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OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Trainer Jim Ryerson was not intending to run his multiple stakes-winning filly Livermore Valley this winter. But through an odd set of circumstances, Ryerson will launch the filly's 4-year-old campaign Thursday in the $65,000 Stormy Krissy, an overnight stakes at six furlongs over Aqueduct's inner track.
Shortly after winning the Seton Hall Stakes last Nov. 11 at the Meadowlands, Livermore Valley was found to have an infection in a hind leg. When antibiotics failed to help, Ryerson was advised to put the filly back in training to see if that would help. When it did, the decision was made to keep her going, and after a month of solid breezing at Belmont, Livermore Valley is deemed fit and ready to run.
"She got a small nick in her last race, and it led to an infection three or four days after the race," Ryerson said. "It just held on, and the leg wouldn't respond for a while even with antibiotics. It required us to put her back into training to get it to where we wanted it."
Ryerson said he and owner Robert Hahn didn't want to ship Livermore Valley to Florida for the winter because she had undergone colic surgery between her 2- and 3-year-old seasons after shipping down there.
Livermore Valley, a Maryland-bred daughter of Mt. Livermore out of the 11-time stakes-winning mare Secret Prospect, had a solid 3-year-old campaign, winning four listed stakes and finishing third in the Grade 1 Prioress. She also ran well in the Grade 1 Test, beaten four lengths while finishing fifth in a race in which she had extreme trouble.
Livermore Valley broke from the rail that day and will do so again Thursday, something that concerns Ryerson.
"The one hole is a little difficult post," Ryerson said. "I think the rail killed her in the Test. If she's in an outside post that day, she's right there. It's good to get her back, good that the race went."
Alan Garcia, who has had nine multiple-win days from 12 full cards run here this month, has the mount on Livermore Valley.
With Secret Book and Candy Box in the field, there appears to be ample speed to set this up for Livermore Valley.
Another closer with a legitimate chance is Hailie's Girl, who was beaten only a head by Livermore Valley in a second-level allowance race at Philadelphia Park last spring. Trainer Guadalupe Preciado, who upset last Saturday's Dearly Precious Stakes with Special Dream, will send out Hailie's Girl with Eibar Coa up from the outside post.


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For Harold's Birthday - A Short Tale
Once upon a time, in the land of happy thoughts and sweet dreams, there was a badger named Harold. He was a mean badger with a nasty disposition. Harold's idea of good fun was to find one of the kindest, gentlest, sweetest creatures in all the land, and then be mean and awful to it until the sweet little creature cried great tears of sadness and misery.
One day, while Harold was out kicking over ant hills and stomping on daisies, he ventured deep into a dark forest and came across a tiny little bear cub named Steeven. Steeven was awful cute, and as sweet as could be. Never was a more innocent creature found in the whole entirety of the great, wide world.
And so Harold, being the mean little badger that he was, crept up on silent claws to where Steeven was sleeping peacefully and with great beauty upon a field of roses. So cute and perfectly pure was this little bear cub, that the roses drew their thorns into themselves so as not to poke such an adorable creature that was Steeven, the tiniest, fluffiest, most delightful bear cub in all the land.
Harold watched in anger at the perfection that was Steeven. Harold's anger grew with each step and he slunk closer and closer to the sleeping, angelic bear.
Soon Harold was close enough to Steeven that he could have bit the small bear on its round little bottom, and so he did.
Steeven leaped into the air, his cherubic voice calling out in pain and great anguish. Harold watched and laughed his wicked little laugh.
Satisfied that he had dealt a perfect being a painful blow, Harold left Steeven to cry amongst the roses and slunk away, his fiendish laugh echoing through the trees, drowning out the tear choked sobs that came from the adorable little bear cub.
Not long after, Harold came out of the forest and into a land that was flat and filled with fields of wheat. Harold took two steps into the wheat and was suddenly crushed by a grand piano that fell from the sky.
The End.
For Harold C. Jennett III, because he's all kinds of awesome and stuff, and it's his birthday.
Happy birthday, Harold!
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"So You Think You Can Dance" Season 14 revealed its Top 10 in the first live show of the season on Monday night, August 7. Host Cat Deeley and series judges Vanessa Hudgens, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe were back on hand after taking a break during the Academy week trials, in house this week to critique the dancers on their performances. One by one the Top 10 were revealed by each of the 10 all-star coaches followed by their first partnership dance. So which dancers made the Top 10 and who received rave reviews from the judges on their first live routine? Read our "SYTYCD" episode 8 recap below to find out!
