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The Importance of Getting Over Yourself and Starting Over

This post could be about a lot of things, because as anyone that is a runner will understand, what you learn about yourself and the life lessons you find on the trail (or road) are deep and powerful of the life changing variety. Running teaches you so much about how to live life. And losing the fear of starting over (or at least moving forward despite the fear) is not unique to running, but it is something fundamental to being a runner as we all will have injuries or illness that will get in the way at some point. However, being a runner helps you take things in stride (pun intended).

For me, running is where I meet the best version of myself and why despite being afraid I put on my Altra shoes that I randomly won at a race I did (which feels like a million years ago now) and some sweet leggings and I just ran my first run in months. You read that right: run not race.

I was terrified.

I normally don’t share these thoughts, but I wrote an honest Facebook post the night before of how worried I was that I wouldn’t be able to finish, but that I was going to meet myself where I was at and do my best. I am so thankful for all the friends that reminded me of why I was doing it. It is fun! In all my worries and sadness that I’m not my healthiest, I had almost forgot that running is something that changed my life and continues to whenever I let it.

A week before I had been out of work because I had come down with a respiratory issue and was having problems getting winded just standing up. Miraculously, I took my time and I was able to keep a fairly steady pace and finished the race strong. I won’t apologize for being slow as myself and so many other runners have a habit of doing (which I am learning is something I just want to get away from as I don’t want slower people to feel judged). I am instead going to celebrate that I did a pace that would be comfortable to run a lot longer. I ran at my 50k pace. I was not struggling at any point during the 10k and had I not pushed myself the last 1.5 miles I would have easily been able to run a half marathon. I know my body and I know I could have done it…and even if I couldn’t having the important lesson of starting over and trusting my body can’t be understated.

This was probably the best race for me to get back into it. As part of the Endless Summer Trail Running Series I was surrounded by my people. These are trail runners, serious trail runners, who support each other and we all know that amazing feeling when you hit your stride and you are surrounded by nature and all you can think is how elated you are to be alive. All runners understand this, but I think for trail runners especially there is that understanding that we are just a part of nature and that being in nature makes us better people, it makes us stronger, and it puts everything into perspective.

I don’t listen to music when I’m on a trail. I want to hear the beat of my feet on the ground. I want to hear the birds and the wind and to fully experience even the huffing and puffing. It is honestly a spiritual journey for me whenever I do a trail run.

Running has saved my life. I have run off obesity. I have run off depression and anxiety. I have run off self-esteem issues. It is not a magic pill. It is something that makes me remember how powerful I am and that through it I see myself as I truly am and not as anything more or less than my best self.

It is humbling to start over. I think about starting over in other areas of my life and how with what I have learned through swallowing my pride and starting over with running I can do anything.

I remember how disappointed I was when I couldn’t make a 50k training group work for me (the times just didn’t work with my insane schedule) and I think back knowing that the real problem for me was that I knew that running keeps me happy and I was so incredibly sad and depressed. I didn’t want to think about people I love having cancer or feeling trapped in a life that didn’t feel like it was my own. I got through that time and sadly ran very little, because I was so very held down.

Looking back, I know that I can’t ever let that happen again. I need running to be in my life all the time. I am overweight and not feeling my best, but running is not just a weight loss tool. It is a life management tool. It helps me be my best version of myself. I am slowly working up to doing a 50k again and I feel like I’m starting over.

It can be hard to start over and frustrating when you need to pick yourself back up and readjust. But I am just not willing to not pursue the best version of my life…even if it takes time to get there. It is the journey that is the most beautiful part, but I can’t lie. I really want to know in my heart that I have reached my goals and to be able to proudly say I run ultras. 50k I’m coming for you! Then we will see from there what is next!

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I was worried about my hen party but I should never have doubted my friends. They planned and executed the perfect weekend.

