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Woodens Faith, Principles Helped Guide Osborne as a Coach, Man
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The day before he spoke to a worldwide television audience last winter about his book, Beyond the Final Score, Tom Osborne and his wife, Nancy, visited an old friend whose books, philosophy and personal advice have guided the Nebraska football coach and athletic director for decades.
"I've read a lot about John Wooden and used ideas from him that have really been helpful," Osborne said Saturday after Wooden, perhaps the greatest teacher/coach/mentor the sports world has ever seen, died Friday night at age 99 in Westwood, Calif.
A self-proclaimed country boy who spent the last 61 years of his life next door to Hollywood, Wooden hosted his Nebraska friends for three hours that Saturday last January, and before they went to lunch, they sat down in Wooden's home to talk about what success really meant.
Osborne, who would speak the next morning on the internationally televised Hour of Power program in Garden Grove, Calif., said he and Wooden reached the same conclusion that day, and it was no surprise to either.
Success, the two legends decided, is really about preparing the best you can and giving the best effort you can with the resources you were given.
A quarter century apart in age, Wooden and Osborne believe that whatever success they enjoyed as coaches could be described in that one, simple statement.
Osborne: Wooden Was Very Open About His Faith
"John was a person of principle and certainly a person of very strong faith," Osborne said. "If you read his books, you realize he's very open about his faith. That was a huge part of his life."
Wooden was "a bright and articulate man whose mind was sharp right up to the very end," Osborne added. "I saw him as a fairly gentle person, even though he was a strict disciplinarian and ran a tight ship."
Osborne believes Wooden's ability to listen was one of his greatest strengths.
"John was always willing to listen to his players. He was not a 'My way or the highway' type of coach,'" Osborne said. "Probably more than any coach I know, he thought through the reasons behind what he did. He was very grounded in everything. He was all about the process - how you did things and why you did things."
If "the process" strikes a chord about how Osborne once coached and how Bo Pelini coaches now, it is no coincidence.
And certainly not one lost on Wooden, a man I interviewed over the phone last February after Osborne's visit.
Wooden: Osborne Had the Ability to Listen and Care
"Tom's record at Nebraska over 25 years was remarkable for many reasons, but I think the biggest might have been his ability to listen to others and learn from others," Wooden said. "In today's world, listening is almost a forgotten art, but it's always been important and always will be.
"I don't know what he did, but I've talked to a lot of players who played for Coach Osborne over the years, and they all talk about how much they cared for him and how much they learned from him," Wooden said. "You can't do that unless you care for them as much as they care for you."
Wooden was never surprised in his talks with former Huskers. "I have a signed book from Coach Osborne," he said. "I know what he stands for, what he believes in and how he relates to people."
Osborne built a considerable part of his foundation on Wooden's famed Pyramids of Success.
"People in all kinds of professions have looked at that and used its principles and beliefs," Osborne said.
Whatever Osborne used must have impressed Wooden. In the Fellowship of Christian Athletes-published book The Greatest Coach Ever - The Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden - two other coaches are referenced on the cover, Tony Dungy and Osborne.
The ironic intersection of Wooden and Osborne is this. The man who is clearly college basketball's greatest winner ever and another man who is certainly one of college football's biggest all-time winners rarely, if ever, talked about the importance of winning. "John never talked about winning," Osborne said, "but he did tell you how to put your socks on, how to play defense and how to bend your knees when you shot free throws."
Preparing the Best and Giving the Best You Have
The Wooden/Osborne shared definition of success has already been stated - preparing the best you can and giving the best effort you can with the resources you have.
That's it, ladies and gentlemen, daughters and sons, kids and grandkids. Both Wooden and Osborne focused their careers on what they could control and didn't worry about what they couldn't control. Both believed in the journey more than they enjoyed the end result. Both were more motivated by day-to-day practices than actual games, including national championships.
"Since retiring, the only thing I ever missed was the practices - not the games and not the tournaments," Wooden told me (even though his teams once won an NCAA record 88 straight games and 38 straight NCAA Tournament games). "I missed the daily interaction with the kids. Practice was where you established the real rapport and where you gained your real strength."