The 10 all-star coaches kicked off the show with a group performance to Raign's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" choreographed by Emmy nominee Mandy Moore. In unfortunate news, Cat pointed out that coach Allison Holker wasn't in the routine because she sustained an injury to her shoulder in rehearsals and is sitting out this week. Later in the night the Top 10 performed their own group routine to "This Time" choreographed by Wade Robson, but first was the slow reveal of each of their identities followed by their performances.
First up was Fik-Shun and his Top 10 choice Dassy Lee with a hip hop/popping routine to "Shake Your Pants." Mary complimented the duo on their hard-hitting moves and praised their chemistry, telling Fik-Shun that he finally found his perfect partner. Following them was Team Allison, who revealed Logan Hernandez as her partner so that he could take the stage with Allison's substitute Audrey Case. Together they took on a contemporary piece to "Protocol" by Tyce Diorio that earned raves from the panel considering how little time they had to learn it and build chemistry together.
For coach Jenna Johnson the choice was hard, but ultimately she chose the guy she felt more confident about, naming Kiki Nyemchek to the Top 10. Resident ballroom expert Mary was impressed with their paso doble to "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes. Hip hop all-star Cyrus Spencer was up next, torn between choosing a male hip-hopper and a female contemporary dancer, but went the unexpected route by selecting Kaylee Millis. Following their contemporary performance of "Clown," the judges were hesitant to compliment the pair, instead urging them both to bring more for their next routine should they make it through.
Gaby Diaz chose the dancer that she felt she could help grow in the competition, picking Lex Ishimoto, who led her for a tap routine in their debut. Though Lex was working outside of his specialty here, the pair received a standing ovation from the judges with a heap of praise from Nigel who called him a "great" all-around dancer, but stressed that he needed to work on showing more of his personality. Comfort Fedoke was the next all-star in the hot seat and she chose Mark Villaver, the dancer she had instant chemistry with. Their hip-hop performance to "REDMERCEDES" was right up their alley and as such brought perfect execution with style and high energy.
Following an inconsistent Academy week with his two choices, Marko Germar revealed Koine Iwasaki as his pick to dance with this season. Mary was touched by their contemporary routine and called them a perfect pairing with a lot of promise. Paul Karmiryan was split between his choice of two ballroom dancers, ultimately going with Sydney Tormey. In their ballroom routine to "All Stars," Paul and Sydney impressed the judges, but Vanessa had a few reservations about Sydney's star power.
Robert Roldan had a slow start to getting dancers on his team during Academy week, but in the end happily brought along Taylor Sieve into the Top 10. With their take on a Travis Wall contemporary piece to "Change Is Everything," Vanessa kicked off the judges' comments wiping tears from her eyes and hailed Taylor as breathtaking. Closing out the night was Jasmine Harper and her pick for the Top 10, Robert Green. They brought the house down with a hip-hop/jazz number to Bruno Mars. Mary was all screams for the final performance and Nigel was invigorated by the high energy and flashy personalities.
Next Monday, "SYTYCD" will shift into their normal schedule for the remainder of the season where each episode will reveal the lowest vote-getters from this week with one pair being eliminated. Then the finalists will perform a new routine live with their all-star partner. So who is your favorite dancer in the top 10 and who do you think will be eliminated next week? Let us know in the comments below.


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As anyone who has heard the soundtrack of EVITA or seen the 1996 motion picture starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas will attest - this has to be one of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's most poignant and hummable scores. Personal favorites going into the show included: Another Suitcase in Another Hall, I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You, She is a Diamond, and Money Keeps Rolling In. All four songs lived up to my expectations and then some! A song that surprised me with how much I liked it was The Art of the Possible and for that new found favorite I give credit to the choreographer (Rob Ashford) and dancers/singers (in particular Sean MacLaughlin as Peron). Funny enough, for the same reason (choreography), I was disappointed with a favorite song, Good Night and Thank You. There were times when Eva and her lover would lean against the door and it would sway under their weight and I was left wanting to giggle for all the wrong reasons.
And what about the three stars of the show? I cannot even begin to give them enough praise.
