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Oct 09, 2024 01:44PM
Filled in spreadsheet with banked books so just waiting for you to finish yours Eunice. Do you have any banked ones you can use?
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Anastasia wrote: "Filled in spreadsheet with banked books so just waiting for you to finish yours Eunice. Do you have any banked ones you can use?"Technically, I do, but they're all below 300 pages, which is why I didn't list them in the sheets.
We only have a couple of weeks left so maybe even using the small books may still get us extra points that we wouldn't normally have
I think it is more about how many more sports we can finish in the next 3 weeks as we get extra points for finishing a sport so your short books should help.
I've put them in, still need to read for one task
Eunice wrote: "I've put them in, still need to read for one task"That's great!
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Weightlifting is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights. Athletes compete in two specific ways of lifting the barbell overhead. The snatch is a wide-grip lift, in which the weighted barbell is lifted overhead in one motion. The clean and jerk is a combination lift, in which the weight is first taken from the ground to the front of the shoulders (the clean), and then from the shoulders to over the head (the jerk).
For this Event, each person must complete TWO unique tasks from the list below.
1. Read a book with compound word in the title (like, barbell)
2. Read a book with a “clean” subject/story (Cozy Mystery, etc.)
3. Read a book where something is snatched
4. Read a book with a character that is a jerk
5. Read a book where the MC has to lift something heavy
6. Read a book with a head and shoulders fully visible on the cover
No worries, I can probably find 2 others in my banked books
I did 1 and 3 and have added them to the spreadsheet
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🏅 Field Hockey
Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper. Teams must move a hockey ball around a field by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. A penalty or fault can lead the referee to inflict a green card (two-minute suspension), yellow (five-minute suspension) or red (ejection) to the player concerned.
The modern game was developed at public schools in 19th-century England and it is now played globally. The sport is known simply as hockey in countries where it is the more common form of hockey. The term field hockey is used primarily in Canada and the United States, where hockey more often refers to ice hockey. Field hockey matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, or indoor boarded surface.
In the United States, field hockey is played predominantly by girls and women. There are few field hockey clubs, most play taking place between high school or college sides. The sport was largely introduced in the U.S. by Constance Mary Katherine Applebee. In other countries, participation is fairly evenly balanced between men and women.
Period 1
1. Read a book where a character is known by two different names
2. Read a book where someone uses a stick or club to hit someone or something
3. Read a book set in both Canada and the United States (at least 50% combined)
Period 2
1. Read a book that has green, yellow and red on the cover (all 3 colors)
2. Read a book where a significant event takes place at a high school or college
3. Read a book whose author’s initials are found in Constance Mary Katherine
Applebee’s initials – CMKA (all of the author’s initials, including middle if used)
Overtime
1. Read a book that is 10th in a series
2. Read a book that is 11th in a series
3. Read a book written by a female author and has predominantly female characters
🏅 Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 holes, regions of terrain that each contain a cup, the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course has a teeing ground for the hole's first stroke, and a putting green containing the cup.
There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various hazards that may be water, rocks, or sand-filled bunkers. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Many golf courses are designed to resemble their native landscape, such as along a seacoast (where the course is called a links), within a forest, among rolling hills, or part of a desert.
The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland. The 18-hole round was created at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1764.
Hole 1
1. Read a book with a one word title
2. Read a book with a 9 or 18 in the page count (must be nine or eighteen - 209 or 218)
3. Read a book with a hole or cup on the cover
Hole 9
1. Read a book set in Scotland
2. Read a book with MC or author named Andrew or Andrews
3. Read a book with a unique title layout or a unique cover layout
Hole 18
1. Read a book with a rolling green grassy landscape on the cover (meadow, yard, etc)
2. Read a book with a forest on the cover (an actual forest, not just trees)
3. Read a book with a sandy seacoast on the cover (sand, coast and sea)
Choose which ones you want Eunice and I'll see what I can do with what is left
Still waiting for you to pick Eunice or should I go ahead and pick some. There is only 2 weeks left. Do you have books that you could put in just to get it done?
Sorry, I knew I was forgetting something.Period 1
2. Read a book where someone uses a stick or club to hit someone or something How to Survive Your Murder
Period 2
2. Read a book where a significant event takes place at a high school or college Truly, Madly, Deadly
Overtime
1. Read a book that is 10th in a series (11th book works too)
Hole 1
2. Read a book with a 9 or 18 in the page count (must be nine or eighteen - 209 or 218) Cocaine Blues
Hole 9
1. Read a book set in Scotland The Cracked Spine
Hole 18
2. Read a book with a forest on the cover (an actual forest, not just trees)
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At the end of the official challenge (October 31), your team may choose to continue on at your own pace to complete the remaining events.
Official scores / point accumulation ends on Oct 31st. However, if you choose to continue, medals will continue to be awarded.
Updated the Spreadsheet and have only one book to still read and should hopefully get it done this weekend.
Do you want to keep going after the end? I'm happy just to finish up on Oct 31. I have too many other challenges going on. I'm happy to keep going though if you want to finish up the events.
Anastasia wrote: "Do you want to keep going after the end? I'm happy just to finish up on Oct 31. I have too many other challenges going on. I'm happy to keep going though if you want to finish up the events."I'm fine with ending it on Oct 31
My books are all done for Field Hockey and Golf
How are you going with your books Eunice? Just wondering if we might be able to fit another sport in before the end? Even if we only use short books it is still extra points.
