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April 02 - April 19, 2015
Thurs - Sat at 8pm / Sun at 4pm
By Witness Relocation
Written by Chuck Mee
Directed & Choreographed by Dan Safer
Original Music by Heather Christian
The third collaboration between Witness Relocation and acclaimed writer Charles Mee, in which people meet, fall in love, make out with each other, find being alive awkward but funny, and dance quite a lot. With original songs by Obie-winning composer Heather Christian and costume design by Brooklyn-based maverick fashion designer Brad Callahan.
Witness Relocation combines dance and theater with the energy of a rock show, exploding contemporary culture into intensely physical, outrageous, poetic, and sometimes brutal performances.
for DAILY LIFE EVERLASTING
"The vibe is rowdy and playfully surreal. Actors throw themselves around the stage with abandon, leaping into each other's arms to kiss or fight. They convene for a strobe-lighted bacchanal (joined by a couple of saucy Easter bunnies). The urgency is key: Daily life, humdrum in its routines, can feel everlasting — until, suddenly, it's over."
- Jacob Gallagher-Ross, Village Voice
"Part experimental theatre, part dance show, and part pop music video the young cast is brightly colored, aggressive, and passionate, providing a highly entertaining roller-coaster of an evening."
- Victoria Teague, New York Theatre Review
"raucous and joyful"
- Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
"The line between theater and performance gets another cheerful nudge from Witness Relocation's Daily Life Everlasting, a party-cum-show that fizzes with a thousand dance breaks—and then effervesces...like Easter on ecstasy."
- Helen Shaw, Time Out New York
Cast & Crew
Costumes Designed by Brad Callahan
Performed by Alexa Andreas, Aziza Barnes, Nikki Calonge, Philip Gates, Tori Khalil, Vanessa Koppel, Mike Mikos, Dan Safer & Chinaza Uche
Video and projections by Kaz PS
Set design by Jay Ryan with Andrew Bordwin
Lighting design by Jay Ryan
Sound design by Michael DeAngelis
About the Team
Charles L. Mee is known for his work with SITI Company, for which he wrote "Orestes," "bobrauschenbergamerica," "Hotel Cassiopeia," "Under Construction" and "soot and spit (the musical)." He was Signature Theater's Playwright-in-Residence in 2007-2008 and last collaborated with Witness Relocation on "Eterniday" at La MaMa in 2013. That play tried to encompass the complexity of human experience into one exceptional day. The production inspired mostly rhapsodies of joy and gratitude in its reviews. (See excerpts below.)
Witness Relocation (http://witnessrelocation.org) has been called "a dance theater anarchist's utopia" (Performing Arts Journal, 2006). The Village Voice called it "[one of the] ensembles who now lead the city's progressive theater scene." Its productions vary between small punk rock shows and giant epics. The New York Times wrote that Witness Relocation's work "aggressively blurs genres and makes high-low culture distinctions obsolete." The company is ensemble-based and makes shows ranging from fully scripted plays to original, devised dance/theater pieces and many things in between. Founded in 2000 by director/choreographer Daniel Safer, it has created about 15 original productions, engaged in a two year residency in Bangkok and performed in theaters, nightclubs, rock videos and a Thai TV Soap Opera.
Dan Safer is Artistic Director of Witness Relocation and specializes in genre-bending works. He originally hails from the wild suburbs of New Jersey. He recently choreographed and co-directed the acclaimed "Ubu Sings Ubu" with Tony Torn and Julie Atlas Muz. Beside Witness Relocation shows, his work as a choreographer has been seen at the BAM, DTW, St. Mark's Church and the Ash Lawn Opera. He has choreographed plays, operas, rock videos, fashion shows, and films. In 2011, he choreographed Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" for Philadelphia Orchestra with the Obie-winning New York based Ridge Theater. He was a 2007- 9 recipient of the Six Points Fellowship (Performance) and has won two NY Innovative Theater Awards. Artforum Magazine called him "pure expressionistic danger" and Time Out NY called him "a purveyor of lo-fi mayhem." He is the Head of Movement Training at NYU/ Playwrights Horizons Theater School and a frequent teacher at The Norwegian Theater Academy. He used to be a go-go dancer and once choreographed the Queen of Thailand's Birthday Party.
Heather Christian received a 2014 Obie for her music to "The World is Round," directed by Rachel Dickstein at BAM Fisher. Her musical ensemble, Heather Christian & The Arbornauts, pulls from the traditional gospel canon in tandem with circus music, noise rock and good old fashioned feeling good. She is a veteran of many Witness Relocation shows, including "Heaven on Earth" (2011), "Haggaddah" (2009), "Vicious Dogs on Premises" (2008) and "Dancing vs. The Rat Experiment" (2006).


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Grower-shippers must pace their conversion of land to organic production or risk losing premium pricing, a new report from Rabobank says.
Called "Organic Produce Premiums Under Pressure," the six-page report was written by Roland Fumasi, senior analyst for fresh produce or Rabobank.
In a summary of the report the author highlighted several trends related to the organic fresh produce sector:
- U.S. retail organic food sales continue to climb, but the rate of increase has slowed;
- Organic shipping point prices have begun to decline as volumes have risen;
- Organic price premiums over conventional produce have weakened considerably for some commodities but have expanded for others;
- Shippers must balance retail demand and grower profitability by using caution in expanding output, particularly for some crops; and
- Long-term success in organic produce will require adaption to changing conditions.
The paper indicated growth in organic food sales has moderated.
"Between 2010 and 2016, retail organic food sales grew by an average 10% per year, however, that growth has slowed to 6% for the past two years," the report said.
The slower growth rate has been accompanied by higher volume and softer prices of some organic commodities.
"There were some years when volumes were going up and prices were still rising," Fumasi said in late August. "We're not in that environment anymore."
The reason for that, he said, is that devoted organic buyers are finding adequate to supply to meet their demand.
"For that percentage of the buyers out there that are strictly organic buyers, for a lot of these commodities, we've satisfied that demand," he said. "We've filled that demand and we've got this additional supply that has to go into that more mainstream consumer market, where those consumers are much more price sensitive."
Because most U.S. consumers are not strictly organic produce buyers, the industry is facing a demand curve that looks different than it used, he said.
"So now when we see big increases in supply, we're going to see a much more rapid price change," Fumasi said.
Continued growth in organic volumes has now begun to weigh negatively on shipping point prices, according to the report. For the period of 2016-2018, shipping point prices during the 2016-2018 declined for seven of the eight organic produce commodities tracked.
Between 2013 and 2015, retail prices rose by unweighted average of 1.3% per year for the top seven organic items but dropped by annual average of 0.4% in 2016-2018.
With bigger price reactions with oversupply, Fumasi said that grower-shippers will have to be careful about expanding organic output too rapidly.
On the bright side, Fumasi said that younger millennial consumers will continue to be a positive driver of organic demand.
"So (growing demand from younger consumers) keeps the ball rolling, and I think retailers are (also) a big driver of this demand — they want to promote more organic produce, but at the same time, they are having to soften prices to move it all."
Fumasi said he has heard growers in the apple and strawberry space express uneasiness about the falling premium for organic supply compared with several years ago because of rising supply. "It is something that everybody's thinking about," he said.