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I had previously seen Josh Young (Che) as Marius in the 3rd national tour of Les Miserables when he threatened to break all hearts, male or female, with his heartbreaking rendition of Empty Chairs at Empty Tables. Amazingly enough he has grown leaps and bounds vocally since (didn't know that was possible). His voice had me sitting up taller in my seat from the moment he sang, O what a circus!, and I was in amazement of his performance until his last line at the end of act two. The standing ovation he received was well deserved.
Sean MacLaughlin (Peron) was last seen in Los Angeles as Raoul in the closing cast of the national tour of Phantom of the Opera when he likewise broke hearts with his rich vocalizations and gorgeous looks. At last night's performance I kept wishing that Peron had more singing opportunities but trust me Sean took advantage of each line he had. In particular his second half of She is a Diamond and his altogether too brief reprise of You Must Love Me were cause for the only tears of the night and perhaps that means he was the one character I felt something for (aside from the Mistress, a supporting ensemble track). His dancing was sharp, masculine, commanding, and assured in The Art of the Possible. His performance was altogether too brief.
Caroline Bowman (Eva Peron) whom I have never had the pleasure of seeing live was fantastic as the title character. She was believable in all stages of life -- as the fifteen year old Eva (with her exuberant energy) just as well as the thirty-three year old First Lady of Argentina (with her sophistication). Her singing voice was strong and her performance appeared effortless from start to finish.
Gentle readers, I cannot recommend this national tour highly enough. Get your tickets whether for the last weekend here in LA (at the Pantages), San Diego (starting next week), in the OC (this winter) or one of the tour's many stops through the US of A. For tickets, visit the official website. And please let me know what you think after seeing the show! Cheers!


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File of photocopies and notes, with original recruiting handbill.
The papers of the Asylum Workers' Association
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- Dates of Creation1900-1918
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The Asylum Workers' Association was founded in 1895 "to promote the interests and welfare of Asylum Nurses and Attendants, and of others engaged in nursing the insane, and thereby improve their professional status in the nursing world". It still existed in 1918. The AWA was ousted by NAWU.
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This collection was deposited in the Centre in 1985 by Dr Mick Carpenter. It forms part of the material collected by him for his history of COHSE, All for OneBanstead, COHSE, 1980
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
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Friday, June 17, 2005
So I am thisclose to having a new apartment all to myself. There is just this little matter of meeting the landlord this weekend (he wants to make sure I look clean, I guess), then I have an apartment in Hoboken, NJ.
Yes, Hoboken. Home of Frank Sinatra, baseball and Yo La Tengo. Three awesome things. It is now more known for drunk frat boys, but it's not all like that. There are other drunk people, not just frat boys.
So yeah, I started stressing out big time this week over this whole moving thing. Life decisions blow! I saw a lot of crappy apartments, but I saw this one that I decided I loved, only after I saw tons of garbage. This one was the first one I looked at, but I was like, "I'll hold out for something more awesome."
Then I realized that was the one. And I actually called this realtor and found out it was still available, and he was all, "OK, tomorrow when I get in the office, I'll write the lease." I even negotiated with him and got the rent down, so I was all proud of myself. Then he calls me the next day and tells me that he just found out it has been rented.
Fuck you, Liberty Realty!
They should change their slogan from "Location, Location, Liberty" to "Liberty Realty: A Bunch of Monkeys Fucking a Football."
So then I was all freaked out and pissed off and wondering what part of town I should be homeless in. I settled on the Upper West Side because it's close to the park and there are rich people and a few liberals up there that will give me cash when I panhandle.
But then I found a lady named Millie. Now, I haven't signed anything yet, so I don't want to jinx it, but things feel good right now. She showed me this apartment that is all brand new, has a deck, central air, and a dishwasher. A dishwasher!
For those of you that live in the city, a dishwasher is this machine that you put dishes in (or cups or silverware or pots... not just dishes), and then the machine washes all that stuff for you! The future is now!
A fucking dishwasher, and this place is the same price as the other apartment I loved. The other apartment had its charm and a better location, but none of this shit. I think I was about the same age as the refrigerator. Once I finally sign the lease and get this place, I think I might just walk around and say to random people, "I've got a dishwasher, motherfucker!"
But right after I first saw this place and was nuts about it, I got home and was doing some research on Hoboken, and found that it was kind of close to the Projects. You know, the Projects. So I was reading this shit where this guy was talking about all this crazy crap that happened to him because he lived in the area. So I was all freaked out because you know, I'm a gentle white boy. I probably wouldn't make it in the Projects.
