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Ever wondered what a day in the life of a U.S. Women's National Team player is like? We followed WNT goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris to get an inside look at a day inside WNT training camp, a day that included a weight session and on-field practice.
After a grabbing a quick coffee, the busy day starts early for Harris and the WNT, as they are headed to a weight lifting, the first of two trainings sessions that day.
"The bus ride is always total shenanigans with the people I sit around with. Usually that group is Allie Long, Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger. It's just fun and good vibes heading into our workout."
First stop of the day: weightlifting. The WNT usually spends about 90 minutes at the gym, and each player has a specialized workout sheet that is tailored to their needs.
"At lifting I usually spend time on my shoulders and continue to strengthen my back; things I need as goalkeeper. Every day I hit the ground, so I have to make sure my arms are strong. Shoulder strength and shoulder stability are key to make sure my arms are moving well and to prevent any injuries."
As the team exits the gym, several fans await them by the bus and most players, including Harris, stop to sign a few autographs and pose for a few selfies.
"It's always just really cool to stop and have a chat with the younger generation after or before training sessions. They're just awesome."
"Our van leaves the hotel about 45 minutes before the field players whenever we go to the training. I always have a pre-training and pre-game routine of taping my fingers and hands. It's a personal preference and to be honest, I've always done it. Being at training earlier helps us get some good stretching in, stay focused and it allows us to nail down techniques and work individually and collectively as a small group before we jump in with everyone else."
For afternoon training, Harris, along with Alyssa Naeher and Jane Campbell, as well as goalkeeper coach Graeme Abel, all pile into a team van and head to training earlier than the field players to spend some time working on their technique and specific areas before the rest of the team arrives.
"Alyssa and I have very good communication and no one has a better view or can critique one another better than each other. If we see something we tell each other and help each other out."
After training, the players all cool down, chat with each other, hydrate and reflect on the session they just completed.
"We tend to immediately grab our protein shakes. We talk about the day, what we saw on the field, what we can fix, what wasn't good, what was good and we just overall critique the game in every way we can to become better."
"Once we're back in the hotel, it's all about treatment. Like true professionals, we must take care of our bodies and be responsible to get the treatment we need. Our bodies take a beating from all the impact at training so we take care of it to do it all over again the day after."
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I'm moving to London at the beginning of next week and I wanted to find out where the best places were to get some trail running in. People have told me that Hampstead Heath or Richmond Park were good places and I was wondering if anyone on here had some favourite routes?
I'm looking for somewhere, near a tube station or bus route, that has wooded areas and preferably some muddy hills etc! Basically somewhere that feels like you're in the country but is close to home (which will be Balham/Clapham)!
I want to get some specific training in for the Hellrunner, if it's at all possible to train specifically for the Hellrunner!
Catch a bus to Streatham and run up and down the Common a few times. Should get your hill training done if nothing else. Don't bother with Hampstead Heath it's too small. You'll be close to Clapham Common where there are zillions of runners. Then there's Tooting Bec Common just down the road, Wandsworth Common is close too. Richmond Park is the best. You can run on paths or off-road, enjoying the scenery and wildlife. And once you're down that way then there's Bushey Park too, and the grounds of Hampton Court Palace.
Or, catch a train from Balham out into the sticks for some hilly running on the South Downs (or somewhere like that). Catch a train from Clapham Junction and you could end up anywhere.....
My advice wld be to join a club which holds events all over London. Serpentine running club wld be my choice, they have an excellent web site www.serpentine.org
Good luck
My advice wld be to join a club which holds events all over London. Serpentine running club wld be my choice, they have an excellent web site www.serpentine.org.uk
Good luck
Thanks everyone!
Womble - I'll be heading to Richmond, Bushy park and Hampton court first chance I get then, I was also definitely looking forward to getting the train down to Winchester and further along the South Downs Way, I hear it's beautiful down there.
Robert - I have seen the Serpentine club advertised, they look incredibly well organised! I'll be checking them out soon too.
Sezz - That is one excellent tip! I've never hear of Trent Country Park, but the name sounds like it might be exactly what I was looking for!
My Oyster card is going to be getting a loooot of use I feel!
Thanks, and keep them coming!!
I've been Googling Epping Forest and Trent Country Park and they both look like perfect spots for getting really muddy! Being rather far north from me in Balham, however, I think these ones will be good Sunday long runs as it will be a good hour or more to travel there. So Sezz and Gavo, thanks for the info, you've sorted out my weekends for me!
I'll also be checking out Hampstead because, as Rowan says, it doesn't look like it's that small from Google satellite photos! I also want to check out the bathing and swimming pools/lido there too!
Richmond is going to be closer to me, only about 20 mins by overland train and bus from me in Balham. So there's another weekend day that's sorted. Tooting Bec common, wandsworth common and Brockwell Park I think are going to be my main evening runs.
Anyone know what Battersea park is like? It looks quite sculpted and well looked after in photos? I've been running in Liverpool for a while now and I absolutely love running down the River so I think that park has to be on the list too!
Thanks again everyone!
Yep, Wimbledon Common is a great place for hills and mud. It may be worth contacting Wimbledon Millers Running Club as they organise Sunday morning runs there.
So many running clubs to choose from in London!
Thanks for the advice Dom.
We do some good hill training in Greenwich which would be good training for Hell Runner www.londoncityrunner.com
@Gavo, Orion's my club. We train in our lovely Epping Forest lots. The 15 is in the spring. We're a very friendly bunch and we run out most days, including longer runs on weekend mornings. It is a bit of a trek across the river and East though from where you are Pantalaimon. You must be fairly near the Thames? It's quite mellow running down the tow paths round there.

