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Doll house2
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Caligula �The rule of Caligula proved the disastrous capacity of an autocratic system of government.� Caligula� contempt for the senate, his growing need for more power and his unstable methods of ruling made an autocratic system of government unworkable. By looking at his administrative techniques, financial control, frontier policies, personal leadership qualities and his life in general the above statement will be validated. Gaius ...
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Native Son
Native Son Bigger Thomas has been shaped by various forces. Forces that have changed the life completely for Bigger Thomas. In Native Son, Bigger Thomas seems to be composed of a mass of disruptive emotions rather than a rational mind joined by a soul. Bigger strives to find a place for himself, but the blindness he encounters in those around him and the bleak harshness of the Naturalistic society that Wright presents the reader with close him ...
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Economic Development in Zimbabwe
Economic Development in Zimbabwe The country of Zimbabwe is one of the most economically developed on the African continent1. A fairly young political entity, Zimbabwe has only enjoyed recognized autonomy since 1980, the year in which the United Kingdom repealed its imperialistic claims to the African nation2. Despite its youth the country has achieved a level of economic development uncharacteristic of sub-Saharan African nations. Second ...
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History of the taker Gluckauf
history of the taker Gluckauf In 1886, the GLUCKAUF, built in Britain in 1886 became the world\'s first true; oil tanker with separate tanks for the oil, built into her hull. Previously, petroleum had been transported in small containers loaded on conventional merchant ships. The driving forces behind the evolution of tankers were the demand for oil and the growing competition between oil companies striving for a greater share of the market ...
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Death of Salesman
Death of Salesman Willy could not be possibly thought as a hero. There are arguments that support both arguments of Willy being a hero or a villain, but most of them support Willy as being a villain. Willy did not have the friends and contacts that he claimed and emphasized his boys to have. Most of his life became a lie to him and his family. Willy commits many faults that categorize him as a villain. The most important fault was the ...
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Daniel boone
daniel boone Daniel Boone was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. Daniel�s father was a weaver and blacksmith, and raised livestock in the country near Reading, Pennsylvania. Daniel was born there on November 2, 1734. Daniel was a man of the wild, an explorer of unmapped spaces, his boyhood was the perfect preparation. HE cam e to know the Indians in the forest. Early on he was marking the habits of wild things and ...
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Young Goodman Brown: The Downfall of Young Goodman
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100 Years Of Solitude
100 Years Of Solitude 100 Years of Solitude Just as Edmund Spenser believes in ?the ever-whirling wheel of Change; that which all mortal things doth sway,? so too does Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez. In One Hundred Years of Solitude, Colonel Aureliano Buend?a experiences life and the changes which accompany it. Spenser views human life as a constant change from one stage to another. The change may be either good or bad; but one thing is certain, change ...
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The President of the US
The President of the US The President of the United States- this title has come to earn so much honor, as it is considered �the most powerful elected official in the world� (World Book). Some of America�s most distinguished men were once presidents, and we recall such great names as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. This prestigious position is not something one is just handed, and when one does ...
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Indonesia This essay will be on the History in Brief of Indoneisa, the Government of Indoneisia, the island of Java, and the Geography of Indoneisa. In early days, the region from India to Japan, including Indonesia, was known to the Europeans as the Indies. Chris Colombus was looking for a westward sea roots from Europe to the Indies when he arrived in America. During 1600\'s dutch political control began to spread ...
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Farewell To Manzanar
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Death Penalty
Death Penalty In the eighteenth century,England would punish by death for pickpocketing and petty theft. Ever since the 1650\'s colonist could be put to death for denying the true god or cursing their parents advocates. Capital Punishment have clashed almost continuously in the forum of public opinion in state legislatures and most recently in courts. In 1972,the case of furman vs.Georgia reached the supreme court. The court decided that ...
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The Ghost Dance
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Capitalism in early America
Capitalism in early America 5/4/99 The Impact of Capitalism on Society in Early America Many different people have defined capitalism over the years. It has been defined as a political entity, economic entity and as a social entity. Max Weber and Karl Marx argue different theories concerning the emergence of capitalism. While it is unsure whether the economic system emerged first or the cultural values and ideology ...
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Henrietta edwards HENRIETTA MUIR EDWARDS Born in Montreal on December 18, 1849, Henrietta Muir Edwards was one of Alberta\'s "Famous Five Women". She began her fight for woman\'s rights at her home in Montreal with her sister. Here she founded the Working Girls\' Club, which offered meals, reading rooms and study classes, in 1875. Henrietta and her sister then published the periodical, known as the "Working ...
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Copper and Molybdenum Deposits in the United State
Copper and Molybdenum Deposits in the United States Copper and molybdenum resources were not recognized as valuable commodities until economic needs demanded the collection and processing of these minerals in large amounts. The most expansive deposits of copper and molybdenum occur in massive low grade ores and are found in intrusive porphyry formations, although many smaller sized but higher grade ores are located in non-porphyry areas. ...
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Arnt I a Woman By Deborah Gray White
Arnt I a Woman By Deborah Gray White Ar�n�t I a Woman?� by Deborah Gray White, presents the realities in the lives of the slave women in the Southern plantations and explains how they must deal with dual burdens of racism and sexism. Slave women in these plantations assumed roles within the family as well as the community, that were completely different to those given to traditional white females in the larger American society. Deborah Gray ...
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Frankenstein-by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein-by Mary Shelley Victor Frankenstein has always been fascinated by nature. By the time he was in his late teens he was at a school of science. This school sparked his obsession with recreating human life. This was not an easy task because of the minuteness of the organs, etc, which forced him to design an oversized human, about eight feet tall. After many unhealthy months of labor, he finally achieved his goal. The hideous ...
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Tobacco Advertising
Tobacco Advertising Tobacco Advertising and its dangerous effects on young people. Everyday 3,000 children start smoking, most them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact, 90 percent of all adult smokers said that they first lit up as teenagers (Roberts). These statistics clearly show that young people are the prime target in the tobacco wars. The cigarette manufacturers may deny it, but ...
