tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324627232024-03-13T22:20:02.170-04:00globedoperunning and suchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-32341800205690143982011-03-28T13:47:00.000-04:002011-03-28T13:47:03.998-04:00Holiday Lake 50k++ 2011I went out for one of the training runs for this race where we ran one complete loop. The race is has one loop that you run twice in opposite directions. So I had an idea what the course looked like and knew that it is definitely a fast, flat, and very runnable course. After some pace crunching I thought that I could have a good shot for a sub-5hrs maybe even more. My strategy was to keep it around 9min/miles for the first loop, speed up on the second and run as fast as I felt comfortable. To save time, I wanted to skip all (stupid I know) aid stations the first loop and run on a clifbar, some shot blocks, S-caps and a hand bottle. Another goal I had set myself was to try to make the top10 (ha ha). So much for the theory... <br />
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We (David & Chris) carpooled from Charlottesville at 4am and made it with enough time to check-in and chat to Holiday Lake. We met Robin and Rebecca, who stayed there overnight and had some small breakfast (Pastries, Coffee) that was provided and included in the entry fee (nice). We got ready and there we were, starting at 6:30am in pretty cold temperature. I started somewhat in the back of the pack and had to pass a few going down the road for a mile before hitting the funnel to the single-track trail. Everybody seemed to have gone out quite fast I thought. It backed up on the single track. I felt good and passed some people at the beach before hitting the trail again. I decided to run all hills more or less. This went pretty good. The vibe was good. I heard a few jokes along the way. Running through the creek gave me a quick jolt of winterness. Thanks to my Inov-8 295's, it drained pretty quick. I passed walking David Snipes on an uphill with a quick "Hey David!" and got back that I violated the trail runners etiquette of passing an older man running while he was walking uphill (ha ha) .<br />
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I kept running through the first aid station with my goals in mind. Of course I didn't stick to my plan and ran 8:20s and 8min miles. I relaxed myself thinking I feel great and can do it. Just never stop moving. I found an open bag of shot blocks and had a hard time getting them out. They were sticky and pretty hard and in addition tasted awful (what sane person would pick apple-cranberry anyways?). Great! I had two and then decided to ditch them. My cliff bar tasted better but was frozen. My teeth sustained the hard material though :)<br />
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I stil felt good and came closer to the turnaround. I thought I was fairly in front of the pack and then was surprised to see the first people coming back. Wow, I thought, they are flying at hyperspeed and look like they just ran a 5k. Demotivating. I kept counting 3, 5, 6, 6, err, 8. Ok ok no Top10, thats fine, maybe Top20 then. I stopped counting after 15... Made it to the turn around in 2:02 and was happy with my time. I refilled my hand bottle and were off. ... Oh, darn, I meant to get some food too.. Oh well, I will make it to the next.<br />
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I felt a little exhausted but was still confident to make the sub-5. At mile 21 I thought somebody stabbed two knives in my right leg, a lengthy pain from butt to feet struck me. I stopped and stretched a bit. After that it felt better but was still painful. I started running and limping. After a mile run-walks I thought I could tackle the pain and ran a little slower but kept moving.<br />
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I finished the race with a run,walk,run slightly over 5hrs but happy.<br />
It was a great race, day and despite pain very enjoyable.<br />
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P.S. Turns out my dull shin pain was a stress fracture. No running for 6-weeks now and slowly getting back to it. Wake up call to include more x-training.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-28202732902736800492011-03-23T12:09:00.000-04:002011-03-23T12:09:15.033-04:00Change in change of plansAfter getting advice from a well experienced ultra runner, I will skip Promise Land as well. Having only 2,5 weeks training after 6 weeks no running coming off a stress fracture is not a very smart thing to do. So no racing until the summer. Highlands sky 40mi or NF Endurance Challenge will be on the schedule instead.<br />