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Welcome back! Picasso's Guernica, that supremely sombre evocation of the destructive powers of war, first went on show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1939, after it had been exhibited in Paris. The painting, a commemoration of the destruction of the village of Guernica by Franco's forces, had been made by Picasso in his Paris studio in 1937, in a furious outpouring of pity and anger.
Now, a version of Guernica is back at the Whitechapel, as part of an installation by Goshka Macuga, to mark the gallery's reopening after refurbish-ment. This is not the painting you'd have seen in 1939; that one is permanently installed at Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum, too fragile to travel.
In some respects, the installation at the Whitechapel is more impressive than what can be seen in Madrid. In London you approach it face-on, and you can get up really close. In Madrid, you come at it side-on, like a listing ship. There is no way you can walk directly back a pace or two to take in the enormity of the terrible message.
The other advantage is that this version is not so colourful. It is woven in tones of brown, cream and black, which adds a strange intensity. Look at the original, and you experience a near-riot of movement and agitation. Nothing stops. Everything seems to be decomposing before our eyes. Arms reach out. Hands claw at nothing. A disembodied head floats. Mouths yawn in inaudible screams. The heads of mythic beasts skew violently.
And we – the merest we – approach this monumental distillation of human suffering like petty-minded voyeurs. We are suddenly plunged into the midst of it, all this jaggedness, all this laceration, all this falling apart. And the colour seems to add a horrible decorative gaiety to the scene. Strip it of most of that colour, as here, and you have scarified it to the bone.
At the Whitechapel, you approach it along a blue carpet. It's close to the blue of the UN, where the tapestry usually hangs. It is here to remind us of that moment in 2003 when some goon ordered that it be covered up because Colin Powell was about to deliver a speech in support of the invasion of Iraq. Did Picasso's minotaur rage back in the muffled dark? Or did Powell just dream that later?
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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by jblaze2004, Apr 25, 2012.
like demarcus ware?
He's actually been at or near the top of the teams' boards as a potentially elite pass-rusher for some time. The draftniks and talking heads are just now catching up as they talk to more and more front office personnel and scouts. He won't get past the Jets at #16, if he makes it that far.
Of course he is, 25 players are going in the top 15 this year.
That being the case, and if Mark Barron is gone — saw that you like MB at 14 in your final mock draft — would you take Chandler over any/ all other options remaining at 14 if he's there? If he's Ware-like, how could we NOT?
I know he's a name that's flown up the publicly advertised mock drafts (Mike Mayock's, for example) this week. TBH, I knew nothing about this kid before he began getting so much press. Intrigues me now.
I'd prefer to swap picks with NYJ and grab Mercilus and an extra pick if it's between Chandler and Mercilus.
NYJ really wants him.
I've spent more time looking Whitney Mercilus over. For me, this works ... again, not knowing a whole lot about Chandler Jones.
I don't like Chandler that much better than the other OLB pass-rush prospects, especially for playing the side of the field where Spencer currently plays. Whoever that guy is has to be able to set the edge and play the run, as well as rush the passer, and Jones is primarily a pass-rusher. I'd be much more interested in him if we didn't have Ware.
As for would I take him over all other options, I'd have to know the options. I'd take Ingram over him, for example, at #14. If he was gone as well, I'd likely be looking to trade back a few picks and then take BPA.
I'm going to have to call BS on some of this Jones hype. First of all, when JSOnline polled NFL scouts a few weeks ago he was ranked nowhere near that high. So, no, I don't believe NFL front offices have "always" had this guy ranked as a potential Top 10-15 pick. Either someone is pumping out misinformation, or people are drinking the Kool Aid on this kid by the gallon.
Second of all, I just heard Mayock say on NFLN that in 3 years he's going to be the best defensive player in this draft. Yet, after the Combine Mayock didn't even have Jones ranked even among the Top 5 at his position. How do you grade a guy from not even among the Top 5 at his position to the best player in the entire draft class in 6 weeks when absolutely nothing of note has happened in that time? Mayock prides himself on is own independent film study, so what could you have possibly missed on tape the first time that is apparently so blindingly obvious today?
These guys are like 15 year old girls. If the draft were two more weeks away we would have Lombardi and Mayock telling us he's better than Ware and Jared Allen combined times ten.
That tells me a lot, Wulf. I like Ingram, but Bryan Broaddus claims he likes what he sees in Upshaw over Ingram. I don't know enough to know. (???) Beyond my pay grade. I'm expecting both to be available at 14, from all I've read and reasoned out in my own 'mental mock' which, GRANTED, is of much less value than your mock and/or others' mocks from those in the know.
The talk of trading with SD at 18, other than if Barron — or DeCastro, for me — is still there at 14 has me thinking that could be a good way to go.
I think Jones' injury had something to do with his rise kind of like Barron, but Inman is correct NOBODY was talking about him.
I think this guy has coaches more excited than scouts which is usually trouble, but who knows. I'm surprised Perry is thought of so poorly.
It's all about the pass rush. For starters, the NYG have won 2 SBs in recent years, and the biggest reason why - at least co-biggest reason, along with clutch play from Manning - is that they can flood the LOS with more elite pass rushers than a normal OL can handle.
Contrasted with the NYG and their 3 great pass rushers, we have one. We have a huge need for pass rushers, and there will be some available at 14. I prefer Ingram over Chandler, but I'd like to have either of them.
I like Ingram better as well. Just saying that the role for the OLB opposite Ware is a little different, and a pass-rush specialist isn't really geared for that role. Doesn't mean he can't do it...just not his cup of tea.
Others also have agreed with Mayock that he COULD be the best defensive player. I guess if we moved back we could take a look.
this is exactly the case, and really is the case with every single player that gets reported as either "rising" or "falling". these players were pretty much graded out to these spots by the teams the whole time. the media is just changing where they think the players will go based on new information they receive.
