case must be one in which the U.S. trustee has not appointed a creditors' committee, or the court has determined the creditors' committee is insufficiently active and representative to provide oversight of the debtor. 11 U.S.C. § 101(51D).
Chapter 13 is sometimes called the wage earner chapter. It is available to individuals and businesses with regular income from any source, not just wages. Once the court confirms the plan, it is the responsibility of the debtor to make the plan succeed. The debtor is responsible for making payments to the trustee. The plan requires debtor(s) to live within an often resrictive budget.
Christians debate over the use of bankruptcy protection. On one hand, accountability and the moral obligation to repay those who are owed is of high priority. On the other hand, mercy is one of the most profound adornments found in the Bible. Scripture directly cites a need for the forgiveness of debtors even in the event of inappropriate handling of finances. While all are debated, many Christians in the Mid-South prefer the use of Chapter 11 reorganization or Chapter 13 wage earner plans. DeSoto County Clerk and Shelby County Clerk records are clearly demonstrative of this preference.
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An Alabama teen, caught in a murder-for-hire plot, thought she was talking to "Tre 'Topdog' Ellis," a new friend she made on Facebook. In actuality, the troubled teen, 19-year-old Marissa Williams, was corresponding with her aunt's fictional online persona, and what the aunt saw shocked her – Marissa was offering sex in exchange for paying her cell phone bill, and then went quite a bit further with this: Murder for hire.
According to the NY Daily News, who also carried Williams' booking photo, the teen told "Topdog" that she hated Alabama and wanted him to kill her aunt, her aunt's fiancé, her cousin and even the family dog. She also offered "Topdog" a romp in the sack if he would just fork over $50 bucks for her phone bill.
Authorities in Tuscaloosa have now placed Williams under arrest and have charged her with solicitation of murder. She is currently behind bars at the Tuscaloosa County jail on a $30,000 bond.
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Williams had been living with her aunt in Fosters since April and their relationship had become strained because Williams would invite strangers she met online to the house, court records show. When her aunt asked her to stop doing that, Williams blocked her aunt from seeing her activity on Facebook.
So the aunt went undercover and created the fake Facebook profile so she could see what her disturbed niece was up to. She also wanted to "teach Williams a lesson" about the danger of online friendships. However, once Williams put the aunt, her fiancé, her daughter and the family pet in jeopardy, police were called and Williams was hauled off to jail.
According to al.com, on the "first day they interacted online, she gave the fictional boy her phone number and home address and asked him to come over and get drunk with her."
According to the documented Facebook conversations, the twisted plot was quite sinister in its detail – Williams described how "Tre" should sneak into the aunt's bedroom first in order to shoot her and her fiancé, and then turn the gun on Williams' cousin before taking out the dog as he left. Williams then planned to run away with Tre.
Lesson learned? Let's hope so.
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"Hang on for one last ride". Could this be the last we see of Sylvester Stallone and the aging action stars of The Expendables? Are they finally hanging up their machine guns and fatigues and putting the franchise out to pasture? With the last film banking more than the first, and seemingly no end to the big names looking to cash a quick pay day, it's not likely The Expendables 3 will be the last of anything.
After revealing 16 character posters that looked like weird yearbook photos yesterday, the first teaser trailer has been released. Basically it's a roll call showing off the star power this one brings to bear, although it's still crazy that Kelsey Grammer and Kellan Lutz are considered on the same level as everyone else. Schwarzenegger. Stallone. Ford. Gibson. Statham. Snipes. Li. Lutz. Yeah, one of these things is not like the other.
The plot involves arms trading, old grudges, and some other nonsense nobody cares about. When's the next explosion and bad one-liner? The Expendables 3 opens August 15th.


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I'm implementing an algorithm that uses a so called 6-point interpolation, which I never heard before. In the article I'm reading it's described like this:
$\phi(p\Delta x, q\Delta y)=[q(q-1)/2] \phi_{0,-1}+[p(p-1)/2]\phi _{-1,0}$ $+(1-pq-p^2-q^2)\phi_{0,0}+[p(p-2q+1)/2]\phi_{1,0}+[q(q-2p+1)/2]\phi_{0,1}$ $+pq\phi_{1,1}+O(max(\Delta x,\Delta y)^2\phi_{0,0})$
Also, this image should clarify who are $q$ and $p$.
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Rightmove.co.uk's July House Price Index sees a further increase in asking prices, leading to seven monthly rises in a row and two consecutive record months.
Newly marketed property prices increased by 0.3% in the monthly and the year-on-year growth boosted to 4.8%.
Rightmove.co.uk has also doubled its 2013 forecast from 2% to 4% as 'aggregation of marginal gains' fuels the recovery with some of the following as factors:
Regionally the largest growth was Greater London with 12% over the year, closely followed by South East, North West and East Midlands all with mid 4% increases.
The bottom of the regional chart is the West Midlands with 1.0% – although the North, Yorkshire and Humber and East Anglia were all below 2%.
Miles Shipside, Rightmove director and housing market analyst comments:
"The market is currently benefitting from the 'aggregation of marginal gains' where incremental improvements across a range of key market drivers compound to slowly but surely build momentum. Rightmove's lead indicators show increases in enquiries, new sellers and marketing prices. An important milestone for a broader-based and sustainable recovery is that all regions of the country now have higher prices than a year ago firmly on
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Car-shaped snacks keep fans' parties on track
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Teddy Graham is not among the drivers vying for a spot in the field for Sunday's Daytona 500. But plug the name into any Internet search engine along with the term "NASCAR" and you'll see plenty of images of him behind the wheel of a race car. And he's so cute you'll want to eat him up — literally.
Photos of chocolately stock cars "driven" by teddy-bear-shaped graham crackers have gone viral on the Web. Though there are variations in the assembly instructions and ingredients lists that accompany them, they generally have a fun-size candy bar for the car body and small round candies for the wheels.
