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General News of Tuesday, 5 February 2013
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The Volta River Authority (VRA) has said the current load shedding exercise won't end until after March 2013 when it will have received additional gas supply from Nigeria to boost power generation in the country.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) started a load shedding exercise last year when one of the pipelines of the West African Gas Pipeline was damaged.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, the Head of Public Relations at the VRA, Samuel Fletcher explained that the damaged pipeline will be fixed by March.
He explained that there has been a "delay in fixing the damaged pipeline because after two of the engineers working on the project lost their lives due to an explosion, the authorities of WAPCo decided to fortify the structure to prevent future damages and possible explosions."
Mr. Fletcher revealed that "by the end of March, they will fix their problem and their operations will start. So when that one starts, it means that we are going to get gas from Nigeria."
According to him, the VRA is currently experiencing challenges in meeting the energy demand in the country during the peak hours of the day "and so until we get to a place where there is more generation in the system, the situation will remain as it is; it will go on and off."
He urged the ECG to inform the general public which areas will be experiencing load shedding.


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Mastitis is not a cut-and-dried, "diagnose-treat-repeat" disease. Rather, Linda Tikofsky, DVM, Professional Services Veterinarian for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. says it is a multi-factorial disease with a good deal of variation in both its causes and solutions.
"A tremendous amount of research has helped us zero in on the intricacies of mastitis," says Tikofsky. "We now have fairly good control over the contagious pathogens likes Strep. ag. and Staph. aureus, thanks to improvements in milking technique, dry-cow therapy and teat dipping. It's the environmental bugs like Strep. spp., E. coli, Klebsiella and coagulase-negative Staph (CNS) that remain our greatest challenge."
Tikofsky believes the new Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) somatic cell count (SCC) limit of 400,000 cells/mL has been a positive challenge to dairy producers nationwide. "We used to say, 'we can't do this,' but now we know that we definitely can," she shares. "Lower SCC levels are a quality benefit to milk processors and exporters, but they also directly benefit producers, who often receive premiums for selling milk at SCC levels lower than 200,000."
She says on-farm culturing of every case of clinical mastitis has helped many dairies by allowing them to assess whether a case is caused by Gram+ or Gram- organisms, and treat (or not treat) accordingly. If on-farm culturing is not a viable option, most dairy veterinary practices now have in-house milk quality labs that can assist with culturing and diagnostics.
"This information is helpful not just in terms of treatment decisions," says Tikofsky. "It also helps identify the root of the problem – be it milking technique or bedding issues or nutritional deficiencies – so that management changes can be made."
In terms of drug selection, Tikofsky says dairy producers and processors are under more pressure than ever to limit the amount of antibiotics used on the farm. "Mastitis is the number-one reason we use on-farm antibiotics," she says. "The FDA keeps a close eye on this use, and it now is being more carefully scrutinized by consumers as well. People can communicate so freely online today, and there is a lot of information and sometimes misinformation spread by lay people. It is our responsibility to listen to their concerns and ensure that we are using antibiotics on our farms judiciously."
Diagnostic information and knowledge about how various mastitis pathogens behave play critical roles here, too. Cows with chronic Staph. aureus infections, for example, probably will not be cured regardless of treatment and should be culled. Cows with mild or moderate Gram- infections like E. coli probably are on their way to resolving the infection via their own immune defenses by the time clinical signs become evident. These animals probably are best served with supportive therapy and care versus intramammary antibiotic treatment.
When antibiotic therapy is warranted, Tikofsky says more information is available than ever to target that treatment strategically without over-using antibiotics. She cites a recent, large-scale Cornell University study that compared a one-day intramammary treatment with a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic (cephapirin) to a five-day treatment with a third-generation cephalosporin (ceftiofur). When possible, a first-generation cephalosporin would be preferable for use in food animal medicine because it would compete less with human medicine.
The Cornell researchers found that Gram+ bacteria responded equally as well to the one-day cephapirin treatment as they did to the five-day ceftiofur treatment. Clinical cure (milk and quarter returning to normal) were not different between the treatments.
"This is good news on many fronts," says Tikofsky. "From a production standpoint, it means lower treatment costs, a faster return to salable milk, and fewer cows in the hospital pen. And on a larger scale, it could potentially reduce on-farm antibiotic use and reserve higher-level drugs for cases in which they truly are needed."
To learn more about mastitis prevention and treatment, visit BI-Vetmedica.com/Cattle.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (St. Joseph, MO) is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, based in Ridgefield, CT, and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.


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According to the current Enchiridion of Indulgences, one can apply a plenary indulgence to a departed soul by the "visitation of a cemetary" {Coemeterii visitatio} from November 1st till the 8th (i.e. the octave of All Saints).
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13. Visit to a Cemetery (Coemeterii visitatio)
An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed.
The indulgence is plenary each day from the 1st to the 8th of November; on other days of the year it is partial.
In order for the indulgence to be plenary, the following conditions must also be met alone with the visit and prayers at the cemetery:
- Sacramental confession within "about twenty days"[1] of the actual day of the Plenary Indulgence.
- Eucharistic Communion on the day of the Plenary Indulgence.
- Prayer for the intentions of the Pope on the day of the Plenary Indulgence.
- It is further required that all attachment to sin, even venial sin, be absent.[2]
Perhaps our culture's fascination with death and horror movies is related to the fact that young people are isolated from death and prevented from attending funerals. Do you agree? Please leave a comment.


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Paint the bottom of the paper plate with the glue mixture. Cover the glue-covered plate with the pieces of orange tissue paper. Paint a little more glue on top of the tissue paper. Set aside to dry.
Punch two holes on each side of the mouth and nose. Thread the pipe cleaners through the holes to make whiskers.
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By Anne Marie Fuller
TRACY — Holiday shoppers will see something new this year in the parking lot of West Valley Mall.
Five military veteran parking spots have been designated with red, white and blue signs reading "Veteran's Parking" and "Thank you for your service."
The signs were the idea of former Tracy City Councilwoman Evelyn Tolbert, as a way to honor those who have served the country in the military.
"The idea came from the many people who wanted to find a way to just say 'thank you' to those that serve from our town," said Tolbert. "We are so very proud of all of them. The parking spots are symbolic of the honor and respect that we, the community, hold for our veterans that served in times of our country's conflicts."
Tolbert wrote a letter to Mike Donaghy, general manager of the mall, and proposed the idea.
"This is a great way to honor our veterans," said Donaghy. "We have a large military population out here. This will be a convenience for the veterans, and it's such a small way for us to show our appreciation. I think this project is a good example of community team work."
There are three veterans parking spots near the front main entrance of the mall, off Naglee Road and the other two are close to the rear mall entrance off Corral Hollow Road.
"I think this is very nice and gives a little recognition that someone cares," said Vaughn Gates, the commander of Tracy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1537 and a retired Air Force first sergeant. "Many vets from out here serve our country. We have a lot of World War II vets around, and it's nice to give them an area to park at the mall."
There are a total of 3,258 parking spots on the mall property, five of which are now reserved for veterans. In addition, the mall also has reserved handicapped, expectant mom and senior citizen parking spots near the front entrance.
The five new veterans parking spots were added in time for Veteran's Day last month and are a permanent addition for the mall parking lot. They are available through the "honor system" for use. No sticker or placard is needed.
West Valley Mall is at 3200 Naglee Road.
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I have 3 young kids (7, 4, and 2 years of age). When my oldest was a baby, I had planned to homeschool all my children. After the birth of my second child, I felt very overwhelmed and couldn't imagine homeschooling. So, when my oldest turned 4, we started Pre-K and now she's in second grade at our local public school. My 4 year old is in Pre-K.