The old boot camp mentality of practice is still prevalent in a lot of places, but not where Wooden or Osborne coached. They believed in catching someone doing something right and encouraging them rather than seeing someone doing something wrong and criticizing them.
Wooden and Osborne not only would not criticize players, they would not allow their players to criticize other players, including their opponents.
Yes, these two coaches had a knack for being able to change behavior because they were always reinforcing behavior.
Both Were Teachers First, Then Coaches, Mentors
No wonder Wooden and Osborne both enjoyed teaching as much as coaching because reinforcing behavior is the essence of both. It's also no surprise that mentoring was a third leg in their respective tripods because both loved to share what they'd learned themselves.
Osborne said Saturday that despite Wooden living near all the power and money and the home of television and movies, life to him was about values, commitment and process.
ESPN's Rick Reilly said Wooden never made more than $35,000 a year, and that includes national championship No. 10 in 1975. Wooden also never asked for a raise. Osborne was known for sharing whatever extra money he made with his coaching staff and insisted on slashing his salary almost in half before taking the job as athletic director.
Saturday, in a segment on ESPN, Reilly had to wipe away tears after watching one of his own segments on Wooden during an interview. Wooden "was such a good and decent man and stood out brazenly in Hollywood of all places," he said, admitting that he was fascinated that "such a wonderful man, who was as square as a pan of fudge," would live there.
Nebraska has its own "square" in Osborne, who no doubt had Pyramid principles in mind when he involved the entire Nebraska Athletic Department to create a new mission to serve its student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by displaying integrity in every decision and action; building and maintaining trust with others; giving respect to each person encountered; pursuing unity of purpose through teamwork; and maintaining loyalty to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska.
There is one more critical element that helps explain how Wooden and Osborne took their respective sports to unprecedented heights.
Both Hall-of-Fame coaches believe strongly in a spiritual dimension and encourage respect for diversity equally strongly. They believe that athletes do not just play with their physical beings or their mental powers, and they see spiritual endeavor as a way to get you past your own desires, so you sacrifice for the common good. They also believe in loving those around you and even in loving your opponents.
You know what Osborne-coached teams were known for. Play hard. Knock people down. Help them back up. Pat them on the back. Then hit them again because that's the way the game is played.
Wooden was the one who said you should be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
A Time-Honored Seven-Point Creed to Live By
In our 20-minute conversation last February, I was struck by Wooden insisting that you can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone else. Talk about timeless wisdom. He said he still used the "Seven-Point Creed" that was given to him by his father, Joshua, when Coach Wooden graduated from grammar school in Indiana.
The creed encourages you to be true to yourself; make each day your masterpiece; help others; drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible; make friendship a fine art; build a shelter against a rainy day; and pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
I asked Wooden what he considered the most important parts of his Pyramid. "The cornerstones," he said, assuming I had one in front of me and knew that industriousness and enthusiasm anchored the bottom of a pyramid topped by competitive greatness.
Wooden spent a couple minutes explaining why faith and patience are significant traits among the 15 blocks, even though they are not blocks themselves. "I've often said the two most important words in our dictionary are love and balance, and I don't have either one of them in my Pyramid either," Wooden told me. "Keeping things in balance is extremely important, but love is the most important word of all."
I asked Wooden to give me an example of why he felt that way.
"Do you mind if I use a short poem as my answer?" asked a 99-year-old gentleman.
"I would be honored," I said, making sure my tape recorder was still running.
Wooden cleared his throat and proceeded to say:
A bell isn't a bell until you ring it.
A song isn't a song until you sing it.
And the love that's within us wasn't put there to stay.
Love isn't love until you give it away.
John Wooden was born 19 years after Dr. James Naismith put up his first peach basket and invented the game of basketball. He died four months short of his 100th birthday.
He was loved by everyone close to him and is respected by others who now understand how he made every day his masterpiece and, in the process, managed to write his own love story.
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see the movie.
Editor's note: Hit the arrow in the photo above to see Osborne's 7-minute internationally televised Hour of Power interview with Sheila Schuller Coleman the day after he met with John Wooden.