2 days straight I have read that Pats covet him. This is fine because it bumps more guys on our radar down


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The attitudes of American sociologists toward causal theories of male homosexuality
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The origin of homosexuality has been the subject of systematic study in many disciplines during the previous century. In the social science literature, two general models concerning the etiology of homosexuality have emerged, the essentialist model and the constructionist model. This article reviews these two models and provides empirical data on their relative support. Support for each model has been gauged by assessing the opinions of sociologists. Data was obtained from a random sample of sociologists teaching in colleges and universities throughout the United States. The major finding is that the majority of sociologists now endorse the essentialist position.
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Bryan Benjamin graduated from Minnesota School of Business-Online in the Master of Business Administration degree program in March of 2009. Since earning his degree, he's been busy with his career in engineering, helping his wife create a website of her own, and of course taking full advantage of any free time he can find.
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When did you decide to pursue your master's degree?
I immediately went to college (following high school) for my bachelor's degree in civil engineering, and graduated in 1999. Then I took eight years off from school before getting my Master's in Business Administration (MBA) in 2009 from the Minnesota School of Business-Online.
What was your career like before enrolling at our school?
I started working as a civil engineer after my graduation in 1999. I worked at a firm in Iowa for two years and then moved back to Minnesota to work for my current firm. I've been a transportation engineer at Stantec for 12 years. I have progressed from a graduate engineer to a licensed professional engineer project manager.
How did your education enhance or change that path?
I was able to understand more of the business aspect that goes on behind the scenes at an engineering firm. I am now working with my wife to start her own food photography business (deliciousasitlooks.com). I will use the knowledge I gained from the MBA program to write the company's business plan and work with the finances.
What piece of advice would you give to students considering the MBA program Online?
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As it turned out for David De La Cruz, 61, three decades wasn't long enough and Hideaway Lane wasn't far enough to keep Ohio lawmen from reaching out to touch him — with a little help here in Texas. Seguin spokesman Rafael Aviles said police Detective John San Miguel and Texas Ranger Dwayne Goll arrested De La Cruz 30 years and a day after the Oct. 3, 1974, shooting of Ronald Hendricks, 30, of Toledo at 5:35 p.m. Monday. De La Cruz is being held without bail on an aggravated murder charge. "The Lucas County Cold Case Unit called Officer San Miguel from Toledo, Ohio, and told him they were looking for a David De La Cruz," Aviles said. San Miguel said the call seemed to come out of nowhere. "They called, said we have a cold case, and we believe the suspect might be in your area," San Miguel said. "They See CASE, Page 3A TECHNICAL STUDIES Flu vaccinations to be given based on health risks Automotive technology dual credit course at CTTC teaches basics of car repair By Leigh Jones Staff Writer Samantha Balderas is the only person in class wearing high heels, but she is not shy about elbowing her fellow students out of the way to get a better look under the hood of the latest class project. Balderas is the only girl in the new Central Texas Technology Center automotive technology dual credit course. Every weekday morning, the 17-year-old Navarro High School senior joins 15 boys from Navarro, Seguin and New Braunfels high schools to learn the basics of car repair. When the students graduate, they will be prepared to take good jobs as entry level technicians. "All the students will have a general idea of the automobile," said instructor Kenny Mores. "They will be able to do tune-ups and oil and tire changes." Balderas is not really interested in doing maintenance tasks — she plans to work on hot rods. See CTTC, Page 4A Jon Haskins tests the alternator on one of several test vehicles donated by General Motors and Ford in the automotive class at CTTC. Shadow Day offers look into world of business By Scott Mahon Staff Writer After a tour of McKenna Hospital, 13-year-old Olivia Hobden said she wanted to be a doctor someday. So did Katie Taylor, another 13-year-old Canyon Middle School student who participated in Shadow Day. I lobden and Taylor were among 224 middle school students who got a hands-on experience Wednesday at more than 50 businesses in New Braunfels, including McKenna Hospi tal, city hall and Eden I lome. The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce's business education committee has sponsored Shadow Day for local middle school students the past 15 years. "It gives students an opportunity to go out in the real world and see how different businesses operate," said Rusty Brockman, director of economic development. "It also gives the students a chance to think about what they want to do in life." Nineteen students toured McKen na Hospital. 'We took the students on a tour of the hospital, including the laboratory, the birthing center and radiology," said Cory Elrod, president of the McKenna Healthcare Foundation. "It gave them a real life look at the different kinds of jobs and careers in healthcare. T hey also got to listen to the hospital's chief executive officer, Tim Brierty, talk about trends in healthcare, and the future of healthcare." See SHADOW, Page 4A By Leigh Jones Staff Writer T hanks to manufacturing problems at one of two U.S. vaccine suppliers, many Comal County residents will likely go without flu shots this season. That's because the export license for British flu vaccine manufacturer Chiron Corp., which supplies half of the vaccines given in the United Slates, has been yanked by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Fortunately, the Comal County health department did not order its vaccines from Chiron, but the Centers for Disease Control has put a hold on vaccine shipments from all other suppliers. With shots in short supply, high risk patients will get them first. County Nurse Karon Preiss ordered 7,000 vaccines this year, the same amount of shots the department gave out last year, but only 1,750 have arrived. Preiss said the timing of the announcement was frustrating because her second vaccine allotment was supposed to ship out Wednesday. 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Thirlmere is located 75 km south-west of Sydney and 171 m above sea-level in the foothills of the southern highlands. With the rerouting of the Hume Highway the town has become a quiet centre on the south-western edge of Sydney's suburban sprawl.
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SEATTLE - Labor activists protested outside a Taco Bell in Ballard Wednesday night and caused the Thursday morning closure of another Seattle fast-food restaurant.
