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The warm-up of the past month leading into the World Cup is looking promising. SCOTT-SRAM is dominating the cross-country scene like no other team. Win after win. Now it's Go time for the World Cup!
The Swiss Bike Days was the successful end of a build up time leading into the World Cup starting in Albstadt next weekend. Four riders at the start line- all four riders in top 4 at the finish. This is as good as it gets!
Kate Courtney showed she is just as tough as the conditions at Bike Days in Switzerland.
The weather conditions with hail, wind and rain were tough. But the SCOTT-SRAM athletes put their head into the game and showed a superb performance nevertheless. World Champion Kate Courtney showed both a strong head and strong legs to win her first European race of this season. This win ahead of European and World Cup Champion Jolanda Neff, who's the top favourite for next weeks World Cup start is coming in perfect timing. Things look promising for the 23 year old American who is highly keen stepping soon on a World Cup podium for the first time in her career.
With a big smile at the finish she comments: "This was a very important step leading into the World Cup season. I'm not really used to such conditions and despite not all things went to perfection in todays race, I was still able to take home the win. I was very strong on the climbs and feel ready for the things to come."
"This was a very important step leading into the World Cup season. I'm not really used to such conditions and despite not all things went to perfection in todays race, I was still able to take home the win. I was very strong on the climbs and feel ready for the things to come."
Kate Courtney – World Champion
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In the mens race the SCOTT-SRAM Team was even more dominant. Right away in the first lap a trio of champions made the break. World Champion Nino Schurter, European Champion Lars Forster and Swiss Champion Matthias Flückiger. The three were chased by SCOTT-SRAM's Andri Frischknecht and New Zealand's Anton Cooper.
With Schurter and Forster in front, the heat is on at the start of the Swiss Cup at Bike Days.
Due to a mechanical problem Forster dropped back from the lead to his team mate Frischknecht. N1NO played it smart with team tactics not pulling in front. This left Matthias Flückiger doing all the work to make sure Forster /Frischknecht would not close the 30 second gap.
The chasing duo Frischknecht and Forster
N1NO on the attack in the finale
N1NO overtook Matthias Flückiger shortly before the finish line to ride to his first XCO win of this season. Lars Forster won the battle for 3rd while Frischi jun. finished off the incredible team performance in 4th.
The World Champion comments his win as follow: "This was the third race in a row in the mud. To be honest, not my preferred conditions. Now even more I'm delighted about this great win giving me proof I'm ready for the World Cup to start. Respect to the performance of the whole team, but also to the one of Matthias Flückiger. He had a tough day against us."
"This was the third race in a row in the mud. To be honest, not my preferred conditions. Now even more I'm delighted about this great win giving me proof I'm ready for the World Cup to start. Respect to the performance of the whole team, but also to the one of Matthias Flückiger. He had a tough day against us."
N1NO Schurter – World Champion
One to watch at the World Cup opener is European Champion Lars Forster. Winning at Cape Epic, the Swiss Cup in Buchs and the Internazionali d'Italia in San Marino, he stepped on top of the podium in his first three races. His dominant campaign in the spring races is well registered. Lars himself knows he has no one to fear in the upcoming races.
The motivated Swiss is saying: "I had strong early seasons before. This year, besides feeling strong, I'm matured a lot more and thanks to my new team I feel very comfortable in the situation I am at the moment. I can't wait until we finally hit the World Cup season."
Same same but different! Lars Forster winning the muddy Swiss Cup in Buchs, Switzerland and the muddy Internationali d'Italia in San Marino.
Another one who can't wait until the big show starts is Andri Frischknecht. "Unlike last year my build up for the World Cup season went nearly perfect. Now it's go time."
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Tyketto to release 'Live from Milan 2017' CD/DVD on October 13th
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Tyketto's much anticipated live CD/DVD Live From Milan 2017 will be released via Frontiers Music Srl on October 13, 2017.
Frontiers Music Srl's website, where Live From Milan 2017 can be pre-ordered from, states in part (with slight edits):
"Tyketto's debut album, "Don't Come Easy" is considered a landmark release amongst melodic hard rock albums of the late '80s/early '90s. While the band has continuously put out quality recordings over the years, fans and critics alike hold the debut album in especially high regard. So, it was with great pleasure that after releasing the band's most recent studio album, "Reach", Frontiers invited the band to play Frontiers Rock Festival IV in Milan, IT to not only play tracks from more recent releases, but to play "Don't Come Easy" in its entirety to an adoring audience!
With a line-up comprised of founding members vocalist Danny Vaughn and drummer Michael Clayton Arbeeny along with guitar wizard Chris Green and Ten keyboardist Ged Rylands, Tyketto co-headlined "Day 1" of FRF IV and blew the roof off with their performance of this classic album from back to front (yes, back to front, not front to back)! Cameras were there to capture every riveting moment and now, with great pleasure, Frontiers is pleased to release this special performance on CD/DVD and Blu-Ray! Entitled, "Live From Milan 2017", this very special performance will be available on October 13, 2017."
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Marzena Hanna Paduch z domu Kuc (ur. 7 kwietnia 1965 w Zwoleniu) – polska polityk, urzędniczka, przedsiębiorca i działaczka związkowa, posłanka na Sejm V kadencji.

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Wykształcenie i praca zawodowa
W 1985 ukończyła Technikum Energetyczne Zarządu Energetycznego Wschodniego w Radomiu. W tym samym roku podjęła pracę na stanowisku starszego referenta ds. technicznych w Rejonowym Zakładzie Energetycznym w Zwoleniu. Prowadzi też działalność gospodarczą w zakresie produkcji filmów i organizacji imprez okolicznościowych. Została również wokalistką weselnego zespołu Sax, który współtworzyła w 1993, grając także na saksofonie.

Działalność polityczna
W młodości działała w ZSMP, następnie wstąpiła do NSZZ "Solidarność" i objęła przewodnictwo komisji zakładowej w RZE w Zwoleniu. Była też członkinią Międzyzakładowej Komisji Koordynacyjnej tego związku w Skarżysku-Kamiennej.

W 1998 bezskutecznie kandydowała do zwoleńskiej rady miasta. W wyborach parlamentarnych w 2001 bezskutecznie ubiegała się o mandat posła z listy Alternatywy Ruchu Społecznego. W 2002 wstąpiła do Związku Zawodowego Rolnictwa "Samoobrona" oraz Samoobrony RP. Stanęła na czele lokalnych struktur tej partii. Weszła też do jej rady wojewódzkiej. Od 2002 do 2005 zasiadała z ramienia tego ugrupowania w radzie powiatu zwoleńskiego. W wyborach parlamentarnych w 2005 z jego listy uzyskała mandat poselski na Sejm V kadencji z okręgu radomskiego liczbą 7838 głosów. Pracowała w Komisji Sprawiedliwości i Praw Człowieka, Komisji do Spraw Kontroli Państwowej oraz Komisji Nadzwyczajnej ds. zmian w Konstytucji RP. Przewodniczyła także Podkomisji nadzwyczajnej do rozpatrzenia poselskiego projektu nowelizacji ustawy o prokuraturze.