In the meantime, x-training at the gym.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-528759919905758952011-03-11T13:54:00.000-05:002011-03-11T13:54:02.524-05:00Change in plansThe recently discovered tibia stress fracture got me off running for at least 5 weeks. This means I can't do Terrapin :( I will try cross training at the gym and moutnainbiking in the mountains to keep my base up as much as possible. Next up will be Promise Land, which I am hoping the doc gives me the GO for. I know it is probably not very smart. I will try to run it as easy as possible and don't worry about any pace. We will see. That's at least the only outlook that keeps me from drowning in going cold-turkey.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-67320431369365288702011-01-07T11:30:00.001-05:002011-01-10T13:14:25.442-05:00Race Plans 2011[02/12] Holiday Lake 50K++<br />
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[03/26] Terrapin Mountain 50k<br />
[04/25] Promise Land 50k<br />
[07/18] Highlands Sky 40mi<br />
[09/05] Iron Mountain 50<br />
[11/05] Mountain Masochist 50mi <br />
[12.2011] Hellgate 100kAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-73644910847327597172010-12-06T09:46:00.000-05:002010-12-06T09:46:42.139-05:00Mountain Masochist 50+mi<div class="entry clearfloat"> Finally, the day we trained for the last 6 months, the 28th Mountain Masochist 50+mi Trail Run.<br />
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 226px;"><img alt="" class=" " height="161" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VRJLpkpsinU/TNbUu2A53ZI/AAAAAAAANKo/iDHmTgraEEE/s720/1000000282.JPG" title="Clark at the pre-race briefing" width="216" /><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The race director (Clark Zealand) and his mentor (David Horton) at the pre-race briefing</span></div></div>We stayed overnight in Lynchburg at the Kirkley Hotel, where also the pre-race dinner/briefing took place. We shared a ride (Andrew and our crew-wife’s Cristina & Jamie). Quickly we checked in and got our race packet (a shirt, GU’s and the usual shebang). The pre-race dinner offered a buffet with lasagne, salad, cake, ice cream. We ate in a big ballroom and were lucky to get find four empty spots at a table. Only later we discovered that we sat with the MMTR’s first place, Scott Jamie (07:23:19), and the women’s 2nd, Jill Perry (08:53:11), along with a few others at the table. Good company to get last minute tips like, “start at a slow pace and go even slower” or “whatever you do, just never stop moving”. Clark Zealand and David Horton talked about details of the race and held a raffle. We got lucky and got a Montrail running cap, a Montrail T-shirt. Sweet! At about 9pm we were done with the briefing and ready to get some hours of sleep. We went to our room and got our gear laid out to be ready in the morning (drop bag with a complete change of clothes and shoes, 20 s-caps (1 every 30min), 10 electrolyte tablets, filled hydration pack, gaitors, hat, headlamp etc etc) At this point it was still not clear if we had to prepare for snow in the morning or not. But as it turned out, it was a beautiful sunny day in the mid 40s.<br />
The race course starts on the Blue Ridge Parkway and continues after 6miles on a trail. Most of the course however are hard packed jeep/fire or gravel roads, so all in all very runnable. It is a point-to-point race from Lynchburg to Montebello. The total elevation gain of 9200 ft and loss of 7200 ft distributes on about 5 peaks with the highest point of about 4040ft. The scenery was very picturesque and as beautiful as the Blue Ridge Mountains can be in the fall. Based on past runs and comparison to old race results I figured a finishing time of sub 10hrs as a moderate or sub 9:30hrs as an ambitious goal should be do-able. Unfortunately we didn’t make it to the MMTR training runs,but we got an extensive pre-race briefing from David Snipes who was kind enough to meet us in Cville in the week before. Of course I could just remember half of it on race day but had a general idea.<br />
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 231px;"><img alt="" class=" " height="280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_VRJLpkpsinU/TNaaQUCW1MI/AAAAAAAAM-0/HHryP1ETP7s/s720/IMG_2612.JPG" title="Just before the start..." width="221" /><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Just before the start..</span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br />
