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America's No. 1 Life Coach Makes A Promise To You…
"Introducing The Best, Most Affordable Life Coaching That Is Guaranteed To Help You Live A Better Life, Make More Money, Have More Fun, Experience More Fulfilling Relationships, Get Work-Life Balance, Plus A Whole Lot More!"
Question: What Separates You From Top CEOs, Famous Chefs, World-Class Athletes, Top Entrepreneurs & Executives, the Best Actors and Other Top Achievers?
Answer: All Super-Achievers Have Coaches To Help Them Maximize Their Success and Live Great Lives!"
From: Darryl L. Mobley
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
Hello Friend,
Do you have a burning desire to be successful in your personal and professional lives?… Are you working really hard to advance your career and feel as if even though you are experiencing some professional success — you may be sacrificing too much of your personal life in the process?… Or perhaps you are changing career paths and want to really excel in your new position?…
Believe me, I know how you feel. For more than 20 years as a Life Coach I have worked with clients on exactly what you are feeling and experiencing. I have seen what works and what doesn't in trying to live a successful and balanced life with no regrets. I have assisted my successful clients in becoming more successful in living their best, most satisfying lives. Seeing My Clients Succeed Makes Me Happy. I believe that helping others achieve their dreams is one of the key reasons I was put here on earth.
It's been my great privilege to meet, work with, and learn from some of the most accomplished corporate executives, entrepreneurs, military leaders, athletes, coaches, personal development experts, husbands, wives, and parents in the world.
My experiences as a fruit picker with migrant workers, a snake wrangler and horse whisperer, a West Point cadet, an officer in the U.S. Army, a high-level athlete, a corporate executive, an entrepreneur, an Executive Coach, a professional speaker and trainer, a thrill-seeker, and a father and husband – have taken me on a spectacular journey through life and allowed me to be "coached" and mentored by some of history's greatest super-achievers.
When I started to put together the huge amount of material for this Life Coaching that I want to share with you, it occurred to me that I have rarely had a month of my adult life when I did not engage at least one person who was a super-achiever in their field.
These interactions – both intentional and chance have given me a perspective that's fairly unique and – as some of my clients have said – incredibly profound. Many of the people I've met have changed the world, and changed me. I share the lessons I took from their lives with my clients. And now, I want to share them with you!
"Darryl Mobley helped me think bigger
and be more creative in my career!"
"There have been many significant influences in shaping my life,
values, and careers, but there is absolutely no question
that Darryl helped me think bigger, work harder, and
be more creative in my career…"
~ Patrick S. O'Brien, Co-Founder, Making It Count
Since neither you nor I have time to waste – Let me Cut To The Chase: I want you take advantage of my direct-to-you, super affordable & convenient Life Coaching – no matter where you live!
YOU GET THE BEST LIFE COACHING FROM ME THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH POWERFUL GUIDANCE & INFORMATION DIRECT FROM MY MOUTH TO YOUR EARS — One on One!!!
During each week of One-on-One Life Coaching from me I will provide you with the same life-enhancing material, advice and Socrates-inspired Life Coaching that I provide the top-level and high-paying clients in my Executive Coaching practice…
Week after week, you will get emails from me containing the private links to the personal coaching and guidance AUDIO messages and information from ME. You can click and listen (and Re-Listen) to me as many times as you wish and when it is most convenient to you… Taking notes. Doing the exercises. Uncovering the A-Ha's that will accelerate the greatness in your life.
In fact, I will send you some amazing coaching material the moment you sign up to join my "Success Mojo" coaching program. What you get in that first email will blow your mind! And it will be that way, week after week! That's how I roll, my friend!
Can I tell you a secret? Here it is: My clients love working with me because…
"As Your Personal Coach — I Am Dedicated
To Helping You Succeed!"
I feel the same way about you and your success. I have taken all of the best and most powerful advice, tips and strategies that I use with some of the most successful people on the planet and elegantly placed it into my Life Coaching… delivered by me IN MY VOICE directly to you. I coach women and men, teenagers and adults, entrepreneurs and couples, parents, singles and married, athletes, politicians, teachers & professors with the same goal in mind – – – I help them live their best lives. They all come to me because they want to win at the game of life.
I have made this so affordable that only a fool would pass up my offer. (Can you tell that I am direct? My clients love this because I cut through the time-wasting nonsense so that your success comes quickly!) For less than the amount that many people spend on a few visits to Starbucks or lunch, you get me for a Life Coach communicating with you each week… working with you to improve every area of your life. How much is it? Just $39.97 per month. But, don't click and purchase just yet. I want you to read below to see all that you are getting.
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"Darryl's "Success Mojo" coaching is the MOST CONVENIENT. Don't hassle with trying to fit your schedule with a life coach's hours of business. Darryl's email delivered audio coaching sessions are totally convenient because you can play and replay Darryl's priceless success coaching sessions at anytime that is convenient to you – day or night, everyday of the year. You can also send him your questions on any area of your life!"
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According to my clients, having me work with you each week (as your very own "life coach") is just the sort of "juice" you need to maximize your success. Imagine the difference I will make in your life!
Living the lessons I share with my top clients (and that I will share with you) has allowed me to Create My Dream Life – a life worth living – in which I:·
wake up each day excited about what I will do and who I will meet
control my schedule so that I can spend an incredible amount of time with my kids & wife
travel first-class and work with fantastic clients all over the world — from the U.S.A. to Japan to Switzerland to the Philippines to England to Italy…·
not worry about money
stay in touch with my great friends
vacation any place in the world I want
and, feel in control of my life!
"I Want It All! Don't You?"
Now, I never talk about my life to impress you or anyone else…
I AM sharing my experience creating my life so as to impress upon you that if I can do it, YOU CAN TOO! I also want to assure you that when you take my embarrassingly affordable Life Coaching, and then you take action with what you learn, you will live the life of your dreams.
**More About Darryl is at the bottom of this page.**
"If You Value Your Life As Much As My Clients Value Theirs, Then You Will Enroll In My Convenient & Affordable "Success Mojo" Life Coaching!"
I Believe That YOU DO DESERVE TO LIVE A GREAT LIFE! But it is not enough for me to believe it. YOU must believe that you can create and live a life of abundance in love, happiness, freedom and money.
Your belief coupled with YOU taking action with the powerful action steps I will share with you will lead you directly to the success you desire. You can do it! I Guarantee It!
"It's Time For You To Decide That Your Life Is Worth Living Well…
Personally & Professionally!"
Enroll in my GUARANTEED "Success Mojo" Life Coaching Now! and Start Changing Your Life. My Success Mojo Life Coaching is a fantastic and affordable step-by-step journey for you on How To Create and Live Your BEST LIFE — starting IMMEDIATELY! Don't wait! Your Life Is Worth It.
"BONUS ALERT! I will send you a special, super-high-value ($1,597.97) gift once you "graduate" from my Life Coaching!"
Keep reading below for more info.
Every week in my Life Coaching, I WALK YOU THROUGH the Success Secrets & Action Steps you will use to design, create and live your best life – personally and professionally. You and I will cover every area of your life… career, relationships, wealth, family, and other personal and professional topics of every kind…
And check this out: I have had people of every age and situation take my powerful Life Coaching… from teenagers to grandparents, from corporate executives to top-level entrepreneurs, from parents to superstar athletes, from single to married… The information I provided worked in every case and for every person. And, It Will Work For You…
…What I Share With You Each Week Will
…There Is Just This One Catch:
You Must Take Action With What
I Share With You.