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Mark Twain
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speech Persuasive Essay In the world today one never knows what to expect, The Attacks of September the 11th were only the beginning of our nation being challenged. Lately there has been a large amount of worldwide media coverage showing the damage of the world, attacks on churches, embassies, hotels, as well as schools. Any particular areas were Americans are or where there are large groups of ...
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None Provided6
None Provided6 The existence of God has been a question since the idea of God was conceived Descartes tries to prove God\'s existence, and to show that there is without a doubt something external to ones own existence. He is looking for a definite certainty, a foundation for which he can base all of his beliefs and know that they are true. Descartes\' overall project is to find a definite certainty on which he can base all his ...
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Un-Victorian Tenets of Browning in Karshish Browni
Un-Victorian Tenets of Browning in Karshish Browning�s Karshish Robert Browning�s �An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish, the Arab Physician� is a dramatic monologue in which Karshish writes to Abib about his experiencing the miracle of Jesus, when he raises Lazarus from the dead. �Karshish� is a dramatic monologue containing most of the tenets of Browning. Although �Karshish� is in the form of a letter, it is still an ...
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The Use of Protectionism for the Steel Industry
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William Shakespeare was born in the year of 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. His exact birth date is unknown but it is traditionally celebrated on April 23. In England this day is known as the feast of St. George. He was the third of eight children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a tanner, and a glove maker. He served a term as the mayor of Stratford, a town council man, a justice of peace, and an ale-taster. ...
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The Characters From A Tale Of Two Cities
The Characters From A Tale Of Two Cities List of Characters For A Tale of Two Cities Lucie Manette - A young woman from France who grew up in England. She was raised as a child of Tellson's Bank when her parents were thought to be dead. She is kind and loving. Doctor Manette - Lucie's father who is a scientist. He's been jail in the Bastille for eighteen years, this hurt his mental health. But he is still a good father who Lucie ...
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Napster I\'m sure you have heard something about the music issues pertaining to Napster. Right now million dollar lawsuits are being filed on Napster by the famous rock band Metallica. You can hear about the complaints Napster is facing on television, radio, Internet, or magazines. The issues regarding Napster is a very arguable topic in entertainment today. I am going to discuss the main arguments presented by record labels, and also ...
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Poerty to me
Poerty to me Thoughts, anger, happiness and ideas To get deep in your soul and let out all the emotions Bibliography:
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The Problem with PACs
The Problem with PACs Over the past thirty years interest groups in America have gained more influence upon government officials and candidates for government office. Interest groups are "organizations of people with similar policy goals who enter the political process to achieve those aims." Interest groups have had a significant impact upon elections for many years and, since the invention of political action ...
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Air Pollution
Air Pollution Then the sky turned red, toxins over head, everybodies dead, everybodies dead. (GutterMouth; Nitro Records; 1995) In 1948, the industrial town of Donora, Pennsylvania suffered 28 deaths because of the thick smog. Air pollution is an ecological problem having to do with toxins in the air. There are a few things the human race has done to try to prevent air pollution from taking such a serious toll. Two of these are ...
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Magic The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering Research Paper "You can always get the lands untapped, so just let them accumulate counters until you know you need them, then use the Druid to untap them. You can also use the Druid to keep counters from accumulating on your opponent's storage lands. . ." (Wylie 47). The confusing series of exchanges above are from a simple strategy-combination of a card game. This card game, though only a ...
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Rain Forests
Rain Forests Block 7 Rainforests Rainforests are very dense, warm, and wet forests. They are a home for millions of plants and animals. But these rainforests are being destroyed at a high rate. These rainforests hold the cure for incurable diseases. The world would suffer from the loss of these rainforests if they become extinct. There will be no second chance to find these cure if rainforests become extinct. But, people ...
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Toms Character in the Great Gatsby
Toms Character in the Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan\'s moral character can be quesitoned due to his dispicable and patheic nature when it comes to his actions throughout the novel. Even though he was born into a wealthy family and thus inherited the wealth he has in the novel, no signs of moral teachings by his family were evident. The actions he took in the book were due to him being a conceited and ignorant man. His ignorance was a result of ...
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The Contrariety Of Two Friends
The Contrariety Of Two Friends Word Count: 559 Everyone has friends. Some are so alike that it is shocking. They seem to walk, talk and even eat the same. But others are so very different that it is an absolute wonder that they can even stand each other, let alone be friends. That is how it is in the friendship of Sandra and Nancy. They differ in everything from their views on cleaning, their views on fun and even in their views on religion. ...
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I've been meaning to share this for a while. I even mentioned it in a previous blog.
The year was 1997. EGM2 (EGM's more strategy/cheat oriented periodical) issued their first reader challenge: Finish the Hoth level in Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on N64 in as short of a time as possible. The winner would have a photo image posted in the magazine.
I was so excited! Finally, a chance to show the world (or EGM readers at least) how excellent of a gamer I was. Back then, the internet was hardly a blip on my (or anyone's) radar. This was a huge event.
I'll never forget that night. I was 21 at the time, and had my N64 in my tiny bedroom connected to an old C64 monitor that had RCA inputs. My best friend was there that night, cheering me on try after try.
After I nailed what I thought was an unbeatable run, I then had to photograph the screen (pre-digital camera era), then decide upon which photo of my face to send in.
Anyone who knows me personally knows I have a great sense of humor. I won't hesitate to sacrifice my self-image in favor of a laugh.
At this point, in order to convey the entire background behind the plan, I need to digress.
During the 90's, I was known as the Game Master in my circle of friends. Someone called me Game Master one day, and it stuck. It's a moniker not of my choosing, or really of my liking, yet, I believe, it was deserved.
My feats in gaming were legendary. Once, I connected a Turbo Duo to a coaxial TV input using only a paper clip and aluminum foil. Also, I had this really cool circumstance where my best friend's dad owned a game rental business, which allowed me to hone my skill on various genres during a time when the market wasn't so flooded. Back then it was plausible for a kid to play every game released, given the means.
