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Any enrolment for the EcoTrail Paris® 2018 implies the tacit acceptance of the following regulations:
A timed running race through the heart of the countryside, following for the most part off-road paths. The distances of the 4 races of the Trail de Paris Ile de France go from 18km to 80km. The Trails will take place in one single leg, at a free pace, in a limited time, coupled with strict time gates.
EcoTrail Paris® is open anyone with the minimum age depending of the race chosen.
The principle of individual racing in semi self-sufficiency is the rule for all races. On the course, there are areas of refreshment provisioned with drinks and food to be consumed on the spot. Only water (excluding other drinks) is there to fill up flasks and containers.
Each runner must make sure to have, at the start of each refreshment area, the quantity of water and food which are necessary to them to get to the next refreshment point. No personal assistance is authorized on the course outside the refreshment areas set out for this purpose.
Any personal medical or paramedical care is strictly forbidden. It is officially forbidden to be supported along the course by any person other than a regularly enrolled competitor.
Conditions can be very tough in March (night, wind, cold, rain or snow). A very good training and a real capacity for personal autonomy are indispensable for the success of such an individual adventure.
To enrol for the trails of the EcoTrail Paris®, you are strongly advised to have already completed a minimum :
- For the Trail 80km : a 45km trail-running
- For the Trail 45km : a 30km trail-running
- For the Trail 30km : a 15km running race
Taking part in the Trails of the EcoTrail Paris® implies a "de facto" acceptance without reserve of the current regulations published by the organization and of the ethical charter of the race that you have to read and sign before the end of your enrolment.
A little bag specifically for collection the participants' rubbish is handed out to each runner with their race number. The use of this bag is obligatory, and carrying it will be checked out at the control points. It is possible to obtain free of charge an EcoTrail waste bag by subscribing to the online option. This one will be to recover on the race number collection. Any runner caught throwing down rubbish on the course will be disqualified.
Everyone enrolled undertakes to follow the paths signposted by the organisation, without taking short-cuts. In fact, short-cutting a path causes an irreversible erosion of the site and thus permanent damage. Non-respect for this direction will lead to disqualification.
A large number of dustbins have been placed in each refreshment area and must definitely be used with an approach to a selective sorting of rubbish.
Participants must strictly respect the regulationsof the following sites : Meudon Observatory, Domaine National de Saint-Cloud and Parc de l'Ile Saint-Germain.
7 .1 Fees
(* out of which 11 euros corresponding to the 2018 membership of Les Trailers de Paris IDF)
Enrolments can only be made on line from the EcoTrail Paris® website: http://www.traildeparis.com
Payments are also made on line from a secure banking platform.
Enrolments for the Trail are closed at the latest on February, 28th 2018
7 .1 Medical Certificate
To complete its registration, each participant of the following races : Trail 80km, Trail 45km, Trail 30km, Trail 18km MUST join online (While registrering) or upload on its member account (possible until March 1st, 2018) :
- A medical certificate dated within one year on the day of the race
- A copy of an eligible French licence's attestation (FFA)
The medical certificate MUST have the mention "Presents no contraindication to competing in running races" or "Presents no contraindication to competing in sport"
No bib will be given if your medical certificate was not validated by the organizers.
To make it simpler and avoid litigation, we suggest you to download a medical certificate template (that you can reuse it on other french races) :
Click here to download a model
Download my medical certificate on my member account by clicking here
No other licence or licence's attestation shall be accepted after the March 1st, 2018. After validation of the document by the organization, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration.
If you forget or do not have an advice delivry of the document after the March 1st, 2018, you must present it directly to the race bibs withdrawal on 15th and 16th March 2018 at the Destinations Nature Show. Race bibs will not be handed out on saturday, March17th.
For runners who subscribed to the option "Bib's delivering", (option possible until the 25th, January 2018) the registration must be completed before February 15th, 2018. If not, the bib will not be sent and there will not be any refund.
Any incomplete enrolment form will be rejected.
Each entry is considered as final. No refunds will be made for any reasons. No registration transfer will be allowed, for any reasons. Any participant giving his bib to another one will be recognized as responsible in case of an accident caused by this latter during the event. The organisation denies all responsibility regarding this scenario.
Any person can at any moment of their enrolment subscribe to a cancellation guarantee (10 euros). The object of the guarantee is to enable the reimbursement of the race fee (not including the cancellation guarantee fee) in the case where a runner requests the cancellation of his enrolment because of one of the following events:
- an accident or a serious illness leading to going off work for over 3 days,
- a serious illness necessitating hospitalisation,
- the death of his wife or common law partner, their parents or their first generation descendants, this in the thirty days preceding the event.
Any enrolment cancellation will be formulated by email or registered letter. It will be accompanied by proof supplied by the competent authority, attesting the realisation of one of the events mentioned in article 8.
The demand for reimbursement must be done at the latest in the 10 days which follow the EcoTrail Paris®. Demands are considered in the two months following the event.
No reimbursement will be made without this cancellation guarantee option..
Using a MP3 player or any device which let you listen music is tolerated by the organization. However, for obvious security reasons, the organization strongly dissuades to use headsets which can affect the listening of your own environment during the race. The use of their devices is under the unique responsibility of the participant.
Each runner will present proof of identity with photo at the race bib's withdrawal. He will then be handed his race number, accompanied by a bracelet.
The race number must be worn on the chest or the stomach and must be permanently visible throughout the entire race. It must therefore be positioned above any clothing and can in no case be fixed to the rucksack or a leg. The name and logo of the sponsors must neither be modified, nor hidden.
The bracelet must be permanently worn around the wrist for the entire duration of the event. The bracelet is the pass necessary to get to the shuttles, buses, refreshment zones, showers, toilets and zones of deposit and picking-up of bags.
Electronic chip for timekeeping purposes of the event is stuck on the back of the bib. Every participant will receive a bib with an integrated chip.
Several mats are settled on the routes. A participant who does not make the full route cannot be classified.
Runner undertake to honour theses conditions : not take the departure sooner, run the complete distance.
For the trail 80km only, an electronic chip is individually handed over to each runner for timekeeping purposes. This must be placed as stipulated in the technical description. Each runner is responsible for the good care of the chip. The runner cannot be timed in the following cases:
- not carrying the chip,
- losing the chip,
- damaging the chip,
- uncorrect carrying of the chip.
Each competitor brings their own personal effects bag of 20 liters capacity (change of clothing, toiletries,...). A sticky label supplied with the race bib must be stuck onto this bag.
The personal bags should be dropped on starting zones at the following time schedule :
- Trail 80km : between 09h00 and 12h15
- Trail 45km : between 09h00 and 10h30
- Trail 30km : e between 08h30 and 09h45
- Trail 18km : between 07h30 and 08h15
No runner's bag will be accepted by the organization on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th.
The organisation then takes the bag to the corresponding finish areas.
The bags are handed back either to the competitor or to those close to him, uniquely on presentation of the bracelet :
- Trail 80km : until 02:00am Sunday morning
- Trail 45km : until 08:30pm on Saturday
- Trail 30km : until 04:30pm on Saturday
- Trail 18km : until 02:00pm on Saturday
Beyond this time limit, the runner will have to come and take back his bag, at his own cost, from the organisation at Issy-les-Moulineaux (92).
Only the bags handed out by the organisation will be taken. As the contents of the bags were not checked, there can be no protest about the contents at the Finish. It is recommended not to put valuable objects in them.
All the bags must be taken back from the association within 30 days after the event, beyond which date they given to charitable organisations.
On the parts of the course following the public roads, each participant will have to conform with State laws and will alone be responsible for a possible breach of these rules.
A First Aid station has been set up at each refreshment post. These stations are in telephonic liaison with Race Control. A medical control team is present throughout the entire duration of the event at Race Control.