Voices from Husker Nation
I thoroughly enjoyed your article on the parallels of John Wooden and Tom Osborne. I grew up in Nebraska and was very fortunate to have been a student-athlete and coach at Nebraska. My freshman year, my coach gave me Wooden's Pyramid of Success, and I hung it on my dorm wall. I have carried Coach Wooden's Pyramid throughout my coaching and business careers as my foundation for success. I was so fortunate to play at Nebraska during the Coach Osborne era. Even though I was on the softball team (1989-90-91-92), his dedication to excellence resonated throughout the entire athletic department. I now live in California, and I am still involved in sports. I have close friends at UCLA who introduced me to Coach Wooden about four years ago. We spent the afternoon at his home and were able to learn more about where he drew his inspiration. Coach studied the Bible, the acts of Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi. When we were getting ready to leave, I asked if he would sign my well-traveled Pyramid. He not only obliged, but also gave me a brand new signed copy. I had both framed, and they are now hanging in my office for my employees to refer to. I am honored to have had access to both Hall-of-Fame coaching greats, and they have inspired me to always do my best! Misti Guenther, Redondo Beach, California
Thanks for the piece on John Wooden and Tom Osborne - a story that inspires me to describe my own "Meeting with the Doctor." As an avid Husker fan, I can hardly imagine a personal encounter with Coach Osborne where I didn't rattle off a series of "What was this game like?" or "Just how fast was this player?" type of questions. I can think of so many schematic, football-related questions that I could ask him, particularly the inquiries into the guts it takes to choose the prospect of winning over an almost sure case of tying and the certain rewards that come with that. But as I found myself face-to-face with the man so few have the opportunity to "chat up", it wasn't this game of football I enjoy so much that deserved reference. The Lord has made a man named Tom Osborne to be a leader of men, a sculptor of young, impressionable minds, a voice of the truth of Jesus Christ. With that voice he has conducted countless interviews with a humility possessed by very few. With that voice he spoke of trials overcome only with the presence of the Lord at a uniting of Nebraska Christian men last spring. He needed no praise of mine. But when I got my opportunity to fire the endless number of "game day" questions at him, it was not me, but the Lord saying "thank you" for his work done inside the lines of life. Not even a breath of the word "Huskers." Interesting work, God, but not surprising. Adam Holland, Lincoln, Nebraska
I am convinced that the spiritual aspect that Dr. Tom and John Wooden spoke about in the article gave them the underpinnings and foundation for their legendary careers. When one hears the stories from Tommie Frazier, Grant Wistrom, Jason Peter, and the like, it is very apparent that deep relationships were the key to the Huskers' chemistry and success. I think the principles in Tom's books are tantamount for reading not just for coaches but an inspiration to everyone, especially for coaches, managers, and mentors. Thanks again, and keep 'em coming. Brad Loseke, Beaverton, Oregon
Great story about two of the greatest coaches in all of college sports both on and off the field/court. Both won the right way and were great teachers in life lessons. That was interesting reading Coach Wooden's seven-point creed. Dave Torkelson, Council Bluffs Iowa
Wonderful article about two great men who never seem to look to themselves when accounting for their success. It is amazing how we forget what wisdom those who have lived and loved longer have to teach us, if we would only take the time to listen. I believe Coach Wooden was right. Listening truly is a lost art. Thank goodness you took the time to listen and write about it. Richard Houlden, Newport News, Virginia
I enjoyed your N-Sider because it had such a unique Nebraska angle, but I've also enjoyed the attention Coach Wooden's passing is getting across the country and even here on the West Coast. The ESPN coverage has been particularly good. One of his former players talked about how honest, direct and laid back Coach Wooden was. That surprised me, but really, doesn't that describe Coach Osborne? Another mentioned how much Coach Wooden could say in a just a few words. He remembered, for instance, how his coach would say: "Be quick, but don't hurry." That sounds like something Yogi Berra would say, but with the balance and love that you described, it worked for a legend at UCLA. Ri Edwards, Yuba City, California
I chuckled reading Coach Osborne's comment about John Wooden teaching his players how to put their socks on because a UCLA player made the same statement in an interview this weekend. He also talked about how basic Wooden-coached teams were. He said opponents knew exactly what UCLA was going to do, but they were so fundamentally sound, they couldn't be stopped. Hearing Coach Osborne call Coach Wooden his mentor in the video, I thought to myself, what a mentor he was. It's probably no coincidence that everyone knew what Nebraska was going to do, too, but we couldn't be stopped because we were so fundamentally sound. I can't wait to watch our offense catch up to our defense this fall. If they do, we could be a real threat in the national picture. Jason Phillips, Overland Park, Kansas
Nice column on John Wooden and Tom Osborne. A friend told me that you wrote a column about Coach Wooden watching the Nebraska women's basketball team this season and having something nice to say about them. Can you rerun the column? Ron Anderson, Grand Island, Nebraska
Editor's note: The column is in our archives. Here's a direct link to Wooden's observation, about 11 paragraphs into the column.