At any rate, when it came time to select a photo of myself to send to EGM, my buddy and I decided to play up the whole Game Master personna and get creative with it. I took a white blanket and draped it over my head, snapped a photo. That photo, once developed, would be hand-cropped with scissors and imposed onto a photo of a sunset we took the next day. The sunset photo didn't turn out all that great, which actually played into our strategy. The crazier the image, the better. I sent the photo, hand-cropped and taped together, to EGM.
There was a lengthy delay between the announcement of the contest and of the winners. I think the wait was longer than originally intended by EGM. Perhaps the complexity of handling such a contest proved dismal, because it was the first and last such contest results I saw in the mag (believe me, I was going to keep entering!). Thankfully, I got my entry in when I had the chance, because although it wasn't the best time entered, it was still pretty solid, and EGM printed my whacked out image! I was so excited and proud! It made for a great laugh, and an issue I will always keep:


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Exclusive: Paul Giamatti takes coaching to comical extremes in 'Win Win' clip
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The third directorial effort from Tom McCarthy, who previously helmed "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor," "Win" is set in a small New Jersey town where local lawyer Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) is faced with mounting costs on his law practice while coaching one of the worst high school wrestling teams in the state. Things take a peculiar turn when the estranged grandson of one of his clients, Kyle (newcomer Alex Shaffer), arrives on his family's doorstep after running away from home. It turns out Kyle is a champion wrestler who had some emotional issues with his mom in the Midwest. While Kyle tries to figure out how to deal with his mother's addiction recovery, Mike recruits him to the wrestling team and, surprise, things turn around for all parties involved (although there are some surprises along the way).
In this exclusive clip provided to HitFix, Mike is speaking to Kyle before his first New Jersey match only to have the youngster make a surprising request. Bobby Cannavale, who nearly steals the movie, is also in the scene as Mike's best friend and impromptu assistant coach there to check out the budding phenomenon.
Shaffer has a compelling screen presence and fantastic wrestling skills. That's mostly because Shaffer was cast based on his talent in both areas, even if he'd never acted professionally before. I had a chance to talk to Alex during the film's premiere at Sundance this past January. His co-stars were big fans of his work and Shaffer shouldn't look past trying to land more acting gigs in the future. You can check out the interview with Shaffer below and the exclusive clip embedded above the post.
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Looking back at The Hollow Men
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""My model for business is the Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other, and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team." "
Barbecue at Its Best
Restaurants such as Arthur Bryant's and Gates Bar-B-Q are arguably better known among Kansas City barbecue fans, but relative newcomer Oklahoma Joe's is nonetheless a standout. [It made our "best American barbecues" list in our Book of Lists.] Here in barbecue heaven (nearly a hundred metro-area joints feature BBQ) and housed in a converted gas station, Oklahoma Joe's attracts knowledgeable and adoring crowds.
Kansas City barbecue is a delicious mixture of styles imported from Texas, Memphis, the Carolinas and other parts of the country. Not for the calorically challenged, Oklahoma Joe's offers up outstanding beef brisket, succulent pulled-pork sandwiches and expertly prepared pork ribs, among other items. Sides include spicy dirty rice, red beans and rice, cole slaw and, of course, hearty fries.
The meat, especially the brisket, is what people want most. "It's not just the sauce that makes it great," said general manager Doug Worgul. "It's the wood, the quality of the meat, the technique and the rub." Dining at this humble spot on the Kansas side of the state line is a must for barbecue fans, and you will certainly not leave hungry. Lines outside can be long, but you won't regret the wait.
Oklahoma Joe's, 3002 W. 47th Ave., Kansas CIty, Kansas, (913) 722-3366, oklahomajoesbbq.com
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Column - Green mafia hoovers your wallet
Andrew Bolt
–, Wednesday, March, 18, 2009, (6:21am)
IT'S the green mafia at work. The Brumby Government forces you to pay extra to prop up wind farms owned mostly by union-backed funds.
Next it could force you to pay even more to prop up a $3.1 billion desalination plant financed mostly by another union-backed super fund.
This Labor-union link in "green" projects is a conflict of interest that could cost us millions - and stop Labor from giving us the dam we badly need.
The conflict arises because wind farms and the planned desalination plant at Wonthaggi are overpriced and uncompetitive, and cannot make money without government support.
And if Labor ministers don't give it, the investors - including leaders of Victoria's most militant unions - could theoretically threaten their careers. Even their party preselections.
Already the Government has passed a law to make Victoria's power retailers buy expensive "green" electricity, almost all of which is generated by the wind farms of Pacific Hydro.
Pacific Hydro, controlled by the Industry Funds Management chaired by former ACTU assistant secretary Gary Weaven, is investing $2 billion in wind power in Australia, and has 98 of the 116 generators now operating in Victoria.
The company is owned by a funds manager that in turn is owned by 40 industry superannuation funds such as Cbus, TWUSuper and AustralianSuper. Half the boards of these funds are typically union officials, picked by the ACTU and industry unions.
But wind power is much more expensive and unreliable than electricity generated by gas or coal.
The only reason wind farms make money is because power retailers are forced under Victorian law to buy some green power. The Government says 10 per cent of electricity must be generated by renewable energy by 2016.
But the Government has also banned new dams, a big source of renewable energy, leaving only solar and wind power as viable alternatives.
In fact, the Rudd Government has now increased the renewable energy target for all states to 20 per cent by 2020, guaranteeing Pacific Hydro sales for decades and making its planned investments in yet more wind farms suddenly viable.
I N doing so, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ignored the Productivity Commission's warning last year that his new target would raise prices for consumers without doing much to help the environment (even if our gases really were heating the world to hell).
Rudd also ignored the commission's recommendation that renewable energy targets be scrapped when he imposes his emissions trading scheme next year. The commission said power retailers and industries should simply be left to find the cheapest ways to cut emissions, without being forced to use expensive wind or solar power.
But this could hurt the profitability of the wind farms owned by union-backed funds. So no wonder, perhaps, that Rudd is keeping his 20 per cent target, costing each household at least $50 a year by his own too-optimistic figures.
Dodgy stuff. But now this conflict of interest - of Labor politicians making commercial deals that benefit the super funds of Labor unions - may get worse.