As you and I move through each week of the "Success Mojo" Life Coaching, you will learn:
- How To Determine Your Life's Major Goals
- How To Make More Money with less effort and less stress
- How To Achieve Success in Your Career & Business
- How And Why You Must Believe In Yourself
- How To Determine What You Want In A Life Partner
- The One Question That Can Instantly Improve Your Marriage
- The Self-Defeating Words You Must Never Say
- How To Change Your Mood
- How To Improve Communication In Your Relationship
- How And Why You Must Find Opportunities To Be A Leader
- How And Why You Must Set Powerful Life Goals
- The Secret Behind Casting Your Net On The Right Side
- How And Why You Must Get A Grip On Your Powerful "Why"
- How To Put The Law Of Attraction To Use In Your Life
- How To Get Your Attitude Right
- How To Uncover Your Personal Vision And Purpose
- How To Move Beyond Self-Imposed Barriers
- How To Determine How Great You Want To Be
- How To Do What You Enjoy Doing
- How to THINK BIG
- How To Become Self-Confident
- How and Why You Must Schedule "Me Time"
- Why You Should Not Try To Impress Other People
- How and Why You Must Expect The Best
- How To Stop Settling for Less
- How and Why You Must Analyze Your Results
- How and Why You Must Stay Away From Dream Stealers
- How To Build Rapport With Others
- How Achievers and Non-Achievers Are Different
- How and Why You Must Compete With Yourself
- How and Why You Must Ask for Feedback
- How and Why You Must Celebrate Your Successes
- The 12 Commandments of a Life Worth Living
- How To Avoid Suffering From Scatteration
- How To Stop Fearing Failure
- And much, much more!
Plus – You can send me any questions you have and I will answer them.
WOW! Doesn't all of this sound fantastic to you? I knew that it would! The impact this knowledge will have on your life makes the $39.97 cost seem even more amazing.
Imagine how great YOU will feel as your life changes and gets better and better each and every week! WOW!
If you have read this far then you know that the information I share via my Life Coaching can change your life just as it has positively changed the lives of my clients all over the world.
Let me be blunt:
I want you to live a fantastic life!
WARNING: My Life Coaching and the action steps it requires are ONLY
for Those Who Want To Live A Fantastic Life!
If you are okay with feeling stressed, stuck, powerless, unhappy, unfulfilled, and not at the top of your game…. please close this page and choose a therapist who will sit you on a couch, listen to you whine, take your money and not leave you better after years of blubbering.
As with every great coach, the Life Coaching from me is not tricky, complex, or hard-to-understand. Like most of the best things in life, my Life Coaching simply requires you to make decisions about what you want from life.
You'll find that my Life Coaching — like all of my books, programs and workshops — is about the positive and what I know works!
**To live the life of your dreams takes more than mere motivation. It takes knowledge of every piece of the "Life Success Puzzle." Each week Darryl coaches you on at least one piece of the Life Success Puzzle. But he doesn't stop there! Darryl shows you how to take the specific Action Steps that make that piece of the Life Success Puzzle a part of your life.
Just in case you aren't aware of my track record helping others create better lives for themselves, with the programs, strategies and books that I produce, check out what these incredible folks have to say…
"Darryl inspired me to become an entrepreneur. I don't believe I would have thought that, 'I can do that,' if I hadn't seen Darryl… I started my business and have been wildly successful. Darryl is a walking inspiration. When he says, 'enjoy life,' people should listen. He knows how to do it."
~ Jim Chastain, Founder, RealityCheck
"Darryl will coach you to develop the life-changing habits of men and women who have gone from rags to riches; from breakdown to breakthrough; and from the garage to greatness. You will learn how to organize your personal life in such a way that you will achieve all of your goals and objectives faster than you ever imagined."
~ Dr. Dennis Kimbro, Success Expert and Author
"Darryl can see the underlying causes and effects of actions and then develop actionable plans that take you to even greater success. The hours he spent hours sharing his strategies for raising healthy, well-adjusted, motivated and respectful children has literally saved my family…"
~ Quinton Martin, Corporate Executive
"Darryl helped me map out my talents and interests into a very detailed and step-by-step plan. As a result of my personalized Blueprint I am launching a book series for girls with the goal of creating a new brand for pre-teen girls."
~ Andrea Fuller, Intuit, Author & Entrepreneur
"His clarity of thought, focused questions, and insights into how people are motivated and how things really work was amazing and life altering for me! As a coach, he is the best and is just what I needed!"
~ Kelli Richardson Lawson, CEO – K4 and Company, LLC
"Darryl helped me overcome fears of starting my own business. I now have two profitable companies and work from home to be with my kids."
~ Nancy Sur, Founder – DaCosta Global
"During a tough time in my life, after a serious injury, Mr. Mobley not only mentored me, but he made me realize and harness my strengths. He inspired me to make myself better, stronger, and smarter."
~ Heather Di Silvio, U.S. Army, West Point Graduate
"Darryl helps to take others to higher life levels that they might have not been able to imagine before."
~ Dr. Joyce Morley-Ball
"The time with Darryl was a life changing event."
~ Tonya Hinch, Managing Director – Henry Crown Fellowship
"Over the years I have faced forks in the road, challenging situations, and troublesome bosses. Darryl's blueprint process allowed me to get clarity on the paths I should take in order to maximize the results I get in every area of my life. Darryl will allow you to get clear on your goals and your purpose – then you will develop your own incredible blueprint that will take you step-by-step to your life goals. if you want to live a great life, then the time spent with Darryl is the best investment you can make."
~ Dwain Celistan, EVP – DHR International
"I had negative experiences that led to habits and beliefs that blocked me from accomplishing my professional goals. Darryl was able to help me uncover those negatives and turn them into positive powers."
~ Mart Cruz, Corporate Plant Management
"Sessions with Darryl feel like casual conversations with a long-time friend. His wisdom flows smoothly and hits the spot right smack in the middle, every time."
~ Ramon Basa, MD
"Darryl Mobley's approach to Work/Life Balance empowered me to identify personal and professional life goals and to make choices in favor of what is truly important."
~ Paris Watts-Stanfield, Dir., Global Internal Audit
"Darryl is awesome, a breath of fresh air, and very inspiring."
~ Chris Heiert, Marketing Director – Procter & Gamble
"In our lives we have two types of people. We have people who are 'mirrors' and, if we are lucky, we have a 'teacher.' Teachers are people who mentor us to be the best we can be. Teachers are rare because they make us better. Darryl, you are a teacher."
~ Shelley Gerhardt, Southwest Independent Insurance
"Your tips have been invaluable, now all I have to do is apply them."
~ Kinaya Ulbrich, FirstLadiesOfFitness.com
These folks are winners at the game of life. I look forward to featuring YOU on these pages in the future.
I am excited for you. Just wait 'til you take action with what you learn in the very first lessons! Wow!!
You only have one life.
How Much Is LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE
WORTH to YOU?
I know of other Life Coaches who charge $1,000 each month… and they DON'T engage you each week, they DON'T have a track record of personal and coaching success, they DON'T live what they teach, and they DON'T guarantee their coaching.
How much am I charging for each month of my Life Coaching? JUST $39.97. Think about this incredibly low price! Weekly trips to Starbucks or a fast-food restaurant will cost you more than the low $39.97 that stands between you and this fantastic Life Coaching which features me working with you each week.
Anti-Bonus Alert! Right about this time I am supposed to bribe you with some fantastic freebies if you sign-up right now. But, I'm not going to do that because there is nothing I could give you for free that would come close to how great your life will become once you start using my life coaching tips and strategies. If living a better life is not enough incentive for you, at a price that is ridiculously low ($39.97 per month) then…you shouldn't sign-up to get my coaching anyway. (Just being honest.)
A bit more honesty. I think I'm a nice guy. But, meeting with me in-person each week is very expensive. (And some choose to do just that.) But, thanks to technology (email, web-seminars, downloadable mP3 audio files, etc) – I have set up this "Success Mojo" Life Coaching so efficiently that you have this incredible opportunity to conveniently get me and my best – for lots less.
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**As one of Darryl's VIP Coaching Clients, you will be provided with Darryl's private message sending address for use exclusively by and for you and Darryl. You can send your questions or thoughts about success – personal and professional – directly to Darryl. This one-on-one access to the Life & Executive Coach who has earned the titles — "America's No. 1 Life Coach," "Life Acceleration Expert," "Best Life Coach on the Planet!" and the "Bulldog of Work-Life Balance" — is a priceless benefit to you.
is worth 100 or 1,000 times the cost of this success coaching program. His advice
to me was priceless and changed my life!"
