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2017 - Readathon Eleven Date: April 8th, 2017 - MIDNIGHT - 4AM (April 9th, 2017) - Check-In - THIS IS CHECK IN FIVE

Please let us know who is reading during these this period of time.

Let us know the following:

Name of Book and Author:
Genre:
Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.
Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.
How much time did you read:
Did you complete any books - name of book and author
What time zone and location are you in:

So for example:

The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
by Paul Scott - Genre: Historical Fiction - pages start 1 - finish 80

If you finished a book - let us know that too and make sure to get it added to your readathon shelf so you can get credit for it. If it is added properly it will show up on your shelf. You have to make sure to have selected a readathon shelf and when you are done with the first book for your readathon - make sure to add the completed date and that the book is read versus currently reading.

It will show up on your shelf if you have done this properly.

Remember wherever you are you can participate in the readathon.

And if you only have one hour or four hours or plan to do this for the entire 24 hour period taking of course breaks for eating and sleeping - you can join for however long you want to read. We want to keep track of the books completed, the books started, the books in progress, the number of pages read by all, and the different genres. Great fun and this is only the eleventh readathon - we will use the same readathon challenge for all of them so you can see your readathon shelves grow.

Additionally these books that you complete on the readathon can be added to other shelves for the Japan or Ireland challenge or the 2017 50 Books Challenge or the goodreads yearly challenge - the sky is the limit. Any genre is welcome.

Remember folks this is the check in for anybody reading during the hours of MIDNIGHT until 4AM on (April 9th, 2017) - (wherever in the world you are - use your time zone). If you want to get credit for any reading done during these four hours you must check in on this thread - Checkpoint 5. But for the check in to count - you must post between the hours of MIDNIGHT and 4AM on April 9th in the time zone that you are in. This is the Checkpoint for those hours on April 9th. To get credit for these hours this is the thread you must post on

REMEMBER AT LEAST ONE CHECK-IN MUST REFLECT THE FOLLOWING TO BE COUNTED IN THE READATHON AND OF COURSE YOU MUST CHECK-OUT AT THE END.

Make sure to answer the following:

Name of Book and Author or books and authors:

Genre or genres:

Number of Pages Read - Start Page and Finish Page for this four hour period.

Don't forget the proper citation - just do the best you can and we will assist you.

How much time did you read during this block of time:

Did you complete any books during this time frame and what were they?

Also, your location in the world and timezone

EASY SAMPLE OF TEMPLATE AND HOW YOU SIGN IN FOR EACH OF THE SIX CHECK INS - EACH CHECK IN REFLECTS A SPECIFIC FOUR HOUR AND DISTINCT BLOCK OF TIME/DATE IN YOUR GLOBAL LOCATION

You have to sign in for each check in point out of six Check INs that you want to get official credit for: (THE IDEAL IS TO READ FOR ALL 6 BUT THAT IS HARD TO DO) - each four hour block of time is for a specific time slot - check in FIVE is for MIDNIGHT UNTIL 4AM on April 9th. The minimum time spent on the readathon allowed is one hour out of 24 and a mandatory check in - of at least one Check In and the mandatory Check Out which is your final official tally. The check ins have one template and the check out is different and is the final tabulation point with its own template. Remember the ideal for the readathon is to make and check in at each of the official check in gates (there are six) and then officially check out the next day at the CHECK OUT THREAD - which is always Check Point Seven.

OK here is how I would sign in and I would fill in the blanks that I know at the beginning of the time slot timeframe and then I would complete the template at the end of the four hours and then do the same thing moving to Check In SIX

I am showing you a sample of how I sign in for Check In FIVE absent any explanations

BLANK TEMPLATE

Hi, this is Bentley - checking in from New York City - Metro New York City area - New York/New Jersey - USA - Eastern Standard Time

by Joby Warrick

by A. Scott Berg (no photo)

Genre: Non Fiction - Middle East (Black Flags) and Non Fiction - Biography (Lindbergh)
Start Page: 80
End Page: TBD
Total Pages Read: TBD
Total Hours Read: TBD
Total Books Read: TBD
Total Books Completed: TBD
Location: NYC (Metro New York area) - NY/NJ - USA - Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Note:
The above is a blank template that you can use putting in your own information and citations - just do a copy and paste and then edit.

THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE BLANK TEMPLATE COMPLETED

Directions:
a) You have already put in your blank template at the beginning of the check in period for Check In FIVE and now it is 3:45AM ON APRIL 9TH where you are and you now have to fill in the blanks of your template and complete your Check In FIVE template so you can move to check in SIX. I am just showing you below how to do that.