However, Fumasi said there are still opportunities to get very significant price premiums, depending on commodity and time of the year. For example, while the average shipping point premium for organic blueberries was 45% in 2018, the report said there were nine weeks when the premium was above 90% and three weeks with a premium above 100%.
Getting the premium
As a rule of thumb, the Rabobank report said organic growers need a minimum of 40% premium over conventional to make organic production worthwhile.
"Without an adequate premium to offset increased risk/cost, producers will find it challenging justify organic production," the report said. Retailers are asking more organic volume and lowering prices to move the added volume.
The report said that 50% of commodities evaluated showed clear reductions in organic premiums over the past few years. Specifically, premiums for organic apples, blueberries, pears, strawberries and bell peppers have come under pressure, according to the report. On the other hand, the Rabobank study found that organic premiums are holding up better for cantaloupe, table grapes, oranges, and grape tomatoes.
The paper grouped commodities in relative to their future growth prospects under "positive," "neutral" and "caution."
- Positive: artichokes, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, grape tomatoes, honeydew, kale, oranges, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potatoes and table grapes;
- Neutral: broccoli, carrots, iceberg lettuce, lemons, red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce;
- Caution: apples, bell peppers, blackberries, blueberries, green leaf lettuce, peas, strawberries.
Growers must seek out improvements in production technology to lower costs for organic, according to the report.
"Figuring out how to produce organically, at a unit cost that is similar to conventional production, is the evasive, but long-run goal," the report said.
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The Packer's Global Organic Produce Exposition & Conference (GOPEX) provides a forum to meet the rapidly changing needs of professionals who grow, distribute, pack and market organic produce. This international trade show and conference provides the ideal opportunity for organic produce professionals from around the world to network, exchange ideas, source new products and services, and do business with the industry's leading growers, distributors, packers, marketers and retailers.
The core problem, as it always has been with food products marketed as "Organic," is that the product's value is not intrinsically higher than that of conventionally produced product. "Organic" has no measurable improvement in terms of taste, size, nutrition, or safety. The only differences are intangible.
There are many study's that support less pesticide residues and more nutritious for organic check out organic trade association also one thing for sure it's not gmo
In reply to The core problem, as it… by R Henry (not verified)
Good Organic Farmers who play by the rules are being under cut by the profit MONGERS ????? Is what you are purchasing relly certified Organic??? Ask for the proof, check online & buy smart for your families good health. Please pass tis along to other concerned consummers & REAL Organic Producers.
Are you claiming fresh produce marketed as "Organic" does not meet the Federal standard for "Organic" labelling? Proof?
In reply to Good Organic Farmers who… by Bill Lea. Orga… (not verified)
True comment. The lines of transparency of what is truely organic and what is not are blurry at best. The definition for organic has gone the way the definition for resort has been distorted. Its all in the hands of the beholder. Buyer beware remains the axiom for the American consumer.
In reply to Good Organic Farmers who… by Bill Lea. Orga… (not verified)
What is blurry? Either the product was produced in accordance with the Federal standard or it was not.
Do you believe growers are not growing according to the standard, or do you believe the standard is faulty?
What is "truely organic" (sic)?
In reply to True comment. The lines of… by Michael Brown (not verified)
For me, I don't buy for looks or taste difference. I buy for the children of the future. If we continue down the pesticide PFOS, PFOA road that we've been on for several years now, I don't think children will be alive to even make purchases. I just heard on a podcast today that they tested a placenta after a baby was born and it had over 200 toxins. We can avoid touchable items. However, we all need to eat and a liver can only do so much.
You seem to be claiming that conventional growers and growing methods are killing our children. Care to back that up with some facts?
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A friend of Stella come to his house for coffee, Stella dressed in sock and joggers/tee shirt in the begin of the video. Stella friends try to abuse her but Stella stop him with a side kick in face then reverse side kick in stomach. The man is push against the wall then Stella tell him : you want to touch me ? Bad idea for you, I will give you a good lesson with my feet and at the end I will oblige you to give me your sorry and I oblige you to give up!! Wait two second. Then Stella undressing to put on a bikini and remove her sock to be in barefoot then the lesson begin
Stella use only karate kick to give the lesson like side kick, roundhouse kick, repeatedly kick in face and stomach ( same camera angle like the video karate girls 3 : practicing kick ), scorpion kick, combo kick, high foot chоke and of course multiple slap face kick ( I want 3 scene of multiple slap face kick )
For the end of the video, Stella give a side kick in the face to the men then a reverse side kick in stomach, the man is against the wall then Stella use high foot chоke and say: do you love my karate feet ? I think you love it so now I waiting excuses from you! Say it ! Say it! The man apologized and Stella continues with : now give up! Say give up ! Give up!!! The man say I give up! Stella say it's too late!! She give him a multiple slap face kick then a reverse kick in stomach, the man fall in this knee and Stella finish him with a chоke with one leg, the man become unconscious
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Cabu is an artist/producer hailing from Sydney, Australia who is following on from a hot-streak of releases with his upcoming 'Twenty Three' EP. Leading in to the full release, which is due to drop this year, the first offering comes in the way of new single 'Crazy (Feat. Love Mansuy)'. The lovesick jam reflects on those first moments in a relationship when you start falling for someone, and the chaos and unrest that for that person that is created in your mind. Love Mansuy also reveals himself on the single as a gifted songwriter with an ear for complex, jazzy harmonies and unexpected grooves.
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What a precious gift! I can completely relate to you. I adopted a beagle 5 years ago, since lost her to illness. She was the best gift I've ever been granted, nothing like the unconditional love of an animal. Beautiful photos too. Cherish every moment!ReplyDeleteReplies
Animals are seriously the best. They're always there for you when you need them. Thank you so much for reading and for the sweet comments. xx, KristenDelete
I am thankful for my two kitties all the time, they seem to sense when I am sad, and Mason even makes a nuisance of himself trying to comfort me. They were my pals while I waited for Mr Right, and then much to my surprise, Mr Right turned out to love them as much as I do!ReplyDeleteReplies
Awe I love seeing your kitties on facebook! And he wouldn't have been Mr. Right if he didn't ;) hehe thanks for reading! xx, KristenDelete
Loved reading this Kristen! I'm so glad you were able to get her after all that waiting. What a little blessing :) Hope you're doing well and that Lily is loving her new home!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Natalie! :) She sure is. Little miss spoiled! Ps. speaking about homes, I can't wait to see a home tour once you and Mark get situated! Your place is GORG! xx, KristenDelete
ALL OF THIS! I just got a kitten in October for many of the same reasons! I haven't really gone over that publicly, but it is so nice and refreshing to hear it from someone else! Our kitten Ruby is super rambunctious, but she brings my husband and I SO many smiles and laughs. Kittens are the best!ReplyDeleteReplies
We're in this together. Kittens make everything better! And Oh my goodness your kitten is SO cute!! The pic with the basket. ALL the heart eyes. I'm happy you stopped by! xx, KristenDelete


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The International Landscape Day of the Council of Europe is celebrated on 20 October, the day of the opening of the European Landscape Convention for signature. The European Landscape Convention is the first international treaty to be exclusively concerned with all aspects of landscape: natural, rural, urban and peri-urban. It represents an important contribution to the implementation of the Council of Europe's objectives. By taking into account the value of landscapes, with their natural and human components, the Council of Europe acknowledges that the landscape is an important part of the quality of life for people everywhere: in degraded areas as well as in areas of high quality, in areas recognised as being of outstanding beauty as well as everyday areas. The convention was adopted on 20 October 2000 in Florence (Italy) and came into force on 1 March 2004 (Council of Europe Treaty Series no. 176). It is open for signature by member states of the Council of Europe and for accession by the European Community and European non-member states.