Hey Eunice, there are only a few days left. If you've read any of your books you should put them in so at least we get points for them.
No worries, just hoping to maximise our points for the end.
Hi Eunice, today is the last day for adding your books
Hi Anastacia, I'm currently filling up the spreadsheet with my books. I'm sorry I haven't been able to read much this past week. I'm on a trip, and it's unexpectedly hectic.I had fun playing this challenge with you. I hope you didn't get too stressed with me throughout the challenge 😅
I had fun and can understand that life gets in the way of our reading goals. We still did fairly well.
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🏅 Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. The word Taekwondo can be translated as tae ("strike with foot"), kwon ("strike with hand"), and do ("the art or way"). In addition to its five tenets of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit, the sport requires three physical skills: poomsae, and gyeokpa. Poomsae (forms) are patterns that demonstrate a range of kicking, punching and blocking techniques, kyorugi (sparring) involves the kind of sparring seen in the Olympics, and gyeokpa (breaking) is the art of breaking wooden boards. Taekwondo also sometimes involves the use of weapons such as swords and nun-chucks.
Taekwondo’s first Olympic appearance came at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, when it was contested as a demonstration event. It appeared again as a demonstration sport at the Barcelona Games in 1992 but was absent from the Olympic program at Atlanta 1996. However, four years later, taekwondo reappeared as a full medal sport at the Sydney 2000 Games, where events for men and women were held. Taekwondo has been a part of the Olympic program ever since.
Taekwondo
1. Read a book published between 1988 and 1992
2. Read a book that takes place in Korea or where Korea or Seoul is mentioned
3. Read a book where 2 of the tenets (courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, indomitable spirit) are found in the text
Poomsae / Forms
1. Read a book where form is important (such as in an occupation or appearance at social event)
2. Read a book with a series of patterns on the cover
3. Read a book where a character needs to block something or someone
Kyorugi / Sparring
1. Read a book whose MC practices taekwondo or has a sparring match (must be martial art sparring)
2. Read a book where a character practices self-control during a scene in the book
3. Read a book where the series name starts with a letter in KYORUGI
Gyeokpa / Breaking
1. Read a book with something made of wood on the cover
2. Read a book where something is broken intentionally
3. Read a book in which the title starts with a letter in GYEOKPA
🏅 Judo
Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. Judo was created in 1882 as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors, due to an emphasis on free sparring instead of pre-arranged forms alongside its removal of striking and weapon elements. In Japanese, the word “judo” means “the gentle way,” but the traditional wrestling sport can hardly be described as such—it requires considerable physical effort.
The objective of competitive judo is to throw an opponent, immobilize them with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. While strikes and use of weapons are included in some pre-arranged forms (kata), they are not frequently trained and are illegal in judo competition or free practice. Judo's philosophy revolves around two primary principles: 'good use of energy' and 'mutual welfare and benefit'.
Judo – Match 1
1. Read a book that features a jacket on the cover
2. Read a book that takes place in Japan or that has a character who is Japanese
3. Read a book where the MC has “a gentle way” (your interpretation)
Judo – Match 2
1. Read a book where someone is “thrown” (picked up & thrown, thrown from a car, etc)
2. Read a book where a character is choked by another person
3. Read a book with 2 of the words MUTUAL, WELFARE, or BENEFIT are found in the text
🏅 Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time.
Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules.
Boxing – Bout 1
1. Read a book with a box or a ring on the cover
2. Read a book where two people throw punches at each other
3. Read a book where the MC wears protective equipment (like those used in boxing)
Boxing – Bout 2
1. Read a book that takes place in several different geographical areas (Cities, countries, planets, etc)
2. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in BOXING
3. Read a book with a timed event
🏅 Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in human history—if not the oldest. Multiple sculptures, reliefs and cave drawings—some of which date to around 15,000 years ago—show wrestlers using various holds that are still used in the present-day sport. Wrestling was a key part of the ancient Olympic Games, where it was first contested in 708 BCE. Wrestling matches were organized as its own event in two disciplines (‘upright’ and ‘ground’ wrestling) and as part of the pentathlon.
There are two Olympic wrestling disciplines, each with its own rules. In Greco-Roman wrestling, a competitor can only use his arms and upper body to attack his opponent above the waist. Freestyle wrestling is a much more open form of the sport in which competitors also use their legs and can hold opponents above or below the waist.
Wrestling
1. Read a book with a person on the cover pictured only from the waist up
2. Read a book where the MC purchases a sculpture or painting (or creates them)
3. Read a book with the word WRESTLING in the text
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Either way, if you have banked books that fit the tasks or read anything today that will fit and want the extra points, just add those books to the SS.
have added my banked books for the points. Angie we are not continuing.
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Golf ~ Hole 1
2. Read a book with a 9 or 18 in the page count (must be nine or eighteen - 209 or 218)
Eunice posted for this task with a book that has a page count of 185. That doesn't fit for the task requirement.
If Eunice has a book that will fit, you can swap it out and I will update the points. Or if you both need to change books around within this event to fit the two tasks for that spot, that is okay too.
Angie I swapped booked around and moved Eunices one word book from spellout to take place of mine and put in another of mine for the 18 task
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That was my bad. I thought the numbers could be in any place and didn't think any further about it.
Eunice wrote: "That was my bad. I thought the numbers could be in any place and didn't think any further about it."I thought the same, but luckily had a book from another challenge to fit. I hope you don't mind the way I switched your books around.
We came 4th! Thanks Eunice, I enjoyed playing with you.
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