Would you cheerfully and eagerly pay a higher fee for the information that I personally reveal during my Life Coaching if it was re-named "The How-To-Eliminate-All-Barriers-From-Your-Life" Life Coaching? If so, feel free to change the title. Because that is what this is.
But the price remains the same — Irresistibly Affordable at just $39.97.
Stop Living A Life That Is NOT Satisfying,
and Start Creating A LIFE WORTH LIVING!
Here is another not-so-secret SECRET: Every Great Achiever Has A Coach! Every great athlete has a personal coach. Every Fortune 100 CEO has a coach. Every great actor has a coach. Every champion has a coach that they can count on. And now it is YOUR turn! Get a coach! I'd be honored to be your Life Coach.
Special BONUS! At The End Of Our One Year Together, I Will Send You The Complete 52-weeks of my Life Coaching lessons AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU. This Life Coaching program costs me more than $7,800 to record, edit and send out. (My assistant does not work for free!) But, it is yours for FREE.
YES Darryl, I Want Your "Success
Mojo" Life Coaching Right Now!
I understand I'll receive all of Darryl's Life Coaching sessions delivered right to my email address each week. I know that each weekly session will last up to a convenient & manageable 30-minutes (approximately) in duration, and that you will ask me to take action with the information, action-steps, ideas, and strategies that you share, and that you will occasionally include downloadable bonus material for me to keep and use as I Create and Live My Best Life!, and that each weekly session includes a special link to your actual voice as you teach me the material and motivate me, and that I will Receive A Graduation Certificate upon completion of the 12-month program to recognize how much I have accomplished.
I also know that Darryl will send the entire 52-weeks of his recorded Life Coaching sessions to me at the end of the completed Life Coaching engagement – at NO additional cost. This is an incredible deal for all graduates!
I also agree that I will fully apply myself to making the powerful changes that will enhance my life and that I will always be motivated to achieve my goals.
And I'll only pay $39.97 each month for Darryl Mobley's incredible Life Coaching.
Once you place your order via our secure server, you will receive a confirmation email within minutes.
So, are you ready? DO THIS FOR YOU. It's time for YOU to LOVE YOUR LIFE!
My Personal Guarantee:
I'm 100% confident that when you employ all of the lessons from my Life Coaching sessions, your LIFE WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY.
If the information I share during our complete time together – coupled (most importantly) with your efforts – doesn't change your life as I promised, just email us and ask us to remove you from the program and we will cancel your participation in the rest of the program and all future charges immediately.
No reason needed. No questions asked. That's my promise.
Enjoy Life!
P.S. – The discounted price for Darryl Mobley's Life Coaching is only guaranteed for a limited time, so be sure to lock in your special pricing today.
P.P. S. – Remember, you're making this purchase at a very DISCOUNTED PRICE, so grab this price while you can! Start changing your life for the better now! Change Your Life – Enroll in Darryl Mobley's Success Mojo Life Coaching right now!
I didn't start out with any obvious advantages in life—I grew up in a very small, very rural place by the name of Seffner, Florida. If you haven't heard of it, you're not alone. There were orange groves, strawberry farms, and milk cows as far as you could see…north, south, east and west. I often tell people, "I'm just a country boy."
I am the son of two hard working parents who loved and encouraged me (This was gold!) — a schoolteacher mother and a father who ran the juvenile home where our family lived. Yes – we lived inside the barbed wire topped fence that seemed to dominate our existence…keeping captive the dreams of the inmates – and our own dreams as well. Many of my early friends were the kids in the juvenile home — some were thieves and murderers. My best friend at the juvenile home was a kid who had ice-picked a taxi driver to death. I learned to study people and environments, to be a quick and accurate judge of character, to stand up for myself, to deal with bullies, to hold fast to my dreams, and yes – to fight when need be. And This Is Life. You MUST FIGHT for the life you want. A great life will not just arrive on its own!
(Even years later in college I would go to parties and grab a soft drink, then stand in the corner or at the bar and just observe all night long. I found people and how they interacted… fascinating. I truly became a student of the human condition… I learned WHY people do what they do… and HOW they do what they do. I learned that Success Is NOT An Accident. It Is A RESULT.)
I worked summers picking fruit with migrant workers for 15¢ a basket. (I learned to speak Spanish from the good folks I worked with.) I walked the sides of country roads collecting discarded bottles that I would turn in for the deposits. I also caught snakes and other unusual animals in the woods behind my house to sell to local pet stores. All of these activities gave me some spending money.
During this time my parent's marriage blew apart. (Honestly – this was enormously difficult for me to deal with for several years.) I also saw the relationships of the parents of many of my friends crumble. I saw the impact these destroyed families had on my friends. And, I saw the incredibly bad relationships that my friends were forming that led to bad marriages. It was from these and similar experiences that I determined that…
"None Of Us Were Born Knowing How To
Create And Sustain A Marriage That Works."
We have to learn how to do this. If we're lucky, we learn this from our parents. Sadly, most of us are not lucky. I wasn't. So, I resolved to learn the secrets to creating a great marriage and family life.
When I was 15, I took a job as a janitor working nights cleaning a high-rise office building 30 miles from my home. I would finish my school club activities and sports practice, go to the trailer I called home, do my homework, eat dinner and drive to work (in an old car I'd bought for $30… with brakes that worked only sporadically!). I worked until 3 am each morning. I would then drive back to the trailer, sleep for 3 hours and go to school. (This is how I earned money for the plane ticket to fly to New York after I received a nomination to attend West Point, The U.S. Military Academy.)
My last cleaning job of each night was the CEO's office on the very top floor. As I worked cleaning the top guy's magnificent office with a great view of the Tampa, Florida area, I would often sit in his big leather chair (at about 2 am) and imagine being the CEO. I came to realize that the people working there were not smarter than me, or harder working – but I knew they had knowledge and techniques that I did not have. I determined to uncover the knowledge and techniques that they knew and I didn't.
And so I have… for all of my adult life I have drilled down deep to uncover the secrets to Creating A Life Worth Living™.
"I live in love and love the life I live."
And you can too!
The point of telling you my personal story is to illustrate that anyone can make massive changes in their life. It's just a matter of knowing how… having focus and intention… and having at least one important force in your life…
Here Is What The Great Les Brown Said About Me…
"Darryl Mobley… will uncover exciting new possibilities for your
family, relationship, finances, career, health, and more!"
Legendary Motivator, Author and TV Show Host
The Power of a Coach to Transform Your Life.
My own growth and knowledge base continued to surge during my time as a West Point cadet and then as a young Army officer… where I met people from all walks of life. I had many excellent mentors. And, I mentored many, many folks. I noticed that my words and thoughts and principles resonated with people — from privates to captains to generals. Just sharing my approaches to everyday situations had a profound effect on people… and they often would write me letters telling me so. (Some of those people are featured on this web page.)
The same personal growth happened when I was involved in world-class level athletic competition and during my wonderful time as a corporate executive. I enjoyed the impact that the life, relationship, and other success principles I had learned in my own life had on others and had on my business results. I loved being able to share with others and help them make their lives better. (I still get letters from people I met briefly when I was 18…21… who tell me that something I shared with them changed their lives for the better.)
Bottom-line: I know that having the right coach at your side will turbo-charge your life!
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**Darryl is the ONLY Life & Executive Coach who coaches you
through every piece of the "Success Puzzle" that is life.
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After several months of delays, we finally have John Zmirak's latest irreverently reverent Bad Catholic's Guide in stock. The topic – the Seven Deadly Sins.
If you haven't read his previous outings in Catholic theology we recommend the Bad Catholic's Guide to Wine, Whiskey and Song as an appetizer followed by the Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living which will make reading at least the chapter on gluttony in the Seven Deadly Sins a requirement. If you make a few of the recipes as you read, it will make the rest of the series much more enjoyable. Just ask Catholic Drinkie over on Twitter.