The main objective of the Landscape Day is to highlight the importance of the landscapes as integral part of the cultural heritage, identity,well-being and the quality of our living environment. Each year International Landscape Day of Council of Europe is dedicated to a different theme.
First International Landscape Day was organised on 20 October 2017 with a '"Message from Brno": Landscape at local level and invited local authorities to celebrate the landscape as "an essential component of people's surroundings, an expression of the diversity of their shared cultural and natural heritage, and a foundation of their identity" (Article 5, a. of the European Landscape Convention).
Second International Landscape Day - 20 October 2018 - A message, formulated on the theme of the 21st Meeting of the Council of Europe Workshops for the Implementation of the European Convention on "Landscape and Education" (Tropea, Calabria, Italy, 3-4 October 2018) invited public authorities and landscape actors to promote "school and university courses which, in the relevant subject areas, address the values attaching to landscapes and the issues raised by their protection, management and planning" (Article 6 of the European Landscape Convention – Council of Europe). It is celebrated under the auspices of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: National Conference of Croatia: Integrated Approach to Landscape Protection, Planning and Management (Zagreb, Croatia, 20 October 2018).
Third International Landscape Day - 20 October 2019 -"Message from Seville -Landscape and water" was held on 20 October 2019, addressing "Landscape and water" and promoted the value of water in the landscape. The European Landscape Convention applies to the entire territory of the States Parties to the Convention and covers natural, rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It includes "inland water and marine areas". It concerns landscapes that might be considered outstanding as well as everyday or degraded landscapes. The Convention states in its preamble that "the landscape is a key element of individual and social well-being and that its protection, management and planning entail rights and responsibilities for everyone".
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I am performing in a piece by Steve Johnstone entitled 'I've Been Waiting...' as part of an evening curated by Isobel Cohen (Helix Dance). The other three quarters of the show include a solo by Isobel Cohen, a solo BY Shahla Tarrant (She is a machine) and a duet by Alex Broadie.
I finally know the dates that I am performing, as I am 'sharing' the role with Isobel. They are as follows:
This week, beginning Monday 10th August I am performing on Monday (10th), Thursday (13th), Friday (14th) and Sunday (16th)
And next week I am performing Tuesday (18th), Wednesday (19th), Thursday (20th) and Saturday (22nd).
The show begins at 1.45PM AT THE ZOO, PLEASANCE VENUE 124 AND IS ON UNTIL AUGUST 23RD.
We are also performing at HEADS UP! AT DANCE BASE ON THE 19TH AUGUST
To see our 4 STAR review click HERE
Woo! Fair enough, Steve's piece didn't get the credit it deserves but it was because I wasn't performing that night! (cue song: I have the ke-ey, I have the secre-e-et!).I am only joking. If you can't make the shows that I am in please come anyway and support the cause. It really is a lovely little gem of a show and as the review states Isobel is magnetic!
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I grew up with a song from a TV show canceled six years before I was born. We British do love our political satire, and That Was the Week That Was, or TW3 as it was known, was in the vanguard. When JFK died, the comedians wore somber weeds, but they were not at a loss for words. Show composer David Lee and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer quickly penned "In the Summer of His Years." It became famous later in America through versions by Mahalia Jackson, sonorous with martial overtones, and in an elegiac, pastoral interpretation by Connie Francis. But it was first sung, the day after the assassination, by British comedienne Millicent Martin – back straight, lit in half shadow, eyes half-closed to hold back tears.
"The heart of a world weighs heavy," she sang in a clip oft repeated since. That was when I, years after the fact, got it. Kennedy wasn't the possession of a nation. He was heir to diplomats and plutocrats, but rejected the era of top-hat politics. He talked about universal civil rights. He stood in Berlin. He played smart brinkmanship with the Russians. He was everything that crusty old Truman and the simmering Nixon could never be.
For a generation, Kennedy was not just America. He was modernity.
Yorkshire native Richard Whittaker is a Chronicle staff writer, reporting on politics, education, and film. His Kennedy library contains two different printings of William Manchester's The Death of a President, still the definitive recounting of the day's events.
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Consumer Products Unbound: 2019 and Beyond
It was a year of incredible change in 2018. A year that saw established incumbents challenged in many ways as never before, a surge of venture investment and disruption from an increasing number of "born digital" competitors redefining consumer engagement and competition, and perhaps most importantly, a marked change in consumers themselves.
Consumers today face a paradox of choice. The proliferation of physical and virtual channels has created unlimited options, which has the effect of making it harder for them to choose. In response, consumers increasingly expect companies to answer the question, "What's the best choice for me?" To that end, consumer products companies are increasingly investing in various innovative approaches to create personalized experiences and deliver increasingly valuable outcomes. For consumers in 2019 and beyond, these personalized experiences will become increasingly assisted, interactive, immersive, and immediate.
Give Them Some Assistance
Consumers today don't want to be influenced and sold to. They want to be assisted and guided. Companies are investing in a variety of technologies and solutions designed to asses and predict what consumers might want, offer smart recommendations and help them make the best choice.
For example, SAP and partners are innovating with leading fashion brands like Burberry to transform the shopping experience. Burberry has deployed an app built called "R World" to its 6,000 in-store associates worldwide. Using the app, associates can check item availability, locate and reserve stock globally in an instant. Scanning bar codes on item tags builds a "virtual rail" consisting of other, complementary clothing items from the store and back of house.
R World is fully integrated with Burberry.com, so requests for custom services can be arranged online along with next-day shipping and delivery. The app also builds shopper profiles, providing associates purchase suggestions to drive future visits plus opportunities to promote upcoming collections that may be of interest based on past purchases. Combined, these capabilities enable Burberry to deliver an experience the retailer calls, "luxury, informed and highly personalized."
Immerse Them in Interactive Experiences
Interactive experiences that leverage social and other virtual channels foster stronger consumer engagement, encourage learning, competition and collaboration, and develop brand advocacy. Two prominent approaches to engaging increasingly distracted consumers with interactive experiences are gamification and education.
Eight O'Clock Coffee, for instance, recently launched an online and app-based game that equates a coffee break with a highly interactive and engaging experience that challenges consumers to solve coffee-related challenges and, in the process, gives players the opportunity to win free groceries for a year and other prizes. The brand is capitalizing on a growing trend to engage consumers with games in an interactive environment while leveraging that engagement to build brand advocacy.
Companies are also using interactive experiences to educate and guide consumers. Georgia-Pacific recently launched a line of Dixie Cups that, when scanned through a free app, launch an interactive exploration designed to encourage kids to brush their teeth properly, turning what's often a chore into a fun activity that builds positive habits for oral hygiene.
Companies like Lego are also extending interactivity to create increasingly immersive experiences. The toy brand continues to expand its investments in augmented reality, potentially revolutionizing how children play with the building bricks. A child builds with traditional Lego bricks, then holds up a mobile device to their creation. The AR transforms the environment, adding digitally rendered streets and cars, trees and wildlife.
