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For Rabbi Daniel Gordis and his family, Hanukkah is not simply a "cute" holiday. Cuteness, he explains, implies haste and thoughtlessness. During Hanukkah a family must do more than light candles and open presents. The Gordis family supplements candle lighting and present opening with songs, latkes or potato pancakes and serious discussions about the holiday. During those conversations they consider Hanukkah's many messages which include, "the power of the weak, good overcoming evil, Jewish survival and miracles." Doing this, Rabbi Gordis says, makes the holiday a spiritual time.
In his new book Becoming a Jewish Parent Rabbi Gordis offers both inspiration and practical instructions for Jewish parents that include dealing with the infamous "December Dilemma" as well as celebrating Jewish holidays in a meaningful way. In a recent interview Rabbi Gordon said that he wrote this latest book, to encourage parents "to consider how we communicate our love of Judaism to our children, [without] a 'take-it-or-leave-it-attitude.'"
Ordained at the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi Gordis says that parents whose lives are fully "immersed" in Judaism-its traditions, literature and religious rituals-don't feel uneasy during Christmas (or any other non-Jewish holiday) because their children understand that the issue is not about exclusion, but about "standing for something." Furthermore, if their lives are fully enriched by Judaism, children will not feel they're missing out during the Christmas season. There are, after all, numerous Jewish holidays that are just as festive.
Though he hesitates to choose a favorite holiday ("It's like asking a parent, 'Who's your favorite child?' says this father of three"), Rabbi Gordis admits to a particular fondness for Pesach or Passover and Sukkot the festival of booths. He describes how his family gets ready for Sukkot: "Actually, preparation begins long before the holiday starts, when we buy the lulav a branch made of four species including myrtle and palm-and etroga citrus fruit. This year, my daughter, Talia, got her first etrog box, which made [observing the holiday] all the more exciting and special for her. Then comes the actual preparation of the sukkah or booth, which begins right after Yom Kippur, and there's shlepping the tables into the sukkah and figuring out who we're going to invite and where we'll be invited." The holiday celebration itself is "incredibly filled with family, relatives, friends. At night, we sleep in the sukkah. We push the tables to the side and sleep on sleeping bags on the grass in the backyard. I remember when we used to do this at JTS [the Jewish Theological Seminary] and it was freezing. But my children adore [camping out in the sukkah], and for me it's unbelievably wonderful to see my kids-who usually like their own space and want their own rooms-all too happy to sleep together under the stars."
How does Rabbi Gordis guide parents to observe Hanukkah? "Educate yourselves so you can speak meaningfully about Hanukkah, otherwise the word that children will most commonly associate with it will be Christmas and that will be a sad commentary on the Jewish lives we're providing them." To that end Rabbi Gordis provides a complete history of the holiday in his book, along with explanations of Hanukkah traditions such as eating jelly-filled doughnuts and foods fried in oil. He encourages parents to make Hanukkah fun by using an oil menorah rather than one with candles, or having children make the latkes or pancakes.
Parents should also engage children in age-appropriate discussions about the holiday. For instance, older children might consider whether or not the real focus of Hanukkah is the Maccabee victory, or the miracle of the burning oil? Rabbi Gordis advises parents to bear in mind the larger ramifications of answers to those questions. He points out that the Talmud says that the true hero of the holiday is not Judah Maccabee, but God. "The subtle implication is clear: Jews ought to wait for God to bring about their salvation and should not presume to bring that redemption about themselves. After all, the rabbis remind us, Jewish revolts against Rome and other occupying powers usually resulted in utter and devastating disaster."
Hanukkah is also an ideal time to teach children about ritual. They can, for example, reflect on the real purpose of lighting one candle the first night and eight on the last night. Rabbi Gordis says that adults and children alike should consider what Hanukkah implies about our responsibility as Jews to those who are oppressed as we were in ancient Greece. And while he encourages parents to discuss the "December Dilemma" with children, he advises not "to make this the central concern of your existence-that should be reserved for living in such a way that your children see how fulfilling, rich and fun a Jewish life really is."
Elizabeth Applebaum writes frequently about Jewish parenting issues. This article was originally published by Jewish Family & Life!-www.JewishFamily.com.


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Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results: "One of the great remaining mysteries from ancient Egypt, the ancestry of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, may soon be solved, the country's antiquities supremo hinted on Sunday.
Zahi Hawass told AFP he has scheduled a news conference for February 17 in the Cairo Museum.
'It is about the results of research into DNA samples' taken from the remains of the world's most famous pharaoh."

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Many Canadians experience a disability over the course of their lives, whether it is a physical barrier, learning disability, or mental health issue.
Some individuals experience a temporary disability, while others live with permanent disabilities that will affect them their entire lives.
L'Arche Winnipeg Inc. supports adults living with intellectual disabilities in many ways in our community. Through social enterprises like the L'Arche Tova Café, the L'Arche residents have the opportunity to work and interact with our community while gaining valuable work experience. L'Arche Winnipeg also provides supportive housing and recently celebrated 40 years of service in the community.
People with disabilities have a tremendous amount to offer our community. To maintain a strong and prosperous Elmwood-Transcona, we must ensure that everyone who wants to participate in our community has the opportunity to do so. While there can be obstacles, people with disabilities and their families can overcome these challenges. One avenue of support is accessing the various government programs that are available to them.
The Government of Canada offers a variety of tax benefits to people with disabilities. The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) helps offset the additional expenses associated with having a physical or mental condition that affects basic activities of daily living. One of the features of this credit is that if you failed to claim it for a particular taxation year, you can refile for up to 10 years and receive full benefit for each of those years. This can result in a considerable amount of money for people with disabilities or the people who have provided support to them.
The Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities is a program designed to help people with disabilities prepare for and obtain employment or self-employment.
Last year, Work and Social Opportunities Inc. (WASO) received more than $97,000 from the federal Opportunities Fund to help people with disabilities in Elmwood-Transcona overcome barriers to employment. Program participants received job coaching to help them reach their employment goals and benefited from job placements with local employers. Through its various programs, WASO is helping more people with disabilities gain the hands-on experience they need to find jobs.
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The 9 Key Considerations To Protect Deposits From Bail-Ins
Friday, 13 December 2013
We pointed out yesterday why it is important to remember that the Federal Reserve is printing nearly $20 billion every single week. The U.S. National Debt is now over $17.2 trillion and continuing to rise and the U.S. has unfunded liabilities (Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) of between $100 trillion and $200 trillion.
Staggering numbers which suggest alas that the U.S. politicians are rearranging chairs on the titanic.
What Should Depositors Do To Protect Against Bail-In?
Depositors in G20 or FSB regulated countries should examine the financial health of their existing bank or banks.