If you are looking for fare to serve at a kid-friendly SpeedWeeks party, there are healthier options. Take, for example, the race cars that professional party stylist Renee Roberts of Phoenix, Ariz., fashioned from apple slices and halved grapes for her own son's birthday party. She called them Indy cars in honor of her college roommate who lives in Indianapolis, but says they'd fit just as well into a NASCAR theme.
There's something irresistible, though, about Teddy.
For our batch, we chose Milky Way bars. While some versions call for keeping the Teddy Grahams crackers whole and pushing them into the candy bar through a slit in the chocolate, we achieved better results by cutting the bears in half at the belly button and pasting them into place with a liberal dunk of melted milk-chocolate morsels. For the wheels on each car we used four matching M&M's plain candies, with half of another in a contrasting color for the steering wheel. Again, we used the melted chips to secure them in place.
Because this is for a NASCAR event, after all, we left the "m" logo on the wheels facing outward. Wonder if anyone will mistake Teddy for the driver of the M&M's car, Kyle Busch?
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On Thursday, during a Bloomberg News interview with Tom Keene at CUNY in New York, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said there was nothing good about setting historic records in the gap between rich and poor, and that the country as a whole could not sustain the economy as a poverty-ridden oligarchy.
Krugman traced the problem back to the 1980's, when President Ronald Reagan turned the US tax system into a wealth redistribution center for millionaires and billionaires. The Reagan policies, known as "trickle-down" or supply side economics, achieved at least part of their intended purpose. They did indeed shift more money to the rich. But the "trickle-down" part never happened.
"The fact of the matter is, since inequality began soaring, around 1980, the bottom half of America has pretty much been left behind. There has not been a rising tide that raised all boats," Krugman said.
While the income inequality gap may have begun its growth under the Reagan administration, it accelerated after the Wall Street induced Great Recession of 2008.
Bankers, who knowingly bundled and sold high risk mortgages as "good" investments, saw their plans to parlay billions in profits backfire. The resulting meltdown destroyed the US housing market and set off an unprecedented string of foreclosures that the country still hasn't completely recovered from six-years later.
But rather than live by the rules of free market capitalism, the bankers ran to Washington looking for a handout.
The American people flooded the Capitol with emails and phone calls demanding that congress refuse to bail them out. Their voices were heard, but it only lasted two days. After a backroom deal was struck, congress and President George W. Bush opened the vaults of the US Treasury and gave Wall Street all the taxpayer money they wanted.
When the dust from the financial crisis settled, Wall Street CEO's handed themselves multibillion dollar bonuses and their wealth was restored, and then some. However, that was not the case for the millions of homeowners who found themselves on the losing end of illegal foreclosures. The bankers took the bailout money and the homes. There was no way for them to lose because the game was rigged.
Just two-years later, the Supreme Court handed the benefactors of income inequality another weapon to further rig the system by declaring corporations human beings with the right to spend all the secret money they wanted to influence the outcome of US elections in their favor.
It could be argued that no other decision has had as profound an effect on boosting income inequality policy than Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Perhaps that's because the easiest way for the wealthy to obtain more wealth is to buy the politicians who write the laws that erase their obligations to the country that made them rich.
Just about everyone in America has been personally effected by the corporate coup d'état of 2008. The final act of the George W. Bush administration has brought consumers higher banking fees, unemployment, lower wages, and a sinking standard of living.
As the Christian Science Monitor noted in 2011, "The standard of living for Americans has fallen longer and more steeply over the past three years than at any time since the US government began recording it five decades ago."
As for Krugman, his income inequality warnings simply state what more and more Americans are coming to realize by just waking up every day and finding that it's no longer possible to get ahead by working hard and playing by the rules.
Wealth has become an inherited lock that propagates itself, while sucking the heart out of the poor, the middle class, and America as a whole. And the trend is not likely to end until even the wealthy are no longer able to control the consequences of absolute greed corrupting absolutely.
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This was definitely not my kind of movie and I did not enjoy watching it. I do not like scary films, i do not like bloody films and I definitely did not like this film. The film was creepy and I wish I did not see it because I could not sleep all night after I saw it. My boyfriend dragged me to see this film and I truly hate him for that because I feel like I have wasted my time and all I got in return was bad dreams. I found the film to be pointless and it had no substance. Overall, I do not recommend seeing this film in the theaters.
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Yes, I grew up with 6 younger sisters, we always competed with each other.
B is for BLC rounds... Newbie?(first BLC round) Oldie?(1-3 rounds) Goldie?(long time BLCer)? Former BLC team(s)?
I have no idea what BLC rounds are
C is for CHILDREN...you have?
I have 3 children, 38, 36, 33 and 6 grandchildren, 12, 11, 7, 5, 4, and 2
D is for DOWNFALL...what's you're biggest temptation/excuse?
Wine, I am working on a goal of only 2 wine days per week.
E is for EARLY Bird or Night Owl?
I am an EARLY BIRD, go to bed with the sunset, get up with the sunrise.
F is for FURRY FRIENDS...you have?
G is for GROCERIES...what do you fill your cart with?
Vegetables, whatever meat is on sale, yogurt, half and half (will not give this up) and fig squares for my husband.
H is for HOME...where do you call home?
I is for INSPIRE...who or what is your roll model/inspiration?
My Dad is my role moel, he is 84 and has RA, but he just keeps rolling along. He takes care of my Mom and is always there to listen.
J is for JOB...What do you do for a living?
Retired teacher, although I still substitute and do tutoring.
K is for KEEP IT SIMPLE...What's your healthy focus when short on time?
Go for a quick walk.
L is for LOG...Do you use the Nutrition and Fitness trackers?
M is for MARRIED, Single, Involved?
