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This will be the first year of the Big Stockport event series - including the Big Stockport 10k
Please take a look at the route map which can be found at
Be part of our inaugural year.
Thanks Neil. Interested in doing this race (just got back into running after having my first baby in January!). Not sure how to register though. I did fill out an enquiry form at the above link, but not had a reply...
Is there an online registration?
Hi Ehlne,
Have you managed to registier yet? you can do it online with runners world now........although if you filled out an enquiry form at the link you should have been sent details
I will be doing this event as its very close to my home, but I have to say its not been very well organised or marketed by Stockport Council. Cant see it mentioned on many, if any, racing calendar websites.
No entries are allowed on the day, and the forms and info are slightly confusing. Also entries have to be received 10 days before!
They need to have an obvious online entry similar to Race Results, and be able to enter on the day. I expect quite a low turnout which is a shame as it could be quite good.
Ok I take that back oops. You can enter online via this very website. Sorry!
However my point does remain, the organisers should mention Runners World on the flyer, as only postal entries or 'register your interest' at the life leisure website is listed as far as I can see. A bit confusing.
Hope it goes well, would like Stockport as a town to have a big race similar to York 10k for example? As a Stockport resident knowing the route, not sure about the stunning countryside haha!
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the feedback, as this is our first year we are looking for as much feedback as possible.
The event has been marketed through the council, life leisure sites and through the local community within Stockport. I would agree that we could have got the message out through the running community more effectively. It is something we will evaluate for next year. The 10 day entry deadline and the lack of on the day entry was an organisational decision taken to ensure we are prepared on the day
This is an event that will be around for years to come, I hope you enjoy it and please feel free to get in contact after the race and let me know how you found it.
Thanks Neil. Just one more query. Is it 10 days before for online as well or just post?
How many runners do you have so far?
Just tried and failed to pay over the phone (problem with the payment method apparently), and was resigned to blowing the dust off my cheque book and buying a stamp whilst riding my Penny Farthing around a sleeping T-Rex. Luckily I stumbled across this thread and saw the link to online entry!
Anyone know how hilly the course is?
I've entered and got my number and race details. Looking forward to it.
James, looking at the route the course starts on an uphill section and then seems to flatten off after maybe 1/2 mile...that is however until you get into Woodbank and Vernon Park when there will be a short downhill section and then uphill on New Zealand Road. (If you have done the Woodbank Parkrun or Stockport 10 then you will be familiar with that - if you haven't then why not????)
There must be more downhills than uphills as you finish near Debenhams which is definitely a sharp descent away from the starting point.
I would think that becase the start and finish are separated by maybe 400 metres and you run more downhill as a result that the course won't count as an official PB course. MattM, maybe you can confirm this? But it will be good fun regardless!
I didnt know that rule about more downhill and pb's. Not sure! Does start uphill but only about 1k or so. Will be mostly flat between 2 and 5k. New Zealand Road will be fun near the end, but its not too long dont worry! Will be strange doing a race around roads I run all the time!
I see online entries is also now gone 10 days before race. Poor form organisers. Yet the race is still advertsied in leisure centres everywhere. The web page stil offers an enquiry form, but why would you want to do that?? Please be better organised/technological next time.
I'm looking forward to it! Really excited....as you said though the scenery wont be that spectacular!
Is it s busy turn out does anyone know?
Sorry MattM - I should have been asking Neil Bardsley 3! There are some rules about these things obviously to avoid records being set on courses that are more downhill than uphill.
Good luck to everyone!
Firstly yes there are a number of up hills and down hills throughout the course. most noticable down through venron park and up newzeland road as previously indicated. There is also a sharp downhill just after the market place past bakers vault towards the end of the course.
There are 200+ entries so hopefully will be a good event.
Just to clarify the entry procedure. The event has been open for entry for some time. There were two methods of entry - An online application via runners world and a postal method using the life leisure website. we closed the application process 10 days before the race to ensure we were able to get information and race numbers out to participants (maybe a mistake) This is our first event of this kind and we will review its highs and lows at the end and improve for next year.
In order to rectify the possible issues of closing the registration 10 days before the event, We are going to take entries on the day of the event between 9 and 9.30 at the start point on St peters Square.
BetaHasBeen Yes your correct the course will not count as an offical PB course but as you say we hope it will be fun regardless.
Sorry for the newbie question, but is it not an "official PB course" because it's too hard, or because it's too easy?
No worries James, I am new to all of this so a total newbie as well. As far as I am aware it is not associaited with the difficulty of the race.The race does not have an official UKA licence, The course has been officially measured and we have completed the vast majority of the requiremets for a UKA licenced race however we do not have an officially qualified event adjudicator so for that reason it can not contribute to UKA ranking points etc
Life Leisure - they run the gym at Grand Central don't they? Probably be there on Friday.
It's quite an achievement to get road closures for the event. There are a lot of established races having to cancel due to health and safety red tape because the Council are demanding roads to be closed, which is too expensive.
If this is to become a regular event then there are plenty of ways to promote it. There are local parkruns at Woodbank, Bramhall, South Manchester, Marple and Burnage that attract nearly 1,000 people. A leaflet drop would probably get a good response.
I can't even spell UKA, so if I get a decent time will certainly be counting it as a PB!
ha ha that's fine by me James !!!
Just to confirm to everyone we will be taking entries on the day. Look for the Life Leisure tent at the start point
humm, too late to enter online I guess, cant find a link
see post above can enter on day now after my moaning haha!
Looking forward to this. Ran the Great North Run last weekend, so don't know if that will help or hinder! Are the roads going to be closed? Wasn't sure if they would be, as can't imagine the council letting you close the A6, but good if it is.
Yes, the roads will all be closed during the race including the A6. The difference is that the race is essentially organised by the council through Life Leisure who run the council gyms. This is a great effort from the council and hopefully the start of a new era of supporting road races in the area.
I have heard that there is entry on the day but I'd get there early.
Like Neil says they are learning this year. Next year they'll have much earlier announcements and entry system etc. improved.
We've had entry forms at Bramhall parkrun for the last few weeks and there's been a lot of interest.
Hopefully this will become an annual event with a growing number of runners - all the more reason to be there for the first one!
RB are you doing it?
BHB yes, I thought I'd have a bimble. .
Looking forward to December when I am out of your category! Anyone else from Bramhall / Wilmslow / elsewhere I might know that is running?
Sorry BHB didn't know it was on your target list.
V45s I think only maybe Malcolm, Rob Tudor and Andy Green. Kwaka too of course. Oh and Bashir.
I'm doubling with a parkrun in the morning.


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Tales From Two `Bootcamps Of Capitalism'Keith H. Hammonds
I'll admit this at the start: I didn't much like business school, and a cursory examination of my academic transcript will reveal that the sentiment was mutual. For two years, I felt like a white rat trapped in some mysterious behavioral study--something to do with group dynamics, motivation strategies, and sleep deprivation. I learned a lot, but the process was weird.
Now, via two new books, I get to relive those days. Rapture! The first, Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA, is former Reagan speechwriter Peter M. Robinson's tale of his journey through Stanford University's MBA program. The second, Year One: An Intimate Look Inside Harvard Business School, Source of the Most Coveted Advanced Degree in the World, comes from Robert Reid, now a second-year student.
The basic plots are identical: A bunch of talented, hypermotivated young people are put in a classroom together. Driven mostly by a profound fear of failure, they work insanely hard for months on end. After a while, they realize they probably aren't going to fail and instead start worrying about finding jobs. A collective rush to the career-placement office ensues.
