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Leeds have received enquiries about Paul Connolly and Danny Pugh
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Andy Gray joined Bradford on Wednesday, while central defender Patrick Kisnorbo joined Ipswich on loan for an initial month last week.
Connolly and Pugh are among those who could be next to find new clubs.
Warnock said: "We've had a couple of enquiries for Connolly and one or two of the youngers lads, but there's not an awful lot left unless somebody comes in for the fringe players.
"We've had one or two enquiries about Danny Pugh. Danny is considering his options. He'd like to stay in the Championship if he could, but there's one or two clubs looking at him and there may be one or two who aren't available now, but who may become available if and when we sign one or two of our targets.
"That's the case everywhere and it usually all comes down to the last day of the transfer window."
Warnock added: "Andy (Gray) never got a look in really because Becchio has done so well, but I can't fault him. He's been a super pro and I said to Phil Parkinson last week that he'll do their club a lot of good.
"He's still got ties at Leeds and I think he'd like to do some coaching here with the academy at a later date and he's more than welcome. He's conducted himself excellently."


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Shareport: A Cracked Version Of Apple's Airplay That Doesn't Discriminate
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Our new Leather Garrison takes on the form and silhouette of the classic Garrison, but instead of canvas we've chosen three variations of cowhide for the bag body. Our Natural tote is cut from soft, undyed vegetable-tanned cowhide from the Hermann Oak Tannery, while our Black and Cognac totes are crafted using the renowned Horween Leather Co's Essex leather -- a vegetable tanned, oil-infused leather with a very supple feel that will age beautifully. The handles on all three totes are cut from thicker vegetable-tanned cowhide (also from Hermann Oak). We've chosen each of these leathers for their unique structural and aesthetic characteristics and their superb quality.
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What I like about the Tassimo idea is that it's all available at the local grocery store. You don't have to special order, or pay for shipping, money exchange, or duty. Flavia needs to get into Canada! I'm sure they'd do well up here too!
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What I like about the Tassimo idea is that it's all available at the local grocery store. You don't have to special order, or pay for shipping, money exchange, or duty. Flavia needs to get into Canada! I'm sure they'd do well up here too!
Mine's not a new-fangled coffeemaker, but today I bought a new Farberware percolator..after never having owned one before. I always had the Mr. Coffee
dripmaker, and believe me...this new Percolator beats anything I've ever had.
The coffee is REALLY piping hot..the way I like it. :D
Congratulations Angelic One! I remember my Mom and Dad had one of those when I was little and the smell was awesome when they made a pot especially for company.
ENJOY! Oooo I can almost taste the coffee :drool
Ok...I've tried out my new percolator, and the coffee tastes very weak. Its VERY hot like I like it, but I have to add almost double the amount of coffee to get it to taste right. I just wondered...is this normal with a percolator versus a drip coffeemaker?? I only use enough water in it to make a 2-serving pot of coffee..not sure if I should use more water to get all of that water in there circulating through the coffee grounds, and maybe it would be stronger..? Anyone know? Thanks!
Just found this thread. I bought a Tassimo last fall and I LOVE IT. If the house goes up in flames it's, husband, kids, pets, coffee maker. I cannot live without it.
lambikins- thank you so much. going to try your advice, as i love this method of making coffee. it's really steamy hot..so now if i can just get the taste adjusted.
Announcement: It's been 9 loooong months but I finally (got) delivered a shiny black FLAVIA!!! My cousin just brought it up from Seattle and I've taken it out of the carboard shipping box....Mr. Tootles new toy-toy! I haven't made a cup of anything as I'm making sure I have all the parts and what-nots so I don't ruin it.
:elephant I'm so excited....and I just can't hide it...I'm about to lose control and I think I like it ....OOoo OOO. :elephant
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David Letterman enjoyed the honor of becoming the first-ever recipient of the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence presented at "The Comedy Awards" on Comedy Central last Sunday night.
Stepping out from behind the original curtains used by Carson on the Tonight Show back in the day, Letterman was clearly humble and moved by the honor named for his idol and mentor. Bill Murray was on hand to present the award, although reluctant to relinquish it until Letterman pressed the point, warning him not to break it.
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https://n.rivals.com/news/five-star-de-k-j-henry-breaks-down-his-top-tenWe made the cut for his final 10.
clt says let's hire the rest of his family. who cares? you can CHeat now.
Quote from: cltniners on April 06, 2017, 01:52:31 pmclt says let's hire the rest of his family. who cares? you can CHeat now. #family.
Quote from: chidave on April 06, 2017, 10:42:43 amhttps://n.rivals.com/news/five-star-de-k-j-henry-breaks-down-his-top-tenWe made the cut for his final 10.Even if he doesn't come here, it is good that we are in the conversation with those other schools.
Does he have ties here? Why is this a possibility? I don't wanna get my hopes up but this would be amazing.
I thought I should post this while it is true. Nice company to be in.
Saw him play this past year, heck of an athlete. Very good basketball player too.
Quote from: mojoniner on April 21, 2017, 09:57:48 pmSaw him play this past year, heck of an athlete. Very good basketball player too.If we were to sign him, do you think he could contribute to the basketball team too? An athlete playing 2 sports in college is seldom done now, but used to happen more often. Rusty LaRue at Wake Forest played and started in football, basketball, and basketball before he finished his college career.
Naming his Top 5 today at 6....not really sure about our chances.
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Can your childs backpack lead to chronic back painSunday, April 26th, 2009
Back pain is pervasive among American adults, but a new and disturbing trend is emerging. Young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than previous generations, and the use of overweight backpacks is a contributing factor, according to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that backpack-related injuries sent more than 7,000 people to the emergency room in 2001 alone. This new back pain trend among youngsters isn't surprising when you consider the disproportionate amounts of weight they carry in their backpacks – often slung over just one shoulder. According to Dr. Bautch, a recent study conducted in Italy found that the average child carries a backpack that would be the equivalent of a 39-pound burden for a 176-pound man, or a 29-pound load for a 132-pound woman. Of those children carrying heavy backpacks to school, 60 percent had experienced back pain as a result. Preliminary results of studies being conducted in France show that the longer a child wears a backpack, the longer it takes for a curvature or deformity of the spine to correct itself. "The question that needs to be addressed next is, 'Does it ever return to normal? The results of these types of studies are especially important as more and more school districts – many of them in urban areas – remove lockers from the premises, forcing students to carry their books with them all day long. The problem has become so widespread, in fact, that the California State Assembly passed legislation that would force school districts to develop ways of reducing the weight of students' backpacks. Similar legislation is being considered in New Jersey as well. Limiting the backpack's weight to no more than 10 percent of the child's body weight and urging the use of ergonomically correct backpacks are possible solutions. Make sure you notify your school system of any back related problem your child currently has or has had in the past.
- Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10 percent of his or her body weight. A heavier backpack will cause your child to bend forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back, rather than on the shoulders, by the straps.
- The backpack should never hang more than four inches below the waistline. A backpack that hangs too low increases the weight on the shoulders, causing your child to lean forward when walking.
- A backpack with individualized compartments helps in positioning the contents most effectively. Make sure that pointy or bulky objects are packed away from the area that will rest on your child's back.
- Bigger is not necessarily better. The more room there is in a backpack, the more your child will carry-and the heavier the backpack will be.
- Urge your child to wear both shoulder straps. Lugging the backpack around by one strap can cause the disproportionate shift of weight to one side, leading to neck and muscle spasms, as well as low-back pain.
- Wide, padded straps are very important. Non-padded straps are uncomfortable, and can dig into your child's shoulders.
- The shoulder straps should be adjustable so the backpack can be fitted to your child's body. Straps that are too loose can cause the backpack to dangle uncomfortably and cause spinal misalignment and pain.
