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I saw the following anonymous post below on reddit and grabbed the text to save it for posterity (controversial reddit posts often get deleted).
Regardless of what you think about the 2015 CrossFit Games, discussion and dissent make our community stronger.
I'm very curious how the 2015 CrossFit Games will be remembered. The below text is not the FringeSport view on the Games, but it reflects a lot of the chatter I heard in the crowd at the Games.
Read on, and let us know what you think in the comments. Please remember that this is not the opinion of FringeSport.
As someone "on the inside" inside the athletes village I can say that the general complaints about the workouts you see here were shared by the athletes as well.
This was a lot more than "having to do Murph when it was hot." This was athletes genuinely concerned about permanent kidney damage.
This wasn't "trouble with pegboards" it was athletes with who literally couldn't put their arms over their heads and asked to perform an event they didn't even have a chance to try before they had to do it live on ESPN.
I coach a multiple year Games athlete who had serious money on the line and straight up had to be convinced to go out for the last day because they were scared for their health. Everyone accepts that they are participating in a sport where injuries are a reality. Chad Mackay injures a rib, and Neal Maddox pulls a hamstring; fine. Those are injuries that you accept as an athlete. But heat stroke and rhabdo (which were genuine and WIDESPREAD fears among the athletes) are unacceptable and worst of all avoidable if the workouts were better programmed.
At the end of the day these are ATHLETES not soldiers. This isn't BUD/S it's a showcase of athletic potential.
The athletes don't want the one who "sucked the least" to win and I HOPE the viewers don't want to see what is tantamount to a modern roman coliseum either. Anyone who says "well so and so #1 completed EVENT 12 just fine and so and so #13 completed EVENT 15 without complaint" needs to look up the definition of confirmation bias.
If a drug trial caused 10% of people to pull out because of adverse side effects it would be considered a failure. If 10% of the "fittest athletes on the planet" pull out voluntarily than this should be considered a failure as well.
IMO: The Games shouldn't be a test of survival it should a showcase of well rounded fitness. If CrossFit and the general public don't learn a lesson from 2015 I'm genuinely scared at what 2016 has in store.
What do you think?
Photo credit to Michael Brian, CrossFit Games
Here is an idea, why not shift the Games to a 4 weekend-type event conducted in a several environments each weekend?
Maybe 2-4 events on Sat & Sunday spread across 4 weekends. I'm thinking…
1) Mt Hood or Mt Ranier – snow events
– fly to next site on Sunday evening
– acclimate to environment and final prep
2) San Diego – water events
– fly to next site on Sunday evening
– acclimate to environment and final prep
3) Colorado Springs, Olympic Training Center – options unlimited
– final events and ceremony
Regarding programming and Games, it is painfully apparent that "training to failure" is bad for athletes and bad for business (an assumption on my part). Sure, Crossfit Games are a sport, so is the hockey in the NHL and football in the NFL. Will Crossfit Games become the next sport that has to deal with a traumatic brain injury-type (Rhabdo, kidneys) like the NHL, NFL and a host of other professional sports which have taken decades for problems to manifest? How about employing some tried and tested energy system testing similar to OPEX's approach. I own PETN1.66 Crossfit in Northern Virginia and we departed from everything that resembles Crossfit, except the name, over two years ago…smartest decision we ever made and our clients progress has skyrocketed. That said, we spend more time defending Crossfit to a prospective client which has worn us to the absolute fringe. Crossfit has it's own kryptonite! Is it the Games and the Games pipeline?
This is to Joe C. The workout is called Murph in Memory of LT. Michael Murphy(KIA Navy Seal Officer), which leads me into your next comment of an athlete being a cry baby. No they are not when there overall health is of a concern but ask a team guy if he was told he had to do it, would he? Without blinking an eye. Then move on to the next like clockwork. Does anyone at the crossfit games have to do that? Hell no, they can pull out whenever they want. Furthermore Athleticism isn't what makes someone a "team guy" it is a hell of a lot more than that. Let's refrain from comparing crossfit to special operations especially if you literally have no idea about one of the two subjects.
Other than that good article I enjoyed the read.
Hey Mer- You are right. It shouldn't have been called Murph. It was a weighted Angie with a weighted mile run before and after. I wouldn't call the athletes a bunch of cry babies either. What they are doing is beyond what most "Team guys" could do athletically. As a matter of fact I don't think any competitor out there this year was/is a SEAL.
Strength Coach for 16 years (BS,CSCS, USAW, CFL1, blah, blah blah credentials to go along with it), 5+ years avid CrossFitter and the programmer for my CF Box for the past 3 yrs and I agree the programming was way off. Way too much volume and the "unknown and unknowable" should stick with the MetCon, not the movements themselves. If HQ does not put it on main site, then it should not be expected to be seen at the Games. Test the athletes based on the demand it is going to take on the body and program accordingly. Power then strength then edurance. Let the athlete be tested in each category when the body is most likely going to respond the most effeciently. Let the most rounded athlete win. Not the one that can avoid Heat Stroke, Rhabdo, Kidney damage, etc. The Games were exciting and had a lot of really amazing events and test, but it also made me cringe at the same time. From a business standpoint this really makes it hard to convince the uneducated public to walk in your doors after they see the Elite of the elite drop out of competition because it was just too much. I hope CF HQ can learn and evolve. Time will tell.
You fags need to stop calling it "Murph". Can't run a mile, do some pull ups and push ups unless you're in an air conditioned gym, then don't call what you're doing anything related to the Navy SEALs or the legend of Mike Murphy. Mike did it in Afghanistan, not southern California in a stadium. Bunch of cry babies.
Maybe Castro wants the Games to resemble American Ninja Warrior or Spartan Race? It reminded me of those documentaries on BUDS Navy Seal training in which only a small portion can pass. Crossfit shouldn't be that extreme I lost much respect for the brand during the 2025 games.
I completely disagree. "Everyone accepts that they are participating in a sport where injuries are a reality. " injuries are a reality in any sport, and in life. worst argument ever.
And if you dont understand the "Pegboard" surprise, you dont understand crossfit philosophy. Crossfit programming is for any circumstance that can emerge, and CF Games are the ultimate crossfit test.
Drew….I am a Crossfit athlete. I started at the age of 12..now 21. I am in college and 2 years ago was a strength and conditioning intern for the football team. D1AA. I can agree with you that some of the classes are random. I can agree with you that the "pull it from a hat" seems a bit strange. However….the strength component to Crossfit and the cycles that we put our athletes on are not random. In order to build strength, we need a set format. A common program used I would say would be "Wendler" allowing athletes to start to get to know their percentages of their squats, deadlifts, press, and so on while not being super complicated. What is random would be the class met cons, which I believe can be chosen at random. People can be rushed to figure out movements yes, but Crossfit has put in place what we call "scaling options" to allow one to build up to say Muscle Ups or Snatches. When it comes to under recovery, that is just a lack of the certain individual listening to their body, the every day athlete is told to say come in 3 days on 1 day off 2 days on 1 day off. The elite athletes, are coached at a different level and perform at a much different level, some being able to complete 60+ pull-ups unbroken while being able to have a 400 + lb back squat and a sub 5:20 mile. The Crossfit Games is just like someone testing an iron man is not meant to be completed day in and day out. You build up for it to do once a year. No other competition is like this one because this does test the fittest in the world. Yes there is risk, but it wouldn't be fun for the athletes if there wasn't. The people in the stands for the most part participate in Crossfit, but the ones on the field, they live and breathe it, they love every aspect of Crossfit from the simple workouts like Fran to the ones that blow peoples minds away like Murph when people can complete it sub 40 mins. Talk to a Games athlete, they might disagree with a few things sure, but that might be because something inside is scared to complete it or they are frustrated if they didn't do as well as expected. This is a sport just like any other, and I am not saying that every gym/box out their is perfect, because just like standard weight lifters and personal trainers their are some that do it wrong and some that do it right. You just need to find the box that coaches you the right way.
I agree with all those who think the programing was full of holes and Murph was potentially hazardous and harmful. The results and repercussion make it blatantly obvious. And then the pegboard was the icing on the cake. Too much thought went into creating a spectacle (to rival ANW, nonetheless). Not enough thought went into actually designing a safe and comprehensive test to showcase elite fitness and athletes.
'They knew the risks', 'only a few got injured' are facile arguments best left for the cultists.
CF Games is a test of the Elite.
A. It is not reflective of the broader community, no sport is.
B. Athletes being concerned without actual incident are not measurable data points. Just fear…
C. Elite athletes risk injury, Murph – think Iron Man.
D. A load of athletes were drinking beer at the awards ceremony – valid rhabdo concerns I think not.
E. Creating a marketable product for TV is what allows the games to exist at this magnitude, someone needs to pay the bills.
F. Liking the workouts is irrelevant by definition of the very sport and is not scientific
G. CF is not barbell workouts
H. The Games has evolved with the capacity of the athletes, CF as a global sport is not even 10 years old. Organisers only have one opportunity per year to test and reflect. They have a maximum of 9 data points for the past years, 4 at this level of competition. It's going to take a few more years yet for it to organically find its place of residence.
Agreed, this year was an utter crossfit fail. The goal of programming should not be more volume longer workouts. If trying to get some legitimacy as an actual sport the workouts and volume should stay relatively the same so athletes can actually get better and strategize, like any other sport. It just seems like a circus and athletes were treated like dancing monkeys. Dave Castro needs to step back cause his idea of programming is just longer and harder and this year was this culmination of that failed approach. It seems like when he puts out these workouts it's just for shock value. Hopefully they can take this as a learning lesson and move forward constructively and quit the circus act.
After several years studying and trying different training methods I embraced CrossFit because of its philosophy and the challenging spirit that it arises between athletes. But I have to say that money and show are becoming more important. I don't know of any other sport where the public decides what the athletes must perform. Except in the arena of Romanian Circus and that was quite some time. Well, at the end, as others have said, there is always the option to say "no". For my part, I'll encourage my athletes to become fitter and not the more injured.
Totally agree! I understand the purpose of the Games is to challenge the limits of human fitness, both physically and mentally. I also understand that the Games are a sport, whereas the WODs we do in our Boxes are fitness programs. But, there were far too many injuries of a wide variety at these Games. Are we challenging human fitness at the expense of the potential to create a society filled with functionally fit citizens who won't rely on dialysis clinics, gastric bypass surgery and all number of meds to get through each day? Are we truly creating a "broad, general and inclusive fitness" community-minded program, or are we only out to "forge elite fitness?" It's beginning to seem like the latter to me, and THAT is being done at the expense of the short and long-term health and well-being of our elite CrossFit athletes. As my coach tells me every so often, "It's okay to rein it in a bit."
Rachel B- loved your view.. email me.. we have lots to discuss.(email@example.com) Frank, it unfortunately already has turned off some people, but it has also turned on some others, Peter- yes.. perfect test of fitness.. and there are a few other things but it would be interesting to watch that..
Soon, they'll have ions running around the arena while the athletes are working out… (you have to learn to drive with the fear.. Talladega nights) and I've been around CF since early 2001… so I am an OG saying this… watching the change has been super hard for someone who (used to) loved CF from the old days
Watching the 2009 Games videos shows a primitive display of athletic challenges… It was awesome! The 2015 games was not so much. It's morphed into a "made for TV" extravaganza… and looks NOTHING like what a week at a local box would look like. "Challenging" has given way to "Bizarre." I hope some lessons were learned and we get back to becoming more centered. We want to be more inclusive, right? We don't want people to shake their heads and walk away from our sport…
I'm glad to see others had some of my thoughts about the games. I was fairly disappointed in the programming this year. With Murph, I think it simply would've been better to schedule the event earlier when it's not quite as hot. They moved the beach event earlier for the benefit of the athletes, why not do the same for Murph? The fact that so many athletes withdrew due to injury or heat problems definitely concerned me (that's not even including athletes like Kara Webb, who had to be taken off on a stretcher but just didn't withdraw).
I also think Dave Castro went a little overboard on the odd objects this year. I know that Crossfit is supposed to be about being prepared for anything, but at a certain point it just seemed like Castro just wanted to play with designers at Rogue and fit the stuff in come hell or high water. I liked some of the events, but did we need the special paddle boards AND the sandbags and custom wheelbarrow AND the pig AND the yoke AND the peg board all in the same Games? It further disappointed me that we didn't even see a barbell (in an individual event) until the end of day 2. I definitely preferred watching the events of 2013 and 2014 more than this year's.
It didn't take too long for the athletes to realize that the pegboard event was moot if they hung together and waited for the time to elapse. Shame really. Lat years final events were strong Crossfit movements…rope climbs and Grace, modified to reflect the level of the athlete at the games.
This year, not so much.
It was a shame the ESPN cameras weren't rolling for the Yoke carry, which turned out to be a great event.