Some fast-food employees claim companies don't respect their workers.
"Do you want someone to be happy while they're making what you eat, or do you want them to be like, 'I really don't care about this I'm not getting paid that much anyway so why should I make your food good?'" cashier Leon Castleberry said.
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Thursday morning, protesters moved to a North Seattle Burger King to continue their rally. They said they want at least $15 an hour and the ability to work more hours.
The Burger King at 14340 15th Ave. N.E. had to close after at least seven workers walked off the job.
"Due to all employees walking out for the stroke for poverty today we are understaffed and unable to serve you at this time," a sign on a south door said. "Sincerest apologies."
Protesting workers also rallied at the Taco Del Mar near University Way Northeast – better known as The Ave – about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Several similar fast food restaurant strikes have occurred this month in cities across the United States, including Detroit, St. Louis and Milwaukee.


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One writer complained Byard offered "muffled, imitative flashes" of the work of older pianists. Another com plainant noted how he display ed all his skills at every gig. Mixing bebop and earlier styles on the same piece - and chucking freely-improvised dissonance on top - bothered even those fully aware of Byard's exceptional talent.
Byard was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and for much of his life was linked professionally with Boston, where he worked and taught. His parents were keen on music and he studied piano. By the time he joined the army in 1941, and certainly when he left three years later, he could perform competently on a range of instruments.
In his early twenties, he was poised to make his mark on the beboppers of New York. However, the non-musical activities linked to New York's underworld did not appeal, and he returned to Boston. He recorded with saxophonist Charlie Mariano, and toured with rhythm and blues legend Earl Bostic. By the early 1950s, he was revered around Boston as a teacher, and has been credited with crucial early input into the city which has since become probably the jazz education capital of the universe.
He worked and recorded with Herb Pomeroy's orchestra, playing tenor saxophone as well as writing arrangements. Piano was always his main instrument and his first job with a nationally known leader came when he joined Maynard Ferguson's big band. The 1960s brought a new kind of jazz, and Byard was in demand. Trumpeter Don Ellis used him on his first albums. The saxophone star Eric Dolphy did likewise, and helped him get a recording contract with Prestige. Dolphy may also have been influential in bringing him and Charles Mingus together, leading to what in terms of audience visibility became the pianist's most important job.
He played on Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus and The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, but is more prominent on concert recordings, including several made during a European tour of 1964. A blues called So Long Eric turns up several times; Byard always throws in bebop and block chords while the left hand takes turns with stride and Erroll Garner-type rhythms. Effortlessly eclectic, he was an ideal colleague for someone passionate about avoiding musical stereotypes, which is probably why he and Mingus stayed together, off and on, until the early 1970s, despite numerous disagreements.
A supremely confident solo pianist, Byard once teamed with Britain's Howard Riley for a memorable series of duets. He ran an occasional orchestra called the Apollo Stompers and, following the death of Mingus, was part of an early version of the Mingus Big Band. He retained his teaching commitments in New York and Massachusetts, including the New England Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music.
Classed among the more progressive of the time, his own albums stayed clear of the modish, whether free- form or heavy soul. Unique not simply because he could switch instruments so readily, they sound better than ever.
Byard died in Queens, New York, after a shooting which baffled those members of his family who were also at home, but did not hear it. He is survived by two daughters, a son, four grandsons and six great-grandsons.


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None other then 2-time NBA champion, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.
Inspired by rockers, like Marilyn Manson, Wade decided three years ago to paint his toe nails black. The NBA superstar, expressed his hesitation at first with the "unusual" move but then realized he didn't need to fit in and did not care what people would think of his black nails.
Since then Wade has sported the colored toe nails daily, even on vacations with other NBA superstars like Lebron James.
Over the weekend, Wade tweeted the above photo, of the newly painted toes, along with the message "Matte black paint… RockStar ish."
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A teenage girl looses her memory when hit by a truck. When she wakes up at the hospital, she can't remember anything about herself except for her name. She finds out she's beautiful when she looks in the mirror! Unfortunately the hospital has no more room for her when she's already well so she ends up going home with a hospital intern. At his house she keeps getting these weird visions and flashbacks she doesn't know what to make of and on top of that the hospital intern, Dan and his brother, Br
"Honk, Honk!" I heard a loud noise blasting my ears. I turned my head slightly to the left. A huge blue delivery truck was heading my way. I tried to tell my legs to move but they wouldn't listen. They were glued to the slick black roads.
I felt like my heart was in my ear because the pounding just got louder and louder. Faster and faster. It drowned out all other noises.
All around me, people gasped. I heard myself gasp and then…
All was white. Blindingly white.
The last thing I heard was. Oh. My. God.
Blackness was creeping into my vision.
I couldn't grab on.
And I was unconscious, slowly slipping away…
Slowly. Slipping. Away. From. My. Life.
"Do you think she's okay?" asked a worried deep brass voice. "Who is she? She didn't have any I.D. on her."
"She has no physical injuries. She's a very lucky one here. Most people would have been killed. She doesn't even have a scratch on her." Said another voice, just as deep. "It's amazing. We tested her over and over again."
I forced my eyes open to fluorescent lights. My breath came heavy, every part of me ached.
There where two male faces, one at each side of my bed.
Where was I?
"Miss, does any part of your body hurt?" asked a man with short gray hair on my left. He was wearing a doctor's ensemble.
It took me a while to realize he was speaking to me. I opened my mouth, my cracked lips hurt. No sound came out.
In an instant there was a cup at my mouth. Water felt so good!
I tried again. "My throat hu-hu-hurts… a little."
"It's probably because you were unconscious for a few days now." He answered.
My brows furrowed. "Unconscious?"