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Immediacy is another major theme, as today's "right here, right now, just for me" consumers increasingly demand a personal experience that's orchestrated and delivered in the moment. This immediacy extends beyond omnichannel commerce and same-day fulfilment to a much more holistic view of product development and delivery in the context of delivering a personalized consumer experience.
One prominent example is the Adidas SpeedFactory. Adidas has re-imagined how it designs, manufactures and delivers shoes, all while delivering an inherently personal experience. The consumer visits the SpeedFactory, downloads exercise data from a wearable device, then works through a process that includes scanning feet to create custom footbeds, selecting styles and colors, and manufacturing a custom pair of shoes.
The process collapses what had been a 120-day process to source, manufacture and deliver stock product to the shelf, to a process that delivers a customized pair of shoes to the consumer in less than 24 hours.
These are just a few of the many, many ways in which the consumer products industry is transforming. As we look to 2019 and beyond, the operational boundaries will rapidly expand and even dissolve, challenging the very definition of the industry.
In these examples, we see consumer products companies transforming into technology companies, reimagining and redefining processes that have been static for decades, developing partnerships in adjacent industries to compete as ecosystems, and more.
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Continuing AW's investigation into alarming dropout rates, Robert Mann reports on his study to find out why it's happening
Sport England's most recent "Active People Survey" highlighted that childhood participation in athletics and distance running has become increasingly popular in England. Although this growth in participation is promising for England Athletics, the number of athletes taking part in the sport declines after puberty. This issue is not exclusive to distance running, with poor retention rates being reported within most organised sport, both team and individual.
However, England Athletics has recently spent valuable effort researching the factors that may cause this issue. One possible cause of this dropout is that these athletes may be training too hard too soon, thereby damaging their long-term development and negatively influencing their motivation to continue in the sport.
This is often recognised as overtraining, yet precisely how common it is among young distance runners and the potential causes is still not clear. This has become the focus of our research group, the Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC) at the University of Exeter, and we are collaborating with England Athletics to explore the issues that underpin the dropout rate from the sport.
What is overtraining?
Overtraining is complicated. Although it has been researched for many years, uncertainty still surrounds the details of its definition, duration, causes and prevention. This is best illustrated by the fact that overtraining is used to describe both a process and an endpoint, both the act of overtraining and its effects on the athletes. In order to separate the two concepts, the term overtraining syndrome (OTS) is used to represent the endpoint of the condition. However, it is important to realise that this condition is just one of a number of related conditions, all of which sit along sit along a continuum that ranges from mild fatigue to debilitating stress and physical impairment.
Acute fatigue is normal
After a regular training session, it is likely that an athlete will feel acutely fatigued. Although this may reduce performance in the next session or two, it is short-lived, perhaps lasting hours to a few days at most. With appropriate recovery, performance is likely to improve due to the principle of super-compensation.
Functional over-reaching
Next along the continuum is functional over-reaching (FOR), occurring when a decline in performance lasts a little longer. This is typically observed after an intense phase of training, such as a training camp, during which the athlete is exposed to a greater amount of training stress than they are normally used to.
It can take between a few days and two weeks to recover from FOR, with performance eventually improving beyond the athlete's previous level. However, if this decline in performance lasts for more than two weeks to months, then the athlete could become non-functionally overreached (NFOR) which is counter-productive.
Overtraining syndrome
Finally, if this reduction in performance lasts from several months to a year or more, then the athlete would be defined as having overtraining syndrome (OTS). Although there is an increase in severity of each condition along the continuum, an athlete does not always experience each condition in a structured fashion.
The order that each athlete experiences these conditions, and for how long, is based on the individual training practices of their chosen sport and is influenced by many physical, psychological and social factors.
A consensus statement published in 2013, jointly written by the European College of Sport Science and the American College of Sports Medicine, reported that there are more than 90 signs and symptoms of overtraining.
Therefore, it is necessary to understand how common overtraining is within a specific population before attempting to understand which factors are causing this to happen.
Five of the most common signs and symptoms of overtraining:
1) Mood changes
2) Sleep disturbances
3) Persistent muscle soreness
4) Loss of appetite
5) Frequent illness
How common is OTS in youth sport?
When compared to adults, our scientific understanding of youth overtraining is very limited. In adults, the prevalence of OTS has been approximated between 10 and 60%, with a figure of 25-30% representing an average within the available literature. In young athletes, the prevalence of OTS is similar to that of adults, being reported at between 30 and 35%.
In a recent study by our own research group, it was reported that overtraining was more common in young athletes taking part in individual sports, with 37% of these athletes having experienced periods of NFOR or OTS, compared to 17% of team sport athletes. They also found that females and those competing at the highest representative levels experienced OTS more frequently.
These research findings highlight that overtraining affects a significant minority of young athletes, yet only a subset of the data was specific to distance running. Our challenge, therefore, is to understand how overtraining affects the training practices of adolescent distance runners and whether this is something that may need to be explored in further detail in the future. It is hoped that this research will result in tangible benefits for all involved parties, including coaches, parents and the individual athletes.
Can you help?
This gap in the literature offers a unique opportunity to explore how common overtraining is among distance runners. Specifically, we are looking for adolescent distance runners to complete an online survey that will be used to detail the prevalence of overtraining. This will take no longer than 20 minutes to complete and is open to any England Athletics-registered athlete aged 11 to 15 who is competing in or training for an 800m event or longer, including cross-country running.
The results from this research project will provide a much better understanding of how overtraining may affect, and be affected by, the training practices of distance running. Our intention is to use this research to develop a longitudinal project with England Athletics that aims to better understand athlete retention with respect to their training practices.
Adolescent athletes who want to complete the online survey should go to englandathletics.org/youthendurance. This should only be completed by the athletes. However, if you are either a coach or parent of adolescent distance runners, please feel free to contact me via email for more information: [email protected].
» This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), in affiliation with the South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC). Robert Mann is a researcher in the school of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter and a keen distance runner himself, regularly competing for the Exeter Harriers


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We provide a high standard of education in Religious Education and in the seven Key Learning Areas (KLAs) designated by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA):
The focus of our teaching is on meeting the individual learning needs of each child and providing a range of learning experiences, both within and outside the school that promote differentiation so that each child is able to achieve and be challenged at their level.
Religious Education
The Religious Education Curriculum brings together the essential components of knowledge, understanding, appreciation and celebration of our rich tradition. The Religious Education Curriculum aims to lay the foundations for learning about and engaging with the mystery of God and the faith of the Church.
The Archdiocese of Sydney Religious Education Curriculum provides appropriate teaching and learning opportunities for the students and the Religious Education texts, To Know Worship and Love are used as a classroom resource to support the curriculum.
Another feature of the curriculum is the 'storytelling approach' which nurtures the natural capacity that young children have for curiosity, imagination and wonder. Scripture stories and stories of the tradition are key elements of the Religious Education Curriculum. Open questions, reflections and opportunities for exploration engage students with the story.
The English curriculum provides all students the opportunity to become confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. They develop reading and comprehension skills to read and view written, spoken, visual, digital and multimodal texts, whilst still maintaining a love of quality literature. Students learn to apply critical thought when responding and composing to a range of texts and use grammar, punctuation and spelling conventions accurately. At St Mark's, students are given opportunities to take part in explicit and structured talking and listening experiences that develop their understanding of language features and devices. These skills and understandings allow them to develop their control of language in ways that will help them become active and independent lifelong learners.