W przedterminowych wyborach parlamentarnych w 2007 bez powodzenia ubiegała się o reelekcję (otrzymała 2946 głosów). W październiku 2008 została wybrana do rady krajowej Samoobrony RP. W maju 2010 wystąpiła z partii. W wyborach samorządowych w tym samym roku utworzyła swój komitet wyborczy wyborców i z jego ramienia bez powodzenia kandydowała do rady powiatu oraz na burmistrza Zwolenia, ponownie z własnego komitetu (otrzymała 17,76% głosów i zajęła drugie miejsce spośród sześciu kandydatów). Również bez powodzenia kandydowała na radną i burmistrza cztery i osiem lat później (w 2018 z poparciem Wolnych i Solidarnych). W wyborach prezydenckich w 2015 była powiatową pełnomocniczką komitetu Pawła Kukiza. W 2019 wstąpiła do Ruchu Narodowego i w wyborach parlamentarnych w tym samym roku kandydowała bezskutecznie do Sejmu z listy współtworzonej przez tę partię Konfederacji Wolność i Niepodległość.

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Bibliografia

 Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. V kadencja. Przewodnik, Wydawnictwo Sejmowe, Warszawa 2006, s. 172.

Absolwenci szkół średnich w Radomiu
Członkowie Międzyzakładowych Komisji Koordynacyjnych Niezależnego Samorządnego Związku Zawodowego "Solidarność"
Członkowie Związku Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej
Ludzie urodzeni w Zwoleniu (powiat zwoleński)
Politycy Konfederacji Wolność i Niepodległość
Politycy Ruchu Narodowego
Politycy Samoobrony
Polscy przedsiębiorcy XX wieku
Polscy przedsiębiorcy XXI wieku
Polscy radni rad powiatów
Polscy saksofoniści
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? How Strong Do You Need to Be Before Doing Plyometrics?
How Strong Do You Need to Be Before Doing Plyometrics?
Plyometrics is a word that is synonomous with vertical jump training. In fact if you asked most coaches what is the quickest way to increase your vertical jump many of them would simply say 'plyometrics'. Sadly though this training method is terribly misunderstood, and nowhere is this level of misunderstanding more clearly illustrated than in the build strength before doing plyo's myth.
What is the build strength before doing plyo's myth? Simply put is the use of statements along the lines of "an athlete needs to be able to squat 1.5X BW before they should undertake plyometric training". This is bad training advice and may be holding people back from achieving the kind of results they can.
"Plyometrics means a style of training utilizing exercises that are explosive and take advantage of the elastic-reactive components of the neuromuscular system. This includes any form of jumping, bounding, hopping, throwing, and tossing movements that combine the effects of eccentric loading and the rate of concentric execution."
This definition to in terms of a practical training application, makes a lot more sense. So with that said, lets get into the real point of this article, and that is to separate the fact from the fiction when it comes to how much strength you need to have before you should start doing plyometric training.
Statements along the lines of "you need to have X level of strength before starting plyometrics" most likely originated from someone misunderstanding those 'Russian training secrets' we hear so much about. From what I have read about the Russian training literature their track and field athletes would often have squat strength that was 2-2.5x their own BW before they undertook plyometric training.
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So if it was right for the Russians, why isn't it necessarily right for you? Well for a start, the athletes talked about in those texts were their elite guys. These are athletes who had been identified as having superior talent from a young age and then had that talent nurtured for years to develop those strength levels.
More importantly though, that same literature that mentions the great strength levels required also explains that those athlete were doing their depth jumps from 1m high boxes and their altitude landings from 2m boxes. These are drop heights far, far greater than the average athlete needs to use in order to get the necessary stimulus from the exercise.
If you haven't spotted the connection yet let me spell it out for you. If you want to do the 'shock' methods of plyometric training off very high boxes then yes, it is absolutely true that you better have a pretty good strength base beforehand. Why? These types of training methods are really hard on the joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, and a certain degree of base strength helps prevent injuries.
But, and this is something that should be obvious to most people after giving a few seconds of critical thought, and that is if eccentric (reactive) strength is something that is lacking, and the best methods for developing eccentric strength are plyometrics, why would you not spend time doing those types of exercises to get the best results?
It is silly to think that beginner athletes without a large strength base can't handle plyometric training. You just need to use exercises that don't have the same degree of landing forces, or if you want to use the shock methods, you simply use a lower box height that allows the athlete to still be challenged, but also to safely perform the exercise.
Plyometric Boxes: There is a reason these come in different sizes.
The other variable you can manipulate in order to ensure you are developing the athlete without exposing them to injury is training volume. If someone is just starting out then have them not only use lower boxes, but also do less jumps. Really, this isn't rocket science people, this is just common sense.
I also want to point out that I am not trying to devalue the importance of strength training when trying to develop relative power, especially for beginner athletes. More often than not newbies also really need some serious strength work.
If this is the case then the obvious solution is to mix them both in. Strength work versus jumping drills and plyometrics doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. If you need to spend some time developing both strength AND speed to improve your vertical jump it is more than ok to work them both concurrently.
In fact there was a study done on this where they compared strength training, plyometric training, and a combination of strength and plyometric training (Adams, O'Shea, JP, O'Shea, KL, Climstein, 1992). While both the strength training group and the plyometric training group showed improvement, the biggest gains came from the group that combined both training modalities.
Strength Work: A nice compliment to plyometrics.
It is also worth noting that this is exactly what our vertical jump training program does. It assesses your individual strength and weaknesses and if you happen to need to improve across several areas than it builds your program using a combination of training methods to ensure you get the best results every time.
Plyometrics, no matter how you define it, is nothing more than a training method that focuses on improving your ability you to absorb eccentric forces. Like all training, whether it is weight training, Olympic lifting, or anything else you can think off, you will still need to consider the individual needs of the athlete and program accordingly in order to get the most out of it.
So if you lack relative strength, and you need to improve your eccentric strength, don't ignore plyometric methods until you build a base of strength, just make sure you start off using appropriate intensities and volumes that allow you to progress steadily and safely and you will be fine.
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Bill Proposes to Eliminate Equipment Tax that Feeds Highway Trust Fund
editor@aashto.org May 3, 2019 0 COMMENTS
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., introduced H.R. 2381, the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019, on April 30 that would repeal the current 12 percent federal excise tax or FET on heavy commercial trucks and trailers. Though monies generated by the FET tax goes into the Highway Trust Fund, Rep. LaMalfa called that revenue "unreliable" since the high price of new trucks and trailers makes sales "inconsistent" year-to-year.
[Above photo by the Arizona Department of Transportation.]
On average, he said the FET adds between $12,000 to $22,000 to the final sale price of a new truck.
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
"Most heavy-duty truck owners can't afford a $20,000 tax bill per new truck, so they don't buy them," he said in a statement. "They're far more likely to purchase used or older trucks with older technology that are not as fuel-efficient or don't achieve the air quality goals the government demands. The FET – the highest percentage-based tax that Congress imposes on any product – limits truck replacement, the associated economic growth, and needs to be repealed."
Rep. Peterson added that "the FET is an outdated burden to small businesses looking to invest in our transportation industry. Repealing this tax would encourage new, and cleaner fuel-efficient vehicles on our roads."
Rep. Collin Peterson
Previous analysis of Highway Trust Fund revenues showed that revenue from retail truck taxes reached only $3.117 billion in fiscal 2017, down by 27 percent or $1.148 billion; a drop that was more than enough to offset the relatively small gains from motor fuel user fees.
Those numbers reflect the volatility that stems from such revenue streams as equipment sales, which can fluctuate sharply based on market demand or changes in interest rates for high-cost purchases, noted Joung Lee, policy director for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in a 2017 interview.
"Congress and the nation cannot depend on the trust fund's current mix of fees to even keep growing year to year, depending on market conditions, and it continues to generate far less than Congress has authorized the trust fund to spend," he explained.
Rep. LaMalfa added that the original purpose of the FET – introduced at a rate 3 percent over 100 years ago to help pay for the costs of military intervention in World War I – has long expired, making it "outdated and unnecessary."
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Q: Why does my Windows 7 back ground and theme settings reset to default after every reboot? I have the new Asus G73.  Everything is perfect, but for unknown reasons to me after customizing the background and theme colors, rebooting resets all these back to default (the theme that originally came with the laptop)  Is there a way to stop this madness?
Is there some kind of configuration reset app that runs on start up for Asus computers?  This is my first Asus so I don't know what to expect with the factory bloatware.   No, I don't feel like re-installing bare-bones Windows just to get rid of the bloatware.  Everything works fine except for this one little thing :(  Sniff.