It began by 11 girls arriving at my house on the Friday night, each carrying a sleeping bag so I didn’t have to wash lots of bedding after they’d left and, most importantly, carrying wine. We ordered the biggest order of Chinese Take-Away that I’d ever seen and chatted and chatted and chatted. Half way through the meal, one of my friends stood up and announced that she was thrilled to welcome Prince Charming. Everyone smiled, I panicked. Cue Prince Charming walking into my lounge carrying roses (and the sweet and sour sauce missed from our earlier order and delivered to Prince Charming by a confused delivery guy) and I immediately said “please don’t take your clothes off!”. He promised he wouldn’t and when everyone else stopped laughing, he began to sing “I know you” from Sleeping Beauty. Lucky me (and lucky him), I had spotted my friend’s sister and also how nervous this guy looked and realised it was just a poor lad being called upon for a favour so I told him he didn’t have to sing and gave him a beer. He looked so relieved, posed for photos and sat with us until the conversation turned uncomfortably girlie and departed.

Me and the girls chatted into the night and caught up on old times like we had never been apart. Just as good friends do.

The next morning, my very domesticated and pregnant bridesmaid showed herself for the maternal, domestic goddess that she is and made everyone a cooked breakfast. We giggled about “boobs over breakfast” as she hadn’t realised how ample her chest had become and ended up using a clothes peg to pin her top together as she cooked.

Some girls had to leave so we said our goodbyes and those that remained were piled into cars and we all headed off to paint pottery. It was lovely to have us all together but the service at the pottery cafe left a lot to be desired and I looked up at one point to see everyone looking frantic, painting their items knowing we didn’t have much time and we would probably be thrown out!

After pottery painting, we returned home and all prepared a wonderful afternoon tea whilst singing along to Dirty Dancing. We ate lovely food and drank a lot of Pimms whilst more girls arrived.

That evening, we merrily got our best dresses on and headed to a very fancy hotel in Birmingham City Centre to a private dining room where we had a gorgeous two course meal followed by cupcakes made by one of my bridesmaids and decorated with a heart shaped photo of me and my betrothed. I was treated to a ‘Mr & Mrs Quiz’ and asked to wear a tiara.

Following the decadent private dining experience (with champagne and our own waiter) we went to a Gin Parlour and enjoyed gin cocktails before some ladies headed home and a few of us went dancing into the early hours.

After a hangover busting brunch the next day, all of the ladies left and it was quiet in the house. I was left with a beautiful ‘And they lived happily ever after’ sign and a promise that all of the photos would be put together in an album with messages from all of my girls.

My puppy was returned to me that afternoon by my Dad and me and the pooch spent the afternoon sleeping off a wonderful weekend.

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Run in love, run in peace, run in the knowing that you are all you need. You have all you need inside you and all that is inside you, is all there is. You constantly project your life from the inside to the outside where you experience it and call it life.  Make your life a great one…… you’re the only one who can.  ~ Kathy Ann


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Le Club Accorhotels Mercure Brand’s 40th Anniversary: Up To 40% Discount & 2300/2000 Bonus Points In Europe

Le Club Accorhotels Mercure brand has turned 40. To celebrate this Le Club Accorhotels members can get up to 40% discount, breakfast and 2300 bonus points for stay in the UK (enough for 40GBP voucher) or 2000 bonus points for a stay in Europe (enough for 40 euro voucher).

This offer is valid at participating properties for a stay between July 12 and September 8, 2013, that is booked between June 22 and August 18. You can earn the bonus points only once.

There is no need to register for this bonus points offer, but you need to book the special “Ready to Celebrate: Mercure’s 40th birthday!” rate plan. You can access Accor’s web page for this promotion here.

Here’s the rate display for a hotel in Budapest:

The “Ready to Celebrate: Mercure’s 40th birthday!” rate is not the lowest, but considering that it includes breakfast and 2000 bonus points, it is not a bad deal at all.

You can use the regular accorhotels.com rate search to bring up this rate plan and it is easier to compare various rates there, as it will show all the available rates for your stay. The special website address for this promotion only bring this and no other rate plans that can be better deals.

This is a very generous offer and can yield a very good discount on an inexpensive one night Mercure stay. I am likely going to be in Budapest sometime in August and might do one Mercure stay there.

Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:

1. General Le Club Accorhotels terms and conditions apply for “Ready to Celebrate: Mercure’s 40th birthday!” offer.
2. The “Ready to Celebrate: Mercure’s 40th birthday!” offer is valid in all Mercure hotels based in Europe that participate both to Le Club Accorhotels program and to Mercure 40 years offer
3. This offer entitles Le Club Accorhotels Loyalty program members, regardless of their status, to benefit during the validity period of the offer from earning :
> 2300 Le Club Accorhotels points in participating Mercure hotels in the UK.
> 2000 Le Club Accorhotels points in all other hotels participating in this offer
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7. Reservations that include several rooms paid by the same member during his or her stay are only counted as one single stay.