having a CFL1 cert does not guarantee that one will agree with the crossfit methodology or the programming at any given crossfit gym. All CF gym owners go through this cert ( and now more) and guess what…some of them still program completely randomly and not just varied. Are there some decent CF gyms that program intelligently? Yes. But it can be very difficult to find. It is also difficult to convince some people that they are participating in a potentially injurious program. Generally speaking, once someone buys into the "community" they can become pretty blind to facts. irresponsible programming does exist widely and can lead to overuse injury, overtraining, and is potentially harmful in many ways. Crossfit has gotten a lot of people off the couch which is great. But ignorant coaches and those with the same mindset of Castro (a real douche bag) have caused many unnecessary injuries. I have seen it happen many times. I am a crossfitter and a CFL1 active coach who knows that if done intelligently there is minimal risk and it works!! But most (yes most) gyms just don't get it right.
With that said, the games are a different animal. The athletes that crossfit as a sport and as a career are aware of the risks that are involved with the open, regionals, and esp the games. Castro and HQ don't care about the long term or short term health of these guys. That is a fact and until the athletes refuse to do some of the idiotic programming it will only progress. As with any other sport, there will be injury jas those athletes push the limits.
In the past, I looked forward to the games but not so much anymore. I did not enjoy watching the programming of this year's games. In my opinion, there were steps that could have been taken to protect the athletes health that were overlooked or potentially (likely) ignored. I no longer do the open ( for many reasons) and probably won't watch or follow the games next year as I have progressively gotten bored with castros spectacles. I respect the athletes that work hard to get there but really the games and Castro have lost my interest and respect.
I'll be honest, I didn't get to watch much of the games cause I have things to do. What I did see didn't really concern me as being a safety issue. That being said I saw maybe 4 events. This article does bring up a good point to consider, and makes you question what are the limits to the spectacle? It's like iPhone or a new car, every year something gets a little bigger or better and for a little extra cash you get this special submarine radar for your phone you don't need. I'm curious as to how much that is going to play in to programming. The thought of "this is on ESPN and we need to stand up to compete with the MLB and the NFL".
That also being said I'd like to submit the idea that these workouts were programmed with future games in mind. During the open and the games last year Castro re-programmed previous events from previous years to retest their fitness. The first time those were tested I'm sure there were complaints and concerns, etc. Retested those workouts were no problem. These sort of things push our training and really test what the limits of the human body is. I wouldn't be surprised to see the peg board and murph make a return in a couple years.
Also, I 100% get the heat concern. However, I am from the South and the definition of "hot" in California and "hot" here in the south. That's my 2 cents worth.
The way I see it, the crossfit games are about knowing who the fittest on earth is, regardless of the weather or place, you cant get to know who the fittest on earth is without giving them the thoughest events (workouts) on earth
See I thought about this too, even the commentators mentioned it. I don't think it was the programming. Back in 2011 or 2012 there were devastating events programmed as event 1. However, both events were entirely outside. I really think the stadium messed them up the most. There was no air flow down there once so ever. If that had bad back at the beach or even some place where there was a breeze I don't think it would have been as big of an issue. Nothing of that duration should ever be programmed in the stadium again…
This was the toughest Games programming to date.
But, the biggest 'programming' issue I saw was doing Murph in SoCal during the hottest part of the day. Outside of that, it was just a long, tough competition.
But, that's what the CrossFit Game are supposed to be about.
Complaining that there is a lot of work and a lot of volume at the finals is mostly sour grapes to me.
The peg board being unveiled late and not giving the athletes time to practice was very tough on the women, obviously. But, that is part of the unknown and unknowable.
Rich Froning was right when he said that mental toughness isn't one of the 10 physical skills, but it should be.
Maddy Myers got Rhabdo, Annie not as bad but had severe heat stroke enough she lost her confid nice in being in the event. The programming wasn't bad the heat and scheduling in it
Drew you keep harping on this random "pull it from the hat" programing. I Know that the first year (or one year) this was done. But if you are saying that this is what is happening at the Games now, or that this is happening at Crossfit Boxes then you are exposing the fact that you are probably very biased re Crossfit, not to mention grossly in error. No matter how many three letter acronyms you list on your post, the one that would be most beneficial to you is CFL1. Because then you might more intelligently speak to Crossfit programing, and Crossfit as an exercise methodology. As a side not. In the CFL1 coaching course they speak of the Hopper (correct name for it) and they use it as representation of how not to program. The Crossfit box I attend has a very detailed Cycles for the entire year. You are confusing random with varied. Crossfit if extremely Varied.
But this is akin to the Games of old, minus the fact you don't die if you lose. What part of current Western civilization does not worship pain and suffering (or blood and gore)? These type of competitions are built into our DNA. Criticize it or "like" it, either way, society craves competition like this. However, the Games is not the style of CrossFit that 99.9% of the CrossFit community experience day-to-day. The CrossFit Games is a spectacle, whereas your daily WOD at your local box is real life function training. It seems as if people confuse the two variations.
1. Nicole C.. Are you serious? Do you know anything about crossfit? Have you read any bios or have any knowledge about what these athletes do on a daily basis? They don't just lift heavy shit. They have endurance coaches. They run. They row. They swim. The do cardio every day. And yoga/mobility/stretching is a HUGE part of their training and recovery too. Ever hear of rom wod? Look into these things.
2. They are professional athletes. They know their bodies. If they didn't think it was safe they pulled out (Annie, Neal) Murph in humid weather seems like cruel and unusual punishment to us average crossfitters but people do this every day in other states (texas) too. They have the choice to participate.
I think Drew has some great points. I love training and coaching crossfit, but found myself at times while watching the events feeling concerned for the athletes wellbeing. You can prepare your body as much as possible by training at competition intensity but you'll never be able to replicate competition day intensity with all the added external and internal pressures.
Simple things could have been avoided like performing Murph early in the morning, its always ridiculously hot at the Games why would you schedule such a demanding event in the heat of the day?
To me this year it just seemed that every event had to be that extra bit too long, too heavy, too demanding when stacked event after event. I just hope it wasn't for entertainment sake.
Exactly they are athletes not soldiers!!! Soldiers don't have the option of saying yes I will do that or no thanks I will pass on this coming deployment and stay with my family instead…… If the feel like it was too hard for them all they had to say is no thanks I'm not going to do this workout and that's it, or show up in the floor and do as much as they felt like doing without breaking themselves. The only thing is that they won't get any points and at the end the one with more points wins the title of the fittest woman/man/team on earth. I don't know see any wrong with that, I believe a good athlete knows his/her body and knows how hard they can go. FYI many of these athletes do only cardio in a regular basis, I also know a lot of these athletes do yoga and stretch A LOT before and after a wod…… Most of these comments are obviously from people who has never don't Crossfit before and maybe jealous of not having what it takes to start a new sport in which every year more and more people around the world are getting into. I have back problems from when I was in the army and guess what??? I still do CrossFit, I have to scaled a lot sometimes, I know I can do most of the movements and most of the RX weight, but I don't because I don't want to mess up my back, that's when you know you have a good coach, when they always help you finding a way to get a wod done according to your abilities ?
Happy Tuesday!! Be happy!
I saw a posting that Annie thorisdottir had a heat stroke and was having kidney issues by the end of it so that may be what the article is referring too but not sure
At what point were any of the athletes scared of rhabdo? I've rarely seen rhabdo in extreme ultra endurance events. Were there that many concerned athletes? Or was it two or there and this author is extrapolating and embellishing for drama sake on paper?
While very intense and taxing over days of competition; the athletes had ample recovery and nutrition down time between events to keep that risk to almost nothing.
Murph is an hour long event. Even done at max effort there is no risk of kidney damage with proper nutrition and hydration. You go into it hydrated and it isn't even necessary to ingest anything during the event.
I think it's safe to say that hydration and nutrition were paramount between events and during night time recovery. If it was, I'm not quite sure why anyone was in fear of kidney damage.
Hello Dave Castro,
I had no idea that you were going as Bill G. (I got the jokes). The original manuscript for crossfit called the exercise selection "pick from the hat" method. I'm literally referring to the original model of crossfit. There is a difference between scaling a workout and progression. The assumption that I haven't looked into crossfit is a presumptuous allegation on your part. I'm not suggesting that crossfit does a bad job at programming for crossfit, I'm suggesting that crossfit does a bad job at programming for sports. Feel free to hate on that suggestion as well.
Neuromuscular adaptation will occur no matter what (as long as high intensity via %1RM or movement speed intensity). What I suggested is that the programming is not optimal at developing nuromuscular strength/speed that could come from more simple and more direct programming. Rather than do the randomish group style training that crossfit classes do.
But hey, that's just my professional 2 cents. I guess you're unbiased opinion towards crossfit has shown me the light. Live and learn
Lame analogy, but you're right. Unlike soldiers, they actually have the CHOICE as to whether they want to participate and do "battle" at the Games. Soldiers do not, they have to put their life on the line and do what they're told.
Drew, I'm not sure how hard you've looked into the programming for a CrossFit gym, but it's safe to say you didn't do a whole lot of searching based on the fact that you said this, "The general programming of Crossfit classes is so random that neurological and muscular adaptation are so much slower than simple exercises structured with direct sports performance benefits."
Each gym programs for themselves and their athletes. Just like each personal trainer, coach, etc would train differently from one another. They don't all program the exact same. A GOOD, quality CrossFit gym doesn't randomly program workouts. They use the same idea of mesocycles and macrocycles to build a solid foundation of fitness. In fact, many gyms even have two different kinds of classes. Those for more advanced athletes that already know a majority of the movements and have the ability to do them fairly well and an introduction class that builds up body awareness, the neuromuscular memory of what each movements should look like, etc.
But don't fret. Most people that write off CrossFit as a whole generally don't do much digging into it.
It's always a good idea to recommend and be aware of things that make something safer.
Until then we have still have sports where you hit another human being as hard as you can at full speed, another where you punch the other guy in the face until he's unconscious, and others where you run bike and swim till you collapse (ever seen the finish line of a triathlon?)
This article certainly has relevance but it casts a light on several sports, not just the Crossfit games.
Having been a spectator at the 2105 games and having read this article…
If you will entertain me for a minute and welcome my chiming in. The top two things I noticed were lack of flexibility and cardio in all of the athletes. A bunch of those athletes looked stiff (lack of stretching/yoga) and lack of cardio. I would like to know how much time is spent stretching out the muscles and doing cardio. There would be different results if each and everyone of those athletes dedicated a few days a week solely to cardio- I mean body weight cardio- nothing weighted. Such as swimming, running (without the weighted vest) cycling, ering (rower machine), etc. I also can't fathom the drastic change each and every athlete would experience if they spend a minimal of 20-30 minutes of stretching/yoga or some form of stretching 3-4 times a week. Cardio and flexibility is free speed. If there is a coach out there that can harp on cardio, it will make their athlete/s much, much stronger – allowing the muscles to breath with more exhaustion and faster recovery times.
Castro missed on the pegboard. ZERO reps on pegboard got your 13th. 2 reps got you 4th. That's a programming fail.
These other claims of heatstroke and rhabdo have no names next to them. Who are we talking about? What did CFHQ do wrong here? I'm willing to accept something went wrong, but there is zero substance to this article
I'm reminded of a great article on Breaking Muscle that suggested that this would be a fantastic test of fitness that would be completely boring for the competitors and spectators:
Workout #1: "Fran"
Workout #2: 10 minutes to build to a max back squat
Workout #3: Row 3,000m
Honestly, I was curious if I was the only one thinking this way. I look at CrossFit like I do any sport. I marvel at how well the pros do it compared to myself. How easily they string together double Unders and pull-ups. How quick they spring back up for box jumps. How quickly and how long they can move the bar. I didn't get this feeling watching the 2015 games. In fact, I thought it was shameful watching all the girls stand around during the 2nd to last event. I would love to see Dave Castro come out and say I messed up. He won't and if he does he will drop an f bomb that isn't needed. It really started with the open when he started one of the events with muscle ups. How any people had to score a zero. I am curious to see what this does for next years participation.
As a strength and conditioning coach (university: BS, MS, EPC) who has gone secular in a NON-CROSSFIT way (there are very few of us now a days) this has been one of the negative thoughts I've always had towards crossfit. The general programming of Crossfit classes is so random that neurological and muscular adaptation are so much slower than simple exercises structured with direct sports performance benefits. The "pull it from a hat" method has never sat well with me. The crossfit games is just a much larger and more expansive version of what I feel a lot of competitive athletes (JR high, HS, and college +) deal with when they start crossfit. They're unfamiliar with movements and they have to rush to figure it out and fail in the process while becoming exhausted and overreaching in the process. Sure, coming 3 times a week is not the same as doing 15 or whatever competitions in 3 days with random hat drawn exercises but the same principle applies. Randomization + unfamiliarization + Under Recovery = Poor adaptation, damage and overtraining