So who should you send this latest guide to? I'll let Mr. Zmirak give you his thoughts on that:
Think of the person who most gets on your nerves with the scruples he likes to share, who spams you with email sob stories, or sniffs disgustedly at your jokes. You know, the person who makes you bite your tongue for fear of piercing his preternaturally thin skin…Put this book down right away, find some really tasteful wrapping paper, wrap the book up, and give it to him.
Here's a sample from the introduction:
One way of describing the Seven Deadly Sins might be "the seven key areas of life where Jesus ruins our fun." By this, I mean the categories of normal human experience that make up the bulk of our lives – where our instincts, habits and egos have patched together perfectly serviceable habits of schlepping through, day to day. We'd just as soon our coping strategies weren't disrupted by some fish-multiplying, wonder-working God-Man who speaks in riddles. But hey, thanks for thinking of us.
Get your own Seven Deadly Sins or, if you frown on a humorous look at the Faith you can read our article about the Seven Capital (deadly) sins instead.

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Bob Poppenga
My Top 3 Priorities
- Strengthening partnerships with UCD, community non-profits and private industry.
- Recruiting and retaining higly qualified teachers and staff.
- Developing strong STEAM and career and technical education programs.
Community Activities
Who supports this candidate?
Featured Endorsements
- Current Davis Mayor Robb Davis
- Former CA Assemblymember Mariko Yamada
- CA Senator Lois Wolk
Elected Officials (6)
- Former Davis Mayor Joe Krovoza
- County Supervisor Jim Provenza
- Davis City Council Member Will Arnold
- Davis City Council Member Rochelle Swanson
- Former Davis Mayor Dan Wolk
- Current Davis School Board Trustee Madhavi Sunder
Individuals (8)
- Cruz Reynoso, former Associate Justice of the CA Supreme Court
- Former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand
- Former Davis School Board Member Gina Daleiden
- Former Davis School Board Member James Cothern
- Former Davis School Board Member Joan Sallee
- Former Davis City Council Member Debbie Nichols Poulos
- Rick Gonzales, President, Mexican American Concilio, Yolo County
- Gloria Partida, co-founder, the Phoenix Coalition
Questions & Answers
Questions from League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (1)
As I walk neighborhoods and talk to voter at events, it is clear that few people truly understand the LCFF and its impact on Davis schools. The LCAP reports are not truly summarized for the typical community member. While the LCAP can be found on our District's website, it is not easy to navigate and it is difficult to find answers for many questions. First, I would advocate for a more intuitive website and access to a summary of the LCAP that is visually attractive and in a "frequently asked questions" format. This information would be easily accessible from all school site webpages as well as the main District webpage. Second, School Board Trustees should regularly attend PTA meetings to answer any questions that might arise. Our Trustees do hold regular "office hours" which is an excellent way to reach out to interested parents. Third, I would encourage our local media outlets to run periodic stories on our District and how our schools are funded. Lastly, Board Trustees should be active in the community and be available for one-on-one conversations with community members.
The LCAP does have desired outcomes listed and annual reports have a largely qualitative assessment of how well the District is achieving desired outcomes. However, in general, our District is not data or program outcome driven and there is much more in this area that can, and should, be done.
Political Beliefs
Position Papers
Recruiting and retaining excellent teachers and staff.
Davis schools are falling behind in the competition for excellent teachers and staff. Our salaries are below many surrounding districts. In addition, the high cost of housing in Davis precludes many teachers and staff from living in Davis; approximately 50% of our teachers live outside the District. We need to be creative in finding ways to increase teacher and staff take home pay.
- We need to explore ways that more affordable housing can be made available to teachers and staff. Governor Brown recently signed legislation allowing school districts to lease district property for the development of teacher housing. Our District has unused land that could be used for such a purpose.
- We need to explore affordable day care options for young teachers and staff. Our District currently offers some on-site day care but the cost savings are not significant. We should consider options for day care in association with partners such as UCD and the City of Davis.
- Health care insurance is very costly; more affordable insurance options need to be considered.
- Intangibles that can attract and retain teachers include a robust Professional Development program, an effective mentoring program for young teachers, sufficient resources for the classrooms so that teachers don't have to solicit money from parents or PTAs for basic classroom supplies or, worse yet, pay for supplies out of their own pocket. I would also advocate for an anonymous "Healthy Teacher Survey" (similar to the current Health Kids Survey conducted by the State) to guage teacher sentiments and allow the District to be proactive if problems or adverse trends are noted.
Strategic and sustainable partnerships
Davis is a community rich in institutional, non-profit and family resources. Many of these resources are underutilized or are not strategically applied to District needs. One area of focus for me is to work to expand and deepen community partnerships.
- UCD is a world class institution that has a vested interest in making sure our local schools excel. I would work to expand UCD's interaction with our District to provide opportunities for the full spectrum of students. Summer camp opportunities could be made available for kids from families which cannot afford typical summer camp costs. High acheiving students should be able to take college level courses or gain valuable research exposure through working in UCD laboratories. I was successful in bringing our School of Veterinary Medicine to the table to help support a Davis High School veterinary science course.
- We have a window of opportunity to work closely with the City of Davis on mutually beneficial programs. The City could be a major partner in redeveloping a prime downtown spot where current District HQ are located.
- We should parnter with local non-profits such as Explorit Science Center and the Phoenix Coalition to offer elementary science programs after school and help with antibullying programs, respectively.
- We absoluted have to look to the private section to help support STEAM and career and technical education (CTE) programs. We also need to look outside of our District boundaries to work with the County Office of Education and other Districts to provide state of the art CTE programs across a broad spectrum of possible careers.


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Dr. Joy Fox noticed the big fella and wondered what was he upto.
Mr. Hero dipping his head into the water.
....tying to gulp water in weird way.
Now he started pawing at water bucket with his hooves.
Seems like: Tying to call humans for help and continued pawing for 15 minutes.
Now something really amazing happened, "Shooter" used his antlers and pulled something small and fluffy out of the water.
Closer inspection left everyone in Aww.. moment as "Shooter" just rescued a marmot who was another resident of the "Pocatello Zoo".
Zoo official weren't exactly sure at this point, what "Shooter" will do to little fluffy.
But "Shooter" simply laid the little fluffy down to safely recuperate!
Being an baboon, I seriously think "Shooter" deserves a medal for his heroic act or at-least he can be should be gifted with freedom to be where is deserves.
This story seriously brought tears into my eyes.
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Insatiable Bird
Another thing: After four days alone with Sophie, then dragging my feet at leaving despite a flight to catch, I had to speed across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont at 85 miles an hour with a blackbird trapped in my throat. Apart is something you get used to, until it ends. Then, togetherness magnifies the missing. Absence, on its return, wings into you with a swiftness and a hunger unexplained in this bird who has already swallowed the world.


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USA Trip 2009 - Day 3
A picture's worth a thousand words ...
Mild, inoffensive. Surprisingly good, actually.
Syphon of the IMV.
A Melbourne-based ex-barista's ramblings about coffee: news, descriptions and experiments.
A picture's worth a thousand words ...
You missed Ritual?! You HAVE to turn around!
On the plane... what'd you finish first?
coffee or cube??
Yes, I wish I could!
Cube is still pretty much untouched ... I've got the cross done for the first layer.
Ritual! You need to fly back haha. Just quietly, IMV rocks!!!pegateys
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The People's United Democratic Movement's (PUDEMO) End of Year Statement
PUDEMO wishes to extend revolutionary and the warmest greetings to the fellow people of Swaziland and the peace and democracy loving citizens of the world. As we enter the year 2009, we are saying let us endure the pain and suffering together and travel this last mile to a new and democratic Swaziland . We call upon all of our structures within and outside the country to stand up to the task ahead and fulfil the revolutionary strategic objective of PUDEMO.