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Last year, 29 NCUA employees made more than $201,000, an increase from 25 the year before, according to agency records.
NCUA Executive Director David Marquis was the highest-paid agency employee, with an annual salary of $260,708.
Melinda Love, who was Marquis' deputy for the last several months of 2011 and before that headed the agency's Office of Examination and Insurance, had the second-highest salary at $260,000. Larry Fazio, who succeeded Love at the helm of the Office of Examination and Insurance, earned $218,406.
After Marquis and Love, the next three top earners were Inspector General William DeSarno ($250,432), General Counsel Michael McKenna ($249,881) and Office of Consumer Protection Director Kent Buckham ($246,330).
All of the agency's top earners make more than the NCUA board members, whose salaries are tied to those of members of Congress. NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz earned $165,300 and NCUA Board Members Michael Fryzel and Gigi Hyland each made $155,500.
Three political appointees are among agency employees who earned more than $201,000: Todd Harper, who runs the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs and is Matz's chief policy adviser, earned $234,999. Gary Kohn, senior policy adviser to Hyland, and Sarah Vega, Fryzel's senior policy adviser, both earned $201,086.
The agency released the information after a request from Credit Union Times, filed under the Freedom of Information Act.
For this year, the agency's budget is $236.8 million, a 5.1% increase from 2011. The agency has budgeted $170.8 million on wages and benefits for this year, a $7.6 million increase over last year. This includes funds for 33 new employees, 26 of which will be for examination-related positions. The budget funds 1,259.5 full-time equivalent positions.
Last year's budget was 11% higher than the spending of 2010.
There are 555 FDIC employees who earn $200,000 or more. The FDIC has 5,381 full-time equivalent employees.
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Salaries are set in part by the government civil service rules, although the agency has some discretion over some pay levels.
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President/CEO Brad Beal of One Nevada Credit Union said his credit union had mostly positive contacts with the agency.
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Kentucky Employees CU President/CEO John Graham said the agency's performance is mixed.
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Have any of you out there reading this blog ever decided not to engage in certain kinky activities because they go against your principles?
Have any of you examined your desires and decided that any of them clearly result from patriarchy or other oppressive systems? If so, has this affected what you're willing to do, or is it something you don't think matters?
I ask because one thing I've noticed about the current "examination" kerfuffles is that while most of the pro-SM folks say either
- "I tried that and it yielded nothing useful," or
- "Why? How have you made sure you are not invested in a system that posits that we are deviant and therefore require explanation, while you do not?"
However, I rarely see people on our side who value examination commenting here. McStar, Ren's anonymous commenter, anyone else: are you here?
Can you explain why you feel examining is useful? If you're someone who wants to examine and seeks examination discussions from the pro-SM side, what is it you're looking for?


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I think there are headwinds and tailwinds. People like Trump are certainly headwinds, however he is not omnipotent.
Some tailwinds:
1. The Paris Accords continue. At least from what I've read, most other signatories have decided to continue on their plans to cut emissions with or without the US.
2. It takes a long time for many of these regulations to take effect. Therefore, business has been planning to follow the previous regulations for years now. It's too late for them to change course now. Moreover, with the uncertainty of a 2020 election result, it's likely that companies will continue to plan for a return to the Obama regulations in the near future.
3. Carbon taxes are being adopted and more widely supported. For example, my home province has had one for a decade now. These taxes are having an effect on behaviour and will continue to shape market outcomes for years to come.
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I remember a couple months back sitting in Mark Dever's study as he was reading the manuscript for a new book, The Trellis and the Vine. I can only think of a couple books that provoked so much enthusiasm from Mark. He doesn't normally do superlatives, as he alludes to in this video. Here's his plug for "the best book on the nature of church ministry," The Trellis and the Vine.