The First Aid stations are there to bring aid to any person in danger using the organisation's own or approved means. The official doctors are authorised to take any competitor unsuited to continue the event out of the race (by invalidating his race number). The first-aid workers are authorised to transport those runners whom they consider in danger by any means at their disposal.
In case of need, for reasons always going in the interest of the person being rescued, they can call on the fire brigade, and at that moment, the operations direction will organise all the appropriate means. The costs resulting from the use of these exceptional means will be paid by the person rescued who will also have to ensure his return from the point from which he will have been evacuated. He also can also present a file to his individual personal accident insurance.
Any runner calling for a doctor or a first-aid worker submits themselves to their authority and undertakes to accept their decisions.
Physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropodists will be present on the arrival zone to bring aid to runners after their arrival. Access to the care area is only possible for those runners wearing their bracelet. Access to first aid and the nature of the care required are left to the assessment of the first-aid personnel, notably based how busy they are.
"Mobile" control zones of have been set up at several points along the course. Their position is not communicated by the organisation and the means of control will be specified to the participants during the pre-race briefing on Saturday, March 17th 2018 - 15 min before the start.
Only runners carrying a visible race number have access to the refreshment areas. The road map will identify a precise list of refreshment points. The refreshment points are supplied with drinks and food to eat on the spot and with still water for refilling your bottle or flask
IMPORTANT : no glass will be handed out on refreshment points
The maximum duration for each races is fixed as follow : :
- Trail 80km : 12h45
- Trail 45km : 08h15
- Trail 30km : 05h00
- Trail 18km : 04h00
The hour limits from the Start (time gates) of the refreshment zones will be defined and communicated in the road map.
These time gates have been calculated to enable the participants to get to the Finish in the maximum time laid down, while still making possible stops (rest, care...) To be authorised to continue the event, competitors must set off again from the refreshment zone before the fixed time limit (whatever their arrival time in the refreshment area).
Any competitor put out of the race and wishing to continue his course can only do so having returned his race number, and must then continue at his own responsibility and in complete autonomy. From then on he can no longer be considered as a Finisher.
In the case of poor weather conditions and/or for safety reasons, the organisation reserves the right to cancel and/or to stop the race underway, even to modify the time gates in liaison with the prefectures concerned.
It is possible for the participants of the Trail 80km, Trail 45km and Trail 30km (Finishers or not) to take a shower in Paris at the Emile Anthoine Sports Centre (Paris VII).
Except for injury, a runner must not retire anywhere else but in a refreshment area. He must then tell the area director, who recovers the race number and the chip. The runner keeps their bracelet because this is their pass for getting to the shuttles, buses, meals, and first-aid rooms...
Systematically and obligatorily a runner, having retired, must himself tell Race Control (by phone or by SMS at the special number indicated on the road map). How to get him back will be decided by the post director, based on the following general rules:
- Buses are available from the Start of the communes indicated on the road map to get those runners having retired back to Paris.
- Runners who retire at another first-aid post but whose state of health does not necessitate being evacuated, must get back as quickly as possible, and by their own means, to the closest point of repatriation. In case of poor weather conditions justifying the partial or total stopping of the race, the organisation ensures repatriation of the runners stopped as soon as possible.
- Retiring before a refreshment area and going back, during the meeting with race officials, these will recover the race number and the chip. The runner will then no longer be under the control of the organisation. Using any means, he will then have to tell Race Control of his safe return (by phone or by SMS to the special n° indicated on the road map).
During the course, controls of the mandatory equipment (and more generally the respect of the rules and regulations) are authorised.
In case of no possession of one following equipment, time penalty will be attributed.
Any runner not in possession, during a control along the course, of the totality of his obligatory material will be immediately disqualified, without any possibility of making an appeal against this sanction.
The displaying or exhibition of brands, sponsors, or partners being strictly forbidden in the area of the Eiffel Tower, the organiser is in charge of respecting this regulation. Because of this, non-respect will lead to an immediate and irrevocable disqualification. In addition, the competitor concerned will no longer be able to enrol in future runnings of the EcoTrail Paris®.
A minimum penalisation of half an hour is applied for any other breach in regulations. The controller tells his post director and/or Race Control and can ask, depending on the seriousness of the act and the behaviour of the runner, for the disqualification of the competitor. The race jury can declare the disqualification of a competitor for any serious breach in the regulations, in particular in the case of:
- not wearing the race number correctly,
- not presenting identity papers or the presentation of identity papers not corresponding to those on the race number being worn,
- not wearing the bracelet,
- not respecting the State Law on those parts of the course using public roads,
- not respecting the instructions given by the control post
- using a means of transport,
- starting off from a refreshment area after the time limit,
- not helping another competitor in difficulty,
- accepting personal assistance outside the official refreshment areas,
- not respecting the rule not to be accompanied along the course,
- display or exhibition, in no matter what form, of brands, sponsors, or partners in the Eiffel Tower enclosure,
- pollution or damage to the sites by the competitor or by a member of his team,
- insults, rudeness or threats made during a meeting with any member of the organisation or any volunteer,
- refusal to be examined by an organisation doctor at any moment in the event,
- drug-taking or refusal to allow a drugs test,
They can be made by letter in the 72 hours after the posting of the provisional results.
Any competitor can be given a drugs test during or at the Finish of the Trail. His refusal involves immediate disqualification. Any positive control will lead to his exclusion for life from events organised by the Trailers de Paris Ile de France.
This is made up of:
- the President of Les Trailers de Paris,
- the organiser,
- the race director,
- the coordinator responsible for safety,
- the director of the medical team,
- the directors of the control areas concerned,
- as well as anyone considered competant by the President of the Organisation Committee. The jury is authorised to take decisions within a time limit compatible with the rules of the course on all the disputes or disqualifications which occur during the event. The decisions are without appeal.
The organisation reserves the right to modify the course and the locations of the First Aid and refreshment posts, at any moment and without warning. In the case of really bad weather (strong depression with serious amounts of rain and snow, strong risk of a storm...) the Start can be delayed by maximum of two hours, beyond which, the race is cancelled.
In the case of bad weather conditions, and for reasons of safety, the organisation reserves the right to cancel and/or to stop the event underway, even to modify the time gates.
Cancellation, postponement or modification to the race opens no right to enrolment reimbursement.
Any decision will be taken by a jury bringing together at least the race director, the organiser and the coordinator responsible for safety as well as any person competent in the eye of the President of the Organisation Committee.
Personal liability: The organiser has taken out a personal liability for the duration of the event. This personal liability insurance guarantees the financial consequences of its responsibility, of that of its officials and its participants.
Personal accident: Each competitor must be in possession of an individual accident insurance. Such an insurance can be taken out with any organisation chosen by the competitor, and in particular with the Fédération Française d'Athlétisme.
A detailed description of the course will be supplied at the same time as the distribution of the race numbers. It includes practical information such as the hour limits for passing, the refreshment areas, the rescue posts, the care posts, as well as the access points for the accompanying members. A single copy of this book will be given exclusively to those who have enrolled.
Only those runners crossing the Finish Line will be ranked. No monetary prize will be awarded; all the Finishers will receive the same specific gifts.
A general male and female ranking and a ranking for each male and female category will be established: the first 5 men and the first 5 women in the general ranking, as well as the winner in each category will receive a trophy or a gift (sent after the event). General classifications and those by category cannot be accumulated.
In the context of the values of solidarity and for the protection of the environment of the EcoTrail de Paris Ile de France®, it has seemed natural for the organisation to associate itself with environmental and social.From this, it has been decided that the organisation will donate a certain amount of the race fees to the following projects :
- Trail 80km : Rehabilitation of one site inpartnership with Office National des Forêts,
- Trail 45km : Restauration of a statue in partnership with Château de Versailles,
- Trail 30km : Environmental project in partnership with Domaine National de Saint-Cloud,
- Trail 18km : Helping 13 000 young people in partnership with Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil.