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Had you worried, didn't I?
I almost had this weeks segment done last night, but I was quite tired and decided to put it off. That was apparently a good decision, since I put several hours into it today before wrapping up! This was mostly poor time management on my part, but I'm happy that the delay was small this time.
As for the content, I'm trying to accelerate the early bits a bit more than in my previous iterations. Even for a long-running series, it's important to keep the readers engaged, and the shape drawing from last time didn't seem up to snuff. I'm taking a bit of a write once, refactor later approach this time: I present the technique in a fairly simple and "bad" way first, then show how the implementation can be refined and improved later. This allows me to frontload much of the exciting stuff, while still providing some basic design lessons down the line. We'll see how that goes.
This series has really been a bit of an interesting experiment for me. There are so many things wrong with my approach to writing these that I almost want to start fresh again, but for the sake of actually getting things done I'm resisting that urge. I think this series is helping me learn a lot about tutorials though, and future seasons will benefit from those lessons.
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The Cubs return to the corner of Clark and Addison to open a seven-game homestand Friday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Cubs played good ball in Los Angeles and Denver and posted a 4-2 record in the six games. And on the 26th Anniversary of the lights being turned on at Wrigley Field, all eyes will be on Javier Baez when he makes his debut Friday afternoon at the old ballyard.
Javier Baez created quite the buzz in three games at Coors Field. Baez launched the three home runs and is coming off a 3-for-4 day at the plate with two home runs and four RBI. All four of Javier Baez's hits in the big leagues have produced runs … three homers and a single. Baez was solid defensively as he continues to learn second base.
Javier Baez is one of three players in big league history with three homers in his first three games … Joe Cunningham (1954), Charlie Reilly (1889). And the last five Cubs with five RBI in his first three big league games: Javier Baez (2014), Starlin Castro (2010), Roberto Pena (1965), Ron Santo (1960) and Ernie Banks (1953).
While Baez was busy creating the buzz at the big league level, the latest episode of Home Run Mania aired Thursday night down on the farm. Kyle Schwarber, Dan Vogelbach, Rock Shoulders, Manny Ramirez, Kris Bryant and Mark Zagunis all went deep.
News and Notes
Starlin Castro is 11-for-25 in six games this month with two doubles and a home run (.440/.462/.640). Since the break, Castro is batting .286/.341/.377 with four doubles, a home run and a .718 OPS.
In 18 games since the All-Star break, Anthony Rizzo is batting .306/.400/.542 with two doubles, five home runs and a .942 OPS.
The Cubs have played a Major League high 10 games of 12 innings or more this season.
Minor News and Notes
Kris Bryant went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two walks Thursday night. Bryant has hit 15 home runs in the PCL since his promotion on June 19, tops in the league over that span. Bryant is tied for the minor league lead in home runs with 37 and over his last 10 games, Bryant is batting .406/.578/.875 with three doubles, four home runs, 10 walks, 10 strikeouts and a 1.453 OPS.
Billy McKinney is quietly batting .406/.475/.469 with two doubles, six walks, five strikeouts and a .944 OPS over his last 10 games.
Dan Vogelbach hit home run No. 13 Thursday night and is hitting .277/.371/.469 with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 27 walks, 27 strikeouts and a .840 OPS in 47 games since the All-Star break.
Duane Underwood had another good outing Thursday. Underwood allowed one run on four hits with a walk and seven strikeouts in six innings. Underwood is 5-4 in 19 games, 18 starts, this year with a 2.64 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. In 85 1/3 innings, Underwood has given up 73 hits with 29 walks and 72 strikeouts.
Victor Caratini tripled Thursday (1-for-4 with a triple) and he is 5-for-19 with a triple, two walks and three strikeouts in five games since the trade.
This Day In Cubstory
1997 – Cubs traded Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell to the Mets for Lance Johnson and two PTBNL. Mets sent Matt Clark (Aug. 11) and Manny Alexander (Aug. 14) to the Cubs to complete the trade.
1989 – Anthony Rizzo, born
1988 – The Cubs and Phillies played the first night game in the history of Wrigley Field. 91-year old Cubs fan Harry Grossman flipped the switch on the lights at Wrigley. Rick Sutcliffe started the game, Ryne Sandberg homered and the game was rained out in the third inning. The Cubs and Mets completed the first full night game at Wrigley Field the next day.
1984 – Cubs completed the four-game sweep over the Mets with a 7-6 victory at Wrigley Field. Keith Moreland collected three hits, drove in four runs.
1965 – Pinch-hitter Ed Bailey was walked twice as the Cubs rallied for six runs in the ninth inning to beat the Mets 14-10 in the second game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. Cubs won the opener 7-6.
1947 – Shortstop Lennie Merullo and first baseman Eddie Waitkus combined on a triple play in the seventh inning (Merullo grabbed a liner, stepped on second and threw to first) and Bill Nicholson hit a home run in the 11th inning as the Cubs nipped the Reds 2-1 at Wrigley Field
1929 – Rogers Hornsby cracked a fourth-inning home run, one of four hits, in a Cubs 1-0 victory over the Reds at Wrigley Field. Charlie Root picked up the win after allowing seven hits


