This Weekend: Satellite in Your Night Sky

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has more than just the Space Shuttle orbiting the Earth. There are satellites out there too. You can have a personal relationship with space this weekend if you take the time to watch for a satellite passing overhead.

The Johnson Space Center provides information (including date, time and location in the sky) for spotting a satellite above your neighborhood. Click here to for detailed data for the US and its territories. Click here for international cities.

Thanks for the tip, Abbie!

Adventurous Site of the Week: Historic Food

Ivan Day is an expert on English food history. He has written extensively on the subject and is known for his re-creations of historic table settings for museums. Ivan also has a working kitchen in England filled with ancient tools for preparing authentic historic dishes in a style appropriate to the period. If you are an adventurous cook (or want to be), Ivan offers small classes where he teaches students the art of preparing delicious old-tyme fare.

Visiting his Web site, Historic Food, you'll find courses on Roasting and Broiling, Late Medieval English Cookery, Tudor and Early Stuart Cookery, Pie Making and Pastry, and oh, so many more. Unfortunately, his classes for the remainder of 2009 are full but if you're planning on being in England in 2010 keep an eye on Historic Food for next year's schedule. If England isn't on your agenda but you're in the mood for more immediate gratification, Ivan has three pages of recipes that will give you just the cooking adventure you've been looking for.

Click here to visit Historic Food

Click here to for Historic Food's recipe pages

To read more about Ivan Day, click here.

Rachel Roy Clothing Collection for Macy’s

Rachel Roy Clothing Collection for Macy’s. Rachel Roy brings affordable clothing to Macy's. Rachel is an amazing designer and now that she's teaming up with Macy's we can all afford her fashionable looks and clothing. The line is actually available in select stores now, with items in the collection ranging from footwear, accessories, and contemporary sportswear. The line also has styles of both downtown cool and uptown chic which create the perfect look for this fall. Prices of the collection will range from $59 to $299 depending on the item you are selecting to purchase. Checkout some of the looks from the line below.

Learning to Run in 13 Weeks: Week 12

The Handbook talks about the importance of remaining relaxed while running. This isn't too tough in the beginning but I've noticed that as time wears on, and I'm low on energy, I start to tighten up. My shoulders hunch, my gaze drops to the ground, sometimes I notice that my hands are clenched into fists. To combat the problem, I've started taking a mental inventory of my body as I run. I start with my head, making sure my eyes and jaw are relaxed then I move down through my neck shoulders, elbows, etc. all the way to my feet. It may be my imagination but I think I have more energy if I make sure my body is tension free.

Here's a tip from The Beginning Runner's Handbook that author Ian MacNeill credits to Olympian Lynn Kanuka: Try pressing your thumb and one of your fingers together to remove stress in the shoulders and back. You have to try it to believe that it works.

As mentioned in earlier posts, we're following the gradual running program outlined in the The Beginning Runner's Handbook: The Proven 13-Week Walk-Run Program *. Here's the schedule for this week and next.


Week 12

Day 1: 8-minute warm-up, run 50 minutes, 5-minute cool-down

Day 2: 8-minute warm-up, run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times. 5-minute cool-down

Day 3: 8-minute warm-up, run 15 minutes, walk 1 minute, run 15 minutes, walk 1 minute, run 10 minutes. 5-minute cool-down


Week 13

Day 1: 8-minute warm-up, run 40 minutes. 5-minute cool-down

Day 2: 8-minute warm-up, run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times. 5-minute cool-down

Day 3: Congratulations, you've done it!


*A few words about The Beginning Runner's Handbook. The 13-week program doesn't appear until page 151 because the authors (Ian MacNeill and the Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia) thought it was important to start with topics like moderation, choosing good shoes, training mind & body, pregnancy, cross-training, technique, diet, injuries and stretching. It is probably wise to do some reading of your own before you launch into this new exercise program. Please make sure you're healthy and ready for action and then join us!

New TV Show Wants to Make Your Dream a Reality!

If you've ever dreamed of being a reality TV star or if you just have a dream and need funding to make it a reality, have I got an opportunity for you! This casting call for a new TV show called Chance came to me this morning. Here's the scoop from Supervising Casting Producer Alexis Diamond:

New Reality Game Show: Chance
Executive Producer: Ryan Seacrest
Contact: Alexis Diamond, Supervising Casting Producer
Email: adiamond@me.com
Media Outlet: TV - Major Cable Network
Deadline: 12:10pm PACIFIC - 02 October

A Major Cable Network and Executive Producer, RYAN SEACREST are teaming up to bring you... "CHANCE"!

Do you need CA$H to fulfill your dreams? No matter how extraordinary, selfless or off the wall your dream might be, a new reality game show needs you! Whether you're asking for $50.00 or $250,000, if you've got passion and the gift of gab the money could be yours!

You can literally ask for anything! Is there something you've always wanted but could never quite afford? Do you have a lifelong ambition that you are desperate to fulfill? We're looking for people to come up with unique and exciting ideas.

How to Apply:

1. EMAIL: adiamond@me.com

Include your name, age, city you live in, occupation and your story! How much money do you need? What would you use the money for? How important is this to you?

OR

2. ATTEND AN OPEN CALL in LA, NY, Austin, St. Louis or Miami! (Specific locations TBA. Our website will be updated this week) All ages may apply no DREAM is too BIG or too SMALL! If you want to apply for the show, You MUST bring the following items with you to the open call to be considered.

1. Your completed and signed application. (Please download at: www.castingduo.com/chance)

2. Your 2-3 minute pitch on why you NEED the money and what it will buy you.

3. A recent clear photo of yourself or your group (if you're applying as a group).

4. A photocopy of your Driver's License or government issued Photo ID.

5. If you have props, visuals, costumes, etc...Please bring them!

For more information, open call locations and to download the application please visit: www.castingduo.com/chance

10 Adventurous Trips

Catherine Mack has written an article about 10 trips for women who want a more adventurous vacation. Catherine's suggestions range from Coasteering (plummeting from great heights into a body of water) to weaving rugs in Morocco to doing the Cha-Cha in Cuba and cryo-therapy in Slovakia.

From the Irish Times, 10 trips "For Women with a Sense of Adventure."

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