Well, no one ever said business school was sexy. Yet there is a mystique to these hallowed places: A striking number of their graduates, after all, turn out to be chief executives, investment banking heavies, and, generally, rich. But what actually goes on behind the ivied walls often isn't that interesting. Robinson and Reid both veer from academic theory and case studies to classroom hijinks and which pizza they had for dinner. It's entirely appropriate: B-school, at least year one, is nothing if not an obsession with the mundane.
There is, for one thing, the preoccupation with classroom seating: Front row is for losers; back row ("skydeck") is hip. Then there's the abiding fixation on speaking in class. "At every pause in the conversation, it was hands, hands, hands," Reid writes. "It became increasingly difficult to `get in'....My urgency was heightened by the fact that grades...depended so heavily on in-class commentary. And of course there was the natural desire to establish myself with my new peer group."
Reid understands, I think, that he was acting like an imbecile--which is pretty much par for the first-year course. Both books ably describe the panicky, self-absorbed struggle for academic and emotional survival at these "boot camps of capitalism." In this regard, Robinson, a self-confessed "poet" (B-school slang for liberal-arts types), suffers more than Reid, a former management consultant. No matter: Everyone is consumed.
Neither book matches two earlier entries in this genre: Peter Cohen's thoughtful, almost lyrical 1973 work, The Gospel According to Harvard Business School, and Fran Worden Henry's 1983 Toughing It Out at Harvard. The new accounts are both somewhat compromised by their use of half-real, composite characters, events, and conversations. And both authors lapse too often into cuteness, notably with annoying reproductions of regional and foreign mannerisms. In fact, the two are eerily similar in every way.
They do provide an up-to-date accounting of the state of the MBA. The most striking quality of this generation appears to be its sheer ambivalence. Cohen and Henry depicted themselves and their fellows as men and women of purpose who saw a top-notch business education as their passport to go out and change the business world. Reid and Robinson aren't so sure of themselves. Reid wonders whether Harvard, for him and his cohorts, is simply the inevitable terminus of a young life driven by competitiveness: "It seemed all too easy to heed the siren's song of the Lemming March...and then get pulled along for decades." He questions his personal and professional aspirations, "but in the end, it was hard to ignore the call of my peers' thundering feet."
Robinson, for his part, doesn't buy completely into a cynical professor's contention that "MBA degrees are union cards for yuppies"--that degrees from places such as Stanford merely signal to the job market which people are "good enough to get in." Robinson clearly comes out of school knowing more about business than when he entered. But he also recognizes the monetary value of his sheepskin, and his classmates don't seem very interested in more than that.
In truth, of course, many of these MBA grads will do great things with their lives. The people I went to school with were an impressive, creative, generally farsighted lot. Dozens already have started businesses of their own; several advise developing nations; one is running for lieutenant governor. Neither Reid nor Robinson captures that promise. They do, however, manage to humanize the experience--to demystify the institutions and the people within, even if they're describing just two top MBA programs among hundreds.
The problem with both books is the dreary subject. I remember the professor who told us, during our first-year funk: "Someday you'll look back on these days fondly. The real world is a lot tougher." He was wrong: The real world is fun. B-school was a grind.


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While Indiana opted to extend their coach, it looks like Milwaukee has decided to fire theirs. Here's Sam Amick from USA Today:
Milwaukee Bucks and coach Scott Skiles have agreed to part ways, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the team had yet to announce the move.
NBA.com reported earlier that Skiles told the Bucks he didn't want to come back after this season but that the team had asked him to keep an open mind and that they might be willing to offer him about another deal.
Scott Skiles has been the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks since the 2008-09 season. The Bucks went 162-182 (.470) under his watch and made a playoff appearance in the 2009-10 season when they took the Atlanta Hawks to seven games in the first round. The Bucks are currently 16-16 this year and are on a four-game losing streak.
The Milwaukee Bucks have plenty of issues to think about besides coaching. General Manager John Hammond is in the last year of his deal. Monta Ellis has an opt-out clause and could become a free agent after this season (although at $11 million, it's pretty tough to opt out of that much money). Brandon Jennings surprisingly did not receive a contract extension unlike some of his draft mates like Stephen Curry, James Harden, and DeMar DeRozan so he will be a restricted free agent this season. However, the Bucks can match any offer other teams give Jennings.
Longtime Skiles assistant Jim Boylan will take over as interim coach in the meantime. Skiles, overall, has gone 443-433 (.506) in his 13 years as coach. He has also made coaching stops at Phoenix and Chicago. As a player, Scott Skiles holds the record for most assists in a game with 30, which he did in 1990 as a member of the then-expansion team Orlando Magic.


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Beautiful colors and attention to detail on this Christmas 1977 decorative plate! Made by Crown Staffordshire of Staffordshire, England, this is the 6th plate in a limited edition series and is titled "Cock O' the North".
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Of course that could have been because of the huge wad of foam tape that got sucked into my airbox..
I may take it out again and hack it.
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Have a 97 Cherokee sport, (non-abs) and can not for the life of me figure out what axle I have. Its either Dana 35 or a Chrysler 8.25. I heard if you have abs then you have the d35. No abs, and you more than likely have a 8.25. I need to buy a new rear yoke can't get the old one out because everyone says its a 1-1/8 socket, well mine isn't. My yoke nut is much larger! And I have spent literally hours upon hours trying to identify my rear axle. Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.
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Bachmann beats Graves in Minnesota's 6th District
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic businessman Jim Graves has conceded to GOP U.S. Rep. and tea party favorite Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's tight 6th District race.
Graves says he called Bachmann on Wednesday morning to congratulate her on her victory. He says he wishes Bachmann and her family the very best.
Bachmann said in Twitter post it was a hard-fought campaign, and she's ready to get back to work for her district.
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Blasting to remove paint from cinder blocks in a basement
My situation is similar to a thread on another forum: http://www.contractortalk.com/f95/pa...83/#post954974 from 2010. I have real cinder block and not concrete block. You can actually see the steel slag cinders in the blocks.
I've tried removing the paint using some of the best paint strippers out there without much luck: Peel Away 1, Peel Away 7, Smart Strip, Smart Strip Pro, and Lightning Strip.
I tried 3000 psi pressure washing with very poor results.
So now I'm thinking blasting (as in media blasting).
I thought I'd run an inexpensive test to see if blasting even offers hope. If it showed promise then I'd be looking to make an investment in a pressure pot and a decent compressor.
For my test I picked up a a 'blaster gun' from harbor freight http://www.harborfreight.com/gravity...ck-to-top-link and rented a 4.9 SCFM@90PSI compressor. Unfortunately the test was a failure. It barely removed any paint. I was using 40/70 grit glass media. I made sure the glass was actually being blasted out and tried holding the gun at different angles and distances.
Would using a larger grit size have made a difference? I wanted to post this on the contractor talk forum but they don't allow DIY posts there.
To what end result? Gluing foam board on?
IF you want to ruin either conc or cinder blks, sandblast 'em,,, won't make an difference what media you select - corn cobs, talc, 00 sand, glass beads, walnut shells, etc.
the surface you're blasting isn't uniform in strength so you'll wind up w/holes all over the f'n place,,, get an aurand deck scaler if you must OR attach frp panels to the wall
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What is it you plan on doing to the wall once the existing paint is removed? As others have pointed out, it's probably only going to make things worse if you try to use a media blaster on it. Possibly a LOT worse.
So tell us what you're planning on doing with it once it's cleared.
See if anyone in your area use's co2 or dry ice blasting,and ask if they can do it,i know it will remove paint from metal and wood,and there's no mess to cleanup.
now we're getting into BIG $$$ - you can also use baking soda blast media but @ what point do you safeguard your wallet ? cinder block's not uniform strength product so you'll get holes/canyons/mountains no matter what media you select :yes:
at lease w/aurands, you can prep a sufficient %age area to gain & secure long live adhesion :yes:
Thanks for the replies and the questions.