- If the backpack is still too heavy, talk to your child's teacher. Ask if your child could leave the heaviest books at school, and bring home only lighter hand-out materials or workbooks.
- Although the use of rollerpacks – or backpacks on wheels – has become popular in recent years, the ACA is now recommending that they be used cautiously and on a limited basis by only those students who are not physically able to carry a backpack. Some school districts have begun banning the use of rollerpacks because they clutter hallways, resulting in dangerous trips and falls.
Most importantly listen to your child, don't brush off, my back hurts carrying the back pack or sitting in class. Act early finding the causation of all there health issues not just trying to treat a symptom. The earlier the intervention the least likely there will be any long term health issues. It's said hindsight is foresight. Instead of the I should of, could of, would of say I am going to.


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Of the world's most famous sports broadcasters, only one could go on a critically acclaimed tour talking about nearly half a century behind the microphone and not focus on what happened on the field.
That man is Henry Blofeld, known fondly as Blowers to listeners of Test Match Special who treasure his old Etonian voice and fascination with the seemingly superfluous details that bring test cricket to life.
Along with long-time TMS producer Peter Baxter, Blowers is bringing the show Memories of Test Match Special to Dartford's Orchard Theatre and Maidstone's Hazlitt this month.
Blowers, 78, was quick to say: "It's not a cricket show, that's the first and foremost thing.
"You won't hear anything about cricket per se, you won't hear about famous players and all the rest, you will hear about cock-ups in the commentary box."
He added: "It is comedy and satire."
Blowers has been a regular on TMS for 43 years and Peter was a producer for 34, so you can imagine there is plenty of material to draw on.
Blowers said: "A lot of very, very funny things have happened – with people coming into the box and all in the periphery."
While people tune in to Test Match Special to keep up with the scores, many more do so simply because of the camaraderie, whimsy and sense of fun of the commentators.
The theatre shows have the same appeal. The pair perform around 150 times a year around the world and just played a solid month in Edinburgh to full houses and rave reviews.
Blowers said: "I love commentating, I enjoy it as much as I have ever done but I enjoy the stage certainly as much.
"The stage and the commentary box aren't very far apart. They are both lovely. A lot of people say they are very different, I don't actually find them so."
From personal experience, I can appreciate that when Blowers says his show is lady-friendly that it really is – my girlfriend won't watch a moment of cricket on the television but is more than happy to listen to TMS on the radio.
Clearly pleased with what must be a familiar revelation, Blowers said: "What you're saying there is absolutely right and good on her, because that is absolutely what we would like."
He added: "It's the same audience as TMS in many ways because TMS has made its name very much through its non-cricketing content as through its cricketing content, which seems a paradox."
Part of what makes Blowers so loved by listeners is his delight in talking about pigeons, buses, cranes or whatever catches the eye near the cricket field.
He said: "You are talking about what is happening in front of you and pigeons are there, helicopters are there, scenery is there, the clouds are there, the stands are there – you have got to paint a composite picture, I believe."
Of course, as well as all the cranes and pigeons, Blowers has seen more than a few of test cricket's greatest moments from the booth.
"I have no idea what the greatest moment I have seen is," he said. "I must have watched getting on for 600 or 700 test matches, but I have seen some fabulous moments, good lord.
"I suppose that extraordinary test at Leeds in 1981 was high on the list – Ian Botham and Bob Willis when England won that by 18 runs or whatever it was."
As far as Kent's greatest players go, two wicketkeepers feature highly for Blowers.
He said: "Alan Knott was the greatest wicketkeeper I ever saw.
"Alan Knott and Godfrey Evans were my great two men of Kent or Kentish men or whatever they were. They were wicketkeepers and I was a wicketkeeper too.
"I used to love coming down to Canterbury in the old days, the St Lawrence ground is lovely. I was at a great game at Maidstone on Saturday at Mote Park and I think it is almost a crime that Kent don't still play there."
Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter's Memories of Test Match Special is at The Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone, on Thursday, September 11, and the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, on Monday, September 29.
Go to parkwoodtheatres.co.uk or call 01622 758611 for the Maidstone show, or go to orchardtheatre.co.uk or call 01322 220000 for Dartford.


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1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup golden raisins
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 tsp salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (4-6 oz. each)
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salt and pepper
4 cups mixed field greens
1 Granny Smith apple, cored, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
1/3 cup Newman's Own® Lighten Up Cranberry Walnut Dressing
1 cup goat cheese, crumbled
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Tweet So, the time has finally come! Finally it is time for me to pack my bags and head off to another fantastic event! It feels like its been forever since last!! But now Italy, and the medieval city of Lucca, awaits with a Napoleonic weekend that I am sure will be spectacular! I've talked about this event on here before, but for those who have managed to miss that, this is a Napoleonic event organized by the lovely Margarita Martinez (who's website you can find here) and it will include dancing, a ball, picnic, visits to a museum, costumes, … Continue reading


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Hunters can donate deer to help feed the hungry through a partnership that over the past 13 years has provided food pantries across the state with 3.7 million pounds of ground venison, state wildlife officials say.
The Wisconsin Venison Donation Program and its affiliates, Hunt for the Hungry and Target Hunger, along with more than 120 participating meat processors, are ready to accept and distribute venison donated by hunters during this deer hunting season, according to Dan Hirchert, the Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist coordinating the venison program.
"There has been great interest this year from hunters who are anticipating a productive season" Hirchert said. "We need your help again this season to share the harvest and help families in need."
In the past 13 years, hunters have donated 83,120 deer which were processed into more than 3.7 million pounds of ground venison and distributed to food pantries across the state.
Two separate programs for donation are available for hunters, one in the chronic wasting disease zone and another in the rest of the state. Be sure to view the list that applies to your area. Both lists of participating meat processors, and instructors for donating, are available on the DNR website (keyword, "Deer Donation").
Hunters can donate a deer by following a few simple steps:
- Field dress the deer and register it at a Wisconsin DNR registration station before donating the deer.
- Call first! Contact one of the participating processors before dropping the deer off to verify the processor has space to accept your deer.
- Deer legally harvested outside the CWD zone are registered with a silver metal tag. These deer can be dropped off at a participating processor by Jan. 5, 2014.
- Deer legally harvested and sampled for CWD outside the CWD zone will be marked with a round medal medallion. Processors that will accept CWD sampled deer, in addition to regular silver tagged deer, are identified with an asterisk (*) on the Wisconsin Deer Donation 2013 poster. Not all participating processors are equipped to process CWD sampled deer.
- Deer legally harvested in the CWD zone are registered with a red metal tag. Red-tagged deer can only be donated to a processor participating in the Target Hunger program. Donated red-tagged deer are tested for CWD and only deer that test negative will be distributed to pantries.
- Donate the entire deer to receive the processing for free. (Head and/or antlers may be removed for mounting.)
- When dropping a deer off at a processor, sign the log sheet indicating your desire to donate the deer and the deer will be processed and the venison will be distributed to charitable organizations to help feed Wisconsin's needy.
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Rice is in position to play for an outright Conference USA West division title next Saturday against Tulane.
The Owls (8-3, 6-1) took over sole position of first place in the West division with UTSA's 21-13 win over North Texas in Denton.
Rice can clinch the division and spot in the C-USA championship game – against either East Carolina or Marshall – with a win in the Nov. 30 season finale against Tulane at Rice.
The Owls haven't won a conference title in football since a four-way tie for the Southwest Conference title in 1994.


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This is for our kids in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and for all who had any connection with Benito Lemos.
I know that Benito Lemos' death affected a lot of you, for whatever reason. Thank you for your support. I was impressed with the fact that there was so many people in his services.
No church could contain the people, so they had to have it in the Robertson gym and even there it was standing room only.