So I came up with some ideas to co-exist. If I ever have to go through there for some reason, what I will do is either:
a) Run through at full speed yelling, "AAAAHHHHHGGGGHHHHH Please don't touch me!!! I've already dialed 911 all I have to do is hit send please don't murder me!!! I think 50 Cent is a bad influence on today's youth!"
b) I was going to get one of those suits that stuntmen wear when they have to be put on fire. So I'd just set myself on fire and run through. No one is going to take my iPod if I'm on fire, right? People would just watch me and be like, "Hey, there goes that fire guy again."
So then I started asking around, and I think whatever I read on the internet was a little blown out of proportion. People that lived in the area said it was fine. A few blocks away is sketchy, but I'd be fine, they said.
Just to be sure, I went and walked through the neighborhood after work tonight, around midnight. My thought process was, OK, if I don't get raped tonight, I'll be cool. I didn't get raped, which is nice, because then I would have had to let Millie down.
"Hi Millie? It's Mike Toole. I'm sorry to do this to you, but I'm actually going to have to pass on the apartment. ... Yeah, well, last night I walked through there just to get a sense of the neighborhood and what it would be like when I got out of work, and I got raped, so... Yeah, oh no, I know, it is a great apartment, you're right, but I'm just kind of a stickler for not getting raped. ... Well, no, that's the thing, I got raped. Yeah. I mean, not a lot, but it was still a good raping. Yeah, I'm sorry. I mean, other than being raped like that, the place was perfect. If I know anyone that needs a place and likes getting raped, I'll give them your number. Thanks Millie."
Someone at work mentioned to me today that I should go through the neighborhood and ask people what it's like there.
"Excuse me? Hi, um, let's say, hypothetically, it was 11:30, 12:00 at night and it was just me and you on this street. Would you stab me? You would? Oh, OK. I had a feeling. Thanks."
I walked through tonight and nothing happened. Everything is all good.
So keep your weiners crossed for me. I should get this place on Saturday. You can all come over and help me unpack. And if someone would like to buy me a couch and a television, that'd be fantastic.
Monday, June 13, 2005
This is a weird story about a 78-year-old man that set himself on fire in Queens. The guy went outside, with help from his walker, went to the middle of the street, doused himself in gasoline and then set himself ablaze.by mike 6/13/2005
Of course, here is the unnecessary quote from a "family friend."
"Something like this always makes people surprised."
Really? Ya think?
Hey dude, how's your grandfather doing?
Oh, I guess you didn't hear. He passed away.
Oh man, I'm sorry. How?
He went out to the middle of the street, covered himself in gasoline, then set himself on fire.
My God, I'm so sorry.
Oh no, it's cool. Totally saw it coming.
Oh yeah. Kind of like when your grandmother died of that heroin overdose at a rave, right?
It is weird when you take pictures of yourself in front of Ground Zero and you are smiling.
That is weird.
Just thought you'd like to know.
It's weird.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Yeah, take that, Les Phillips.
Why am I drinking a beer at eight o clock in the morning? Well, I just got home from work. Someone didn't show up when they were supposed to, so I was a sucker and stayed late. Real late. Hours late. Eight.
So now I'm pretty tired and it's hot out and I don't have air condition. Well, no. I do have air condition. The condition of my air is humid and muggy and sweaty. I don't have A/C.
So I was going to post some photos from Chicago for you, but now I'm drunk on one beer and don't have the patience. I'll give you... let's say two photos. Here you are.
After my work week, I stayed for a few extra days, as did a few co-workers. I went on this boat architecture tour, which was pretty cool and this lady was our guide. Her name was Joanne. She reminds me of my mom, if you put my mom in an oven for about an hour and a half.
I went to the Art Institute and saw this sculpture. I believe it is called "Man Dry Humping Lion."
Yes, I went to the Art Institute and got a kick out of a naked guy wrestling a lion. Very mature am I.
OK, more photos. I've got my second wind. Wait... Second wind? Second city? Windy city? That is fairly coincidental!
This is Matt. One of those co-workers I was talking about. He is really photogenic. On the left, he has a mouthful of ribs. On the right, he is celebrating some sort of bowling feat. I think he just got a spare. Which apparently called for the "I'm going to pretend to be riding a bull while wearing bowling shoes" dance.
By the way, Matt already posted many of these pictures on his own awesome blog. He stole them from me.