Our Mathematics curriculum provides students with knowledge, skills and understanding in Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. At St Mark's students are given opportunities to learn mathematical concepts through hands on and concrete experiences that enable learners to make connections to the real world as well as to other subject areas and contexts of their learning. Students are encouraged to become self-motivated learners through inquiry and active participation in challenging and engaging experiences.
The History program engages students' interest in and enjoyment of exploring the past, to develop a critical understanding of history and its impact on the present. Students' are supported to develop their critical thinking skills of historical inquiry through learning experiences that enable the students to participate as active, informed and responsible citizens.
At St Mark's the Geography program is made up of learning experiences and opportunities that stimulate students' interest in and engagement with the world. Through geographical inquiry they develop an understanding of how people, places and environments interact. Through an inquiry approach to research, students are supported and challenged to become informed, responsible and active citizens at a local and global level.
Science & Technology (S&T)
In the science and technology program students gain knowledge and understanding of the Natural Environment and Made Environment that promotes their sense of wonder and expands their natural curiosity about the world. The skill and processes of Working Scientifically and Working Technologically are taught and applied through whole-class, small group and individual investigations and 'design' learning experiences. Students explore the purpose of science and technology in their own lives
Creative Arts
Students engage in diverse learning experiences in Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Dance. At St Mark's we are fortunate to have specialist teachers in Visual Arts and Music. Drama and Dance (K-2) are also part of a specialised program facilitated by external instructors. In all aspects of Creative Arts students work to develop technical competence and skills of designing and performing by appreciating and investigating other art forms. Through varied opportunities across the creative arts, students learn about personal expression, emotions, creative movement and enjoyment. These aspects are all important to the development of the whole child.
Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (PDHPE)
Our PDHPE program promotes positive attitudes and good self-esteem. It involves regular physical exercise, learning about the importance of leading an active, healthy lifestyle, and developing skills in interpersonal relationships. At St Mark's, throughout the year external instructors teach Martial Arts, Gymnastics and Athletics. These programs supplement weekly sport lessons and provide students with additional opportunities to engage in physical activity and develop positive wellbeing.
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7 Anime Like Overlord If You're Looking For Something Similar
Overlord has left its mark on the Isekai genre and anime as a whole, and for good reason: following the exploits of a man transported into a game world and aiming to become its evil ruler, the series captures exactly what so many other shows in the genre lack with fun characters, cataclysmic battles, and great art. It's the type of show that fans of fantasy can't help but gobble up. With that in mind, these seven anime series are perfect for anyone who liked Overlord and are looking for something similar once they've finished the series.
One of the more popular Isekai in recent years, Re:Zero follows a young man named Subaru as he tries to find his footing after being transported to a new world. He quickly discovers that should he die, he'll be resurrected at a point in time before he met his end, forced to relive deadly encounters until he figures out a way to survive. This could mean anything from finding an antidote before succumbing to a life draining poison, to saving a princess so as not to be caught in the frigid wrath of her guardian spirit. Dark, gory, and bursting with gut wrenching story moments, this series is a must-watch for anyone who wants a grittier take on what it would be like to wind up in a fantasy setting.


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A North Korean ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) could reach key U.S. targets in less than an hour.
These "targets" would be major American metropolitan areas – New York City, for example, or Los Angeles. Residents of these cities would have fewer than 60 minutes to prepare for a potential attack.
Here's a look at how these calculations were made…
The Distance a North Korean ICBM Travels Depends on Its Aim
David Wright, a nationally known expert on the technical aspects of nuclear weapons policy, missile defense systems, and space weapons, was the first to calculate the "standard range" for North Korea's latest ICBM launch, which occurred on July 28.
You see, Pyongyang's launch that day had not been carried out at a "standard range." Rather, it had been an "elevated launch," meaning the missile was shot with the intention that it would arc high in the Earth's atmosphere and thus travel a shorter-than-average distance.
And arc it did, landing approximately 1,000 km (600 miles) from North Korea in the Sea of Japan – a common spot for such North Korean missile tests to land.
Had the missile been launched at a "standard trajectory," however, it would have traveled much farther…
Based on calculations from Pyongyang's July 28 test, Wright was able to configure that the missile's "standard trajectory" range would have been 10,400 km (6,500 miles) – a little more than 10 times the distance the ICBM had traveled at its elevated launch.
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Wright then devised a table that shows U.S. cities that are well within reach of a North Korea ICBM launched at a standard trajectory. He even accounted for the fact that the rotation of the Earth increases the range of missiles fired eastward.
Business Insider took these distances a step further on Aug. 14. The publication asked Wright to additionally calculate the amount of time it would take a North Korean ICBM to actually reach these cities.
Here's what he found…
How Long Residents Will Have to Prepare
Here are the approximate preparation times Wright and BI came up with…
- Anchorage: ~29 minutes.
- Chicago: ~39:30 minutes
- Guam: ~18:30 minutes
- Los Angeles: ~38 minutes
- New York City: ~40:30 minutes
- Washington, D.C.: ~41 minutes
Wright explained that he came to these findings by calculating for the ICBM's speed over its distance traveled.
"The range of a ballistic missile is tied to its speed. It's just like throwing a ball; the faster you throw it at a given angle, the farther it will travel," he said, according to Business Insider.
Wright also added, however, that the burn-out velocity – or speed an ICBM reaches when it shuts off its engines in space – isn't known, among other variables.
And to this point, it's important to note that all of these calculations were based on what is publically known about Pyongyang's ICBM system.
Wright wrote in his blog post that he also does "not know the mass of the payload the missile carried on [the July 28] test. If it was lighter than the actual warhead the missile would carry, the ranges would be shorter than those estimated above."
So that presents another caveat to the above calculations.
One more monkey wrench for Wright: His calculations also assume a North Korean ICBM would thwart U.S. military defense systems – including the latest "kill vehicle" interceptors currently being made…
What the U.S. Military Calls "Kill Vehicle" Interceptors
"Kill vehicle" technology consists of interceptors that "kill" multiple incoming threats with a single shot.
That way, if North Korea fired off more than one ICBM – or one ICBM and a decoy – in an attempt to exhaust the U.S. grounds-based missile defense system (GMD), the military would still have a way to halt the missiles in their paths.
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Not everyone fits perfectly in the category of power chair user or manual chair user. Now there is a middle ground between a manual and a power wheelchair—AAT & Smart Drive wheelchair power assist devices.
Maybe you are manual wheelchair user who lacks some upper body strength. Maybe you live in a hilly area. Maybe you want to minimise the strain on your shoulder joints due to long term self propelling. Maybe you care for a wheelchair user and find it challenging to constantly propel someone else.
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh has endured a lot over the last few weeks. Terrible lies and disgusting attacks on his character have become a daily occurrence for Judge Kavanaugh. Perhaps the most heinous attack, however, came from Leftist cartoonist Chris Britt. This Leftist scum launched a sickening attack not on Judge Kavanaugh himself, but on Kavanaugh's 10 year old daughter.
This kind of disgusting behavior is only going to serve to drive more people away from the Democrat party.
I'll tell you why and where the backlash has already begun on today's episode of Trigger Warning Radio.
Claire McCaskill is down two points to Republican challenger Josh Hawley. Respondents to the latest poll directly cited her opposition to Judge Kavanaugh as a reason to vote against her.