A: Probably third party software is doing this. Go into control panel and the programs/uninstall section and see if there's any application that has like 'Asus wallpaper' or something like that in it's name. Try uninstalling it.
This is just what I think. If something terrible happens don't blame me. :)

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Q: Why is identity null when using .net core 2 AuthorizationHandler in iframe I have the following AuthorizationRequirement and AuthorizationHandler that is registered with DI and is working just fine. However, when an action with [Authorize(Policy = "ConfirmedEmail")] is called within an iframe (same origin), context.User.Identity.Name is allways NULL and therefore so is user. Does anyone have any idea why this is, and more importantly how to fix it?
When the exact same action is called directly (outside an iframe), context.User.Identity.Name is correct and the user lookup succeeds.
public class ConfirmedEmailRequirement : IAuthorizationRequirement { }

    public class ConfirmedEmailHandler : AuthorizationHandler<ConfirmedEmailRequirement>
    {
        private readonly UserManager<User> _userManager;

        public ConfirmedEmailHandler(UserManager<User> userManager)
        {
            _userManager = userManager;
        }

        protected override async Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context, ConfirmedEmailRequirement requirement)
        {
            var user = await _userManager.GetUserAsync(context.User);
            if (user?.EmailConfirmed == true)
            {
                context.Succeed(requirement);
            }
            else
            {
                context.Fail();
            }
        }
    }

UPDATE:
I have noticed that although both iframe and non iframe request have the same session cookie, the non iframe request includes a Core.Identity.Application cookie, the iframe request does not. I don't know the significance of this or what is causing it.

A: I finally managed to get identity to work within an iframe using the following:
services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options => {
    options.Cookie.Name = "MyAuthCookie";
    options.Cookie.SameSite = SameSiteMode.None; //<THIS!!!
});

Hope this saves someone a lot of head scratching some day.