I really don't have any serious problems with the school, but lately, I'm starting to have second thoughts about what is right for our family. I feel like I am constantly hurrying all of the kids to get to 2 different schools with 2 different start and end times. Then, there's homework for my oldest child which takes up a lot of her free time after school. Then we rush through dinner and bedtime to get them off to bed so they can wake up early and start the craziness all over again the next day. I feel like my oldest is growing up so fast and I hardly know her
I am exploring the possibility of homeschooling starting next school year (third grade and Kindergarten). I'm just not sure how to make the switch and get started. I'm also not sure how DH or my mom will react to the idea (my mom once told me she was so relieved I changed my mind about homeschooling...we are VERY close and she's a huge part of our lives).
I guess I need resources, encouragement, and words of wisdom, especially from those who switched from public to home school.
Originally Posted by GracesMama
I feel like I am constantly hurrying all of the kids to get to 2 different schools with 2 different start and end times. Then, there's homework for my oldest child which takes up a lot of her free time after school. Then we rush through dinner and bedtime to get them off to bed so they can wake up early and start the craziness all over again the next day.
One of the reasons I wanted to homeschool is because of this exact scenario. I did not want this for our family. We are very chill people and rushing around tends to pit us against each other. So, when I looked at scheduling this year, I balked at the early bus hours (7:20 a.m and a long bus ride for the kiddos) and decided to try homeschooling. And boy, am I glad I did! Kids are happy. I am happy. Our home is serene. So far, it has been the best choice for us.
From looking at the ages of your kids, my advice is to start off focusing on your would be 3rd grader. The transition from school to home may not come so easily for both of you considering that she is used to going to school. Getting some type of rhythm that works going will take time and trial and error. Since you are already considering this school year, you should start thinking about what you want for you/your children, how, when etc... right now. Read in this forum and others. You have plenty of time to prepare mentally and I think more than any other preparation, this one is the most important one. You need to feel like you know what you are doing in order to comfortably take charge. Otherwise the self-doubt could cause panic which will most def. lead to lots of unnecessary stress.
Also, I would not worry too much about your kindergartner at all for the next year. Some number sense, letter recognition and phonics is all your would be 5 year old needs and there are plenty of online resources for that type of stuff. Kids pick that stuff up fairly quickly when they are ready. I have a 4 and half year old. She does tons of drawing and crafting. She is a busy little girl. She is not at all ready to learn letters/numbers in any formal way. But she knows some of them already through incidental learning... Today she asked me how to write "Grandma" and I showed it to her. She wrote it on a drawing she made for her gammy. She asked what all the letters were and I explained. Before that, she had cross referenced them with her own name and had already figured out some of them. She is learning and I am helping her learn but not in any formal way.
As for your DH and Mom's reaction, you could just say I want to try it for one year. I told everyone (including myself) I am trying this for one year. It took the pressure off me and family members felt at ease with my decision. I went into it thinking if it did not work for us, then we will just switch back next year; this made it much less stressful because -- how much can I really screw up in one year?!
One thing that helps is limiting video/tv time. In our house, it is not on until after dinner. That is non-negotiable so there is never arguments/power struggles over it. However, we do have a well used ipad -- all the apps are low key games (toca boca) educational stuff (smarty pants etc) and a massive amount of books. The kids love the books and some of the edutainment apps.
I also think activities outside of the home are important. My kiddos have chosen to do some and they are enjoying them.
Good luck with your decision!
I do not have experience transitioning, but I have read many posts saying kids haven't adjusted well. Have you talked to your 7 year old about this? You might check to see if they want to switch to homeschooling. If they don't you can homeschool the 4 and wait for your 7 to change their mind. I hope that isn't the case for you, but I wanted to bring that up in case you hadn't thought about it.
I said the same thing as Emaye last year when I did pre-k with my oldest. I told family I was going to try it and if it didn't work she would go to ps next year.
As for where to start check out the resource pages on forums like this. It's a good thing you are thinking ahead so far because there are SOOO many options and until you decide what style you want to try or decide what style you think is best for your kids it's hard to point you to resources other than big lists of resources. You might check for homeschool coops in your area, that might make the transition easier for your 7 year old. HTH
First off, I apologize for a long and rambly post.
We are transitioning right now. At least, that's what I am calling this phase. My 11yo ds and 8yo dd were doing fine in PS, and then we had to make an international move as a family, which led to enrolling them in an international private school, which was a disaster. Again both kids were "doing fine" by the school's standards (validated to the extent it can be by standardized testing), but the experience was just terrible--logistically, socially, financially, and it turns out also academically.
I only discovered how academically impaired they were becoming when in the course of another move, we decided to enroll them in an online school for logistical reasons. I didn't want the geographical constraints of a school year to interfere with travel. Dh's work makes it hard to schedule time off, so we pull up stakes and take off when he has the chance, not usually during a scheduled school break. We take long summers back in US, and would miss 2 months in the classroom if we'd stuck with B&M.
So, we're doing private online school "at home" (we don't really have a home ).
It was only when I brought them home that the learning gaps emerged for me. Happily, dd is only in third grade, so we are easily able to get her up to speed. On the other hand, ds has had to unlearn habits that had served him to stay on the "upper end" of the class in the school setting, but which did nothing for his learning or skill development.
Doing online school privately is more like homeschooling with a purchased curriculum than it is like online school through a state charter. I have control over our schedule, and my kids are not required to be present in online classrooms. But they have teachers and check in with them (ds in subjects, since he is a middle schooler, and dd has a class teacher). This gives me reinforcement if I hit resistance, and it also gives me a second opinion on progress. We turn in occasional work samples. Some testing is online. Offline testing is sometimes scored by me, other times entered into online formats for teachers to assess.
I say this is a transition because I'm not certain whether I will stick with online school. A nice thing is that, as the kids get older, we will have records that will enable us to transfer into and out of B&M schools if that needs to happen. That said, I like the freedom so much that I could see us veering off into a relaxed style of year-round study, which wouldn't work within a school system. Also, since we will be required to complete the curriculum for the year, I tend to want to "work ahead," knowing we will have to take long breaks from school when we travel to remote places without Internet access. This puts on pressure that we don't really need.
I am thankful we did this when we did, and not later. Ds was slipping through the cracks of the system. Not to say he was at failing levels by any means, but he has higher potential and was nowhere near reaching it. Now, I can give him access to more challenging materials in the subjects where he needs challenge, and I can work more closely with him where he needs remedial help.
The other thing I really like is how this program uses an interdisciplinary approach in various subjects, which encourages my students to make connections and see how math applies in science, science to geography, how art intersects with history, how LA applies in Lit.
There are things we all miss about B&M school. They miss having daily contact with many friends, as both kids are quite gregarious. They miss an awesome art studio and an excellent school library. In US, we have public libraries, but not in our other country of residence. I suppose they miss the birthday party invites and group field trips, but I think our adventures have their own value. What I have found most helpful in our transition has been to keep a relaxed attitude, to encourage exercise, to keep the TV off, and to get out of the house whenever we can.
But both students enthusiastically tell people that they love doing school with me. I worry I'm not the best teacher, but I think we're doing OK.
Get the Grandmother on board. She can be a huge asset for HSing, being so close, and I like the idea of telling her this is on a trial basis. Because, really it is. If it isn't working, you should explore changes to improve it, either by changing the HSing style, or by finding a school with a better fit.