In taking part in the Trail, each competitor expressly authorises the EcoTrail Organisation (or its assignees) to use and allow to use or to reproduce or allow reproduction of their name, their image, their voice and their sports performance in the context of the Trail with regard to any direct exploitation or in the form derived from the event and this, in any support, in the whole world, through all known and unknown means to-date, and for the entire direction at present granted to these direct or derived exploitations by the legislative or regulatory dispositions, legal or arbitrary decisions of the whole country as well by international agreements, current or future, allowing for possible extensions which might be made to this duration.
The information that we are giving you are necessary for your participation in the Trail de Paris (enrolment). They are the object of a information technological presentation and are aimed at the secretariat of the Les Trailers de Paris association or at SAS EcoTrail Organisation. In accordance with article 34 or the law 78-17 of 6th Jaunary 1978, relative to information technology, to files and to freedoms, you have right of access and of correction of the nominative data concerning you. If you wish to carry out this right and to obtain communication about the information concerning you, please contact the association, Les Trailers de Paris - 15, Sentier des Tricots - 92130 Issy les Moulineaux or to the SAS EcoTrail Organisation - 33, rue du Général Leclerc, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux.


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I run. Kindof a lot, actually. So the pain that I felt about seven weeks ago while a couple of miles into what should have been a 21-mile training run was more than just physical.
Physically, my foot hurt. It didn't seem to be a cramp that was getting better as I went along, so I turned around and headed back home, finishing my run 16-miles early. I didn't do much else, but I was limping by the end of the day and for the next couple of days. It was the opposite of fun.
When resting it for a few days didn't seem to make it that much better, I scheduled an appointment with an orthopedist, who recommended that I take 4 weeks off running and switch to bicycling and swimming in the meantime. That was when the emotional pain and withdrawal symptoms (of not being able to get the high of my choice – the runner's high) began to set in.
Withdrawal Was Rough…
mostly because I can't seem to find a good substitute for how running makes me feel.
Don't get me wrong, I bike commute pretty much ALL THE TIME and really do enjoy it far more than driving. But heading out on a bike ride for the sole purpose of exercise isn't really my idea of a good time. I find I just can't zone out and relax on a bike (zone out while sharing the roads with objects that are weighed in "tons"? Not this girl!) the same way that I can while running on the beach watching the dolphins play in the shallow water.
I can also swim – there's no danger of me drowning in our pool (6 ft deep) or the gym's pool (4 ft deep). But after surviving a near-drowning experience as a toddler, I've always had apprehension about having water covering my face. It's something that I've worked on a lot in my life (failing "Beginner's Swimming" three summers in a row was quite embarrassing as a kid and caused me to practice blowing bubbles in the bathtub in advance of my final – luckily successful – attempt at the class). So yes, I CAN swim. I'm slow and somehow incapable of coming out of a flip turn right side up. But I can swim, as mind-numbingly boring as it can be. It's just not relaxing, either.
As It Turns Out, I AM A Runner
Over the years, I've hesitated to call myself a runner. Sure, I run. But no one was ever going to confuse me with Paula Radcliffe. So I wasn't REALLY a runner.
But the withdrawal symptoms I get when I can't run on a regular basis, have finally led me to conclude that (without a doubt) I am a runner. And when a runner can't run, you want the problem fixed. Immediately. (Almost) no matter what the cost. And the costs really could have added up to so much more than I let them so far.
- A doctor's appointment one day earlier if I saw the doc at the hospital instead of the clinic? Ummm… not worth the additional couple hundred in additional copays if I went that route.
- Specialty pain-relief compound medications that don't have much insurance coverage and might cost a couple hundred dollars? I tried a topical NSAID first for a $35 copay.
- How about fancy imaging studies? I've had two x-rays, and an MRI, but luckily didn't go with the imaging place my doctor recommended where the MRI would have cost over $600, instead opting for the imaging center that was in my insurance network for a $125 copay.
- Will buying a (dozen?) different pair of shoes help? How to decide which one when there are so many? So far I've bought and am trying out one pair of new shoes to the tune of $110. May end up with more over time.
- How about gadgets that random folks from the internet seem to rave about, like Correct Toes? Worth the $60? Not so far, I think. But I did bookmark it. =/
- And if running isn't going to work, is there anything that can be done to make swimming less mind-numbingly boring and help me relax more? Like say, listening to audiobooks (like I do when I run). But that would require a waterproof iPod and waterproof earbuds to the tune of ~$200. I'd also likely need a swim cap and some sort of lap counter. Mr PoP is pushing me to buy all of this, but I'm holding off for now. Even if it makes swimming less boring, I don't think the audiobooks would stop me from semi-hyperventilating while swimming with my face in the water (ie freestyle), so I'm not convinced this is a great answer.
Seven weeks after my injury, I'm slowly starting to run again (I'll be ready for that BRK 5K, Mr 1500!), but trying to be careful not to overdo it. And looking at the foot-related out-flows over the past couple of months, I know a part of me was trying to throw money at my problem to make it go away (so far $393 in copays + shoes), but I think I did pretty well at fighting that.
While you can spend a LOT of money trying to fix your problem as soon as possible, the reality is that the one thing you can't buy is TIME, or rather fast forwarding past the time it takes for healing to occur. And that can be the most frustrating part. Like driving extra miles to avoid sitting in a traffic jam, sometimes spending money in the meantime at least seems to feel like you're doing SOMETHING instead of NOTHING.
And with all this, I have a renewed appreciation for Tom Petty. After all, the waiting is the hardest part.
In case that hasn't stuck in your head yet, here you go.
Have you had any problems you were tempted to throw money at? How did you respond to the temptation?

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Welcome to the Franklin SEPAC!
The time has come!! Tickets on sale now for the 8th Annual SEPAC Comedy Night!!!!
Due to the unforeseen change in ownership and renovations announced for CBS Scene last week, we have had to change the location of our Night of Comedy Fundraiser on May 4. We are SO EXCITED to announce that we will be hosting the event right next door at SHOWCASE LIVE!!! This is a bigger space with a huge bar and a fun atmosphere. Spread the word!!! Buy your tickets now and help us make this the best year yet!! Www.franklinsepac.org.
Join us on May 4th, 2018, 7:00 pm at Showcase Live, Patriot Place, Foxboro
We hope you can join us for a fun night of food, comedians, silent auction, raffles, door prizes and more!
This is our annual fundraiser and we need your support to keep our SEPAC programs running. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased through Paypal below or by contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Hope to see you there! Tickets will not be shipped- we will have your name at the door the night of the event.
For many children with Special Needs and their families, back to school time can be a welcome return to schedule and predictability. For others, the thought of a new year with new teachers or a new environment can be anxiety-provoking. For many it is a combination of both. We at SEPAC are here to help! Our goal is to create a strong community of special needs families here in Franklin, where we can learn from each other while providing support and understanding. We have been working hard all summer to deliver a strong workshop schedule and to add activities for families throughout the year.
We will also be providing monthly opportunities for parents/caregivers to get together in a relaxed environment to share stories, make connections and learn from one another.
This year, one of our main goals is to provide more social events for families. The first of these will be our yearly Halloween Hayride at Tangerini's Farm in Millis. This event will held on Friday, October 27th at 4:00 pm. These events will provide families with an opportunity to come together for some fun in a "judgment free" environment.
For those who missed this amazing film...take a look atHope For Gus to learn more about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and
what can be done to help these families find a cure.
Going forward, we would love to expand the board to include Representatives from each of the school buildings in town. We feel that this is a great way for SEPAC to learn more about successes and issues taking place in each building. If this is something that you would be interested in, please let us know...the time commitment is minimal.
We are also looking for volunteers to help with the planning of social events and fundraising. This is a great way to help out without taking on a Board position.