I went to the Cubs game. The one where Mark Prior busted up his elbow. Here is a fine reaction from a Cubs fan.
I say it's a fine reaction, because you can see distress. There were too many Cubs fans that applauded the out, although their hope for the future was writhing on the ground in pain. Some Cubs fans are really dumb. As are their beer guys.
I saw Mark Prior's last game ever!
This is Matt again. You might think he is yelling something to the effect of, "Let's go Cubs! I am a Padres fan, but today I am rooting for you! You have a very nice ballpark!" But no, he isn't yelling! He is yawning! Oh, silly Padres fan.
Here is my awesome Mets hat at Wrigley. Look at how awesome and filthy and beaten my hat is. It is really dirty. It has so much residual sweat in it, that if I sweat just a little bit, it makes it look like I am sweating tar.
This is the best cab driver in all of Chicago. His cab number was 4161. He played music loud and knew how to please drunk people. Well, as far as cab drivers go. There are many ways to please a drunk person, but cab drivers can only do so much. But somehow, Mr. 4161 did it. I don't know who that girl on the right is. She just rode shotgun with the cabbie the entire night.
This is just a rad building.
Cubs win! Cubs win!
Here I am wearing goggles at a bar. You don't need to know why.
This is a girl named Tania eating at a Mexican restaurant. The plate you see before her is a dish called Chachos. What is a Chacho? From what I can tell, they take a few tortilla chips, ten at the most, and then throw a fucking shitload of steak on top of them and call it an appetizer.
Hey, Carlos, how much steak goes on the Chachos?
A shitload.
How much is that?
Throw some steak on. I tell you when. OK, good, you have a shitload.
Yankee. Hotel. Foxtrot.
Here is a guy named Jeff bowling his heart out. He kind of looks like he's dropping a really painful testicle.
OK. I'm done. Time for bed. It is now nine nineteen.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
My back sweat is out of control. It's the one thing I know that I've inherited from my dad. We look nothing alike, act nothing alike, but when it comes to back sweat, like father, like son. To paraphrase that old lady in Billy Madison, If sweating on your back was cool, I'd be Miles Davis.
OK, done with that subject.
The other night I had a dream that Trish owned a dog. She might own a dog, I'm not sure, but this dog was really unique, because instead of a coat of fur, it had a coat of butter and ketchup. It was really gross. You'd pet it and get butter and ketchup on your hands. That would be the worst shedding dog of all time. You know when you leave someone's house that has a shedding dog, then you realize your clothes are covered in dog hair because you sat on the couch? With Trish's dog, you'd be leaving the house and someone would be like, "Oh wait, you've got lots of ketchup and butter on your clothes."
I think the only positive would be when you're eating at Trish's house and instead of finding a dog hair in your food, you find some ketchup or butter. That would be acceptable.
Last night I had a dream that I had to send a Whopper to this guy from my company that works in San Francisco. We had to parcel it overnight. My sister Christina was the one making it and she didn't do a very good job, but we still sent it. I was a little nervous. I think the bun was broken.
What do these dreams mean? Help me out here, Les Phillips. Maybe I should put down the bottle.
So what else? This past weekend I was in a bar in the District of Columbia. I was on the top floor of this bar, the third or fourth floor, I forget, but all of the sudden we had to evacuate because they said there was an electrical fire downstairs. No big deal, they said, but we must leave. If there was an actual fire, I'd be blogging this from hell or heaven right now, because it took a long ass time to get downstairs.
Once we got to the ground floor and on the way out, the fire fellas had just arrived and one came running in and plowed into my friend Cori, who is a tiny little lady. Don't get me wrong, she could totally kick your ass, but a fireman running with an oxygen tank on his back is no match.
She got out, and then right as I got to the front door to leave, a fireman crossed in front of me, and he was carrying a hose. A hose to put out the fire that didn't seem to exist. Anyway, I was pretty much trapped because of the hose. It was up around my stomach and I was backed up against a wall, so I had to basically help them get the hose into the bar. I had to "feed" it along as it went by, otherwise it would have pinned me to the wall. So for like a minute, I was a fireman.
I really liked it. I think I want to be a fireman now. All you do is run into buildings that aren't on fire and knock into small girls and then try to lasso people with your hose.
So, I consider myself a hero. I will be having a parade soon. Time and place TBA.