If she is at all flexible, Grandma will learn to enjoy the increased access to her grandkids. Purposefully include her on outings during school hours and be a HS cheerleader, just like you would with your kids ("I am so glad we are HSing! We would never be able to do this if were going to school.") Stay up late to stargaze. Sleepovers at Grandma's on Tuesday night.... you get the idea. My girls love writing letters (addressing and stamping and dropping them in the mailbox, too), especially to their grandma. Really play up this relationship, since she is so close and has so much influence. She will be your best ally, if you can get her on your side.
The only problem I can see is if your older daughter ends up needing some deschooling time. In fact, if I were facing this situation (I get easily overwhelmed by too much of too much!) I would probably declare a month-long family staycation, just to pull my $h!t together, free from all the other burdens of school obligations. Grandma might not be too keen on this, but, you never know.
Good luck!
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I'm surprised by this, because my experience over many years watching parents pull their kids out of school is that while it often takes some time for families to find their stride educationally moving forward, the kids tend to transition just beautifully. Of course it's a no-brainer that the kids need to be on-side. I can certainly see why a child who was opposed to homeschooling wouldn't transition well!
We didn't transition from school to homeschooling, but we did transition from "grandparents assume kids will go to school" to homeschooling. We treated it exactly as others have suggested: made it clear that we hadn't blindly drunk the homeschooling koolaid, but that this was a decision we were making for the time being, on a sort of medium-term trial, because we believed it was likely in the best interest of the kids.
I would tend not to focus on the social negatives of school (because that tends to portray your motivations as fearful and protective) but instead on the opportunities homeschooling presents to focus more deeply on things of interest, to have more time for creativity and play, to individualize the pace and direction of learning, to enjoy flexibility of time for travel and family, and to capitalize on the strength of intra-family relationships.
My parents and MIL had about 4 months of privately-held skepticism before becoming thoroughly and whole-heartedly won over to homeschooling. Once they saw evidence that my kids were thriving socially, creatively and academically, and experienced the benefits of our additional flexibility (time to visit, etc.), they became huge fans. I made some effort to provide that evidence during the first year through photos, blogging, letters, conversation and such. But I don't think it came across as contrived to extended family: it was just newsy updates and regular communication about our family life, which now included homeschooling.
Thank you everyone for your thoughts and sharing your personal experiences. I would love to hear more!
Originally Posted by moominmamma
I'm surprised by this, because my experience over many years watching parents pull their kids out of school is that while it often takes some time for families to find their stride educationally moving forward, the kids tend to transition just beautifully. Of course it's a no-brainer that the kids need to be on-side. I can certainly see why a child who was opposed to homeschooling wouldn't transition well!
I've been surprised too. Such a thing never occured to me till I read posts on some of the hs boards I haunt. Usually it's preteen kids being pulled out, but I bring it up is since it's not social problems spurring the desire to homeschool. I have read posts where parents pull their kids out thinking the kid will adjust and it turns into a HUGE headache since the kid doesn't want to be there and the parent is doing everything they can to make it enjoyable with no success. They are pleading for help on boards how to fix it. I am not trying to squish the dream of homeschooling, just bringing up something I would have never thought of until reading posts complaining about it. I've known two families locally that split their kids based on their wishes so some of the kids homeschool and some of the kids go to b&m schools. All of whom started out homeschooling, but then as they kids aged they wanted to go to school. I regularly ask my 6 year old if she would like to try a "real" school like the other kids so far the answer is no. We'll see if that ever changes, fingers crossed that it won't.
I have no experience with transitioning, either. One idea is to start this year for the 4 year old. Then you won't be running around as much. Also, then the older child may ask to be homeschooled.
I think it's more important that your husband be ok with the homeschool decision than other relatives. There's a book by a NYCity high school teacher who homeschools. I can't remember the name right now. Maybe someone else knows it. That book totally sold my husband on the idea of homeschooling!
Good luck, whatever you decide
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It never occurred to me that the OP would pull her child out to homeschool against her wishes. That's a rather "special case" of transition difficulties. If the child is opposed to the switch to homeschooling, that would be a very very difficult situation -- no wonder the families were facing problems!
Originally Posted by moominmamma
It never occurred to me that the OP would pull her child out to homeschool against her wishes. That's a rather "special case" of transition difficulties. If the child is opposed to the switch to homeschooling, that would be a very very difficult situation -- no wonder the families were facing problems!
If the posts were here I'd link to them, but I've been on hiatus from MDC for many months. I've seen that play out before, they pulled another child out due to issues and decided to pull all their kids, one of which was against it from the beginning - eek! Disaster!
The other posts I've seen are more the kid has reservations about it, but is willing to try and they never find that groove. The kid then misses school and their friends, like I said though, those cases have all been 10+ yo so they're bound to be difficult anyway :p My only point was before she starts planning has she outright asked the kid if they want to homeschool? I mean if she hasn't discussed it with her husband I wouldn't be surprised if she's not discussed it with her child yet. The moment I say something to my 6 yo everyone in the world knows it :p
I fully understand your apprehension. We had the same issues as well, but when you live where we live and you see what the schools are doing, the choice is almost made for you.
Now that you are leaning that direction, I understand that there will be some negative thoughts coming into your head...
Can I do homeschooling?
How do I teach everything?
These questions are very normal. As you can see, just asking the question to the world gets you all these great responses from other moms and dads that have been right there in your shoes.
Homeschooling is growing by leaps and bounds - driven by the thoughts and actions of parents like yourself.
Once we made the decision, the next step for us was EDUCATING OURSELVES!
Where do we find ways to teach?
Are there curriculums to use?
Are there ways to keep in touch with other homeschoolers so that we can call upon them?
Always questions - yet always the same results whether the answers were readily found or not - Homeschooling is the decision we made that was best for our family and our child.
(History Sidebar - our daughter was born premature, we quit everything to be by her side in the NICU, now we do everything to help every moment be the best it can be!)
Our decision was a little different, and our relationship with our daughter is a little different, but I have come to meet a lot of homeschoolers and home learning parents who grew into their relationship from a starting point like yours. Traditional school beginnings....now moving to homeschool ... and where the success begins is with communication.
Recently, we had to take our daughter to the dentist. Did we begin the trip that morning - NO! We began as soon as the appointment was made, by describing everything that could possibly happen to her.
Dentist tools will vibrate your mouth.
You will have to hold your mouth open.
It may feel numb, what is numb, do you know how your leg feels when it falls asleep?
Things like that - over and over - that way - NOTHING could have scared her or caused her apprehension. She knew about it before hand.
You can do that with your children. You can begin the journey of homeschooling today, just by beginning the discussion of the details of the day and the changes it will make in your lives.
Now - what happens if there is a place where homeschoolers can get together daily in a safe, social environment? That would help every homeschooler in the world to help each other. It can be found on the web...I know because I created it. It helps us and others everyday!
Children are smarter than we give them credit for, and we are stronger and more capable as parents than the world gives us credit for - and you can do this and you can have help whenever you need it.
Will it be a breeze? I can't say, but it will be better than not trying it. Who better to know what is best for your children and your family than you?
I applaud you. Hundreds of people are making this same decision everyday and upon the realization that they can do it, it has risen parents to new levels in their children's lives. Isn't that incredible?
I promise you one thing, you CAN do it. You can get help! You can make a difference!
I am here for you, I will answer any question anytime to help you and your family. I love seeing these things happen.
Thank you for YOU.