"Yes. Don't you remember?" the doctor prompted. "This young man was driving the truck and the breaks wouldn't stop. He hit you," he gestured toward the boy about my age, 17, with scruffy chocolate colored hair.
"I'm sorry, really." He sounded really sincere.
"What?" I felt overwhelmed. Who where these people and what are they talking about.
"I hit you with a truck," the guy said slowly.
"Who are you? What truck? Who am I?" I asked. My head hurts. It was throbbing.
The doctor and the brown haired guy exchanged a glance.
The doctor spoke first. "Do you remember anything at all?"
I squeezed m eyes shut and all I could remember someone saying 'Ava!'
"Ava" I said. They looked perplexed. "My name is. Ava." I said slowly and once I said my name a smiled slowly formed, and I knew I was right.
"What about your last name?" asked the brown haired guy. I squeezed my eyes shut again. I tried to hard, I was drawing a blank.
"I. Don't. Remember." I murmured, mostly to myself.
"Can you remember anything else? Anything at all?" the doctor asked.
I thought long and hard. I shook my head, disappointed and a little scared.
"What's gonna happen to me?" I asked in a small voice. The doctor took a deep breath. The boy guy stared at me uncertainly for a while.
"She can stay with me until they figure out who she is." He offered. I smiled.
"Thank you," I said, softly.
"She'll be out of the hospital tomorrow so, you can take her home." Informed the doctor.
"Um, do you… have a mirror?" I asked hesitantly. I don't really remember how I look. The doctor nodded and a nurse came in with a round pink mirror. I held it up to my face.
I had a heart shaped face with sharp high cheekbones. Framed around my face was long, messy, wavy, bleach blond hair. I had a little button nose and big round sapphire blue eyes and a plush little mouth. I reached up to touch my hair; my fingers were carefully manicured into a squared-off French manicure. It was chipped.
My hair was as soft as a feather and it was shiny too. The sunlight managed to leak in from the shutters and formed a halo around my head. I opened my mouth and I realized I had 2 perfect rows of pearly white teeth.
I touched my face. It was weird. It was like looking at a stranger and then finding out that you're looking at yourself. I tilted my head to one side. I touched the mirror.
It was me.
My hand was shaking slightly when I handed the nurse the mirror.
"Are you okay?" asked the brown haired guy. I nodded.
"Yeah, it's just a lot to take in, I guess." I replied.
"I'm Danny." He stuck out his hand. I shook it and smiled.
"Well, Ava, you should get some rest." The doctor suggested.
"Okay." I nodded again. "Bye Danny."
I sighed and closed my eyes and slowly drifted to sleep.
In my sleep, I had a weird dream. There was this really pretty Asian girl. Her name was Livia. The name came out of nowhere. She looked like an airbrushed billboard. From her perfectly straight jet-black hair all the way down to her pitch-black Louboutin heels.
She had the voice of butter. Smooth and as pretty as she was. The same voice that called me Ava while I was talking to the doctor, I realized.
Then I saw myself walk up to her. I was wearing a tiny, tight light blue minidress with white Prada pumps.
My hair was swept into 2 parts. The top part was a bun where my hair was weaved in and out. There were pearls in it too. The bottom just cascaded down to the small of my back.
I called her liv and went over. She smiled a beauty queen smile and strutted over. We exchanged air-kisses and compliments. She called me Ave.
She handed me a cocktail and suddenly there was a setting. We were in a club, loud throbbing music. 'Whoo!' I shouted and started to swing my hair and dance. Then people boosted me onto a table and I started to swivel my hips, singing, dancing and spraying people with Champaign. I was laughing and crazy, my eyes where bright and sparkly.
At some point, my expensive pearls and diamond accessories fell off or got torn off by me and thrown into the crowd.
It was almost as if I was there. When I jerked awake, it was morning and I was covered with sweat and was panting.
The doctor walked in and saw how dazed I was. "Miss Ava?"
"Huh?" I asked startled.
"Are you okay?" I heard for the millionth time.
"Yeah, just had a dream."
"You sure?"
"Okay then," he wasn't going to push me to tell him. "Danny is going to bring you home now. Ok?" he was about to leave.
"Wait!" I shouted, and then lowered my voice. "How do I know I can trust Danny?"
"Danny interned here, trust me. He's a good boy." He said matter-of factly. "You can trust him."
"Okay, thanks."
"No problem." He walked out the door and Danny replaced his spot.
He had on a smile. "Ready? They're gonna give you the clothes that you were wearing."
"Cool," soon enough a nurse came in and whisked me away.
Then I emerged wearing a body-hugging tank top with tight ripped jeans. I thought the tank top was too inappropriate with the low neckline and how it showed too much midriff so there was also an oversized T-shirt.
I also had a little charm bracelet that said TYF in big glistening diamonds. Then when you rotate it, the diamonds were smaller but had the letters SAY, JPY, CY,CAY, ETY. There were dream surrounding each 3 letters. Instead of toys, they were diamonds. Each was detachable and hung on a silver chain.
It was pretty. The prettiest thing I ever saw.
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Cara: Who, What, When, Where and Why?Mature
Anna's reactions and actions were so different from what they used to be. She didn't laugh at my jokes, she didn't understand when I talked about things... it was upsetting. I couldn't tell whether I was more upset for her or about the situation.
I spent the morning with her, and would have spent the afternoon if I didn't have to go and pack her things; her parents were coming to take her home. When I'd collected everything she'd need, I put it in the living room and curled up on the sofa, head in hands. I felt like a part of me was ripped out, had been lost. My best friend didn't know me any more. Maybe if I'd spent more time with her recently, maybe she'd remember...
I had told Sam that last night. She had been so understanding, never said a word until I'd gotten all of it out of my system, then went through each problem and sorted it. And then she had kissed me and held me until I fell asleep. Although sleep had not been easy. I only got a few hours and then I had left to go to the hospital, wearing the same clothes, as soon as Sam was up ready for her run.