N is for NAME...What's the meaning behind your sparkname?
Always wanted the nickname Cate (but was a Cathy) and 19 is my favorite number, just added the 5 for spice
O is for OUNCES...How many ounces of water do you consume on a daily basis?
Easily 64, we grew up having water with meals and it's just a habit that was instilled early.
P is for PRODUCE...How many fruits and veggies do you consume daily?
4-6, having an ample food budget helps me to be able to do this. One of the benefits of getting older and being retired.
Q is for QUOTE...what's your favorite?
R is for ROUTINE...Average number of days and minutes you exercise weekly?
I try to get in at least 10 minutes each day, I have an 60 minute aerobics, strength, and stretch class three times a week.
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U is for UNWIND...What is your favorite pass time or hobby?
Reading at the beach and gardening
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the Virgin Islands
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I so some at my class, but am trying to do the bikini workout for beginners on my own twice a week. Still working on consistency here.
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I want to continue to move forward and enjoy my family and life.
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I use to let poor choices send me into a tail spin, I am trying to just move past them now.
Z is for ZERO...name one weight loss tool you couldn't live without?
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With the federal estate tax scheduled to revert to a $1 million exemption and a top tax rate of 55 percent on Jan. 1, 2013, Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall wrote members of Georgia's congressional delegation asking for estate tax reform when they return to Washington on Nov. 13 for a lame-duck session.The current estate tax has a $5 million per person exemption and a top tax rate of 35 percent. Duvall said GFB supports a repeal of the federal estate tax, but in the absence of that action he voiced support for retention of the current $5 million exemption and top tax rate of 35 percent."We urge you to take action to prevent this costly and unfair tax increase before it causes irreparable harm to farm families in Georgia," Duvall wrote.Duvall pointed out that roughly 85 percent of farm assets are in the form of real estate, and while estate planning offers some protection, funds spent to implement it could be better utilized in addressing operational costs on the farm. In addition to the GFB recommendations on the estate tax structure, Duvall noted that because of the frequent changes in estate tax law, farmers have been denied certainty in their estate planning strategy. To address this, he also asked for the implementation of a permanent solution indexed for inflation.
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I used onion instead of chives for more flavor. Wrapped in a tortilla with cucumbers, tomato and more onions for a less "carby" meal. Best part is my three little guys, who like NOTHING, LOVED this meal. High fives all around.
Chickpea Burgers & Tahini Sauce
From EatingWell: August/September 2006, The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006)
Rather than a heavy, fried falafel, here's an updated version of this pocket sandwich: a light chickpea patty served in a whole-wheat pita with a flavorful but light tahini sauce.
45 Reviews for Chickpea Burgers & Tahini Sauce
I love these chickpea burgers. They are super easy to make, and the yogurt/tahini sauce balances out the flavors so well. I have made it numerous times, and eat time find myself licking the sauce off my fingers.
I don't have a food processor so had to use an immersion blender. It created a great mix, but the ingredients were too wattery. The first two patties were a mess in the pan and I need a ton of oil. But the secon dbatch (with another 2 tblsp of flour) were quick, needed less oil and were super tasty. I also added hot sauce to the pita's at the end. Awesome addition.
I am a college student and was looking for good healthy, easy, and inexpensive recipes.
This recipe immediately caught my eye as I thought it'd turn out similar to falafel since falafel is made from basically the same ingredients and served the same way. Boy was I wrong. I found the chickpea burgers to be VERY bland/boring and had to add huge amounts of cumin and a dash of cayenne pepper to really taste anything. The Tahini was worse. I'm not sure if the person who created this recipe has ever had real tahini, but this wasn't even close. Unfortunately, I'm no real chef and wasn't able to fix it, but I rescued the recipe by adding my own homemade hummus to the inside of the pita.
Long story short, these burgers are cheap, healthy, pretty easy, but are VERY bland. Not worth the effort, and I won't be making this again.
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We've had some kick-ass submissions for this! It's been difficult but I've narrowed it down to a much smaller selection for what to use, but we figure it's a lot better that you guys make the final choice for what to put up, so make a comment below with whichever one you like best. The time-limit is "probably a couple of days, but definitely in time for the weekend."
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Is there any heat on Zack Ryder? It seems his run on television has been significantly scaled back.
Have you ever heard the popular excuse that "creative has nothing for you"? That's the situation Zack Ryder finds himself in, as do many of the mid-carders in the company. It's a situation where Ryder had an opportunity but struggled to gain grounding. This is nothing more than the life of a mid-card talent and I'm unaware of any particular backstage heat on him.
What did you think of the commentary at WWE Over the Limit?
I haven't commented on the commentary at WWE Over the Limit but I felt it was the best Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Booker T have worked together. They were fun and entertaining and not over-the-top and annoying. They had a very difficult job with John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis as the show's main event and passed with flying colors. Cole gets a lot of heat from the IWC but one thing that's always worth noting is he stepped in a position that was "no win" in trying to replace the best play-by-play man of all-time in Jim Ross.
Is there any update regarding The Undertaker?
The Undertaker is semi-retired and I haven't heard his name connected with anything that doesn't have to do with Wrestlemania. Given the fact that WWE wants to keep selling "the streak" and Undertaker only has a select number of matches left, I would be surprised if he's used before Wrestlemania XXIX next year.
Why did WWE bring back Skip Sheffield as Ryback?
Ryback was Skip Sheffield's old gimmick as he was a WWE developmental standout along with Sheamus as Sheamus O'Shaunessy and Ryback were a tag team prior to Sheamus being called up to the main roster. While The Nexus provided Sheffield a good opportunity, he was nothing more than an extra to people like Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan. The revamp as Ryback gives him a chance to become a much "bigger deal" in WWE.