We're in a place (kind of) of making the transition from traditional full-time school to part-time homeschool right now. My 6 year old is enrolled in a new fine arts program through our local distributed learning school, doing 3 days a week "on campus" with a fine-arts focus, and two days at home (in a six weeks on, one week off learning cycle... just to add to the part-timeness- overall I'd say she's split half and half between school/home days compared to a traditional school calendar). She's in grade 2- late cut offs here and she'll be 7 next month.
The transition for us seemed pretty fluid from the summer "off"- as usual we followed her interests and learning through the summer, taking a bit more time to point out and articulate her learning to her so that she could see how she was learning math through baking and knitting and music practice, science when hiking and following up on nature study at the library, etc. She's curious about the world and we're happy to support her curiosity and this is when her best learning and our best home schooling happens.
Our biggest challenges were some anxiety about the "new" school and then subsequently dealing with the load of "homeschool" work that they sent home that was not interesting/appropriate or otherwise more formal that suited us. We're still finding our way with the new program and figuring out how to create evidence of her learning for her teachers- much of this is extra burden created by the program that we're using rather than by the nature of homeschooling. It does reflect, however, the most common challenge I've seen with new homeschoolers- too much pressure from curriculum and focus on outcomes/product rather than the *process* of learning.
Originally Posted by homeschoolerhub
Children are smarter than we give them credit for, and we are stronger and more capable as parents than the world gives us credit for - and you can do this and you can have help whenever you need it.
Will it be a breeze? I can't say, but it will be better than not trying it. Who better to know what is best for your children and your family than you?
I applaud you. Hundreds of people are making this same decision everyday and upon the realization that they can do it, it has risen parents to new levels in their children's lives. Isn't that incredible?
I promise you one thing, you CAN do it. You can get help! You can make a difference!
I am here for you, I will answer any question anytime to help you and your family. I love seeing these things happen.
Thank you for YOU.
Homeschoolerhub, your post (this part in particular) brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the warm sentiments and the statement of faith in children and mothers everywhere. I know it applies to all of us who walk this path (and even those who only consider it). And I echo all of your thoughts. Amen, sister!
But back to the OP: GracesMama, you can absolutely do it. You are on the right path, beginning your inquiry and starting to ask the difficult questions. Come to see your doubts and your line of questioning as a compass that is guiding you to a new direction. Go there! Ask that! Believe in yourself and know that if you have to ask if there's a better way, THERE IS.
We are in transition this year. I am a new HSg mama to a 4th grader (DD) who was in PS all her life and a kindergartner (DS). When DD was in PS, I felt the same way that you do about the craziness of our lives. The schedule driven by the school, the homework, the lack of family time, the lack of time for my child to just be a child - it was all just too much madness for me. I wanted quality and quantity time with my children (I have that in spades now: be careful what you wish for - LOL).
I started asking the questions last year, started coming to forums, started talking to people - teachers, other moms. And ultimately, made the decision to try something new, to shift our lives to a more conscious way of educating and being together as a family. Do I love every moment? No. I don't. It's hard. But we now have the time and space for meaningful conversations, for lengthy art and science projects, for nature walks, for cuddling on the couch in the middle of the day. It is a true blessing to have this opportunity and this unhurried time with my children. At a minimum, I know I will never, ever regret this time spent with my children. Like another poster, I have told everyone (myself included) that I am doing this for a year. If I fail, the kids can go back to PS, no harm, no foul. But at least I know I have given it everything I have. And I will never have to regret not having at least tried HSg.
I started talking with my husband last winter. I am fortunate that he agrees with me about the public schools and that we share the same value system of 'family first.' Perhaps your husband can be brought around on one platform only - more family time? better education? safer environment? There are many reasons to homeschool. Find the one that resonates with him and run with it. Same with your mom, although if you are as close as you say, I have a feeling she won't be far behind you once you take the plunge. My mom and I are also close and though she used to have reservations about homeschooling, once I decided to do it, she was fully on board. She's been very supportive of me.
It's great that you are starting to do your research now. You have almost an entire year to prepare. I took about 6 months myself. I knew by early spring of last year that we would not be coming back to PS this year. It made the transition a little easier.
Please feel free to PM me if you have more detailed questions. I don't post a lot (I am too busy HSg!) but I do come for support occasionally. And I would be happy to pay forward the support I have received over the last 6-9 months of my journey (if I can). Best wishes to you. Whatever decision you make, you are making it thoughtfully and that's the best any of us can do - make our decisions consciously, whatever those decisions are. Blessings.
We didn't have issues with transition, but both my kids (oldest two) were on-board with coming home. My oldest was mid-third grade. My second was the following year, but she was mid-first. My third child had the choice of ps or hs. Right now she is at ps. I have found that (for us) it is important that everyone feels a sense of ownership over their education. Of course, that being said, I did put the idea in their heads. :-)
I agree that with both dh and your mom (and yourself), you go into this on a "trial" basis. I know that when I first pulled my oldest out, that I was committed to the rest of that school year. Then, I signed on for one more, etc. Now, she plans to attend high school, but I am ok if she changes her mind. Sometimes we do have slumps and moments of doubt, but overall it has been great. Last year (entering middle school), my oldest had sudden doubts. Her friends were getting a new school, lockers, electives, etc. and they were all very excited about it. She almost decided to try it out too (I was cringing, middle school was not a good place for me). Within two weeks, several of her friends were having a rough time adapting. We also found a homeschool book club for tweens/teens and she made the dance team. The dance team is almost all public school kids and this experience cemented her desire to be at home. She is happy that when she goes to dance, that she isn't trying to rush through homework on breaks, she is happy to be free of lunch room drama, and she is happy to see that she is ahead of the game academically (she sees their homework).
If you think this is what you want to do, let your dd know that you are thinking about it and want to know what she thinks. Her initial response might be one thing and then she might change her pov. If she isn't for it at all, start hs with the younger one. Kindergarten can be loads of fun at home; your oldest might see that and want to come home too. Or, she might not. Either way, you are only driving like mad for one less school, one less schedule, etc.
A book your mom might like: Love in a Time of Homeschooling, by an academic mom who took her elementary age daughter out for a year. Really nice read on the nuts and bolts (written from the point of view of someone not tempermentally inclined to homeschool) and on the mother-daughter relationship that year.
Can you get involved with the local homeschool community beforehand? Our transition from K at school to 1st at home was really helped by going to many, many park days during that year in school.
In some ways, 3rd grade seems like a reasonably good time to pull out, as children at that age (in my town, anyway) start to get less starry-eyed about the work and the homework and the routines and the learning at that point. I strongly second the recommendations to deschool initially, to do field trips and reading and projects. Partly for her. But also because, at least in our house, the most rigorous and joyful learning happens when we stumble upon something and pursue it deeply. But that takes time to emerge. We're pretty classical around here, I'm not talking about unschooling even, but that it takes time even for a more formal approach to narrow down a theme or topic and an approach. New homeschoolers are sometimes reluctant to spend time doing "nothing," but that time of curious attentiveness can actually help shape even formal learning. For instance, DS is doing some medieval history this year, and the combination of me noticing how he learns and what he likes, and reading around, helped me narrow down to a current focus on heroes and legends (tied into the history of the time) and medieval buildings.
Good luck!
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Hello everyone, my name is Mao, and I am from China. I researched on the internet and found this wonderful website, I am lucky that I can speak English, so I'd think I would join and post to introduce myself. My dad is 58, and he's really harding working, and I would do anything to take care my dad and let him enjoy life.