"So, have I always been gay?"
"That's a strange question."
"Well, if you're gay, you've always been gay. But you didn't know you were gay until the end of last year, when you came to uni. And I don't think you're a lesbian. I think you're bisexual. You used to like guys anyway."
"Huh. How long have you known you were gay?"
"Only a little longer than you. You didn't like it at first. Then you kissed me..."
"...I kissed you?" She interrupted.
"Yes. And we dated for a few days. But it didn't work. Then you went out with Leanne, and much later I went out with Sam, the one you met last night, and now you're with Ali."
"Wow... how long have I been with her?"
"Not long. About a week."
"What about you and Sam?"
"A couple of months now."
"Do you love her?"
"Are you a lesbian?"
"Yes. I don't like guys, like that. At least, not that I know of."
"Why don't you know?"
"I do really. I don't feel for them. I could never be physical with them. But that doesn't mean I can't find them attractive."
It had been like talking to my old friend, but explaining everything. She knew nothing, but she was still there. Faint, but there. It was... odd. Heartbreaking. It was a conversation we'd never really had before, at least parts of it. That made it even stranger... why had we not discussed this before?
There was a knock on the front door and I heard Liam answer. The sound of Anna's parents, then Anna, echoed down the corridor. I got up to go and greet them.
"Oh Cara, thank you for looking after Anna for us!" Her mum hugged me.
"It's nothing really. She's been in hospital most of the time."
"It must be terrible for you."
I nodded. She had been crying. I guessed it was more terrible for her.
"Does she remember you?" I whispered to her. She shook her head, and a tear escaped her eye. I patted her arm and then smiled at Anna. "Well Anna, this is your university house. And I've packed everything you'll need. It's in the lounge." Her dad went and started putting the bags in to the car. I showed Anna around but she remembered nothing. Ali came out of her room, but she didn't dare do anything. She knew Anna hadn't come out to her parents yet.
I took her hand and squeezed it to give her comfort as Anna was driven away. We'd all come to see her go. Even Sam had skipped out early to come and wave her off.
Anna's face peered out of the window as they went, but she stopped looking before she reached the corner. We didn't know how long it would be till she remembered. But we hoped she'd remember and be back to us soon.
"Do you want me to cook you dinner tonight?" Sam asked, slipping her arm around my waist.
"I think I just need to spend time with Ali actually. She's been hit hard by this. So have I but... well we could do with an evening together."
"You're a good friend." Sam kissed me gently. "I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Tomorrow." I hugged her and she left. I went and hugged Ali, who had started crying. "Come on Ali. Ice cream, chocolate and movies tonight. Cheesy pasta too. All the comfort we could want."


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As I carve the foam I have come to the realization that I need to finish the steel bridge so I can carve the landforms around it. I have had these magnetic jigs a while and this is the first time I used them on such fine work as these bridge support towers.
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Southern Pacific's Boyne River Subdivision
Friday, May 27, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Foam Bored
I have been quietly chipping away at laying the foam board for the scenery on the lower deck and it bores me more than wood working. I have also done the track for the crossing loop and the stone quarry as well. Once all the foam is done I will finish off the rest of the track and hopefully run some trains before the end of the year.
I have been useing a woodland scenics foam wand to trim the foam down.
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Leaving The Helix Behind
After relaying the Helix it is good to be working on the visible part of the layout again, at the moment I am placing the foam board for the scenery on the lower deck and plan to lay the track as well.
There are two bridges on the lower deck and I will use temporary track to fill the gaps and get back to them later. I want to do this so I can get some trains running and get the wiring and fascia done and clean up the construction of the layout.
The first bridge will have three spans made from the excellent Kato single track truss bridges that I have acquired over the years the second will be a Micro Engineering steel viaduct bridge kit a bit over a meter long.
The first bridge will have three spans made from the excellent Kato single track truss bridges that I have acquired over the years the second will be a Micro Engineering steel viaduct bridge kit a bit over a meter long.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Wiring and Track
Well the helix track has been relaid with an extra track in the middle to turn or store trains as well as the lower staging and wiring done as well. Nothing gives you more satisfaction as when you wire up the control and it all runs with no bugs, first time.
Another thing I saw on the net and helped me alot was placing a bit of tape on one side of a wagon to keep an eye on the polarity of the tracks and as predicted through many badly drawn track plans the only change in polarity is the reversing loop in the middle of the helix.
Not pretty but easy to repair or resolder just need to add some fall protection to the staging area.
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Queensland Rail 150th Train
The Queensland Rail 150th Train was in the region during April as part of its state tour during 2015 and this section of the tour was covering Brisbane to Longreach and would return to Brisbane from Winton located to the north west of Longreach as a historical troop train re-enactment as part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the landing by Commonwealth Forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The trip up from Brisbane was done in sections and seats were available to the public at quite reasonable prices and the return run was a charter train and seats were sold as all inclusive packages with accommodation and events.
I chose to follow the Rockhampton to Emerald section of the trip on Tuesday the 14th of April and stayed in Emerald to catch the three short trips from Emerald to Taroborah which is about twenty kilometres west on the central line the next day. The train departed Rockhampton about five minutes late and my main focus was to get video of the train and photos a distinct second.
The train had a diesel locomotive marshalled behind the two water wagons to assist the steam loco with maintaining the schedule and assisting it up the Gogango Range about sixty kilometres west of Rockhampton. It also made the train a little more interesting to follow as the drivers used the whistle and horn to communicate but most of the run you hardly heard the diesel due to the sound coming from the steam loco. Being school holidays there was quite a few families waiting along the line but I didn't see any other people following it all the way out to Emerald. I did come across some amateur photographers closer to Comet and Emerald who had some expensive gear but no idea about light or composition by the look of it.