Here are some of the endorsements for the book from the Matthias Media website:
Commendations for 'The Trellis and the Vine'
What Col and Tony have described here is exactly what I've been trying to do in my own life and in our congregation for years. According to this book, Christians are to be disciple-making disciples and pastors are to be trainers. Superb! This book sets out a crucial shift that is needed in the mindset of many pastors. The authors have carefully listened to the Bible. And they've worked on this book. The result is a book that is well-written and well- illustrated, but even more, a book that is full of biblical wisdom and practical advice. This is the best book I've read on the nature of church ministry.
Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington DC, USA
I am thrilled that this book has been written! What God has done in Sydney over the last few decades is nothing less than supernatural?-and we in South Africa have long been the beneficiaries. The model of ministry presented in this book has left an indelible mark on my own ministry and been of inestimable value to the denomination I belong to. The mindsets put forth in this book have not only impacted many of our churches, but have changed our regional thinking, planning and strategy. We are indebted to Col and Tony for putting into words a culture of ministry that is biblically pragmatic, deeply theological and, above all, passionately concerned for the lost.
Grant Retief, Rector, Christ Church, Umhlanga, South Africa
This is a simple, beautiful book that I plan to have every pastor and elder at The Village Church read. It quietly and calmly beckons us back to biblical, hands-on shepherding and is a book desperately needed among large churches in the West.
Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church, Dallas, Texas, USA
Gospel ministry is about God's glory and God's people! This excellent book takes us right to the heart of authentic Christian ministry. Any church will benefit hugely from studying and acting on it.
William Taylor, Rector, St Helen's Bishopsgate, London, UK
For over twenty years, I have seen the ideas in this excellent book developed, tested and improved in the active ministry of the gospel. They are the kind of counter-intuitive ideas that, once encountered and embraced, make you wonder why you did not always think this way.
Phillip D. Jensen, Dean, St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
If I could put only one new book into the hands of every person preparing for ministry today, The Trellis and the Vine would be it. Marshall and Payne leverage decades of experience in one of the world's great cities with the hope of stimulating gospel growth around the globe. This book will also refresh every pastor who has ever asked, "What in the world am I supposed to be doing?" I came away energized, strengthened in my core calling and better prepared to bear fruit for Christ. In fact, it's so good that I want every leader and pastoral intern in our church to read it!
David Helm, Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA
It is impossible to read The Trellis and the Vine without having your cherished ministry assumptions profoundly challenged. In your hands is a God-glorifying, scripturally-soaked re-evaluation of Christian ministry. It will untangle the anomaly of being a Christian without a radical missionary heart. It will identify the plethora of ministry structures that owe more to cultural pragmatism than the Bible. And above all, it will inspire us to serve the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
Richard Chin, National Director, Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Sydney, Australia
God makes ministers in the midst of his church. It is in the context of the faithful local church that ministers are best taught, shaped and equipped. The Trellis and the Vine is a superb guide to preparing pastors and ministers for Christ's church. It comes from a ministry so deeply committed to the recovery of biblical truth and the cause of the gospel. The wisdom in this little book is invaluable. My advice: Keep a good stack on hand at all times, and put this book to good use.
R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
This book empathizes with the confusion that many pastors have when they allow themselves to lose focus on Jesus' goal for ministry, namely, to make disciple-makers. But it doesn't leave the pastor there in the cloud of desperation; it gives him the courage to trust in his Master's strategy again. And take courage: Jesus' strategy was able to reach countries as far as my own.
Cristóbal Cerón, General Coordinator, Gimnasio (MTS), Chile
There is no need greater (in the happy resurgence of robust, gospel-centred churches in the English-speaking world) than for us to think biblically and wisely about how we live and minister together in our congregations. All manner of folk are offering us their opinions as to how we ought to do this in this reforming era (in which some, if not many, rightly see the weaknesses of the ministry and methodology of the last fifty years, but whose prescriptions for remedy fall short of the standards of Scripture and wisdom). Yes, let's rethink what we are to do and be together as the church, but let's do it biblically, and with the wisdom of biblical discernment and pastoral experience. So I announce with joy that I have new conversation partners as I am asking myself, under the authority of God and Scripture, questions about the structure and ministry of my congregation: "Why are we doing what we are doing? Are we focusing on the right things? Is the gospel central? Are we making disciples? Has 'administry' trumped ministry? Is our corporate life and mission biblically shaped?" And more. As I ask these things, I am so deeply helped and heartened and humbled and corrected by the fidelity and wisdom of Colin Marshall and Tony Payne's profound little book that I can't but commend it to you.
Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Past Moderator, General Assembly, Presbyterian Church in America)
This book is the perfect example of good theology driving practice. Col's many years of experience in recruiting and training pastors shines through on every page. Scattered with helpful personal examples, this book is a crucial read for people seeking to grapple with the biblical principles of gospel growth.
Paul Dale, Senior Pastor, Church by the Bridge, Sydney, Australia
The Trellis and the Vine is a must-read for every minister of the gospel. The principles in this book will revolutionize the way many of us do ministry, and help us to encourage and grow the next generation of gospel workers. So often we are caught up in building and maintaining our 'trellis' (ministry structure), and we forget that Christian ministry is all about the 'vine'?-the people. Thank you for this clear, Bible-centred approach to the most important task in the world.
Ainsley Poulos, Equip Women Ministries, Sydney, Australia
The Trellis and the Vine is a dangerous book to read. It demolishes precious and much-loved idols like these: "If we just have the right vision and mission statement, they will come ... If we just have the right vibe, they will come ... If we just have the right speaker ... the right band ... the right building ..." The Trellis and the Vine reminds the church that Jesus says the exact opposite. Jesus tells us to be great commission-aries and to "Go ... make disciples of all nations". The Trellis and the Vine is the best book I have read about mobilizing all Christians to be great commission-aries. It will turn church-shoppers into servants, consumers into producers, and disciples into disciple-makers.
Ben Pfahlert Director, Ministry Training Strategy (MTS), Sydney, Australia
This stimulating new book on biblical training will challenge some cherished methodologies. Tony and Col, though, are able to unsettle and critique with sympathy and understanding. Their observations are always judicious and never judgemental. Every page pulsates with a desire for the growth of the gospel and the maturing of the church. This is not the work of quick-fix pragmatists or armchair theologians, but the product of thirty years of effective ministry practice and reflection. It deserves to be widely read and discussed by all who are serious about every-person ministry in the church. It will be a set text at BCV!
Michael Raiter Principal, The Bible College of Victoria, Australia
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By Shawn Langlois
Good morning.
There's a palpable, feel-good vibe in the market air this week, especially from those lapping up small-caps. In fact, the general mood is "oddly complacent." (More on that below).
That's what the the five-day rule will do to investors, even to guys who've pretty much seen it all, like Goldman Sachs's Jim O'Neill. He says we shouldn't ignore the strong start to the year, despite the fact that there's no "particularly sensible economic rationale behind" the theory.
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45 by Director (soft opening)
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
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- Clinica Santa Maria (30-minute walk)
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- National Stadium (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- National History Museum (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- Santiago Town Square (3.3 mi / 5.3 km)
- Plaza de la Constitucion (3.6 mi / 5.9 km)
- Palacio de la Moneda (3.7 mi / 5.9 km)
Getting around
- Santiago (SCL-Arturo Merino Benitez) - 25 min drive
- Santiago Central Station - 23 min drive
- El Golf Station - 5 min walk
- Tobalaba Station - 5 min walk
- Alcantara Station - 13 min walk
- Free self parking
- Limited parking
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 76 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 11 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking (limited)
In the hotel
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Fitness facilities
- Golfing nearby
- 24-hour business center
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 581
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1990
- Elevator/lift
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Garden
- Terrace
- In-room accessibility
- English
- Spanish
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Soundproofed rooms
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch TV
- Cable TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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DiningLa Vendimia - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
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- Director El Golf
- Hotel El Golf
- Director El Golf Santiago
- Director Hotel
- El Director Hotel
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- 45 Director soft opening Hotel Santiago
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Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- The national sales tax (19%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Chile regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying in the country for 60 consecutive days or more. To qualify for a tax exemption, foreigners must pay for their stay in foreign currency (not in Chilean pesos) and present a valid passport along with the migration card they received upon arrival in the country at check-in. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for USD 30 per day
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 40 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Fabulous 8.8 From 77 reviews
the airconditioning was very poor.