</div></div>We got up at 3:45 am geared up. I had my pre-race-breakfast-of-choice (oats with a cut-up banana) which usually keeps me energized a good while in a race. Then out to the car and follow the 300 other runners in the transfer buses to the start. We started at 6:30am on the Parkway for about six miles on the road until we hit the trail. It was dry and about 45F. I was comfortable in my long running tights, long sleeve shirt and CTRC club shirt layered over it (just had to show off that shirt). I thought: “Lets do this! How bad can it be, its gotta be like a 50k, just a little bit longer, right?” Despite the tips we got on the evening before, Drew and I ran faster (about 8:30-9min miles the first 5miles). I figured if we could keep an average pace of 10:30min/mile that would leave us enough room to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">crash, burn and set us on fire again</span> make the 9:30hrs. I felt good overall but some twitching in my right knee and left ankle appeared. I kept going and hoped it would fade away once we are warmed up. It did, for some time…<br />
After a while Drew took off while I kept a slower pace and took some pictures in between. The trail turned into great rolling hills which were a breeze to run. I was making sure to eat enough at the aid stations and keep my hydration up. Lots of cheering/clapping (for a trail race) spectators/crews at the remote aid stations made me smile and happy to be out in the mountains. It was a great atmosphere. My knee pain became persistent but wasn’t too bad for a while. At the half-way point (Long Mountain aid station) I met “my crew”, Jamie and Cristina and Bob (who came out for additional support), who were a great help. At this point I told Jamie my legs were shot and that they hurt. I assumed to have gone out to fast in the beginning. Anyways, being at the halfway point, I thought, with every step you run less total. Great. Lets continue!<br />
After the half way point the serious climbs began. I tried to run as much as I could from the first climb but had to put in some walking. I kept telling myself, just never stop moving and you will be fine. After some people had passed me, I ran behind somebody who seemed to have a good pace and was going for the climb. I thought, if he stops and walks I am allowed to do the same. Well, he never stopped and before I knew it we made it up to the top. He turned around and thanked me for pushing him up the hill: “If you would have stopped, I would have walked too”, he said. I was surprised. and thought: “Are you kidding me? YOU helped me up here!” It gave me an endorphine rush and a great deal of motivation to stay on target.<br />
Arriving on the road towards the loop I spotted Bob’s car on the side and was looking forward to meet him at the aid station and ask for advice. My legs felt tired and my knee pain has gotten worse. I was wondering if it was a re-occuring injury of my miniscus that I developed running a marathon in 2006 with the training for a half (yes I know, that’s not very smart). I had put in more walking/hiking and less running as this seemed to create less pain. I was unsure what to do. After re-fueling at the aid station I went in “The Loop”, an often mentioned tough part of the course. It seemed not really that bad, a lot more technical than the course before but fun to run. I just wished my legs weren’t so tired. I continued with a mix of running and walking and thought about my finishing time. Can I make it sub 10? What if I just walk fast all the rest, can I make the cut-off then? In addition to my knee issues I hit a mental and physical low that felt like hitting the wall. Going downhill was increasingly more painful and I sidestepped down. Then ate a cliff bar, shot block, some s-caps and stopped for a bit to clear my mind. Quitting? Horton said only 82% of first timers make it to the finish. Well, if I don’t make it I have to come back try it again for sure! Pain again? – No! Just keep moving.<br />
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 296px;"><img alt="" class=" " height="216" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_VRJLpkpsinU/TNcoFLksClI/AAAAAAAANNc/7hTKaVW76m0/s912/finish%20line.jpg" title="Finishing" width="286" /><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Finishing</span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br />
</div></div>I could hear the cheers from aid station coming down from the loop. Invigorating and motivating. I saw Bob and asked again for advice. I decided to take an Advil (rarely, very rarely take medicine, but this just had to help). I took my time with at the aid station and took a deep breath and was determined to cross the finish line. Now the course seemed a lot more gentle and easier to run. Also the Advil seemed to have kicked in. I knew from Snipes briefing that there were the ‘the three sisters’ climbs left and was not looking too much forward to them. I kept running the uphill as much and persistent as I could which helped to make up some time. Turns out, the climbs weren’t so bad if you have the finish line in (mental) sight. At the last aid station they said that it was only 2 miles to finish, I asked, “2miles or two Horton miles?”. The volunteer just smiled which I took as answer b). Looking at my watch and knowing that Horton races have more miles than advertised I was planning on 5 miles. As it turned out the volunteer was right, only 2. On the last stretch I gave it a push and finished in under 10hrs, 9:56 clock time. Happy <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">and exhausted</span>, very happy to have done it. I couldn’t have without you, Jamie, Andrew, Cristina, Bob and the CTRC. Thanks!<br />