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The King County Council was unable to select a replacement for Dow Constantine despite hours of deliberations that stretched into late Monday night and decided to delay action until after Jan. 1.
"I think we should give everybody here a cooling off period," said Councilman Pete von Reichbauer.
"For tonight there is a deadlock, ultimately we will reach a consensus," said Councilman Bob Ferguson.
The council will revisit the matter after its end of year, two-week recess. The issue is whether the person ultimately appointed to council position No. 8 would seek re-election next November.
Earlier Monday motion to have state Sen. Joe McDermott, D-Seattle, take the seat failed on a four-to-four vote. With Constantine's election last month as county executive, the council is down to eight members. The council took a recess, and then offered outgoing City Councilwoman Jan Drago's name. That motion, too, failed four to four.
County Councilwoman Julia Patterson said the four finalists for the position – McDermott, state Rep. Zack Hudgins, D-Tukwila, Drago and Rep. Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island – were all top notch.
A committee had picked two people who said they would run for election next year, McDermott and Hudgins, and two people who said they'd serve as caretakers and not run for the office – Drago and Nelson.
Council members were split between people reluctant to give McDermott, and the Democrats, the edge of incumbency heading into next year's election. Some members prefer a caretaker, allowing voters in the council district that stretches from Seattle to Vashon Island to decide in 2010 who their next representative should be.
In 2008 voters approved a charter amendment which makes county-wide offices officially nonpartisan. There are now four former Democrats and for former Republicans on the council. On the McDermott vote, all the Democrats voted "yes" and all the Republicans voted "no." On the Drago question all the Republicans voted "yes" and all the Democrats voted "no."
Late Monday the council considered Hudgins after they consulted with him and he said he wouldn't seek re-election, but would resign his state House seat. However he indicated, according to Councilman Reagan Dunn, that he would then seek election back to his old legislative job in 2010. That seemed to scuttle Hudgins' chances with the former Republicans on the council.
It's possible that the committee that whittled the applicants down to four from 11 may be asked to come up with additional names, or that someone new may be considered when the council takes up the matter again in the New Year, Ferguson said.
The council was unable to reconsider the two leading candiates – McDermot and Drago – because both had been defeated in earlier motions. To reconsider them, a councilmember who had voted against their candidacies would have to move to take another vote. As of late Monday night the council members were unwilling to do that.
"I would suggest we look at dealing with this isue at the first of the year," Von Reichbauer said.