Some issues to watch would include institutions with legacy issues such as a high level of non-performing loans, a possible need for recapitalisation and low credit ratings. These banks should be avoided, as they have a higher chance of needing restructuring and hence a higher chance of a bail-in.
Deposits are insured for up to €100,000, £85,000 and $100,000 per person, per account in the EU, the UK and the U.S. respectively. Although there is no guarantee that an insolvent government will be able to fund its deposit insurance scheme, it is uninsured deposits which are more at risk of a bail-in.
Therefore, it would be prudent for depositors not to hold bank deposits in excess of these figures in any one financial institution since –
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b) deposits in excess of those arbitrary figures are more likely to be bailed in
There is an assumption that in the event of bail-in, only bank deposits of over these arbitrary figures would be vulnerable. However, there is no guarantee that this would be the case. Should a government be under severe financial pressure, it may opt to only protect deposits over a lower amount (e.g. €50,000, £50,000, $50,000).
Since capital controls have already been imposed on one Eurozone country, Cyprus, it seems quite likely that they will be imposed in other countries in the event of new banking crises or a new global systemic crisis.
Cypriot authorities imposed restrictions on bank money transfers and withdrawals, including a daily cash withdrawal limit of €300 per day. Many banks had to restrict withdrawals to €100 per customer per day in order to prevent them running out of euros. Electronic wire transfers were suspended for a number of days, prior to being allowed but with a low maximum daily limit.
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Tomlin takes high road on Seymour hit, penalties
Trying to set an example for his players, Mike Tomlin refused to get drawn into any talk Tuesday regarding the NFL's emphasis on player safety and how it has impacted the Steelers.
What may be construed as a reluctance by Tomlin to publicly stand up for his players is something entirely different to the fourth-year coach.
As Tomlin sees it, talk about penalties and fines and the NFL's scales of justice can only distract the Steelers, who are 7-3 after a get-well win over the Raiders. His team visits the Bills this Sunday.
"We're not going to get overly concerned about the penalties or the nature and the state of the NFL in terms of how things are being officiated," Tomlin said at his weekly news conference. "All we're going to do is play the game extremely hard, play as fairly as we can, play within the rules and play to win. Those are the things that are at the forefront of my mentality, those are the things I want at the forefront of the team's mentality. Those are the things that we can control."
What the Steelers haven't been able to control is how the NFL has meted out punishment since it started cracking down on what it deems dangerous hits.
Outside linebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley could find out as early as today if they get fined for the third and second time, respectively, since the league renewed its emphasis on player safety.
Harrison and Woodley were each penalized for roughing the passer in the Steelers' 35-3 win over the Raiders. Those were among the 14 penalties assessed against the Steelers for a team-record 163 yards.
A game that lurched rather than flowed because of all the penalties may represent growing pains that are inevitable.
Commissioner Roger Goodell is overseeing what he has called a "culture change" in the NFL, and officials have been told by the league to err on the side of player safety when throwing penalty flags.
That directive may have resulted in three questionable calls against the Steelers on Sunday, including the personal foul penalties on Harrison and Woodley.
What has since enraged Steelers fans and burned up sports-talk radio lines is the $25,000 fine the NFL gave Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour for slugging quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the face.
Seymour got ejected from the game, and afterward, Harrison said the league should consider suspending Seymour. Seymour's fine, as it turned out, is only a third of what the NFL docked Harrison for a helmet to helmet hit that helped lead to the stricter enforcement of a rule that prohibits hitting a defenseless player above the neck.
When asked about Seymour's punishment after he extolled the virtues of the 2-8 Bills during the prologue to yesterday's Q&A session, Tomlin said, "I don't have a reaction. I tend to focus on the things that are relevant to our team moving forward and the things that we can control, and that doesn't fall into either category, really."
Tomlin did allow that he was pleased with how Roethlisberger's teammates came to his defense after Seymour lost his poise.
"I'm excited about the way that they responded. That's part of being good teammates. They're going to protect one another, particularly when they think someone's been wronged, that's just human nature," Tomlin said. "These guys work extremely hard together, they're close personally and professionally, so why should we be surprised about the type of response that occurred Sunday. It's very natural."
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The Steelers could find out as early as today how many of their players received fines from a penalty-marred win over the Raiders on Sunday. Here are some of the fines the Steelers' defensive players have incurred this season:
Outside linebacker James Harrison
• Fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness after body slamming Titans quarterback Vince Young in a Sept. 19 game
• Fined $75,000 for helmet to helmet hit on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi in an Oct. 17 game
• Fined $20,000 for roughing the passer penalty on Drew Brees in an Oct. 31 game
Outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley
• Fined $12,500 for roughing the passer penalty on Tom Brady on Nov. 14
Cornerback Ike Taylor
• Fined $10,000 for fighting with Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks in an Aug. 21 preseason game


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The 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' hitmaker calls her former flame 'presumptuous' for assuming that he's the man behind her song 'Dear John'.
Taylor Swift dissed John Mayer for making an assumption in an interview with Rolling Stone that her song "Dear John" was about him. "How presumptuous! I never disclose who my songs are about," the country/pop music crooner said.
When her interviewer was about to tell her how John felt about the song, Taylor cut in, "No! I don't want to know, I don't want to know." She added, "I know it wasn't good, so I don't want to know. I put a high priority on staying happy, and I know what I can't handle."
Taylor explained, "It's not that I'm this egomaniac and I don't want to hear anything negative, because I do keep myself in check. But I've never developed that thick a skin. So I just kind of live a life, and I let all the gossip live somewhere else. If you go too far down the rabbit hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are."
John once said he was humiliated by the song. "It made me feel terrible because I didn't deserve it," he stated. "I'm pretty good at taking accountability now, and I never did anything to deserve that. It was a really lousy thing for her to do." He then fired back, calling the song a "kind of cheap songwriting."
John is currently linked to Katy Perry, while Taylor is dating Conor Kennedy. "I don't talk about my personal life in great detail," Taylor said to Glamour. "I write about it in my songs, and I feel like you can share enough about your life in your music to let people know what you're going through."


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On a day when it closed out its credit portfolio and began a debt tender process, Target Corp. also appointed board members with environmental and Internet expertise. The retailer has announced that Douglas Baker, Jr., chairman and CEO of Ecolab Inc., and Henrique De Castro, COO of Yahoo! Inc., have been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately.
Baker is a 24-year veteran at Ecolab, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, Target stated. De Castro joined Yahoo as COO in November 2012 after spending seven years in senior leadership positions at Google Inc., the retailer noted.