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The Last Word: Mark Cuban on the Real Estate Value of the Metaverse
"Buying land in the metaverse is the dumbest sh** ever!"
Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, "Shark Tank," etc.
.…sharing his take on the Metaverse, crypto, and more via Altcoin Daily.
Mark Cuban has some hot takes on the metaverse, and he doesn't stop there. He made a recent virtual appearance on the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily to share his thoughts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, cryptocurrency in general, and more.
"The metaverse is anything you want it to be," Cuban told the Altcoin Daily hosts. "People that are focused on VR want that to be the metaverse. People want Web3 to be the metaverse. There's no rhyme or reason to it yet. Now, will there be? It's gonna be hard to standardize things and to make it interoperable, at least for the foreseeable future."
"It won't be just one size fits all. There'll be a lot of different applications and a lot of ways of defining the metaverse. But right now it's more talk than anything."
"The worst part is people are buying real estate in these places," Cuban added. That's just the dumbest s*** ever. The dumbest, dumbest… Did I say it was dumb? No, that's not strong enough. Super-meta immaculately dumb."
"Now, after you create a community…then you can find places—depending on how that community works—that can have perceived value because of access or whatever. But beforehand? Based off of a traditional real estate model? Dumbest (bleeping bleeping bleep) ever."
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Château de Cerf summer 1176
Alysse is cross and she has a headache, and when she has one of these headaches everything is bound to go wrong all day long. She knows that when she opens her eyes she will be able to see things she doesn't want to see shimmering around the edges of her vision. The things she has never ever dared talked about to anyone, or ''they''
—-Being her elders and betters as they think themselves to be—-
Would either say she was possessed by the devils or making it all up.
All those shadowy people would be here yet again walking in their other worlds that have nothing to do with this one and yet seem to filter in and out of her line of vision. Why only yesterday she had seen that girl again, the one that looks exactly like her but always wears boy's clothes. For a second they had looked at each other and she was quite sure that the girl could see her as clearly as a mirror image and then the girl had just walked on by through the bedroom door and disappeared.
—-Phut—-
Just like that as if it is a quite normal way of behaving and indeed by now she is starting to get used to all these comings and goings, they don't really bother her any more except for these pounding headaches that seem to come with them.
Every time that Alysse is bundled to a new place, and there have been many of them recently, she not only has to get used to the strangeness of the newness but also the strangeness of the new other worlds that she catches glimpses of at random moments during the day. This Château is like one of those layer cakes that the cook had produced in the great palace kitchens in Paris for her last birthday. Here there is layer upon layer of meaning, each one distinct and separate yet each one intricately bound to the whole.
When she gets one of these headaches the ''other presences'' get altogether much stronger, and she seems to be able to float into an in between space where she can hear echoes of voices, some of them calling to her. Mind you there is something very sinister yet special about this particular place; she has never come across her own double before. The girl looks exactly like her, same long dark hair and big sad brown eyes, tilted slightly upwards like cat's eyes. The translucent pallor of her creamy skin is identical, even the same arch of the eyebrow, the exact oval birthmark on her fore arm. It is when she saw that, that Alysse had been really spooked and had darted out a hand to touch her, but there was nothing to touch. To begin with she had heard her voice only softly in the background of her dreams but since yesterday it has become stronger, and now she knows that it is her calling out in the breeze, drifting through the drafts from the attics, saying the same thing over and over….
—- '' I know you're there, help me help me, I need to talk to you, you need to help me''—
The voice is more than an echo and yet less than a whisper, Alysse probably needs to pay attention to all this, to work out what it might mean, but not today, today she just wants to have some fun for a change. She yawns and, stretches again, just how is she supposed to talk to this thin shadowy double person? She plays with the thin gold chain around her neck which holds the key to her journal, too lazy to write her usual morning thoughts down. If anyone needs helping it is probably Alysse, never mind some phantom girl from a distant world. It will require thinking about this one, and possibly Bertrand could come up with a solution; he knows something about these sort of secret unmentionable things.
That's what she loves about him, he is the only one who will really understand, the only one who truly ''gets'' her. He has travelled all over the world, and he has even been to the Crusades and is initiated in the mysteries, Although up till now she hasn't been able to get him to divulge the nature of exactly what mysteries he is versed in, yet he knows more about this area of France than he is letting on, and of course he has grown up around here. On those rare occasions when she is able to be alone with him she has noticed that he moves through the landscape with a sense of belonging, with a certain sense of grace that she envies. Let's face it if she admits it out loud which she doesn't want to There is something oppressive and slightly scary about this Château and the huge towering rock that it has been built on, which is the site of an ancient hill fort that can be traced back thousands of years. There has always been a settlement here she knows that, she has passed the cave dwellings that are carved into the great rocks at nearby Montignac on her way here. The place had a primitive ungodliness about it that made her shiver, but yet it suits her present mood of defiance, and it calls to her in a way that none of the other places she has lived in did.
The people here about mutter under their breaths about it being the cradle of civilisation, though what they truly mean by this she doesn't have a clue. It certainly doesn't look like it to her, a girl used to the glories of Paris and Winchester. Where is the civilisation in the thick gloomy forest beneath her window or the wide unending flow of the river beyond? The river that curves around the lip of the forest like a silver chain set there to keep her in. Henri likes to know exactly where his possessions are and she is certainly a ''possession''. .Still here at least she might have a bit of peace and privacy while Henri is away, hunting or at war or trying to sort out his recalcitrant wife Eleanor. Nowadays she doesn't even really want to know which one of these tasks he is pursuing with his usual verve and indefatigable energy, as long as she gets a little peace from him. A treasonous thing to say but, there she has said it if only to herself and really he is far too huge too frightening and too tiresome to be around all the time.
Better still it is Bertrand who has said he loves her, which in her condition she supposes is also some kind of treason against the King, but quite honestly she doesn't care. Everyone thinks that being a Princess must be amazing and powerful and make you happy, but it didn't and she ought to know. First of all she had lost her mother, and then she'd been sent away to that freezing cold miserable England and had to learn their God forsaken ways, and then of course there had been Henri.
Sitting up and leaning against the pretty embroidered headboard of her bed she tries to work out when the first time was that she had experienced the very real sense of being able to see into other unreal worlds. Sometime around the time her mother had died and they'd taken her from her lovely Palace outside Paris and shoved her off to horrid freezing grey England to live in smelly castles and be betrothed to that idiot Richard who had never looked at her twice. One day it had all become too much, the cold and loneliness, her fear at never ever seeing her country or sisters again, that and the incomprehensible accent of the language in the English court. She simply hadn't understood a word any of them had said for months, apart from the matter of fact things of course. Yes, something had snapped inside her, she had had what they classified as a childhood fever that lasted for a week and had them all muttering about death. But she hadn't died, simply transitioned into something more than a child, and learnt to drift into a cosmic place that she trusted more than the reality she found herself thrown into. Dramatically in her feverish state the magical worlds had come closer and she had found solace there.
She didn't linger inside the castles where all the shadows had been rather gloomy for a child, full of miserable phantoms with sad stories that roamed the corridors and old ladies that sat knitting on the end of her bed at night when she wanted to go to sleep. Out in the gardens is where she had found the most interesting kind of worlds. She was able to see the sort of things that she supposed Myrridin* the chief Druid at Arthur's court, might have been able to see, but she didn't know the names for them. Her nurse had told her stories of the old days of the Angles and the Saxons, and the Viking Lords that had come with their thunder Gods and their bloodthirsty Valhalla. As soon as she could read she had scoured the Histories of Britain that were mostly written in Latin and had even tried to decipher the ancient language of the Angles where the poetry told of fights with dragons and voyages across distant oceans.
Anything magical intrigued her and Bertrand had told her stories of the power of the old Gods and the ways of the Druids. He had told her of the old religion that was predominant in this region, way back at the beginning of time where the people had a shaman who was a shape shifter and could talk to the ancestors, as well as be able to change the weather and heal the sick. He told her that the Gods had come down from beyond the visible stars to help create the human race, he told her of the power of the night and the strange mid – summer ceremonies that used to go on here. He had told her all this and she had believed him and begun to live more rather than less, in the world that he was describing, that is when she had become ''changed''.
It is heresy of course, if anyone heard them talking of these things she would be denounced as a witch and he would be horribly killed, she gets goose pimples just thinking about it. Yet the old world and the magic ways hold a compelling fascination for her. From the shifting sands of time she feels and sees around her, she certainly believes him and in him, and of course it is a lot less boring than praying on her knees in cold dank churches. Although Saints are supposed to be interesting and do miracles and stuff she's never actually met one so they don't count, although she is partial to praying to Our Lady when she gets into any kind of fix.
You could say that Alysse is incredibly well educated for a woman, even demanding to learn the old Homeric legends of the Greeks and she has read as much as she can about the Celtic folk lore of the country she was sent to. She read about the labours of Hercules and the battles of Cuchulain but nothing explained the things she could see around her that others couldn't. Certainly she never sees dragons or dwarfs or anything totally weird and positively mythical like that, no it's more akin to vague shapes and colours around the flower beds especially at dusk or dawn. The very slow movement of something transparent and breathtakingly beautiful above the apple trees. Or she might be out riding her pony and having left her escort far behind by galloping off in front of them she would glance across what should be an empty field and see a whole village of people carrying on their daily life in front of her. The vision comes complete with cooking fires and the cries of children, and yet the field is definitely empty the next time she blinks. When she has managed to escape alone on her horse down into the forest paths she sometimes hears the movements of what sounds like herds of animals, passing by her and sometimes it seems that they glide straight through her, yet not touching a hair on her head although it had spooked the horse and she had nearly ended up thrown off in a bush that day..
She can see horrid things too, like the walking waking premonitions of people's deaths, or the vapours of disease clinging to the poorer parts of cities that they pass through on their grand progresses across the country with the King., Sometimes she has strange dreams, that aren't quite dreams, and she is able to walk into what she understands is some kind of probable future that doesn't contain Alysse. That is the fun part of it for then she is quite invisible. She stretches out and leans back more comfortably on her pillows; no today she can't mention it to anyone, gossip might get around and ''they'' will punish her again. She amuses herself by writing it all in her little leather journal that she keeps tucked safely behind a loose board in the wall of her room behind her bed. No one can find it there and it is a necessary outlet for her, without it she often felt she might burst with all the unseen unnecessary knowledge that she carries around with her. From Bertrand's description she wonders if she is a shaman that hasn't been discovered yet, but when she mentioned it to him he just laughed and kissed her and called her a silly little thing.
—-His silly little thing—-
If she had told anyone any of this they might decide it was the ''possession of the Mistral'' that had got into her, whatever that was it seemed to be quite common for women in the region. It would mean another week or two stuck in the chapel every morning with that sweaty old priest who loved touching her in ways that they both knew that he shouldn't. If they thought she is being at all dramatic as they call it, they would just be horrid to her, although because of her delicate condition they can't be too horrid any more can they? She flings herself across the bed so violently that it makes her breathless for a second and she nearly falls out onto the dusty floorboards beneath.
It is supposed to be her court for goodness sake, she is practically a Queen already but ''they'' are against her at every turn. All of them Henri's spies, she had thought that this time she might have been allowed to pick her own friends to be with her instead of having to smuggle them in when the old fool is off fighting his stupid wars somewhere. She lies back on the sheets and squeezes her eyes closed again while passing her hand over her clammy skin under her thin gown. Her skin feels delicious, and her stomach is still as flat as it has ever been despite the fact that it has that ''thing'' growing it. She can't bear to think about it, she won't think about it and she will go riding in the forest this morning even though she isn't supposed to and what is more to the point she will take her lovely gorgeous Bertrand with her.
She twists in the clammy sheets of the great double bed, opens her eyes and squints into the strong sunlight streaming through the open shutters of the high window. She had chosen her room herself, it is perched high up in what they called ''the White Tower'' and it is the best one in the apartments built for the Queen. But the Queen isn't here is she and if Alysse has her way it is she who will be Queen soon. She spreads out an arm to feel the deliciously cool smoothness of the sheets beside her, at least she is alone, at least she doesn't have to lie with ''him'' at the moment, but she can't put it off for ever. Thinking about ''him'' Henri, the great terrifying bulk of the King she shivers and puts it out of her mind as quickly as she can.
She lies listening to the bustling of the household beneath her and the sound of her ladies voices from the adjoining room. The maid Odette brings in a tray of hot bread and cold milk for her and lays it on the bedside table, but still Alysse doesn't stir, she just bundles herself further down into the sheets and closes her eyes again. She can hear the tap tap tap of the chisels of the masons who she has ordered to carve her new coat of arms into the arch above the main gate. Two lions on their hind legs rearing up and striking out at each other like a pair of fighting stallions.
— Perhaps she will be ill today, that would serve them all right, and it is so hot here even in the early morning how can she be expected to be anything else other than ill——–?
The sound of a lute playing under her window brings a sly smile to her face, Bertrand…..at last. Alysse leaps out of bed all thoughts of her headache gone and hurries to the pitcher of cold water laid ready on the wash stand. She splashes her face and all the usual bits and then throws on her thinnest chemise and a green silk bliaut swiftly bound with a double gold ceinture. It twists like a lithe snake around her still slim waist. Her hair she leaves loose except for two pieces which she pins back on top of her head with pearl pins. Now she is ready, she wraps the bread in her handkerchief and throws back the glass of milk in one gulp. Bertrand has promised to take her to bathe in the river this morning and that means that all she has to do is sneak out the small back door where he will have the horses tied and then glorious freedom from all these silly women and their talk talk talk. Talk of stuff she really doesn't want to listen to, she Alysse is sixteen and she is going to have a day by the water with her best friend without their interference, for who knows when she will next be able to escape.
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Microssociologia é um dos principais ramos de estudos da sociologia, que possui como tema a natureza das interações sociais humanas cotidianas. É baseada em análises interpretativas ao invés de observações empíricas e/ou estatísticas, e possui grande proximidade com escola de fenomenologia da filosofia. O principal precursor da microssociologia é o sociólogo alemão Max Weber (1864-1920) e seu conceito de ação social. Seus principais representantes no século XX são George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, Harold Garfinkel (Etnometodologia), Alfred Schutz (Fenomenologia Social) e Herbert Blumer (Interacionismo simbólico).