Local government entities say they hire people based on qualifications, not connections. I hope that's true.
Both the Las Vegas City Council and the San Miguel County Commission vote on all people hired in their respective entities. Since I started covering both more than five years ago, they have approved every person recommended for hire but one.
Three years ago, then-Commission Chairman Hugh Ley voted against the employment of the son of then-Commissioner, Kenneth Medina. Ley said he did so because he didn't want to hire the relatives of commissioners.
On behalf of the Atencio and Augie Fudala families, we would like to say thank you so much to those of you who voted for our barn in the Campbell's Soup and FFA barn renovation project. We are both humbled and grateful for your participation, and thanks to all the votes we received, our barn in Bark River, Mich., was one of five winning barns of a national contest that will be getting a facelift sometime in June.
It's clear the corporation that runs Alta Vista Regional Hospital has an extensive anti-union playbook. It seems to have an answer for handling just about every union tactic.
But they never figured on the San Miguel County Commission getting in the way.
For years, San Miguel County — and other counties as well — routinely approve monthly payments for indigent services to hospitals. That money is to help hospitals pay for health care for those too poor to pay.
As huge scoops of rock, mortar, wood and glass were loaded into waiting dump trucks yesterday, I waved goodbye.
It's gone. Mortimer Hall, my home away from home for about 25 years — its parts being hauled off to a landfill somewhere — has been razed, with surprising speed, to make room for the new student center.
Bill Richardson has had a good run as governor, but it's not over yet. His place in our state's history — as a mover and shaker who led us into some lasting improvements or as an overly ambitious leader who broke the bank — will be determined in large measure by the upcoming legislative session.
There are times when our better nature show through. During times of crisis, when neighbors are helping neighbors — that's one of those times. Then there are the times when we help people we don't even know because, well, we know it's the right thing to do.
If the city of Las Vegas wishes to promote a recycling program, the receiving site does little to encourage people.
There have been few times in the last several years when bins have not been overflowing and cans, newspapers and plastic containers scattered around. I have made numerous trips to the office of the city manager to register my concern.
Now that President Obama has ended his first year in office, it is time to evaluate. As human rights activists, we were hopeful that the president would bring change to U.S. foreign policy regarding the "war on terror," Guantanamo Bay and torture, but his actions have fallen way short.
Last week, state Rep. Eleanor Chavez, D-Albuquerque, wrote on Facebook that she held a town hall with her constituents. She said they told her they opposed a food tax and education cuts, wanted to close corporate loopholes and pushed reform of the tax structure.
She said she walked away impressed.
Wait a minute. State lawmakers hold town halls?
Apparently, some do. Our lawmakers held one at Luna Community College in the summer, but they haven't held one in the months leading up to the annual legislative session, which starts this week.
The West Las Vegas Valley Elementary and Middle School would like to express our appreciation to the following businesses and people for their donations and support in helping to make our winter concert and winter festivities a success: Walgreens, Community First Bank, Elks Lodge, Walmart, Christine Ludi, Rep. and Mrs. Richard Vigil and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vigil Jr.
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Thumbs DOWN to ... A BAD THUMB. Last week we paid tribute to the Robertson High School boys' basketball team championship at the Stu Clark Tournament, intending to give the Cardinals a thumbs up for their accomplishment. But we went the wrong direction and accidentally used a down thumb instead, thereby leading some of our readers to a bad impression.
In reporting the story on John Roybal, the words allegation and allegedly were used loosely. The word "fact," I believe, did not appear. Here are some points to consider.
At this time we would like to thank the jury for their time and verdict, the Fourth District Attorney Richard Flores, Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney Tom Clayton, State Prosecutor Amber Hirsch, other members for the district attorney's office who followed up during the hearings leading up the the trail and the Las Vegas Police Department detectives and offices who took part in the investigation of this crime.
The prosecution team did an awesome job in presenting the case for the family and friends of the victim Timoteo M. Jaramillo.
The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce recently proposed that New Mexico reimpose the tax on food. If the GACC wants to raise taxes, a wiser strategy would be a targeted tax on junk food, rather than making necessities like fruits, vegetables and baby food more expensive for New Mexico families.
It's always been fun to play with the language. Rather than being a drudge, English can be fascinating. It is to me.
Let me explain: Several years ago, I served on a committee charged with the hiring of the editor for La Mecha, Highlands' weekly newspaper. One of the applicants was Eva, an Austrian-born woman who spoke English, Spanish, German and French. She'd been my student in several journalism courses, and naturally, I recommended her. I told the group that Eva was a polyglot.
Our son Joseph P. Baca Jr. has decided to enter the race for City Council in Ward 4. He did so after several people encouraged him to seek the position. Both my wife and I were very surprised when he informed us that he was seriously considering entering the race.
It shouldn't take a newspaper to get action on an allegation of drunken driving. But that's what happened over the last couple of weeks.
Three weeks ago, the Optic started asking around about a crash involving a West Las Vegas vehicle, which occurred in early August in Moriarty. We then got the Torrance County Sheriff's Department's full report.
During a recent phone conversation with my brother this holiday season, he offered a pretty rough evaluation of my chosen profession.
He layered on his indictment with a pinch of brotherly carria, and a fist full of spite, "Eeee Sergio, I hate to tell you this bro… but the media is all messed up."
The mayor and Las Vegas City Council members always like to say they don't micromanage. They insist they let the city manager do his job.
That's great — if it's true. The council should set policy, while the manager should run the day-to-day operations of city government.
One of the low points of Mayor Tony Marquez's term was when his handpicked city manager, Sharon Caballero, abruptly resigned, accusing the mayor of micromanagement.
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Sometimes the life of a writer can be very challenging. I often seek refuge in those who uplift me. I am fortune to have such a friend who believes in postive thinking. His name is Dermot Cooke and he resides in Western, Ireland. Today I will share his feelings about depression.
Depression is not a physical entity in the form of a disease.
It is a thought process that reacts to the negative or positive images we feed into it. If one is constantly brooding about unsavory happenings in their lives rather than the very happy ones, then they themselves are fertilizing the seeds of unhappiness in their minds. Unhappiness which is commercially labelled "depression".
I vouch for self-help and my motto is: "we are the products of our own thoughts". Therefore, we can control our own moods and depression.
The raising of one's own self-esteem and the recognition and elimination of one's self pity will open the doors to step out of the darkness and into the bright sunshine of stability and happiness.
Many moons ago I was in that dark tunnel and came out into the light and it has been bright sunshine all the way over the years since and many others have shared my happiness.
If self-help as advised above was the main agenda the Government would find itself getting change from its investment and startling change in the health of the nation.
People are made stronger upon realizing that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm.
--By Dermot Cooke © 2016


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On 25 May 2011, the Selection Committee referred the Navigation
Amendment Bill 2011 to the House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and
Communications for inquiry and advisory report.[1] The bill had been
introduced into the House of Representatives earlier that day.
In proposing amendments to the Navigation Act 1912, the bill
seeks to give effect to the conditions of the International Labour Organisation
(ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) in Australia, by ensuring that the act
is consistent with the provisions of the MLC. The bill also makes some minor
amendments relating to vessel tracking services, to enable an extension of
tracking to the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef. This amendment forms
part of the Government response to the grounding of the Shen Neng 1 in
the Great Barrier Reef in April 2010.
The proposed ratification of the MLC was a matter considered by the Joint
Standing Committee on Treaties, which invited submissions, held a public
hearing, and presented its report in April 2011. After referral of the
legislation to this Committee, views were invited from those organisations who
had prepared submissions for the JSCOT. Details of the inquiry were made
available on the Committee's website, four submissions were received, and a
public hearing was conducted on 22 June 2011.