"We're very pleased to welcome Doug and Henrique to our board," said Gregg Steinhafel, Target chairman, president and CEO. "As Target continues to explore and seize profitable new opportunities in a rapidly-changing environment, we expect to benefit greatly from their organizational, operational and strategic insight, their significant global experience and perspective, and their unique leadership and digital expertise."
Before making its board announcements today, Target already had made public statements saying that it had commenced tender offers to purchase for cash a range of debt securities and that it had completed the sale of its consumer credit card portfolio to TD Bank Group for $5.7 billion. Target also conveyed that Terry Scully, its president, financial and retail services, plans to retire in March 2014.


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Livan La Vida Loca
Welcome back to Seidnotes, my occasional column researching the ever so quirky aspects that make this game so great. Today's tale focuses on a pair of Washington Nationals starting pitchers, who are currently on opposite sides of the results spectrum: Livan Hernandez and Jason Marquis. The former's best days were considered to be so far behind him that it was nowhere near a guarantee that he would start the season employed. The latter made last year's National League All-Star team on the coattails of a deceptively hot start for the Rockies before sputtering down the stretch, even being bumped from Jim Tracy's playoff rotation. Still, Marquis entered the season with a much more favorable projection given his propensity for grounders and ability to log quality innings. Given the buildup here, it should be incredibly obvious to those not already in the know that, as of this past week, the two have engaged in a Freaky Friday swap of sorts with Hernandez's effectiveness being worthy of the "Game Changer" moniker given to Marquis in Nationals' promotional materials. Their starts give way to some very interesting questions.
Halladay, Lincecum… Livan?
Livan Hernandez has now made five starts, lasting a total of 36.1 innings and compiling a gaudy 0.99 ERA. Let that sink in. Hernandez has allowed just four runners to cross the plate and one of them did not count against him (fancy way of saying unearned run). It beats the life out of me how someone with such sub-par offerings could stifle the opponent not once, not twice, but five times in a row, especially considering the fact that he has walked 13 batters to just 11 punchouts and isn't necessarily playing in front of the world's greatest defensive unit. His shiny ERA juxtaposed against how terrible that same mark has been the last couple of seasons got me wondering if anyone with poor ERAs in two straight years ever got off to a hot start in the third season of that hypothetical span.
There is certainly a selection bias at work because Hernandez's ERAs in 2008 and 2009 were 6.05 and 5.44, respectively, and pitchers with marks that putrid don't generally last 20 or more starts in a season, let alone get to hang around for another year. With that disclaimer out of the way, and to enhance the output, I stuck to just the year immediately preceding the year in question. I first perused my pitching game logs table and computed numbers for pitchers in April of every year from 1974-2009. Next, I looked to match up those marks with the end of season ERA for the preceding year. Anyone with ERAs in that prior year that fell below 5.00 was removed, as was anyone who finished the season in question with a sub-5.00 ERA, and the innings pitched minimum was set to 100. From that filtered table, of interest were the hurlers who began that second season by posting a sub-3.00 ERA in their April outings. Since 1974, I found just 10 pitchers to throw 100 or more innings in a season with a bad ERA, who took the league by storm a year later, before falling off a cliff and once again finishing with an ERA north of 5.00. Livan could join this list below:
Next, what struck me as particularly odd was Livan's awful Trachselian strikeout-to-walk ratio: has anyone with a sub-3.00 ERA after the first two months of the season—since we're into May now—ever had a sub-1.00 K/BB in 45 or more innings? In other words, has any starter walked more than he has whiffed but managed to somehow not let runs score at even an average clip? As fate would have it, Livan makes this group a baker's dozen as there have been 12 to accomplish this "feat" before him:
So, the season Livan is having right now certainly isn't unprecedented but it is still rare, and incredibly zany to see such a magnificent ERA born from such awful peripherals.
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On the flipside, Marquis has made just three starts this season before it was learned he would miss approximately six weeks with loose bodies floating in his elbow—it's not what it sounds like, I checked. In those three starts, Marquis lasted just 8.1 innings with the following numbers: 18 hits, 19 earned runs, six walks, three strikeouts, and a 20.52 ERA. His individual game lines are below:
4/7 vs Phillies: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 21 Game Score
4/12 at Phillies: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 24 Game Score
4/18 vs Brewers: 0.0 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 13 Game Score
Yes, folks, that is an average game score of under 20, when 50 constitutes an average start. His low game scores got me thinking about terrible starts to seasons in general. Looking at the historical numbers, I took all starts in April and May of a given season from 1974-2009 and computed the percentage of starts with game scores south of 40 out of total starts. I found six pitchers who recorded such game scores greater than 75 percent of the time in the season's opening two months:
On top of that, has anyone who started the season with a bad game score percentage (look for it in our Glossary soon… not) worse than 50 percent ever finished with an ERA below 3.50? The answer, friends, is yes, three pitchers have started off very poorly and finished quite well. David Cone kicked off his 1990 campaign with the Mets by recording the following April and May game scores: 70, 31, 31, 38, 55, 62, 32. He had an ugly 6.30 ERA but kept the ball on the ground and produced a slick 3.38 K/BB ratio. He would finish the season with a 3.23 ERA in 211.2 innings. Joining him on the list are Nino Espinosa and the recently retired Mark Mulder.
Oddly enough, Espinosa's 1977 season was also spent with the Mets, where he posted the following game scores over the first two months: 68, 37, 53, 33, 31, 47, 40. He also made three relief appearances and, all told, he entered June with a 4.56 ERA before finishing the season at the much more respectable mark of 3.42. Mulder finished his 2002 campaign with a 3.47 ERA after getting off to a rocky start, entering June with a 6.10 mark. His first two starts were solid, as was his seventh and final within the span, but in starts three through six, he managed a 9.50 ERA (19 ER in 18 IP) and a 10/9 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Recovery from injuries and natural regression should help Marquis to even out his terrible start to the 2010 campaign, but it is very, very rare for a pitcher to get off to such a poor start and recover to an elite level. Then again, the Nationals are really only hoping for him to get back to that 4.25-4.35 range; at least that's what they should expect given his history.
Until Next Time
Thanks for the suggestions last week; they have been stored for potential use in the future. I urge you all to keep them coming, even if they aren't immediately used. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that this column is more for quirky bits and not paragraphs of my waxing poetic on strategies or anything like that. Aspects of the game such as the dichotomous starts of Hernandez and Marquis are fun to discuss and become even more noteworthy when compared to the history of the game. Only time will tell how long Hernandez can keep this up, or how long Marquis can keep this down, but it'll certainly be interesting to see.
Eric Seidman is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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While hitters may view bases as incremental progress on the way to scoring, Livan views them as useful holding areas where he can stash batters he would prefer not confronting directly, while he sifts through the lineup looking for better opportunities. He simply has no qualms whatsoever about pitching around certain hitters to get to those he'd rather face, and walks are an inevitable byproduct of this strategy.