Sociologia


When I was born in 1991, the Human Rights Convention was already 38 years old. It would be a lie to say I ever gave it much thought when growing up, but it's already given me a lifetime of protections.
Officially brought to life on September 3, 1953 and formally becoming part of UK legislation in 1998, The Human Rights Convention safeguards some of the most basic things we take for granted.
It's about simple things like the right to life, which not only stops people from taking our lives, but ensures the state takes adequate steps to protect us from crime and terrorism, and that deaths which happen when someone is being looked after by the state are properly investigated.
It's about knowing I have the freedom to marry (or not marry) whoever I want too, about being able to write whatever I want to in an article on the internet, and knowing I shouldn't be discriminated against because of my age, gender or sexual orientation.
Throughout my life so far I know I've been privileged to not have to call upon these protections, something the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn calls as a "unique safety net". But it's not just about the benefit of tools you can call on when you need them – it's the society they help create by their presence.
The Human Rights Convention is a unique safety net protecting more than 830 million people. [It's] changed people's live in many different ways across the whole continent.
As a society, rights help shape the time of world we want to live in. We all know that it's wrong to deprive someone of their dignity, liberty or family life, and that we all deserve a fair trial. These are all protections initially enshrined in the Human Rights Convention – but they're also values we instinctively and collectively know are part of our society, whichever side of the political spectrum you fall on.
However, that's not to say that our rights are perfect, or that there isn't more to do. Access to Justice, for example, is a huge problem, with many labelling cuts to UK legal aid as a "crisis", with hundreds of thousands of people potentially unable to exercise their right to justice. And, after all, what's the point of rights if you can't use them?
And then there are the things which the Human Rights Convention doesn't yet cover. Brexit, or more significantly the lack of certainty about what the final deal will mean, leaves big questions over things like workers' rights, data protection, and access to health care (all currently covered by the EU Charter instead).
Our rights aren't – and never will be – a done deal. They're a continuous conversation about what matters most to us as a society, and how we make sure those protections are locked into the foundations of our democracy. Especially now, in a time of huge change and uncertainty, it's more important than ever for us to come together as a country and protect our British values and rights.
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My mother makes me sick. When I attempt to explain my illness to her she tells me she knows more about it than I do, that she knows many people who have gotten well from CFS. She actually knows nothing about OI, POTS, XMRV, pacing or anything. She believes supplements will cure everything. She will not listen to me, only interrupts to lecture me on the benefits of supplements and positive thinking.
She is getting older, but has always been like this, I feel sorry for her (she is a hoarder), so I drove the hour and a half down to take her to lunch yesterday. She got all over me for saying I was sick (not a positive thought) and I took her back to her room and drove the hour and a half home.
I am bedridden today from my energy expenditure and the disagreements and her constant telephone calls to tell me I am wrong to not listen to her solutions for my illness. I have had this for about 17 years and she has always said the same things "aren't you over that yet?".
As an aside, my husband died 6 months ago and the grief has been overwhelming with many crossover symptoms that are CFS like. My mother does not care about that either.
I don't know what to do. Do I cut her off for being toxic? Already I have never given her my true phone number, she calls in on another line which I can ignore. I feel so sorry for her, I am her only child, she has no other relatives or friends. Can anyone else relate to this?
i can relate to the toxic, hoarder mother....who drains you when you don't have the energy to give. i too, am now an only child, my younger sister died many years ago. so i feel guilty not wanting to have any contact w/my mother...but i now know i can't. i am too sick. she drains precious energy from me. when i was well i could give that energy up, now i cannot.
i also have a child, her only grandchild, so that adds another layer of guilt...but once again i made the tough decision: i am too sick to deal with her. maybe if i get a bit better someday i will re-establish a limited relationship with her.....but now she is like gluten/wheat/alchohol/too much sugar/etc....she makes me sicker, so i can't have contact with her.
you are not alone. i am not saying my answer is the right answer for you....but just shared it so you know you are not alone.
i hope you too get well soon...then maybe you'll have more energy to give and it won't be such a burden.
i am also very sorry that you lost your husband. i hope with time your sadness will diminish, it never goes away, but i know from the loss of my sister, it becomes easier to bear.
Thanks Sheba, it's so rare to find people with CFS who have hoarder mothers...or is it? Maybe it's the cause?
I have had many a therapist tell me not to be in contact with her, and that was when I was well and before she was a true hoarder. But it's just so darn sad to see her aging away in a room where she can't sleep for all the junk.
The guilt is a killer. My husband was a great buffer between my mother and I, now it is just me.
Just throwing it in, but my relationship with my mother improved drastically since were both gluten free.
From your story it sounds like your mum is not in a good place. Sad she can't do better.
Hoarding is caused by or a form of OCD. If she truly has OCD, which it sounds like she does, she can't help her behavior any more than you can help having CFS. The best thing you could probably do for her is to see if she would be willing to try medication to see if it would help. OCD is strongly tied to the action of serotonin, and the SSRIs and one of the TCAs called clomipramine are often shown to treat it at least somewhat if not fairly successfully. It's also highly likely that a lot of her other behavior that you are finding problematic is related to this neurochemical profile, and that with the correct treatment of the OCD the other "toxic" behaviors would also improve.
Normally I wouldn't recommend just jumping to mainstream medicine as a first course of action, but given her advancing age (I assume), the benefits of the typical OCD drugs if she could find one that worked for her would probably far outweigh the downsides, and could give her (and you) at least a little better quality of life.
I realize when people start threads like these they usually aren't actually asking for help or advice but are just wanting to vent, but with a situation like this that stands a good chance of improving, maybe even significantly, with easy to obtain and often relatively benign medications (SSRIs, or even clomipramine), I didn't want to let it go without saying anything. Trying to get her some medical help (i.e., a psychiatrist, although a primary care doc or internist would probably be willing to initiate treatment) and the appropriate medication probably would be the best course of action here, imho. Best wishes.
my husband is the buffer between me and my mother too. he still has so much room for forgiveness toward her and feels sorry for her. I on the other hand have spent my whole life living with this crazy woman, who has caused me a great deal of pain.
Because she is my mother i have always forgiven her...because i know she too is ill.....but when i became ill and was the mother of a toddler i just did not have it in me anymore. i did continue to try for awhile for the sake of her relationship w/my son.....but even now when i talk with her on the phone for just 5 mins or so, it makes me feel worse.
interestingly with the potential causality between xmrv and so many diseases, i am going to suggest she be tested once everything has worked itself out in the science medical world. maybe her actions and mental illness all these years is due to xmrv and she can be treated for that and become a somewhat normal person.
my mom has been on ssri's and other drugs for mental probs for years....nothing has really helped her.
the xmrv may have manifested itself differently in my mother and me.....my maternal aunt is also sick w/bechet's and myelofibrosis which could also be tied to xmrv. they are not ones to be on the tip of the spear in terms of medicine, so i'll wait until the dust has settlled before gently pushing them to get tested.
i am positive and severely ill w/me/cfs.
Thanks Mr. Kite, I do know there is something terribly wrong with her from reading and watching the hoarder shows on TV. Unfortunately she will not see a doctor for anything, choosing to rely on supplements rather than believing in doctors. She thinks medical doctors are in a conspiracy to mislead the public. So she won't see anyone for her hoarding behavior, she refers to it as "collecting".