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I don't believe I have tried this on its own since the first time I went through the tea wall at work. Normally I either pair this with Spice of Life or Black Dragon Pearls, though I also have an "oops blend" of Taj Masala. Anywho I am trying this today by itself with no additives, because I want to make room in my tins and I feel like reviewing something but brewing without ceremony (which rules out everything in my new Verdant order that arrived this morning and am omgs dying to get into but feel like I need people to share with!).
So three teaspoons in the perfect tea maker with 16 oz of water at 195F for three minutes yields a surprisingly rich, complex and sweet cup. I normally take my chai with honey or rock sugar but my gods this is really good on its own. I don't necessarily taste the oolong here but the cinnamon, nutmeg and clove balance each other really well. I get the pepper and a hint of cardamom (but I think I scooped quite a few pods out of the top of the tin when I was making a custom blend). So yes very pleased, wish I had drank more of this on its own over the winter, but oh well. Edit: I got three very flavorful infusions out of this, did not attempt a fourth but I imagine quite a bit of flavor would still translate if not as strongly.


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Jonathan Cook — Daily Star Feb 2, 2014
Last January an internal police report revealed how the paedophile told them in 2009 that the "first time" he went to the school was "with Princess Alexandria (sic) for a garden party".
But when the interview transcripts were released in October there was no mention of the royal.
Now, following an appeal by us to the Information Commissioner's Office, Surrey Police have released fresh transcripts revealing at least four mentions.
They show how Savile considered Princess "Alex" a "friend" when he first visited an approved school where he abused girls.
According to the new scripts Savile, then 82, told the two female detectives: "…right I went there, with Princess Alexandra, and Alex was a friend of mine anyway, still is."
He went on to say: "Now that was a great day we all had, the first time I ever went there."
The ex-Top Of The Pops presenter went on to claim his visits to Duncroft school in Staines, Surrey, became what he called "an annual".
In the heavily blacked out text he is shown to have made at least two further references to Alexandra – the youngest granddaughter of King George V and Queen Mary.
After the mentions, one of the two female detectives questioning Savile over three alleged sex assaults, two related to Duncroft, asked: "Do you remember what year that was?" The former radio DJ, who denied all the claims against him, later claimed "it would be the seventies".
One of the detectives made reference to the now 77-year-old princess, the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy, when checking what Savile had said.
However it seems that after the interview on October 1, 2009, police failed to cross-check the mentions against Savile's autobiographies.
Documents show that in January 2009 a prosecutor requested that all Savile's books be read "to see if there was any mention of an association with Duncroft".s
An internal Surrey Police report on the force's bungled "Operation Ornament" probe into Savile says: "This was duly done but there were no references identified that were of any connection to the investigation."
But if, after Savile's interview, police had re-read the books to look for mentions of the princess they would have found suggestions he had preyed on vulnerable girls.
In his 1974 life story Savile wrote: "Princess Alex is a patron of a hostel for girls in care. At this place I'm a cross between a term-time boyfriend and a fixer of special trips out."
Buckingham Palace declined to comment last week.
Last night Surrey Police said: "Information relating to Surrey Police's on-going investigation into Duncroft School and all personal details of victims or potential witnesses were redacted from the transcripts.
"Following a review by the Information Commissioner's Office, some of the redactions have been shortened or revised.
"This included releasing the name of Princess Alexandra. Her name had been previously published by Surrey Police in a report in January last year and was therefore already in the public domain.
"Savile's biographies were reviewed in 2009 as part of the investigation, as stated in our previous published report."


text: Humor Urban Legends Theodore Roosevelt's Stance on Immigrants To Be or Not to Be American? That is the Question Share PINTEREST Email Print Hulton Archive/Getty Images Humor Urban Legends in the News Classic & Historic Legends Rumors & Hoaxes Animal Folklore Scary Stories By David Emery David Emery is an internet folklore expert, and debunker of urban legends, hoaxes, and popular misconceptions. He currently writes for Snopes.com. our editorial process David Emery Updated May 14, 2019 Circulating online: A viral quote in which Teddy Roosevelt purportedly says that every immigrant must become "an American, and nothing but an American," forsaking their native language for English and all other flags for the American flag. Description: Viral quoteCirculating since: October 2005Status: Authentic, erroneously dated Example Email contributed by Alan H., Oct. 29, 2005: Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICANAre we "SLOW LEARNERS" or what?Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN"In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."—Theodore Roosevelt, 1907 Analysis Theodore Roosevelt did write these words, but not in 1907 while he was President of the United States (his term ran from 1901 to 1909). The passages were culled from a letter Roosevelt wrote to the president of the American Defense Society on January 3, 1919, only three days prior to Roosevelt's death. "Americanization" was a favorite theme of Roosevelt's during his later years. He railed repeatedly against "hyphenated Americans" and the prospect of a nation "brought to ruins" by a "tangle of squabbling nationalities." Roosevelt advocated the compulsory learning of English by every naturalized citizen. "Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or to leave the country," he said in a statement to the Kansas City Star in 1918. "English should be the only language taught or used in the public schools." He also insisted—on more than one occasion—that America has no room for what he called "fifty-fifty allegiance." In a 1917 speech, he said, "It is our boast that we admit the immigrant to full fellowship and equality with the native-born. In return, we demand that he shall share our undivided allegiance to the one flag which floats over all of us." In his 1894 article "True Americanism," Roosevelt wrote: "The immigrant cannot possibly remain what he was, or continue to be a member of the Old-World society. If he tries to retain his old language, in a few generations it becomes a barbarous jargon; if he tries to retain his old customs and ways of life, in a few generations he becomes an uncouth boor." Sources and Further Reading Theodore Roosevelt on Americanism, Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia (revised second edition), Hart and Ferleger, ed., Theodore Roosevelt Association: 1989Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants, Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia (revised second edition), Hart and Ferleger, ed., Theodore Roosevelt Association: 1989Theodore Roosevelt, Passage quoted in the biography by Edmund Lester Pearson"To Possess the National Consciousness of an American," Passage quoted by Dr. John Fonte, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, 2000Timeline of Theodore Roosevelt's Life, Theodore Roosevelt Association


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I knew almost immediately that I wanted to play with Flying Geese and use big blocks to allow the prints to shine. After playing around with different arrangements, I changed my perspective and put them on-point; which is exactly what this quilt needed.
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Abstract: This project studied the public opinions and discussion of the effects contemporary humans have at archaeological rock art sites in the United States. Preservation of rock art sites is attempted by a perpetual separation of visitors, by creating physical barriers at sites, or keeping site locations a secret. Little has been done, however, to assess public access to information relating to site locations and preservation information. This project utilized open-ended questionnaires to assess the opinions of the online rock-art community in relation to this topic. These opinions were compared with the content in public texts to assess the public accessibility of information. This research represents the potential of an affiliated public to make a significant contribution to the discussion on rock art site preservation and public interaction.
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Hi all
Right - Off to Falmouth and a visit to a former Royal naval fuel depot (This is not the Swanpool depot as that`s almost gone).
Had a good old mooch around this place, pity you could not get in to the tanks but hey-ho.
I can`t even find a name for the place let alone any information so if anybody knows any gen please post it up in the comment section under my post - cheers guys.
Foam storage bunker.
Looking at one of the surface features for one of the underground tanks.
Looking down in to the valve chamber.
Pipe porn............
Random lids and pipes.
Very heavy steel blast door, leading down in to the pump/equipment bunker.
That will do, thanks for looking and all comments are most welcome.
There are more pictures on my FlickR page so head on over too:-
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Sep 9, 2020
Call for Theatre Philadelphia Board Members
103-year-old Sadie Delany and 101-year-old Bessie Delany personally welcome us into their home to share an endearing, true story. Like molasses and vinegar, the Delany sisters have always been opposites; but together, these daughters of a former slave grew up in the Jim Crow South, lived in Harlem during its renaissance, and had professional careers as a teacher and a dentist, respectively. While making dinner to remember their father's birthday, the two sisters tell us of the last century as they lived it – through stories of racial injustice and personal strife, unified by faith, family, and time.