May 07, 2010 05:08 AM
"[Hernandez] isn't necessarily playing in front of the world's greatest defensive unit . . ."
May 07, 2010 07:35 AM
Of course, there is always doctoring the ball. Livan wouldn't be the first pitcher to have lost his stuff and then found creative ways to induce some extra movement on his pitches. that said, my best guess is that so far, he has been lucky.
May 07, 2010 09:42 AM
Matt Swartz
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I doubt he's doctoring the ball. I'm pretty sure that he could make the batters miss sometimes he did-- he gets swinging strikes at about half the league pace. The ball just seems to be going right at the Nats' fielders no matter how well hitters square it up.
May 07, 2010 11:03 AM
Of course this doesn't fall into the category of "poor start, great finish", but seeing the statistics for Marquis's first three starts from this year made me think about Chien Ming Wang's first three starts for the Yankees in 2009:
May 07, 2010 11:05 AM
Brock Dahlke
I would like to see something possibly about the start of Francisco Liriano this year. Has anyone ever had so little success for three consecutive years, with great performances on both ends of the time period?
May 07, 2010 13:28 PM
As someone that watches all of the Nats games, the Nats defense is considerably improved, and Livan has definitely benefited in his starts. Riggleman is also doing a nice job of making defensive substituions late in the game, that is working out nicely.
May 07, 2010 13:29 PM
I'm bummed that you looked only at guys who had the hot start, then fell off the cliff by season's end. I was interested to know how often the pitcher was able to hang onto the hot start.
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Take 6 ministers through its musical talents
Claude McKnight says Take 6 is more than a musical group, it is a "ministry."
"We have always been a gospel group that has been focused in presenting a philosophy of spirituality and positive thought," says McKnight, one of the original members of the a cappella group that performs Oct. 11 at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, North Side.
The members of the band share that sense of meaning, he says, which has made it easy for them to stay together for 25 years.
He says the six members of the band "respect each other" so much they go into all of their projects without any questions or doubts of motivation.
For that reason, there have been only two personnel changes in the group's history. The most recent of them, in 2011, simply settled touring conflicts original member Cedric Dent was having because of his teaching post at Middle Tennessee State University.
McKnight says Dent had been sharing performance dates with Khristian Dentley, and they finally decided to let Dentley take over the post full-time.
For them and the other members of the group — Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea — Take 6 is more than simply a job.
"The Lord's work permeates us to the core," McKnight says. "What comes out of you is what is inside of you."
Those thoughts fully explain the music of Take 6. It is rooted in the soulfulness of gospel music and can range from classics of that genre to the group's interpretations of standards. That work has resulted in 10 Grammys and 10 Dove awards, which are given for Christian music.
The range of music allows them to perform shows like this, an examination of 25 years of the group's music, or Christmas-oriented shows, which it did in its last appearance at the guild in 2011.
Its current album, "One," is a clear presentation of the group's style and variety. McKnight says the group's next recording project will be a technologically improved redo of its first album, "Take 6," which is no longer available as a CD.
After that, the singers are thinking about a duet album in which they would perform with a number of soloists. Or, he says, there is the possibility of an album with an orchestra.
"There are a lot of possibilities, so stay tuned."
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I had T-tubes put into both ears and had a problem in the Recovery Room, the doctor was already doing another operation and was told to take Tylenol when I got home. I never received a follow-up call after the operation. I was experiencing pain all weekend so I called the office and was told Dr. Swanson was not in the Phoenixville office on Monday but I either can go to the office where he was or see another doctor in Phoenixville. I choose to see another doctor (Dr. Greenberg). Dr. Greenberg was great very compassionate and explained that the T-Tube was resting on a bone and that was causing the pain and he was able to re-align the tube to stop the pain. Unfortunately, the pain continued and I was under Dr. Swansons care for a couple of weeks, every week he would adjust the T-Tube, and he never said that I had holes in BOTH my ears! Due to the intense pain in my left ear the doctor removed the T-Tube from only the left ear.After a couple of weeks of not getting better, I talked to my Primary Care doctor and she gave me another doctor to help with my ear pain. I was able to get an appointment right away and the doctor told me that I had holes in BOTH my ears and he would never had recommended putting in T-Tubes. He also said that I would need to have surgery to close the holes because it was a couple of months since my surgery and the hole would not close by itself. He also said the T-Tube in the right ear was not doing its job because of the hole and the T-Tube should be removed I let him remove the T-Tube. The doctor recommended that I get a second opinion before I decide to get surgery to close the holes in my ears.I did get a second opinion with the same results to have surgery to close the holes but he said only do one ear at a time and because the left ear was the worst to get it done first.My complaints with Dr. Swanson was that right after the surgery I had pain and it was not addressed nor did he show any compassion/concern to my problem. I identified the pain right after the surgery, re-stated my complaint about the pain and swooshing noise in my ear and he NEVER owed up to the damage that was done and how to correct it! I believe if I didnt go to another doctor I would still be experiencing tweaking of the T-Tube and not have the problem resolved.
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Doctors have been advised to resist using brain scans on babies and toddlers with mild head injuries after a study concluded the tests might cause intellectual problems.
The dose of radiation from CT (computed tomography) scans - larger than that from X-rays - may be enough to damage the developing brain, according to scientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institute, who say hospitals should revise their brain-scanning policies.
Parents or GPs sometimes press Australian hospitals to perform the scans on children with relatively trivial bumps, so the Swedish findings serve as a reminder to doctors to only perform them with good reason, says Andrew Maclean, a council member of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
The European Commission-funded study examined the medical and educational records of men who as children had been treated for birthmarks with radiation doses similar to CT scans.
It found they were dramatically more likely to under-achieve educationally compared with others from similar backgrounds.
"The risks and benefits of CT scans in minor head trauma need re-evaluating," wrote the research leader, Per Hall, in the British Medical Journal this week.
It was already known that children treated with radiation for life-threatening cancers often did not reach their full intellectual potential, but it was hard to separate the effects of the therapy from the effects of the disease itself, said Professor Hall. The new study demonstrated for the first time the effects of radiation in healthy children.
Dr Maclean said: "CT scanners are more widely available than they used to be. You can potentially get [a scan] a lot more easily . . . There is also medico-legal pressure, of not wanting to miss things [for fear of being sued]. They [children] may get a scan when clinically it's not necessary."
The standard procedure for a child who was conscious was a general and neurological examination, followed by observation for four hours. If the child's condition did not worsen, he or she would generally be allowed home, he said.
Jayne Antony, a neurologist from the Children's Hospital at Westmead, said doctors were already cautious about scans, reserving them for possible cases of bleeding in the brain.