Thanks to government bungling and bans, Melbourne is now critically short of water. But instead of investing just $1.4 billion in a new dam on, say, the fast-flowing Mitchell River, the Brumby Government is instead rushing through a $3.1 billion desalination project that will produce only a third of the water, while using vast amounts of electricity.
This project, to be built and run by a private consortium, makes money only if the Government bans competing new sources of cheaper water, such as dams, or guarantees to buy the desalinated water at a high price for many years. Which it will. And that's not the only handouts it may give the lucky winner.
Desperate to get the project built by 2011, before Melbourne's dams drain, it may also pay the plant's expected carbon taxes of up to $40 million a year, and offer loan guarantees.
All this is messy enough, and sure to cost taxpayers billions in extra costs.
But now the Government may feel even more inclined to be generous to the operators, because the plant may have to be financed by Cbus - an industry super fund not just backed by the powerful Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, but chaired by former Labor premier Steve Bracks.
The two consortiums bidding for the giant project have been been hit by the credit crunch and one, BassWater, has asked cash-rich Cbus to invest up to $2 billion to keep its bid alive.
Cbus has its own conflict of interest. The unions it represents want the jobs (and members) from the plant's construction, but the fund's main role is actually to nurse its members' super.
Bracks, too, has a conflict - he will not want to see the desalination project he launched two years ago collapse.
Cbus chief executive David Atkin will no doubt ensure his members' interests come first, and insists Bracks will not have a role in assessing this investment. (I should add that no fund or person I've mentioned has misused influence or engaged in improper behaviour.)
But the State Government's conflicts are not so easy removed.
Politically, it cannot let the desalination plant fail, and will feel pressure to spend whatever it must so it does not. Nor can it easily let the plant get into financial strife when the cash behind it comes from super funds backed by Labor's strongest unions.
Add all these agendas and conflicted interests and you'll figure the bill. It's huge, and you will pay it - at A-grade prices for B-grade green projects.
Have Your Say
Lets hope the Victorian Desal plant is not modelled on the Queensland one - it isn't even putting water into the system and there are problems with joints and rust…
Conflict of interest - no such thing when it comes to ALP governments.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (07:39am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:12am)
Labor and unions, what a lovely couple they make.
If you don't vote Labor when you are 18 you don't have a heart.
If you do vote Labor when you are 35 you don't have a brain.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (10:03am)
What about the foundations of buildings onshore around Tugun that have been badly damaged by uncontrollable vibrations of the desal plant?.. and it won't just be t the Tugun Surf Lifesaving Club that is being effected and closed down. on another matter As far consumers compulsory purchasing of overpriced electricity in Victoria is concerned , that will last only as long as you people in Victoria are prepared to let it roll merrily on. Wind Power is a useless waste of money.. and Pacific Hydro will be shown the back door along with Curly Green Brumby when the people get angry enough. Anyhow Andrew, there must be other Journos like you with some fire in their bellies, who are concerned about Water and power supply and costs and prepared to consistently apply the blowtorch to Brumby's bum. What about it? Brumby and Co need to be shown just who is in charge...and Pacific Hydro and the Unions certainly aren't.
Melbourne water shortage is almost criminal. If I were a farmer & I doubled the number the of cattle on my farm. I would increase my capacity to store water (dams or bores) . If I did not do this then my livestock would perish. I may even be charged by the RSPCA that I was negligent in not for seeing this problem. Yet successive governments have done absolutely nothing to increase our water storage in 20 years.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (07:42am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:16am)
Yes, but the ALP sees their stock as more as rabbits, despoiling the countryside.
Voters deserve to suffer.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:03am)
yet have done everything possible to increase the number of cattle on the joint.
Remember Steve Bracks and how he wanted to increase Victoria's population by 1 million people - yet as you say - no thought to increasing the supply of water or electricity.
What a convenient bludgeon the 'man made global warming' tool is. "Guilting" everyone into cutting back - 'for the environment's sake", just so that more can drink at the trough.
Sorry what is wrong with a union Super fund investing in building jobs in this country? Why is it Ok to invest govt money to susidise Nuclear power but not Solar? Desalination powered by Solar power Vs. another dam with nuclear power, interesting choice. Andrew you say that Wind farms destroy the landscape yet want another Dam which of course has no impact on the landscape.
I personaly am glad that funds like Cbus are out there investing in building jobs in this state rather than just trying to line the pockets of investment bankers.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:04am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:59am)
An observation I found on the way to Wonthaggi last weekend on a very windy Sunday. As I passed the Desal Plant with the 6 wind turbines in the background. The turbines were not moving. So not only do wind turbines not work with no wind, they do not operate when we have strong winds. This is again its achilles heel, its unrelaiabilty. So we create a enery hungry desal plant that may need to rely on a unreliable power source. Surely a receipe for disaster.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:26am)
Surly, super funds should invest in good infrastructure projects. If a dam were build with super funds that would be great, because it is a competitive water supply source.
However, where uneconomic projects are built with super funds because the government has granted special priviledges, then a situation of permanent rent-seeking is created.
For example, what happens if the desal plant must produce water (& buy power) to make a profit when Melbourne's dams are full of 'free' water at some time in the future?
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:43am)
I agree Surly.Superannuation has been the single greatest thing ever to happen to working people in this country.Retirement funds,Job creation,Billions in savings and in Bricks and Mortar,Infrastructure.Where's the downsides? A bus driver retiring with $500,000? Remember the carry on's of the Tories,cost jobs,uncompetitive,slush funds,cost jobs,cost jobs (yeah we heard you the first time we just chose to ignore your tactics of trying to scare the workers into submission).This should be kept in mind during the current debate on IR.Millions of workers in this country with over a Trillion in savings , owe the Hawke/Keating government a HUGE debt of gratitude Have some in here, any comprehension how many Jobs are created and maintained with this sort of money?
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:48am)
it is people like you who need protection from themselves.
If you realy believe in Cbus, please transfer all your super into it, personally I would not go near it with barge pole.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (10:23am)
No one is suggesting just wind power, the sensible aproach is to use a mix of power sources.