The end result is to have a basement that is nicer than just painted blocks. So getting the existing paint off those blocks, which are full of efflorescence and discoloration, has to be the starting point to figuring out what can be done next. If it's impossible to get the paint off then there is really no point to do anything beyond repainting the blocks. If I can get the paint off then I'll put on of some type of vapor barrier coating next. But that stuff won't work unless the starting point is unpainted concrete block.
I took all the paneling off the walls last year. They were nailed to 1/2" furring strips, which were then nailed directly into the painted blocks. This was done by the previous owner decades ago. I guess back in the 60s that was how you finished a basement. Upon pulling the paneling off I discovered areas with crazy amounts of 'snow' (effloresces) growing on the blocks. In some places it was an inch thick!. On the interior of some of the paneling I discovered areas of powdery yellow mold. Most of the paneling had some amount of delamination occurring on the lower edge. All this points to water vapor and that was coming through the blocks.
In the seven years I've been in the house I have never seen any standing water and the previous original owner said he never saw any either (he was 93 years old when I bought the place). So hopefully for the past 60 years the extent of the moisture problem down there was just your typical high humidity in a basement with the associated funny smells. Running a dehumidifier constantly kept it almost pleasant down there but there was always a little bit of funny smell.
If I can as a starting point treat the interior of the blocks then I can start thinking about the next step. Putting up some foam board and drywall on top would sure be nice.
If money was no object I'd hire someone to do a proper down-to-the-footer exterior excavation and water proofing. But that costs tens of thousands of dollars which I don't have.
I was thinking about soda blasting. It sounded promising but I ran some numbers and it looked like it would require a ridiculous amount of baking soda. I thought glass media could make more sense since it will be more aggressive than soda and it can be run through the blaster several times, instead of just once like soda, thus keeping the cost of the media down.
I wish there was someone in my area that had a high power mobile set up that would actually consider doing a job in a basement. Maybe I just don't know who to ask...
Sounds like it's mainly the efflorescence that's bothering you not the paint,if that's the case this link may provide you with some help.
Thanks Canarywood1. That aldonchem link is giving an angle to what might be going on that I never heard of before. I did have extensive efflorescence blooming and per the article that is the worst kind. That might have something do with why it's so hard to get the paint off (if it is indeed paint). Another product to try and with that some new hope.
not sure what you're looking for since the end product of any media blast will look like a teenager w/horrible acne :furious::furious: try googling up ' dry ice blasting cleveland ',,, found several guys but @ what point do you say ' how much $ do i pour into this project ? '
don't know why aurand's hand scarifiers haven't resonated but its your house & your $ - 100sf/hr or more - you'd be done in the time you've been in this forum :whistling2: we own 'em & use 'em to make a living
woody, is aldon a mfg OR distributor/re-packager ? prosoco's another source of ' stuff ' :yes:
Unless this problem is also addressed on the outside (waterproofing) it's just going to come back.
woody, is aldon a mfg OR distributor/re-packager ? prosoco's another source of ' stuff ' :yes:
They are a Mfg. been around for 40/50 years.
Not sure if you're trying to say that removing the paint will bring the paint back again????????? :huh:
itsreallyconc, Never realized there was such a thing as a hand held scarifier and am intrigued by what one might do. Google told me a little bit about 'aurands' and it's impressive. Didn't see any on Ebay. Seems like an uncommon tool. Does not look like anyone rents them in my area (Cleveland, Ohio). But I'll keep looking into this.
No offense to anyone out there but for the benefit of everyone who keeps wondering why I'm doing this: I'm exploring all options at this point because the obviously 'right way' as I mentioned earlier is insanely expensive. If the wall looks ugly and beat up after I'm done, but I can seal it and then cover it up as a finished wall then who cares? As long as the structural integrity of the blocks are not affected then I don't care. If the end result is not as good as doing things the right way but is 20 times less expensive and is 'good enough' then why should I care? I don't really have water problem but a humidity problem. Why can't I at least partially address it by taking steps to block the transmission of the water vapor through what is normally vapor permeable concrete cinder blocks?
eBay - item # 121212508321 - or search ' aurand ' &/or ' scarifier ',,, aurand.net [ no financial interest ],,, we own/use 'em for just what you're trying to get done & also trim down & resurface conc - MUCH less dusty than grinders :yes:
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Hello mate, Welcome, Cracking classic you got there, don't see many of them about.
cheers man, for sure there aint as many about anymore , my family have owned it since new and its spent the past 8 years off the road/garaged, awaiting me to restore it...been doing a few bits over the years but going to get stuck in and have it mint for the summer
Nice one , Cardwell is good for mac n cheese and a beer, not been in for ages tho.What d'ya drive i'll keep my eyes peeled for it....wouldnt say im the handiest with a spanner but i do try do most of the work to keep the bills down ,...
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The corporate watchdog plans to reinforce its message that white-collar crime does not pay with a further round of prosecutions stemming from the HIH collapse.
The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Jeffrey Lucy, said the HIH task force was preparing more briefs for the Director of Prosecutions with recommendations to bring charges.
He made the announcement at the second of two media briefings on Friday following the prison sentences handed down to HIH directors Ray Williams and, a day earlier, to Rodney Adler, for maximum terms of 4 years.
Mr Lucy said it did not matter that Williams was not the architect of the offences nor that he did not benefit personally.
"The criterion is whether or not a director has met their obligations and, indeed, at the end of the day one needs to make sure that one is asking searching questions, receiving reliable information and, indeed, taking appropriate counsel," he told the ABC yesterday. "I think that there are some very salutatory lessons."
Nine men, directors and officers of HIH and FAI and associated companies, have been charged with 31 offences under the Corporations Act or the Crimes Act since the $5.3 billion HIH collapse in March 2001.
Mr Lucy said that, in addition to Williams and Adler, two others had pleaded guilty, while four awaited trial and one awaited a committal hearing.
"ASIC regards it as highly significant and, in our experience rare, that to date four senior executives have chosen to plead guilty to criminal charges before trial, some, in fact, as early as the time the charges were laid," he said. "The law encourages people to come forward and to acknowledge their criminality. As required, ASIC facilitates this process as long as the pleas of guilty adequately reflect the individual's criminal conduct."
Mr Lucy said ASIC was proud that the HIH task force, assembled after the royal commission's report was handed down two years ago today, had achieved so much.
He said it would be wound up by the end of the year but not until it had handed the additional briefs to the DPP.
On Friday, Mr Lucy described the jail sentences given to Adler and Williams as strong, which sent a message to corporate Australia to behave.
"ASIC welcomes the strong message today's sentence also brings to corporate Australia. ASIC, the courts and the community will not tolerate company directors who do not act honestly and in the best interests of shareholders," he said.
Mr Lucy said the charges against Williams went to the heart of the issues associated with HIH and related to a series of transactions where the true financial position was hidden from HIH shareholders and the regulators for many years.
"The collapse of HIH was the biggest corporate collapse in Australia's history," he said. "It is timely for all businesses in Australia to reflect on the damage this collapse caused to the Australian economy and to the public confidence more generally."
Mr Lucy said it was accepted that running any company involved risk and it was inevitable some would fail due to unforeseen events without any suggestion of illegal conduct.
"However, we share the community and courts' strong expectations that company directors and officers who act dishonestly or recklessly and who place the interests of the individual above those of the company and of more than 50 per cent of Australians who have now direct investments in the financial market, should be brought to account."
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This morning, a friend of mine sent me what's now become the infamous photo of fitness trainer and uber lean and toned mother of three, Maria Kang. I don't think it's Maria's picture that has gotten her so much attention, but the message that accompanied it. The picture shows Maria in all of her buff bodied glory, posing with her kids while the heading asks, "What's your excuse?"