Infants could have ultrasounds to the brain before their fontanelles closed, and magnetic resonance imaging could be used for less urgent conditions, but CT scanning was the best option in injuries because it could detect damage to the skull and brain tissue simultaneously.
Dr Antony said it was impossible to calculate retrospectively the precise radiation doses absorbed by the Swedish men, so the comparison between their therapy and CT scans might not be valid.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists also warns doctors of risks involved in CT scanning to children.
Children absorbed more radiation than adults from scanners designed for larger bodies, the paper tells doctors, and were inherently more susceptible to radiation effects.
The document urges doctors to check whether a child has had a previous CT scan rather than automatically ordering a new one, to avoid, "unjustifiable" repetition of exposure.
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If Robert Foster was going to change his commitment from Alabama to Pitt, Friday would have been the day.
Panthers assistant coaches Bobby Engram and Desmond Robinson visited Central Valley in a last-ditch effort to convince him to pick Pitt.
Then Foster attended the Mercury Award banquet at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, where the guest speakers included Pitt coach Paul Chryst and former Panthers coaches Johnny Majors and Jackie Sherrill, as well as Pitt's prized recruit, Tyler Boyd of Clairton.
Afterward, Foster affirmed he was sticking with the two-time defending BCS national champion Crimson Tide.
"There's a lot of people that say I'm going to decommit, but I'm real comfortable with my relationship with Alabama and coach (Nick) Saban, and I want to make a name for myself," Foster said.
"I'm 100 percent sure I'm going to be going to the University of Alabama."
Foster was visibly torn when he announced Dec. 21 that he would attend Alabama, picking the Tide over the Panthers.
But playing alongside several future teammates in the Under Armour All-America Game earlier this month in Orlando, Fla., convinced the top-five receiver prospect that he made the right choice.
"There was a lot of pressure because a lot of athletes decommitted at the game," Foster said. "We formed a friendship while we were there. We executed well as a family and represented the college we're committed to."
A few days later, he watched Alabama hammer Notre Dame to win the BCS national title and couldn't help but envision his future.
"It was very exciting — the college I committed to just won the national championship," Foster said. "Hopefully I can be there again next year and help us win another crystal ball."
Pitt coaches wanted to make sure they hadn't done anything wrong in their recruitment of Foster, as they are going to pursue Central Valley sophomore Jordan Whitehead.
Foster's father complained about how Pitt supporters reacted to his son's decision.
"A lot of negativity is coming out of Pittsburgh from the fans," Robert Foster II said. "All you ever heard was how he'd be a great fit for Pitt. Now that he decides to take his talents elsewhere, you hear the negativity. Just be happy for him."
Foster expected nothing less but promised to make his hometown proud.
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With Europe in trouble and China's rate of growth slowing, the United States may eventually be the fortress of the world's economy. That is why I'm bullish long term, but shorter term, the market is telling us that the trend is uncertain and defensive measures should be taken.
October was not kind to shareholders, but the major indices have fallen to solid areas of chart support, and we are approaching a traditionally strong quarter for stocks. Be patient, trade if you wish, but long-term investors would be wise to wait it out for major commitments. I expect that opportunities to buy will occur sometime in mid-November.
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ST. JAMES — A somber Terance Dorsey walked into Mount Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday surrounded by family and up to the pearl-white casket where his once vivacious 12-year-old daughter Talaija Dorsey laid.
As his emotions quickly overcame him, he rested his head on top of the girl's casket, sobbing uncontrollably. A sprawling flower arrangement of white roses and a smiling picture of Talaija sat atop the casket.
Terance Dorsey squeezed inside the small church on River Road along with hundreds of family and community members, many wearing purple, Talaija's favorite color, to say goodbye one last time to the 12-year-old girl with the beguiling smile whose death some said united a community.
"We are all filled with her spirit, and we are blessed by it," St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. said during the two-hour service.
Following the service, Talaija was laid to rest amid a sea of family and friends in a narrow cemetery a few hundred feet behind the church.
"It's heartbreaking that we have to do this," Keantrya Franklin, Talaija's mother's cousin, said before the funeral.
Talaija was reported missing from her home on July 1 and her body was found by Martin on July 6 near a cane field on La. 3127 in Vacherie, just miles from her home in the community of St. James.
Her mother's fiancé, John D. Celestine, 43, has been charged with first-degree murder in Talaija's death.
"She was just a baby, and for her to be taken away from us like this, it's not right," Franklin said.
The family is still searching for answers as to why Celestine, a man who helped raise Talaija, is the main suspect in Talaija's death, Franklin said.
"For him to do this, we don't understand why," she said.
Many mourners arrived hours before the funeral to find the church already full as people gathered from the surrounding area to grieve with the family.
Those unable to get a seat inside watched on the television outside the church that streamed the service.
It was billed as a celebration of Talaija's life, and the large choir seated behind the pulpit tried their best to lift the spirits of the mourners with passionate and lively songs. Those included one of Talaija's favorite songs, the gospel hit "Break Every Chain."
Many close relatives openly wept throughout the service, including some like her godfather, Charles Smith, who had to step outside to compose himself.
Several ornate red, pink and white flower arrangements, many of which were donated, flanked the casket along with the uniform Talaija wore while cheerleading for the Redskin Little League Football team in Donaldsonville.
Following the opening Bible readings and some lively songs, Sheriff Martin walked to the pulpit and declared that he truly feels God led him to Talaija's body last Sunday after he prayed for a sign.
"It had nothing to do with investigative skills," he said to roaring cheers and applause.
Despite having never met Talaija before her death, Martin said he knows he, as well as his department and the community, will never forget her.
"I want to say that … the heart and spirit of this child reached out to this community," Martin said.
The Rev. Samuel Jones, who is related to Talaija, said the family was overwhelmed by all the support and all the people who donated their time and skills for the funeral, including a LaPlace woman who offered to pay for the funeral. Jones did not say if the family took her up on the offer.
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We have a serious pet problem in our country. Shelters in cities and towns all over are overflowing with pets who need a home. One reason why so many pets end up in shelters is that people just don't realize the true cost of a pet.
When you get a pet, such as a dog or cat, you not only have to worry about the upfront purchase price. There's also the price of food, the cost of medical care, and the cost of toys and accessories.
While the popular pets can be pricey overall, there is such as thing as an affordable pet.
The cheapest pets to own are usually the smallest, so they don't take up much room in your home, either. Pets with a low cost of ownership are also relatively low maintenance, so they're ideal for little kids.
Becoming the owner of an affordable pet from a young age prepares your child for owning a more complicated and expensive pet later on. It also teaches him general responsibility.
Hermit Crabs
One of the cheapest pets to own is the hermit crab. You don't have to take the hermit crab to the vet for regular checkups.
