He's Back!!

Habari Gani, Happy Hanukkah, and Merry Christmas!
This is the 105th. anniversary of the birth of the 'Dedicatee' - the other 'JC'

Queen Accepts Scotland’s Apology

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/queen-accepts-scotlands-apology?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=borowitz&mbid=nl_091914_Borowitz&CUST_ID=25936094&spMailingID=7131839&spUserID=NjM1OTEwMDg0MzES1&spJobID=522083175&spReportId=NTIyMDgzMTc1S0

RIP

http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20140910-david-whyte-1905936.aspx

Charles Hardin Holley born September 7, 1936

The man would have been 78 today - amazing

The War to end all wars ...

... how did that work out!!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/05/guardian-1914-england-declares-war-germany

http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2014/aug/05/guardian-newspaper-1914-first-world-war

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11011391/Lights-go-out-as-UK-remembers-WWI.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11010340/First-World-War-centenary-poppies-fill-Tower-of-London-moat.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11010026/First-World-War-centenary-historic-Wipers-Times-newspaper-recreated.html

http://www.visitflanders.co.uk/brochures/the-flanders-fields-post-uk-edition.jsp

Bad news on the doorstep!

(actually on the world wide web!)
KJT pulling out of the Commonwealth Games with a "stress reaction" in her foot.
Given her young age, a wise decision, but somewhat optimistically she feels she may still be OK to LJ at the Europeans - running or throwing maybe - but I would have thought that jumping was out for at least a month.

2 Days to Go!

World Junior Championships begin Tuesday in Eugene - first up is the Heptatahlon hurdles as "Veronica" rejoins the battle with the two girls who finished 29 points (Visser) and 11 points (Rodriguez) respectively ahead of her in Goetzis.

Here is the link to official entry list as at yesterday's date

https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/e09c6793-1f53-45d8-97c9-4df7a6732fbf.pdf

Final entries will be available after 16.00 PST on the 21st. (+ 8 hours for UK time)