As we make a cross-over to the New Year, we are ware that tinkhundla has continued to force its misrule, characterised by oppression and exploitation, to the people of our country. We are aware of the fact that tens of thousands of half-naked and desperate children are on the streets and have deliberately been rejected by tinkhundla regime. The people's movement is also aware of the reality that there are no drugs in hospitals owing to the dilapidating health care system that has been produced by this regime – our people are dying! We are as well cognizant of the incontrovertible fact that there are hundreds of thousands of poverty-stricken citizens who are without such basics as food and clean water, particularly in the remote area. We are further aware of the continuous exploitation of workers and the treating of Swazis as subjects and not citizens in their own land. Also, we do not forget that a majority of Swazis do not own land and that many are still victims of the regime's senseless land evictions. The only message we can pass to our suffering people is that the Tinkhundla Empire is crumbling and that before you know it, the system will have been destroyed and replaced with a people driven system.
The year 2008 has not been smooth for our mass-based democratic movement. What with the brutal and barbaric assassination of our deputy president Dr. Gabriel Thandokuhle Mkhumane who was shot dead at KaNyamazane in the republic of South Africa where he was living as an exile. As PUDEMO, we still maintain that the senseless killing of this gallant servant of the Swazi people was political and that the truth shall be revealed in future.
There are many cadres who have died in our movement and whose blood shall water the tree of liberation. We pledge ourselves to lift up the spear and continue the noble fight. A majority of our comrades have continuously been threatened and terrorised by state police while some have been forced into exile. Be that as it may, all these have strengthened our glorious movement and have given it more power to soldier on. In fact, today we are stronger than yesterday.
Sadly, we had entered the year 2008 with many police brutality instances and we say one day the people of Swaziland shall be defended. The police declared war as they assaulted UNISWA students who were demanding their right to quality education. Textile workers were also assaulted by state police as they were engaged in a legal strike action. In both the students and the textile workers' struggles, the police used live bullets to shoot peaceful citizens of the land! We repeat that one day the people shall be defended and we do not intent to threaten anyone when we say that.
The police also attacked members of the Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF), including its leaders, during a border blockade activity that was meant at raising the international awareness on the Swazi struggle for democracy. A group of peaceful PUDEMO members, including its leaders, were severely beaten and detained by tinkhundla police during a PUDEMO day rally in Manzini in July. Swayoco and PUDEMO members, including the people's president, were subjected to the same treatment during a march that was organised by our youth league recently. The march had been allowed by the city council of Mbabane and the police but was stopped by the police on the actual day. It was intended to demand from the prime minister the resumption of the treason trial with which many of our members were charged and are out on bail. The continuous assault on political activists by police confirms what PUDEMO has been saying over the years; that the security forces are for the ruling elite and not the ordinary people of Swaziland and that they are used to harass the advocates of democracy in our country. However, more than the hatred of the pain to which we are subjected to on daily basis is our hatred of the conditions to which our people are subjected to throughout this country. We want to liberate all our people and we shall achieve this by all means necessary.
PUDEMO is not taken by surprise on the sudden banning of the people's vanguard for the second time. Also, we are equally not surprised by the new suppression of terrorism Act and the incarceration of the people's president Cde Mario Masuku. Such things are bound to happen in a country that is a dictatorship. We take comfort from history since such have happened to almost all liberation movements the world over. On the incarceration of our leader, we want to warn the regime by overemphasizing what we have just said; that we shall do all that is in our power to defend our
leaders, organization and the people of our country against everything that threatens the Swaziland Democratic Revolution (SDR). Only time will tell.
The regime also defied warning from progressives and the international community and went on to host the luxurious 40/40 double celebrations and thereby squandering millions of the tax payers' money. Again here, this confirmed what PUDEMO has been saying over the years; that we are waging a struggle against an autocratic regime that has got a high appetite for leisure. The ordinary Swazi never benefited anything from those so called celebrations.
Of fundamental note is that the regime continues to ignore international conventions on democratic, free and fair elections as it held its circus called national elections even in the year 2008. Swaziland is a signatory to a plethora of international conventions on democratic elections. These are, inter alia, International Convention on Political and Civil Rights, the Mauritius Declaration, the Cotonou Agreement and the Harare Declaration of 1991, where Common Wealth countries agreed that totalitarianism was giving way to democracy and freedom. We call upon respectful signatories to the above stated conventions to put pressure on tinkhundla to democratize as we enter 2009.The Common Wealth expert team encapsulated all when they openly stated their disregard of the credibility of the 2008 Swaziland National Elections. This was their position even in the year 2003 as they reported, "We do not regard the credibility of these national elections as an issue. No elections can be credible when they are for a parliament that does not have power and when political parties remain banned."
PUDEMO maintains its long standing position that the zillions of problems engulfing Swaziland shall only be solved when a genuine dialogue has been called and a legitimate government is in place. We therefore demand a Constitutional Multiparty Democracy Now.
Essentially, the political and civic organizations of our beloved nation are united and this was evidenced by their coming together into the Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF). The people's vanguard party hails the labour movement for celebrating 2008's May Day together for the first time after so many years. As we do that, we reiterate our old principle of 'One industry one Union , one country one federation'. This barbaric and backward system of Tinkhundla shall only be dismantled by a more united progressive force. The 2008 September 3-4 Mass Stay away was a clear indication that our unity can overcome the brutal power of this cruel dictatorship. We need to redouble our effort in 2009 as we march forward to a democratic Swaziland . PUDEMO urges all the forces under the banner of the united front to seize this opportunity since to relax our effort now will be a great mistake which generations to come will fail to forgive. Let us consolidate and advance.
On the international front, our struggle has intensified and our international allies have practically offered solidarity with the Swazi struggle as led by our glorious movement. We are particularly indebted to our South African allies in the tripartite alliance. They are to us what sunlight is to plants and we say only history shall reward them. We urge the international community to intensify its campaign against the Tinkhundla inhuman regime in the year 2009. We have got no hesitation in saying that the people of Swaziland have got no future under the current political set up.
The People's United Democratic Movement has one demand as we enter then year 2009: Talks about talks that will culminate into a genuine dialogue exercise involving all national stakeholders to discuss a way forward on the politics of our country.
It is our genuine view as PUDEMO that only such an exercise can lead to a people's constitution and democratic government. The only historic route that can be taken by the ruling class this year is dialogue and not war.
We have seen how the latter has failed in other African countries as it only results in bloodshed and unnecessary loss of lives. Our most treasured nation can not afford to take this dangerous route hence the need for dialogue as soon as possible. This is the very position that we took as early as 1992 in our document entitled, "THE PEOPLE'S WAY FORWARD DOCUMENT; TOWARDS A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY THROUGH A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT." We want to emphasize that we see genuine dialogue as the only possible remedy for our ailing nation.
We are in solidarity with the suffering people of Zimbabwe and we call upon the SADC and AU to take a decisive action and protect the people of that land from the quagmire they are currently in. Our movement further appeals to the international bodies, in particular the UN to intervene and save the people of Palestine . Nothing can justify the raping of young innocent children and women as well as the mass killing of peaceful civilians.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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Save for the Monarchy, the Shrievalty is the oldest office in the country and the only secular office surviving from Saxon times - an appointment typically exercised at least since the reign of King Cnut (1017 - 1036) and reputedly two centuries before that. Written records are scarce but there are references to Reeves by King Beorhtric who reigned over Wessex from 786 to 802. Even in 669 it is recorded that King Egbert of Kent sent his Reeve Redrid on an errand to Paris.
The word 'Sheriff' is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word "Scir-gerefa" or "Shire-reeve", meaning bailiff or manager of the Shire.
The position originated in the King's need for capable management of his extensive estates - the Saxon kings were the greatest landowners in the realm. The Reeve or Sheriff was the person appointed to carry out that duty. The King's Reeve was naturally the most senior reeve in the county and assumed powers not only overseeing the Crown's interest directly, but also regulating trade and presiding at the Hundred Courts which were held every four weeks. The King's Reeve was additionally charged with the responsibility of carrying out the punishments handed down by these Courts.