The question comes from Ms. Kang's pride in how she's been able to achieve such a fit looking physique while still managing to take care of her children and her belief that if she can be this successful than why the heck aren't we all?
A lot of people find this image offensive, shaming and judgemental, while others find it inspiring and think that those of us who are disturbed by it are the ones who are being judgemental. The reason I felt compelled to write about this isn't because I'm judging her, it's because I WAS her. I was a hard bodied, fit looking mother of two and it's because I've been there that I am so frustrated by the myth it represents.
Just a few years ago, I started working with a trainer who told me he could help me look like the fitness models that grace the covers of fitness magazines and I jumped at the chance. In just a few months, I was as lean and muscular as I could possibly get and I achieved this level of fitness while also raising my children without the help of a nanny or any outside help. Am I proud of this? Not. One. Bit.
I will openly admit that I do not look like that anymore. I am definitely softer and rounder than I used to be and while I don't feel that any excuses are required, I'll answer Michelle's question anyway:
What's my excuse? Here are just a few:
1) I no longer want to go days without enough sleep so I can get to the 24 hour gym before my kids wake up and start their day.
2) I no longer want to over-train and under-eat in an effort to lose the "baby tummy" that housed my children for nine months.
3) I no longer want to spend more time thinking about how my body looks than what my children need. (which was a healthy mom, not a super skinny one)
4) I no longer want to fool myself into believing that I'm setting a good example for my children when I'm actually just giving them a lesson in weight and exercise obsession.
5) I want to stop perpetuating the myth that the skinniest bodies are always the healthiest and the most muscular ones are always the strongest.
6) I want to show my children that living a healthy lifestyle is something we do because it makes our bodies work well, not look "hot."
Our society has a warped concept of fitness. We honestly think that we can always tell how healthy someone is by how they look and we are absolutely wrong. When I looked the fittest, I was by far the sickest. I'm not saying that Ms. Kang is unhealthy, but I'm also not going to assume that her lifestyle is one that should be emulated by everybody else and quite frankly, neither should she. I'm not bothered by the fact that she posted that picture of herself; I'm bothered by the way she did it. If she wants to be proud of her body, she has every right to do so, what she doesn't have the right to do, is assume that the rest of us want to be just like her and are just too lazy to make it happen.
Finally, to all of her supporters who think that anybody who has a problem with the image is probably fat and jealous, I say this:
Truly fit bodies can come in many shapes and sizes and there are those of us who are perfectly happy to sacrifice flat stomachs and tiny waists for lives with balance and moderation where we can eat, drink and play without worrying about each and every calorie or gram of fat. Life is just too damn short to spend it worrying about how our bodies live up to your expectations.
Thanks, but no thanks.
While we don't live in the same town, we do make an effort to go to spin class or take a run together whenever we meet up... but since she's a triathlete who competes in world championship events, I typically end up gasping for air as she does all the talking. :) It works for us.
My mother and I have always had a strong bond and connection through dance and fitness. I was three years old when she signed me up for my first ballet class. Many recitals later I found myself dancing professionally. She has attended every opening and even traveled to Japan to see me perform. When Jennifer Maanavi and I opened Physique 57, she was one of our first clients. Since then she has dropped four dress sizes by attending our classes and doing our DVDs. I'm so proud of her and lucky to have her as my biggest fan and mother! Tanya Becker is the co-founder of Physique 57, a boutique exercise studio in New York and Los Angeles
In the mid 80s, my family moved to a new city. I was a young teenager and one of the things that helped me through the transition was starting to run with my Mom every day. It started out running a few blocks and progressed to several miles. Even when I ran in middle school and high school, I would run after practice with Mom. In 1985 we ran the Old Kent River Bank Run 25K together. (We even ended up having our picture taken.) In college she ran my first marathon with me. Continued ...
After college, I moved away to a new city and a new job. My parents retired to Missouri. In 2001 my husband and I had the opportunity through my job to moved to the same city. Since our move, Mom and I walk every day. It felt no time had elapsed since our runs of yesteryear. I have recently started running again but I always make sure I still take time to walk with Mom. We have had thousands of conversations -- laughing and sharing stories of our days: present and remembering those of years past. Many problems have been solved and many ideas created as we walk those familiar steps. Now I am a Mom too. I plan to pass onto my son this tradition of being a fit parent and cherishing time with loved ones. After all, I had the best teacher.
My mother is my workout inspiration (she is a certified personal trainer). At close to 60 years old she has a better body than most women her age and, let's face it, than most women at any age! Every Sunday without fail we spend two hours working out at the gym. We lift weights (360 pounds on the Angle Leg Press), do plyometrics, and finish with a two mile run. We spend it as a day to not only work ourselves out but to catch up and reconnect over things that happened during the previous week. My mother is my inspiration, she's instilled in me a life of fitness. Most importantly, she shown me that age really is a number. Here's my mom doing her thing, putting me to shame.
My mother and I are runners. We run when it is hot, we run when it's cold, we even run when it's windy and rainy. But most importantly, we run together. We share our day: the highlights, the low points and all the in-betweens. We have always shared our workouts together. Before running it was weight lifting in the gym. We started running a year and a half ago after seeing a sign for a half marathon training program. I've always had asthma and never thought I would be able to run. My mother was a former smoker. We started running in November 2010 and ran our first half marathon in March of 2011 and our second in December. We plan on running two more this year. I lost my father to lung cancer 10 years ago. Every day and every run with my mother I cherish more, simply because I know what it is like to lose a parent young. It's a time everyday I know I get to spend with her and I know it contributes to both our health! My mother just turned 63. I am amazed daily at what she can do, how she looks and most importantly how much I love her!
I am mom to a 16-year-old girl, to whom I look like a big sister, and not because of over-exercising or resorting to cosmetic surgery, or wanting to compete with her; just because I lead a healthy life in many senses. I want to leave her a legacy of health and fitness, among a lot of other stuff. Hitting the gym with her is a bit difficult, because of the "embarrassment factor," but we've done it a few times and hope to do it in the future as she grows up.
My mom lives too far away for me to work out with her. I maybe get to see her once a year. So instead I have my mother-in-law who I get along wonderfully with. We go hiking and shopping together and we garden together as well. It is great to be able to do something with her that we both enjoy and we get along so well to the surprise of many people who have the stereotypical relationship with their mother-in-laws.
My mom was a nurse (she worked as Head Nurse at Rusk at NYU), so she definitely has inspired me to be as active as possible for as long as I can remember. Besides taking Soul Cycle in NYC together (and FlyWheel in Boca), we take annual trips to Canyon Ranch. Can't wait for my daughter Liv to join us soon! Blake Brody is the founder of Blake Brody In-Studio Footwear
I am blessed to live in the same city as my sons and daughter-in-law. We love exercising together on a very regular basis! Not only is it fun, all four of us are in great shape!
I love that my mom and I share figure skating. We get together several times a year in Sun Valley and skate outside under the stars. When we are on the ice together I feel seven again ... we laugh, share ideas and connect.
Most people who have met my mom will tell you that she does not look her age. While she definitely has good genes (hopefully bestowed to me!), it can also be attributed to many years of being active. Whether playing tennis, taking step classes (circa 1990), and, over the past 10 years or so, becoming a spin fanatic (this part, I take credit for!), she is always on her feet and on the go. With two young children, I now find myself balancing motherhood with staying active just as she does. Although I am a runner, I am also a class junkie. I still remember taking my first group fitness class was with my mom when I was in high school -- none other than a Lucille Roberts all-female step class. Thinking about our outfits and those workouts together brings a smile to my face. Fast forward 20 years, and now our jazzy workout gear is replaced by something a bit more refined (thank you, Lululemon) and the class is an intense spin class. Today our routine is simple: We take each other to our favorite instructor's classes, grab a coffee and get back to the family. Call it bonding, call it staying fit -- either way, it's one of my favorite things to do with my mom.