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By this time a class of collectors described as bibliomaniacs or bibliophiles had developed. The bibliophile, or lover of books, has a sentimental interest in his collection. Some collectors specialize in association books. Books of this kind may have been presented by the author to a friend or may have belonged to a famous man or woman. A book not worth ten cents as a text may fetch several hundred dollars at an auction if…


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A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
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A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the president's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
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A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.
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A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
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The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times.
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Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
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It is rare to finish your holiday both relaxed and yet totally energised, especially if, like me, you find it difficult to relax anywhere. But this is how my family and I felt after what can only be described as our best, and most enjoyable holiday ever. This is pretty big praise I know, but there is good reason.
Sika Lodge is a beautiful, charming eco- friendly cabin right next to Wareham Forest on Alpha Farm in Dorset. The owners, Robbie and Rachel, are the ideal hosts and 2 of the most inspiring people you could meet. Their passion and enthusiasm is infectious, they accomplish so much in their lives we were truly stunned at everything they manage to fit in. We left full of ideas and plans to not just simplify our life but to live more fully. One of the greatest things about the lodge, besides its location, is that there is no TV, no internet and no phone reception. A fact we only told our 12 year old daughter shortly before going! Mortified at first, she quickly relished the chance to 'just be' and we all enjoyed the time together playing games and cards, reading and cooking. Since being home, we have barely turned our TV on, and I can honestly say this has had a profound affect. We have been writing, reading and making all kinds of plans for projects and ideas we have never properly got around to before. I feel like I have more energy. Robbie and Rachel don't have a TV either, and I'm sure this is part of what makes them so productive. Rachel is an artist, illustrator, printmaker and runner! Robbie is a carpenter, runs the farm, lodge, beekeeping courses ( he is a natural beekeeper himself ) and plans for much more- I am particularly excited about their wellness lectures and workshops! Evidence of Rachel's work is dotted around the lodge, and it is wonderful to stay in a place that is so beautifully handcrafted, Robbie has done an amazing job. When you're staying in a place that is overflowing with creativity like this, it is a truly remarkable feeling. I would much rather stay somewhere which has been crafted with someones hands, someone who I get to meet, than to stay in a over-priced cottage or a soulless hotel. And where else charges the same all year round, without hiking up prices in the school holidays? Nowhere!
The lodge itself is a great size, with a double bed in the main area, and a mezzanine with another bed comfortable enough for 2 children or they could choose the sofa bed in the living area. The kitchen is gorgeous and well equipped, with a dining table-and a blender! I have never stayed anywhere which had a blender before, this was the first holiday I did not have to go without my green smoothies!!!! And Robbie and Rachel are into them as well so I had great chats over shared smoothies. There is a wood burner in the living area which provides not just your heating but your hot water too, and the shower is fantastic. The loo is eco friendly, meaning its a composting toilet. Everything has been thought of and we found the lodge so lovely we spent less time out and about because we just wanted to get back to enjoy it!
The area is also beautiful, with much to do. We walked plenty, hired bikes from the train station and cycled the Sika Trail through the forest, and to a nearby farm shop, and caught a bus to the 'Blue Pool'. We were going to go kayaking but ended up too keen to get back to the lodge and start the fire for the hot tub! Yes really! It comes with a HOT TUB!!!! It takes between 6-8 hours to heat up depending on the weather, as its also eco friendly of course and a blazing fire needs to be lit and kept going for it to heat up. Unfortunately, I missed out. I feel asleep I was so darn relaxed! But my husband was out there with our daughter Ruby and they both really loved it. The local village is small but enough for all your needs, with a couple of cafes, a supermarket and an excellent health shop, Purbeck Wholefoods, which had anything I would need for my usual diet including gluten free items, hay fever remedies, raw snacks and lots of products were sold by weight from jars behind the counter, something I particularly liked.
I could not write this without mentioning Elvis, their gorgeous and super friendly dog. We loved taking him for walks and he is a welcome addition to the holiday. We read lots of comments in the visitors book, it seems Elvis is indeed quite the rock star.
We were so buzzed from this little haven that we booked our next holiday before we had even left! We are back for a full week in summer, 4 nights was lovely but we want a whole week next time! And I plan to keep in touch with Robbie & Rachel about all their amazing plans for wellness workshops.