Despite the pain the race was awesome. Perfectly organized, lots of volunteers and a great course. I would do it again.<br />
50mi …because Marathons are for training.<br />
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Um 6am machen die Wahllokale auf und man erwartet überall hohe Wählerquoten, insbesondere vor allgemeinen Arbeitsbeginn.<br /><br />6.05am - Verlassen das Haus. Alle öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel sind heute ganztägig kostenfrei. Man versucht möglichst wenige Barrieren für pot. Wähler aufzubauen. Da das zuständige Wahlbüro nur 10min Fussmarsch entfernt ist laufen wir.<br /><br />6.15am - Kommen dort an und sehen eine Menschenschlange von geschätzt 150. Reihen uns hinten ein und ärgern uns keinen Kaffee mitgenommen zu haben. Es scheint die meisten haben dran gedacht und manchmal sogar Bücher in der Hand. Außerdem kann man ein paar Leute im Pyjamas (zumindest Hosen. Wollen wohl gleich nach der Wahl wieder ins Bett...) an. Alles in allem geduldige und lockere Stimmung. Obama (McCain Helfer habe ich keine gesehen) Helfer reichen kostenlose Wasserflaschen und Vorlagenzettel für den eigentlichen Papierwahlschein.<br /><br />6.40am - Stehen wir auf der Türschwelle des Wahlbüros. Auf dem Bürgersteig in 40feet Entfernung eine Markierung auf der Strasse, ein gesprühter gelber Strich. Direkt dahinter ein Tisch der Obama-Helfer mit Verpflegung für die wartenden Wähler (Wasser, Müsliriegel..). Gehen nun ins gebäude, weitere Schlange mit gelbem Absperrband voneinander getrennt. Auf dem Band steht "No campaigning allowed" - also keinen Wahlkampf innerhalb der Turnhalle. Am Eingang erklärt eine Wahlhelferin das es möglich ist entweder elektronisch (Touchscreen auf einem Computergerät was aussieht wie ein Laptop) oder auf Papier (etwa wie der Deutsche Wahlzettel) wählen zu können. Dieser wird dann vor Einwurf in die Wahlbox von einem Scanner erfasst um die Stimme zu zählen.<br /><br />6.50am - Erreichen einen langen Tisch mit vielen Computern drauf und sitzenden Wahlhelfern. Dahinter eine Reihe stehender Wahlhelfer (anscheinend eine Kontrolle). Jamie zeigt ihre "Voters registration card" vor und muss sich ausweisen. Die "Wahlkarte" wird mangels amerikanischen Meldewesens und umziehfreudiger Amis bis zu 7 Tage vorher im Rathaus angefordert. Jamie entscheidet sich für Papierwahl und geht zu den Wahlkabinen. Ich muss direkt zum Ausgang. Bekomme vorher aber noch einen "I Voted" Aufkleber bevor ich das Gebäude verlasse. Die meisten kleben sich den Auflkeber auf die Brust. Eine nette Idee um momentane Nicht-Wähler ständig ans "wählen gehen" zu erinnern wenn Ihnen ein Aufkleber/Wähler entgegen kommt.<br /><br />7.00am - Jamie kommt heraus. Zwei (freiwillige) Obama Helfer bieten einen weiteren Aufkleber gratis an - "I voted for change - I voted for Obama" Danach gang zum Bagelshop zum Frühstück.<br /><br />8.00am - Jamie geht zur Arbeit. Ich gehe zurück downtown zum Obama HQ. Lasse mich zuteilen zu meinem Wählerdistrict. Man gibt mir die Adresse der Wahlhelfer-Filiale. Mache mich auf den Weg.<br /><br />9.15am - Erreiche die Obama-Filiale. Es ist ein Wohnhaus was die Bewohnerin Judith (selbst aktive freiwillige für die Kampagne) zur Verfügung stellt und leitet. Habe mich zum "Canvassing" gemeldet. Es ist ein Tür-zur-Tür gehen um leute daran zu erinnern heute Wählen zu gehen.<br /><br />9.40am - Nach Einweisung und Crash-kurs in Sachen Canvassing mache ich mich auf den Weg. Zu fuss....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-37382917490446284462008-11-03T22:14:00.001-05:002008-11-03T22:14:56.393-05:00off to bed. tomorrow volunteering at polls and last canvassing from 6am-7pm. go obama!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-36366253185492939412008-10-15T17:00:00.001-04:002008-10-15T17:00:29.548-04:00almost eveything is packed now. goodbye germany in 8hrs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-89219994720531270222008-10-06T04:25:00.001-04:002008-10-06T04:25:15.822-04:00starting a new week. a productive one. gotta get some job interviews.