What you do need to do is give it food, water and a slightly larger shell from time to time. The crabs molt their shells as they grow, and need new shells that are 1/3 larger than the previous shells.
You can find new shells at pet stores for a few dollars. The tank you keep your pet in doesn't have to be elaborate.
A plastic aquarium is sufficient, as long as there is some gravel on the bottom. Food for hermit crabs is sold at pet stores and doesn't cost much.
Like the car insurance it serves as a spokesperson for, a gecko is a pretty inexpensive pet to own.
The upfront cost of a pet gecko can be around $200-$300, which includes the cost of the pet itself. You can find geckos for sale for around $20. Some are as expensive as $75.
All you need to care for a gecko is a plastic terrarium with sand on the bottom. Give him a few logs and small rocks to lounge and play about on.
A regular light bulb costs just a few dollars and is hot enough to heat the gecko's terrarium. The lizard's favorite food, meal worms, cost just a few cents per serving.
Guinea Pigs
Guinea pigs are relatively affordable pets and are considered a good starter furry pet. But, bear in mind that guinea pigs do best when paired with another guinea pig of the same sex, which can increase your costs.
The pets need a large cage to live in, which usually cost less than $50. Bedding, food and toys can get pricey, but you can save by purchasing fresh veggies on sale to feed the pet.
Buying guinea pig pellets in bulk will help you cut costs, too.
Hamsters are another relatively inexpensive pet that are ideal for younger children.
Like guinea pigs, the cost of hamster essentials can be several hundred per year. Some types of hamsters, such as dwarf hamsters, are social animals and do best when they have a companion.
Hamsters (and guinea pigs) do require the occasional veterinary visit, which can add to their overall cost considerably, especially if the pet is sick often.
Bugs might be the cheapest pets of all, but they can also have the shortest life spans. If you've ever caught fireflies on a summer's night, you know what I mean. Those bugs typically don't last more than a day or two. On the plus side, you don't have to feed them, as they don't eat as adults.
Another way to raise insects as pets is to start an ant farm. Toy stores typically sell ant farm kits for less than $30. To get the ants, you need to send away for them.
The cost of the ants is usually included in the cost of the farm. Once you have the ant farm, it doesn't require much maintenance or money to keep going.
While people think goldfish are unintelligent creatures with short life spans, the opposite is true.
You will need a rather large tank for the fish, which can cost $50 or more. The fish themselves usually cost less than $1.
You also need to purchase gravel, accessories for the tank, such as plants, and a filter. Once the tank is up and running though, the cost of a goldfish can be less than $100 per year.
Betta Fish
Betta fish can be even easier to care for than goldfish and less expensive. They don't need a big aquarium or filter to survive.
Instead, they can survive in a relatively small fish bowl. The fish cost around $5, though some can be over $10. It depends on the breed of the fish.
If you care for the fish properly, it can cost around $20 per year to own it, which includes the cost of food and water.
A grand, magnificent bird can be very expensive to own, but smaller birds such as canaries and finches can be yours for around $100, which includes the cost of food and toys.
To get started as a bird owner, you'll need a cage, which can cost around $75. Birds do need to be seen by a vet for a year check up, as well.
If it's legal to own chickens where you live, you might find that keeping one as a pet helps you save money, as you can use their eggs instead of buying eggs from the grocery.
Baby chicks cost around $5, though you can often find them for less. Chicken feed can be pretty cheap, around $15 for a 50 pound bag.
You might not like the idea of owning a pet rat, but they are really inexpensive. Although they have gotten a bad name, rats are really affectionate and loving creatures.
It typically costs around $300 a year for a rat, which includes the cost of food, bedding and toys. Care for a rat won't take up much of your time, either.
They need a weekly cage cleaning and about an hour of time outside the cage each day.
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It's hard to see, but I sprinkled some stickles on each flower and the leaves. Flowers always makes me happy! Especially this time of the year!! Looking forward to summer and enjoying it with my family, hope you all have a fabulous summer! I will try to not neglect my blog toooooo much! :)) Can you tell I've slowed down my crafting considerably?
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anyone who's lived or worked in manhattan for any length of time will tell you that it's virtually impossible to get lost in new york city's central borough. the streets, they'll say, are all laid out in a gridthey're nearly all perpendicular or parallel to each other. what's more, there's even a system for using address numbers to find building locations. i've never figured out this last part, but i have to agree that it's hard to get lost on this island. paris, however, is another matter.
earlier this year my wife and i embarked on our first european vacation, to the city of lights. but despite having spent hours studying maps of paris's neighborhoods (arrondissements), i still couldn't make heads or tails of the street (rue) layout. there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. so although i made a conscious decision to leave my laptop at home, i also decided to take a portable global positioning system (gps), to save us if we got lost.
last year, we reviewed the garmin nüvi 350 (it won our editors' choice), so with the company's permission and the addition of a european map and translation sim card, i took the device with me to paris.
on the advice of friends, i packed a day's worth of clothes and all my electronic devices in my carry-on bag. luggage can get lost on domestic flights, but it's a far more likely occurrence on intercontinental trips. i could think of nothing worse than arriving in paris without clothes or any of my technology. fortunately, we and our luggage arrived together in france, and it wasn't long before i started using the nüvi.
paris has a decent transit system, consisting of buses, subways (metro), and commuter trains. i wanted to take one of the affordable and speedy commuter trains from charles de gaulle airport to the city proper, but as is often the case in france, some part of the transit system was on strike. looking at the huge line snaking out of the ticket office, my wife and i opted for a taxi.
to my surprise, we found no line and got in a waiting taxi. the driver agreed to a 50-euro fare, and we were on our way. knowing nothing of france or whether this was indeed a good price, i worried about what would happen if he took us the long way. a minute or so after leaving the airport, the driver turned toward us and in broken english asked if he could "get a drink." i didn't realize he meant the car needed gas. he pulled into a gas station and got out, and i took the opportunity to quickly reach into the luggage just behind our seat and grab the nüvi.
a few days before we had left for france, i had spent time configuring the device, which included turning off the default u.s. map and enabling the european one (before i did this, every search for "paris" would also bring up places like paris, texas.) i had entered our destination hotel and saved it as a "favorite" location. back in the cab, i flipped up the nüvi's gps antenna, selected "paris hotel" (you can name your saved locations), and set it as our destination. within moments, the gps had triangulated our position and showed clearly that we were heading in the right direction. it also started, to my chagrin, announcing upcoming turns. this was my own fault. the nüvi is intended as a safe, in-car device and announces directions, so you do not have to take your eyes off the road to look at the map. i quickly disabled the voicebefore my cabby appeared to notice itand then had to contend only with the safety warnings that popped up each time i launched the device.
thirty minutes later, we arrived at our hotel, with the gps indicating that we had not taken one wrong or extraneous turn. it was an auspicious start.continue reading...