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The Authors Forum Presents: "Elephants and Kings: An Environmental History," A Conversation with Thomas Trautmann and Andrew Shryock

Thursday, January 28, 2016
12:00 AM
Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery #100

Book signing and sale courtesy of Nicola's Books.

Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. In early civilizations—such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Civilization, and China—kings used elephants for royal sacrifice, spectacular hunts, public display of live captives, or the conspicuous consumption of ivory—all of them tending toward the elephant’s extinction. The kings of India, however, as Thomas R. Trautmann shows in this study, found a use for elephants that actually helped preserve their habitat and numbers in the wild: war.

Trautmann traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the west—where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity—and Southeast Asia (but not China, significantly), a history that spans 3,000 years and a considerable part of the globe, from Spain to Java. He shows that because elephants eat such massive quantities of food, it was uneconomic to raise them from birth. Rather, in a unique form of domestication, Indian kings captured wild adults and trained them, one by one, through millennia. Kings were thus compelled to protect wild elephants from hunters and elephant forests from being cut down. By taking a wide-angle view of human-elephant relations, Trautmann throws into relief the structure of India’s environmental history and the reasons for the persistence of wild elephants in its forests.

Thomas R. Trautmann is professor emeritus of history and anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many books, including Dravidian Kinship, Lewis Henry Morgan and the Invention of Kinship, Aryans and British India, and India: Brief History of a Civilization.

Andrew Shryock is a cultural anthropologist. He has done ethnographic fieldwork in Yemen, Jordan, and among Arab and Muslim communities in Detroit. The author of several books, including Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend, he is Chair and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.

The Author's Forum is a collaboration between the U-M Institute for the Humanities, University Library, & Ann Arbor Book Festival.

Additional support for this event provided by the departments of Anthropology, History, and the Center for South Asian Studies.


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Funding Packages

We aim to attract the top students in the Slavic field and offer highly competitive funding packages. Our graduate students have received a combination of fellowship support, graduate students instructor positions, graduate school stipends, FLAS and other fellowship support from the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and summer research and/or intensive language study. In addition, we provide health insurance, tuition support, an excellent library with an extensive Slavic collection and a Librarian Specialist, and an energetic intellectual atmosphere where dynamic scholars come together to share and explore.

In order to receive continued assistance, you will need to be a student in good standing; meet degree requirements; perform GSI duties acceptably; and make progress towards the graduate degree according to schedule.

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Graduate Student Instructor Positions

The department offers several Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) positions in the Fall, Winter semesters. Slavic graduate students are first considered for these positions and are contacted by the Graduate Program Coordinator about preferences and assignments in February/March (for Fall term) and in October/November (for Winter term).

The remaining positions are then posted for two weeks in April (for the Fall term) and November (for the Winter term) for graduate students from outside of the department to apply. In addition to the online application, applicants will be asked to upload a cover letter, which should address the graduate student’s specific interest in the position and outline skills and experiences that directly relate to the position, curriculum vitae and former GSI’s at U-M should attach summary sheets from teaching evaluations. Postings can be found on under "Graduate Student Appointments."

Decisions will made by the faculty member teaching the course after review of applications and possible interviews.

Department Additional Funding

  • Summer Funding is available to our graduate students to support graduate study or research during the spring and summer semesters. An email will be send in February with details.
  • Emergency Funding is primarily intended to assist departmental graduate students with unexpected/emergency medical expenses, but secondarily, to supplement funding, if needed, provided by the Rackham Graduate Student Emergency Fund. See the department's internal SITES page for details on how to request funding.
  • Travel Funding Request (PDF) is available for grad students to attend academic conferences
    • Requests are due by October 1 for anytime in the fall term and February 1 for anytime in the winter term. Please request funding prior to travel by sending an email to the Chair of the Department and copy the Administrator.
    • Your request should outline the budget for the trip, other funding requested/granted and the conference you plan to attend as well as if you plan to present a paper.
    • For a travel or conference request to be considered by The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures the form must be completed in full.