Hi, this is Bentley - checking in from New York City - Metro New York City area - New York/New Jersey - USA - Eastern Standard Time

by Joby Warrick

by A. Scott Berg (no photo)

Genre: Non Fiction - Middle East (Black Flags) and Non Fiction - Biography (Lindbergh)

Start Page: 80 and 500 for both books
End Page: 100 on one and 500 on other
Total Pages Read: 20 for both books
Total Hours Read: 3 hours out of 4
Total Books Read: 1
Total Books Completed: 1 completed during Check In ONE
Location: NYC (Metro New York area) - NY/NJ - USA - Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Book Completed During This Timeslot: NONE still working on Lindbergh - completed Black Flags at the end of Check in One.

by A. Scott Berg (no photo)

Book Completed during Readathon:

by Joby Warrick

Note:
The above is a blank completed template that you can use putting in your own information and citations - just do a copy and paste and then edit and put in your own information and data and citations.

Folks I have updated the Check In Templates and tried to make it easier so that you can do a copy and paste and fill in your own details, data and citations.

Details Explanations are in message 3
Easy Template sign in - blank template - message 4
Easy Template signing out of Check In One - message 5

This check in FIVE is set up and ready to go. I am closing it right now.

Folks who are signed up - we need your city, state, country, timezone or city, country, timezone - that is how we check the gates for the check ins and check out.

Here are the participants: (I have listed all of the information provided and have PMed the yes folks who I have not heard from - I have also put in when Bentley would be looking for you).

1. Bentley - Metro New York City, NY/NJ - USA - EST (Eastern Standard Time) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

2. Pia Cortez - no idea regarding location - need city, state, country or city country and in both cases - we need the timezone - 4/8

3. Helga Cohen - Columbia, South Carolina - EST (Eastern Standard Time) - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

4. Tessa White - New York City, New York - EST - (Eastern Standard Time) - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

5. Timothy Brown - Providence Forge, Virginia - EST (Eastern Standard Time) - - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

6. Dianne (no last name) - Uniondale, New York - EST - (Eastern Standard Time) - - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

7. Christie - Whispering Pines, NC, US, EST- (Eastern Standard Time) - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

8. Michelle - Southern California - Pacific Time Zone - Start Time is 8PM Saturday - Pacific Timezone - 4/8 - His start time will be three hours later than the NYC start time - Bentley's 11AM but she will still use her local time.

9. John Manning - ? - have no idea what location John is in - what city, state, country or what timezone - we need this information and I have PMed you. 4/8

10. Zhengyang Huang - Yangzhou, Jiangsu, CHINA, GMT + 8 - you are ahead of us Zhengyang so your local time means that you are starting the readathon 12 hours before I am so I will be looking for you. Start on your time at 8AM on 4/8 which will be 12 hours earlier than Bentley - for Bentley it will be 8PM Friday night on 4/7.

11. Cheryl Kinkaid - Vancouver, BC PDT - Start Time is 8PM Saturday - Pacific Timezone - 4/8 - Her start time will be three hours later than the NYC start time - Bentley's 11AM but she will still use her local time.

12. Lynnie W - Staten Island, NY, USA, Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

13. Michael Blacker- Egerton, AB, Canada - Mountain Standard Time - Start Time is 8AM your time on 4/8 which is for Bentley - 10AM on 4/8

14. Diana Thomas - Eaton, Ohio, USA. Eastern Time Zone - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

15. Dianne - we have a few Diane's - give me a last initial - sent also another PM to request city, state, country and timezone which is critical - have zero information on this person

16. Tyler Jamison - Williamsburg, Virginia - EST - Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

17. Roberto Brazao Gomes - Netherlands (Central European Time) - Start Time is 8AM Saturday - Netherlands (Central European Time) - 4/8 which for Bentley is earlier than his start time - for Bentley your start time will be seven hours earlier than Bentley which would be 1AM on 4/8 - Roberto you would be starting at your 8AM on 4/8 - but you would be ahead of the folks in New York by 7 hours

18. Cynthia - PRIVATE PROFILE - Greenfield, Massachusetts - EST (Eastern Standard Time) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

19. Christine Gilbert - Long Beach, California - Pacific Time Zone - Her start time will be three hours later than the NYC start time - Bentley's 11AM but Christine will still use her local time.