Republican Kevin Cramer is up ten points over Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota. A poll taken two weeks before the Kavanaugh hearings showed Cramer leading by only four points.
You might recall I predicted there would be a backlash against the Democrats because of their treatment of Judge Kavanaugh.
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Remove solids and completely saturated patches daily. Horsemate bedding separates from manure, so there is less bedding wasted.
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In 1868, Dario Brando saves the life of an English nobleman, George Joestar. By taking in Dario's son Dio when the boy becomes fatherless, George hopes to repay the debt he owes to his savior. However Dio, unsatisfied with his station in life, aspires to seize the Joestar house for his own. Wielding an Aztec stone mask with supernatural properties, he sets out to destroy George and his son, Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar, and triggers a chain of events that will continue to echo through the years to come. Half a century later, in New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar discovers the legacy his grandfather left for him. When an archeological dig unearths the truth behind the stone mask, he realizes that he is the only one who can defeat the Pillar Men, mystical beings of immeasurable power who inadvertently began everything. Adapted from the first two arcs of Hirohiko Araki's outlandish manga series, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken follows the many thrilling expeditions of JoJo and his descendants. Whether it's facing off with the evil Dio, or combatting the sinister Pillar Men, there's always plenty of bizarre adventures in store. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Years after an ancient evil was salvaged from the depths of the sea, Joutarou Kuujou sits peacefully within a Japanese jail cell. He's committed no crime yet demands he not be released, believing he's been possessed by an evil spirit capable of harming those around him. Concerned for her son, Holly Kuujou asks her father, Joseph Joestar, to convince Joutarou to leave the prison. Joseph informs his grandson that the "evil spirit" is in fact something called a "Stand," the physical manifestation of one's fighting spirit which can adopt a variety of deadly forms. After a fiery brawl with Joseph's friend Mohammed Avdol, Joutarou is forced out of his cell and begins learning how to control the power of his Stand. However, when a Stand awakens within Holly and threatens to consume her in 50 days, Joutarou, his grandfather, and their allies must seek out and destroy the immortal vampire responsible for her condition. They must travel halfway across the world to Cairo, Egypt and along the way, do battle with ferocious Stand users set on thwarting them. If Joutarou and his allies fail in their mission, humanity is destined for a grim fate. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Joutarou Kuujou and his allies have finally made it to Egypt, where the immortal Dio awaits. Upon their arrival, the group gains a new comrade: Iggy, a mutt who wields the Stand "The Fool." It's not all good news however, as standing in their path is a new group of Stand users who serve Dio, each with a Stand representative of an ancient Egyptian god. As their final battle approaches, it is a race against time to break Joutarou's mother free from her curse and end Dio's reign of terror over the Joestar family once and for all. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Poputepipikku turns absurdist comedy up to eleven with its pop culture references and surreal hilarity. With two bonafide high school girl protagonists—the short and exceptionally quick to anger Popuko, and the tall and unshakably calm Pipimi—they throw genres against the wall and don't wait to see what sticks. Parody is interlaced with drama, action, crudeness, and the show's overarching goal—to become a real anime. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Batman Ninja takes a journey across the ages as Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine transports many of Batman's worst enemies to feudal Japan—along with the Dark Knight and a few of his allies. The villains take over the forms of the feudal lords that rule the divided land, with the Joker taking the lead among the warring factions. As his traditional high-tech weaponry is exhausted almost immediately, Batman must rely on his intellect and his allies—including Catwoman and the extended Bat-family—to restore order to the land, and return to present-day Gotham City. (Source: Warner Bros.)
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One day, Kaede, a gyaru, picks up a dinosaur and begins living with it. The short comedy depicts their daily lives together as the dinosaur consumes human food, watches TV, and enjoys fashionable things. Thus begins the story of a gal and a dinosaur cohabiting that transcends time. (Source: MAL News)
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There is a world in which an endless rain of dark ash fills the sky, and covers the earth. Humanity, fearing the ash that burns and melts away human flesh, had no choice but to cover themselves in protective suits, and their faces with gigantic masks. Bundled up in their suits and hidden away behind their masks, the people have fled deep within the underground. This is the story of the children growing up in this fearful world. (Source: Official site)
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A scan of the upcoming issue of Monthly Comic Zenon magazine, revealed that City Hunter will be receiving a new OVA adaptation. It will be bundled with the release of the new version of the manga, City Hunter XYZ Edition, on July 18. This announcement was made to commemorate the 30th anniversary of City Hunter. The OVA will promote the new animation and cast members. (Source: MAL News)
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In the near future, a girl yearning for death and a robot who has been near her since she was a child continue moving in eternity. (Source: Annecy)
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The Japanese research lab SACLA has released a short anime titled "Future Photon Harima Sakura" to promote their X-ray Free Electron Laser (X-FEL), the brightest x-ray source in the world. As described on her official webpage, the feature character Harima Sakura is a G4-type Picodroid, a living entity with self-learning and evolutionary capability. She can shrink down and dive into the world of atoms, invisible to the human eye, known as the "Pico Universe." Her athletic ability is very high. In cooperation with a variety of researchers and scientists, she explores the world inside atoms with a strong sense of justice. (Source: MAL)
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The Bandai Namco concept movies for Tales of Crestoria. It is promoting the new mobile RPG game. While part of the "Tales of..." franchise, the game will feature original characters and story, to act as an entrance into the franchise for new fans who have no yet partaken in any of the anime/manga/video games of the franchise. The main theme of the work is "sin" and follows people who are living for their precious things while being chased by those who want to convict them for their sins. There is no word yet as to when the game will be released.
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The scene is set in future Tokyo. What if there was a police car that praises drivers? "Instead of punishing bad driving, let's reward good driving" is the motto. The project is aimed to decrease car accidents on the metropolitan expressway. It is an animation that illustrates the dream of a Tokyo Smart Driver. The person driving the car is an ordinary man. He's zooming by while listening to his favorite driving song when he suddenly sees a pink car approaching him in the rearview mirror. What will be this man's destiny? *This animation is fictitious. Please obey the rules of the road. (Source: Official Youtube Page)
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Nice (?) to live in a place where being a lawyer has some modicum of prestige. Otherwise, spot on. When you truly take the red pill things like this become like listening to a foreign language you can't understand.
Truthfully, I physically winced at "i can't believe a woman as beautiful as you could like a guy like me" line because I knew exactly where it was going.
One problem with the Red-Pill is I want to slap people, even fictional characters, these days.
Oh, and I love the demotivational picture. Hadn't seen that one, but it's awesome.
ladies….realize that if you have a clingy guy on the line and you "give him the goods", GOOD LUCK getting rid of him. just a friendly warning from yah Boy. DO NOT feed a puppy, because you'll never get rid of him unless you quit feeding him all together.
Good advice, Danny. This is why "giving the goods" should really come with "loving the man". That way, everyone is happy 🙂
Danny, so you're saying that Game still isn't mainstream then ?
I have a puppy friend, but I'd never sleep with him for precisely the reasons listed above.
He doesn't like that. Spends a good amount of time bringing up "I wish you cared about me enough to…" scenarios. Coincidentally, that's when I bring up "Hey, look at these photos I found! Some guy put a jam jar up his butt!"
Yeah, I'm a bad person. He's a good friend, though.