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The Rackham Graduate School also has a significant amount of funding available for students at each level of the program, by application. Information about all Rackham administered fellowships and grants can be found at Rackham's website

Funding from the International Institute:

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  • II Student Fellowships: The International Institute Student Fellowships are designed to support University of Michigan students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships or conduct research abroad.
  • Rackham International Research Award (RIRA): RIRA) supports terminal master's and doctoral candidates conducting degree-related research outside the United States and Puerto Rico.

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Climate Change Film and Discussion - "Years of Living Dangerously"

Sunday, July 13, 2014
12:00 AM
University of Michigan Biological Station, 9133 Biological Rd., Pellston, MI 49769

The groundbreaking Showtime Series, Years of Living Dangerously, provides first-hand reports on those affected by and seeking solutions to climate change. We will show the first episode in the series. Following the viewing, UMBS Researcher and University of Oklahoma Professor Ola Fincke will lead a conversation on what individuals can do to raise awareness about climate change.

In Dry Season, the season premier of Years of Living Dangerously, Harrison Ford goes to Indonesia to investigate how the world's appetite for palm oil has inadvertently created one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Back in the U.S., Don Cheadle meets a climate scientist and Evangelical Christian, with a very different explanation for the Texas drought. And Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas L. Friedman travels to Syria, examining how climate change can be a stress point in a volatile political situation.

The documentary is 60 minutes long and is not rated.


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Multidisciplinary: study involving a range of three disciplines or content areas

A logical selection of courses across multiple disciplines in the student’s areas of interest.

A total of 36 credits balanced across a minimum of three disciplines with a minimum of 9 credits in each; program of study to be designed in consultation with academic advisors in each of the disciplines (one advisor may serve as primary advisor).

  • At least 9 credits of research seminars at the graduate level, with at least one seminar in each of three disciplines
  • One masters-level research/analysis project of at least one semester and a minimum of 3 credits
  • Up to three courses (9–12 credits) may be taken at the undergraduate level to incorporate a discipline or field in which the student has limited undergraduate training, with the permission of the relevant academic departments and the coordinator of Liberal Studies.
  • The program of study must be clearly and logically defined and must be approved by the relevant academic departments and the coordinator of Liberal Studies.

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ANT 5030, Comparative Cultures
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When: Sun., Sept. 13, 2 p.m. 2009

Historian Barbara Perry Bauer leads a presentation titled South Boise: An Undiscovered Treasure. Information includes highlights on the distinctive history of the neighborhood and how South Boise played a unique role in the development of the city. For more information, e-mail bpbauer@taghistory.com.

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Idaho “En Plein Air” Fine Art Show

When: Aug. 1-31 2009

Experience Idaho through the eyes of a premier group of artists. The latest work of the artists on display through August includes pieces by Sherri Carter, Gregg Russell, Venture Coy, Steve Kellaway and Brenda Kaye.

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A home invasion goes awry in this stingingly provocative 1972 movie about a Beverly Hills TV personality, his wife, and their encounter with a philosophical would-be thief and rapist. Threatened by the stranger, the heavily leveraged couple--who say their son is in Vietnam as if this makes up for their failings--take the opportunity to confront angst they hadn't realized they had. All the characters, including a compulsively flirtatious young woman the husband meets when the thief sends him to the bank to withdraw his savings, are boldly allegorical, but they're also deeply layered. And the bizarre, psychoanalytically elegant plot engineered by writer-director Larry Cohen (It's Alive!) refuses to take refuge in platitudes. With Yaphet Kotto, Joyce Van Patten, Andrew Duggan, and Jeannie Berlin. Facets Multimedia Center, 1517 W. Fullerton, Friday, February 5, 7:00 and 9:00; Saturday and Sunday, February 6 and 7, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, and 9:00; and Monday through Thursday, February 8 through 11, 7:00 and 9:00; 773-281-4114. --Lisa Alspector

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Firearms-makers to politicians on gun rights: You balk, we walk

Firearms companies ranging from gun shops to machinists are joining forces to oppose new gun control laws. Some are threatening to move away from states that crack down on guns, others are refusing to sell gear to police that can't be sold to citizens.

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A growing number of firearms firms in the United States are vowing to reverse-boycott local and state governments that enact any new infringements on the Second Amendment.

Vowing to close what they're calling "the police loophole," at least 50 US companies, ranging from gun machinists to gun shops, are now saying publicly they'll refuse to sell weapons and gear to police in places where governments have banned the use of the same gear by civilians.