20. Maria M - Bogotá, 34, Colombia - UTC−05:00 - 1 hour earlier than Bentley - Maria you will be starting using your local time - 8AM on 4/8 which is 7AM for Bentley so he will be looking for you.

21. Maria Kruglova - London, H9, The United Kingdom - GMT - 5 hours earlier than Bentley - Maria Kruglova - you will be starting at your local time of 8AM on 4/8 which is actually 5 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so for Bentley you are starting at Bentley's 3AM on 4/8 so he will be looking for you.

22.Caroline R. - Melbourne, Australia - Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) - (GMT+10)/Caroline you would be starting earlier than the folks in NYC because you are 14 hours ahead/so you will be kicking off on this Check In at 8AM your time which is 6PM on Friday for Bentley. So you are starting on Bentley's Friday night 4/7 which is your 8AM on 4/8.

23. Coti Cheti - Buenos Aires, 07, Argentina - ArgentinaUTC/GMT -3 hours - so you are an hour later than Bentley in NYC so when you begin at 8AM on 4/8 Saturday it will be 7AM in NYC>

24. Glynn - Melbourne, Florida - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

25. Kathy - Tocca, Georgia - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

26. Marty Wightman - Dubuque, Iowa - Central Time Zone - 1 hour earlier than Bentley so Marty's 8AM is Bentley's 9AM - Marty start at your regular time at 8AM on 4/8.

27. Vicki - Berkeley, California - Pacific Time Zone - 3 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so starting at Bentley's 11AM on 4/8 - Vicki your start time is your 8AM on 4/8 - Saturday

28. Sandy - Atlantic time-zone (East Coast of Canada) - Need to have a bit more information - what province and exactly what province and city in Canada - would be helpful to know if you are the same time as New York City which I believe you are not. That is why I ask for city, state, country or for Canada - city, province, country and always the timezone.

29. Cathy - Brooklyn, New York - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

30. Mehrdad Jalali-Ghajar - Pasadena, California. The local timezone is Pacific Time. 3 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so starting at Bentley's 11AM on 4/8 - Mehrdad your start time is your 8AM on 4/8 - Saturday

31. Mary Ellen Woods - Florida - Eastern Standard Time - EST - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

32. Lorna - Denver, CO on MDT - Start Time 8AM Saturday - MDT - 4/8 - Lorna you are two hours earlier than Bentley - so you will be starting at Bentley's 10AM

33. Seismo2010gmail.Com - Houston, Texas - Central Time Zone - 1 hour earlier than Bentley so Seismo2010gmail.Com's 8AM is Bentley's 9AM - Seismo2010gmail.Com start at your regular time at 8AM on 4/8.

34. Ricky Kundnani - San Jose, California - Pacific Time Zone - The local timezone is Pacific Time. 3 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so starting at Bentley's 11AM on 4/8 - Ricky Kundnani your start time is your 8AM on 4/8 - Saturday

35. Mary - Charleston, South Carolina - Eastern Standard Time - EST - Eastern Standard Time - EST - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

36. Christopher Moffat - Highland, CA - Pacific Time Zone - The local timezone is Pacific Time. 3 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so starting at Bentley's 11AM on 4/8 - Christopher your start time is your 8AM on 4/8 - Saturday

37. Patrick - Montana - what city are you close to in Montana - Mountain Time Zone - Start Time is 8AM your time on 4/8 which is for Bentley - 10AM on 4/8

38. Katie Stoddard - Bothell, Washington - Pacific Standard - The local timezone is Pacific Time. 3 hours earlier than Bentley in NYC so starting at Bentley's 11AM on 4/8 - Katie your start time is your 8AM on 4/8 - Saturday

39. Debye Nicholl - where in Texas are you - closest city please - there are two time zones in Texas and I need to know which one - so please provide information

40. Scott Anderson - Shepherdstown, West Virginia - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Start Time is 8AM your time on 4/8 which is for Bentley - 10AM on 4/8

41. Ericka Clou - New York, New York - EST - Eastern Standard Time -Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

42. Gerard (gkwilecki) - Mobile, Alabama - Central Time Zone - 1 hour earlier than Bentley so Gerard's 8AM is Bentley's 9AM - Gerard start at your regular time at 8AM on 4/8.

