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Running (in marathons) has taken up a new level. The craze is like badminton several years ago.

Running is perhaps one of the least expensive sports there is, for a beginner . All you got to do is get a good pair of shoes plus clothes that will not feel heavy and make you sweat buckets, you are good to go.

Investing on a good pair of athletic shoes like mbt shoes or running-specific shoes is a good move.

One can get those wrist watches for time, heart rate monitor, running GPS/camera/camelbacks, music players, sunglasses, at a later stage. This is just my opinion though.

You can run a few blocks in your neighborhood early in the morning or early evening, or even during weekends, no need to pay for any membership fees. Be careful with stray dogs though

You can read a lot of websites, talk to people who are into the sport and even join running clinics.

There is a website that lists the schedule of marathons one can join. It is no surprise that two-three or even more are happening every week.

Why, there is even a website that lists the songs in the play lists of runner.

Talks to self: “So, wake up early, gear up and go!”

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With so many candidates vying for a few choice positions in different corporate offices, having a graduate degree is something that will set a candidate apart from others.

Having a degree in Psychology and an almost completed graduate degree in another field, I have wanted to learn about organizational leadership. Reading further about this, I have been looking for an Organizational development university offering the course. I have to look for a local university of course for convenience.

Anyway, I reviewed the course being offered and I became interested further more about it.

forge alliances

build hope and contagious confidence

inspire a shared vision

turn details into action

think creatively

The above made me convinced that this is not just a “stepping stone” course but something that will also promote more self-confidence and the ability to understand the different perspectives and the changes happening around us.

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Everybody’s been talking about this rude person who calls himself Kanye West.

Boooo! to Kanye West for that uncalled for and rude behavior towards teen Taylor Swift during the MTV VMAs last Sunday. Taylor, go girl!

Crass behavior is something that turns people off. If KW lives in another country, maybe he should start contacting long distance movers before an angry mob get him at his home, lol.

Dissing other people in front of millions of spectators is not just crass, uncalled for and rude, it is downright barbaric and savage.

Clearly, good breeding can’t be bought.

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Vegetable salads are expensive when bought from a restaurant so I make my own. I do not even need fancy full of fat dressing, I can eat a bowl of it as it is, without any frills.

In this bowl, the cheese cubes give the salad a salty taste.

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Candles are one of the things that make a place look relaxed and cozy.

I for one prefer to have candles for their flickering lights and the shadows they cast look wonderful for me.

We would have decorative candles in our house too but since most of these have scents, that would not be a good idea for me who has allergies to scented things. All we have are functional ones to be lighted when the lights go off

Plus, living in a country where the weather can be scorching hot, and where even homes have small industrial fans to ward off the heat, lighted candles are of course, not going to survive the wind from these fans.

But then, maybe I will get those tall clear glasses and put my candles inside so these will not die out.

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