About Us:
The mission of the Franklin Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is to promote a network for parents of children with disabilities and provide a forum to share information and discuss matters of relative interest and concern regarding our children. This group provides regular forums for Pupil Personnel Services and parents to share information and discuss pertinent issues; develops, maintains and shares tools and a resource guide; and raises awareness of children with special needs.
We host monthly workshops educating parents on special-needs topics. We run monthly parent support groups and periodic events for children. Franklin SEPAC also contributes an annual donation to Franklin's Special Education programs. We are a 501(c)(3) volunteer-run organization and rely on donations to help alleviate the costs of the above-mentioned programs.
Your participation will provide a unique opportunity to meet school officials and other parents, stay informed on policy and legislative changes, ask questions and discuss concerns, and learn something new. Your input into potential speaker topics, and other SEPAC initiatives of particular interest is also welcomed.
We are a member of the Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MassPA


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Cutting the amount of time lawmakers have to pass bills in the Legislature from year to year may be a welcomed proposal to some Alaskans.
But many in the Legislature oppose reducing the session from 120 days to 90 because it would give too much power to the governor.
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution to slice one month off the session, but the bill could have a hard time making it through the rest of the Legislature.
"It's an uphill battle," said state Rep. Ralph Samuels, an Anchorage Republican who authored House Joint Resolution 4.
Samuels said it is logistically possible for lawmakers to do their work in 90 days and that making sessions shorter would attract more citizens to run for state office.
If 90 days isn't enough, lawmakers could work on legislation in between sessions, Samuels said.
But for Samuels it's not all about a more efficient government.
"I'd like to spend more time at home to be perfectly honest," Samuels said. "The job is tough enough. You're going to get hit by rocks every other day by one side or another. It's tough enough, and it would be a little easier if you were a little closer to home."
Sen. President Gene Therriault, a North Pole Republican who negotiates closely with the administration throughout the session, warned that 90 days wouldn't give lawmakers enough time to fully consider the governor's budget and other proposals.
The governor of Alaska has the power to appoint all department heads and the power to veto items line by line in the budget, making him one of the most powerful of all governors in the 50 states.
"If you cut (the session) too short, then you've basically tilted the power toward the administration," Therriault said. "And, I think, to tell you the truth, the 120 days we have right now is a good balance."
In Juneau, some are concerned that cutting the session to three months would result in less revenue for local businesses.
Juneau City Manager Rod Swope said it is uncertain how much revenue Juneau would lose, but he noted it would impact rental income and the city sales tax.
Rep. Beth Kerttula, a Juneau Democrat, said cutting the session to 90 days might be more efficient, but it gives agencies and corporations more time to lobby the administration without the presence of the Legislature.
"We're supposed to do our business in public," Kerttula said. "And as a lawmaker from Juneau, it means 30 days of no rents."
Samuels said that the shorter sessions would save the state close to $1 million a year, but acknowledged that the fiscal note to the bill does not account for increased interim committee meetings.
Committees with cumbersome work loads such as the House and Senate finance committees might have to work outside of the regular legislative session to complete the state's business.
Republican Sen. Gary Wilken, co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, agreed that limiting the session would save money and broaden the pool of potential lawmakers.
But Wilken noted that his committee likely would have to hold meetings before or after the session to craft an annual budget.
"Work always extends in the amount of time you have to do it," Wilken said. "Can we get the work done in 90 days? Sure we can. Will it be more difficult? Yes."
It will take an amendment to the Alaska Constitution to shorten the session, which requires a two-thirds majority vote in the state House and Senate.
If passed by the Legislature this session, the bill would go to a vote of the people in the November 2004 general election.
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Tessanne Chin — Many Rivers To Cross — The Voice 2013
Half of The Voice 2013 Top 20 took to the stage for the first live shows of the season and Team Adam's Tessanne Chin closed out the night with a very emotional and superb performance.
Adam gave her the song "May Rivers To Cross" by Jimmy Cliff and she nailed it. She didn't just nail it. She slayed it. Tessanne is such a phenomenal singer that Adam was afraid the song was too easy for her
Preston Pohl – Nothin' On You – The Voice 2013
Preston Pohl sings "Nothin' On You" for Team Adam tonight on The Voice 2013 as part of the Top 20 live show. It's the first live show of the season and the pressure is on for Team Adam and Team Blake as their five-member team gets first shot at wow'ing the audiences and drumming up support.
Pohl's performance of "Nothin' On You" will have to go up against the original performance by B.O.B and Bruno Mars
The Voice 2013 Top 20 Performances Part 1 Recap: Teams Adam And Blake Rock The Stage
Tonight kicks off the first live performance of The Voice 2013 as half of the Top 20 take to the stage to sing for your votes, America.
Up first are Teams Adam and Blake. Teams Christina and Cee Lo will perform live Tuesday night. So We'll be here with you all night long as we live recap the performances. So I'll be reviewing each performance as we go and I'll be sure to include all the
Nic Hawk – Blurred Lines – The Voice 2013
Tonight on The Voice 2013, Nic Hawk is set to perform "Blurred Lines" as part of Team Blake according to the Top 20 spoilers.
The song is from Robin Thicke, an infamous reminder of the Miley Cyrus twerking incident not long ago. It's safe to say we probably won't see any twerking from Nic Hawk during tonight's performance, but you never know what Coach Blake might do to win a fourth straight season of The Voice!
The Voice 2013 Spoilers – Tonight's Top 20 Song Choices
Tonight when The Voice 2013 returns to NBC for its first live show of the season we'll be treated to live performances by Season 5′s Top 20 from Team Blake and Team Cee Lo.
If you can't wait until tonight then check out The Voice spoilers including the Top 20 songs for both nights thanks to Yahoo! Music. What the first round of information doesn't include is who will be singing each song, but MJs managed
The Voice 2013 Live Shows Kick Off Tonight!
The Voice 2013 Live Shows start tonight with the first of a three-night event. And we'll be here Live Blogging all the action!
Tonight Teams Adam and Blake will sing for America's votes. Teams Christina and Cee Lo take to the stage Tuesday night. And then on Thursday night, we find out which acts stay and which acts go.
Also tonight coach Christina Aguilera will be performing live. She joins Flo Rida as they duet on "How I
Preston Pohl — The Voice 2013 — Top 20 Video Diary
The Voice 2013 Top 20 is preparing to hit the live show stage next week and as the weeks go on, we get to know the artists a little better.
Now we're taking a closer look at each with their Top 20 Diary entries. First up is early fan-favorite Preston Pohl. Fans have been pretty impressed by Preston's performances so far, so here's their chance to find out what he thinks about hist time on The
Tessanne Chin — The Voice 2013 — Top 20 Diary
The Voice 2013 Top 20 is set to perform live for America's votes next week but before we get there, we're taking a closer look at some of the standouts and early favorites by peeking in on their Top 20 Diary sessions.
Now we're looking at what Tessanee Chin had to say in her diary session. She doesn't reveal too much or hint about what she has planned in the upcoming live shows, but she does
The Voice 2013: Meet The Top 20
The Voice 2013 Battle Rounds are over and the Knockout Rounds just wrapped up this week, so that means only one thing: The Voice live shows are upon is.
On Monday night, the Top 20 will take to the stage to sing for your votes, America. It's still unclear how many people will be going home next week since each coach has a team of five this season. It's possible that they'll each be losing two.
Stephanie Anne Johnson — Don't Know Why — And Tamara Chaunice — No One — The Voice
The Voice 2013 Knockout Rounds ended Tuesday night so we've got our Season 5 Top 20 going into the live shows next week.
Among the Top 20 are both of these performers from the Knockout Rounds. Yes, that means one of the young ladies was stolen!