We found a tumor in my dad's bile duct this January, and my dad had his surgery this Jan 30th, doctor removed his bile duct, gall bladder, and a small part of his liver; and connect the bile duct inside his liver to his duodenum(whipple?). Result showed that the tumor is malignant, but it's the only tumor, the margins and lymph knots and other organs are negative. After research, I believe my dad's illness is called perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. My dad had fever (39.1C) 6 days after the surgery, and doctors were able to put it down by anti-biotics. Later my dad was fine and went home, and after 4 days he had high fever again. We ended up in hospital, and doctor thought it was due to a virus infection, so they used drugs to put it down again. Well, my dad's temperature has been fine for the past 5 days, and we went back home again. Is infection and high fever normal for people after whipple surgery? Will infections and high fever happen very often?
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Matt Cardinal and Nate Meschke are Signal Cycles. Co-workers at first, then friends and now business partners, they share a remarkably similar, but totally different history. More importantly they share a strikingly congruous vision and aesthetic. In a word they 'compliment' one another. Which, it would seem, in an industry hallmarked by craft, individuality, nuance and subtlety, would be a requirement for successful partnership. We spent a soggy afternoon in their North Portland shop to learn more about Signal.
Nate is 29 years old.
I grew up all over the place, my parents were missionaries and we traveled a lot. I definitely, sort of have Midwest roots. I spent a bulk of time in Colorado skiing and climbing before going to an Art College in Lincoln, Nebraska. For six years I studied painting and then got my Bachelors of Fine Arts. I've been married to my wife Emily for four years, we have no kids, two cats named Murphy and Stella and a raccoon that lives in the tree in our back yard.
When I was 12 my dad retired and started a construction company, so every summer I built houses. In high school I started hanging-out at a bike shop, not getting paid, but just sweeping floors for parts. I knew that we could never afford a cherry-red BMX bike so my first bike was a junkyard thing that had been pieced together. We lived in the country and I remember having quite a few more liberties than most kids my age, our parents would just set us loose during the day. I used my bike to get around. It wasn't until I started college and worked part time at bike shop that I saved up and bought my first real bike. It was a GT mountain bike. It might have been purple.
When I first moved to Portland four years ago and started working full time as a bike mechanic – this was my first year out of college – I had a lot more free time. So I set up a little studio in my garage and painted pretty heavily for a year. Now that I'm building, it's sketchbooks and just smaller stuff. But building bikes is sculptural and you're forced to make aesthetic decisions, it's like composing a photo or making a painting. It's not random.
Matt is 37.
I was born in Iowa in the same town and hospital as Rapha Continental rider and builder Ira Ryan – we found that out just a few months back. I grew up in Canada in northern Alberta. When I was 13 I moved to Arizona for a year and hated it so much I moved to Oregon. I've been here pretty much since 1986. My wife Elizabeth and I have two cats named Stevo and Otto. And like Nate, I also have a College degree in painting.
When I was ten my friend had a BMX bike and I really wanted one so I could be like him. When that Christmas came along and my parents bought me a 10-speed, I hated it but I rode the shit out of it anyway. When it quickly died I got a job delivering newspapers and bought a real bike. I had to order it from the hunting store. Where we lived in Canada it snowed for six months of the year but for some reason I just loved bikes. We lived in a small town but on a bike you could quadruple your radius, I loved that freedom. We built jumps out of two by fours, and yes, they were sweet.
I've worked in bikes shops off and on my whole life. A few years ago I left bikes to work decommissioning residential oil tanks. Which I did until I cut through a gas line with an acetylene torch. I should be dead, literally. The fire chief told me right to my face, he said I should be dead several times over. I started thinking about how you can't really kill yourself at a bike shop.
Building is about making something, the same as painting and drawing and making photos. Making bikes can be an art but it can also be very mechanical. I think that's the split between a lot of builders. Some people you can tell come to it with an engineering background, they have a very mathematical approach, while some people are a little more creative about the process. I enjoy making bikes, I think about it the same way I think about making anything. It's problem solving and working around limitations.
Winter project.
Nate: I was starting to loose my ambition to paint and burning-out working full time at the Bike Gallery. You can only fix so many flats. And eventually the routine of working on bikes starts to feel stifling and you grow bitter. Then one day Matt said, "I want to build a bike, let's build a bike.", and at that point bike building sounded like a fun project. Essentially that's how Signal started two years before Signal started for real. So that winter we just started doing it in Matt's garage. I ordered the cheapest tubes I could find and went over to his house one winter night. It was cold and raining, and the garage wasn't nearly as organized as it is now (lots of laughter). There was a fridge and two or three motorbikes.
I've been working with my hands since I was 12. I've always had this idea that I could see what something should be, and see what needed to get to that final product. My first bike didn't look pretty. You've got to be willing to recover from a mistake, from a waste of money and time and effort. I would have loved to go to UBI (United Bicycle Institute) but I didn't have the money. Also, when I built that first bike it was a fun winter project, I didn't know at the time I was starting a business.
Matt: Yeah, you've got to be willing to go back to that point where things went wrong, so you don't find yourself there again or make the same mistake twice.
I've been in shops so long and been around frame repair for so long I understood the gist of it. A few years ago, I worked with Sacha White and Ben at Vanilla for the summer. The way Sacha runs Vanilla is pretty ideal. It's all the best parts about building, hanging out with friends listening to music and just working. It was pretty inspiring and I really respect his focus, his commitment to doing everything as well as you possibly can. When I see something somebody has made and it blows me away, it's inspiring.
Later that fall I had this project, I wanted to build a rack. I quickly realized that I had everything to make a frame so I got some tubes together and talked Nate about it. We had some good resources for tools and I knew how to use a torch. I had already done some small projects like drop-out installs and little stuff like repairs here and there. And once you get a feel for how the brass works it just comes together. My first bike was horrible even though I spent six months building it. It's still out on the road but I keep expecting it to crack.
It's great when a plan comes together.
Matt: I was burning out working at the shop and was starting to think about going to school for industrial design. Around that time I decided to go to the North American Hand Built Bike Show (NAHBS), which was in San Jose that year. As I was going, Bike Gallery told me to look out for smaller, independent builders for the shop to sell. When I got back it all came together. Nate and I had been building in my garage, Bike Gallery was looking for smaller builders and I wanted to leave the shop to do something more industrial.
We wrote something of a business plan and Bike Gallery became our main investor. A year later at the Hand Built Show in Portland we showed four complete bikes. They weren't for customers and building those bikes took a lot time and money, but we were lucky the Bike Gallery helped get us off the ground.
Efficiency vs. Uniqueness.
Nate: Because there are two of us we don't work in a vacuum. You know how when sometimes you get an idea and you do something and then you realize how stupid it is, well we're able to eliminate a lot of that because we have someone to bounce ideas off. And because we both still work at Bike Gallery a couple of days a week, we're able to grow more slowly and not feel thinned or stretched-out.
My favorite part of the build process is when I actually have everything set in place and two hours of uninterrupted torch time. When I first started building bikes I thought it would be all brazing but that's maybe 10% of it. So when I've done the emails to customers and I've ordered tubes for the next bikes, all the administrative stuff. And the night before I've mitered up all the tubes and set-up the jig. And all I have to do is come in the morning and just turn the torch on, that's the best part.
I want to be good at every part of the frame building process, not just a seat stay or single-task expert.