But you are so right that she can't help her OCD hoarding and related behaviors any more than I can help having CFS. So I guess that means it's hopeless to believe it can ever be a good relationship. And I should just accept that. I thought I had accepted that, but I just feel so guilty and sad that she lives like she does, and was hoping to shed a little light on her life. But she drains my energy so much she causes me to relapse. So I should just give up and never contact her until the day someone calls to tell me she died.
I'm surprised your Mom didn't respond to any of the OCD meds for hoarders. At least you got her to try them.
I kind of hope you're wrong and that XMRV doesn't have anything to do with mental disorders like our Mom's. My mother is so very narcissistic, that is why she can't empathize with my condition or anyone else's.
However on my father's side of the family there is potential XMRV activity. So many members of that family have had porphyria and either died from it or were paralyzed.
Like you I have lived with this crazy woman all my life, she knows how to press my buttons. My husband was much more understanding and she didn't make him angry like she does me.
I had good intentions and was also planning to be with her on Xmas since she's 87 and surely can't live too much longer, but I guess I'll just try to take care of myself instead.
Part of the problem is that CFS is an idiotic name and now people who are genuinely tired because of overdoing (but that recover quickly with some extra sleep and don't have all the cognitive and physiological symptoms associated with CFS) claim they have CFS too. People also are starting to joke (I've understood why serious things become pop-culture jokes to feed a society of shallowness, I've always thought it's extremely stupid... thing like rapists, AIDS, child abuse, tsunami and so on being used for jokes or shallow remarks or insults) about how they might have CFS too because they're always tired and this is what usually dispassionate and lazy people suffer from, they're tired because their life is boring. I would never joke on how I probably have diabetes because I can't say no to the third slice of cake, in front of someone who is going to have his leg cut because of his out of control diabetes.
I often hear people saying that they know lot of people with CFS or they have seen on TV about that famous actress or singer who has CFS too. Nonsense.
That's like claiming you have clinical depression if you're sad because your cat was hit by a cat.
I would never joke on how I probably have diabetes because I can't say no to the third slice of cake, in front of someone who is going to have his leg cut because of his out of control diabetes.
I have some diabetic relatives, don't see them often but perhaps I will use that if they are rude to me, LOL.
Thanks for the chuckle: That's like claiming you have clinical depression if you're sad because your cat was hit by a cat. I think you meant car, but the visual was some pretty mean cats!
I had a toxic mother. Except her pattern was a little different. If I said I was feeling worse, she would say "Great, you are feeling better." This was her implementation of "positive thinking." And so in every conversation I felt invisible, because she never acknowledged that anything was wrong.
What I came to realize is that her behavior stems from selfishness. All her actions were geared toward making herself feel like she was doing something positive, and with complete blindness to the fact that she was making things worse. And after I came down with CFS I simply had to stop talking to her. I felt incredibly guilty about this at first. I felt like I had to make her understand how how much pain she caused, so she would stop. But I realized she was so self-focused she could not see how much stress she caused.
This is eye opening. Maybe there is some connection between ME/CFS and OCD?
My mom had ME/CFS, my dad had OCD later in life. My dad's OCD didn't include hoarding or repetitive behaviors such as handwashing. However, he did have repetitive thoughts which brought him a great deal of anxiety. Various SSRI's and diazepams were mostly helpful. He even tried the clomipramine at one point when the other stuff stopped working, but it wasn't good for him.
The most outward thing that my dad did was to keep asking repetitive questions about the same thing over and over. You would answer a question and a few minutes later he would ask you the same thing again. If you asked him if he remembered asking the question and the answer you gave him, he would say yes. If you asked then why did you ask it again, he would say I don't know.
So we just basically patiently answered my dad's questions over and over no matter how many times he asked. He wasn't a toxic person, he was a very sweet person, so that made it easier to deal with and not get mad at him for doing that.
The thing to remember about OCD is that the person has a great deal of anxiety, and that's why they do the questions, hoarding etc., because it helps relieve or cope with their anxiety.
As part of the OCD, your mom might be afraid of taking the medicine that might help her. It sounds like this is the case.
If she's into supplements, then those that act on serotonin, like 5htp or tryptophan may be helpful. Also anything that's calming or has an anti-anxiety effect.
Our energy is a precious thing. I urge you not to let things in that disturb it. It's not easy to cut off one's mother but sometimes it is appropriate.. Good luck I wish you the best!
I have to strongly agree with Cort on this one. Sometimes we think we can't cut people off because their family... I believe that if it's family we're dealing with, it may be even MORE important to cut them off.
Ironically, in doing so, I think it creates opportunities. We'll likely get more healing restfulness as we don't have to deal with constant intrusions from energy parasites. But I think it can create whole new dynamics where long-broken relationships are given a chance to reset.
I wrote a paragraph recently about evaluating relationships in our lives that may not be working for us, putting it in the context of a spiritual challenge for ourselves. I'll paste it below if anybody has an interest.
Painful realizations often accompany our health journey. We are often forced to reevaluate virtually all our relationships, from our co-workers, our family, our friends, our health care providers, etc. Who are the ones that are being helpful, and/or have a sincere interest in us, our health and our well being? If we're fortunate, we'll have people in our lives that are in this category. Sadly however, it appears most of us are forced to "weed out" toxic people and influences in our lives, in ways we've never had to before.
Me three. I agree with Cort and Wayne. My mother was impossible to deal with. I cut her off in 1984. When she died in 2002, I hadn't seen her for 18 years and hadn't missed her at all.
I don't know what to do. Do I cut her off for being toxic?
It seems you're at a place now where you know you need to do something. I think one thing to keep in mind is that what your mother has been doing is not only hurting you, but hurting your mother as well. To allow people to get away with toxic behavior simply does not do them any favors.
There are probably several different approaches a person can initiate in dealing with difficult situations like this. When I find myself in difficult relationship situations and know I need to do something, I often "try out" different approaches in my mind before actually implementing one.
I may look at how things would feel if I broke off a relationship completely, and then be with it for a few days to get a sense for how that would feel long-term. Or I might envision a gradual receding from the relationship, making adjustments along the way, etc.
There's generally no cookie cutter solution to situations such as yours, so a creative approach to a unique solution would probably work best. If at all possible, it would also likely be best to approach it from a position of love and/or good will, as opposed to doing something in anger or resentment. Not always easy, but when you're looking at a long-term change, it would probably result in the best outcome.
I hope you can find a solution that works well for you and your mother. One last thought; sometimes just a firm resolution within our own minds that we're no longer going to tolerate abuse is enough to change the dynamics, without ever having to say a word. A changed attitude can often be more powerful than words.
I can empathize with your dilemma. It's hard enough to cope with a toxic family member when we are well.
Being that you are sick and the situation is aggravating your condition, your main concern should be having to take care of yourself.
Maybe it's easier to make the decision of cutting her off, if you think of it as a temporary measure till you feel stronger and able to cope. Giving it a frame of time I think is easier because you don't have the guilt of a permanent decision.
Could you perhaps write to your mother, and say what you feel needs to be said this way? You could be as gentle or as blunt as you wish, without interruption. You could maybe suggest ground rules, such as certain behaviour would not be tolerated, and would result in you stopping contact, for a time. Or perhaps you could tell her that you are simply too exhaused at this moment in time, and you will contact her when you are feeling up to it. Whatever you feel you need to say. It might be cathartic for you, too. I hope you find a way through this difficult situation, as it must be very draining for you, and of course you must come first at this time.