This report considers the purpose of the bill in the context of the Maritime
Labour Convention, noting that a similar review process has been conducted by
the JSCOT. The bill and the explanatory memorandum are included at Appendix A.
Details of submissions received and witnesses attending the public hearing are
listed at Appendices B and C respectively.
The Committee notes that the Parliamentary Library prepared a Bills
Digest. The Committee accepts the comments on specific clauses contained
therein, noting that the digest's focus on 'some, not all, of the proposed
provisions of the bill.'[2]
The MLC is an international convention that sets minimum requirements
for seafarers working on ships. It includes conditions of employment, work and
rest hours, accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering,
occupational health and safety, medical care, and social security protection.[3]
It seeks to consolidate 68 ILO instruments adopted since 1920.
The Committee heard that while the majority of Australian seafarers
already benefit from terms and conditions that exceed the standards articulated
in the MLC, ratification will ensure there is a level playing field across the
shipping industry, preventing unfair competition by operators using substandard
The Australian delegation to the ILO supported the adoption of the
convention at the meeting of the ILO.[5] The delegation consisted
of two government representatives, an employer representative (Australian
Shipowners Association (ASA)), and an employee representative (Maritime Union
of Australia (MUA)).
According to the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), the
MLC will come into force internationally 12 months after it is ratified by 30
ILO member countries, representing a total share of at least 33 per cent of the
world's gross shipping tonnage.[6] At its public hearing,
the Committee heard that 15 eligible countries had ratified the MLC. As such,
the Committee notes that although the tonnage requirement has been met, the MLC
must be ratified by an additional 15 ILO member states before it comes into
Passage of the Navigation Amendment Bill 2011 is a precursor to Australian
ratification of the MLC. According to the DIT, 'the amendments to the
Navigation Act contained in the bill do not go beyond the terms of the MLC'.
The Committee understands that the MLC will be implemented as part of the flag
and port State control regimes of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
(AMSA) and that if the bill is passed, 'AMSA will amend several Parts of Marine
Orders to give effect to its terms.'[8]
The Committee understands that the MLC has broad support from major
stakeholders. This support has been reflected in the involvement of those
stakeholders in the delegation to the ILO, subsequent submissions to the JSCOT,
and further in the four submissions received by this Committee. All submissions
supported the passage of the bill to ensure ratification of the MLC, however Shipping
Australia Limited (SAL) sought to have some issues around about the Bill
The ASA indicates that passage of the Bill and ratification of the MLC
will improve protection for workers, benefit shipowners by addressing some
areas of competitive disadvantage by levelling standards of employment, and
provide certainty to stakeholders that basic social standards can be enforced. The
ASA describes its commitment to ratification as 'unwavering' and urges
ratification at the 'earliest possible opportunity'.[9]
The Maritime Union of Australia also strongly supports the Bill, noting
it will consolidate Australian standing in the ILO, will enable Australia to
demonstrate regional leadership, and will function as an important adjunct to
other reforms of the Australian shipping industry.[10]
The submission prepared by the Department of Infrastructure and
Transport (DIT) outlined the process of the development of the MLC, the consideration
by the JSCOT (including the presentation in the House of Representatives of a
National Interest Analysis and Regulation Impact Statement), and the drafting
of the legislation, including consultative processes which were undertaken at
each stage.
The Committee notes that DIT, the ASA, and MUA all support quick passage
of the Bill to enable ratification of the MLC as soon as possible. They
identify that late ratification would put Australian shipping as a
disadvantage, as Australian shipping operators would not have had as much time
as their competitors to ensure compliance with the MLC.
Report 116 of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) contained
a dissenting report that raised several issues which were discussed with witnesses
at the Committee's public hearing.
The dissenting report suggested there had been minimal time for JSCOT
members to review the report regarding the treaties. The Department of
Infrastructure and Transport advised that the regulation impact statement had
been tabled on 24 November 2010, and that JSCOT had held their hearing into the
treaty on 21 March 2011.[11]
The dissenting report also suggested that there may have been
insufficient consultation with state and territory governments. The Department
of Infrastructure and Transport replied that the Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations had conducted broad consultations with the
states and territories, and that they had all given in principle support to the
MLC.[12] The Committee was advised
by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations that this
consultation process had commenced in 2004.[13]
The dissenting report suggested opportunities for employment groups to
discuss the MLC had been limited. The Department of Infrastructure and
Transport noted the ASA had been involved in the drafting of the convention for
several years and had also acted as an employer delegate at the ILO conference.[14]
The dissenting report also expressed concern about the potential for
opportunities for cadets to become more limited if the requirement for
individual rooms onboard a ship was implemented. Currently, cadets sometimes
share a berth as a way of getting employment experience on a ship. This concern
was also raised by the MUA.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority replied that they were actively
working on the issue and were hoping to address the issue in subordinate
legislation, and also noted that it was not always the case that a cadet shared
a berth.[15]
The Committee notes the concerns raised in submissions and by the
dissenting report of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, and considers
that where possible, these have been addressed subsequently by DIT. The
Committee observes that much of the detailed implementation of the conditions
of the MLC will occur through regulations, not the bill itself.
The Committee also notes evidence received at the public hearing on 22
June 2011 that there are no relevant representative bodies in Australia who
have any opposition to ratification of the MLC:
I would say not just from the direct consultation we have had
with the ASA, the MUA and states and territories but also through the official
International Labour Affairs Committee, which we manage and comprises the head
of the ACTU, the head of ACCI and a representative from the Australian Industry
Group. In terms of our ILO obligations, there is really unanimous support.[16]
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Indian FI Grand Prix faces axe in 2014?
Political and financial issues could threaten 2014's Indian and South Korean grand prix, as Formula One paymaster Bernie Ecclestone looks to add new races in the United States, Russia and Austria.
The Indian Grand Prix could be dropped from the next year's Formula One roster, putting a premature end to India's controversial foray into the world of high speed cars.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said that India is likely to lose its place on the 2014 F1 calendar as he intends to limit the number of races to 20.
"Is India going to happen next year? Probably not," Ecclestone was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency in Budapest where the Hungarian Grand Prix concluded on Sunday.
Asked about the reason, the 82-year-old Ecclestone replied: "Very political."
Ecclestone expressed doubts about both India and South Korea hosting races in 2014 at a confidential briefing for team principals in the paddock during last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
"I'm juggling a lot of balls," he reportedly said.
Formula One is looking to add up to three races to its calendar in 2014 with Black Sea resort and Winter Olympics' host city Sochi set to become the first Russian venue on the circuit.
There is a return to Austria where Spielberg will host a race while New Jersey in the United States is also set to be on the calendar.
South Korea is seen as a logical move to be left off the list, as the Yeongam circuit south of Seoul has lost money since it first hosted Formula One in 2010, and local authorities are unwilling to cover losses.
India first staged F1 in 2011 at a privately financed circuit at Greater Noida near the capital, New Delhi, but has struggled to find a widespread following.
The Indian government, meanwhile, is keen on taxing drivers during their time in the country as a proportion of their earnings rather than profit.
Ecclestone is said to have agreed to pay a flat-rate sum for this year's race to meet government demands but is seen as unlikely to comply in 2014 given the other candidates to host races.
The fate of India hosting the 2014 F1 GP will now be decided in the World Motorsport Council meeting in September where Ecclestone is expected to present the provisional 2014 calendar to the governing International Automobile Federation.
India hosted its controversy-marred first Grand Prix in 2011 amidst raving reviews from the F1 community about the 5.14 kilometre-long Buddh International Circuit (BIC), clean paddock and facilities.
This year, the third edition of the race is scheduled for October 27 at Greater Noida as the 16th round of the 19-race championship. But with Russia, New Jersey and Austria now shortlisted as additions, there are 22 venues vying for a place on the F1 calendar with teams expressing a preference for a maximum of 20 races.