Htsssy:My mother and I for a long time had differences that split us apart. As I matured our relationship grew closer. I very much look up to her and her healthy habits. My whole life I have watched her strive towards something better. She still strives to be a better person, employee, and mother. We enjoy extreme sports together as often as possible. She is my hero and I enjoy spending each day with her.
Alyssa9986:My mother is one of the most resilient, loving, and charming people anyone could ever meet. She has taught me from a very young age that being active and eating healthy are the best gifts you can ever give yourself.
JenniferHughes:For several years, mom and daughter have participated in this triathlon on mother's day.
fundine:A family that plays together, stays together! Enjoying the great outdoors together in the Northwest was just part of growing up. She was on ski patrol during my ski racing days. We camped, backpacked, biked, and swam at the lake. Now a well traveled 29 year old, I've come to realize my favorite trips have been with my Mom: backpacking the 211 mile John Muir Trail and Glacier National Park, Cycling the Bahamas and Florida Keys. We talk make plans and work through problems together while we huff and puff. I want my future family to be like ours, happy and healthy. I call her my 'IRONMOM' even though she hasn't done a triathlon... yet. ;-)
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It's a (.?..) Zimmerman kit using Robert Kaufmann fabrics, but ... still can't remember where I got it.
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L'hospitalité et la gentillesse ainsi que les bons conseils pour se restaurer et faire les visites très appréciables avec documentation complète donnée par le maitre des lieux. Le site est beau. La literie est haut de gamme et le petit déjeuner soigné et copieux avec de bons produits faits maison (confiture, gateaux, yaourt). On peut pique niquer , table et banc sur place et se servir de la cuisine . Parking privé wifi gratuit Les photos sont conformes.
La propriété est splendide, très bien située, calme,d'une propreté irréprochable et d'un charme exceptionnel! Les petits déjeuners sont excellents, originaux et se prennent dans une superbe salle. Quant à la propriétaire, elle est a l'image de tout cela, une femme accueillante, présente mais jamais envahissante. Week-end délicieux. Merci vraiment.
Merci beaucoup for a very memorable + enjoyable stay! We loved the room, gardens, company, food, wine & exceptional hospitality. Thank you for making us feel very welcome + special! A truly remarkable + beautiful place ! (Autralia)
My husband and I stayed two nights at this B&B and our only regret is that we couldn't stay longer. Loches is a lovely historical town off the beaten track in the Loire Valley and this property, literally at the foot of the town's castle, could not be better. We stayed in the quaint Belle Epoque room with a view of the B&B's lovely gardens and the town below. Phillipe greeted us warmly and gave us a tour with an interesting history lesson on the property and the town. Christine prepared exceptional breakfasts every morning. In short - gorgeous property in a lovely town with exceptionally gracious hosts. Highly recommended!
Just loved our stay. The place is quiet, room was just beautiful, neat, in a lovely environment. Florence (the hostess) was charming, gentle and open to inform, recomend and just talk. Breakfast was outstanding. We had a very good time and will like to go back.
We stayed at this delightful B&B for 4 nights - the facilities, location and the hosts (Philippe and Christine) were wonderful. They were extremely hospitable, and friendly, with a genuine willingness to do whatever they could to make the stay at their B&B comfortable and memorable. Great value for money and a good decision on our behalf to stay with Philippe and Christine. Loche is a wonderful town, and we enjoyed the walks and exploration of the many attractions that were available - we also had one of the best meals we have ever had in France at a local restaurant. The breakfasts were delightful and well suited for our tastes. Plus for coffee/tea making facilties in the room. We would definitely stay at this B&B again the next time we are in the vicinity.
It was a short, but perfect stay. We were welcomed very well by Florence and she provided us with many interesting sight seeing tips for the region. Very nice property and service, exceeded all our expectations. We highly recommend this B&B! Marjolein & Philippe


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Residents defy weather for Hubbard Park lights ceremony
MERIDEN — Hundreds of hardy residents braved the frigid rain to attend Hubbard Park's Christmas display lighting ceremony Tuesday night. The annual event marked the official start of the 25th annual Festival of Silver Lights, the holiday lights exhibition that the park will have up from Nov. 26 to Jan. 7.
The display will be lit 24 hours a day while the festival is in progress. "I give people all the credit in the world" for coming out and enduring inclement conditions in order to participate in the celebration, said Jane Earnest, facilities coordinator of the parks and recreation department, which organized the event.
A chorale group from the YMCA's Meriden Youth Theater kicked off the proceedings shortly after 5:30 p.m. with a performance of classic Christmas carols, such as "Silent Night" and "White Christmas," along with a selection from "Jingle Jury," a holiday show the group will perform on Dec. 21.
Costumed characters representing Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer emerged from behind the stage near the end of the group's set and were immediately swarmed by small children wanting to share dances and hugs with them. The carolers sang both characters' theme songs as they made their entrance and began to interact with the kids.
Earnest said the annual event is exciting for children because they can return to school and tell their classmates that they were among the first people this year to witness the park's incredible holiday display.
After the carolers concluded, Mayor Michael S. Rohde led the crowd in a countdown that culminated with his flipping the switch that powered up the exhibit, surrounding the audience in a wash of illumination from thousands of holiday bulbs spread throughout the park.
Mark Zabora, director of the parks and recreation department, said the lighting spectacular features more than 200,000 white lights and more than 300 lighted characters.
The holiday extravaganza contains several new additions this year, Zabora said, including a German shepherd and a bobcat, as well as an 18-foot display of the earth and its continents that bears the message "Peace on Earth." The globe exhibit replaced a similar 14-foot model that was long part of the display.
City Councilor Dan Brunet said he hopes all residents, including city leader,s embrace the message. He said the display lighting ceremony symbolizes a civic unity that is especially significant in the wake of the contentious elections earlier this month.
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I don't know what it is about black teas. They make me feel all sorts of panicky and stressed, with or without too much caffeine. Really weird. Anyway, having given in to a black tea earlier today, I'm now under the impression I can counteract it with herbals. Why not. So I started with Capital's Calming Tea. Halfway through the cup, I don't feel any less agitated (because that would make it Miracle Tea), but it certainly is a nice, soothing cup. I had bought this as a possible chamomile-category competitor with American Tea Room's [That's an edit: I had thought Zzz was from Capital too.] Zzz Tea. The flavor doesn't blow me away like the Zzz does (that verveine goodness just really knocks me out), but taking away that top note does leave it more purely calming. I would say it's an easy win for the Zzz, but this is really hitting the spot after too much black tea.
A fun free sample from Capital, and surprisingly delicious. It's part of their kids' tea collection and supposed to taste like Jolly Ranchers (which is an overstatement). I would never in a million years have picked this up, but….I might just buy it now. I can't decide just from tasting it whether it has any sweetener in it, but I suspect it doesn't. It's probably just slightly sweet from the fruit. It has a deep, real strawberry taste, and I can imagine this would be incredibly refreshing over ice too. I might just have to investigate their other kids' teas!
I tend to make large pots of this one. I don't get much vanilla here, but there is a very nice balance between all the flavors that keeps me drinking it all day long, and it's reasonably priced enough to do that. The flavors are not particularly strong either, so I would actually never mention this for someone looking for a real earl grey flavor. It's more like a basic white tea with just a little extra, unidentifiable something.
What a strange beast. My little brain puts its oolongs into fairly neat categories of 'roasty', 'green and floral', and 'milk' (its own thing, apparently), but this tea is none of those. On first sip, I thought it would land – lightly – in the roasty category. But as it cools…no. It's surprisingly delicate, but then leaves with a touch of sweetness. It's like trying to taste honeysuckle sap from the flower when you can almost get it. I don't know if I'll repurchase given the steep price, but it's not off the table.