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iPad Mini with Retina Display now available to order at T-Mobile, $0 upfront
T-Mobile has started taking orders for the new iPad Mini with Retina Display. This tablet was announced last month alongside the iPad Air, and it's been available at Apple for a few days now.
Obviously you can buy from there, but if you want to get the Wi-Fi+4G version of the new iPad Mini, you're probably best served by going directly to a carrier – since you'll need some form of service.
At T-Mobile, you don't have to pay anything upfront for the 16 GB version of the iPad Mini with Retina Display. However, to compensate for that you'll need to shell out $22.08 each month for two years. That works out at $529.92, which is in line with Apple's pricing of this model. Yet obviously you have the advantage of not having to pay full price when you get the tablet.
If you'd rather have the 32 GB new Mini, you'll still pay the same monthly amount for two years, but you'll also have to put down $99.99. In the case of the 64 GB model, the upfront cost is $199.99, while for the 128 GB version it's $299.99. The installments remain the same across all options.
T-Mobile lets you cancel wireless service at any time, but when you do the remaining balance on the device becomes due. There's still no shipping date attached to the iPad Mini with Retina Display, and the magenta carrier has warned that its initial stock will be extremely limited. Orders will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis so if you want to get one of these tablets from T-Mobile you'd better act fast.


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CHICAGO — So much for all the talk about the impenetrable goalies, and forget about those lane-clogging defensemen. It was all about the offense in Game 4, and the hangover could extend into the final three games of the deadlocked Stanley Cup finals.
Chicago's 6-5 overtime victory at Boston on Wednesday night was the highest-scoring game in this year's NHL playoffs. There were breakaways, rebounds, long slap shots and tips. Eleven goals in all, coming from all over the ice.
It all raises questions about how the remainder of this compelling series will look.
"I guess a series like this can take some unexpected turns sometimes, and you saw that last night," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "I'm not going to make any predictions for what happens in the next game, but obviously there's a lot of things we want to carry into this game, Game 5, here."
The biggest variable could be the recovery of goalies Tuukka Rask of the Bruins and Corey Crawford of the Blackhawks, who are getting a couple days to find their game again before the series resumes in Chicago on Saturday night.
Rask and Crawford had been the best two goalies in the playoffs before each of them stumbled under heavy pressure in Game 4. Rask gave up too many prime rebound opportunities, and Crawford was beaten repeatedly on his glove side.
"Every goal is stoppable, but I don't think there was any weak one, so to speak," said Rask, who was coming off a 2-0 shutout and had allowed just eight goals in the previous eight playoff games. "Mistakes piled up and I wasn't able to bail our guys out. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't."
Crawford was great in each of the first two finals games in Chicago. He had 51 saves in the three-overtime series opener, keeping the Blackhawks in the game long enough for Andrew Shaw to score the winning goal in a 4-3 victory.
Crawford had 33 stops when the series shifted to Boston for Game 3, but Chicago was unable to get anything going against Rask. And then came more of the glove-side problems on Wednesday night that the Bruins have exploited all series long.
"A couple tough breaks last night, especially when we had the lead at 3-1 or 4-2, Boston is going to open up a little bit," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said Thursday. "I think for us that we can play better defensively, maybe get in some shooting lanes and block some of those shots."
Chicago held leads of 1-0, 3-1, 4-2 and 5-4, but Boston rallied each time. The glove-side issue is a tricky little one for coach Joel Quenneville and the Blackhawks, who know that's where the Bruins are trying to go, but don't want Crawford to focus so much on that area that it gets into his head.
"We're very comfortable with Corey," Quenneville said, dismissing the idea of inserting backup Ray Emery. "Corey has been rock solid all year for us, and when he's got the ball, he's been outstanding, and he's the biggest reason why we're here today."
Rask was working on a shutout streak of 129 minutes, 14 seconds when Michal Handzus had a beautiful sliding score in the first period Wednesday night off a nice pass from Brandon Saad on a fast break.
It was a sign of things to come for the Bruins, who had sustained trouble with the Blackhawks' speed for the first time in the series.
Marcus Kruger completed a 2-on-1 break in the second period with his third goal of the playoffs. Kruger and Michael Frolik got down the ice so quickly that there was time for Kruger to poke home his own rebound after Rask stopped his first attempt.
"I thought we gave them a lot of space," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "It doesn't mean they don't have a pace to their game, but it means we gave them too many options. And the neutral zone for me, not just on the forecheck but even our neutral zone on the counter wasn't very good."


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Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
Throughout her career, Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks has brought vision, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, political savvy, and strategic thinking to every endeavor she has attempted. She has the ability to bring talented people together to form cohesive leadership teams within organizations and build collaborative advocacy coalitions among very diverse stakeholders. A nationally recognized leader, Sharon thrives on challenges and seeks to develop and foster leadership in others. In January 2014, President Barack Obama named her to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Venton C. Jones Jr.
Program Officer, LGBT Health & Wellness Initiatives
Venton C. Jones Jr. represents a new generation of national leaders committed to advancing equality and social justice for the African American and LGBT communities. Venton worked extensively in the areas of non-profit administration, public health communications and community organizing. Since the beginning of his career, he has been a tireless advocate on the front lines of addressing the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
Isaiah R. Wilson
External Affairs Manager
Senior Fellow, Laughing Gull Foundation
Ever since his days as a young volunteer registering people to vote with the NAACP, Isaiah R. Wilson has recognized the importance of giving back to others in order to build a better, more communal world. Born and raised in Northern Virginia, Wilson is thrilled to bring his optimistic attitude and enthusiastic drive to better the lives of Black LGBT people by serving as NBJC's External Affairs Manager.