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What is a VPN, do I use it and which is good and free?
As the problem of anonymity on the Internet grows more significant, we try to protect our privacy in every way possible. I have already written a lot of posts about how to protect yourself on the Internet, how to surf anonymously, how to install Tor etc. so you may want to read these posts.
One of the options I like most is the VPN. Now, I also wrote about Regarder la TV belge avec une IP en Belgique facilement which is quite good and free, but the problem with that service is that you have to change the code (which appears on the site) every 24 hours, and the flow is a little slower.
I also briefly wrote about what VPN is, but here I will explain it in more detail and try to show you that it is a really useful option and that you should use it.
What is a VPN?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, which literally means what it says – it's a private internet connection. So when you connect to a VPN, you are actually using the Internet as an infrastructure in which a special, well-protected, tunnel through which data is transmitted is made, and only you can access.
VPN is also used for anonymous surfing because your traffic is encrypted so that it can be read-only by the end server and not by third parties, by the way.
Should a VPN be used?
There is no universal answer; it all depends on the user. If you are not interested in internet privacy, then you do not have to read the text further. However, if you are worried about your privacy, you will be glad to write now, which is that you can use an unlimited and fast VPN completely free of charge, and it is set up in a minute or two!
As I am a fanatic about anonymity on the Internet, I will recommend a VPN. We can read every day on the Internet how they spy on us and intercept traffic, buy information and sell, how nothing is safe, etc. so I believe not everyone cares.
Free and good VPN?
Since the purchasing power of citizens in Serbia is not very good, I believe that everyone is looking for free solutions. You can find a lot of VPN services too. The problem is that they are paid for, and the free versions are more or less limited. They are limited in terms of throughput, which means that you generally have a certain number of megabytes available per month/week/ day.
But there are those who have the goodwill to give full and unlimited flow and all for free! In return, if you want to help, you can donate some money to the project (such people should always be supported!)
I came across JustFreeVPN, but, as I said, the problem is a password that has to be re-entered, and therefore, you do not have a permanent connection to the VPN, and the flow is a little worse.
So that's why I went looking for another one and found a VPNBOOK that uses a VPN client, so you have a constant connection, full and unlimited flow, and all for free!
I wrote the VPN client because they in the tutorial also recommend it, but I would recommend (for those more advanced users) the SecurePoint SSL VPN client because it showed better as I tested it.
How to set up a VPN?
You have a complete explanation on the site for Win7 / 8 / XP, Mac, Ubuntu, iPad, and Android, and I will briefly explain here for Windows OS.
1) On the VPN website, choose which VPN you want. (Sometimes a VPN will come with many regions. Again, you should try everything)
2) Download the installer of the selected VPN
3) Install one of those two VPN clients (VPN recommendation is for first-time users)
4) Enter the Username, and Password found on the site
5) Done!
You can never wholly be anonymous on the Internet. Even the mighty Tor broke in – there has been talking these days about this. But you can undoubtedly increase anonymity with VPN and other services/tools I've written about a lot.


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NAGOYA – Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has postponed the start of flight tests for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, sources said Thursday.
The company initially planned to begin testing the nation's first small passenger jet by year's end, but it will be put off until the end of 2014 because the company is still discussing parts specifications with U.S. and European manufacturers, they said.
The subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. still plans to start deliveries in the second half of fiscal 2015 and will announce the new, overall development schedule within a month, the sources said.
It has received orders for 325 of the jets from such airlines as All Nippon Airways Co. and Skywest Inc. of the United States.
The company established a quality control division at its sales base in the United States in June to accelerate the jet's development.


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I took my kids camping for the first time this season, and for the first time, we brought along a friend for my daughter. Usually, it's just the kids and me, but as Anna grows older and David grows not nearly as quickly, it's getting harder for her to amuse herself with her brother for more than short bursts of time. A friend would give her someone to hang with, while I kept David engaged. She's also old enough now to roam a bit, especially since we were in a secured campground-resort with an entry gate. I packed the bicycles, and she and her buddy were loving it. We all were.
Until the first night.
Instead of packing our 8-person tent, I opted for two 2-person tents, so that the girls could have their own space. They were thrilled at the idea. After dousing the fire and a trip to the bathhouse to wash off the s'mores remnants and take care of nightly business, we all tucked into our sleeping bags and I began to drift off to sleep in the fresh, night air with David curled into my side on the air mattress.
Then, at 2:15AM, the world went kaplooey. My daughter's friend suddenly decided that the reason she's never camped out is because she can't camp out. Can't, can't, can't - punctuated with hiccupping sobs, frantic wails and serious hyperventilation. Unfortunately, there was nothing to be done. We were in a secure campground with a gate that can only be opened (from either side) by a key card, which is easily procured in the office with a refundable deposit, should you anticipate it's need. I did not. We couldn't leave!
Thirty-seven telephone calls to her parents in 30 minutes (all by her, not me) netted no result, either. This kid was hysterical and ready to claw the walls of the tent down. I asked her if she wanted a drink of water (yes). I asked her if she wanted to sleep in my tent (no). I asked her if she wanted a thicker sleeping bag (no). I asked her if she wanted a portable DVD player to watch until she got sleepy (yes). None of that worked. I asked her if she'd feel better sleeping in our mini-van (just in case the tent was the issue). So at 3am, we unloaded the van, shoved in the air mattress from their tent and the two girls climbed in. Half an hour later, Anna climbed wearily back out to come and get me.
"She's nuts, Mom. Do something." She begged. I glanced over at David, still sleeping peacefully - thank God he sleeps like a log - and trudged over to the van.
Sometimes a kid just needs an adult to put their arms around them and tell them it's going to be OK. So I did. I've known this kid since birth - her Mom and I went through both of our pregnancies together. She's like another daughter to me. I held her close, and rocked her and reassured her that everything would be fine, that if she'd just get some sleep, it would all feel terrific in the morning and I would never let anything happen to her.
Unfortunately, that only made her worse. She was in total, hysterical meltdown now, so tired and overwrought that my comfort was reinforcing instead of redirecting. OK, then. Time to change tactics.
I carefully smoothed her hair off her face, dried her tears, looked her in the eyes while holding her chin and told her to get a grip. I told her (in the kindest but firmest voice I could muster) that she had no other options, since I couldn't leave and her parents couldn't come get her. I told her that she was eleven, and not two and that she needed to take some deep breaths. I told her to put her head on her pillow and sleep, because I didn't want to hear another van door open and close, or another shriek coming from this direction. She took a couple of shaky breaths, nodded her head, and I shut the van door.
Anna followed me, telling me she wanted to kiss me goodnight. She got on tiptoe to whisper in my ear.
"That was really harsh, Mom."
"I know," I said, hugging her tight. "But sometimes that's what works."
And it did work. Her friend was already asleep by the time Anna walked back to the van, and just like I predicted, she was totally over it the next morning and ready for another day of fun. I didn't take any chances, though - I returned her home after dinner that night.
Her parents were falling over themselves in apology when I dropped her off. They felt awful for not hearing the phone, and even more awful for what she put me through. They had a feeling she might do just this - she's always been neurotic about sleeping over in strange places.
"You're a saint," the Mother said. "Her Dad and I don't know how you managed. We would have flipped!"
"Oh please," I sighed. "If I can't handle a kid in meltdown, then I need to turn in my Autism Mom's Membership Card." I ruffled her daughter's hair, and leaned down to hug her as she apologized, and her Mom apologized again.
"No big deal," I said.
And you know what? It really wasn't. When push came to shove, I just fell back on a skill set I didn't even really think about having. Of course I can handle a kid in total, ridiculous meltdown. I do it way too often. I've done it for years.
And I'm pretty good at it, if I do say so myself.