It is believed that tough taxation rules in India, event's financial viability and bureaucratic hurdles might have prompted Ecclestone to come up with such a statement.
Only last month, race promoters Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) had issued a statement responding to rumours that the race could be axed from 2014.
"Some international news organisations are trying to spread rumours that JPSI may not host 2014 Indian GP. This is totally baseless and malicious. Our agreement with Formula One Management is to hold F1 races at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) till 2015, and we are fully committed to do that," the JPSI statement read.
However, the current development has left the Indian race organisers in a spot of bother as they look to open a back-channel talk with the F1 supremo ahead of the World Motorsport Council meeting in September.
"We are looking to hold talks with Ecclestone as to what prompted him to make such a statement. There is a possibility that some amendments could be worked out in the current contract to keep our place in the F1 calendar," a JPSI spokesperson told PTI.
"Everything depends on the September meeting where the provisional 2014 calendar will be drawn up. The drivers want a maximum of 20 races and with the likely addition of three new venues, everything rest in the hands of Ecclestone," said the official.
The spokesperson also did not rule out the possibility of Ecclestone speaking with JPSI MD and CEO, Sameer Gaur over the issue ahead of the Hungarian GP.
"There is a possibility...look team bosses met with Ecclestone during the Hungarian GP this weekend and this could be one issue discussed over there," the spokesperson said adding that they would soon come up with an official statement.
"We all need to wait and watch. We would be soon issuing a statement." Red Bull's triple world champion Sebastian Vettel had won both races to date in India.


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By Lois Mittino Gray
The Mount Vernon Board of Public Works met the new Animal Control Officer for the city at their January 9 meeting and he is eager to begin work and training for the job.
Police Chief Grant Beloat introduced Colton Givens, the new Animal Control Officer for the department. He requested permission to send him to two training sessions. Level 2 training is in Nashville, Tenn., on February 17 – 21 and deals with cruelty to animals and other common control issues. Level 3 is in Kansas City, Mo., on April 21 – 25 and teaches the tranquilizing of animals. Denny Shaffer, County Health Department, has agreed to pay the tuition for both Level 2-$525 and Level 3-$575. The county has agreed to do this as the ACO is sent out in the county to dart as needed. The board approved permission to use a city vehicle for travel and the city charge card for hotel, gas, and meals.
Mayor John Tucker said that when he joined the police department back in 1972, there was a dog catcher, period. Times have changed and now he is an 'officer' with more duties and responsibility to the public, the humane society and the media. Givens will also be going to schools to talk to students about how to properly care for their pets. Board member Brian Jeffries asked if Givens would be willing to cross-train the other officers and he replied yes.
Beloat continued his report by stating "we are now almost up to full staff, it's been a while since I've said that." Officer Pope has completed field training and is now out on her own. Officer Dockery will be the same within a month or so after completing her training. Korben Sellers will be starting his training at the academy in Evansville on February 3 which will fill the last vacancy. Beloat also named three new reserve officers: Rusty Jordan, Brandon Brauser, and Colton Givens.
In other board action:
• Sewer Superintendent Rodney Givens requested to attend a pumper expo in Indianapolis on February 24-27. He went ten years ago and said it is a good conference for streets, sewers, and septic tanks and would enable him to get CEU's too. Asst. Street Commissioner Miller and Supt. Moss would like to go and the cost is $50 each if they register before Jan. 24. Permission was granted for all three to attend. In addition, the trio could bring the Vac Con truck in for repairs to be done in Indianapolis while they attend and Street Commissioner Max Dieterle said Miller may be able to bring back their new packer truck as well.
• Supt. Givens then stated he has talked with Kieffer Brothers and Mike Gangstad of the engineering firm BLA about issues with the sewer project. He is 'fed up' and thinks everyone needs to get together in one room and resolve this issue as it is 'beyond talking.'
Board member Bill Curtis agreed. Givens said there is a year warranty, but problems persist including control panel box issues. Board member Jeffries suggested to have a list of all the issues before the meeting as a 'paper trail is so essential.'
• The board tabled action on the bids for the demolition of 207 – 213 Main Street for one month. The board accepted the lowest responsible bid on 2014 supplies for city use.
• The Mount Vernon Democrat was designated the newspaper for BPW publications as the office is within the city limits.
• Willie Clark, a resident of 825 Magnolia, addressed the board about his recurring raw sewage backup issues into his basement. He has been dealing with this since 1999 and this is the fourth episode. Back in 2003, Hydromax came down and did a lot of work and replaced his sewer lines. Each incident was covered by city insurance. The current backup occurred on December 28, 2013. Supt. Moss came out and the line was sucked out again and the camera was used. On Jan. 29, Supt. Moss brought the camera out. The problem is a lot of roots in the lines.
Mr. Clark stated he contacted the insurance company and an adjustor is coming out tomorrow, but the city has got to do something to fix this permanently. Supt. Givens stated roots are hard to get out but a solution can be put in the line to eat at the roots. He will also contact Layne Inliner to see about re-lining the sewers, but it wont be fixed over night. Supt. Givens also feels that check valves are a good idea. He would like to put a manhole in the middle of that street so they have better access and are working on the problem.
• Board member Curtis would like to talk about speed control in the Water and Main Street area, a pedestrian crossing, speed limits, etc. He thinks they need to be looking at this now as there will be boats in and out of there in spring weather. The turn is tight now and Comm. Dieterle agreed to look at it from the street perspective, and Chief Beloat from a speed perspective.
MVPD finally nears full staff
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Let's be very clear about something:
I love Indian food. All kinds of Indian food. Mild, spicy, Northern, Southern, pork vindaloo and vegan channa masala.
So if the restaurant is Indian, I am predisposed to like it.
Spoiler alert – I had a blast at Drunken Monkey.
Make a reservation, leave your bulky coat at home, don't expect fast service, and anticipate being crammed in like sardines.
If it sounds like I didn't enjoy my experience, than I have mislead you…because I had a great time.
The restaurant is minuscule and it's really more of a bar with food than vice versa. It is REALLY small…cramped…a wee bit uncomfortable, even.
But also really fun. Loud. Boisterous. Buzzy and filled with laughter and intoxicating aromas wafting out from the kitchen.
It's a great spot to jump start the weekend.
Army and Navy
This craft cocktail bar earns its stripes with this one gin based libation alone. It's almost like a lemony Creamsicle cocktail. Light, creamy, citrusy, and sweet. I could drink it for dessert, but it works as an aperitif as well. I drank 2 of them over the course of the night and though I couldn't detect the taste of alcohol, they didn't skimp on it at all. Just ask my 'hair of the dog' Saturday morning Bloody Marys.
Batata sev puri
You either love or hate these hollow crackers filled with tamarind water, chickpeas, and other ingredients. I love them – these aren't spicy enough but they are sweet with the tamarind water and fragrant with cilantro. Pop them into your mouth all ant once and quickly, before they get soggy. The whole point here is to savor the difference in textures and temperatures – it's ruined if you don't eat it quickly. Tandoori chicken
The finest I have had outside of merry olde London town. It arrives in juicy, sizzling hunks on a plate hot enough to blister your skin on contact. It's so incredibly tender and juicy that it seems to be dark meat, but it's white – clean flavored with a charred, crispy outside. Dip it in the sweet and spicy sauces alongside for some of the best chicken you are likely to enjoy anywhere in the vicinity. Mutton kebabs
Hold the line, these are sublime. Coarsely ground sausages that are flavored with all of the best Indian flavors – fragrant coriander, smoky cumin, spicy garlic, and sweet onions. They are juicy and almost sticky on the outside with the mutton's own fat. It's earthy but not gamy – just like a very deep, complex lamb. This was my favorite dish of the night. Butter chicken
This is one of my favorite dishes of all time. Murgh makhani is where it's AT. This is mild, creamy, and a little sweet – a great dish with which to introduce someone to Indian food. A creamy tomato sauce infused with garlic, cumin, and onions with soft, juicy pieces of chicken. The sauce is addictive, perfect to spoon over the basmati rice and warm, puffy naan served alongside.