Matt: We've been refining our process. Most of the bikes we build, both of us are in that bike. It's really rewarding to go from a bunch of tubes to a bike, and it happens so fast. For most builders that process goes even more quickly because they aren't limited by their tools. You hear about people that can build a bike in a day – the concept of that is so foreign to me. But I don't want this to become production bike building. We don't want to build a run of sized medium bikes. What's exciting is doing something new every time, we've never built the same bike twice. Efficiency versus uniqueness is a struggle but cream rises to the top, so if we're doing the best job that we can do and it doesn't work out, it's okay, things just sort of work-out how they should.
Nate: There are some customers out there that truly need a custom bike because of fit. But I also think that we're making something someone has always wanted. I like playing guitar. And I know that I'm going to play guitar more and treasure the experience more with a custom guitar. It's that simple. At this point in my guitar career (okay, my guitar playing hobby) I want something really beautiful and inspired- even if I can technically play the same thing on a $300 guitar.
Freshness is going to save us from becoming static, and that's when people start to lose interest. We're lucky because we have two brains and a constant flow of new ideas. We're constantly pushing each other, criticizing each other's work and ideas, and inspiring each other.
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Ugh...no miles the last couple days. I have 5 bulging disks in my neck and ower back that have not been behaving. They dont bother me much when I'm actually running, but the associated headaches have made it difficult toget out of the door. Frustrated.
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Max - not ancient, not quite yet. I used to be one of the younger folks around here, before the current youth movement. Age grade is around 70%, down from the mid 70's I was managing last year.
jan - injuries that don't hurt when one runs are tricky. I've had a few of those.
7 last night, came across my buddy along the route and the pace picked up naturally (he was just short of a minute faster than I was on Wednesday). Thought about getting up early this morning, but it didn't happen so just went out for a moderate 6. Will probably double to get my mile goal for the week.
Man, you guys are hiding out lately
Max -bummer on the lack of chia, but the overload of cookies sounds pretty good.... not sure what my problem is lately as I got up late again this morning.
jan - wow, that sounds like a lot of bulging going on
PJ - I know how you feel with the lack of morning motivation
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6.5 this morning, morning temps have been great here lately and I hope it stays that way. I went back and checked my 2012 Chicago training and I started off slow then as well so all hope is not lost, yet. Until I miss the next workout, or eat too much or buy new shoes...
Speaking of shoes I haven't bought a pair since Boston, has to be a new record...
AA - I didn't do any specific training for my mile, I had an 8k that I was focusing on a week prior then another 5K the day after the race. I just ran with my normal 5K workouts. But maybe next time I will do some 5:00-5:15 paces in my intervals.
janr - 5 bulging disks??! Is there a long-term fix for that?
nick - You should do a Mile race, after the gun goes off, you're drinking a cold beer in less than 10 minutes. Also, I know how you feel, heat and humidity are the silent killers of both pace and motivation, hard being an east coaster during these months.
Hey Everybody! Happy Friday!
Rest day for me today... I may ride the bike for a few miles just so I can get my mind off eating food to lose a few. Let me go crunch some more numbers...
I'm betting Shalane does Chicago with us... appears obvious since she's doing the Rock 'n Roll half in Chicago next weekend, and she "has clearly stated that she's on the hunt for Deena Kastor's American record of 2:19:36 this fall at a yet-to-be-announced race."
fly - I like the "Shalane does Chicago with us" part. I'm sure she lurks on the thread to be sure you are running. Hi Shalane!
janr - Bulging disks does not sound good. A chronic thing?
Nick - How has the shoe industry kept going without you?
PJ - Absolutely right you are not ancient.
Rest day today. I'm either taking Sunday's mile seriously, or I'm lazy. At least I'm not falling off a bicycle. A couple of my fellow countrymen seem to have been doing that lately.
I'm sure she lurks on the thread to be sure you are running. Hi Shalane!
Yup, probably been lurkin' for awhile, just waiting for someone to start up a sub-2:20 thread.
I like those shoes Fly. I wore brand new Altras for my hilly trail run on Tuesday - new shoes straight out of the box, 18 miles, lots of up and down, what could go wrong? Amazingly, nothing did. First pair of Altras, and now I'm a fan. Plus mine have a decent quantity of orange on them, which I'm told makes me faster.
I like those shoes Fly. I wore brand new Altras for my hilly trail run on Tuesday - new shoes straight out of the box, 18 miles, lots of up and down, what could go wrong? Amazingly, nothing did. First pair of Altras, and now I'm a fan. Plus mine have a decent quantity of orange on them, which I'm told makes me faster.
100% fo real!
I like those shoes Fly. I wore brand new Altras for my hilly trail run on Tuesday - new shoes straight out of the box, 18 miles, lots of up and down, what could go wrong? Amazingly, nothing did. First pair of Altras, and now I'm a fan. Plus mine have a decent quantity of orange on them, which I'm told makes me faster.
100% fo real!
Didn't have orange in my size, but I'm told if I soak them in tomato juice... I got about 25 miles on these, my achilles were a little tight since I've been running mostly in higher drop shoes lately, but I am getting used to the zero drop again and they ride nicely.
max, nick - this place is a proverbial ghost town, gonna head over to the sub-3 playground and stir up some trouble.
Sorry for not posting lots and lots! Um, I'm not running. Recovering from the surgery. Eating smoothies and soup does not provide me enough calories and I am hungry all the time!
Also, I'm down in the dumps because my cat died. (He started throwing up yesterday for no apparent reason and didn't last long.) Stupid beasts, why do they make us care about them?
Speaking of shoes, I see the new model of the Mizuno Sayonara is out, so I went looking for discounts on the old one. It looks like backcountry.com has the best total price right now, $84. I haven't tried Altras but I'm looking for something new on the trails for when my current Pearl Izumis wear out. Which might be never as they are very solid shoes.
ilana: Sorry to hear about your cat. The unexpected vomiting sounds strange. Hope your recovery is going well.
seattle: Funny on that comment about having to walk up that 6' hill.
Nick: No shoes since Patriot's Day?? Are you feeling OK??? Repeating what worked for you last year sounds good to me.
Hey to everyone...I've been keeping up with the reading but otherwise have been swamped in (and exhausted from) basement bedroom repair and other yard work, and all of that has been aggravating my metatarsals a bit. Hopefully new walls start going up this weekend. Anyhow, took a rest day today. Oh well, you're supposed to ramp it back up slowly, right??
Ilana - Sorry to hear about the cat. That's the thing about cats, they don't tell you when they are feeling poorly until they can no longer conceal it. Then it's too late.
Folks I know who have tried Altras (all women, dunno if that's significant) give them an enthusiastic thumbs-up. They seem to last pretty well too.
fly - Lurking on Sub-3 has been a guilty pleasure lately.
ilana - so sorry to hear about the cat
ilana - I consider myself a time-bomb crazy cat lady just waiting to happen. So I get it. Sorry to hear about the cat. Take care dear.
everyone else - me reads, me no posts. me busy busy.
ilana ~ Tough times. Hang in there.
Fly ~ I'm still thinking 50/50 w/ Berlin for Shalane (wise and doesn't have Rita week cycle). But the visit to Chicago is a big tip. Gawd, I'm such a dork to know all this...
Altras: Tried. They seemed promising but the extra room in toe box was too much for me, so it bruised top of my big toe. Also exacerbated PF b/c it challenged weakness in plantar.
janr ~ Ouch.
... you're supposed to ramp it back up slowly, right??
I keep telling myself that but I think I'm just being lazy and getting in worse shape...
I think that's why CBF lurks here too.
Sam - I like your post in the 'what do sub-3 runners do' thread. Too many people think X training -> Y time, and it doesn't work that way. And you're right that absolute time isn't the measure of training quality.