It was value for money and good hotel quite impressed
Very nice Hotel but I wished it had a microwave and freezer in the fridge.
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Hey there, sweet pea. Happy Caturday!
I have a theory that if there's ever anything I've felt or believed, chances are, someone else out there has felt or believed it too, soooooo…let's talk hair.
I know it's insignificant in the universal scheme of things, but I've been feeling kinda low-grade "meh" lately because of various voracious viruses over the past month since Connor started preschool, and I've only really started feeling like myself again in the last few days, so yesterday I forced myself to style my hair for the first time in weeks, even though I really just wanted to put it up in a messy bun and forget about it… But you know what" I feel so much more functional when my hair is done.
Is that weird"
It's like when I wear pajamas all day long… Whenever I do it, I feel crappy and unmotivated to do anything at all, and apparently it's the same way for me with hair. When I take the time to style it and do at least a little something to smooth my bangs and curl a few pieces framing my face, I feel better and more capable of heading out into the world.
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Some fit obese individuals have no greater risk for chronic disease than normal weight people
(CBS News) Usually being obese means a higher chance of developing health problems. But, a new study shows that it is possible to be fat and fit - and also to be at no greater risk for some chronic diseases.
People who were deemed "metabolically healthy" obese individuals - meaning they had no insulin resistance, diabetes, high cholesterol or blood pressure issues - had a lower risk of death than unfit obese individuals. They had no greater risk of death than normal weight fit people.
"It is well known that obesity is linked to a large number of chronic disease such as cardiovascular problems and cancer. However, there appears to be a sub-set of obese people who seem to be protected from obesity-related metabolic complications," first author Dr. Francisco Ortega said in a press release. "They may have greater cardio-respiratory fitness than other obese individuals, but, until now, it was not known the extent to which these metabolically healthy but obese people are at lower risk of diseases or premature death."
The study was published in the European Heart Journal on Sept. 4.
The 43,265 participants in the study were all part of the "Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study" (ACLS) between 1979 and 2003. The study participants were 98 percent white and mostly worked in executive or professional positions. About one fourth of the subjects were women.
Each subject completed a detailed questionnaire on their medical and lifestyle history, had a physical examination that included a test on their cardio-respiratory fitness and had measurements of height, weight, waist circumference and body fat percentage taken. Blood pressure, cholesterol and fasting glucose levels were also recorded. The researchers followed the subjects from when they entered the study until they died or until 2003.
Out of all the obese subjects, 46 percent were deemed "metabolically healthy." When all factors were accounted for, 38 percent of metabolically healthy yet obese people had a lower risk of death than their metabolically unfit obese peers. They also had no significant increased death risk compared to metabolically fit, normal weight participants.
It's important to note that these "metabolically fit" obese individuals regularly exercised and had a higher level of fitness than most obese people.
""There are two major findings derived from our study," Ortega said. "Firstly, a better cardio-respiratory fitness level should be considered from now on as a characteristic of this subset of metabolically healthy obese people. Secondly, once fitness is accounted for, our study shows for the first time that metabolically healthy but obese individuals have similar prognosis as metabolically healthy normal-weight individuals, and a better prognosis than their obese peers with an abnormal metabolic profile."
The researchers suggested that physicians should pay closer attention to body fat percentage and fitness levels when assessing a patients risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer.
"It is possible to be fat and fit -- but relatively few people are," Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine, told HealthDay. He was not part of the study.
"It is certainly possible to be thin and unhealthy, which is why health, not a particular weight, is what we should be aiming for as both individuals and a society," he said.
Amy Thompson, a senior cardiac nurse with the British Heart Foundation, added to the BBC that it's important to remember that for the majority of people obesity is an "undeniable risk factor" for coronary heart disease. Keeping tabs on your body mass index and measuring your waist while maintaining a healthy diet and fitness regiment are some ways to help keep your risk lower.
"It is particularly important to be aware of your weight if you are carrying excess fat around your middle," she said. "The fat cells here are really active, producing toxic substances that cause damage which can lead to heart disease."