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For the past 10 days, bloggers from across the nation have been participating in our #FPThermalNation campaign. We took one of our favorite layering pieces – the We The Free Kyoto Cuff Thermal – and sent it out to 10 different fashion and lifestyle bloggers to see how they'd wear it. (…) Read more
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Today I'm at the independent fashion bloggers conference (IFB) where a community of fashion bloggers share their experiences. A panel of influential blogging experts such as Bryan Boy, Cupcakes and Cashmere, DKNY PR girl and others talk about their traits and why they love what they do. As you can expect from a group of (…) Read more
2011: A Look BackDec 30, 2011
Our catalog team traveled around the world… …and us bloggers got to go to our shoot with Sasha Pivovarova in NYC – definitely a highlight of the year! We worked with so many beautiful models… We debuted FP Spun and Vegan Leather, and launched a special line of Limited Edition Dresses! We celebrated with pop-up (…) Read more
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jemma and i playing around with the fp-1 cascade of ruffles slip and a glittery heart prop from the photo studio… this slip is very light and very easy to layer with (go check out our current homepage for more ideas on that!)…jemma wore it as a dress with black tights and heels for a (…) Read more
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after jemma posted about our extreme series oversized and boxy tees the other day i went and checked out the shop online and started thinking about how i'd wear some of these items. like she said, i also tend to over-size it when i buy shirts because i like them a little baggier – so (…) Read more
about usJan 18, 2011
now that jemma and i have both been here for about a year we felt it was time to update the "about us" section of the blog :) we each gathered some photos to give you all a little glimpse into our lives and i wanted to share them so you know they're there! click (…) Read more
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we just got in this little velvet romper the other day and it's the cutest! jemma and i decided to each style an outfit using it – hers is a dressier, going out look that i could totally see her rocking on new years eve – or any night for that matter! my look is (…) Read more
blogger wishlistNov 15, 2010
when we launched our holiday boutiques this month, i told you guys about a special section for blogger picks, featuring jemma and my favorite items. well today i wanted to share some new additions- we asked a few of our favorite bloggers to pick their favorites as well – here they are! chantal of cocorosa (…) Read more


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Governor Pat McCrory and the NC Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development announced today that Horace Holden, Aurelia Kennedy and Payson Kennedy, founders of the Nantahala Outdoor Center, were recipients of the Winner's Circle award.
"These awards are given annually since 2004 to people who have made significant and continuing contributions to the growth and success of North Carolina's tourism industry."
"We congratulate this year's recipients for their lasting impact on tourism in the state." Tourism is such an important economic driver for us, and it's visionaries like these who have helped develop all the diverse and unique attractions we enjoy in North Carolina. Tourism is an industry that touches every county in North Carolina."
Horace Holden, Aurelia Kennedy and Payson Kennedy founded Nantahala Outdoor Center in 1972, the same whitewater kayaking debuted as an Olympic sport.
(1972 was the year the movie Deliverance was released and also the year Richard Nixon was re-elected president by a landslide.)
It was not long before Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) became one of the world's premier guide services in Western North Carolina. In the past 42-years, it has become an inspiration for generations of outdoor adventurers, including more than 20 Olympic athletes.
One of those 20 athletes was Horace P. Holden, Jr., an American slalom canoer. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Fueled passion for the river and outdoor recreation, NOC include treks on the Nantahala and six other rivers.
With over 40 years' experience, NOC has shared the outdoors with millions of guests on whitewater rafting trips and countless other activities from family-friendly trips to action-packed adventures.
"Our world-class staff leads whitewater rafting trips on the Southeast's best rivers, including the Chattooga River, Cheoah River, French Broad River, Nantahala River, Nolichucky River, Ocoee River, and Pigeon River."
At NOC, you can "Learn to whitewater paddle from the pros in our renowned canoe and kayak Paddling School. We also offer adventure-learning programs for groups, a zip line adventure park, wilderness medicine courses, and many other activities."
Along with the Paddling School, NOC offers kayak tours, bike rentals, fly-fishing, and hiking, in the shadows of the Appalachian Trail.
There is the River's End Restaurant. "The restaurant was founded in 1972, when husband and wife Payson and Aurelia Kennedy and their business partner, Horace Holden Sr., purchased the property that would become the Nantahala Outdoor Center."
In 2005, Payson Kennedy earned a spot in the first class of the International Whitewater Hall of Fame. The trio's labor of love reached new heights with the NOC's successful bid to host the ICF Freestyle World Championship in the Nantahala Gorge in September 2013, and coming in 2015, the IFC Wildwater Canoeing Junior World Championships.
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- Address: No.6 Xuanwumennei Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing. ZipCode:100031
- Tel: 66036688 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Grand Mercure Hotel Beijing (The Marco Polo Beijing)
- Lowest Price: $136
Grand Mercure Hotel, Marco Polo Hotel Group's second property in Mainland China, is an international standard deluxe hotel located in the Xidan commercial and shopping area. Its convenient location and easy transportation makes the hotel an ideal place for both business and leisure travelers.
The fully equipped fitness center and heated indoor swimming pool (opened Spring 2003) are amongst the best in the capital. Creating a venue for rest and relaxation, they are conveniently located within the hotel. Noted for its versatility and outstanding quality, Cafe Marco surely would have been Marco Polo's favorite. Featuring cuisine from the Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia and China, it is a virtual celebration of his historic travels. Choose from an extensive international buffet or a-la-carte selections prepared by our internationally trained chefs in the spectacular show-kitchen.
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College Hockey:Report: Williams player accused of sexual assault from 2012 incident
According to WBUR in Boston, a former Williams student claims she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed member of the Williams men's hockey team in October 2012.
The student, Lexie Brackenridge, and her family are accusing the college of not handling her case and claim properly. She agreed to allow WBUR to identify her for its story despite a general policy to not identify victims of sexual assault.
"My rapist was suspended for three semesters after being found guilty of sexual assault," Brackenridge said in the report.
She asked why her alleged assailant was suspended rather than be expelled.