The whole experience is rather intoxicating. It's not relaxing, the service is SLOWWWW (though the servers are great, they are just always slammed), and dinner is pretty pricey. But it's fun, the drinks are wonderful, and the food is delicious.
What more could you want on a Friday night?


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text: Hotel Span is roughly 4 km from Sarovaram Bio Park and 2 km from Kozhikode Bus Stand. The property in Calicut is a value for money accommodation offering travel assistance and room service to its patrons. With its 90 well-kept rooms to choose from, the property in Calicut offers a decent stay. Available conveniences include television, direct-dial phone, makeup mirror, separate seating area and attached bathroom. Some of the rooms have an air-conditioner attached to it.


text: On the eve of Independence Day, I want to talk about freedom of the press. More specifically, freedom to prounce around and act like journalists, blathering on about total and complete drivel. You can tell I'm going in for the kill here on female broadcasters. It is patently absurd what anchorwomen wear these days. They look like hookers. This isn't the Church Lady talking here, I think the disdain for the low-cut dresses and dangling earrings is fairly representative … [Read more...]


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A commentary by the Rev. Deborah McLeod, senior pastor of Mandarin United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Florida and a member of the Connectional Table.
Jeremiah is one of my go-to books when I get depressed about our beloved United Methodist Church. Jeremiah has a tough job. He tries to hold God's people accountable but they do not want to listen.
There are days when we also find ourselves carrying in our hearts the failures and missed opportunities of our people. That's when I find Jeremiah helpful. He is called to tell it to God's people straight, no matter how unpopular the message. Sometimes we are called to the same tough task.
Our theme for General Conference 2008 was taken from Jeremiah 29: 11, "A Future with Hope." Jeremiah tells us "For surely I know the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope…" We need to remember that these words were spoken to the well-off, better educated leaders of Judah who had been ripped from their homes and carried off into exile to Babylon. That future with hope was promised not to them, but to their descendents 70 years into the future. Jeremiah's message was simple: repent. Stop worshipping other gods. Return to the Lord your God so that it may go well with you. If you do not stop worshipping other gods it will not go well with you. God will allow your enemy to carry you off into exile. See, I told you so. Then Jeremiah dies in exile.
The future with hope is not something Jeremiah or his hearers lived to see. It was for 70 years later, when they were all dead. Perhaps the same is true for us. There may be some repenting and unpopular things we can do that have the potential to make our church stronger, not for us but for the people out there in the world whom we will reach with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
God tells Jeremiah, "Don't even bother to pray for these people." Why? They disobey God, they worship idols, they walk in their own counsel, and they look backward rather than forward. I am wondering if we United Methodists in 2012 are not a little like Judah in 627 BCE. We worship idols. We don't call them idols, but anything we cherish more than God is an idol. Some of us practice idolatry of the church building. We love it. We elect a board of trustees to care for it and make policies about its use. We want to sit in it for an hour on Sunday morning. We want it to never change. Sometimes we want our sanctuaries to be memorials to the meaningful moments we had with God. One of my jobs, as pastor, is to remind people that our buildings are tools for ministry.
When I was a district superintendent in South Florida I tried to get a particular congregation to think about how they could serve their neighbors. The lay leader finally said to me, "Can't you just go away and leave us alone? We just want to sit here for an hour on Sunday morning and not think about it." There are too many United Methodist church buildings located in strategic places for mission and ministry with the doors locked most of the time. Some of our people are huddled up inside the church building for one hour on Sunday morning trying not to think about realities. We disobey God when, instead of going to make disciples of all peoples, we circle up to help those we already know feel better about our inability to cope with a rapidly changing world.
It is clear that the United Methodist Church in the United States can no longer sustain the number of pastors or buildings. Eighty-five percent of our United Methodist congregations have memberships that are stuck or declining. When a church spends a majority of its financial resources on the care and upkeep of pastor and building, then it has a problem. If we shift the burden for decline to the 15 percent of congregations that are vital we will kill them too.
At the 2004 General Conference I presented the legislation that brought the Connectional Table into being. During these past eight years we have witnessed a new thing. The General Commission on Finance and Administration and the Connectional Table have worked together to bring mission and money to the same table. Together, our General Secretaries led the church on four focus areas. The Connectional Table is an intermediate step. Now I am hoping that the organization I helped bring into being will die and that some workable form of a new, more effective and efficient structure will be adopted.
We disobey the mission and the ministry of the United Methodist Church when we resist change. How can a Center for Connectional Mission and Ministry and one board of 15 members possibly do all the meaningful work of our program agencies? Let's vote against it. As we consider idols in our United Methodist Church, let us be careful not to worship our form, structure, buildings or benefits, lest we miss the kingdom's goal.
The people of Judah "walked in their own counsel." How many times have you and others at a United Methodist meeting looked at some disturbing facts and struggled with what to do? Sometimes we act like alcoholics who have not hit bottom. We deny the facts; we excuse our poor performance; we spiritualize the experience. We are nervous about accountability. Instead of fruitfulness, we claim faithfulness. We can be both fruitful and faithful.
We must pray for God to renew us and lead us. When we repent of our ways and change things radically, it may be easier for God's spirit to move in and through us.
God's kingdom is not in peril. Jesus' purposes in the world cannot be thwarted by our greed, idolatry, and pride. The question is: Will the United Methodist Church be a part of God's transformation of the world?
If not, God will use someone else—the Pentecostals in South America or the underground church in China. I do not fear for God's kingdom. It cannot fail. I fear that the Methodist movement we love will become irrelevant.
In Jeremiah, God promises a future with hope, but between disobedience and hope lies suffering, exile, and death. Then, and only then, God will plant and build.
In Acts 4, when Peter and John have been admonished not to speak the name of Jesus, they go back to their friends and pray. They do not pray for a strategy. They do not pray for a structure. They do not pray for a world friendlier to their purposes. They pray for boldness. May we do likewise.
This commentary is adapted from a sermon Rev. McLeod preached at the Connectional Table meeting March 5-6, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn.


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What Papa Told Me
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Felice Cohen
Dividends Press, 2010
110 pages
This is the Holocaust testimony of Murray Schwartzbaum, from Szczekociny, Poland, as told to his granddaughter, Felice Cohen. While many such stories are told in the first-person with the help of a family member, Cohen also includes pieces of her conversation with her grandfather, opening the dialogue with the third-generation, a topic not always incorporated into Holocaust testimonies.
This touching and heart wrenching story begins when Murray is a child, born in 1921, to a traditional Jewish family. Owners of a family-run lumber company, he has fond memories of his sisters and brother and the "normal" life that they all shared. When the Nazis invaded Poland, Murray's brother escaped to the Soviet Union, while the rest of the family tried to move to Bedzin but quickly learned of the killings of Jews and chose to return to their home. Murray lived most of the war in a series of slave labor camps, eventually being transported to Bergen-Belsen where he found his sister Cecia and learned of the tragic fates of the rest of their family. With his sister's help, Murray survived and together they were liberated by the American army in 1945. They each married a Holocaust survivor and began rebuilding their lives.
But the story does not end there. Cohen asks her grandfather about her grandparents' move to the United States and the hardships they faced as Holocaust survivors. Both Murray and his wife Fela were deeply traumatized by what had occurred during the six years of the Nazi occupation. Murray recalled those difficult years and yet the story concludes in an inspiring and uplifting manner, and he explains to Felice the legacy that he has left for her, his other grandchildren, and future generations.