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Did you hear that Pope Francis plans to call a Third Vatican Council? Or that he uncovered previously unknown Bible verses? Or that he sees the story of Adam and Eve as just a fable?
Here's the problem: None of it is true.
Still, that didn't stop these and other stories from ricocheting around the Internet and, in some cases, even in traditional news sources. Among the dozens of other fake pope stories are claims that he called hell a literary device and that he believes all religions are equally true.
"The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer," Francis supposedly said, in an article appearing on the Diversity Chronicle website, whose creator, Erik Thorson, says he created the blog "for my own personal amusement." "This doctrine is incompatible with the infinite love of God. God is not a judge but a friend and a lover of humanity. God seeks not to condemn but only to embrace."
The tide of fake pope stories has risen so fast in recent months that the Pontifical Council for Culture issued a stern warning on its Facebook page, stating that scores of unknown sources on social media "try to put false information in circulation, taking advantage of the fact that it is so easy to 'throw the stone and hide the hand.'"
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The council's advice? "Check the official Vatican media sources for confirmation of Pope Francis' statements." Remarks should be considered untrue if they do not appear on the pope's Twitter feed, the Vatican Information Service, the Holy See press office, the Vatican website, Vatican Radio, the L'Osservatore Romano newspaper or another official information source, the council said.
"If the statements attributed to the pope by any media agency do not appear in the official media sources of the Vatican, it means that the information they report is not true," said the statement, which was written in all caps as if to underscore the point.
Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst with National Catholic Reporter, said only some fake comments are worth worrying about.
"There are basically three kinds of inaccurate comments," Reese said. "There are the pranksters, and there are people who simply make mistakes because they don't understand the issues being discussed. It's hard to get worked up over those things.
"But then there are people who want to spin the pope's point of view to further a particular agenda, and that's very problematic and reprehensible."
Bogus papal statements date back to the earliest days of the church. But with the explosion of social media and self-published blogs, they have become far more frequent in recent years -- and especially in recent months. And the church can no longer avoid the stories or ignore them in hopes they will fade away.
"What we are seeing is a cross between the growing prevalence and influence of social media, and the popularity of Pope Francis," said Michele M. Ippolito, a Vatican expert who runs the PapalePapale Vatican news site.
"It also must be tempting for posters to put up these comments because they like the pope's image but are less enamored with some of what he says," Ippolito said. "It's like they like the singer, but not the song. And this is a way to appear to change the song."
There's little that can be done to confront the problem. Ippolito said the Vatican could take steps to make it easier and faster for people to fact-check papal statements. But even if they did, he said, it would be impossible to keep up with the speed of social media.
"By the time you can notice a false statement, it may have already taken on a life of its own," he said.
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>Running 101>Race plans - 10k, 5k then HM
Thanks for the tip. I actually have some sock liners that I wear with my hunting boots that are a very light polyester type fabric that I wear under my wool socks, I bet those would work pretty well. I will try them on my run tomorrow morning.
I did pop the blisters at lunch and I think they are going to be okay. They seem like the kind that end up healing themselves instead of the entire layer of skin that blistered coming off. Just some very soft tender skin that normally wouldn't get any kind of friction but it did going sockless yesterday and didn't like it.
Age: 49 Weight: 202 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Well I didn't make my goal of 1:50. With the conditions I really wasn't expecting to, but still gave it a shot. Blew up at the end a bit.
Race time temperature was 65 degrees at the start with 20 mph winds out of the south increasing to 70 degrees and 25 mph winds at the finish for me. Winds were gusting as well, had to turn my hat backwards to keep it from blowing off my head when I was running into the wind. Even thought my headphones were going to blow off from around my neck at one point.
With the wind blowing like it was pretty much all my planning on pacing with the hills was out the window. Tried to go based on effort and HR. Mile 1 and 2 were with the wind and I was going faster than I thought, but my HR was about where I wanted it to be.
Mile 3 was down the big hill and then back up. I felt like I was going about right down the hill, but we were running directly into the wind and the hill was just as steep as I remembered. First aid station was at the 2.5 mile mark and I drank one cup of water and poured another on my head. I was already getting warm. I decided that with the fast first 2 miles with the wind I didn't want to overcook it on the start so I decided to walk briskly up the hill instead of trying to run it. Even with the walking my pace was still good and my HR stayed pretty even. Level effort even walking up the hill it was so step.
Mile 4 was back down again and I was still feeling good. Made some good time going down the hill and then leveled off. Still feeling pretty good. HR seemed to be in line, maybe a little high but not bad.
Mile 5 was flat along the edge of the lake. Somewhat sheltered from the wind down in the bottom. Still felt like I was in line on pace and HR. 2nd aid station and again I drank 1 cup of water and poured another on my head.
Mile 6 was more of the same. Turned to go with the wind, but also had a little uphill in there. This split was slower than I thought it should be, but my HR was still creeping up so I was in line on effort.
Mile 7 was back up the hill. I ran a little until the hill got steeper and then did the brisk walk up most of it. Again, I felt like I gave it level effort and my HR actually jumped more on this mile than any mile so far. The 9:12 pace for this mile brought my average all the way up to 8:30 and put me behind my 1:50 target. Still felt good and hit the third aid station at the top of the hill. Same routine, drank one cup of water and poured the other on my head. Next 2 miles were with the wind and felt like I had a chance to make the time up. My friend Larry had run the 2 mile race and wanted to get in a long run so he joined me on the second lap.
Mile 8 was on top with the wind behind me. Really felt like I was running a great race at this point. My HR was climbing a little more than I wanted, but I still felt pretty good.
Mile 9 started to turn back into the wind and it had picked up from the last time. This mile dropped back into the bottom of the canyon and I between running into the wind and going downhill it evened out to a decent pace. Everything was still looking pretty good here. A tiny bit behind pace overall, but still thought I had a chance. 4th aid station down at the bottom. Drank 1 cup of water and 1 on my head. Really starting to get warm.
Mile 10 was back up the canyon then back down into it again. Did the brisk walk up the hill again and then fast down the other side. Pretty much figured out that I wasn't going to make 1:50 here. Didn't rule it completely out, but knew I was really going to have to crush those last 3 miles to make it. The 209 max HR spike was a glitch with me pouring water on me. I adjusted my strap and it went right back down to where it should be.
Mile 11 was tough! still somewhat sheltered from the wind down in the bottom, but it was really blowing. REALLY looking for the next aid station. I was burning up.