"As they said, an expulsion would ruin their life and they weren't looking to do that, never mind that my life had been openly ruined by this man," Brackenridge continued.
WBUR said in a disclaimer that it is not naming the alleged assailant because no criminal charges were filed. The alleged assailant's attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, told WBUR that his client disputes the allegations against him but is under a confidentiality agreement with the school.
Brackenridge, who has since transferred to Columbia University, said at one point, she was harassed by other members of the hockey team.
"And one of the main occurrences, when it really, I would say hit its peak, was when they surrounded me and started throwing beer cans at my head and screamed that I should have kept my mouth shut," she said, noting that the beer cans were full.
Brackenridge added that the witnesses were the hockey team and one woman who later started dating one of the players.
The next morning, Brackenridge said she reported the assault, but the college never disciplined the hockey players.
"And I think that the way in which the Williams administration handled it, it made it exceedingly clear that I was not welcome on that campus and that I was essentially being used as an example of why people should not come forward on that campus," Brackenridge said.
Williams coach Bill Kangas did not return a request for comment from WBUR.
A school fundraiser told WBUR that he's concerned about the number of hockey players at the school that come from junior hockey.
The alleged assailant played a year of junior hockey in Canada before enrolling at Williams.
"The structure, recruiting policy and demographics of their hockey team appears to be an incubator for trouble," school fundraiser Ken Hillman told WBUR. "In looking at the roster of the Williams College [men's] hockey team, eight of the 24 members of the team list junior hockey instead of their high school. Those eight students have spent up to three years playing junior hockey in a minimally supervised environment. And I look at taking that dynamic and putting it into a small rural campus like Williams as a powder keg for trouble."
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Image Comics has been delivering some of the best series out there for some time. The majority of their books breath a fresh original take into the industry unlike most out there. Their latest isn't the normal comic series, but instead an old school, super-sized book like those from years ago. The book, titled Giant-Sized Kung Fu Bible Stories debuted at SDCC to rave reviews and now they are bringing the book to stores for fans to get their hands on it.
The book was inspired by those in the 70s and features a wide variety of stories and pin-ups that are sure to entertain. The idea of this insanely fun book came from Erik Larsen and Bruce Timm who cobbled together a great team of artists including Adam Warren, Tom Scioli, Ryan Ottley, and Andy Kuhn who all bring their own unique storytelling to the book along with some amazing pinups from icon Arthur Adams. The first might be the most fun of them all titled "Secret Crisis on Ultimate Earth" by Bruce Timm, that not only showcases some old school superhero fun, but sports all sorts of easter eggs in the artwork for fans of all comics. The artwork is brilliantly fun and features all the action and fun you can want in a story. Erik Larsen brings his unique storytelling abilities to bring his story "Jack Champion" to life. Everything about it screams old school and serves as a fun origin for a new set of heroes that are itching for their own series. Artist Tom Scioli brings two stories, "Astronomus" and "8-Opus: Destroyer of Worlds" to life with his Kirby-esque style giving the book a classic style that injects the past into the present like only he can. Artist Ryan Ottley brings the fun of childs play and infuses it with some monster fun making for a great original story. The remaining stories do a great job as well, but just aren't as compelling as the others. That being said, which is obviously a matter of opinion in this genre, the book as a whole is awesome. Everyon's storytelling is top notch and delivers everything you could possibly want.
Despite the title this book does not sport any bible stories or kung fu and that is what makes this book so fun. It is filled with classic style story telling with each bringing something original to the table like never before. Larsen and Timm have created something special here that will hopefully be the birth of a returning tradition in the industry. In addition let's hope we get to see more of these characters in the future as all of them deserve more attention.
Be sure to grab your copy of Giant-Sized Kung Fu Bible Stories when it hits stores in September from Image Comics.
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are the words of our 32nd President, a man who embodied the meaning of the word courage. Despite being stricken with polio at age 39 and paralyzed from the waist down, he emerged as a true leader, guiding our country through some dark times: the Great Depression and World War II. The Memorial honors this man, his story, and his era.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial dedicated not only to the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents.
Dedicated on May 2, 1997, the monument, spread over 7.5 acres, traces twelve years of the History of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, one for each of FDR's terms of office.
Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd President alongside his dog Fala.
Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as listening to a Fireside Chat on the radio and waiting in a bread line.
A bronze statue of Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her dedication to that organization and as a First Lady.
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Today, in a speech before parliament, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared an end to the nearly 30-year-long civil war that pitted the government of Sri Lanka against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The government later announced the death of a key leader of the LTTE and asserted this as a sign of military victory.
In recent months, thousands of refugees had been trapped in a war zone, caught between the opposing sides of this conflict. Some were able to escape, and many others remained stranded. Many conflict-affected people remain displaced and marginalized, and the long road of peace-building still lies ahead. To help MADRE provide emergency medical supplies and relief services to women and families in refugee camps in Sri Lanka, click here.
Sunila Abeysekera, a member of the MADRE Network of Experts and the Executive Director of IWRAW Asia Pacific, has worked for many years to defend women's human rights in Sri Lanka. In a recent interview, she explained the way militarization undermines democracy:
"Militarization creates wide acceptance of the idea that you can crush dissent, that you can win consensus by using violence, torture and intimidation. That is the biggest legacy that militarization has bequeathed to us in Sri Lanka. Everybody – almost everybody in that society – accepts that violence is a way to crush people's voices when they don't agree with you, whether it is in the family, or in the community, or what is happening at the level of the state."
Sunila also emphasized the need to reach out across boundaries created by identity:
"If you look at the ways in which Israeli and Palestinian women have tried to work together in the past, or Singhalese and Tamil women in Sri Lanka – whenever the conflict intensifies, the polarisation sharpens and the capacity to reach out, to have compassion, to be humble in the face of the enormity of what is being done in your name fatally shrinks. I am Singhalese and the Sri Lankan government conducts this war in the name of defending the Singhalese. In such circumstances, it becomes almost impossible to hang onto the idea that as feminists we have a common cause and yet it becomes imperative that we hang onto that belief."