I write mainly about physical health on this blog, but our mental, emotional or spiritual health is equally important, and something I often don't give enough time to. This type of holiday will allow you that time to unwind and disconnect from all the over-stimulation, stress and anxiety so common with modern life. We can practice daily meditation and yoga anywhere, but allowing yourself proper time with your family and loved ones, without unnecessary interruption is truly invaluable. To spend time somewhere that is peaceful and quiet helps mental clarity, allows you to relax more fully, helps hormone production and balance and restores your energy levels. And in our case, it gave us quiet time to reflect and reconsider things that are important, where we are heading and what we would like to change so we can achieve this kind of contentment wherever we are. Having said that, we are going back there in 3 months and I doubt very much that will be our last visit! Until we have our own rural space, something we must be content to dream about for now, Sika Lodge will be our place to retreat to. I just hope Robbie, Rachel and Elvis don't get sick of us turning up!
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Jacqualine "Jackie" J. Atkinson, 63, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec.23, 2017, at her home.
She was born in Ohio on Aug. 21, 1954, the daughter of Robert F. and Ginger Elliott Provo.
In 1998, in Orlando, Fla., she married Michael Atkinkson and he survives.
She is also survived by her father, Robert Sr. of Gulfport, Miss.; four brothers Michael (Donna) Provo of Hebron, Conn., Robert (Miche) Provo Jr. and James Provo, both of Florida, and John (Pamela) Provo of Oviedo, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was a 1972 graduate of Bellefontaine High School and was a 20-year associate with Wal-Mart.
There are no planned services. Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine assisted the family with arrangements. Express condolences at www.edsfh.com.


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Trust is CRITICAL when it comes to fostering a profitable email list, but guess what is equally as important?
Influence drives, inspires, is unwavering, and causes people to take action.
Influence is about getting people to actually do something.
Influence is NOT the same as Popularity!
"Popularity is fleeting. Influence lasts"
Popularity is when people like you, influence is when people listen to you!
You can be popular and not influential; you can be influential and not be popular. Popularity doesn't necessarily mean you're influential.
Popularity might give you a platform to reach millions of people, which is great, but just because they are listening doesn't mean they are going to take action.
It's about the level of trust between you and your tribe that measures your influence, not traffic stats alone!
Can you see the difference between popularity and influence now?
Here are 10 simple ways to make sure you're building influence with your tribe:
1. Be True To YOU
Use your unique voice in your content and correspondence.
2. Get Transparent
Get personal. You're not some character on the other end of their screen, your real, so show them they real YOU. It takes practice, but using your real voice with your list will help them better relate to you and your message.
3. Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated!
Another one that should be obvious, but all too often it's not. Don't be a dick or criticize people. Like my mother taught me…If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all.
4. Chat WITH Them
Invite your tribe to engage and interact with you. Invite comments and questions in EVERYTHING you do with your list.
5. Stay Relevant
Listen and ask questions to stay on top of your tribe's pain points, so you can provide them with the solutions they need when they need them.
6. Let Them Hear And See You
Incorporate video and/or podcasts in your content so your audience can hear you and see you. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, can you image what a video is?
7. Tell Your Story
Chuck the fluff off your website and social media profiles and replace it with your story. Tell your story in a charismatic way so your tribe FEELS like they know you personally.
8. Get Your Selling Ratio Right
Don't get stuck in d-bag salesy mode. It should be 95% relationship building and 5% selling. I know it sounds counterintuitive but remember it's about building TRUST and INFLUENCE first!
9. Over Deliver
If you over deliver your list will WANT to give back even more. See, when you give something valuable to someone that didn't expect it, it's human nature to feel a deep need to repay them somehow. Hence the saying…Give and You Shall Receive.
10. Show Your Numbers
Show the # of comments and shares on an article of yours or announce the monthly subscribers or followers achieved from a certain campaign. Content and strategies that have attracted a lot of attention and/or results will attract even more simply by sharing those numbers.
There you have it…10 simple ways to build influence with your list.
After you're done going through this list, my question to you is this:
Are you building influence with your email list? Is there another way you use to build influence with your tribe that you can share with me and the CGA community? Share your thoughts and/or questions in the comments. I'm looking forward to hearing how YOU build influence with your tribe…


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Hey, I just got a new crested gecko and had it for about a week. I've tried the CGD and when I put it on my finger, it will eat it for like 2 licks then walk away. It can't be getting enough food, but I don't want to get it hooked on crickets before it eats its CGD. Its the stuff with the yellow cap I'm tryin now, but I have the purple cap too, but the purple cap isn't Repashy, it says superfood. Any help?