"Free Water", it's not free to me, a desalination plant makes sense in a country which is prone to drought. Sometimes to do the right thing costs more.
Andrew: you allways claim that the green policies cost jobs, what about the 1200 jobs that Pacific Hydro are creating? Or would you rather just see another 1200 people on the Dole.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:20am)
Surly, old son...can you point out where the government is subsidising nuclear power? The only nuclear facility in Australia is at Lucas Heights, and it is a research facility (produces medical isotopes are used in cancer treatment), not a power generator. Talk about a straw man.
At least if the government were subsidising nuclear power, it would be a reliable source of energy, unlike wind farms which are really just decoration to make the anxious AGW doomsayers feel like something is being done.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:30am)
Because the so called 'renewable' energy that the unions and leftists have criminally pushed on us, simply don't work. They are too expensive and produce negligible power.
The day the government builds jobs directly is the day pigs fly. The only way government creates jobs is through a good regulatory framework allowing private enterprise freedom to do their thing. But people like you will never get that, you seem to have the 'logical thought processes' part of your brain switched off.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:28pm)
FOHEN: Go and read the report on nuclear power written in the last year of the Howard govt, it showed that it would be much more expensive than Coal and would require an increase in the price of all electricity or a subsidy.
MattR, "Criminally" PLEASE, what's criminal is not looking at alternatives and ignoring the obvious, and don't let's start accusing unions of being criminal in a world of Bernie Madoffs and Stamfords, the way bussiness has acted in the last ten years has hardly been to benifit the wider world.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:13pm)
Wind farms destroy the landscape yet want another Dam which of course has no impact on the landscape.
People take their leisure at dam sites—family picnics, boating, fishing. A truly wonderful community resource from all points of view. Now wind farms - no trespassers please. Not a lot of fun anyway—those low frequency harmonics will curdle your brains. I think that may have happened to you all ready as you haven't yet cottoned on to the simple concept of 'base load'.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:49pm)
Surly, old son...can you go back and read my comment again? I asked you to point out where the government is subsidising nuclear power? Not in a report submitted to a former government (but not adopted), not in a fiction invented by the spivs promoting "green" energy, not in the privacy of your own, addled mind. Just tell me where the government is subsidising nuclear power.
On the other hand, I can direct you to hundreds of instances where the government is subsiding inefficient, dubious renewable energy projects and installations. I can show you some of the renewable energy spivs who have sucked up $millions in various grants, subsidies and tax breaks but have yet to produce anything of worth, let alone reduce any emissions. Somehow, these hard-nosed business people manage to pay themselves salaries in the hundreds of thousands per year and drive around in Maserati sports cars but still claim the government is not giving them enough money for their green projects so they threaten that they will have to take their product and go offshore (and we are supposed to be concerned about that).
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:57pm)
- "what's criminal is not looking at alternatives"
- have the courage to go against your local Labor paty's mantra of no dams and say it, Surly -
alternatives = DAM/S.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (03:43pm)
To even try to respond to this moron's remarks demonstrates why the country is on the brink of complete ruin.
But I can't help myself to this small extent:
Surly - if you are really interested in creating building projects then I bet building a dam would get far more of your bludging mates jobs than any other proposed alternative power project.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (06:23pm)
John the Pom,
Why invest in something that does not work and needs Govt support. Just another Labor ploy to appease Unions. Get your head out of the sand mate
Wed 18 Mar 09 (07:18pm)
Walter Plinge.
With the exception of Sugarloaf, all of Melbourne's reservoirs and catchments are closed and cannot be used for boating and fishing.
You can go have picnic or a pleasant walk in designated areas but that's about it.
This is to protect the water supply from contamination.
So if you think a new dam would be a wonderful community resource I'm afraid you are wrong.
Industry super funds have been investing in building projects for many years, however any investment in such a large project as the Desal Plant, I believe would have to be spread across several funds. Whether the plant would return a good profit for the funds and members is another matter.
The best option is to recycle treated water from the EPP. Much cheaper that a new Dam or a Desal Plant.
Thu 19 Mar 09 (12:11pm)
lighteningbolta: I love they way you use simple insult(moron, bludger) in place of reasoned argument! To describe someone as a moron just because you disagree with them is interlectual vacuity at is best. If you can't write with out insulting please keep your toughts to your self.
"Better to keep you mouth shut and be though a fool, rather than open it and confirm it"
Thu 19 Mar 09 (05:05pm)
Rocky Raccoon, there are public recreation areas at Maroondah, Cardinia (Lake Aura Vale) and Yan Yean reservoirs. Probably all the others, but I haven't checked - perhaps you could before you go dissing Walter Plinge.
Unions and the Loony Left. Gotta love 'em-otherwise they call you a racist.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:06am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (10:42am)
Or a neocon.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:31am)
Or a Tory.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:37pm)
Or a redneck.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (07:20pm)
If the cap fits.......
Where is proper media scrutiny of this government's shams?
I recall the Kennett government being endlessly hounded about it's awarding of contracts - without any basis it turned out.
Labor equals greens equals media equals Left equals stupid.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:14am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:23am)
Labour Government + Unions + green/left agendas + bungling + failing = all in the one article.
Spot on as usual Andrew, this green pandering Govt has made a complete mess of our states resources. Amazing.....
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:32am)
MSM scrutiny of a left wing government? Don't make me laugh.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:11pm)
Look for a rerun of ACTU-SOLO and Bourke's Depatment Store.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:53pm)
Centenary House anyone???
IT'S the green mafia at work. The Brumby Government forces you to pay extra to prop up wind farms owned mostly by union-backed funds.
Oh by the way, does Bernie Fraser still cop his massive fat-cat public service pension while spruiking for the very funds that I'm sure are paying him handsomely?
If so, why?
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:42am)
If Cbus do end up putting money in, I wonder if it'll affect the amount of strike action by the unions during construction. Any delay to the start up date will cause the fund a financial loss. Do you think the striking workers will be smart enough to realise that delaying the work will hurt their own superfunds?