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Quality Arms, located in Rigby, Idaho, writes on its website that it "will not supply any firearm or product manufactured by us or any other company, nor will we warranty, repair, alter or modify a firearm owned by any state, county or municipality that infringes on the right of its citizens to bear arms under the 2nd Amendment."

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The move comes as Congress and some state houses are considering new gun controls in the wake of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The most direct target of the "police loophole" movement seems to be New York State, which put into law a raft of new gun-control regulations, including limiting the size of magazines, last month.

"Based on the recent legislation in New York, we are prohibited from selling rifles and receivers to residents of New York [so] we have chosen to extend that prohibition to all governmental agencies associated with or located within New York," York Arms of Buxton, Maine, writes on its website.

So far, none of the major gun manufacturers have joined the list, and it's an open question whether the smaller companies are bluffing or would even have occasion to sell directly to governments in New York State, for example.

"Unless S&W, Springfield Armory, Ruger, Remington, etc. get on board, these boycotts are practically useless," writes an anonymous poster on the Sipsey Street Irregulars blog.

Meanwhile, the push for more gun control continues across the country, led by President Obama.

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On Friday, Mr. Obama's political advocacy group, Organizing for Action, held more than 100 events across the country, including letter-writing parties, rallies with police chiefs and mayors, and candlelight vigils, to push for Obama's federal gun-control plan, which includes beefing up background checks and banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Nevertheless, at least one of the companies on the "police loophole" list, Predator Intelligence of Phoenix, says its pushback against new gun-control laws is having an impact.

"We have police from LA and NYC that contact us about purchasing Magazines if they provide proof," the company wrote recently on Facebook. "Why should we consider sending them to states that want to enforce laws that are unconstitutional?"

Indeed, the lack of support from police may have led the Minnesota State Senate this week to drop proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

“The assault weapons ban and high-capacity magazine ban proposals are highly divisive,” Sen. Ron Latz, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, noting that those proposals had not received strong support from police.

While Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, for example, has said it's time for new limits on some guns and ammunition, threats by a major Colorado arms manufacturer, Magpul, to take hundreds of jobs out of state if the governor signs such laws appear to have given Mr. Hickenlooper some pause.

After the House passed four specific gun-control bills recently, including limiting the kind of magazines that Magpul builds, Hickenlooper has not yet signaled whether he'll sign the measures into law. (The Colorado Senate has yet to vote on the package.)

“We haven’t taken a specific position on that bill yet,” Hickenlooper said this week, as reported by Colorado Public Radio, “but I from time to time have said contradictory things on it.”

While Magpul employs 200 people directly, it's slated to spend $85 million buying goods, particularly injection-molded plastics, from other Colorado firms in 2013. The company says it would spend that money elsewhere if Colorado moves ahead with its gun-control package, saying their customers would object if any or all of the product was built in a gun-critical state.

Texas, South Carolina, and Idaho, meanwhile, are pleading with Magpul to relocate to their more gun-friendly states.

"South Carolina would welcome Magpul with open arms," US Rep. Jeff Duncan (R) wrote to the company. "South Carolina is a freedom-loving state. The Second Amendment is very near and dear not only to the folks in my district, but to folks in the entire state."

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Don urges parents to educate their children

Parents have been charged to give equal opportunity to their children irrespective of their gender.

Dame Prof. Ajesola Adepeju Majekodunmi gave the advice recently during a communal Hymn Singing to mark the 21st and 10th Memorial Anniversary of the family patriarch, Omo-0ba Alfred Awokoya Solarin and the matriarch, Olori Jemima Otubomehin Solarin held at the Williams’ Memorial Methodist Cathedral, Ebute Metta, Lagos.

She advised parents to always give equal opportunity to children without discrimination, noting that “it is impossible to foresee who among their children would uplift the family in future.”

Also speaking at the event, Olajide Majekodunmi described his grandfather as an advocate of education, who gave his best to ensure all his daughters, including his wife, went to school.

To honour their memory, Majekodunmi revealed the family intends to use the money realised from the event to aid the church Sunday School, Boys and Girls’ Brigade, Youth Church and women’s fellowship among others.