This book can be graphic, exposing the horrors of the Nazi atrocities. Teachers should use their discretion when using this with middle-school students, though there is much to be learned from the story. It is written in an easy-to-understand style and tells the story of people their age who lived in an unfortunately devastating time. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons to use this with students is its emphasis on talking to grandparents, listening to their stories, and retelling them.


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What would you do with a week of health and wellness support dedicated to just YOU?
Well, why don't we find out! My name is Karen Fabian and some of you may know me from my posts on Facebook, under my business name, Bare Bones Yoga. The Bare Bones Yoga concept started out as a rented space in Boston, where people attended classes for $10 and while the physical space reflected a "bare bones" environment, you got 90-minutes of stress-reducing, physical toning and shaping yoga at this low cost. Over time, the space turned into an art gallery (still a worthy cause, mind you) and the mission of Bare Bones Yoga expanded to one of providing yoga to children and adults in creative spaces. So, along with my regular Sunday classes at Charlestown Yoga, I provide lots of yoga outside, in private sessions, at other studios, backyards, decks, parks and private facilities. I offer free classes to non-profits and have recently started working with runners privately in running/yoga training sessions. These sessions include pre-run guided meditation, running together with specific verbal coaching along the way, post-run yoga to stretch the muscles that often get tight with running and weekly written running plans.
I've been teaching yoga since 2002 and in that time, have met countless students who have faced challenges primarily on their own, but with regular support by attending yoga classes. I've seen students with injuries, students interested in re-shaping their bodies; students who were sore from years of over-training, and students who were so stressed from years of work and unhealthy eating and unconscious behaviors, that they were at the end of their rope. Through regular yoga practice, these students began to break through and with the support of their friends, families and others, they surmounted incredible challenges. But what would happen if they dedicated a full week to their health and wellness? What kind of impact would that make?
The idea of a week-long bootcamp is not a new one. My own training as a Baptiste certified teacher and Experience Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT-200HR) began with a week-long teacher training in Maya Tulum, Mexico. It was a wonderful experience and it changed my life for the better, as it was the first step in my path to dedicating myself to being a yoga teacher. Having said that, it wasn't an inexpensive endeavor (although it was worth every penny), required I leave home for a week (again, not a bad deal) and required that I take time off from work. But having said all that, there is something to be said for working on your path to health and wellness when you are right at home, where you have to face those day to day challenges head on, and where you can't escape your daily routine by going to the beach. So, what if you had someone who could create a customized health and wellness plan for you, with yoga as the foundation from the physical and mental perspective, but a plan that was also filled with as many other components as you wanted. Things like:
· A comprehensive health and wellness questionnaire designed to uncover the areas in your fitness and nutrition routine that could use improvement to help you reach your goals;
· A daily fitness plan, created before-hand, that would be led by me, each morning and even evening sessions as well, if you so desired;
· A fitness plan that, while it includes yoga, can also include things like weight training, running (distances up to 10 miles, if desired) and boxing/general strength training/toning work.
· Menu planning, including cooking demonstrations. As a former Personal Chef, I have cooked for a variety of clients, (even the Celtics Paul Pierce!) and have a great deal of experience showing clients how to cook healthy food. If you prefer not to cook yourself, you might want me to prepare a week's worth of healthy meals for you, for you to heat and eat at your leisure.
· Personal wellness coaching sessions, as many as you wish, focused on a getting you on track. Maybe you're struggling with a lot on your plate right now, and need an objective person to discuss options with. Maybe you are trying to make lifestyle changes and aren't quite sure how to go about integrating them into your life. Maybe you feel like your home, finances, job path and relationships are each in a state of varied disarray and you have no idea which to address first. Maybe your house and lifestyle are just disorganized and you don't think you can get things organized. These are all things that I have experience with and with my background as both a yoga teacher and counselor, I have worked with many people in a variety of capacities; health and wellness coaching is just the next extension of that background.
This kind of plan can be customized so it meets your needs (and budget). The core component is daily private yoga sessions and from there, you can add on pieces from the above list (or suggest your own ideas!) to create a plan that will have the most impact. Think of me as your "Personal Health and Wellness Coach", available to help you meet your challenges head on, but not alone, to give you the leg up you need, so after the week is done, you can keep moving forward having gained tremendous momentum. This plan is meant to be done with you, in your own environment and will not require that you take any time off work and will not require that you travel. This is why for this first offering, I am focusing primarily on someone that lives in the Boston area, as this is where I live.
If this concept sounds interesting to you, let me know. We can discuss what your service plan might look like and what components will meet your needs. We'll discuss what week would work for you (and for me) and plan accordingly. We'll discuss pricing and get it formally scheduled and in your calendar so you have it to look forward to as a way to get you to the next level in your life.
Now, the only practical detail is this: For this first time offering, I will be limiting the students I work with to one or two. Depending on the number of services requested by a student, I may only be able to work with one person, or if 2 students request a smaller-scale plan, then I would be able to work with at least 2 students. But if you think this is something you'd like (or something you'd even like to give to someone you love as a gift!) then get in touch with me soon to book the time. If you're not sure, please just contact me and let's discuss it. If nothing else, it will give you a chance to start to articulate your thoughts, feelings and goals and even if this is not the service for you, there is a lot we can do on a much smaller scale as well.
I hope you find this interesting and would love the chance to work with you on your path to health and wellness!


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Aron Says:
September 16th, 2013 at 13:42
I just don't get how both these men are considered Style Icons. Hainley always wears the exact same thing and Wooster just wears bold outfits no style at all!
Dan Says:
September 16th, 2013 at 15:25
I'm Nick's fan but in this picture he doesn't look well.
marco Says:
September 17th, 2013 at 19:57
Ive wondered why Hainey doesn't wear more roped shouldered jackets. Hes tall & slim, they'd compliment his body type. Wooster usually looks cool. The whole T. Browne style seems like it only works on guys under 40 and older guys (if they're on the taller side, say above 6 ft. & slim).