Its a construction job in Victoria so strike action is inevitable!
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:53am)
Meanwhile, yesterday in Hervey Bay, Captain Bligh and her Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew Macnamara, announced that, if returned, the Government would put $4m in to a solar powerplant at Hervey Bay to cost a total of $40m. This plant would provide enough electricity to power about one third of Hervey Bay. To make the plant viable the Government (tax payers, you and me) would pay the owners 44 cents per kilowatt hour for the electricity produced. When will this madness end?
Trust Labor; no way
Wed 18 Mar 09 (08:58am)
Mafia as well as cultists, fascists, communists, nazis, sheep, lemmings and profiteers. Damn those greenies. What next will discover about them?
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:01am)
It sounds like the rottenness of the politician/financial connection/union is in more than just NSW.
And the puboic do not sem to care (and neither does the media, on the whole).
Welcome to the real banana republic.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:18am)
Lets hope the green mafia take note of another "guilt ridden feel good green" stumble
Wed 18 Mar 09 (10:24am)
This is the world given to us by Labor, the left and socialist enviro-zealots. Higher prices, lower productivity and corruption. Yet they still claim the high moral ground. It is such a sick joke that these people are given so much of a say, in a rational world there would be no left wing.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:26am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:01pm)
so so so true MattR.....spot on!
society is going down a ridiculous lemming-like path where it doesnt matter what things cost, as long as it makes you feel good....
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:20pm)
Agreed and there still would be music & art.
Observation 1
In the unlikely event that all our dams fill up naturally we will still have to pay for the desalination plant even if it lies idle.
Observation 2
The Labor assisted Union tentacles are entrenching themselves ever deeper, larger and more voluminous into the fabric of our society. It is simply nothing short of a 5th column take over by stealth! Heavily aided and abetted by the Green Nazis. This combined lot is slowly strangling this State to an utter standstill.
Observation 3
So-called Liberals Teddy Bear Ballieu & Co seem to be totally asleep at the wheel unless they are all brain dead and suffering from bed sores. (In that case my condolences.)
Observation 4.
Victoria State of Unionised Insanity!
Where nothing is what it seems!
Observation 5.
If any of you can explain all of this to a foreigner or other outsider with a straight face and not appear to be a fully fledged local lunatic asylum inmate, you're a far better man than I am or perhaps the worlds best BS Artist. The whole place is just waiting to be fenced off and quarantined. Self destruction decease is totally and utterly out of control. By the way: The Head Inmates refer to themselves as 'Parliamentarians' and have a real penchant for playing monopoly according to their very own ever-changing rules! The remaining inmates are treated like peasants and are referred to as 'Grass ( &) Roots'. Which explains why they walk all over them all the time and what they do to them constantly .
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:29am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:55pm)
JV, well said, furthermore our money will flow streight into the pockets of foreign intrests who will build and control the desalination plant.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (09:32pm)
Best one Ive read all day.I Dips My Lid to you.
Kind regards
Just so long as these union members don't cry for the government to back up their super fund (Cbus) when this all goes pear shaped.
Trouble is, I am sure the government would do so, or at least consider it seriously.
Then again the workers might just decide to bring the projects in on time and budget because their dosh is on the line: also supporting the idea of dodgy deals between this shabby government and union cronies.
Either way the people of Victoria who are not benefitting from this dodgy deal will end up paying through the nose.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:34am)
The conflict arises because wind farms and the planned desalination plant at Wonthaggi are overpriced and uncompetitive, and cannot make money without government support.
Even kitchen-economists should remember to factor externalities into their conclusions, nowadays.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:41am)
Andrew, how is a desalination plant a 'green' project? How does this choice make Brumby green.
I don't think you will find a single green member/voter that supports desal.
You need to think a little more before you let your venom take over.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (11:55am)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:44pm)
You'll find a lot of green/lefties who support desal. At least not oppose it, same difference kind of. Otherwise they wouldn't be being built (duh).
Another point: disagree with a Greenie, socially not a pleasant thing to do, so I avoid doing this.
How many people avoid talking properly to lefties? No wonder they are left in the dark - its just easier to tell them what they want to hear.
So well done Andrew on your work.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (02:53pm)
Then why haven't we heard more howls of green protest over it ? - because they KNOW the alternative is a dam -
a dam that could have provided more water, cost less, cost almost nothing to run, be non-polluting and maybe even have had a small hydro generation system on it to power local townships.
THAT'S how screwed up the green's ideology is when for years they screamed at Thwaites and Bracks not to build any dams 'or else', gutless Thwaites and Bracks gave in to them, and now years on not only are we almost out of water but the green idiots have literally forced a desal plant onto us which will now be a Labor cash cow from the public's pockets.
No wonder the greens are hated so much by so many.
It's the only real alternative to a wicked river-killing dam that the Government could realistically embrace.
Andrew Bolt
Wed 18 Mar 09 (01:54pm)
I am perplexed why there is not more screaming form the roof tops about the blinkered view of the Labor party of no more dams, but put in a desal plant as a best option. It is a no brainer that the Mitchell dam is a clear cut winner. The desal is 160% dearer to build, will double present electricity prices and will continue to polute with a huge carbon emission that we taxpayers will have to subsidise by $40mil EACH & EVERY year it operates.
I can only think the media commentators are either blind stupid, brainwashed, scared to speak for fear of being shut out, or prejudiced - or any combination of the above.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:18pm)
Wed 18 Mar 09 (07:29pm)
As I have said many times before , recycling treated water from EPP would be a far cheaper alternative than a Desal Plant or a new dam.
Ah cant you see it just now, with the unions owning such a huge chunk of the renewable energy sector, and desal plant the ALP is guarenteed unlimited funding for their future election campaigns
Talk about making sure the trough is well and truely kept full
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:34pm)
Green Unions - 'Making you an offer you can't refuse'
Wed 18 Mar 09 (12:59pm)
The concept of a dam being built anywhere from now on has been DELIBERATELY killed off by putting the new demanding God known as 'desal plant' up on a pedestal for the thirsty consuming peasants to sacrifice their money to.