Great Canadian Travelling Teabox!
…mostly because i figured i should try to get at least ONE tea in from the box every day until i go on vacation. I think i like this one a little better than the Della Terra version, if only because the lemon flavour seems a bit stronger. I don't know if this qualifies as PIE like, but lemon chiffon…sure! :) happy to try this one out :)
Final Count: 144 (including the teas i got this week from everyone! woot woot!)
This was interesting. Good! I imagine it's called Sailors Delight due to the fact it actually has flavours associated with fruits known to have vitamin C in it. Which made me think of citrus. So when I saw Strawberry in TeaBrat's description, it made me think twice. I think I need to have another cuppa :)
Thanks for the sample TeaBrat!! This is quite yummy. I just haven't decided in what way, fruit wise. yet. haha
This a straightforward black with a hint of floral and orange notes. I purposely underleafed this, only because I've found floral orange pekoes to be outside my tastes, usually. 1 tsp in 12 oz.
Thank you to Kelci for sharing this in the 12 Days of Christmas swap!
Flavors: Flowers, Orange Zest
I'm sad to see this tea go. The flavor reminded me of a Chinese green plum tea that I got from Ten Ren, but more balanced and less sweet. I like the funky punch of the kombucha which is mellowed out by the green tea. Definitely one of the better Capital Teas.
Flavors: Grass, Plums
This came with my last Capital Teas order and I'm finally getting around to trying it. Yes there are HUGE pieces of dried fruit in the mix & this is one of those things you don't know whether to eat or drink.
This tisane is odd. It smells like banana taffy but there is so much fruit going on in the mix. You get banana, orange and pineapple along with rooibos. I love banana flavored things so I wish they had played that up instead of the other fruit elements. You can't taste much rooibos here.
I have a few other CT blends which I love but this is kind of a dud. I might need to try this iced as it really reminds me of juice more than taffy or anything else. Should be renamed as "Tropical Fruit Rooibos"
This is… pretty bitter! I think I steeped it right but 'right' might not always mean 'according to my tastes'. I am not sure about a summer cherry fig part, even if there are some fruity notes, they are burried deep under the kind of bitter of unsweetened cocoa powder (minus the chocolate part of it) – if that makes any sense.
However, as it cools down, the cherry comes out more, and then it is slightly reminiscent of Lupicia's Sakurambo – but I don't think nearly as good. It is an okay tea, probably a little bit less steeping would do it good, but it is not something I would jump at buying.
My husband and I had a friend over this evening so instead of a couple of greens and whites from the Traveling Box that I planned to have, I had a bunch of craft beer. Oh well!
Now I am having this Yoga Tea, which is probably the only herbal in the entire TT Box :D That's what I needed though.
It's very soothing, pleasantly tasting herbal. I detect ginger and licorice… It also smells like fresh leather sandals. I don't mean it in a bad way (I think). Herbal blends (non-rooibos ones), however, have a tendency to taste the same… It's always good to have one of these in your cupboard. But it could be ANY one.
It doesn't make me want to do yoga either. Definitely not right now.
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Thank you Josie Jade but this was far too much orange and not enough banana for me. Try as I may, I could not drink this down. I am sorry but this just isn't for me.
After some really ill-advised anniversary dining that my tummy is apparently too old to handle well anymore… I'm still paying for it 3 days later (habanero ranch bacon cheeseburger, fries with buffalo sauce, half a pound of Skittles and 2 chocolate Drumstick ice cream cones. Doesn't help that dinner the night before was a burger with hot sauce and Cajun fries…). I've been mostly avoiding tannic things, hot things, spicy things, carbonation, grease, sugars… basically everything I eat or drink! :) Hoping this calms things down again. It's been getting better but I want to drink tea all day tomorrow again! :) 2 reviews I posted tonight were jotted down much earlier, and I just found the notes again today, so I actually only had 2 cups of tea all day long before this one. :(
I was originally looking for more of a straight mint tea but I think I have too much tea in not a very good order because I know I have some but I couldn't find it… Tonight I'm getting much more chocolate from this, both in scent and in taste and not as much mint as previously. Wonder if my tastebuds are off because of tummy has an unhappy? This is still very good and it's a nice take-the-place-of-dessert tea.
Shu works, give it a try. I always drink it after heavy meal. My tummy doesn't like too much meat or fat anymore. Even my hubby asks for "rice tea" when he overeats
First off, it's a lovely tea. :)
This is pretty good. Just smelling the steam wafting from the steeping cup made my sinuses feel more clear. :) It is very strongly peppermint, which I like. So many mint teas also have spearmint, and I can't stand spearmint usually so I'm glad this one has just peppermint. The vanilla mellows out the bite from the mint without completely subduing it and the black tea base seems to be well matched. I could do without the white "chocolate" but I can see where it is maybe needed to make the peppermint "bark" part of it work. I honestly don't know if I taste it. That white confectionery stuff usually just tastes sweet to me, not even really vanilla-y and this tea doesn't lead me to think "sweet." There is a dryness to the sip that isn't objectionable, just worth noting. It isn't a quenching drink but it's certainly peppermint!
From the Great Canadian Travelling tea box.
This is another one I am pulling out of the box. The smell of it wasn't very good, actually borderline offensive, it kind of reminds me of the smell of a very old building, but for some reason I still wanted to try it. I'm glad I did because it was so tasty. I find with most teas, I only get a hint of what the flavour is supposed to be or I just get one element of the flavour, but this tastes just like a gumball. I am going on a diet after this weekend and can't have any sugar, so I'm glad to have found a tea that doesn't need any.
Back from my job interview and I thought it went well, but I'm happy to be back at home in my yoga clothes typing notes on Steepster. :))
I didn't realize I had bought a puerh tea until I added this concoction to the database just now. It is about 1/2 puerh and 1/2 other things like fruit and flavoring. I didn't think I would like this but it's actually pretty tasty. There's a strong apple and elderberry flavor along with the pistachio and cinnamon. The puerh gives it a nice earthy flavor which is very grounding.
I did try adding a bit of soymilk to see what would happen, but I think this is one tea I prefer plain, the soymilk curdles. Never had an apple flavored puerh before and I like this a lot. It doesn't taste a lot like toffee, but that's ok. I also picked the fruit bits out to eat as a snack, he he. This is a good blend.
Nice, I"m always leery of pu-erh but I guess when it's mixed with enough things, it adds a nice accent. Great to hear your interview went well!
This is a brisk jasmine green, and there has certainly been a time in my life when that would have hit the spot. Now I find myself craving a warmer, friendlier jasmine but can imagine this might be perfect during my periodic caffeine step downs when I'm missing the wake up call of bolder teas. I bet it'll be nice iced too, which is exactly what I plan to do with the rest.
I forgot about this until recently, it isn't that memorable so maybe that's why…. :-P
To me it still tastes mostly like plain rooibos with no caramel or candy. Just because of this I can't give it a high rating but it's alright if you have low expectations. Nothing I do seems to make it come to life. This is one tea I actually like with a wee bit of stevia added, however.
I've had this a few times now and to me it tastes more like plain rooibos than anything else, I'm not getting much caramel or anything that can be described as candy. Yesterday I inspected the wet leaf and the caramel bits were not quite melted so maybe that's why the flavor didn't come through? I know I will drink this quickly but I was disappointed in the flavor. It was better with some stevia, however.
The story behind Great Grandfather's Tea is so compelling, I just had to purchase it just to "brew a cup of history"! This tea is finely milled, so I don't recommend steeping it for more than 3 minutes. Much like an older relative or that nosy retired neighbor with life experience, this brews a cup that isn't afraid to speak its mind: it's bold, sassy, and full of character. I've infused it with organic rose petals and the teapot just channels Dowager Violet Crawley from "Downton Abbey". Great for the mornings, every day. Even the so-called "weekends".