43. April Li - Bridgewater, New Jersey - Eastern Standard Time - (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

44. Nick Patten - Durham, North Carolina - Eastern Standard Time - (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

45. Sibel Mutlu- Istanbul, Turkey - 7 hours ahead of New York City - TRT – Turkey Time (Standard Time) - Sibel you would be starting and posting here at your 8AM on April 8th but you will be starting 7 hours ahead of Bentley in NYC at Bentley's 1AM

46. Cheyen - Baltimore, Maryland - Eastern Standard Time - EST - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

47. Chloe - London, UK - GMT + 1 (British summer time) - 5 hours later than NYC - Chloe you will be starting five hours earlier than we will be in New York City - so you will be starting at 3AM NYC time which will be your 8AM

48. Cathy - Washington DC - EST - Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

49. Christine Y - Williston Park, NY - EST - Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

50. Karen Bird - Williston Park, NY - Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

51. Cheryl Jansen - Los Angeles, California - Pacific Time Zone - Cheryl will be starting 3 hours later than Bentley in NYC - starting at 11AM EST - Cheryl you will be starting at your 8AM local time on 4/8

52. Elizabeth - Closest city unknown, Maryland - Eastern Standard Time - EST - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

53. John Dawson - Melbourne, Australia - Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) - 14 hours ahead - you will be starting 14 hours ahead of Bentley in NYC - your 8AM April 8th is Bentley's 6PM on April 7th so John you will posting earlier - this is the check in thread.

54. Margarita - Margarita, what is your closest city - The United Kingdom and where are you in the United Kingdom - what specific country - and timezone? - you are at least 5 hours ahead of us. So you are starting early and will post your check in here. Need more information from you.

55. Ronnie Tyler - Need closest city/state - only know USA - Eastern Standard Time - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

56. Mary T - Rhode Island USA, Eastern Time Zone - need general city location - does not have to be specific - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

57. Anna Johnstone - what country in the UK are you reading from - could you let us know a closer city, country, etc. you can still maintain your privacy - I post Metro NYC, NY - EST - It is OK that you are not able to do 12:00 to 17:00 - post in the check ins when you are reading and then you must also do the mandatory Check Out the following day which is easy to do. You do not have to check in and read for all six check ins so there is no problem with your battlefield training for reenactment - I will assume for now you are 5 hours ahead and that you will be posting and checking in 5 hours before 8AM NYC - so you will be starting at 3AM EST time which will be your local time of 8AM - so use your local time. I will assume that you are GMT + 1 (British summer time) for now

58. Doris Smith - Kusadasi, Turkey - TRT - you are 7 hours ahead of Bentley in NYC so you will be starting at 1AM EST time which is 8AM your local time. So you will be out in front starting with Australia.

59. Megan GlassMegan for you to participate - we need to know your location - what city, state, country and what timezone or if you are in a foreign country - what city are you closer to and what country and very important - we need to know your time zone - For example I use Metro NYC, NY/NJ - USA - Eastern Standard Time which is general

60. Aloha - Aloha we need to know more information for the readathon - city,state, country and timezone - if you are from a foreign country then we need closest city, state, and country plus timezone - for privacy I state - Metro NYC, NY/NJ - Eastern Standard Time so that is the way you still give the specific information but give enough specifics for the readathon - so please let us know some general specifics

61. ShawnLeeZX - Central District, 00, Hong Kong - did not receive timezone location information - but I will assume based upon the profile that it is going to be Hong Kong Time Zone - UTC+08:00 - it appears if the above is correct that you are 12 hours ahead of Bentley in NYC so you will be starting the Readathon 12 hours sooner than Bentley will - so you should start at 8AM your time and this is the first check in thread. Your 8AM on 4/8 is 8PM on 4/7 for Bentley so you are posting earlier than Eastern Standard Time

62. Kaye - New Jersey - Eastern Standard Time - Kaye could you give a city that you are closest to - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

63. Jaydee414 - Maryland - Eastern Shore - EST - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

64. Kim Verstraeten - Belgium, Central European Summer Time - what city are you closer too. Bentley uses Metro NYC, NY -EST - it appears that are going to start with this check in thread 6 hours ahead of NYC so you would be starting at 2AM Bentley's NYC time - I do not have more information from you so that is my assumption - use your local time - 8AM - 4/8 as the start time

65. Monica A - New York City, New York, USA - Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Start Time 8AM Saturday - EST - 4/8

66. Luis Frauca remacha - zero information - need city, state, country and timezone

Wait List Folks - the Maybes - Bentley is not counting on you participating - there is a fair amount of preparation for Readathons so folks cannot just show up. Make sure that you have signed up for the Readathons and set up your shelves. We have information posted elsewhere which would help you with this. Let us know that you want to participate by changing your maybe to yes ahead of time and make sure to include your city, state, country and timezone or if you are a global member - your city or province, country, timezone - you can maintain your privacy and give enough details for the readathon where time, timezone, location are critical. For example, I post Metro NYC, NY - Eastern Standard Time. So please make sure to let us know ahead of time by letting Bentley know.