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-30680698542296512412008-09-20T15:14:00.001-04:002008-09-20T15:14:50.017-04:00Free economy *final presentation* <div><br /> <span style="font-size:14px;">Free Economy (Final Version)</span><br/><br /> From: <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/globedope/">globedope</a>, 1 day ago<br /><br /><br /> <div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_605874"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/globedope/free-economy-final-presentation-presentation?type=powerpoint" title="Free Economy (Final Version)">Free Economy (Final Version)</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=free-economyfinal-presentation-1221775284883101-8&stripped_title=free-economy-final-presentation-presentation" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=free-economyfinal-presentation-1221775284883101-8&stripped_title=free-economy-final-presentation-presentation" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View SlideShare <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/globedope/free-economy-final-presentation-presentation?type=powerpoint" title="View Free Economy (Final Version) on SlideShare">presentation</a> or <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?type=powerpoint">Upload</a> your own. (tags: <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/equilibrium">equilibrium</a> <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/free">free</a>)</div></div><br /><br /><br /> I wil publish the thesis to this slides under creative commons soon and post the link here. If anybody is interested, write me a message.<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/globedope/free-economy-final-presentation-presentation">SlideShare Link</a><br /> </div><br /> <img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIyMTkzNzk*MDI1MCZwdD*xMjIxOTM4MDg2ODc1JnA9MTAxOTEmZD*mbj1ibG9nZ2VyJmc9MSZ*PSZvPTJmNTMxNmRkM2M1NTQ2ZmU5NzNmNTA5YWE3M2Q*ZDQw.gif" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-42882968231710422962008-09-13T11:24:00.003-04:002008-09-13T11:52:39.174-04:00Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaborationIn my past research for my thesis "free economy" I browsed through the preceding TED Talks. "Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning."<br /><br /><!--cut and paste--><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="VE_Player" align="middle" width="320" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://static.videoegg.com/ted2/flash/loader.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/ClayShirky_2005G-embed-[None]_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="wmode" value="window"><embed src="http://static.videoegg.com/ted2/flash/loader.swf" flashvars="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/ClayShirky_2005G-embed-[None]_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scale="noscale" wmode="window" name="VE_Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" width="320" height="285"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-61961151170877066392008-08-15T21:17:00.001-04:002008-08-15T21:17:15.564-04:00Procrastination<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/UXziurFkQxM' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/UXziurFkQxM'/></object></p><p>Yes, thats right. </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-21939742246491456912008-07-18T05:31:00.001-04:002008-07-18T05:31:56.365-04:00I became uncle yesterday, the reason is named is simon. http://ping.fm/0VCUVAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-43701356211201932822008-06-03T09:15:00.003-04:002008-06-03T09:19:01.413-04:00Thesis: Free economy<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_444256"><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=free-economy-1212498786441523-9"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=free-economy-1212498786441523-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border: 0px none ; margin-bottom: -5px;" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/globedope/free-economy?src=embed" title="View Free Economy on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a><br /><br />First draft (pre-alpha) of my thesis which will be released under Creative-Commons-License by mid September.<br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-32623709677044751832008-06-01T11:43:00.003-04:002008-06-03T09:20:57.584-04:00Hiking Trip<iframe align="middle" src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?user_id=59281935@N00&tags=garrett" frameborder="0" width="400" scrolling="no" height="500"></iframe><br /><br />More infos at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/shen/">Shennadoah National Park</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-40023589446096878762008-05-30T14:34:00.002-04:002008-05-30T14:45:56.697-04:00Geänderte Rückflugdatenab 3:30 PM 23 Jun 2008 Charlottesville, VA<br />an 4:47 PM 23 Jun 2008 Philadelphia, PA<br />ab 8:20 PM 23 Jun 2008 Philadelphia, PA<br />an 10:20 AM Arrives Next Day 24 Jun 2008 Frankfurt, Germany<br />ab 1:00 PM 24 Jun 2008 Frankfurt, Germany<br />an 1:45 PM 24 Jun 2008 Dusseldorf, Germany Flight: 5638<br /><br />Bis bald.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-39295139455801917132008-04-12T12:07:00.001-04:002008-04-12T12:07:40.509-04:00Monkey Dust - The internet is expanding!