After the Norman Conquest, all land was deemed to be the King's land and Sheriffs' powers increased to cover tax collection which replaced the Anglo-Saxon system of rents in kind. During the 11th and 12th Centuries, the Sheriff's powers were very extensive, for example:
Early Sheriffs often served for several years in succession, but in 1258, tenure of one year only was enacted, this was intended to reduce the opportunities of the Sheriff to build up a power base. This annual change of postholder, still current today, did not operate universally until the mid-14th century.
Historically, women have rarely acted as Sheriff, two notable exceptions being Dame Nicolla de la Haye (Lincolnshire 1216) and Lady Ann Clifford (Westmoreland 1605). Since 1967 however, women have been appointed in increasing numbers.
Collecting and rendering tax to the Exchequer was a major task of Sheriffs. Some enterprising ones found that a profit could be made by raising more than the tax expected from their county, but conversely the Sheriff whose tax collecting fell short was either forced to make up the deficit from his own pocket or found himself in jail. One of King John's more imaginative Sheriffs raised additional monies for the Crown by kidnapping the mistresses of the clergy, returning them to their lovers only after high ransoms had been paid. The King apparently found this highly amusing and rewarded him with a gift of £1,000.
High Sheriffs' accounts were from medieval times recorded on wooden tallies which were stored in the Houses of Parliament, until 1826 when the decision was taken to burn these dusty pieces of wood and the over-zealous staff set on fire the whole of
the Palace of Westminster, which resulted in the building of the Houses of Parliament as we now know them.
The collection of tax continued to be an important responsibility, and although it reduced after the 16th century, it was still a significant and unpopular burden, as shown by the difficulties Sheriffs had collecting the doomed ship money for Charles.
Other unpleasant tasks remained the duty of the Sheriff. Until the death sentence was abolished in 1965, High Sheriffs would oversee executions. In the reign of Queen Mary Tudor (1553-58), Sheriffs were charged with the burning to death of heretics. The Sheriffs tried to avoid this gruesome responsibility, but some 300 men and women were burnt at the stake.
Raising the posse comitatus was last activated in 1830 when the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire subdued an insurrection against an enclosure award. In theory, this can still be raised and as recently as the two World Wars, the High Sheriffs' powers to mobilise the posse comitatus were re-invoked in case of an emergency, fulfilling their duty to defend the realm against the Sovereign's enemies.
Over the centuries, the Sheriff's duties reduced. For instance, Justices of the Peace or magistrates were appointed to administer the law in the 13th Century and given permanent commission in 1361. Henry VIII appointed Lord Lieutenants to undertake military matters in the shires but it was not until 1908 that Edward VII gave Lord Lieutenants precedence over High Sheriffs (who take second place unless deferring to Lord Mayors, Mayors and local authority Chairmen on civic occasions in their districts). Through Acts of Parliament in 1856 and 1865, all powers concerning prisons and policing passed from the Sheriff to the Prison Commissioners and the Constabulary. Under an Act of 1883, the care of Crown property was transferred to the Crown Commissioners.
So, as society and government developed further, the powers and duties of the Sheriff were substantially reduced, but the Sheriff continues to occupy a significant role in the legal landscape of the County and the life of the Courts. Constitutionally, the Sheriff
remains the Chief Executive Officer of the Crown in the County, and is responsible for enforcing the Crown's writ where there is no other agency with that responsibility. The role still involves looking after the Sovereign's Judges, supporting those offices and agencies that uphold law and order (including, where directed by a Judge, the making of awards to members of the public who have assisted in the apprehension of a person charged with an offence) and, more generally, uniting all subjects in loyalty to the Monarchy.
The High Sheriff is appointed by the Sovereign, and one of the first duties is to appoint an Under Sheriff as deputy, customarily a practising solicitor. Each must make a declaration on taking appointment. Whilst both offices are annual appointments, it is convention for the Under Sheriff to be reappointed so as to provide continuity of support for the incoming High Sheriff. Broadly speaking, High Sheriffs are appointed for the local administrative area created in 1974 and
Under Sheriffs still operate on the pre-1974 county boundaries, though there are some regional variations.
It has been said that the story of the office of High Sheriff is the story of England itself. The post has developed over its 1,000 years or more of continuous existence and devotion to the Crown, with duties of High Sheriff being adapted and moulded to today's needs. Upholding law and order and loyalty to the Crown stay paramount, but the importance of recognising and rewarding the community spirit amongst the population now assumes ever greater importance. The last decades have witnessed many difficult social and environmental changes but today's High Sheriff still fulfils the ancient role of supporting the shire, upholding its peace and encouraging its communities to act in the furtherance of the good of all.
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Broad smiles and quiet congratulations, many spoken in Crow, celebrated the return Wednesday of a dryland ranch on the outskirts of Billings.
The return to the tribe comes about 70 years after the land was sold to a white rancher.
Crow Tribal Chairman Darrin Old Coyote agreed at Tuesday's public auction in Billings to pay $989,400 for the 1,933-acre Hairpin Cavvy ranch, outbidding about a half-dozen others.
"It feels good," Old Coyote said. "Instead of tribal lands receding, we're actually gaining some lands back and that's our whole intent."
The vast Crow Reservation ranks fourth highest in the number of acres that have been sold off to non-tribal members, according to a December study by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The Hairpin Cavvy ranch lies five miles southeast of Billings off U.S. Highway 87E, a land of ponderosa pine, sagebrush and rimrocks near Pryor Creek.
After the tribe completes its purchase from the USDA's Farm Service Agency, Crow leaders will decide how to use the ranch. The land could continue to graze horses or cattle, Old Coyote said. Or the property within sight of downtown Billings, with a single water well and two springs, could eventually be used for housing.
"A lot of tribal members live in and around Billings, so that might be a potential site for tribal members," he said.
In the 1950s, the Crow Tribe sold the land to R.B. Fraser, a cattle and horse rancher and owner of a local Hudson car dealership. His daughter, Carol Fraser, an accomplished European-trained horsewoman, built a riding arena and taught dressage. She also paid franchise fees to Kampgrounds of America and once operated the ranch as a riding and camping facility, according to Carol Fraser's niece, Rene Rosell Yarbrough, of Billings. KOA said it has no record of the ranch being an official campground, although there were plans there to develop a ranch/campground prototype.
The Fraser family sold the ranch once and then it was purchased by James Leachman, a Billings cattle and horse breeder who named it the Hairpin Cavvy after his horse brand.
Last December, after a weeklong trial, Leachman was found guilty of abusing his horses and sentenced to five years in the Yellowstone County Detention Facility, with all but 120 days suspended. Acting as his own attorney, Leachman has appealed his conviction and has until May 10 to present his opening briefs to U.S. District Judge Susan Watters.
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In 1979, the FSA made an emergency $1.7 million loan to Leachman and his company. When payments were missed, the agency foreclosed.
In 2006, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Cebull ruled that the Hairpin and the Leachman Cattle Co.'s larger Home Place Ranch farther east be sold to help pay delinquent debts.
Leachman fought the sale all the way to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which upheld Cebull's decision.
In the summer of 2010, the FSA purchased the Hairpin at a U.S. marshal's sale. After a year passed without Leachman being able to redeem the ranch, the FSA received the deed.
As required by law, the FSA first tried to sell the property to a beginner rancher, but only one incomplete application was received, according to FSA farm loan program specialist Marilyn McMullen of Bozeman.
The FSA then tried to sell to the highest bidder, but all three bids were deemed not worthy, she said.
Finally, the agency decided to sell the property at a public auction run by Musser Bros. Auction.
Nearly 80 people showed up for Tuesday's auction at the Hilton Garden Inn. Twenty-six people brought a $50,000 cashier's check required to bid, and about seven were active bidders, according to auctioneer Merton Musser, who would not disclose their names.