Still recovering. I'm not supposed to let my HR rise for a week, but I'm planning to take an easy stroll to the farmer's market. Maybe there are some good fruits for making smoothies and ice cream. What did I do with all these hours in my life before running filled them up? I might have to clean my house or something.
BTW Hardrock is running just north of here. Kilian Journet finished this morning in a course record 22:41:35. And a RWOL friend (SueInTN) is halfway through the Vol State race (a week of running across Tennessee the long way, 314 miles) in 3rd place OA (first woman). Any of you guys racing this weekend?
Ilana - I think i'm hopping in a trail race tomorrow because it's been 3 days since the last thing...
(sorry about your kitty)
D - as long as the weight is not getting out of hand, the shape will come back. I think that was my issue most of this year, I reverted to 2012 weight and consequently started running 2012 times. Funny how that works.
Jim - The USians have decided they didn't want the Brits having all the fun it seems, they now have the yellow jersey of falling, I think.
Went out for 8 this morning on the west side of town. There was plentiful shade and I was cruising on the way up the path so I kept going to just shy of 5 before turning back. Not as random as usual, though, as my 7 day total snuck past 60 miles. If I race tomorrow it drops back into the 50s, though. And next week I cut back because it's been a while.
Dad: Yeah, but aren't you following a 10K plan right now?! I weighed myself this morning - AFTER my run - and I was about 5 lbs. heavier than pre-Gmas weight, which means I'm actually more like 7-8 lbs. heavier. Conclusion: I am definitely being lazy...and a glutton.
Jim: One of our cats seems to tell us just about everything that is on his mind - ALL THE TIME - but apparently our cat-human translation dictionary is outdated or something.
Wrapped up my week today:
M: 5.3 with a total of 3000 meters of R-pace intervals on the track
F: Rest
S: 12.4 w/2 x 1M @ 10K effort
55.25 for the week.
Killian took about 40 minutes off a CR that was seen as one of the more amazing records out there. And in typical Killian fashion, he stopped and waited for people to catch up a few times in the first half of the race. My friend Adam Hewey dropped about halfway yesterday - not sure what happened, except that he ran Western States 2 weeks ago so maybe WS100 wrecked his Hardrock.
Nice finish line interview with Killian here:
Kind of amazing that he can sit there at the finish for a long time before the 2nd place finisher comes in.
Illana - Cats can be awesome, sorry for your loss.
OMR - Nice week. Remove all junk food from your house, ASAP. You need to get down to your Kenyan weight... 2lbs/in.
Hey everybody!
12.25 for me this morning with a friend on nice shaded trails, been running a lot on grass lately, legs are starting to like it.
One more Hardrock note - Diana Finkel had a 90 minute lead on Darcy Africa, but had to drop at mile 86. Darcy Africa then won for the 3rd straight time.
Killian took about 40 minutes off a CR that was seen as one of the more amazing records out there.
ilana - hope recovery is quick and SO very sorry to hear about your kitty sending a hug your way. i just tried to hug my 2 kitties but they ran away..... we care, and they seem to not. heh.
seattle - can't believe by how much Killian killed HR. i saw that diana dropped - do you know what happened?
as for shoes, i'm on my 2nd pair of blue adrenaline 13s, which is my 10th pair of adrenalines. here they are by the pacific ocean, after 10+ mi (!!!! double digits) earlier today. after a few miles, the hip felt completely normal. on the other hand, my calves are mad sore *all* the time. atrophy up the wazoo!
(ankle dirt from the lovely trails of golden gate park)
Sam - I like your post in the 'what do sub-3 runners do' thread. Too many people think X training -> Y time, and it doesn't work that way. And you're right that absolute time isn't the measure of training quality.
Still recovering. I'm not supposed to let my HR rise for a week, but I'm planning to take an easy stroll to the farmer's market. Maybe there are some good fruits for making smoothies and ice cream. What did I do with all these hours in my life before running filled them up? I might have to clean my house or something.
BTW Hardrock is running just north of here. Kilian Journet finished this morning in a course record 22:41:35. And a RWOL friend (SueInTN) is halfway through the Vol State race (a week of running across Tennessee the long way, 314 miles) in 3rd place OA (first woman). Any of you guys racing this weekend?
Kind of but not really the long way across the state. They start in the northwest corner (top) and run to the bottom of the state about 2/3 of the way across. TN is 440 miles tip to tip. GBO!
Hey all uze guys.16.4 this morning before heading to the lake, tired and worn out so back tomorrow to give you all the attention you deserve.
Nick - I think you're running enough to justify a new pair of orange shoes..........Are you're golf shoes orange? No doubt you have Vols head covers, right?
rlk - Congrats on the double digits! Stay healthy.
Max- And you didn't do Hardrock because.............Hard to call my groin/abdomen thing pain. More like a soreness or discomfort which can get a bit worse post run. I'll talk to an expert post marathon should I survive.
Fly - Nice 12.......shade is our friend this time of year (even here in Seattle) The color must be off on my monitor since those shoes look green and not orange.
OMR - I'm thinking the weight will come down as the miles go up. That doesn't seem to be the case more me as get more piggy the more I run. I'm a weak man.
Pepper - How'd the trail race go? Any hardware?
ilana - Don't know how I'd manage with no exercise and those kind of food choices. Also sorry about your cat. We have two here and it'll be a sad day when the depart for cat heaven.
Jim - Can you summarize for us what you've learned from lurking in the sub 3 forum?
G-pops - any running or just riding?
Justin - How's the taper?
Happy Saturday to rest of you.
Managed 15 traily miles with a bit of it uphill today. Not that it makes me feel any better about running a marathon in two weeks.
Wow, finally got things working. I only surf mobily and Chrome was not letting me do responses. Not that I have tried to hard, sorry folks.
Dave, 15 traily milesis pretty much a feat in itself. Good job. Whats your prediction for your full?
OMR, repairs are always a frustrating thing. Are you contracting this or doing yourself? You seem to be rebuilding mikes after your mini break. We have been getting some decent days down here when not raining but better than the 90's we were seeing last summer.
Nick, nice LR before a day at the lake. Knee boarding?
Rlk, glad to see you are putting in miles on the feet. Still doing mad bike mileage?
Fly, hey bro hows life? Grassy miles sound cush
PJ, very decent mileage. Whats tmros race? Good luck to yah if you decide to race.
Sam, me sleeps?
Jim, for some reason I thought you lived in CA Enjoy the rest day. Ive been missing the Tour
Dad, hello good sir how art thou?
Hey Il and Kk.
I have done no running and no biking since last week. My back has had a day of not so badness but is still painful 70% of the day. Wanted to bike this afternoon but my back just wouldn't loosen up. Took the dog for a 3 mile walk this evening. My hamstring is not any better either. Bugged me the whole walk. I am trying my hardest not to get sucked into the gloom. I honestly dont see a quick recovery and its really hard to sit back and do no cardio. Going to talk to insurance company and see if another MRI would be covered. I also need to find another PT Place. Not happy with this one. Oh well. Enjoy the weekend folks and go Tejay
Oh and Il, I am sorry about you cat. Not sure what surgery was for but hope you recover quickly.
Omar - all work and no run/play makes for angry metatarsals ....
Dad - bummer on the Altras not working
PJ - always good to have runs that are going so well you extend them
Omar - nice gluttony!!
max - that is amazing
Fly - grass makes things feel better.....
rlk - yeah on getting back to double digit runs!
Dave - but of course the golf shoes are orange. Just think Puma and Rickey Fowler.... and Smokey adorns my 5 wood. Only two weeks to the race!!