I steeped this in my mug at school today; my classmates were telling me "IZZY THAT LOOKS SO SKETCHY OMG WHAT ARE YOU DOING." Calm down you lunatics, it's just tea. Thanks to Kelci for this tea from the 12 Days Swap. I actually just finished the sample, as I'd had a cup closer to when I got it.
Anywho, this was pretty good. It was slightly astringent for me, but that may have been my awkward in-school steeping method. Otherwise, I liked it. It was very light in color, and rather light in taste as well, but not in a bad way; it was fairly bright, and full. I let my friend Aliza have a sip, and she said that it was very naturally sweet, which I think is true. While I don't know whether I would buy this for myself or not, I did enjoy the cup!
Hibiscus is the base flavor here for all this wonderful fruitiness, but it doesn't overwhelm. In fact, my first impression was that the tea was simply too light despite a generous brewing, but after most of a pot of it, I've decided that's what's growing on me – it's one you can sip all day. I like to keep one hibiscus tea around for the health benefits, and this just might be the winner.


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It appears the Pittsburgh Pirates paid a small price for their ninth straight victory, as a brief bullpen session in the 14th inning from Jeff Locke has them in need of a starter for their opener against Philadelphia.
The Pirates' track record of plugging holes in their rotation, however, couldn't be much more successful.
Heading into July with the best record in baseball, Pittsburgh looks for its first 10-game winning streak in nine years Tuesday night when it hosts the Phillies.
Locke is the only starter in the Pirates' current rotation that opened the season in that position, but the left-hander will get a little extra rest after warming up in the 14th on Sunday before Pittsburgh escaped that same inning with a 2-1 win over Milwaukee.
A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and James McDonald are on the disabled list while Jonathan Sanchez is no longer with the organization, but the Pirates (51-30) haven't panicked. Locke has the third-best ERA in baseball while Francisco Liriano, Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton have stepped in to provide a cumulative 2.71 ERA in 18 starts.
While those three are all seen as more permanent fixtures, Pittsburgh is also 10-1 in games started by Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.76 ERA), Brandon Cumpton (0-0, 3.60) and Phil Irwin. The former two are candidates to start Tuesday, as is Morton (1-1, 2.50), who only pitched two innings in his Saturday start due to a lengthy rain delay.
Regardless of who gets the ball, the Pirates should feel confident. Pittsburgh has the best ERA in the majors (3.11), ranking in the top three both in the rotation (3.30) and out of the bullpen (2.84).
"Their pitching is outstanding," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke told MLB's official website. "I see why their ERAs are where they are, because every guy out of the bullpen has good stuff. It's located well. They have off-speed stuff, fastballs, their pitching staff is really good."
The starters have a 2.36 ERA during the franchise's longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 2004, while the bullpen is riding a 20-inning scoreless streak. The Pirates' relief corps gave up only four hits over 18 frames in the sweep of Milwaukee.
"It's fun right now,'' catcher Russell Martin said. "Obviously, winning is fun, but just being on a team with a bunch of guys who play with their hearts out there and enjoy the game, it's definitely been a pleasure.''
The bullpen had a 1.35 ERA while Pittsburgh took the final three in a four-game series at Philadelphia in late April, including come-from-behind wins in the last two.
The Phillies (39-44) dropped to 9-14 after that series finale, and they're back at their low-water mark of the season after a 6-1 loss in Los Angeles on Sunday. Philadelphia outscored the Dodgers 24-17 in the four-game set thanks to Friday's 16-1 win, but lost the other three.
The Phillies are 9 1/2 games out of first place in the NL East and nearly that far out in the wild-card race.
"We've been in much tougher positions with much less time," shortstop Jimmy Rollins told the team's official website. "... Last I checked, we haven't made it to the All-Star break yet."
Rookie Jonathan Pettibone (3-3, 4.17), who gave up two runs over 5 1-3 in his major league debut against the Pirates on April 22, will try again for his first win since May 14. The right-hander gave up three runs in the first inning Thursday against the Dodgers, but retired the final 15 batters he faced.
Pettibone has a 6.39 ERA in six road starts.
Pirates slugger Pedro Alvarez took Pettibone deep in April, and Alvarez is coming off one of the best months of his career, hitting .309 with an NL best-tying 10 homers.
Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, on the other hand, can't wait to forget about the end of June. He is hitless in 20 consecutive at-bats with 11 strikeouts.


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UPDATE • Child playing with 'open flame' may have caused the blaze
Portland firefighters said the two-alarm fire early Tuesday morning that damaged three Southeast Portland apartments may have been caused by a child playing with 'an open flame heat source.'
A 3-year-old child was overcome by smoke, but was treated at the scene by paramedics. Four people, including a 5-year-old boy, and two cats were displaced from their apartments. The Oregon Trail chapter of the American Red Cross is providing clothing and temporary housing for those forced from their homes.
The fire caused about $65,000 damage to the building.
Portland Fire and Rescue said the fire was reported at about 1:32 a.m. at the Shalamar Apartments, 13746 S.E. Powell Blvd. Firefighters encountered flames pouring from a ground-floor apartment that had spread to the second story and attic.
Because of the size of the fast-moving fire, a second alarm was called at about 1:45 a.m., bringing more firefighters and equipment to the scene.
'Apartment fires in the early morning hours are always of particular concern to firefighters because we know people are home and likely sleeping,' said Anthony Schaffer, Portland Fire and Rescue public information officer. 'Fortunately everyone escaped this fire safely.'
The fire was brought under control at 1:59 a.m. Firefighters are staying at the building to monitor for hot spots. Investigators are also trying to determine the cause of the fire and an estimate of the damages.


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It might be time to visit the old eye Doc.
This is a discussion on Fuzzy sights within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I recently added a Ruger LC9 to my summer wardrobe. To practice the LONG trigger pull, I used some snap caps. As I was targeting ...
I recently added a Ruger LC9 to my summer wardrobe. To practice the LONG trigger pull, I used some snap caps. As I was targeting different objects around my apt. I noticed that the sights were fuzzy. I cleaned my glasses but that did not solve the problem. I suddenly realized that I need to point my nose to the ceiling to bring them into focus. Guess if I ever have to use it in a SHTF situation, I will just have to aim with fuzzy sights. Maturity sucks.
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It might be time to visit the old eye Doc.
Don't believe what you hear and only half of what you see!
-Tony Soprano
I can relate, I just got my first ever pair of Rx glasses and learning to shoot all over again with progressive bifocals is interesting. I must admit though it's amazing to be able to see the holes in the target without going cold range to walk up and peek.
I've accepted that the front sight is going to be a bit fuzzy but it's STILL a load clearer than it was prior to the glasses. I tried like you to tilt the head way back but shooting bobble head style just didn't work for me.
if you shoot frequently you may get a lens focused on the front sight ( around 38"s, hand gun at full extension is about the same as a rifles front sight).
have the strong eye that way and the other eye 'normal'. keep them in your range bag. clearly, you will have more fun
You plug 'em, I plant 'em
...kid can't read at 17 (Garcia/Hunter 1985)
Lack of preparation on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on mine
All you have to do is turn your bifocals upside down and you'll solve that problem!
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I have the same problem. I went to Walmart where i got my last pair of glasses made and explained the problem to the manager. She checked my prescription and and told me that it was an easy fix,all you have to do is have the lab flip your prescriptoin upside down and you are gtg. I just got my pair back last week and it made a hugh difference! On the plus side if you do any overhead work your neck doesn't get bent out of joint trying to see out the bottom of you lenses.