(Sorry for not commenting as often as I usually do; I'd get halfway through typing a comment, realize it was crap, and then get distracted.)


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#1. New York Cosmos – (18-5-7, 59 pts) – No Change
You know what's nuts? If the New York Cosmos, like Puerto Rico FC, had skipped the Spring Season and started after ten games…they'd still be in the playoffs if the season ended today.
This past week, I submitted my ballot for Gio Savarese for NASL Coach of the Year. It wasn't a difficult choice. The Cosmos now lead the field by nine points in the overall table, and by eight in the fall. This, despite losing the services of Niko Kranj?ar, Michael Lahoud, Gabriel Farfan, and Hunter Freeman, and not replacing them. This is the leanest New York Cosmos team we've seen since their entry into the league, and perhaps a harbinger of a more cautious approach to team building for the green and white. But for Gio Savarese? He's winning anyway. It doesn't matter.
In a normal universe, the Cosmos are overwhelming favorites to win the championship. I fear only their inability to host the finals can stop them.
#2. FC Edmonton – (14-8-7, 50 pts) – No Change
Edmonton had a bad weekend in Minnesota, following a bad midweek loss in Fort Lauderdale. Two losses in a row is a warning sign for this club, but I'm inclined to cut a bit of slack for the Eddies, as they rested some key players during the trip. That being said, two losses in a row is not a good look at all. Both games were away, and the Eddies are certain to play away in the first leg of the playoffs, and highly likely to play away in the second leg as well.
Colin Miller's men need to recapture some momentum this coming weekend at home against the Armada. Getting Matt VanOekel back in goal would be a good start. The Loons attack devoured Albert Watson, Papé Diakité, and especially poor Cristian Raudales. But back-up goalkeeper Tyson Farago didn't help his case either. When the full gang is back together, this defense ought to clam right back up again.
#3. Indy Eleven – (13-9-6, 48 pts) – No Change
IUPUI is home sweet home for the Eleven, as it's been all year. The Eleven smashed the visiting Carolina RailHawks 3-0 to extend their home record to 12-3-0. To close out the season, Indy will travel to Tampa Bay to play spoiler, then return back to Indianapolis to roast Puerto Rico, and finally end the season trying not to get injured in Oklahoma City. Then it's Edmonton in the first round of the playoffs.
With their sterling home record, you've got to think the Eleven are just about booked in the finals. The odds are fairly straightforward I think. If they are able to buy the hosting rights from New York, I think they win the championship as well. If they have to travel to a neutral site in the NY metro, they've got a better chance than if they were at Hofstra, but the odds are still against them.
Rayo OKC – (10-11-9, 41 pts) – Up Four
It was an absolutely wild week among the teams chasing the fourth seed in the NASL playoffs, and my rankings of probability were proven comically wrong almost immediately. The stunning surprise this week came from Oklahoma City, who stuck a fork in the RailHawks' playoff hopes in Cary, then bolstered their own with a decisive win over Ottawa at home. The Scissortails are unbeaten in seven, and tied on points for the fourth spot. Their final matches: away to Fort Lauderdale and at home against Indy are both winnable. Nobody really saw this run coming (Nobody is seeing it happen either). It's nuts, but with two games left, OKC have the best shot.
#5. Minnesota United FC – (11-8-11 41 pts) – Up Two
Second most likely are Minnesota, who showed up on Saturday as if nothing had happened in between the fourth week of the season and the twenty seventh. The Loons battered Edmonton 3-1, their offense was humming, their defense was on point, and the three points came easily. In the old fable, the Loons are the hare. They have the ability to put this playoff race away, but they've had that ability for months and haven't exercised it. This weekend, they travel to Carolina, which has historically been tough. The last week of the season, they host New York. They've got tougher matches than Oklahoma, but they've got the edge in goal differential and looked equally impressive in the past match.
#6. Tampa Bay Rowdies – (9-11-9, 38 pts) - No Change
Tampa Bay meanwhile continue to tread water. Opportunity has been pounding on the Rowdies' door, demanding to be let in for weeks and Stuart Campbell's men are still in the shower, blissfully singing showtunes. The green and gold are three points back with three games to go, and their matches are winnable. They host Indy midweek and Ottawa on the weekend, before capping off the season in Jacksonville. If they actually had a history of taking advantage of their chances, maybe I'd have a bit more faith. Year two of the #OneYearPlan continues on…
#7. Miami FC – (9-10-10, 37 pts) – Down Three
Miami seemed a brilliant bet to make the playoffs a few weeks ago, but then, at the point of success, something happened and they've faded horribly since. The teal and tangerine have three games left, which still gives them a shot. But they're now four points off the pace. Furthermore, after playing in Jacksonville this Wednesday, Miami face New York at home and then host Edmonton. That's a brutal finish for a team that needs every last point. Fall short against the Armada, and Miami could be essentially eliminated.
#8. Fort Lauderdale Strikers – (10-8-12, 38 pts) - Up Four
I didn't even include Fort Lauderdale among the playoff contenders last week. They had lost four straight and looked terrible. Yet they managed to edge a depleted Edmonton team in the middle of last week, then beat Puerto Rico on the weekend. Suddenly with two wins, the Strikers are back in the mix. The odds are still long, with two games remaining and a gap of three points. But they'll have a chance to stake their case this weekend when they host OKC. Finishing the season away in Ottawa is tougher than it looks, but not an impossible ask either.
#9. Carolina RailHawks – (10-7-13, 37 pts) – Down Four
Finally the RailHawks, who I thought had among the best chances last week, are now almost certainly out of the hunt, thanks to two loses. The defeat away to Indy was expected, but their midweek home capitulation to OKC was really unacceptable, and it's probably doomed their season. Occasionally I come back to the fact that Carolina started the year with four straight wins. They earned a third of their points this season in the first four weeks and it's been downhill ever since.
#10. Ottawa Fury - (7-9-14, 30 pts) – Down One
Ottawa have dutifully resumed their role as a league doormat. The Fury traveled to Oklahoma and were crushed by the Scissortails. At this point, we're counting down the games left for this club. It's all a bit of a mystery what will happen this offseason. A move to USL seems likely, but will the USL accept them? Will the CSA accept the move? Lots of bureaucracy to manage, and the club is probably more focused on that than the actual games at this point.
#11. Puerto Rico FC - (4-9-7, 21 pts) – Down One
Time is running out for Los Naranjas to catch Jacksonville in the combined table. Puerto Rico's run of good form evaporated this weekend with a loss to Fort Lauderdale. They next travel to Indy (near-certain loss) before ending the year at home against Carolina (could be anything). It's been a good run, this team was more fun than I expected.