Gpops - so the man was trying to keep you off the interwebz? Glad you got things going. Girls kneeboarded, I stuck to the wakeboard!
Hey all!
my week
S - off
Sa - 16.4 @ 8:04
Total - 61.6
~8ish trail miles in the books. not easy, but not anything on the level of Quadzilla or Catoctin blue trail. Oddly both those races are right around now as well. Couple of serious stream crossings, popsicles and oranges at the finish. Had a cool ultra vibe to the thing...
And now it's cutback time
Th - 7
F - 6am, 4pm
Su - 8.2 (trail race 1:15)
fly: Umm, that junk food removal idea isn't going to happen, sorry. I just need to run more to justify my piggishness. My height x 2 = 144. Weight for Gmas was about 148-150, so I wasn't that far off.
Nick: And we all deserve tons of attention, right?! Looks like you're starting to take this training business a bit more seriously again...nice week. I had the brilliant idea of putting metatarsal pads in my non-running shoes yesterday, and of course it resulted in immediate improvement. I don't know why I didn't think of this about 3 weeks ago.
PJ: Looks like 55 to me.
Dave: How's that sports hernia thing treating you? Yeah, I'm not too worried about the weight. In the short term, it's probably a good thing.
Gpops: Bummer on the continued back/hamstring issues. Yeah, I'm starting to ramp it back up; hopefuly 70 or so this week. As for the basement, I'm doing it myself rather than contract it out. Not that I'm an expert or anything, but some of the contracted work I've seen is really pretty atrocious.
Hey to everyone...
8.2 easy for me this morning. The polar vortex is supposed to be making a return tomorrow, meaning highs in the 60s for us. Should make for some good running weather if it's not too windy.
rlk - Glad to see the progress with the double digits. Hang in there.
Total - 40.5
I think that's why CBF lurks here too.
Nah... It's all about people...
cbf - came for the running stayed for the cookies?
pj - hmmmm popsicles. sounds like a fun race.
gpops - sorry to hear about the niggles still being around.
climberdave - 2 weeks? nice! this thread was in need of someone running a real race, not this shabby 10milers kids are doing these days (looking at you pj). or ironmans (looking at the MIA fornobravo).
rlk - weeeeeeeeee 10 miles!
rovatti - your continuous writing in tiny letters has kept me away from the optician. I get free eye checks from your posts!
max - few posts back you asked about what I am doing (actually complained about how little I post). Well, things are chaotic. Working like a dog 7 days a week, travelling, drinking more than usual, hanging out with miss NotSam (I have a feeling this ship is about to sink though, but that is another story for another day).
everyone else - wish I could go back and post individuals for everyone but it is not going to happen. sorry.
my week: 25 ridiculous miles on 4 days only. no LR, no doubles. I am not injured or anything, just can't find time/energy to run. Who remembers my crazy plan to ramp up to 100mpw? Hahhaha sooo not happening. laters!
Sam, sounds like my work schedule. Sorry your not finding much time for running. Hopefully your enjoying life though.
OMR, yes these cooler temps are nice. Today was perfect, sunny and 77. Props to ya for doing the repairs yourself.
Fly, seems like an easy week. Nice track work. I am learning the Suunto. I almost returned it but have grown to like it. Kinda a high learning curve item.
Well after walk with dog last night and some stretching and a long hot bath followed by icing my back and some more stretching this morning. ...phew. my back was feeling pretty good. Filled up my Camelbak and jumped on my bike for an adventure. Turned into a 2hr 57 min ride around St Paul and Minneapolis. 46.6 miles total. Legs are sore and back still feels good. We shall see how I am in the am.
Btw, anyone else on Strava?
Just back from three days traveling with my parents who are visiting from the UK. All good and I rounded out my second consecutive 7 day week while I was away...
M 6 (shorter than planned due to DW's birthday)
T 6 with intervals (1600, 1200, 800, 400 with 800, 800, 400 recoveries) @ 6:22
T 8 with 6 x 100 @
S 8.5 with 5 @ 7:03
Total 56.2
Shout-outs later. For now, everyone.
quick driveby...
gp - yes! i looove strava. add me! http://www.strava.com/athletes/3635502


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Hi all,
Today is my first full day back from the hospital. I had the exploratory surgery a week ago today. Unfortunately, they discovered bad news. The tumor, or a tumor, is wrapped around the inferior vena cava, and is considered inoperable.
The doc is looking into the possbility of liver transplantation, but the location of the tumor may make that impossible or impractible. I have an appointment to see my oncologist next week to discuss our future plans.
I am very disappointed, and in a lot of pain. It took a lot of pain and surgery to find out the news. I guess I'm coming closer and closer to face my mortality. They have not given me "x" amount of months to live, but I could see it on the surgeon's face.


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The issue of safety was raised with police and local MPs last year. In a letter to a local resident following complaints about the area, Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, wrote: "With regard to ASB in the Oasis Skate Park area, that is subject to a dedicated patrol tasker by west sector police, effective street patrols to combat ASB in residential areas having displaced youths to the Oasis Skate Park where they are less likely to cause nuisance to residents. A lesser of two evils I grant you but one that is the least disruptive overall."
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April 10, 2012
- Estimated cost for building the second phase of Dulles Rail is $2.7 billion—$1 billion less than earlier estimates.
- 80 percent of the county's total cost for the project will be paid for through voluntary, special tax districts.
- Fairfax will make its best efforts to find money outside of the project to pay for the Route 28 Station and the parking garage at this station and Herndon Monroe. But the county will only pay for 16.1 percent of the cost of these facilities if outside funds can't be found.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors confirmed the county's participation in Phase 2 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.
"The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed our commitment to Phase 2 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project today," Chairman Sharon Bulova said. "It is my hope that Phase 2 will move forward as planned, and we will all be able to take advantage of the enormous economic development opportunities the Silver Line extension will present."
Prior to today's board action, the county sought public input on the cost and financing for the project's second phase. County officials conducted four public meetings and an online chat, and the board held a public hearing on March 20.
It will take an estimated $2.7 billion to build the project's second phase based on the preliminary engineering cost estimate released by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on March 6. This estimate is $1 billion less than earlier figures. Savings were achieved by eliminating the underground station at Dulles Airport, value engineering reductions, and project scope changes agreed to by all the funding partners.
As part of the financial deal, Fairfax County agreed to make its best efforts to pay for building the Route 28 Station, along with the parking garage at this station and at Herndon Monroe, outside of the project. The county is looking at several options that include using a public-private partnership, developer contributions, parking revenue, and/or federal or state grants. If the county is not successful in funding the two garages and station outside of the project, Fairfax will only pay for 16.1 percent of the cost for these facilities.
The county's share for the entire Dulles Rail project is estimated to be $900 to $965 million. Of this amount, $730 million—or approximately 80 percent—will be paid for by voluntary, special tax districts created by landowners.
In the Phase 1 Tax District, landowners agreed to pay up to 29 cents per $100 of the assessed value of commercial and industrial properties, up to a total of $400 million. Phase 2 District property owners agreed to pay up to 25 cents per $100, up to a total of $330 million.
The rail project's second phase includes six stations along its 11.4 mile run, stretching from Wiehle Avenue in Fairfax County to Route 772 in Loudoun County. Construction is expected to begin in early 2013, and the project is estimated to be completed in 2017.The first phase of the project is currently under construction, and it expected to be completed in late 2013.
The Board of Supervisors today also approved the recommended names for the eight Silver Line stations in the county. These names will be sent to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board for final approval and adoption.
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