i been doing other things away from the computer so i have not been doing the sight on a daily bais.
i have posting on and off this year so with only two months left in 2008 i will keep it on the download and hopeful i can rev up for 2009.
out you should be reminded the return of Funk night at the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit scheduled for Halloween Night have been cancelled.
but as any one know this is one of the most pubisced story in Detroit Culture history in the last five years putting next to the Jack vs Jason brawl at the Magic stick and the WDET dumping it music programing.
Now the reason for the cancellation was tickets sale was slow for the event which require membership to the CAID itself[$20 for one year.] and it was going to be for it member only and the people who was caught in the raid back in May was going to get in free with reservations phone in ahead of time.
there was not engought ticket begin sold and not of reservations came in so the whole night was scrub big time, the ticket to the night will be refund of will get a T-shirts.
Now there is some info on the CAID in the Raid, as you know back in September the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office dismiss loitering charges against 116 patrons who was just there.
But the remaining charges against the employees at the CAID will be try one by one but not in the group like the kids who was there that night back in May.
No trail date have been set in that case.
also about the cars that was seized in the raid as you know there was 44 cars towed in the raid, most of them have to paid somewhere between $900 and $1,200 to get there cars back, althought the loitering charges have been dismiss they will not begetting a refunds.
The ACLU is fighting to get the money back and not only they tyring to get the remaining cars back as well, worst in all this one of the cars that was seized was stolen off the impound lot.
in a story in the Detroit Free Press that ran on Oct. 17 one of patrons who car was towed told the freep that his 1996 Chevy Corsica with 130,000 miles was sloten from the Boulevard & Trumbull impound lot when the theft driven through a fence.
the kid have sue the towing company, but according to the article there working on a settlement.
So we have not hear the last of this one on the CAID raid.