RIP any more dam/s - and DAMN this CORRUPT government.
Wed 18 Mar 09 (01:30pm)
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Skip to comments.SurveyUSA: Whitman 47%, Brown 40%; Fiorina 48%, Boxer 46%
Posted on 09/02/2010 11:19:07 PM PDT by Chet 99
SurveyUSA: Whitman 47%, Brown 40%; Fiorina 48%, Boxer 46%
(Excerpt) Read more at surveyusa.com ...
So out of the 1000 surveyed only 569 were likely voters, in other words not much of a Poll.
Watch the Democrats steal the election in San Francisco.
Very interesting. We are going to slaughter the Democrats this November. It is going to be a sight to see. I am not being overly optimistic just realistic. It is going to be a beautiful thing. When Boxer is in trouble we are in good shape.
So Whitman is ahead by 10 to 15 points and Fiorina is ahead by 10!!!
Don't know if it's that high but it's encouraging.
Dear God in heaven above, let this be true!
I believe they are both heading toward leads, but based on some extremely accurate private surveys I have seen this week, these numbers are a tad bit too rosy right now.
Survey USA ???
If we lead in this poll, we are going to CRUSH THEM!
Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".
Like Bill Clinton once said, "It's the economy, stupid!"
Not a done deal yet, the unions haven't used the 200 million they will in the races yet.
I look for a bloodbath in Nov.,,,
O'Bammy and the dems have krapped on this country enough,,,
Payback Time...
Do you really think that there will be more than 57% turnout for a mid term election? Are you insane, or just silly?
After Carly's excellent performance against Boxer last night, I expect her numbers to rise.
Make no mistake, it is still California, and Boxer is one tough you- know- what. She is also an excellent campaigner and fundraiser. But in this Election cycle, it may be possible to beat her.
But Carly has the energy, the right ideas, and the drive. Carly also looked terrific! She is an inspiration.
Count again, my friend.48-46 is +2, not +10. But don't count your chickens begore they hatch. This is still Ca.
I'm making a joke sir!!! They are using adults not likely voters or registered voters!
Also Prop 19 Yes 47 No 43
No, it's likely voters
I notice they have 17% in 18-29. If Prop 19 drives up turnout with that age group, that's more likely to hurt Fiorina than Whitman, as Whitman is stronger with that age group than Fiorina is.
Talking about a poll not turnout and only 2 months out you'd think they'd only be polling likely voters?
My concern is that if both Whitman and Fiorina win, the RATS will have the courts overturn the results. They are good at that.
Fun to see (having a senior moment) the guy from Ohio that just got out of jail running as an independent...Beam me up Scotty....
Damn getting old sucks. The alternative is not too inviting either..
Damn getting old sucks. The alternative is not too inviting either..
LMAO,,,Roger Dat!!!
I look at it this way,,,
O'Bammy et al have stomped on tooooo many toes to win,,,
America is Pissed at all of them...
we have a shot at picking up 14 govs.
over and under on house is 60
(though some say 80)
and the senate is definitely in play.
LOL yep thats him and its also the picture I had in my mind but couldn't come up with his name.....thanks
The only good thing is I just have old timers disease...If it was Alzheimer's, it would never float up into consciousness, it would be gone forever... thank you Jesus:O)
How can all states that have major difficulties in even electing Republicans, finally, break this ongoing political trend, and how can all states that elect RINOS over conservative Republicans, finally, break that ongoing political trend? Can RINOS ever really become conservative Republicans? How can Republicans, finally, get majorities with minority groups and in cities, for the long-term? How can Republicans, in general, really be prevented from ever morphing into leftists again, and what do conservatives do next if Republicans, in general, do become leftists, yet again?
Remember, at least 5% to 10% of Republicans tell the pollsters they are voting Democrat.
Likely voters are used as a measure to determine what most likely will happen in the final votes is far more reliable on a statistical basis than just anyone you find in a phone book. That is why the most reliable pollsters like Rasmussen uses likely voters and then weights that to the statisitcal makeup of the areas polled to arrive at a reasonably accurate prognostication.
It is also a statistical given for elections, that a result for just anyone will be far more progressive leaning than one comprised of likely voters.
So in these Survey USA results that polled 1000 adults, 844 were registered to vote so right away the results are questionable. Of all of them only 569 were likely voters so again the error potentional was again increased.
A typical liberal poll will us the results from the full count for PR purposes because it is known that not using only likely voters will skew a poll to the liberal side.
So your response was not appropriate to say that 57% would show up. That was not the implied point. The point was this poll is most likely wildly innacurate with weight given to the liberal candidate, which, makes the chances of a R win more likely.
I looked at the tables at the site and it appears only likely voters were used to arrive at those percentages. I have no idea why they would include the number of "adults", "registered voters", and likely voters though if they were only using the results from the survey of likely voters. It's a little confusing.
"I believe they are both heading toward leads, but based on some extremely accurate private surveys I have seen this week, these numbers are a tad bit too rosy right now"
Can you expand on that? Not your sources of course but the degree of rosiness involved in this poll.
How can Republicans, in general, really be prevented from ever morphing into leftists again, and what do conservatives do next if Republicans, in general, do become leftists, yet again?
The answer is: us. Next election cycle will be Presidential and we need to keep the pressure up in primaries against RINO's regardless. Cycle after that will likely be a Republican president and hopefully a Republican Congress and Senate. We need to keep the pressure up against RINO's in primaries regardless. The conservative base gets stirred up and active and then . . . when victory is within its grasp . . . the conservative base relaxes and lets the political "professionals" take control again. See, the professionals get a paycheck from it so they never give up and work every day.
Hijack the party positions and put conservatives in them : )
That's EX senator Boxer to you.
Big keys are that Fiornia gets the indy vote 58 to 35 - she also gets over 49 vote by over 50% - the big deal is the inland counties - Fiorina gets 60+ and they are going to vote because of WATER!!
Whitman and Fiorina both illegal alien lovers . Yea , right , The Republicrats are going to save America .
It's probably 5-6 points too optimistic.