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You can also Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149383716600140462006-06-04T11:08:00.000+10:002006-06-04T13:17:11.500+10:00Exploiting the unused resourceYet another new way of renting movies has appeared in the US -- MovieBeam. (Here is the NYT write-up). But there is something much more profound that lies at the heart of that development. Something that gave me a radical idea about how to dramatically improve competition in our television markets. But first I need to explain just what MovieBeam does.From the user's perspective, you spend US$200 Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149381106127847662006-06-04T10:31:00.000+10:002006-06-04T10:31:46.293+10:00Game Theorist: Hard choicesFYI: a short post today at Game Theorist: Hard choices.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149288884815519912006-06-03T08:43:00.000+10:002006-06-03T16:25:39.713+10:00Planned congestion[Link from Greeneconomics] Ed Glaeser advocates a form of congestion pricing for New York City traffic. This is similar to plans advocated by Stephen King and myself except that we don't see any reason why it can't be on all roads. (See my earlier post here and my Age op ed). Glaeser's piece makes a nice point about how the London system was actually progressive (favouring lower income commuters)Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149162824847347562006-06-01T21:51:00.000+10:002006-06-01T21:57:16.676+10:00Twisted blogThis comes from my brother, Jeremy. It is worthwhile following his guide in reading this blog post.Another remarkable web document with a twist, but this one isn't as amusing as the 'cab driver' expert.It's a blog about the recovery of a car accident victim in a coma. The blog is, as usual, in reverse chronological order, so the shock ending is at the top. You could just go straight to the key Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149141588226501582006-06-01T15:59:00.000+10:002006-06-01T15:59:48.396+10:00Funky data presentationsGoogle have generated a funky tool for viewing graphs of correlations of world development indicators. It has several dimensions including correlation, scale and also animinations across time. You can even pick your scale -- linear or logs. Someone will find this useful for classroom presentations.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149133786934054512006-06-01T13:49:00.000+10:002006-06-01T13:49:46.950+10:00Game Theorist: The Hard Line on SleepFor those interested, I have a new post today at gametheorist on babies and getting them to sleep through the night. It is mostly reflections on personal experience.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149107878764247012006-06-01T06:35:00.000+10:002006-06-01T06:37:58.776+10:00Google NotebookGoogle have come out with some wonderful little programs of late. Let me plug just one: Google Notebook. This one requires a little download to your browser (Firefox on Mac or PC or IE) and then you have a notebook hosted by Google that you can put links, thoughts and 'soon to be blogged' items. Just with the click of the right button. It also has a little notebook icon on your browser that you Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149059674636174052006-05-31T16:51:00.000+10:002006-05-31T17:14:34.753+10:00Insults: where are the new ideas?So the Opposition Health spokesperson, Julia Gillard, got thrown out of Parliament today for calling the Health Minister, Tony Abbott, a "snivelling grub." Yesterday, Mr Abbott was not thrown out for saying the exact same insult. Commentators have called it a double standard.Well sure, it is a double standard. But let me go out on a limb here and suggest that maybe it isn't a bad thing if the Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1149058077564306582006-05-31T16:47:00.000+10:002006-05-31T16:47:58.576+10:00A small percent of a big numberI have taken a little time to get around to this, but a couple of weeks ago the Productivity Commission released a report into waste management. The blaze of publicity centered around their conclusion that only 1 percent of all plastic bags used in Australia find their way into streams and such, potentially choking wildlife to death. The PC reached the conclusion that perhaps a blanket ban on Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148935894236738132006-05-30T06:50:00.000+10:002006-05-30T08:48:51.123+10:00Starting out elsewhereNew research on the career paths of academic economists tells us pursuing careers in Australia something very important: consider starting your career elsewhere. Stanford's Paul Oyer has studied the career paths of economists conditioning on the status of their initial job placement. Now of course initial job is an indicator of quality but it also is driven by other factors; principally, the Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148867842263849042006-05-29T11:57:00.000+10:002006-05-29T13:12:29.856+10:00Optimal supermarket queuingEconomists think alot about queues whenever they are standing in them. For example, Steve Levitt became preoccupied with Disneyland queues earlier this month.Today, my co-author, Andrew Leigh recounts his supermarket experience. He ponders the difficult issue of what line to stand in and concludes that it may be best to make your assessment, go to the nearest queue and stick to it. Queue picking Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148866768322627982006-05-29T11:35:00.000+10:002006-05-29T11:39:28.323+10:00In Hansard ...Earlier this month I testified before the Australian Parliament on the impact of the Reserve Bank's credit card reforms. For those of you who can't get enough of this, the transcript is now in Hansard. Click here to download the day. I start at about page 20 and blather on for about 8 pages.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148866154961288832006-05-29T11:29:00.000+10:002006-05-29T11:29:15.120+10:00Updated Web PageIt has been about 6 years since I have done this but I have redesigned by academic home page. Click here to see the result. The idea is to make it a more 'living document' than I had previously with more about 'what's new' than 'what's old.'Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148779510179200282006-05-28T11:25:00.000+10:002006-05-28T11:25:13.810+10:00Game Theorist: Toilet Training and Incentives: Child No.2 (Part I)There is a new post today on GameTheorist (my original blog I started in 2003; I mentioned it in an earlier post).I decided to revitalise that blog in order collect together some of my longer posts on parenting issues. I have visions of a book -- did someone say Parentonomics? So GameTheorist contains some cross posts from this blog and I intend to continue to do that. I have more ideas to write Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148694740408922662006-05-27T11:49:00.000+10:002006-05-27T12:05:29.276+10:00Opening Up ImmigrationLots of talk today on the web about an open letter proposal from Matthew Yglesias. He writes:I'll believe that this is all about altruism when I see an open letter from economists demanding that we scrap the complicated H1B visa system and instead allow unrestricted immigration of foreign college professors. Brad de Long and Greg Mankiw are happy to sign even if it might depress their own Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148692151216834672006-05-27T11:05:00.000+10:002006-05-27T11:10:03.073+10:00Page 3 NewsOur paper on "The Millennium Bub" appears to have made the news today (page 3 of The Age no less, "Y2K proved a turn-on"). Obviously, the article focused on the conceptions result but did quote liberally and accurately from the paper.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148686104500056642006-05-27T09:02:00.000+10:002006-05-27T09:47:07.050+10:00The Low Productivity Genius FactoryWhen I picked up The Genius Factory by David Plotz, I was expecting something a little different. The book was subtitled: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank; speaking of the (in)famous experiment run by Robert Graham (the shatter-proof eyeglasses magnate) who supposedly recruited Nobel prize winners to 'improve' the world's human gene pool. Now whatever you think about the Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148549546754060402006-05-25T19:32:00.000+10:002006-05-26T15:40:40.873+10:00The Y2K BubMuch was foretold about the problems that might have befallen us on the day of the Millennium (1st January, 2000). Little happened, of course, that was detected by the human eye. But it appears the statistics have uncovered a little something; perhaps a hint of optimism. Perhaps a way to remember the ages of your children. Perhaps a good time. Who can tell?Andrew Leigh and I have made a habit Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148532755956930842006-05-25T14:50:00.000+10:002006-05-25T16:15:38.020+10:00Counting lettersApparently, in a recent speech, Hillary Clinton said that "young people today think work is a four-letter word." I am not sure but was she implying that young people in generations past used to think work was something other than a four-letter word? If so, all those Spelling Bees in the US are paying off.Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148513493209460372006-05-25T09:31:00.000+10:002006-05-25T09:31:36.386+10:00Catchy titlesNothing pleases me more than having a clever title for an academic paper. Some that myself, co-authors or others have suggested for my papers include "First Author Conditions," "Licensing the Gale of Creative Destruction," "Inside the Black Box: A Look at the Container," and, of course, "Knowledge of Growth and the Growth of Knowledge."[From Marginal Revolution] Hugo Mialon (Emory) has studied Joshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148445290072274352006-05-24T14:34:00.000+10:002006-05-24T14:34:50.223+10:00Picture in picture[Via Boing Boing] This is as cool as it gets. Click here to see an 'infinite' photomosaic.Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148424298757685232006-05-24T08:35:00.000+10:002006-05-24T08:47:52.560+10:00Obscene exec pay is not a prizeI normally like Tim Harford's analysis and conclusions about the frustrations of everyday life. However, this article in Forbes comes up short. Harford looks at the high level of executive pay and provokes us by suggesting that the pay is not for the exec's benefit but for the benefit of their underlings:The ugly truth is that your boss is probably overpaid--and it's for your benefit, not his. Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148422330991601212006-05-24T08:02:00.000+10:002006-05-24T08:12:13.573+10:00Paying people to watch adsIn an earlier post, I noted that the television-ad game is a funny one. In order to get viewers to watch ads they don't like, broadcasters intersperse them with television programs they do like.Today, CBS have announced a new way to get people to watch ads. They are going to provide clues within ads that give viewers the chance to win prizes. This isn't such a new idea. Individual ads have often Joshua Ganshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-21888150.post-1148418439097922032006-05-24T06:55:00.000+10:002006-05-24T07:50:18.450+10:00A post I can't ignoreScott Adams on The Dilbert Blog today has a provocative post (to me at least) entitled "How to Think Like an Economist." He says, very accurately:The most important skill you learn in business and economics classes is how to compare things. The average person can be forgiven for lacking those skills. It's not a natural capability. Like most things, it helps to be trained. Economists do think alotJoshua Ganshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com