Cee Lo paired up Stephanie Anne Johnson and Tamara Chaunice. Stephanie pulled out the guitar and gave a singer-songwriter version of Nora Jones' "Don't Know Why." I have to admit I


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(Reprinted on Veteran's & Memorial Day)
By Kent Rhodes
While choosing a few ears of corn at the local supermarket the other day, I found myself standing next to a neatly dressed man whom I guessed to be in his 90's. I was right, he was 92. I have the greatest respect for the elderly and struck up a conversation with him as we chose our ears of corn and pulled off the husks. He complained a little about the physical difficulties of old age and as we continued to talk, it came out that he was on board a Coast Guard cutter in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
I asked if he had written down his story and he told me that he had and that it was actually on a CD available at his retirement community.
After bidding each other good day, it occurred to me that it wouldn't be long before there would not be anyone around who was at Pearl Harbor on that day. In fact, it won't be long before there is no one left who will remember the whole WWII experience!
This was our last great "defensive" war and it united the country like nothing before or since. Sacrifices were made, the lives of husbands, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers were lost and many were left behind to grieve. There are still those among us who remember. But not for long.
We can always read about it in books, but the personal witnesses will not be here, just like my new friend at the grocery store.
Where will we gain our perspective of freedom when those who fought for it and lived through it are gone? Even now, there are many around us, and some in high positions of leadership, who seem to have lost this perspective.
My greatest concern about this country of ours, the good old USA, is that our young people will not remember the past. And when I say "young people" I include those between the ages of 1 and 50.
Our nation has a rich and historic past. Our country was bathed in blood during the revolutionary war, lost many of her sons and daughters during the civil war, many more in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and now in various places in the Middle East. All of this has taken place to preserve our freedom and the freedom of others so that we and our friends can continue living the American dream of making our own decisions and living with the consequences.
But will we be strong enough to continue the battle for freedom? How will we remember the lessons of the past? It has become ever more challenging to put it into perspective because even though we currently have soldiers fighting overseas, we can't see the enemy as clearly as our parents and grandparents did. They knew who they were fighting. Our current enemies are more insidious, they are cowardly terrorists both at home and abroad. They fly airplanes into buildings, kidnap, use innocent people as human shields, and set bombs to go off that kill and wound men, women and children.
Sadly, there are people in leadership positions in our own government who should have this perspective, but do not. They do not remember the past or they choose to forget it, thinking that we are a new generation, a new civilization that is free from the evils that haunted our past.
The world may have a different playing field and the nature of war may be different, but those who would destroy our liberty and way of life have not changed. They are out there. There are still those in this world who seek for power and will spill the blood of innocents to achieve it. The names and tactics have changed, but despotism lives on.
The bottom line? Read your history. Elect good men and women who know the past. And while you still have time, go shuck some corn with a vet.
Today I shucked corn with a Pearl Harbor survivor.
(Reprinted yearly at this time of year)


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So, this is my humble trade shop.
Anyways, here's some ground rules.
1. All SPPf and trade forum rules apply.
2. Shouldn't have to say this, but no hacks.
3. No means no.
4. Don't pester me when your request is done. I have a life, too, you know.
5. All mine are fully-redis.
6. All are UT, except if I have used them and they are not the level they are caught at. I can wipe EVs.
Trade: OPEN
Requests: CLOSED
Spoiler:- I want these:
Flawless Jap. Male Smeargle
DW Pokes
Events I don't have
WIN2011 Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Celebi
flawless V-Create Jolly Rayquaza
Pending trades:
Spoiler:- pending:
I take requests. 3 people, no more. I also do not take more requests until all 3 of said requests are done and traded to their recipients.
Request list
Egg moves:
Pokeball (if wild capture)
Here's what I have to offer:
Spoiler:- Kanto:
#001 shiny Timid Overgrow 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 5 Bulbasaur w/ Giga Drain OT: Austin ID: 03323
#001 Modest Chlorophyll 31/30/31/30/31/30 lv 10 Bulbasaur OT: Mat ID: 30160
#004 Timid Solar Power flawless lv 10 Charmander, OT: Ray ID: 13456
#007 Bold Rain Dish 31/31/31/30/31/31 lv 10 Squirtle OT: Can't read ID: 04332
#081 shiny Timid Magnet Pull 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 16 Magnemite w/ Magic Coat, Gravity, Signal Beam, Iron Defense OT: Austin ID: 03323
#096 shiny Timid Insomnia 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 10 Drowzee w/ Trick, Magic Coat, Signal Beam OT: Austin ID: 03323
#145 Timid Pressure 31/22/30/31/31/31 lv 60 Zapdos w/ Heat Wave and Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 18459
#147 Adamant Shed Skin 31/31/31/17/31/31 lv 15 Dratini w/ ExtremeSpeed OT: Austin ID: 03323
#150 Timid Pressure 31/X/31/31/31/31 lv 70 Mewtwo w/ Electro Ball, Psystrike OT: FEB2012 ID: 02112
#150 Timid Pressure 31/7/31/31/31/31 lv 70 Mewtwo w/ Signal Beam, Trick, Magic Coat, Skill Swap OT: Austin ID: 03323
Spoiler:- Johto:
#186 Timid Drizzle 31/E/31/30/31/31 lv 100 Politoed OT: Kevin ID: 20518
#204 Careful Sturdy 31/31/31/X/31/31 lv 8 Pineco w/ Stealth Rock OT: Austin ID: 03323
#212 Adamant Technician 31/31/31/19/31/31 lv 100 Scizor w/ Roost, Superpower, Bug Bite, Tailwind OT: Austin ID: 03323
#212 shiny Adamant Technician flawless lv 1 Scizor w/ Roost, Superpower, Bug Bite, Tailwind OT: Austin ID: 16149
#215 Jolly Pressure 31/31/31/29/31/31 lv 2 Weavile w/ Low Kick, Ice Punch OT: Austin ID: 03323
#216 shiny Jolly Quick Feet flawless lv 1 Teddiursa w/ Seed Bomb, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Superpower OT: Austin ID: 03323
#220 shiny Adamant Snow Cloak flawless lv 1 Swinub w/ Body Slam, Stealth Rock, Superpower, Endeavor OT: Austin ID: 16149
#227 shiny Impish Sturdy flawless lv 1 Skarmory w/ Whirlwind, Roost, Brave Bird, Stealth Rock OT: Austin ID: 16149
#243 Timid Pressure 31/22/30/31/31/31 lv 40 Raikou w/ Signal Beam, Sleep Talk, Magnet Rise OT: Austin ID: 03323
#244 Timid Pressure 30/11/30/30/31/31 lv 40 Entei w/ Heat Wave, Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 03323
#249 shiny Timid Pressure 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 45 Lugia w/ Roost OT: Austin ID: 03323
#250 Adamant Pressure 31/31/31/17/31/31 lv 70 Ho-Oh w/ Roost OT: Austin ID: 03323
Spoiler:- Hoenn:
#254 shiny Timid Overgrow 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 36 Sceptile w/ Dragon Pulse, Giga Drain OT: Austin ID: 03323
#274 shiny Timid Chlorophyll 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 14 Nuzleaf w/ Giga Drain, Dark Pulse OT: Austin ID: 03323
#280 shiny Timid Synchronize 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 11 Ralts w/ Pain Split, Magic Coat, Trick, Signal Beam OT: Austin ID: 03323
#330 shiny Jolly Levitate flawless lv 45 Flygon w/ Outrage, Roost, Fire Punch, ThunderPunch OT: Austin ID: 03323
#371 shiny Naive Rock Head flawless lv 1 Bagon w/ Outrage, Dragon Dance, Hydro Pump, Dragon Pulse OT: Austin ID: 03323
#375 shiny Adamant Clear Body flawless lv 20 Metang w/ Ice Punch, Stealth Rock, ThunderPunch, Trick OT: Austin ID: 03323
#380 shiny Timid Levitate 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 50 Latias EV'd 252 HP/4 SpA/252 Spe w/ Trick, Magic Coat, Tailwind, Roost OT: Austin ID: 03323
#381 shiny Timid Levitate 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 50 Latios -EVs wiped- w/ Trick, Magic Coat, Tailwind, Roost OT: Austin ID: 03323