JOIN THE READATHON OFFICIAL LISTING:

All - before beginning make sure that you have first signed in to the Readathon itself and signed up.

Here is the link: /challenges/...

Scroll down to the bottom of the readathon text and make sure you have joined the Readathon and then at the bottom you will see how you can set up your shelf to document your readathon completion progress. You will set up the name for your shelf and indicate how many books you would like to complete during the Readathons.

Once you have joined the official Readathon list - you do not have to join that set up again because we carry over the previous list from year to year.

You can always update your shelf from year to year and change the number of books you want to complete and the name of the shelf for that year easily. You can always do updates and edits.

Of course, you have to sign up for the Readathon event but as far as your Readathon shelf - you will be set up.

All, this is the thread that everybody goes to next after completing Check In - Checkpoint Four - this is Check In - Checkpoint FIVE and folks sign in here if they are reading during the Readathon between the hours of MIDNIGHT and 4AM on your April 9th.

First you are immediately going to come here and check in and after completing Check In FOUR - Checkpoint - you always check in immediately at the beginning of each the four hour time slots for each four hour period. This is Check In - Checkpoint FIVE and you are in the right spot if you are reading during the hours of MIDNIGHT and 4AM on April 9th.

Do a copy and paste of blank template that is used on all check ins
read messages 3, 4, 5 closely. And post your hello and entry.

Approximately 15 minutes before the end of the check in FOUR period - at about 11:45PM - come back in again to the check in and fill in all of the completed data and stats and citations for that four hour time slot.

Once you have checked in and completed the check in - then you will move to the next check in and do it all over again.

There are six check ins and at the very least you have to hit one - and no matter if you had one check in - all the way up to six - EVERYBODY HAS TO CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY AT NOON.

The mandatory check out has its own template.

FOLKS - THIS IS CHECKPOINT FIVE - CHECK IN - YOU MUST CHECK IN HERE IF YOU ARE READING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND 4AM ON APRIL 9TH AND WANT TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS CHECK IN GATE.

THIS IS CHECKPOINT FIVE - CHECK IN.

Hi, this is Margarida, checking in from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, London Time.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Genre: Fiction/Horror/카지노싸이트 Fiction
Start Page: 187
End Page: 215
Total Pages Read: 28
Total Hours Read: 30 min.
Total Books Read: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
Location: Edinburgh - Scotland - UK - London Time

Book Completed:
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Wow good for you Margarita - you are doing wonderfully - I love where you live and Scotland - I will always remember my trip there whenever I see your location noted.

You did very well for your first readathon and you should be very proud of your progress.

Hi, this is Gyoza - checking in from Atlanta - Metro Atlanta area - Georgia - USA - Eastern Standard Time

by Gertrude Himmelfarb

Genre: History-Politics-Philosophy
Start Page: 26
End Page: 70
Total Pages Read: 44
Total Hours Read: 2 hours 20 min.
Total Books Read: 1
Total Books Completed: 0
Location: Atlanta - GA - USA - Eastern Standard Time (EST)

This is my first check-in for this readathon. I think I can get at least an hour's reading done. Maybe more if the coffee holds out.

Hi again,

Checking in for Session 5.

by Anders Rydell (no photo)

Genre: History
Start page: 161
End page: 250
Total pages read: 89
Total hours read: 3 1/2
Total books read: 1
Total books completed: 0
Location: San Antonio, TX - Central Time

Checkpoint #5 Check-in
The Name of Book and Author or books and authors:
by Taylor Anderson

Genre or genres: Alternative History
Start: 425
Finish: 448
Pages read: 23
Total Hours Read: 1.5
Total Books Read: 1
Total Books Completed: 1
Location: Alberta, Canada- mountain

Folks remember there is the mandatory check out shelf CHECKPOINT SEVEN) and you have to check out there when you are done.

I always give folks extra time to get that done on the day after the readathon start date which is today so any time today getting the tallies in is fine.

But CHECKPOINT SEVEN is the place to do the mandatory check out - so please use the CHECK OUT TEMPLATE. No matter on what thread you checked in on - you have to check out today on CHECKPOINT SEVEN USING THE CHECK OUT TEMPLATE.

Link: /topic/show/...