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By booking now on Jin Jiang website, you will get a 10% discount. Convenient transportation: 1. Bus Station: the Hotel is diagonally across the Penglai Bus Station, and only 3mins walk from there. 2. Passenger Terminal: Penglai Port Passenger Terminal (from Penglai to Changdao) is only 10mins walk from the Hotel. Business and recreation: 1. Party and government offices: the Hotel is only 5mins walk from Penglai Municipal Government and other agencies; 2. Shopping Center: Liqun Shopping Mall is beside the Hotel; 3. Food and Catering: there are many catering facilities around the Hotel, and KFC is beside the Hotel; 4. Financial Institution: Agricultural Bank of China is on the right side of the Hotel, and Rural credit Cooperative is opposite to the Hotel; 5. Plant and Mining Enterprise: the Hotel is only 10mins drive from Penglai Development Zone and other enterprise locations. Tourist Attractions: the Hotel is only 5mins walk from tourist attractions such as Penglai Pavilion, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Sanxian Mountain and Bathing Beach., etc.; only 10 mins walk from Oceanic Polar World, Hometown of Qi Jiguang and other tourist attractions Hotel Features: 1. The Hotel has brand new fourth generation guest rooms, which are equipped with LCD TV and exclusive access to 100M optical network, fully meeting your business needs; 2. The Hotel has a large enclosed parking lot with 70 parking spaces provided free of charge and the supporting Xinglianxin Cafe, which provides nutritious, healthy and hearty breakfast as well as nutritious and delicious food developed by experts for breakfast, lunch and supper; 3. The Hotel has access to municipal heating supply, so it is warm like in spring even in winter. Adhering to Jinjiang Inn's high-quality, enthusiastic and professional standard services, brand concept of cleanness, comfort, safety and health, as well as service spirit of satisfying every customer, the Hotel provides you with a safe, comfortable and economical accommodation environment. Some rooms allow direct view of Penglai Pavilion and boasts quiet environment and fresh air and it also provides large enclosed parking lot, so it is an ideal place for businessmen and travelers to stay. Welcome to Jinjiang Inn Yantai Penglai Pavilion North Zhonglou Road.
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    - Hotline 1. For overseas: +86 400 820 9999 Or +86 21 3216 9888 2. Working time : 9:00 am-5:30 pm Monday to Sunday - Email 1. Email address: cc@jj-inn.com 2. Working time: 9:00 am-5:30 pm Monday to Sunday
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    Information: 0535-3545555

    Fax: 0535-3545555

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CA week 11 – Global Corporate Challenge start

Monday and Tuesday I had off. Monday I had taken as holiday because tuesday was our National Day.

Back at work I spent time the three last days studying and passing more exams on Server Automation (ok they are overview and not deep studies, however.. I am proud of my improving skills).

I also spent a lot of time walking this week since CA has a Global Corporate Challenge that started this week. GCC means that they want all employees out there biking, walking, swimming and whatever activities. We are 7 on each team and we all have to pull one for the team and walk to be the team that does best (if not globally – at least in Norway :D

I did my fair share in steps: (about 15000 steps for me equals about 2 hours of walking).

Thursday     16 250
Friday           15 920
Saturday     24 776
Sunday          8 000

4 responses to “CA week 11 – Global Corporate Challenge start

  1. Nice work! My “global” challenge was to run a stage in Holmenkollstafetten. Ouch!

    • Thats quite well done to yourself !
      However you get away with just 1 day. I have 16 weeks of this stuff :D

      • Paul Boddie

        It wasn’t just one day, though. There’s no way I could have showed up and run that, but I probably should have trained more and a bit harder, too.

        I really needed a rest this last week. Good luck with your 16 weeks! ;-)

      • Hehehe. Yeah. I know. Normally you have to work yourself up to a run :D Good job tho!

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“Perfect diamond” sells for $26.7 million dollars at Christie’s in Geneva.

Pear-shaped African diamond
Pear-shaped African diamond

The flawless 101.73-carat rock, which took 21 months to polish, was discovered in the hills of Botswana and sold to an anonymous buyer (some Saudi Arabian sheik or Asian millionaire, probably) on Wednesday.

I also see that gorgeous Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida’s diamonds fetched almost $5-mil at auction. Ms. Gina is funding an international hospital for stem cell treatment. Brava!