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/AgqEIp2YmtE' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/AgqEIp2YmtE'/></object></p><p>good old times</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-73581253859825262302008-04-09T05:59:00.003-04:002008-04-09T06:21:10.051-04:00Memories....<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=38c293785f&photo_id=2399192361"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=38c293785f&photo_id=2399192361" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><br />Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.<br /><br />Ist jetzt ca. 1 Jahr her das wir zu sechst mit dem Kanu zur linken Insel rüber sind und anschliessend zur rechten Insel geschnorchelt..... hach...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-74333247317472908352008-04-04T06:04:00.001-04:002008-04-04T06:04:30.436-04:00Where will life take you?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/m5xCGZuvhWI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/m5xCGZuvhWI'/></object></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32462723.post-52276819501684872952008-03-30T09:58:00.000-04:002008-03-30T09:59:13.269-04:00Charlottesville, VA, USA - Vol.2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><span class="bold">Hinflug</span></td> <td class="align_right"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 10:25 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Düsseldorf</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [DUS]"> [DUS]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 11:20 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Frankfurt/Main</span> <span class="small_text"> [FRA]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 20min </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 5733 <!-- --></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 12:50 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Frankfurt/Main</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [FRA]"> [FRA]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 15:50 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Philadelphia</span> <span class="small_text"> [PHL]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 9h </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 703 <!-- --></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 21:30 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Philadelphia</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [PHL]"> [PHL]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 22:47 </span> Mi 14 Mai <br /> <span class="bold">Charlottesville</span> <span class="small_text"> [CHO]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1h </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 4475 <!-- --></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- detail_entry --> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><span class="bold">Rückflug</span></td> <td class="align_right"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 15:30 </span> Mi 06 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Charlottesville</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [CHO]"> [CHO]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 16:47 </span> Mi 06 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Philadelphia</span> <span class="small_text"> [PHL]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1h </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 4328 <!-- --></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 20:20 </span> Mi 06 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Philadelphia</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [PHL]"> [PHL]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 10:20 </span> Do 07 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Frankfurt/Main</span> <span class="small_text"> [FRA]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 8h </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 702 <!-- --></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 13:00 </span> Do 07 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Frankfurt/Main</span> <span class="small_text" title=" [FRA]"> [FRA]</span> </td> <td width="5%"><br /></td> <td width="35%"> <span class="bold"> 13:45 </span> Do 07 Aug <br /> <span class="bold">Düsseldorf</span> <span class="small_text"> [DUS]</span> </td> <td class="border_left"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"> 16min </span> </td> <td class="border_left"><img id="null" src="https://ws2.direct-res.de/engine//img/airlines/tails/US.gif" title="US" /></td> <td width="20%"> <span class="small_text">US Airways, Economy <br /> Flug-Nr. US 5638</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15372436566044947349noreply@blogger.com0