#383 Impish Drought 31/31/31/25/31/31 lv 50 Groudon w/ Fire Punch, Stealth Rock, Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 03323
#384 Jolly Air Lock 31/31/31/24/31/31 lv 50 Rayquaza w/ Aqua Tail, Iron Head, Tailwind OT: Austin ID: 03323
#385 Careful Serene Grace flawless lv 5 Jirachi w/ Stealth Rock, Iron Head, ThunderPunch OT: GAMESTP ID: 02270
Spoiler:- Sinnoh:
#387 shiny Impish Overgrow flawless lv 1 Turwtwig w/ Seed Bomb, Stealth Rock OT: Austin ID: 03323
#474 shiny Timid Adaptability 31/3/30/30/30/30 lv 1 Porygon-Z w/ Dark Pulse, Trick OT: Austin ID: 03323
#480 shiny Impish Levitate 31/31/31/17/31/31 lv 76 Uxie w/ Stealth Rock, Magic Coat, Heal Bell, Knock Off OT: Austin ID: 01449
#481 Timid Levitate 31/14/31/31/31/31 lv 50 Mesprit w/ Stealth Rock, Heal Bell, Magic Coat OT: Austin ID: 01449
#482 Timid Levitate 31/14/31/31/31/31 lv 50 Azelf w/ Stealth Rock, Trick OT: Austin ID: 01449
#483 Modest Pressure flawless lv 70 Dialga w/ Stealth Rock, Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 18459
#485 Timid Flash Fire 30/10/30/31/31/31 lv 50 Heatran w/ Stealth Rock, Dragon Pulse, Sleep Talk, Dark Pulse OT: Austin ID: 18459
#487 shiny Timid Pressure/Levitate 31/6/31/30/31/30 lv 1 Giratina w/ Dragon Pulse, Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 03323
#487 shiny Impish Pressure/Levitate 31/31/31/17/31/31 lv 47 Giratina w/ Dragon Pulse, Sleep Talk OT: Austin ID: 01449
#491 Timid Bad Dreams 31/X/31/31/31/31 lv 50 Darkrai OT: 2012MAY ID: 05092
Spoiler:- Unova:
#638 shiny Timid Justified 31/2/30/31/31/31 lv 42 Cobalion OT: Austin ID: 47788
#639 shiny Jolly Justified 31/31/31/X/31/31 lv 43 Terrakion EV'd 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe OT: Austin ID: 47788, also available at lv 100
#640 shiny Timid Justified 31/2/30/31/31/31 lv 42 Virizion OT: Austin ID: 47788
#642 shiny Timid Prankster 31/18/30/31/31/31 lv 61 Thundurus EV'd 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe OT: Kurt ID: 00007
#643 Timid Turboblaze 31/X/31/31/31/31 lv 100 Reshiram OT: SPR2012 ID: 03102
#644 Naive Teravolt flawless lv 50 Zekrom OT: Austin ID: 47788
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A mirror is one of the main bathroom accessories. Its existence is very necessary to serve both the functional item as well as the decorative item. As the functional item, the mirror is useful to reflect the physical appearance of people so that they can see their outside look through the mirror. Then, the mirror is also good to be applied in a small bathroom since it will give larger bathroom illusion. While as the decorative item, the mirror includes the ornament to be hung on the bathroom wall with the purpose to remove the clumsy accent and turns it to be more appealing. So, people should not be difficult to determine which ornaments to adorn the bathroom wall because they have decided the right choice of bathroom accessories which offer multifunction.
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Delivery & Cancellation
Delivery and Yard Pickup
Nero's delivers to Marin, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, Western Contra Costa and Northern Alameda counties. We have standard delivery charges for all areas of Marin and most of San Francisco. Otherwise, we charge for deliveries based on the cost of hand-stacking your order on our truck, the driver's time, and the distance traveled from our yard to your home. We try to break even on our deliveries; our profit comes from selling our wood. If you live more than an hour or so away from Novato, the delivery charge can be considerable. We recommend finding a friend or family member with a truck or renting a U-Haul trailer ($19.95 per day) and coming to pick up your firewood here in the yard- we measure and hand-stack the wood in your vehicle free of charge. No appointment is necessary. Just remember to bring a check or cash- we don't accept debit or credit cards.
Cancellation Policy
Most customers don't realize that we load their wood the day before it is scheduled for delivery. Each order is unique and hand-stacked in the trucks so that the delivery route is efficient and economical with fuel prices so high. Unlike a box of office supplies, we cannot throw an order of firewood "to the back of the truck" when an order is canceled after it has been loaded.
Although we get very few last minute cancellations, when one happens, it results in inconveniences for the customers whose orders are behind the one canceled because we either have to return to our yard and throw the wood back on the ground or maneuver around the tightly packed truck at every remaining stop. We lose money and customers lose additional time awaiting an unnecessarily delayed delivery to their home.
We want to discourage last minute cancellations so this year anyone canceling an order within 24 hours of their scheduled delivery may be charged a minimum of $50.
• Yelp 5-Star Review 9/6/2014
This place is great and has a convenient location off 101 as you head north to your fun outdoor destination. We were trying to get some hardwood on our way up to a camping trip and didn't want to get ripped off at the campground. . . The rates are a little pricier than you might find somewhere in the total boonies but they are still pretty reasonable…for really great hardwoods like almond, walnut and oak. The service was very friendly too. Steven H., San Francisco, CA
• Yelp 5-Star Review 3/12/2013
Seems like good hardwood, burns clean and hot. I've bought 4-5 cords from them so far over the past few years. They seem to have a regular Sunday morning delivery to SF and they've all been reliable. Robert S., San Francisco, CA


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Real Love and Other Mysteries
by Robyn Carr
As a romance writer, I'm always examining the ingredients for true love. Real Love. The components that rock our romantic world. Some obvious things always spring to mind — physical attraction, mastery in the bedroom, romantic gestures like flowers or small gifts that required thought rather than just a big credit card.
I will gloat, my life is not without some of those things. I get flowers. If they're not given to me, I give them to myself. I got a nice book contract a while back and gave myself a little something from Tiffany's, reasoning that my beloved can get a little sloppy about knowing when he should gift me. Of course we have attraction, my husband and I can clean up pretty good. We have our areas of expertise.
But it occurred to me that a thousand small acts add up to what passes for Real Love. Like giving up the remote for a while. Being extra quiet so a tired person can sleep in or nap. Cooking. Everyone has to eat so cooking is a major act of love as far as I'm concerned. I acted out that love for many, many years and then graciously allowed my partner to exercise that privilege. He doesn't actually seem all that grateful, but I'm feeling a lot more loved.
Slack leads to my definition of Real Love. Consider this conversation. Me: Oh My God, tomorrow is our anniversary! Him: Oh damn! We don't have to do anything, do we?
Letting someone else be sickest is a loving gesture, but not one I have ever experienced. Me: My throat is killing me and I have a terrible cough. Him: I have a sore throat, cough, fever, my joints ache and I have chills.
We can all agree that honesty and a healthy respect for a partner's space is at the core of Real Love. Him: Did I just hear you say that I'm in your business a lot? Me: If I said that into the phone while in my office with my door closed, would that qualify as you in my business? Does that old water glass against the door actually work?
There are loving and generous acts of the deepest devotion that I consider well beyond attraction and the right brand of flowers, but I suspect they won't air well in the singles ads. DWF seeking SM willing to go the extra mile; comfortable removing packing after hemorrhoidectomy; willing to stand as support and partner up in crying when the dog is put down for the long sleep; able to notice and appreciate unimportant things like bills were paid, laundry was accomplished, sleep was sacrificed for years to raise children; attentive to details like pee in the pot, dirties in the hamper, political opinions kept to one's self to avoid becoming a DWM.