Gina in diamonds
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This girl loves jewelry!
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Invisible Rendevous to perform at annual Music on the Green

The First Presbyterian Church of Verona will host a free community dinner July 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. followed by a Music on the Green concert featuring local artists Invisible Rendezvous.

Solo Artist, Kevin Alexander, who recently debuted his album “The Lovely” will be joined by Glenn Asnoe and Elliott Clark to form a trio performing some of the group’s original pieces, as well as other popular hits.

The public is invited to attend both free events. A free-will offering will be accepted to support the Verona Food Bank.

The First Presbyterian Church of Verona is located at the corner of Rock Road and Main Street.

Contact Pastor Kevin Bailey at 315-264- 2207 for additional information.

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Art Makes a Space

I really encourage everyone to invest in art, as it can define a space. Large paintings are particularly good at this, in this photo we have used this 48″x36″ painting to finish this living room. Often people forget to save money for art, but make the investment! You will have the art for a lot …

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Healthy Family’s
We are a small Australian family business that takes pride in providing the highest quality, long lasting , Eco friendly products to help you and your family live a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.
BE The Change
Our cumulative effect on our planet over the last few hundred years has had a devastating impact on our environment. Real change is urgent and necessary. We must all take personal responsibility for this situation for the future of our children and be part of the solution. The good news is that Change is in the air and its exciting to be part of it.
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If it seems to you that these days everything has a coating of toxic chemicals on it, well that's probably because it does..... From our fruit and veg to our clean laundry and sandwich wrappings, it feels like there is no escaping it sometimes. We are proud that our range will help you to reduce your family's unnecessary exposure to these harmful toxins.
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Bento Lunch Box – Bentgo Kids – Green

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✅ Leak-proof Bento Lunchbox

✅ Holds 3 cups (710 ml)

✅ Extremely durable

✅ Easy to clean

✅ Inner tray dishwasher & microwave save

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Durable, leak-proof, easy to open bento lunch box

The Bentgo Kids is an innovative bento lunch box designed exclusively for active kids on the go. What makes Bentgo Kids so much fun is the endless combinations of nutritious foods you can pack in the five convenient compartments. The largest compartment is the perfect size for a sandwich, wrap or salad. Three mid-size compartments are great for fruit, veggies and other snack favorites. The smallest compartment is sized just right for dipping sauces or dried fruit snacks.

Bentgo Kids’ removable compartment tray allows you to mix and match the three fun colors to suit your child’s unique preference or have a spare tray to pack one in advance.

The outer container is made from a durable plastic with silicone around the edges to reduce scratching and also reduce movement when it’s touched or leaned on by your child (less chance of it ending up on the ground). With 2 easy to use clips this lunch box is easy to open and close for all ages.

Another great feature is the inner tray is microwave safe up to 3 minutes on medium heat.

  • Container Dimensions: 21,6 cm x 16,6 cm x 4,6 cm
  • Tray Dimensions: 20,6 cm x 15,1 cm x 4 cm
  • Capacity: 3 cups
  • Weight: 550 g

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Healthy Family’s
We are a small Australian family business that takes pride in providing the highest quality, long lasting , Eco friendly products to help you and your family live a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.
BE The Change
Our cumulative effect on our planet over the last few hundred years has had a devastating impact on our environment. Real change is urgent and necessary. We must all take personal responsibility for this situation for the future of our children and be part of the solution. The good news is that Change is in the air and its exciting to be part of it.
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If it seems to you that these days everything has a coating of toxic chemicals on it, well that's probably because it does..... From our fruit and veg to our clean laundry and sandwich wrappings, it feels like there is no escaping it sometimes. We are proud that our range will help you to reduce your family's unnecessary exposure to these harmful toxins.
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Emil Insulated Glass Water Bottle – Raindrops – 600 ml

$39.95 $29.95

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✅ Food safe glass,

✅ No leaching of harmful toxins

 Made from toughened glass

 Shock resistant & hard wearing

 Glass is taste neutral

 Leak-proof screw top cap

✅ Suitable for carbonated drinks

 Easy to clean – dishwasher safe

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Due to its amazing design this glass drink bottle are suitable for children

Emil glass drink bottles are the safe alternative to plastic and stainless steel water bottles as the glass drink bottle is completely free of potentially harmful chemicals. When using a glass drink bottle you don’t have to worry about chemical leaching into your drink and a metallic taste in your mouth.