The older gentleman who's the previous owner of my Kahr PM9 replaced the factory sights with a set of fiber-optic Williams FireSights, specifically because he had a problem picking up the front sight on this little pistol.
Just throwing a potential solution out there.
I have an Ex who is an ER nurse. The cardiac monitors are mounted on the wall above the patient's head. She had the same problem and her eye doc wrote a prescription for top and bottom bifocals. I would think it would work the same shooting.
"Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Did you check for dust in the sights?
It happens...for a short time, I thought the front sight on one of my Glocks was beginning to fade, but it was just dust.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Who needs sights on an LCP... point shoot it! You'll be faster and more accurate. ( and you might want to have your lenses adjusted )
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When I told my eye doctor I shoot handguns, she first asked if I had a pistol with me and when I said yes, she had me take a shooting stance and proceeded with the eye exam based on the distance from eyeball to front sight. (Before you ask, yes we both verified the weapon was unloaded) Now I have bifocals that focus the lower potion on the front sight and the upper portion on the target.
Of course I had to buy a second pair of glasses because the only way I could read was to put the book out at arms length.
"If you make something idiot proof, someone will make a better idiot."
- Anon
OP I hear your pain, I have trifocals. To get my front sight in focus, I have to find the middle section of my lenses and put that on the sight - of course, then the target is way out of focus. On the premise that you will perform under pressure how you train, I would not get special shooting glasses for my SD training. While they may be helpful for plinking or target shooting, you need to be able to get your gun reliably and accurately deployed in a real life situation wearing your normal attire.
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I went through this about 6 years ago. Since I practice self defense shooting mostly, I just line up the blurry front sight with the blurry target and let fly. That's if I even use the sights at all. I decided against a pair of dedicated shooting glasses since I wouldn't have them on in a self defense scenario anyway. I also practice without my normal glasses on and just use safety glasses. I figure my glasses may come off in a self defense scenario and I want to practice that way.
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They're also making the print on labels (especially medicine labels) a lot smaller than they used to also. I think it is a conspiracy to make us all think we need glasses.
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I want to move my washing machine to our basement. The WM currently sits directly above the new location. New location is foundation wall for upstairs laundry room. Basement floor is 3 ft below outside grade. Foundation wall is 5 ft high. Sheet rock from top of wall to basement ceiling is 2 ft high. The existing WM drain pipe is 5 ft on the other side of the wall. Can i install new WM drain such that it will go over wall and tie into existing drain? Pic is of new WM location. How high should the drain opening be for the WM hose? P trap location? Should drain pipe go over wall and drop down x inches? Any help would be appreciated. Will also install dryer and Hot water tank.
1. The washing machine hose must reach the drain pipe without having an extra length of hose spliced on and it must fit loosely into the drain pipe.
2. The drain pipe and trap must be at least 2 inches in diameter and the open upper end of the pipe be at least 18 inches above the trap outlet.
3. I think it is okay for the drain pipe from its open end down to the trap to have some gentle bends or not be perfectly straight down.
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Allan; Thanks for your response. So I think your saying as long as I have a WM hose that is long enough to reach to the top of the wall (5 ft) or higher, I can put my drain opening using 2 in PVC at that level and then work the p trap and as long as the drain opening is 18 in above the trap. This would make the drain opening 6-7 feet above the floor and the WM drain. See drawing. I plan to buy a new WM front loader. Can the new WMs pump the water that high?
There is HVAC duct work immediately behind the wall so I can't punch a hole through the wall for a new drain. I have to go over the wall. One other way is to punch a hole through the wall immediately to the right in the picture to the outside. This would entail digging and laying new PVC for the new drain. I want to stay away from that if possible.
When you fill the washer to highest level,the top of the washer discharge pipe should be no more than 6" above that.The wm pump pumps the water from floor level to about 36" high.The wm pump is built to do that.Not built to pump water(its heavy)any higher than necessary.You'll burn out the pump and allways have water in the washer.
Can you make a drawing showing the existing drain?
Can you attach the new P-trap and 18" riser to the existing drain closer to floor level so just the open end sticks up above the top of the wall?
Existing drain
AllanJ; Existing drain is in the crawl space appx 5 ft behind the wall. Directly behind the wall and running the length of the wall is the main HVAC ductwork, 18 in x 18 in. Cannot matchup differently with existing drain because of HVAC. I think the opening 18 in above wall as in diagram is best. Additionally new WM has drain hose at top right of machine so pump only has to pump water 2-3 ft high to get to drain pipe inlet. In talking to manufacturer of WM, customer service and owners manual say pump can handle 96 in height. Looks like the diagram will work w/WM drain opening being 4 ft higher on the machine (front loader). I know some water will be left in the drain hose. My challenge now is to make this thing look esthetically as possible. I will post a final picture.
Thanks for your help.
96" in height? even minus 36" from the bottom of the drum,that leaves 5'.i would like to enter into a bet.i bet $10 on every wm that has to lift water 8'.2 loads per week,52 weeks,104 loads.if the pump still evacuates the water i will kiss your butt in macys window and give you ten bucks.i've got a grand to invest.anyone interested i get $50 when i win.and i will win.
You might be right
Bluejeans; you might be right. I was just repeating what the manual that comes with the WM indicated as far as installing the drain hose. I asked the store rep to call customer service to verify. The CS rep said the same thing. I think that the pump may wear out prematurely although the rep didn't admit that. That is a certain probability depending on number of loads washed. And I agree that the pump after a certain time will not evacuate all the water in then hose. In fact, I think that is the norm. Anyway, Literature for a different WM said that the pump worked at 15 GPM and to reduce that by 1 GPM for every foot in height the pump had to work.
I hope you win your bet because I would hate to see you lose. :)
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The abbé Le Gentil was another who would pursue both transits. Indeed, his 11-year odyssey would rank as the longest astronomical expedition in history. Despite a contemporary saying of him that "his face did not prejudice one in his favor," at 28 Le Gentil was a well-trained astronomer. By 1753 he had made his own calculations of the transits and had volunteered to go to Pondichery in India to observe the June 6, 1761 event. He sailed from Brest in a French man-of-war in March 1760, allowing himself plenty of time to sail around southern Africa and across the Indian Ocean. Most of this trip was "uneventful, save for the loss of a fellow passenger by suicide and by the pursuit by an English fleet off the Cape of Good Hope." Arriving at Isle de France (Mauritius) in July 1760, however, he discovered that Pondichery was besieged by the British, and that a French force sent by sea to raise the siege had been all but destroyed by a hurricane while en route. A second force arrived after a delay of eight months, and Le Gentil accompanied it on its attempt to relieve the beleaguered Pondichery. Winds were contrary, however ("we wandered around for five weeks in the seas of Africa"), and by the time the fleet arrived off the Malabar Coast only two weeks before the transit, they discovered that the British had captured and consolidated themselves in Pondichery. Le Gentil's ship was lucky to elude the British naval squadrons and immediately headed back the 5,000 kilometers or so to Isle de France. In mid-ocean on June 6, under a cloudless sky, Le Gentil had a perfect view of Venus transiting across the sun's disk. But since precise timing of the event was essential, and his pendulum clocks useless at sea, the view was of no scientific value at all.
Rather than go home empty-handed, Le Gentil wrote to the Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris suggesting that he spend a year or so exploring the islands of the Indian Ocean, carrying out work in natural history, geography, navigation and more or less anything that might be useful. This was agreed to, and soon Le Gentil was busy mapping the east coast of Madagascar. Here he made the mistake of eating the local beef, which though "rich" caused "a sort of violent stroke, of which several copious blood-lettings made immediately on my arm and my foot, and emetic administered twelve hours afterwards, rid me quite quickly." The accompanying double-vision took somewhat longer.
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