Oh, we poke at each other. We argue. We're alike in many ways and different in too many others. But there have been moments of tenderness too monumental to ignore. He gently rubs my arm and suggests I roll over when I snore, while I tend to slug or kick. He has never once become angry over a dent in the car or a new outfit in my closet, even when money was too tight to breathe. He didn't get up in the night with the newborns, but he did cry at their weddings and tell me they were all my doing. And his intelligence is unsurpassed when I stand naked in the bathroom bemoaning fat, flab and wrinkles, he always says, "Looks damn good to me."
Capturing moments that are really more intimate than sex and more personal than attraction is a romance writer's challenge. Anyone can pull off a cleft chin, six-pack belly or a nice looking bosom. It's the grand acts of Real Love, the kind that endures, that are harder to notice, much less put into words.
What does Real Love mean to you? Send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com for a chance to win an autographed book from my Virgin River series. There are two books up for grabs. The contest is open to US and Canadian readers. Winners will be chosen on Thursday, October 13.
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This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list—getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It's time she got over her silly high-school relationship and moved on.
So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother's men-only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters.
As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine.


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Journey with MDS - another amazing testimonial
Dec 23, 2012
This is a testimonial that we just recently got via e-mail from a mother of a patient. It was so thoughtful and complete, I felt it would be only right that I share this with my readers here on MedHelp. If it gives you some hope in this season of hope and giving, I will be glad:
" Our Personal Journey With MDS
In 2010 my daughter was first prescribed opiates to deal with chronic back pain. Due to her age, physicians in our state were very reluctant to deal with her. This seemed like the only form of relief at the time.. Two years later, we found ourselves in the middle of a critical drug addiction. I say "critical", because it had affected every aspect of her life in a negative way and had literally consumed her.
We knew at that point that we needed a solution and that's when our journey to find a rapid detox center began. After looking at many facilities and researching their practices, we choose MDS. I would like to share with you our experience with this facility, but mostly, with the wonderful people who form this very special place.
Almost immediately we were embraced by every single person we met and made to feel at peace and ease with our choice. Ann, Dr George, Dr Julia, Shawn, Elaine and Sara are people who will forever be a part of our lives because that's just how it is. They are caring, loving, professionals who understand the importance of what they do and are committed from the very beginning, continuing as long as you need them. Let me lead you through what we experienced and what you can expect from MDS and their staff…
We were taken in within 48 hours after our call even though they don't typically do this procedure on Fridays. Dr George explained to us his understanding of the importance of getting patients in when "they" were ready….before they changed their mind.. My daughter was the only patient they had that day and the full staff was there for her, and as it turns out, for me as well. They have only a 5 patient per week limit on their scheduled days so they can provide specialized care to each patient.
On the day of the procedure, we went to the rapid detox center and met with Ann, Dr. George, Dr Julia (the board certified anesthesiologist), Shawn, (the paramedic) and Bonnie, the RN. We were shown the surgical procedure room and the recovery room. We were told what was going to happen and where and approximately how long it would take.
They told us that the fee was all inclusive and that was true.. They furnished all the meds, hotel, transportation, etc.. We weren't asked for an additional penny for anything. Some of the other places that we researched were not inclusive and the fees added up very quickly to, in some cases, more than twice as much as this facility charges..
After the procedure, my daughter returned to the hotel accompanied by Shawn, and Elaine. These women stayed with us until way up into the morning hours when my daughter was resting peacefully. Doctor George came to visit us in the morning and checked her to make sure she was comfortable. More staff members stopped by to check on us throughout our stay and Dr George continued to visit us there daily. We were given the cell phone numbers of everyone we met and I can tell you from experience, they are always there to take your call, answer your questions, and do whatever needs to be done. This has continued since we have returned home. I have had to call the doctor on a couple of occasions and he has been truly awesome..
If you find yourself in need of a program of this nature, and since you are reading this I must assume that you are, please do your homework and find out the following:
*How much experience does the Doctor, Anesthesiologist, and Staff, have with this procedure?
*How long have they been at the same location and with the same experienced doctors?
Don't just take their word for it, Google them.. nobody needs a traveling show to do this procedure.
*Do they encourage you and a family member to meet with the staff/board certified anesthesiologist, and tour the surgical facility before the procedure?
*Do they provide unlimited after-care?
*How many patients do they manage at one time?
*Is their price truly inclusive?
I would, without reservation, recommend this facility and this staff to anyone in need of this vital service. It's alarming to me that as big as the addictions problem is, there are only about 6 facilities in this country that provide this service. Just as important as the treatment is the confidentiality.
Your treatment at this facility will never become public information to any person or entity.. That's so important, especially if you're a professional. Just remember, there is good and bad in everything in this world. Our experience with MDS was remarkable….
Thanks to MDS, my daughter has her life back and I have my daughter back… We love you guys..
Good Luck to you in your journey, and may God have his hands on you and guide and protect you now and always….Amen "
Blessed in West Virginia
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, Dec 27, 2012
I have a few questions How is your daughter is chronic pain now without any medicine? and can you give me the name of the facility you want to? I would appreciate it very much Thanks another chronic back pain patient
, Dec 27, 2012
This really brought tears to my eyes as Im sure it did yours as well. Thats amazing. Its not only wonderful that the doctors were caring and as helpful as they were, but amazing that the young woman fought and beat a very hard battle. Its so hard to find doctors that are truly on your side, non judgemental, and take it personal. It should be like that with every doctor, but sadly it isnt anymore. Just like this young woman, some just get mixed up in the whole thing and it gets out of control over their head, but whether it was an accident or they just started diong the drug just to do it...anyone reaching out should be given respect and whatever help they will take. That actually gives me hope seeing that there are doctors like that still out there.
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Black Lives Matter: The new social revolution is showing up-led by three feminists- and it is where we need to see it. In the gaps, empty promises and pain and injuries and undeniable realities exposed in Ferguson, and across the country in recent months. Feminists have often led the charge for equity and justice in social reform from the 1920's onward. The Civil Rights Bill of 1964 was designed to have race and sex and country of origin not be a limitation to full equality and access to engagement and production in society. What we see now is the systematic politically and economically driven obstructions have denied the full application of civil rights through mass incarceration, poor schools, poor healthcare, no early education, racial profiling and a police and criminal justice system that is now being confronted.
Senator Bernie Sanders now running for President has many decades of work for civil rights and human rights. He says what is wrong with the country can not be changed, it must be transformed. And that comes from social revolution. A break from the systemic conditions that fill prisons, result in early death and broken hearts is what is required, and that requires not just change but revision coming not from the decay of the missed efforts to civil rights, but a renewal of intention to end the conditions in place and build new opportunity and new hope. Recently Bernie Sanders had a confrontation with the three feminists who formed Black Lives Matter at a Netroots Nation symposium. Netroots Nation is highly progressive in their politics and have done a great deal for dismissing the media's monopoly on how information is giving to the public. The population has a mixed demography, but is predominantly white, male, college degreed and independent in their political views. This particular event with Senator Sanders came about because he wanted to talk about the changes he wanted to see in the economic structure that rewards 1% of the population. Black Lives Matter wanted to talk about life and death, and the death of Sandra Bland which had happened just days before. Following Freddie Gray, following Michael Brown, and now Sandra Bland there was no room for politics, and Black Lives Matter made that point by interrupting some considered rudely the presentation by Bernie Sanders. Since revolution is by definition unpredictable, designed to cause the effect that Black Lives Matter created on that stage with Bernie Sanders. Since Black Lives Matter has indicated that they will not be in the pocket of either Republican or Democrat Presidential candidates. Now is the time for the killing and imprisonment of young men and women of color to stop, they say. Now is the time for the empty shell of civil rights to be recognized as having not attained its goal: the incorporation and inclusion of all people, regardless of color, sex or country of origin. Enough, they say. Enough.