A neighboring ranching family, the Stovalls, bought the Home Place Ranch. Two years ago, the Crow Tribe seized about 800 of Leachman's horses for trespassing on tribal lands and sold them at auction.
Although the FSA did not receive the Hairpin's latest appraisal price of $1.1 million, the agency got close to breaking even, McMullen said.
"I'm pretty happy that the Crow Tribe bought it," she said. "It thrills me."


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About BCAADA
The professional trade organization for the leading antiques and art dealers in the Berkshires.
Mission Statement
We are determined to bring to our customers a reputation of integrity, high business standards and expertise, along with a friendly welcome to our galleries and shops in the Berkshires. Our combined knowledge of the quality, history and craftsmanship of antiques and art is a guarantee to the public that the dating and description of our items are accurate. We continue to strive to create an atmosphere of confidence when buying from, or selling to, any member of the BCAADA.
Our 40+ Year History
In 1973 a handful of dealers here in the Berkshires formed the Berkshire County Antiques and Art Association. This was the first of its kind in the United States. At that time a need was recognized to educate customers, as well as ourselves, about the nature and standards of the antiques trade. Accurate dating and full descriptions of their offerings insured confidence that their pieces were properly labeled with respect to condition and origin.
Highlights of Our Continued Success
Spread primarily along the length of Route 7 in western Massachusetts this is a world-renowned area for antiquing. Our thirty-one dealers cover virtually every discipline from antiquities to contemporary fine art and interior design services. Most members are collectors and leading specialists in their respective fields: American, English, French, Scandinavian, Continental, Asian, porcelain and fine china, jewelry and precious metals, folk art and collectibles, fine art and sculpture . They always welcome the opportunity to share their enthusiasm and knowledge with like-minded people.
We are also proud of the fact that we have been recognized for the strong contribution that our organization makes to the local economy and our commitment to honest business practices. The Massachusetts House of Representatives has designated Berkshire County the "Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts".
The association's members are elected to the association and continue to have their membership renewed and confirmed annually. This is only open to those who meet the Association's requirements as to experience, quality of stock and knowledge of their subject. We require that all art and antiques dealers comply with consumer protection laws. Our members and their staff are experienced in dealing with customers world-wide and will help with advice about your choice of shipping and insurance. We provide services and advice on a wide range of subjects related to art and antiques. We also work closely with many of the major regional cultural organizations in the Berkshires confirming our commitment to the area and to our customers.
Our Association is proud that the Massachusetts General Court has designated Berkshire County as the Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This tribute is recognition of the quality of our members' offerings and their importance to the local economy. Along with the cultural, scenic and culinary attractions of Berkshire County, our tradition of superior quality antiquing makes the Berkshires a world-class destination.
Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshires Named The Antiques Capital
by Patrice Mullin
States in the United States have an official bird and flower, but now Massachusetts has the unique distinction of possessing an antiques capital region, namely the Berkshires. The House of Representatives has officially recognized the area, via a beribboned Resolution, as the Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth, acknowledging the many dealers who ply their trade from one end of the county to the other.
The politician responsible for this act is Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli of Lenox. He responded to the idea proposed by his constituent, Edith Gilson, president of the Berkshire County Antiques and Art Dealers Association (BCAADA). It was a formidable match, as both have done much to promote tourism–he serves on the House Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; she has served for six years on the board of the Berkshire Visitor's Bureau (BVB) and as former Executive Director of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.
Unlike many legislative acts, this proclamation is symbolic, akin to the bird/flower designation. But, then again, it absolutely clarifies the impact of the antiques industry, so prolific in the Berkshires. The statistics, noted in the Resolution, show that 69% of visitors to the Berkshires frequented antiques shops.
Lauri Klefos, president and CEO of the Berkshire Visitor's Bureau, the area's tourism agency, clarified that this figure came from a survey of visitors asked to list what activities they participated in over the last three years of Berkshire jaunts. Just who are these tourists? Klefos's figures tell as they are a median age of fifty-two, with a household income of over $100,000; 80% are married, 55% have a college education. The top place of origin (home) is New York, second is the Boston metro-area, and third is Hartford/New Haven, CT.
Klefos said, "Antiques are a great example of why we have such diverse experiences here. We attract die-hard antiquers to those who simply take them in with all the rest." And there is plenty else to experience in the Berkshires, of course, from a multitude of cultural activities to nature to recreation to dining and shopping. The highest activity preference, at 79%, is for museums/historic sites, thus it's not surprising that antiquing is also so popular.
The Resolution also takes note that the region was the first in the country to have an association of antiques dealers. Gilson explains that in the early 1970's, a group of Sheffield dealers formed an association to promote themselves, as well as to "regulate" and define the industry. Shop dealers had to apply and be approved to belong, a practice that continues today. Art dealers were also added to the group in the 1990's.
Gilson states the Resolution takes note of the fact that "BCAADA was the first organization of its kind in the nation that brought together dealers with a commitment to accurate dating and full description of their offerings. This was so that antiques' buyers could feel confident that their pieces were properly labeled with respect to condition and origin."
Gilson convinced Pignatelli to support her idea of an Antiques Capital. He had a penchant for collecting at the lower-end of the scale, remarking that his favorite haunt is a repro/junk shop in Lee. But he was not aware of what Gilson refers to as "the shops where dealers have hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of inventories."
Gilson took Pignatelli to many antiques shops, showed him what was available, ranging from fine Americana, to European and Asian imports, to such specialties as wicker, paintings, fine china and folk art. "He was surprised; he could not believe how extraordinary the shops are." She said he learned how the dealers take great strides to present their wares, in store, online or at top national shows; he also learned that there was a whole back-field of subcontractors who contribute as well, such as truckers, upholsterers, restorers in many areas ranging from furniture to lighting to metalwork to ceramic and to clock repair.
This knowledge solidified for Pignatelli when he walked out of his local office at the Lenox Town Hall (the rest of the time he's in Boston). "I was walking out of my office, there were some Argentinean tourists, speaking Spanish, and I asked them why they came to the Berkshires. They said "because it had 'three stars' in some sort of rating—and then they asked where they could find antiques." It was a galvanizing moment for him.
Gilson realized she wouldn't have gotten anywhere with Pignatelli if he weren't so "hands on." He has a reputation for helping people in red-tape situations, serious matters, and as a result, he has an office, she says, "which is extremely helpful, responsive and smart." She reports she knew he did his homework on the issue, dredging up more statistics to support her argument, which, in a nutshell, is that antiques are a quiet industry, but contribute in a notable way to the tourist economy, both directly and indirectly.
Pignatelli said he thinks television shows like "American Pickers" and "Antiques Roadshow" have greatly added to the appreciation of the industry—and he confessed that these programs are favorites of his.
When quizzed as to why he drafted the Resolution, he said, with a chuckle, "Edith made me do it." Seriously, though, he noted, "I always noticed a lot of antiques shops. You start counting them and there are quite a few. There's a big concentration in South Berkshire."
He's also impressed by BCAADA. "The dealers work well together, they are competitive, but they have a mutual group. Other businesses could learn from this concept."
The reason the shops are plentiful here, Gilson says, is because the area once had many palatial homes filled with antiques. Records indicate that Sheffield, an early Americana bastion, had dealers in the early 20th Century, either selling to the "Berkshire Cottage" crowd, or later buying from them as estates closed down. A popular auction gallery, Bradford's Auction, operated for many decades in Sheffield, acting as a major catalyst and clearinghouse for both dealer and collector.
Another widely visited venue, in Great Barrington, was Joneses Antiques, which emptied many a dwindling Stockbridge or Lenox estate. For four decades, Joneses' customers sorted through the piled-up junk, often finding treasure.
Mostly scattered along Route 7, the varied shops offer a wide range today. Group shops started to open in the late 1980's. Sometime in the 1990's, Lee and Leslie Keno, notable New York antiques dealers who often appear on "Antiques Roadshow," proclaimed the Berkshires "an antiques mecca." This fact is quoted in the Resolution.