The next day was a little different and I had the pleasure to meet some of the more advanced photographers in the area and we shared stories and tips and have even been able to see some of their photos on other sites and I will try and link to this blog. One young man even had a drone to film the train at Taroborah but unfortunately for some unknown reason it crashed after a few minutes.
The photos with the # at the end of the caption were supplied by one of the drivers of the train, Adrian Nettlford.
The photos with the # at the end of the caption were supplied by one of the drivers of the train, Adrian Nettlford.
The second video features the runs out and back to Taroborah on the following day.
After a service stop at Duaringa the train sets a cracking pace on the way to Bluff at Tryphinia.
The train at the west end of Bluff yard approaching a red signal protecting a empty Aurizon coal train that departed ten minutes earlier.
Crossing with a loaded coal train that has just departed the loading loop at Boonal.
Arriving at Blackwater Station.#
Station stop at Blackwater for a driver change.
Departing Blackwater Station with an empty Pacific National coal set parked in the yard.
Passing through Comet.
Wasn't sure which one I liked the best so I put both of them in.
Almost there crossing the Nogoya River in Emerald.
The next day on the 15th of April I went out early about 08.30 to find a location to catch the 09.30 arrival of the Spirit of the Outback from Rockhampton. What I didn't know was the train actually arrives around 08.45 to fuel the locos at the yards located on the eastern outskirts of Emerald.
After refueling the Spirit of the Outback makes an on time arrival at Emerald as it crosses the Nogoya River.
Emerald station yard after the Spirits departure, the staem train was stored out of sight behind the empty stock train.
After pulling foreward then reversing into the platform road 1079 was the focus of attention while the families waited to board the train for the first short run of the day.
On the second run of the day and just clear of Emerald Yard and back on jointed rails.
Roughly half way between Emerald and the first crossing loop west of Emerald called Taroborah on the Central Line. The train is cresting one of the numerious undulations on its second trip of the day.
This section of track featured jointed rail made in 1938 and a mix of steel and wood sleepers but looked very well maintained.
While the loco was uncoupling from the train on the second run some ash or cinders from the fire box started a small fire which the ever present fire tender quickly put out.
After running around the train the loco waits to depart back to Emerald with the ever present fire tender close by.
After the last run of the day the water wagons and diesel loco were added to the steam loco and stored in the yard overnight while the coaches spent the night in the platform road.#
Departing Emerald for Barcaldine the next morning.#
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Afternoon analysis 02.11.2015:
The euro did not exploit solid reports from the economy. Information from China and Turkey may limit risk aversion. The zloty was steady in spite of weak reports.
The latest data from the euro zone has been quite good. Today's final PMI reports showed broad improvement in the economic situation (more on the issue in the previous commentary). Especially Germany and Italy posted solid results. In addition, in the previous week the unemployment rate dropped more than it was expected. Moreover, inflation was higher than the forecast.
Data improvement has been observed after the discussion on the quantitative easing extension was started. The scenario of the second QE in the eurozone was portrayed during the October press conference after rates decision. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that the monetary authorities will re-examine the QE in December. However, earlier other ECB's members had made similar statements.
An interview with Mario Draghi was published in the Il Sole 24 Ore paper during the weekend. The ECB chief presented rather neutral stance. Regarding to QE extension and lower deposit rate he said that nothing has been decided. Although a similar stance is understandable, Draghi's remarks were not as dovish as during the press conference.
Ewald Nowotny from the ECB presented similar stance. He stressed the need for patience and calm assessment of the economic situation. Nowotny said, that there was no decisions on any additional move.
Neutral comments from the ECB's members coupled with data improvement limit the probability of the QE extension. The EUR/USD was quite steady today, but in the second part of the day the euro eventually increased. The situation did not change after the US reports that were near the forecasts.
Zloty resumed decline
The latest news from emerging market countries were rather positive. The AKP party's win in Turkey increased the chance for political stabilization in the country. As a result, the lira and the Turkish stock market increased (more in the previous commentary).
Moreover, information from China gave some basis for optimism. Although the PMI index signaled drop in activity, it was higher than in the prior month. In contrast, clearly positive information was that the Chinese government is going to soften capital control.
However, the zloty did not exploit the opportunity to extend winning streak. The Polish currency was negatively affected by the economic reports. In October, the PMI index increased to 52.2 from 50.9 in the prior month. However, the reading was slightly worse than the forecast, thus it did not help the zloty. Moreover, the inflation rate was lower than it was expected. It stood at minus 0.8 percent against the 0.7 percent that was predicted.
The zloty still remains under the influence of political risk. This factor was supported by statements of the winning party lawmakers, who see no risk in higher deficit if needed. Given the situation, the probability of the zloty's rebound is limited.
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Via Andrew Sullivan, I see that the New York Times, having already shuttered its environment desk, killed its Green blog last Friday. Andrew Revkin, who writes the Times' Dot Earth blog, isn't happy:
The news side of The Times has nine sports blogs; nine spanning fashion, lifestyles, health, dining and the like; four business blogs; four technology blogs (five if you include automobiles as a technology); and a potpourri of other great efforts, with four of my favorites being the Learning Network blog, Scientist at Work, the IHT Rendezvous blog on global news and Lens, run by the paper's photo staff.
....I would like to have thought there was space for the environment in that mix, even though these issues are still often seen by journalists weaned on politics as a sidenote (remember Candy Crowley's post-debate comment about "all you climate change people"?).