#12. Jacksonville Armada – (4-11-13, 23 pts) – Down One
Jacksonville have three matches remaining, and while their playoff hopes died basically by week five, they can still play the spoiler. They host Miami this Wednesday and host Tampa Bay in the final week of the year, with a trip to Edmonton in the middle. But whether the Armada are capable of playing the spoiler is another issue. They did look decent for a while against New York before getting buried in the final minutes…
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Each year scores of new girls from all over the world join us at Camp Nakanawa for one of our sessions. We hope you will decide that Camp Nakanawa should be a part of your summer too. Nakanawa, a private summer camp for girls, is located high on the Cumberland Plateau, in Crossville, Tennessee. At an elevation of 2,000 feet Nakanawa enjoys clean, fresh, mountain air, and an average summer temperature of 75 degrees. The environment is ideal for days spent out of doors. Environmental Impact Statement
Through pictures, we can share a little of the outside of camp. Scenes of Lake Aloaloa, the 150 acre lake, which is the center of Nakanawa with Junior Camp on one side, Senior Camp set on the other shore. Scenes of the rolling fields and beautiful forest that make up the 1,000 acres for which Nakanawa is named. Our buildings, the cabins, the facilities all of this is the outside of Nakanawa. But seeing this does not show you the inside, the real heart of Nakanawa, the part that makes this camp different from the hundreds of other camps with sparkling lakes and beautiful grounds. So as you look at scenes of the external features of camp, we will try to share with you some of the inner aspects that make Nakanawa so special.
First, the unique people who make each season possible: The Camp Directors, Ann & Pepe Perron, are dedicated to preserving the traditions of Nakanawa. Ann, who was first a camper, then a counselor has spent over 35 summers at Nakanawa. Together, Ann & Pepe work to ensure that Nakanawa remains a place of beauty and wholesome fun. Working with them are the Counselors and Staff, college students and graduates, teachers and Moms, who come to be enriched through the experiences gained from working with young girls in such a beautiful, wholesome atmosphere.
Many of the counselors are former campers who hope to pass on to the girls they work with the love they have for Nakanawa. This love has been passed on from counselor to camper from Mother to Daughter, for over half a century and this legacy of tradition is a very special part of Nakanawa.
In this world of rapid change and shifting values, Nakanawa holds solidly to the idea that what is simple and natural and wholesome will always be of value to growing girls. Nakanawa has remained over the years, a solid rock on which thousands of girls have anchored their values and beliefs. We think we must be doing something right since Nakanawa has been of such great benefit to so many for over 80 summers. There are many things about Nakanawa that are hard to fully explain. There are some things you will notice immediately as you watch the campers in their activity classes. Classes are held on weekdays with one day set aside as Free Day.
Free Day means canoe trips, hikes, trail rides, or free time to relax or spend time on a favorite activity. Weekends are reserved for competition and special events. The daily activity schedule is built around 6 to 8 periods of classes. Since camp is a time for trying out new sports and discovering new talents, as well as concentrating on favorite ones, we ensure that all campers take a full schedule of varied activities. At Nakanawa, we value each girl for her character and her special talents, which is one reason why everyone wears blue shorts and white shirts. This takes the emphasis away from physical appearance and girls learn to focus on a person's inner self. There is no competition to out dress others because we all dress alike. Also, there is a beautiful simplicity in needing only a trunk full of blues and whites for the summer. Notice how happy all the girls look in class and how much they all seem to be enjoying themselves. There are many reasons for these smiling faces! A camper at Nakanawa has a wide range of activities to choose from so that every camper can find areas in which she can excel.
There are physical activities – some that take strength and speed (like swimming, tennis, and fencing), some only skill and practice (like archery, riflery, and golf). There are creative classes (like arts & crafts, drama, and dance),the camaraderie of team – sports (such as soccer, softball, and war canoe),and the challenge of individual sports (such as diving, horseback riding, sailing or wall climbing) – truly something for everyone.
We encourage the campers to set individual goals and work to improve.
We spend as much time with the rank beginner as with the expert. At Nakanawa, we are really more interested in a camper putting forth her best effort rather than being the best in that activity. We see classes as a way for girls to have great fun while learning confidence in herself, gaining patience, feeling the accomplishment of working at a goal, learning to face disappointment. Each class is challenging and fun especially those in which a girl excels. You'll notice that the girls look exceptionally healthy. We go to great lengths to see that Nakanawa is a safe, healthy environment with infirmaries and nurses in both Senior and Junior Camp and with a resident physician. Medical attention is prompt and thorough. With lots of physical activity and clean mountain air, sunshine, nutritious food, garden fresh vegetables and plenty of sleep, it is hard not to be healthy! There is a special emphasis on posture and exercise and everyone at Nakanawa sits straight and stands tall.
From watching the girls in classes, you can also see that many have reached a high level of excellence in camp activities. Each counselor is a skilled instructor who loves her sport, gives lots of encouragement, and is willing to spend many extra hours teaching and helping. There is also a system of promotions and recognition, which are announced each week at a Council Ring Campfire, so campers have great incentive to improve. When one camper reaches a goal, the entire camp is excited and proud for her! Girls learn sports, skills, and talents at Nakanawa, which they will enjoy for a lifetime!
There is another important reason why campers want to do well in their activities aside from personal satisfaction. Each girl is also working for her team. The Spirit of Nakanawa really begins with the two teams. On the very first night of camp, the excitement begins with Team Drawings. Each new camper draws to see if she will be an Amazon or Valkyrie. These have been the two teams at Nakanawa for over 80 years. Many new campers have sisters, mothers, even grandmothers, who were Amazon or Valkyrie.
If so, they may choose to be on that same team. But whether through family ties or fate, once a girl belongs to a team, it is not long before she really feels she belongs. The teams each have meetings at a special spot in the woods and they share a sisterhood based on years of traditions. They learn to love their teams because they stand for ideals that are beautiful and inspiring. They grow in friendship with their teammates through the summer as they share in activities. Competition at camp is based on these two teams.
Swimming meets, soccer games, tennis round robins, all match Amazon and Valkyrie. In Senior Camp, the girls are divided into two age groups, Intermediate: ages 13 & 14 and Senior: ages 15 – 17, and they compete within these age groups.
Everyone is a part of these events, if not competing, then just as importantly Cheering! Then the teams work together to plan special events and parties for the other team. The Valkazon Party, Surprise Party, Wienie Roast, Valkyrie Vespers, the Banquet. Much creativity and special planning go into these events and the real pleasure is in doing something for the other team. At Nakanawa you feel a real spirit of friendly competition because it is based on a sincere love for one's team for another. Being on a team, teaches a camper the special feeling of belonging, of sharing with others in victory and defeat, striving together for common goals, in giving unselfishly. But the friendship between Amazons and Valkyries teaches the real meaning of love and this bond between the tow teams is the heart of Nakanawa. Nakanawa offers two camping experiences, a Two Week and a Four Week Session, with identical camping philosophies.
Our Two Week Programs are divided into Junior Camp for girls 8 to 11, and Intermediate Camp for girls 12 to 14. This is a great introduction to camping and to Nakanawa! For many two week campers, this is their first time at a resident camp. All Two Week campers take a full slate of classes in addition to enjoying special events such as an Overnight, the Cookout, and Activity Meets. We focus on fun while stressing basic ideals and values. We strive to help every girl gain self-confidence and high self esteem through her achievements.
On the last day of the Two Week Session, each camp presents a Musical for visiting parents and guests before the Final Awards Night.


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It was thirty years ago that O'Reilly patriarch 'Big' Pete O'Reilly created Australia's first tree top walk. When it opened in 1987, the canopy walk gave visitors a completely different view of the rainforest.
In 2017, O'Reilly's is also celebrating Bernard O'Reilly's incredible rescue of the Stinson crash survivors 80 years ago. An anniversary hike that retraces his steps from the retreat to the Stinson crash site will be held in September. It's an iconic walk where hikers traverse 37kms and 13,000 feet in a single day. For serious hikers, it's a must do experience!
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