In March, we had the chance to sit down with Sunila and ask her about what challenges she faces in her human rights work in Sri Lanka. She explains in the video below.


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Laura Escudé is right at the sharp the edge of current music technology and controllerism, putting it to use on some of the largest stages - she's just finished up the European leg of the Kanye West and Jay-Z Watch The Throne tour where she's been behind the scenes running Ableton Live for the music, backing tracks and live vocal effects that she designed into the production.
Being one of the first certified trainers for Ableton Live, she's known for inventive programming and integration of Live into some major touring shows. Doors have opened for her combination of skills as a talented violinist and hardcore programmer, working with Kanye West, Bon Ivor, Herbie Hancock and Garbage as recent and repeat clients.
Laura also release and produces under her own right, when she came to our new studios in Bath, she performed a couple of tunes for us live, in-between chatting to Gaz Williams about her work and technology.
Laura's latest solo project is Alluxe in which she embraces new electronic hip hop together with some full-on 80's fashion.
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Great stuff; nice to see a 'Live' performer not faux-gesticulating.
At one point I had this vision that Jean Luc Ponty walked on from the left......would have been a nice WTF moment.
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It's been some time since I talked about the way I review and write about wine, and there are new visitors all the time who may not go digging back into past archives to see some of my earliest posts in which I define my methods and approach to reviewing wine.
So I thought I'd do a little post about it.
Before I get into the details of scoring and tasting notes, and all the mechanical stuff about reviewing a wine, its important to talk about how and why my wine reviews are different from most of what's out there in the wine world. With the exception of very large tasting events where I am scoring sometimes hundreds of wines in a single setting, I never, ever, review a wine without telling its story in some way. A score and a tasting note are useful to wine consumers at a certain level, but infinitely more useful in my opinion, is the story behind the wine. Wine is a product of human passion, of a particular place, and of a particular history of relationship between the ground, the vine, and humankind. Even though I do give scores to wines, and write little descriptions of how they taste, I firmly believe that wine cannot be reduced to these brief words. In order to truly understand and appreciate a wine, I believe you need to know who made it, where it comes from, what the history of that place is, the history of the person who crafted it, how their family relates to wine, etc. etc. A wine is more meaningful to me, and I believe to anyone, when we know something of these elements. I enjoy a wine a lot more when I know it is named after the winemakers dog. It doesn't make it a better wine, but it makes the experience of drinking it more meaningful.
A lot of people object to the scoring of wine in general, and I sympathize with the point of view of folks who bristle at the idea of single number being a significant or meaningful evaluation of a wine. However, I taste a lot of wine, and part of what I strive to do is help my readers understand my relative like or dislike for a wine. That is to say, I want my readers to understand how much I like a wine compared to everything else I've had in the past. It is impossible to convey this sense of relative merit without some sort of scoring system. Of course, like all scoring systems, it is completely subjective. Like other scoring systems It is also meaningless unless my readers actually try some of the wines that I recommend and see whether their palates are similar to mine or not. If my readers find themselves liking the wines that I like pretty consistently, then it becomes very meaningful to know which wines I score high, and which wines I score low.
I rate wine on a scale of 1 to 10, which is basically the numerical equivalent of the letter grading system here in the United States -- 10 is an A+, 9 is an A-, 8.5 is a B, 5 is a failing grade, etc. I have chosen to use this scale because I believe it is simpler and less exact than the 20 point or the 100 point rating scales which are dominant in the wine world right now. To put a finer point on it, I find the distinction between an 89 and a 90 point wine, or a 93 and a 94 point wine a useless one. I do however use half-points (e.g. a 9.5).
I also sometimes express a score as 8.5/9. This is NOT a sneaky way of saying the wine's score is an 8.75. When I give a wine a score like this, I am saying that the wine could be scored somewhere, anywhere, in-between those two scores -- better than some wines that I have scored as an 8.5, not as tasty as most wines I have scored as a 9.
I rarely bother to review wines that score below a 7.5 or an 8 on my scale. Why? These are just average wines, while there might be some benefit to my readers of "warning them off" certain wines, I quickly realized that I could spend and awful lot of time writing negative reviews if I wanted to, and that I would be serving my readers much better by just pointing out the good stuff.
I offer tasting notes for all of the wines that I review in controlled situations. Like most critics, I prefer you to pay attention to these much more than you do to the numerical score that I give a wine. I try to be succint and descriptive in these notes, and I always provide information about the following characteristics of the wine: the color, the nose/aroma, the feel in the mouth, the balance of acidity and sugar, the main flavors of the wine, the tannic structure (if appropriate), and the finish. When appropriate I also comment on the wine's need for age.
There is only one type of situation in which I provide only a score and not a tasting note for wine, and that is at very large tastings where I am tasting through sometimes hundreds of wines. On these occasions I only provide scores. This is for two primary reasons. First, it is extremely impractical to record tasting notes on every wine, as that hampers my ability to taste a significant amount of wine. I take time to write my tasting notes, and I'm very careful and deliberate about it. Spending a minute or two doing so for each wine at a major tasting would be ridiculous when the goal of such tastings is to survey a broad range of wines and identify some of the better ones.
Secondly, these tastings are fairly hard on the palate, which means that it becomes more difficult to pick out some of the finer nuances of a wine after you've tasted 80 of them, and it certainly becomes harder to write a unique tasting note describing the flavors of your 50th pinot noir of the day -- there are only so many adjectives for Pinot Noir's flavor. Despite palate fatigue, It IS possible, however, to be able to place wines relative to each other on a scale of enjoyment or quality, and this is another place where numeric scores come in handy. While I would probably miss some things if I wrote a tasting note for the 70th Cabernet I taste in a day, my sense memory is good enough that I can easily make a decision about whether it is better than the 8th Cab I had that day.