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text: Wavpack.exe in dbpa & fb2k produce identical files, but different files sizes 2019-07-06 05:20:40 Recently, I started ripping my CDs with dBpoweramp, and I chose to use its CLI encoder codec to use wavpack.exe for encoding. Amazingly, I got it right the 1st time & had a successful encode. I noticed, though. that using wavpack.exe to create the same file with foobar2000 produced a file that was a little bit smaller, even though the same settings were used with both programs. Here are the file sizes, and cli settings, for both:dBpoweramp: 01. Little Good-Byes.wv (Bitrate 985 kbps) [Filesize 23.7 MB]-i -q -hh -x1 -m - [outfile]foobar2000: 01. Little Good-Byes.wv (Bitrate 981 kbps) [Filesize 23.6 MB]-i -q -hh -x1 -m - %dYes, it's a fraction of a megabyte. But both are using wavpack.exe & the same settings. What is up with that?BTW: Used File Integrity Viewer & Bit Comparator in fb2k to analyze both files, and they passed each test.


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June - at the Gallop
Blimey - It's mid June already!
This year is tearing along at a blistering pace, we've already fulfilled commitments at Abingdon, the Lechlade duck race, helped Goodwood aerodrome open it's new doors. supported the Shuttleworth Festival and were delighted to embrace the D-Day 75 celebrations at Lee on Solent.
The Goodwood open day that we supported in late May was outstanding, they were terrific hosts and are quite rightly very proud of their new facility, it also gave us a unique and somewhat impromptu opportunity to formate with the Westland Wasp Historic flight for a few photographs with HMS Queen Elizabeth in the background. We have a total of 6 events in June, including the National Armed Forces Day at Salisbury on 29th.
Remember that photographs of all of our events are available on the website link.
The big news regarding the aircraft is that we have recently acquired the Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) Gazelles from Boscombe Down. As you'd expect these are in superb condition but realistically won't be hitting the circuit until late July, once we've "civilianised" them.
This weekend we're providing an aerial display at Dunsfold Wings and Wheels and next weekend we're providing 3 aircraft for the Weston Air Festival, but it's fantastically busy and the support and enthusiasm we're receiving from the public is both humbling and wonderful.
We need to salute the work of the FDD's (Flight Display Directors) at all of the airshows. Without the work that these individuals undertake, the UK airshow scene would be a lot quieter.


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How to Become a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Michigan – MI
Nuclear medicine technologist careers in Michigan are among the few careers that are very secure in the state of Michigan. As technology continues to be developed in the medical field, nuclear medicine has proven to be an extremely effective diagnostic tool. The amount of job openings in this field will continue to rise even as other industries struggle to stay busy.
While certification is not required in Michigan and a professional license is not offered, certification is recommended for professional success. There are a few options as to how an individual can prove their skills in nuclear medicine in Michigan so that they are able to apply for certification.
- Complete high school and obtain 6 years of experience in the field
- Register as a nuclear medicine technician and obtain 1 year of experience in nuclear medicine.
- Complete an accredited nuclear medicine program.
- After completing any of the above options, pass the certification exam administered by the Michigan division of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
The benefit of not having to become licensed in Michigan, but voluntarily becoming certified, is that it shows a level of motivation that employers like to see. Also, since many states do not require licensure, the national certification credential allows nuclear medicine technologists to pursue careers outside of Michigan.


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noun, plural momenta
[moh-men-tuh], momentums.
1. force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events
What is is about momentum? It seems like I am an "all or nothing girl" – whether it's with my writing or cleaning the garage or working out or remembering to water my plants. If I can JUST … tip over the edge to get the ball rolling, I disappear into my project, only to look up hours later wondering where the time went. And it's GREAT!
But what about all the other days?
Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love and all-around fabulous, inspirational person of light) has a great take on this. In her latest book Big Magic she talks about just being a workhorse – how yes, it's wonderful on those days where inspiration flows and the words stream out of your fingertips onto the keyboard. But for the other six days of the week … it's plain, good-old-fashioned hard work. Just plug away at it – inspiration will come and go, but there is always work that can be done.
I have a poster in my office with a quote from Thomas Edison:
So I know a LOT of people who wish they were writing. Who want to write. Who someday-when-life-stops-getting-in-the-way are going to write. But guess what? THIS DAY NEVER COMES.
Bottom line: writers write. They write blogs and chapters and short stories and character descriptions and screenplays (and, in my case, sometimes wine labels and websites and wine club newsletters).
Sometimes the writing is great. Sometimes … not so much. But that's not really the point, is it? The point is to WRITE.
The other thing writers do a LOT of? READ. Once your writing gets underway, your reading experience undergoes a subtle shift. (haha – pun intended). You start to notice really beautiful writing, or effective writing, or great dialogue. (You also, unfortunately, begin to notice the flip side to these things, but this is helpful in its own way, too.) Read widely. Read in your genre and outside your genre. Read magazine articles and blog posts and biographies. It will help your writing immensely.
So … I gotta go. Shift II beckons and Emily just had too much to drink at her first college party … .
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Rep. Peter Roskam, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee and a Republican from Illinois, discusses pursuing tax reform proposals on Capitol Hill that are mindful of the U.S. deficit and businesses, as he sees the need to "reset the whole thing." He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Ryan Tries to Save the Tax Plan
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) met with Republican senators Tuesday afternoon to quell growing opposition to a core element of the House GOP tax plan, a 20 percent across-the-board tax on imports, also known as border adjustment.
Why Tax Reform is a Lot Harder Than it Looks
Even if Congress chose to do nothing but rewrite the tax code in 2017, it would be a monumental task because there are so many constituent interests and competing demands to balance.
Trump Promises 'Phenomenal' Tax Plan as Ryan's Ideas Draw Fire
President Donald Trump said a "phenomenal" plan to overhaul business taxes may be released within the next "two or three weeks," heightening expectations as House Republican lawmakers are raising objections to their own leaders' favored plan.
Setting Steven Mnuchin's Tax Priorities in 2017
Following his anticipated confirmation, Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin will exert tremendous influence when it comes to reshaping America's burdensome regulatory agenda and fixing our outdated, complex tax code.
Can Trump Fulfill the Tax-Reform Promise?
President-elect Donald Trump spent much of his campaign promising to reduce taxes for American businesses and families.