Mile 12 was where I fell apart. I couldn't remember where the aid station had been on the first lap and thought that somehow they had taken it down. I was crushed. I was really feeling it and took a short walk break and then picked it back up again. Turned a corner and guess what, the aid station was right there where it was the first time around! I walked through it and drank a cup of water and poured another on my head. Did I mention that I was burning up? Of course I wasn't thinking very good and when I poured the water on my head this time I shorted out my headphones and they quit. Big swings in my HR here on the graph, of course it dropped down when I took the walk breaks and that dropped the average. Really was struggling.
Mile 13 I tried to pick it up again and nut it up to the finish. That worked for a while and then I ended up taking a walk break again. Picked it back up and then hit a little hill and walked up it. With about 1/2 mile to go I decided I could make it the rest of the way no matter what and tried to push it on in.
There was a little hill right before the finish, but I made it up and over and ran to the finish. I was beat. And HOT. I wasn't to disappointed with not making my time, I beat my last half marathon time by over a minute and had originally just wanted to go sub 2 hours on this one since I knew the course was tough. I had passed my biggest competion in the Clydesdale division at about mile 5 and he hadn't passed me back so I was pretty sure I had one my division anyway. He ended up finishing at 2:02:11 so I almost ended up beating him by 7 minutes. I also beat a friend who has beat me at every club race that we've both run in. She ended up finishing in exactly 2:00:00.
Not sure what I should have done differently when it is all said and done. I went out a little too fast, but I thought I was about right with the wind behind me at the start. I did get hot, but not sure what I could have done differently, I guess pour more than 1 cup of water on my head at those last few aid stations. Looking back I might could have kept from taking those walk breaks on miles 12 and 13, but they only cost me about 45 seconds on each mile so I still wouldn't have made it under 1:50 if I hadn't taken them.
I think it just wasn't meant to be on that day on that course.
Here's the splits with HR information and I added in the net elevation change for each mile. Total elevation climb per the GPS ended up being 1,002'.
Splits (GPS Interval)
Elev +27
Oh well, I'm happy with the end result even if I didn't make my goal.
Oh yeah, my blisters were there and I could feel them during the race, but it was more of a discomfort than pain really. I put moleskin on them and when I got home and pulled it off the blisters had reformed, but not much worse than they were originally. I popped them again and went on about my normal weekend activities. They look ugly now, but they don't hurt. I'll stick with different shoes for the next week or so and hopefully they will be fine.


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- Chris said...
I live about 30 miles from Skegness. Along with Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes a holiday destination for me and my cousins in the late 1950's. All three places have seen better days. Skeggy was by all accounts, where the first Butlins holiday camp was built. My Grand Father was a labourer for the company that laid all of the roadworks. After which he was employed as a pre-curser to the Red Coats and worked on some of the fairground rides.
- May 03, 2009 12:27 PM
- vambo said...
I once read in Film Photoplay magazine, sometime in the 1970s, that this poster was designed by actress Imogen Hassel's grandfather. Great blog, I love it. Thanks.
- June 14, 2009 6:38 PM
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According to lip-reading experts consulted by the Brazilian TV company Globo, Marco Materazzi called Zinedine Zidane's sister a "prostitute" twice, leading to the headbutt that saw the French captain sent off in the second period of extra-time, shortly before the penalty shootout.
On the 'Fantastico' programme last night, the experts insisted that, after tugging Zidane's shirt, he insulted his sister twice, prompting the Frenchman to take the law into his own hands. It was an ugly, disturbing way to end an illustrious career and a superb tournament, and one which left a sour taste in the mouth of football fans across the globe, especially after he snubbed the medal-giving ceremony.
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Celebrated vocal coach Michael Maresca and choreographer Cassie Abate join the musical theatre faculty at Texas State University. Maresca will head musical theater voice and Abate will be the head of musical theatre dance. Texas State's musical theatre program has risen to national prominence since Broadway veteran Kaitlin Hopkins took the helm in the fall of 2009.
Maresca, creator the One Voice singing technique and founder of MMOV Studios, is teaching worldwide using cloud based technologies (online) that allow him to reach thousands of singers through master classes and private sessions. At age nineteen Michael joined the national tour of Saturday Night Fever, after which he relocated to Los Angeles, and three months later joined the national tour of Mamma Mia! When Michael was 23, he launched his first formal vocal program online and in workshops, "The For Starters Program."
"I'm honored to be joining the faculty at Texas State," Maresca said recently. "The students are amazing-and I can't wait to work with the team and help each one of them achieve their best as individual artists!"
Abate, a recent graduate from San Diego State with an MFA in Musical Theatre, has taught dance at Montclair State and San Diego State on both the undergraduate and graduate level. As a director and choreographer, her credits include Man of La Mancha starring Terrence Mann, Seussical and Guys and Dolls at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Pirates of Penzance at the Stephen Sondheim Center, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, and Music Man at the University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, Moby Dick: the Musical at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket and assistant choreographer for The Brain From Planet X at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. As a performer, she toured nationally with Urban Cowboy, and has performed regionally with Arena Stage, North Shore Music Theatre and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Abate stated "I am so excited to become part of the team at Texas State University. The students are incredibly talented and dedicated and the faculty creates an environment of collaboration that offers students thorough, unique, and creative training in the craft and the business."
Maresca has taught at the prestigious Broadway Theatre Project summer camp, and joined Hopkins and Jim Price (Texas State faculty and Broadway veteran) this summer on the campus of Wake Forest University to teach at The Performing Arts Project, whose faculty list is a who's who of Broadway's best.
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The Texas State musical theatre program has won numerous regional awards, including multiple Austin Critics Table awards which honors the top professional theatre productions in the greater Austin area.


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The most important thing I can tell you is that God loves you and wants you to have the same kind of close relationship to Him that your friend has. More than that, He has done everything necessary to make it possible.
Let me answer your question by posing three questions. First, who are we? The Bible says we aren't here by chance; we are here because God created us, and He put us here for a purpose - to live for Him. But the Bible also tells us that something went wrong - and that "something" was sin. We have rebelled against God and chosen to go our own way, and because of this we have become separated from Him. As the Bible says, we are "without hope and without God in the world" (Ephesians 2:12).
The second question is this: Who was Jesus Christ? The Bible tells us something very wonderful: Jesus Christ was God in human flesh. He wasn't just a great man; He was God! And He came into the world for one reason: to become the complete sacrifice for our sins. By His death and resurrection we can have hope - hope of forgiveness and new life today, and hope of life in heaven.
But one question remains: What must we do? The Bible tells us that salvation is a free gift, purchased for us with the blood of Jesus Christ. But like any gift, we must receive it - and that is what you must do with Christ. By a simple prayer of faith turn to Christ and ask Him to come into your life today - and He will.