I love them. I do them whenever I get the opportunity. But I'm not a professional wine critic (I have a day job) so I can't spend the time and the effort required to do all of my wine tasting blind. Consequently many of the reviews I do here are not from blind tastings in comparison with other similar wines, but are evaluations of individual bottles. In many cases, especially when I am tasting wines that I have received as samples, I am tasting "price-blind" which is to say that I don't know the price of the wine that I am tasting.
I do accept samples from wineries. I make the following simple promise to anyone who wants to send me wine: I will taste everything, and I only write about stuff that I think is good. Whenever I review a wine which I have received as a free sample, I put a disclaimer at the bottom of my review by way of full disclosure. While there is some controversy in certain circles about whether receiving samples is "ethical" I think it's mostly ridiculous. My evaluation of a wine is not swayed by the fact that it arrived unasked for in a box on my doorstep. For anyone who believes that it would be, you can simply ignore my reviews which have the press sample disclaimer.
I do not accept press junkets (free dinners, hotel stays, vacations, etc.) from individual wineries nor will I ever accept advertising from individual wineries or companies that own wineries on Vinography. If I go out for a meal with a winemaker, I always pay. My reputation as someone who is fair and objective about evaluating wine is important to me.
Anyhow, for those who are long time readers, this is nothing new. For those of you who may have become readers recently, I hope that gives you a sense of how I go about my job here at Vinography.
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The minor in arts management is designed for students in all disciplines who are interested in exploring the field of arts management and gaining the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to promote and support the arts. Students interested in pursuing this minor must submit a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study to the coordinator of the arts management program. Upon admission to the minor, the student will be assigned a minor advisor from the arts management faculty.
Academic Requirements for the Minor in Arts Management
Five courses, as follows:
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- AMG 3170/Arts and Entertainment Law
- AMG 3520/Marketing the Arts
- An elective course in arts management
*Students who do not meet the prerequisites for AMG 1100 and 3100 must obtain permission of instructor before registering for these courses.
- Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses required for the minor. Students who do not meet these standards must repeat the course(s) or complete acceptable substitutes, chosen in consultation with the program faculty.
- AMG 1100 is a prerequisite for required upper-level arts management courses.
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Tuesday, July 01, 2014
It is July! Meaning half 2014 is gone... (and it is Canada Day! - So I have the day off!!!)
Time to do a little distance report. On my last one dated end of April I was at 871.5k/ 542 miles total distance for the year (again this is training miles only). That month was very intense ; I covered 306.5k / 190.8 miles.
That was also my "training building block" for my marathon championship. The first three weeks of May, I slowed down a bit (taper) � so I would be rested for the race.
So here are my numbers!
31 May: 224.2.2km / 140.2 miles (there is a .2 in a
30 June: This month was a recovery month ... almost - keep reading you will see why.
I did only 194.5km / 120 miles.
My total distance at mid 2014 is: 1290km / 801 miles
So I am more than half way toward my distance goal of 2300km!
Just as a comparison, last year I was at 1063k / 664 miles....
But most importantly, as I wrote on my iRun bib - now 26.2 - I run to keep my Zen! :)
Relay for Life was once again part of my June distance tracking... Maggie did a bake sale at her school again this year and she raised close to 100$. I did not raised as much money as I did last year nevertheless, walking 12 hours through the night (from 7PM to 7AM) ... and even did a little Zumba at 6AM with my daughter is a great way to celebrate.
It started of with the Survivor lap -this year is my 8th year as a survivor. It was a long night, it was cold too! At 2 o'clock in the morning not many people were on the track walking. Maggie went inside to rest and warm up. It was quiet and I tried mindful walking - just paying attention to each steps I was taking... and my breath, I could actually see it! I also had the support of Emma (my 18yo daughter) and Meliza (my sister) who both kept texting me to keep me motivated. They sent me a pic of the bracelet a gave them during the marathon weekend 2 weeks prior.
Finally, I am back at running. I am starting slow and will gradually increase the mileage. I have time, my next race will be the Army Run in Ottawa - Half marathon. It will be my fourth time participating in this event, only this time will be different. My sister and daughter are joining me and they will be running a 5k! They already started training and my sister completed her first 5k one month ago - I guess I had a little influence there!
Monday morning, I went for my first summer run of the year at the trail on base. It was very nice. Before starting, I was wondering if I would be able to do this�(yeah - my brain is tricking me to think that 5k is difficult... I guess every workout is difficult)� as usual, my first km felt like I was dragging a block of cement. But then I started paying attention to my surroundings and my mantra of the day "thinking easy!"� and 23 min later I was done!
I love this trail. I stopped to stretch my left IT - could not do it for long because the mosquitos were bad! I enjoy this trail all year round but I have to say early summer morning are the best. My bonus of the day: I saw a cardinal (sorry no picture).
Have a great July!
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You look really fit and good. Love the events you participated in.
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You have been keeping busy! Lots of miles logged! Good job on the 5K trail run, excellent time, too. Love the pics.
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I've been running for about 6 months or so & that first mile really does seem like I'm dragging around a block of cement. Glad it's not just me
You're doing AWESOME with your runs!
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LOVE the tricks you use to play on your mind!!
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great update with pictures! Hope you have a great July prepping for your next event and enjoying your family!
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I am so impressed by all your miles! .....and slightly guilted into getting my behind into gear in a serious way! I LOVE running! Oh yea, there are times in the heat of the run that I wonder what I am doing, but the feeling that you get after you are done is not to be compared!
That path looks so pretty! I would definitely run there too!
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