Just as in the 1960's when revolution made uncomfortable a public that could not turn away from the disparity between what they believed about our country and what they saw in Viet Nam, in the streets of Selma, on the college campuses, there is a demand, an unflinching demand by Black Lives Matter in a confrontation that has just begun.
Gloria Steinem both speak of the necessity of revolution. Karl Marx pointed to the need of "feminine upheaval" as the means to "great social change" and that progress could be measure by where the " social position of the fair sex." Gloria Steinem in the 1970's argued that reform did not achieve what true revolution does. She pointed to the visibility of sex and race are "a primary way in which human beings organize around superior and inferior groups." Humanism she pointed out is really the goal and the means by which feminism brings those changes that add to a better world. For men, for women, for all races. And here we are-about to engage in taking further and going deeper into the hypocrisy and outrage that is just below the surface in every major city of the country.
Revolutions are rude, disruptive and have the intention to interrupt, not change, but transform the conditions limiting human potential. Co Founders of Black Lives Matter Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, began what became a movement after the verdict of the Trayvon Martin, then emerged again as well at the killing of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Freddie Gray-and Sandra Bland-all black killed by white men. The District Attorney and Mayor of Baltimore and Black Lives Matter caused the disruption of elected local and state government, by holding them accountable for police agencies assaults and killings of black men ad women. They stir and demand public awareness and accountability and have through protests gathered a momentum that is now called a movement.
Black Lives Matter is showing up with the message that they want to see black youth presented with opportunities to educate themselves, be trained in job skills and awarded for their youthful enthusiasm and energy rather than left behind and incarcerated . They want to see addiction treated medically rather than the cycle of prison being the only response to those suffering from addiction. While the middle and upper class options of rehab and medical intervention with peer support are available for those with the funds, addiction treated as a criminal offense has only made the offenders, their families and their community loose the value of that person. They want to see the promise of human potential being evenly awarded to this and future generations, they want to see life, liberty and justice awarded to all people. There is every indication, that Black Lives Matter and those criminal justice advocates who have come together will get this result. The Presidential Primary and election will be the background and at the forefront of this revolution that is already underway.


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Despite a report revealing millions of dollars in funding for available for Indiana University's Campus Bus service, IU leaders say they're afraid of a political backlash, should they apply. But at least one lawmaker says IU has little to be worried about.
Indiana University could be receiving about $2 million already earmarked just for public transportation, according to a report from a group of Kelley School of Business graduate students led by Professor James Grandorf. IU spokesman Kirk White said the University has never applied for the funds because officials are worried about the political price the school would be forced to pay.
"The first response of the transportation cooperation would be to call their state representatives and say you've gotta stop this.," White said. "Where are we going to find this money? This is going to cause a crisis for us, because that's a huge chunk of their budget."
Andrew Hahn of the Indiana University Student Association said the university's fear is a major obstacle for IU student leaders working to push for an application for funds, but it may be unfounded.
"I'm a little suspicious that someone would really go through and try to cut IU's budget for just a $2 million transportation thing," he said.
In fact, State Representative Vern Tincher – who sits on the House Roads and Transportation Committee — said vengeance is improbable.
"I think its highly unlikely that the legislators would retaliate against IU and Bloomington for getting some of the transportation money," Tincher said.
Still, the University is proceeding with caution. Rather than applying for funds as a stand-alone entity, — which the report suggests would bring in the *most* funds for Campus Bus — IU officials have started the preliminary talks required to merge with Bloomington Transit.
"Well I think there's a lot of benefit for us to work as a partner with Bloomington Transit," White said. "You have the experience of the BT organization. We already are combined in many areas. We do maintenance together we have our own building together. There's no reason for us to take a step backward and become even more separate."
White added the University has discussed the possibility of combining with Bloomington transit before, but lack of support from university leadership has been a major stumbling block. But White said a combination of new administrators, higher fuel prices and a recession could change some minds.
However, White said if IU starts getting calls from legislators unhappy with the proposal, or threatening to curtail IU funding, school administrators could flip-flop once more. While he can't offer exact details about plans for the two systems' combined operation, White does characterize the talks as productive, saying he's hopeful a unified bus service could apply for state funding within the next few months. Still, he admitted the project is not the university's top priority.
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Talk in Buffalo centers on keeping team home
Read the press in Buffalo, and one theme comes across clearly in the coverage of the sales process for the city's NFL franchise: Can a local owner emerge to buy the Bills?
The team, which is being sold from the estate of Ralph Wilson following the death of the Bills' founding owner in March, has had numerous suitors named as potential buyers. In each case, questions have followed about how likely it would be for that particular individual to keep the team in its small, western New York market.
|As the Bills go to market, the trend lately has leaned toward non-local owners.
From 2010 through this year, eight of the 25 franchise sales across the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB — or, less than one-third of the deals — involved an in-market buyer, according to SportsBusiness Journal research. That compares to a
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Only one of those teams bought by an out-of-market buyer has been relocated — the Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma City — but the number of outside buyers acquiring teams unquestionably has increased.
"Having observed sports franchise ownership trends over the past 20 years, you start to see patterns, and the increase in non-local ownership is one of the obvious patterns," said sports finance adviser Mitchell Ziets.
Several trends are converging to bring outsiders into markets to buy beloved local sports teams, Ziets said. Those reasons include the continued growth in franchise values, which limits the pool of local buyers; the proliferation of wealth created in the financial industry in the last 15 years, with these buyers generally concentrated in financial centers; and the fact that, for the most part, new venues have been completed in the last 25 years, allowing new, out-of-town owners to avoid fighting the "all politics is local" battle, Ziets said.
Whether the Bills will follow that trend or get a buyer with ties to the home market will play out in the months ahead.


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Our event takes place in the lovely countryside of Bungay on the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. Situated between the towns of Bungay and Halesworth, off the A144, the site is easy to find and all maps and directions will be sent with tickets.
Access to the site is from mid afternoon Thursday. The event starts with an opening evening concert programme on the Thursday night. The event ends at 12.30am on the Sunday evening.
You can stay over on the Sunday evening but we would request that you leave the site by midday on the Monday.
The World Music Workshop Festival offers you the option of camping or staying in local accommodation. For campers, we have ample space for tents, caravans or live-in vehicles. On site there will be ten portable toilets which will be serviced daily, together with ample water points for washing and water supplies. We also have a hot shower unit which will be available day and night throughout the event.
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Buttoning up our crate Late Model engine with select components to help maximize efficiency and put more power to the ground
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Like football, crate racing is a game of inches. Everybody on the track has the same power plant, so the difference between winning and losing often becomes hair's breadth thin. Of course, it's still possible to find a consistent advantage over the competition, and there are three main areas where you can find one.
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And now we've circled back again to finish buttoning everything up and get ready to go racing. Of course, after talking to CJ Jones of Jones Racing Products, we found he's got a few more tricks up his sleeve that we wanted to try for ourselves.
First of all, Jones has a very cool three-blade radiator fan they are calling the Hustler. The Hustler fans hold a number of advantages over a stock-style four-blade radiator fan. First of all, cutting a blade cuts weight, both from the loss of the blade and from Jones' superior manufacturing quality — the fan uses a machined central spine to mount the blades instead of using two stamped plates riveted together. Plus, it moves more air than a stock-type four-blade design, so instead of a 19-inch fan you can get away with a 17- or even 15-inch diameter to further reduce rotating weight and inertia as you try to rev the engine coming out of the turns.
Since we've already moved all the pulleys to the back of the motor, we also needed to find a way to spin the water pump and radiator fan, so we're going with a lightweight cogged belt drive that is low drag and also eliminates slippage. Because of that, Jones can go with a smaller crank pulley to make sure the water pump isn't spinning too fast.
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