Obviously the Times editors are going to come in for plenty of criticism over this, and that's fine. They deserve it. But let's face it: the reason they did this is almost certainly that the blog wasn't getting much traffic (and, therefore, not generating much advertising revenue). So a more constructive question is: Why do readers—even the well-educated, left-leaning readers of the Times—find environmental news so boring? Is it because we all write about it badly? Is it something inherent in the subject itself? Is it because most people think we don't really have any big environmental problems anymore aside from climate change? Or is it because it's just such a damn bummer to read endlessly about all the stuff we should stop doing because, somehow, it will end up destroying a rain forest somewhere?
When political parties lose, we all advise them not to shoot the messenger. If people don't vote for you, there's a reason. The same is probably true in this case. The Times editors are basically just the messengers here. We need to figure out why most people don't seem to care about this stuff, and whether there's anything we can do about it.
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Alexander was in luck that evening for Matteo had chosen to keep his speech short, but that didn't make its impact any less dramatic.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he announced as he stood on the table to address the crowd. "Welcome again to another of our meetings. Tonight I want to give a big welcome to two people who couldn't be here tonight, but nevertheless are just as important in my beliefs, Queen Rowena and her husband Prince Artem of Fersere."
Adrianna smiled as the room erupted into applause. She snuck a look at Rowena from across the table to see Rowena clapping nervously, a look of shock and bewilderment on her face.
"As you all know," Matteo continued, "Fersere is one of the few countries that allows women to inherit, and the only one to allow them to inherit if they are the eldest child, above any younger brothers they may have. I believe this should be a system adopted throughout the Known World, but most importantly, that it should be enforced in Verenia.
"Now, I'm not asking you to listen to me talk at you for hours on end. I know the most powerful messages are the ones that are short. In four days time, when Queen Rowena and Prince Artem are due to depart from the King's castle, I call on all of you who share my beliefs to join me in a protest there."
This sent waves of murmurings around the room and Adrianna's jaw dropped.
"I want you all to stand with me," Matteo continued, "and show Prince Niccolo and the King's advisors that we have a voice and that voice will be heard. This is our time to shout for what we want and for our voices to be heard. I expect to see all of you here in four days time when we will walk through the streets, telling the whole world that we are here to stay."
"But we've never done anything like this before," a voice from the crowd called out.
"That gives us all the more reason to stand up now while we have the chance. There will be no better time to protest for women's rights and for us to stand a chance of the powers that be listening to us. Who is with me?"
Matteo's call was answered by a wild cheer, but the table in the corner of the room remained silent, stunned by what their friend had said.
"Please tell me he didn't just do that," Ava breathed.
"I wish I could," Pepe replied.
"Well I don't care what you guys think," Alexander said. "We're meant to be radicals, so let's start behaving like them." He rose from his seat and began clapping and cheering with the rest of the room as Matteo jumped down from his spot and headed through the room of people towards their table. Progress was slow as people kept stopping him to shake hands or pat him on the back and tell him what a figurehead he was for their cause. He didn't get such a warm welcome when he reached his friends.
"Great speech," Alexander said, embracing Matteo as he approached the table. "Can't wait to see you leading the crowd towards a bright and shining new future. I just wish I had the charisma to lead so many people."
"Some people just have it," Matteo joked, laughing as he clapped his friend on the back. He turned to the rest of the group and was met with disbelieving stares. "What's with all the long faces?" He asked. "I thought you guys would be jumping for joy."
"Have you any idea what you've done?" Ava asked. "We don't have the time to plan a protest march in four days time."
"Why not?"
"Because there isn't nearly enough time for people to hear about it and we're not going to make a big enough impact with the people we have here today. Our numbers just aren't big enough."
"Our numbers are just the right size; any bigger and I wouldn't be able to control them. We'd have violent groups breaking off to wreak havoc across the city. With the people in this room I can keep them focused on the message we are trying to get across."
"Where did you put your brain this morning?" Ava shouted. "There aren't even fifty people in this room. The numbers we have might seem big when we're all crowded into the back room of a dingy tavern, but on the streets we'll hardly make a mark on the map."
"You're wrong, Ava," Matteo said, his mouth set in a hard line as he stared at his friend. "Do you think I would do this if I didn't think it would work?"
"I think you're drunk on power and love and that's not a good combination."
"Will you come with me for a second, Adrianna," Matteo said, almost like Ava hadn't spoken and yet not taking her eyes off her. "I'd like to have a quiet word."
"Matteo don't be like this," Adrianna protested in a whisper, taking his hand and begging him with her eyes to calm down.
"Will you come with me?" He said again, more forcefully than before.
"Don't talk to her like that," Artem said, standing up from his chair defensively.
"It's alright," Adrianna said, waving him back. "I can handle this." Artem didn't look like he was going to give in until Rowena put a hand on his arm and he slowly sat back down again.
"Let's go," Matteo said, pulling Adrianna away from the table by her hand. Adrianna saw Rowena get up from the table and follow them.
"Matteo," she called after them. "I need a moment." Matteo stopped dutifully, turning to face the Queen. "I can't stop you from doing this," she said. "If your friends can't stop you then I doubt that I can, but if you do decide to go ahead with this crazy idea then I ask you just one thing; don't do it in my name. I don't want to be the woman who causes violence and destruction. I am who I am, I can't help that. But I can try to make you see that what you're suggesting is madness. Ava is right, you don't have the numbers to make a drop in the ocean, let alone start a nationwide movement."
"Is that all you have to say?" He asked.
"For now, yes," Rowena replied.
"Then I'll see you back at the table in a few minutes."
Rowena looked apprehensively at Adrianna who was still holding Matteo's hand.
"I'll be fine," she whispered. "He won't hurt me."
"I know," Rowena replied. Matteo pulled gently on Adrianna's arm and she walked away from Rowena, following Matteo blindly out of the back room and into another, smaller room beyond it.