The design of the Emil glass drink bottle is simple, yet unique, which makes it a fantastic kids drink bottle, as well as a great insulated water bottle for children and adults alike. Emil glass drink bottles have been used in German child care centers and schools for over 25 years.

The glass drink bottle is made from shock resistant and toughened glass. Each Emil glass drink bottle is housed in a flexible 100% polypropylene insulated cup and covered by a bottle cover which is simply pulled tight by a drawstring, making it a wonderful insulated water bottle. This clever design keeps not only the glass water bottle well protected from knocks and drops; it also insulates to keeps drinks warm or cool.

A variety of plain and funky 100% Polyester bottle-suits are available to ‘dress’ your glass drink bottle and give it a personal touch. All covers are machine washable at 30 degrees Celsius.

Emil glass drink bottles include:
  • 1 x 600 ml glass drink bottle with lid (Due to a slight hexagon shape the bottles will not roll away)
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City Map of Toronto (Laminated) | Borch Map

Published by Borch Map

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Detailed map of Toronto published by Borch Map. Includes a city center map with a street index, a map of the beaches, islands, the Toronto area and finally Niagara Falls. Inset map of Toronto public transport system. Laminated and waterproof map.

ISBN: 9783866093621
Publication date: 2017
Scale: 1 : 17,500 1 cm represents 175 m)
Printed side(s): single sided
Unfolded dimensions: 24,2 cm x 11,1 cm x 0,7 cm (Borch) / 10 x 40 in
Language: English, French, German, Spanish

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For a limited time, Marina is offering free UPS Ground shipping on orders $200 or over.

Restrictions apply. Offer valid on orders with a total weight of 24lbs or less, and excludes over-sized items like solar covers, umbrellas and patio furniture.

If your order qualifies for free shipping it will automatically show up as the default shipping method when you complete your order. However you may still pay for expedited shipping if you choose.

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UniBallast BV Receives Rina Class Type Approval

By MarEx 2014-08-06 11:47:00

UniBallast BV has received a Rina Class Type approval for UniBallast’s Universal Ballast Water Port Connector (UBPC). This deck connector allows ships to connect to a mobile containerised ballast water treatment facility on shore or on deck.

Retro-fitting a complete ballast water treatment system on a vessel isn’t always the best way forward. Having a containerized unit on deck or treat the ballast water with a shore based installation might be a better solution. That’s why Royal Roos and Dunacon started a company focusing solely on ballast water treatment solutions; UniBallast. As a first assignment the engineers from UniBallast  developed the UBPC. This innovation in ballast water treatment (BWT) means you can transfer your ballast water to a mobile facility for treatment anywhere in the world.

With the IACS-type approved UBPC, you can comply fully with the Ballast Water Treatment Convention and the US Coast Guard Ballast Water discharge rule – without the expense of fitting an on-board treatment system. Whatever the ballast pump capacity, UBPC has a flow rate to match.

Far more affordable than conventional systems, the class type approved UBPC is easy to install and simple to use. Besides the UBPC, UniBallast also develops customised mobile containers and skids complete with an in-built BWT unit which can be transported by air and sea.

The best advice

In addition to the UBPC, UniBallast provides cost effective solutions for ballast water management and will help find the right solutions for an individual vessel or for a whole fleet. Providing a full quote which will set out all the costs right through the lifetime of the system, including operation and maintenance. UniBallast can assist in the whole process from on board survey up till the installation and commissioning in dock or while sailing on board.

An online selection tool is available to help select the best BWT system for a ship’s specific requirements out of all existing type-approved BWT systems in the market. UniBallast is not linked to any manufacturer of BWT systems and therefore independent in its advice.

Fulko Roos - owner of Royal Roos and co-owner of UniBallast - explains: “We are a proponent of BWT and have been working on a cost effective and easy to use solution on BWT for existing vessels for some time now. At Europort 2013 we first presented our UBPC, which gained a lot of positive attention. The Class Type approval is a confirmation of our effort.fort.mation of our woour work.irmation of our work. aters. lot of positive attention.ononing. an innovative alternative for yo We are also pleased that a company such as Damen is now introducing its mobile BWT unit on the market. This gives a new impulse to the awareness and the market for BWT. ”

The products and services herein described in this press release are not endorsed by The Maritime Executive.


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