We've a slightly eclectic mix of deals this week. We start with a pair of the excellent carbon Zipp 302 disc brake wheels which are currently on a whopping discount at ProBikeKit. We then move on to our headline deal, the Garmin Edge 520 which Amazon is discounting by over £100, perfect for those looking to take their training that bit more seriously. We round out the list with great deals on a Gore packable waterproof jacket and Lezyne lights.
The Zipp 302 wheelset is a very exciting pair of hoops, most notably because it saw Zipp accommodate its top of the range technology at a far lower price point.
It's also a superb performing set of wheels. When we tested the rim-brake version, we remarked at what a success they were; they were seriously stiff and devastatingly fast. The only thing they didn't have was Zipp's Showstopper brake technology, but that doesn't matter with these disc brake models.
Garmin has released a new Garmin Edge 520 Plus, which is great news because it means the very good Garmin Edge 520 has now been given a whopping big discount of £100. The Edge 520 is capable of pushing your performance using advanced training technology such as Functional Threshold Power and VO2 Max tests. It can complete interval sessions and also give you navigational guidance, too.
When we reviewed it, we liked its size on the bike and were impressed by its in depth training techniques and the fact it didn't have a touchscreen. If you're a number cruncher, you'll like this device!
If you're really looking to start pushing your performance then you can also get this device as part of a 'performance bundle', equipped with a heart rate monitor and speed and cadence sensors. Wiggle is currently discounting the package by 32%, now costing £237.99.
Winter is coming and it's undoubtedly bringing the rain. If you plan to carry on training then you're going to need proper protection – enter the Gore C7 Shakedry.
Gore's Shakedry technology has long been considered the bench mark for wet weather performance. It's highly hydrophobic, beading all the water off the jacket rather than soaking it in. But it's a three part product, and it's also highly packable and very breathable so there's no chance of feeling like a bin bag when riding in it.
We don't want to admit it, but it is slowly getting darker earlier out there and it is time to get those bike lights charging. Don't have a pair? Don't worry, we've found this great deal on these Lezyne Zecto lights – perfect for commuting or riding on dull days.
The front light pumps out 250 lumens while the rear gives out 80 lumens, which is a lot for a rear light. Both includes seven different modes (the rear actually as eight!), including ones specifically for the day time and their compact size makes them easy to whip on and off the bike.


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The San Marino PTA Reflections Showcase was held recently at the San Marino Unified School District Board Room to recognize the winners from each school site. During the event, the council-level winners from San Marino High School, Huntington Middle School, and Valentine and Carver Elementary schools were announced and received their medals. The 2018 theme was "Heroes Around Me," and the 20 SMUSD winners will be moving on to compete at the First District level.


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Inconvenient Facts About What The Oscar Movies Actually Earned At The Box Office in 2013
By Myra Adams Mar 03, 2014 10:35 AM ET
Credit: Academy Awards
Here are some financial facts showing the disconnect between Hollywood and "the rest of us." (Facts are so inconvenient.)
Question: Of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture, how many ranked among the top-ten highest grossing movies of 2013 at the domestic box office?
Answer: Just one, Gravity which ranked sixth highest, hauling in $270,465,000 according to Box Office Mojo.
Now to be fair, Frozen was the third highest grosser with $388,736,000 and that won Best Animated Feature Film but was not nominated for Best Picture.
Here are the remaining eight movies nominated for Best Picture and their 2013 domestic rankings at the box office.
12 Years a Slave: Winner of Best Picture Rank 69 — earned $50,260,000
American Hustle: Rank 17 — earned $146,710,000
Captain Phillips: Rank 32 — earned $106,957,071
Dallas Buyers Club: Rank 99 — earned $25,318,000
Her: Rank 101 –earned $24,604,000
Nebraska: Rank 120 – earned $17,133,000
Philomena: Rank 83 — earned $34,629,000
The Wolf of Wall Street: Rank 29 – earned $114,579,000
For comparison, here are the domestic Top Ten Grossing Movies in 2013:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: $423,914,000
Iron Man 3: $409,013,994
Frozen: $368,736,000
Despicable Me: $368,061,265
Man of Steel: $291,045,518
Gravity: $270,465,000
Monsters University: $268,492,764
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $256,952,000
Fast and Furious 6: $238,679,850
Oz The Great and Powerful: $234,911,825
After seeing these rankings, please comment about whether you think Hollywood is out of touch with "the folks." And while you are commenting, how about answering this question: "Should success at the box office impact whether a movie deserves to be nominated or to win Best Picture?"
Furthermore, it is my humble opinion that a complete snubbing of Lone Survivor (Rank 24: Gross $123,357,000) sums up everything we need to know about Hollywood culture and values in 2014. In case you missed it, here was what PJM's Roger Simon wrote about that snub back when the nominations were announced in January.
Finally, what Donald Trump thought about the Oscars was mentioned today in Politico's Morning Score:
"Was President Obama in charge of this years [sic] Academy Awards – they remind me of the ObamaCare website! – Donald Trump tweeted during the Oscars last night.
Well, at least First Lady Michelle Obama stayed away from the awards show this year because we all know there is no connection between Hollywood and Washington.
Myra Adams is a media producer, writer, and political observer who served on the McCain Ad Council during the 2008 McCain campaign, and on the 2004 Bush campaign creative team. Her columns have appeared on PJ Media, National Review, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, RedState, BizPacReview and Liberty Unyielding. . Myra's web site TheJesusStore.com contributes all profits to Christian charity. Follow Myra on Twitter @MyraKAdams
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