Gilson notes that once the antiques shop proprietors were "locals," but now "it has evolved to include ex-New Yorkers," she herself being one. For twenty years, she was in advertising, rising to become a senior vice president with J. Walter Thompson. She went from becoming a weekender, to antiques shop-owner two decades ago, operating Cupboards and Roses in Sheffield, specializing in Swedish antiques.
BCAADA collects dues and advertises on behalf of the group. When asked what she thinks is the best advertising vehicle for BCAADA, she believes it is their brochure. Since its birth, the group has printed a shop directory, listing each store and its specialty, along with a handy map. The brochure is also available online at bcaada.com. The Berkshire Visitor's Bureau circulates thousands of copies and many thousands more are placed in inns, hotels and major tourist sites and in all member shops. Meanwhile, Gilson has had a logo designed, a special graphic declaring the designation, which is now a permanent part of the brochure.
Asked if he was going to put up a sign on the turnpike denoting "Antiques Capital," Pignatelli said he didn't think so, because such signage is strictly regulated. But he urged the individual towns to consider road signs, saying the real value of the designation is for BCAADA marketing, to solidify awareness of the trade.
Klefos said the Berkshire Visitor's Bureau knows "antiquing is one of the top activities in the region," although she calls it a subtle one, when compared to, say, the performing arts. "In the fall, it's one of our key messages—antiquing in the Berkshires—so in September, our newsletter will do a blast on this Antiques Capital designation."
Will the Antiques Capital designation spark fishermen on the Massachusetts shore to ask for Seafood Capital, or maple tappers to request Maple Syrup Capital? Who knows? But Internet research shows that, for now, this is the only official Antiques Capital in the country.
It is a joint coup for Pignatelli and Gilson, a marriage of brass and brawn. He serves on five House committees in Boston, and, thus, is a most busy legislator. In 2006, Gilson was awarded by the Berkshire Visitor's Bureau an outstanding member award in recognition of "extraordinary vision and leadership."
"My mind is always working, and I look for opportunity," she said. Gilson admitted the idea came from a rumor she heard about an area in a state elsewhere that was contemplating calling itself an antiques capital. "I made a mental note to ask Smitty."
She and "Smitty" were friends because she'd bent his ear on other tourism-related issues. It helps to have friends in high places, but then again, it's good to have a dealer who is passionate enough to go the extra mile to get recognition for a sizable but often overlooked industry.
One sees flags flying outside antiques shop dotting the countryside; their collective number and their combined sales revenue truly qualifies them now as The Antiques Capital.


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on January 9, 2017, i began a month long residency at the BCA (Boston Center for the Arts) with my friend and choreographer, Fernadina Chan, and Continuum Dance Project. it was super exciting to get into the space and start working. i am creating installations in the space the dancers will perform in. we will also be projecting some of my paintings onto the walls and the dancers. Fernadina and Adriane Brayton are taking inspiration from my paintings and writings and creating a choreography for the dancers. we are really excited about this opportunity to work together and to have an opportunity to experiment and create something new. it's an incredible experience for me as the artist seeing Fernadina and the dancers bring the emotions of the artwork to life and interpret them with their bodies.
most days, my schedule and the dancers' schedules don't overlap, but the other day, i got a glimpse of them working and it was really exciting!!
i am truly grateful for this opportunity to experiment and to take risks. this is what the arts should be about, trying something different and seeing where collaborations will lead.
the residency culminates in performances that will be open to the public. to purchase tickets to performances and find more info about our residency on the BCA website, please go here. Continuum Dance Project is also offering a workshop on 31 January that is free and open to the public. you can find out more about that here.
here's a time-lapse movie of me painting one of the installations. there are 5 separate dance vignettes so there are 5 spaces.
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Android Keeping Momentum
Millennial Media released their 2013 Mobile Mix report, with more positive signs towards Google's Android platform and Android Advertising. The report shows in Q3 of 2012, Google's Android operating system (OS) rounded up 64 percent of all game impressions using Millennial Media, over twice the amount of what Apple has for its iOS platform. iOS was the second largest operating system for mobile game applications, gathering up a total of 30 percent of impressions.
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Data from eMarketer suggests that in 2012, there were 102 million mobile gamers in the US, which would equal to about 42 percent of total mobile phone users. With more and more users, mobile gaming is taking on amazing heights in such a short amount of time, and is expected to grow beyond and reach more than 140 million gamers, which would equal to over 50 percent of mobile phone users in 2014.
The Games category contains a unique blend of gaming applications for all types of gamers, at any difficulty. The report shows that Arcade games, described as those that lead a character through a series of levels, is the most popular genre with gamers, trailed closely behind by Word games and Puzzle games. Some games have two categories, such as Words with Friends, by Zynga, which falls under Word and Social categories, for its aspect that allows users to find opponents through social media.
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Mobile games are often played while doing other things, like waiting in line at a store, passing time on break, or a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. No wonder why mobile gaming becoming so popular; from the looks of the report and the charts, it is gaining ground in many aspects, and threatens the console system with more on-the-go capabilities. With impressive new technology coming out this year to make it easier to pick up and play, we can expect these numbers to surge in next year's report. Who do you think will be the next mobile gaming leader?


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RelayRides, which recently was named by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies, is the pioneering car sharing company that lets owners earn an average of $250 per month by loaning their normally unused car to neighbors. Borrowers gain access to a vehicle, right in their own neighborhood, for as little as $5 per hour. According to research firm Gartner, 10 percent of the U.S. urban population will use shared cars instead of personally owned vehicles. And, for every car currently enrolled in a car sharing program, 14 are removed from the road making it an environmentally friendly alternative.
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Axe Attack Proves Beitar Jerusalem Fan Club Is a Terrorist Group
To uproot a sick phenomenon like La Familia, pinpoint punishments are not enough. There is a need to uproot the racism and violence such groups represent.
Should we be shocked by the axe attack on a Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer fan on Saturday night? Is the fact that a 32-year-old man is lying in the hospital in serious condition simply because he is a fan of a certain soccer club meant to surprise anyone?
The three suspects arrested in the attack are supporters of Beitar Jerusalem, members of the fan club that calls itself La Familia. This is an extreme, violent right-wing group that publicly declares its racist beliefs, which find expression in the posters its members wave at games, reading "Beitar, Pure Forever," and "70 Years of Principles." The principles are simple and are indeed upheld: opposition to the presence of Arab players on the team.
La Familia is protected by the law solely because it is connected to the no man's land of Israeli soccer. The group has been linked to a long list of incidents: In December 2007, Hapoel Kfar Saba fans were attacked by Beitar Jerusalem fans identified with La Familia. In 2008, fans of Maccabi Netanya complained that a number of fans wearing La Familia shirts had robbed them at knife-point. In March 2011, three members of the group were charged with assaulting cleaning workers at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium the previous year. In March 2012, after a home game, hundreds of Beitar fans rioted at the Malha Mall and attacked Arab employees. In January 2013, after two Muslim players from Chechnya joined the team, the trophy room at the team's headquarters was torched, and the suspects later arrested were said to be affiliated with La Familia.
As usual in such cases, the ritual denunciations were issued, like a bandage used to treat an incurable disease. Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev even condemned the attack as "horrifying," and added, "This is an extreme, worrying and unpardonable rise [in violence] that we have to stop immediately. We must uproot the 'wild weeds' and punish them severely."
But to uproot a sick phenomenon like La Familia, pinpoint punishments are not enough. There is a need to uproot the racism and violence such groups represent. And it is Regev, like many of her government colleagues, who fuel the destructive impulses inherent in organizations like La Familia with their incessant, institutionalized racism.
La Familia's violence — on the field and off — is terrorism in every respect. Whether it's Arab citizens or merely fans of an opposing team, the moment that causing physical injury becomes a modus operandi, the attorney general must examine the issue in depth and consider making the organization illegal.
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