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Meade LightBridge Mini 82mm f/3.66 Reflector Telescope
- 82mm Parabolic Mirror
- 300mm Focal Length, f/3.66
- 9mm and 26mm Eyepieces
- 1.25" Rack-and-Pinion Focuser
- Manual Tabletop Alt-Azimuth Mount
- Red-Dot Finderscope
- 2x Barlow Lens
- Weight: 3.8 lb, Assembled
Meade's LightBridge Mini 82mm f/3.66 Reflector Telescope comes with a convenient tabletop manual mount for fast and easy set up just about anywhere you want to start observing. The 82mm objective parabolic mirror and 300mm focal length make this ideal as a simple grab-and-go option for more experienced users who want to go out for a quick session or as a beginner telescope suitable for detailed observations of the Moon and planets. Weighing in at just under 4 pounds, the LightBridge Mini can go wherever you do.
The manual table-top alt-azimuth mount gives you easy control of the telescope for tracking subjects like Moon, planets and comets, and its ability to rotate a full 360° allows you to view just about anywhere in the night sky. This telescope is designed for easy assembly, breakdown and transport, so you can spend less time setting up and more time enjoying the night sky. The telescope comes with two fully 1.25" diameter eyepieces produce 12x and 33x magnifications to bring your favorite celestial body closer, and a 2x Barlow lens effectively doubles the power of each eyepiece to offer you more magnification options. An included red-dot finderscope has an ultra-wide field of view that helps find what you're looking for and gets you viewing even faster.
Optical Performance
- Newtonian reflector design
- 3.2" (82mm) objective mirror
- 300mm focal length
- f/3.66 focal ratio
- 1.425 arc-sec resolution
Included Accessories
- Eyepieces:
- 1.25" diameter barrel
- 9mm eyepiece for 33x magnification
- 26mm eyepiece for 12x magnification
- 2x Barlow lens effectively doubles the magnification of each eyepiece
- Red-dot finderscope
Construction Details
- Rack-and-pinion focuser
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- Stable table-top base
- Full 360° base rotation
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4 concert with Maurizio Pollini
Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Maurizio Pollini and Christian Thielemann
No music collection should be without Maurizio Pollini's legendary Chopin recordings. In this concert, he presents the First Piano Concerto with Christian Thielemann in the Philharmonie. In other ways as well, the evening revolves around the Romantic era: with Schumann's Genoveva overture, Aribert Reimann's Schumann fragments and symphonic interludes from Strauss's opera Intermezzo that virtuosically oscillate between luscious late Romantic sound and pioneering originality.16 Jan 2016
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann
Maurizio Pollini
Robert Schumann
Genoveva, op. 81: Overture
Frédéric Chopin
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Maurizio Pollini Piano
Aribert Reimann
Sieben Fragmente für Orchester in memoriam Robert Schumann (Seven Fragments for orchestra, in memoriam Robert Schumann)
Richard Strauss
Intermezzo: Four symphonic interludes
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Christian Thielemann in conversation with Albrecht Mayer
Christian Thielemann and Maurizio Pollini with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21
Maurizio Pollini, grand segnieur of the piano, here plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 – as the press wrote – with his "familiar finesse, dexterity and virtuoso brilliance". Christian Thielemann also conducts two popular works by Franz Listz – Les Préludes and Mazeppa – plus the rarely played Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, Listz's final and surprisingly chamber music-like tone poem.15 Dec 2012
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann
Maurizio Pollini
Felix Mendelssohn
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), overture in D major, op. 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Maurizio Pollini Piano
Franz Liszt
Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No. 6
Franz Liszt
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, Symphonic Poem No. 13
Franz Liszt
Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3
Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini: one of the great artistic friendships of classical music. In this concert from 2011, they perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17. A further Mozart soloist is the soprano Anna Prohaska, who is also heard in Alban Berg's Symphonic Pieces from Lulu. The concert closes with the Adagio from Mahler's Tenth Symphony: a manifestation of the hopelessness and a farewell to life.15 May 2011
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Anna Prohaska, Maurizio Pollini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio" – "Ah conte, partite", aria for soprano and orchestra, K. 418
Anna Prohaska Soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte: "Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden"
Anna Prohaska Soprano
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Alban Berg
Lulu Suite
Anna Prohaska Soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Maurizio Pollini Piano
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10 (performing version by Deryck Cooke): Adagio
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Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini and Anna Prohaska on old and new musical friendships
Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven and Mendelssohn
In this concert, Claudio Abbado conducts works that impress with their powerful choral singing, while fascinating due to their unusual form: Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with Maurizio Pollini as the pianist, followed by Mendelssohn's Second Symphony, known as the Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise). This recording from 2002 is also unusual in that although both pieces are widely known, they are not often performed in concert.09 Feb 2002
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Maurizio Pollini, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Maurizio Pollini Piano, Karita Mattila Soprano, Lioba Braun Soprano, Annika Hudak Contralto, Peter Seiffert Tenor, Mats Carlsson Tenor, Lage Wedin Bass, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Bo Wannefors Chorus Master
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, op. 52 "Hymn of Praise"
Karita Mattila Soprano, Lioba Braun Soprano, Peter Seiffert Tenor, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Bo Wannefors Chorus Master


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It's no secret that business travel can take a personal toll – from the effort of making logistical arrangements to the time spent away from home and loved ones. Younger employees especially say that a good work-life balance is important to them, and a company's travel policy is a factor in deciding whether they'll take a job or how satisfied they feel with their current employer.
Studies increasingly make a connection between satisfaction while traveling for work and an employee's overall job satisfaction. A study released last year by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), reported that nearly 80% of business travelers say that their experience while on the road impacts their overall job satisfaction. Among millennials, the number jumps to nearly 90%.
If travel is a key component of your business, then crafting a travel policy that works for both employers and employees is crucial. While cost is understandably a driving factor, making your travel policy employee-friendly will help you attract and retain good workers. And that's good for the bottom line. Think of it as an investment in building and keeping a quality workforce for years to come.
Employers can ensure that their travel policy meets the company's needs, as well as the needs of their workers, by using the services of a travel management company that specializes in business travel fulfillment, and the data & analysis to show the ROI of your travel budget.
80% of business travelers say that their experience while on the road impacts their overall job satisfaction
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Betty Ray created this creamy parfait as a light alternative to pumpkin pie.
How to Make It
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat marshmallow creme, Neufchâtel, and 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate until smooth.
In another bowl, stir together pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining tablespoon orange juice concentrate. Fold in 1/4 cup of the cream cheese mixture until no white streaks remain.
Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the remaining cream cheese mixture into each of four dessert or parfait glasses, followed by about 3 tablespoons of the pumpkin mixture. Repeat layers, ending with pumpkin. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours or up to 1 day. Just before serving, sprinkle each parfait with chopped pecans and gingersnap crumbs.


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How Purpose Can Ground a Struggling Teacher
Why are you doing whatever you're doing? Why are you a coach or a leader or a teacher? When was the last time you sat down and reflected on and talked about your why—your purpose?
There is tremendous power in being aware of and operating from your purpose. It can feel like the switch that you flick that shifts a moment from one of challenge to one of learning.
A few weeks ago, I sat down with an experienced teacher I'll call Roberto who reached out for some coaching. He was having major doubts about his decision to take a new position at a school that is really struggling. He'd found the school to be in far worse shape than he originally thought and he regretted his decision to leave a school he'd loved teaching in. He spoke at length about his perception that the staff weren't friendly, that the principal had no idea what he's doing, that there were few functioning systems in the school and a lack of support from the central office.
As he learned about the behavior management system the school was implementing, he felt a deep conflict with his own values around managing students. He also found himself teaching 140 students, across seven 50-minute periods, without a bathroom break for almost four hours.
"I can't imagine staying there all year," he told me, "but I also can't imagine quitting."
Roberto is in a difficult place. He has a hard choice to make. His complaints are valid and concerning (teachers get bladder infections more than any other professional. It's unconscionable that a teacher not even have a bathroom break). And, in order to make the decision he faces, he needed to reground himself in his purpose, his why.
When we sat down to talk, Roberto's affect was flat. He seemed to have very little energy. "Think back to last May when you agreed to take this position," I asked. "What drew you to it? What motivated you?" Roberto spoke about his desire to help kids who had been underserved, who hadn't had access to the kind of schooling he had as a middle schooler, and who needed an effective teacher. At first, his response was a bit robotic—it felt like he said what he knew he should say.
I asked: "Tell me about one kid whom you felt like you really served last year. What impact do you think you had on him or her?"
As Roberto talked about how Graciela had learned to write a strong essay in his class, his energy picked up. He became more animated and descriptive. He spoke about how English Learners struggle to pass the California High School Exit Exam because of their weak writing skills and about how he knew Graciela would pass.
"So why are you doing what you're doing? Why are you a teacher?," I asked again. As Roberto spoke, he became more animated. It was as if he woke up.
The question of whether or not Roberto can have a big impact on the kids in the school he's currently teaching at lingered. It remains to be answered. However, what shifted in this conversation was Roberto's underlying emotional state, just slightly, into one that was more anchored, more grounded in his purpose. This shift helped his thinking clarify. "I guess what I need to think about," Roberto said, "Is whether I can have the impact I want to have at this school, and what impact it would have on my students if I quit half way through the year."
Although Roberto left the conversation still holding many of the same questions he had when he arrived, he felt more energized to explore them. As we parted, he said, "It just felt so good to remember why I got into this profession. It's been a while since I went back to that mindset that got me into this and it feels good."
We need to do what feels good more often, and often what feels good is taking a step back, or out, and remembering why we're doing what we're doing.
Recently, I reflected on what compels me and how I respond to what I feel is my purpose in life. Such reflection also helps me make decisions—when I have various options for things to do or choices to make, if I'm clear on why I'm doing what I do, I can make those that most closely align. We have limited time and limited energy, and we feel better (and usually do better work) when our purpose drives how we spend that time and energy.


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Girl's mom sues Chicago teacher over Facebook hairdo flap
(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - A Chicago woman who says her daughter was ridiculed after her teacher allegedly posted a photo on Facebook of the child wearing Jolly Rancher candies in her hair is suing the teacher and the school district.
Lucinda Williams claims in a lawsuit filed in Cook County Court that by posting the photograph of the child with candies at the end of her braids the teacher had inflicted "emotional distress" on her 7-year-old daughter.
According to the complaint, the teacher posted a note with the photograph joking about it and several of the teacher's friends posted comments mocking the girl.
The Chicago public school system is investigating the case, and a spokeswoman tells the Chicago Tribune the teacher will likely be disciplined.