Compared to the rest of the state San Francisco is relatively small. Moreover, they already vote 70-80% rat most of the time any way, so even if they were to flip every Republican vote in their county, it wouldn't make too big of a difference.
I'd be more worried about the lefty registrars and bureaucrats in the conservative leaning or marginal counties like San Bernardino, Fresno and Sacramento. LA despite its massive size and liberal slant, actually has a very well run registrar. I've spent many horrible November weeks there napping in hallways, though not recently.
Even with your numbers both races are a statistical dead heat. Not bad considering is Kalifornia.
San Francisco always reports late. I think they wait to see how many 'votes' they need.
Just look at what happened to Bill Simon.
I don't want to jinx it, but,
I'd love to sing
na na na na
hey hey hey
good bye
I don't want to jinx it, but,
I'd love to sing
na na na na
hey hey hey
good bye
"When Boxer is in trouble we are in good shape."
You betcha!
SurveyUSA interviewed 1,000 California adults 08/31/10 through 09/01/10. Of them, 844 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 569 were determined by Survey USA to be likely to vote in the 11/02/10 general election, 2 months from today. Early voting begins in just over 1 month, on 10/04/10. It was a mixture of adult likely voters and registered
If you look at the link
it says "569 Likely Voters" in the upper left corner, in a blue rectangle, in each of the 4 questions, right above "Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%
It was a mixture of adult likely voters and registered
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Dave, very impressive pace...especially after not running in awhile. Hope you didn't hurt your knee too badly and were able to get back out for a run again.
I'm pushing more and passed the 3 miles at 28:58 yesterday and continued on to 3.25 miles finishing at 31:03. I was able to run in the daylight since it was Saturday and kept a watch on my time. That did help to know how I was doing! I'm going to try to increase my 3rd run each week a little at a time.
Back out tomorrow morning in the dark though!
- Kathy
Harvest Hustle 5K - 27:28 11/17/12 PR
Run to Live 5K - 30:25 9/29/12
Started C25K on 10/20/11
Graduated C25K on 12/17/11
Well, I've still been challenged with schedule in getting out and running the past week. My main issue has been that instead of having my morning's free I've been working more daytime shifts at work. I have never ran at night (and really don't want to) so I need to figure out a better discipline for making it happen. When faced with doing a run or doing a workout in the garage, I've been doing the workout because I'm in week 11 of a 12 week plan I started while running. However, I am getting close to switching to more of a weight-loss and muscle build phase (however that works???) and running will be an important element.
Life's been busy, but once things settle down it should be easier to get out. I did run once since my last post. Going back to the "tech" issues, my phone app showed I was running an upper 7:XX pace early on, so I figured I'd just do my best one mile run and see where I ended up. Somehow, kicking butt (or so I thought) I ended up being in the 8:30 or so range, well off my previous run. It made me lose confidence in my current phone app because it seems to have me all over the board. Not sure what to do about that, but it doesn't motivate me like I need to be.
Well, kathy, good for you for carrying the torch! I will get back out there soon, hopefully by Tuesday unless I can get myself up early before church tomorrow. It was close to 60 here in Seattle today, but I was completely booked so never got the time to enjoy it. Maybe manana!
Great for you and good luck!!
Something to consider: A small water bottle in a hand-held strap (about $10 in our local running store), or the sport belts with the bottle holders. Or, if you're running in your neighborhood, can you keep a water bottle on someone's lawn or in your car by the road so you can just grab a sip or two? Or, run laps around your block so you can stop in your driveway for sips from your water bottle. Or, try chewing gum or use a mint or some hard candy to keep your mouth moist.
Whatever you do, if you keep up with the training, you will notice you can go further and longer without water. It does get better and you don't feel so thirsty as your endurance builds up and your body becomes used to the rigors.
One other thing, just don't drink so much before or as you run that you're bogging yourself down during your run. There are many articles on how to hydrate and re-hydrate during running. Google some and get what you want out of them. Some say one thing and some say another, but at least you can see them and make up your own mind which ones work for you and which ones don't.
That and of course a ridiculously busy schedule with kids and jobs;
Made it out on Sunday and did my 3 miles. Thought I was going to die (when will that feeling end???) Time was 27:27, which wasn't bad so I guess there was a silver lining. Really need to get myself out there more. :-)
Well, a month later I figured I'd check in. With the C25K challenge over for those in this thread, it might be that we are all moving on to our next thing, whether that be to just get in the groove for 3 miles, improve our distance, or try something new. Whatever we all are doing, I hope it is beneficial and that it motivates each of us to continue to improve in our physical health and wellness. :-)
For me, I've really struggled getting out more than once a week, but my wife and I just booked a 20th anniversary cruise for the end of April so that is a motivator. Also, my wife, who has been an avid walker for years, recently started jogging/running during her walks. While not fast, per se, she did ask me if I would like to do a 5K with her, so that's definitely an encouragement for me to get back out there.
Armed with those two motivators, I've started a new 8 week period of focus on my running and weight training. I'm not expecting miracles, but I'm hoping to lose 10-12 pounds and to get my running up to as much as 150 minutes or 15 miles per week (whichever comes first!!). This week, I actually have ran four times since Sunday, including the last three days straight. My times have slowed since completing the C25K and slacking off so I am suffering for transgressions, but the last three days I've ran a combined 8.75 miles with an average pace of about 9:15 per mile. Frankly, that's good for me and I figure I've got 6 1/2 more weeks to improve.
I'm not sure who is still tracking this thread, but a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who stuck it out for the 12 weeks and encouraged each other along the way. I'm personally in shock that I was able to do my 5K at the end of the program, and am equally in shock that I'm still running today. I have so much appreciation for the people in this forum who took their time to come in and post their experiences, challenges, successes and failures. It really kept it real and helped encourage me along the way.
I'll try to post my progress occasionally through the next 8 weeks, if for no other reason than to provide myself with some more motivation and accountability. It'd be nice at the end of the period to be running 5 days a week and to not be miserable the whole time - I'll settle for one or the other! :-)
Have a great week!
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