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Lots of people are trumpeting the value of coupons these days. Coupon enthusiasts have their own websites and TV programs where they demonstrate just how easy it is to save significant amounts of money. Couponing can be easy once you learn the proper techniques. This article may help you join their ranks.
Understand coupon policies for wherever you shop. Is stacking coupons allowed? Do they double your savings? Are printed coupons from the Internet okay to use? If you're not sure of how their policies work, it will be difficult to figure out if you're allowed to use all of your coupons you're taking with you.
Combine your coupons to save more. In many cases, it's a better idea to hold onto your coupons for a week or two instead of making use of them immediately. However, the savings will be worth the wait.
Before you go shopping, make sure you always write out a list. You should also keep your coupons ready so you can mark the items off your list and ensure you have the proper coupon as you shop. You should also note the quantity of the items you buy.
Use your grocery store's cuthroat methods to your own advantage. Coupons that one store takes may be honored by a store that they compete with. By taking advantage of this, you can avoid traveling around to different stores to save money. You can easily wipe out your coupon savings in wasted time and fuel.
The Internet is frequently a better resource for coupons than the old-fashioned Sunday newspaper. You can find coupons for food, clothing, electronics and more. Also, spending countless hours clipping coupons won't be needed. All you have to do is print them out.
As you might know, coupons exist in lots of places, and they can give you great savings. However, you must be aware of how to find, organize and use them. Try using the tips and advice offered here to get you started the right way.Copyright 2015 , All rights Reserved.


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My ta-da's this week include going through one vertical paper holder and purging pattern paper and cardstock that I am never going to use. I got rid of about 3/4 of the paper in the one holder. I feel good and at least I got something organized today.
My to-do's for next week:
- Continue doing something, anything in my never ending quest for organization of my scrap supplies.
- I have all the pictures take and downloaded to my computer, I now need to post them on my other blog and journal My Project Life 365.
- I still have not done a thing other than download the materials from the on line class with Shimelle Lane. It is both photography and scrapbooking so I want to get started with that this week. This one has been on my to-do list for three weeks now. Ugh!


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The Relationship between Identity and Self-Determination
Resiliency means taking back who we are and how we define ourselves. Read more →
School has started and I'm in my comfort zone. I like to learn…I don't like strict schedules and turning things in on time, but I like the process. If you have been keeping up with my blogs you know that while I was pregnant with my twins I soaked up all the birthing information that I could—books, movies, advice from friends and family—to teach and prepare me for motherhood. I also shared that information with my partner and his family. Heck, even my own family had to listen to me drone on and on.
My passion for education doesn't stop at motherhood—just take a look at my previous post! Not everyone is like that though, and I realize it. I believe in pushing the envelope; even outside of a classroom you can learn by pushing a comfort zone or two.
I recently attended yet another conference; it was my second year at the Native Student Professional Development Program at the National Wildlife Society Conference. It was a blast, and in the words of my peer, Bryan Begay, "The food is GOOD!" Not that he was trying something new, but diet is a good place to start pushing those comfort zones! I have been kicking myself though. While I attended all of the talks and saw all the wildlife projects going on with tribes and their various affiliates, I did not have the courage to submit a poster for research-in-progress.
I felt as though I could have done better, like I should have known more. I felt like maybe I wouldn't be able to find my tongue when faced with hard questions. Peer review gives students, especially undergrads like myself, an opportunity to learn. So I'm feeling as though I missed out. THIS IS IRRATIONAL. Alas, I am human…so I made an effort to push back at that fear. On my last day of the conference, we had our Native Peoples Working Group (NPWG) meeting. While discussing ideas for our group to host a symposium next year, I piped up. Most of my research has been surrounding traditional foods, and traditional foods for tribes usually involves some kind of wildlife, so I proposed this idea. I felt like it was a broad enough topic for us to find speakers who may be studying invasive species, mitigation, reintroductions, reclaiming tribal food sovereignty—the list goes on! But let me clarify that by "us," I mean me. I took the lead and now, by me writing this, I am committed to spearheading efforts to birth my brainchild. I was happy to hear my fellow students' excitement and offers of assistance. I have to admit, I only had the courage to do this because another student, Daniel Bird, a father and master's student at Purdue University, had completely organized, almost single-handedly, a field trip for the entire NPWG—and believe me, it was awesome.
I think of it as us students being the poles of a tipi, leaning on each other for stability—especially as we find our own niche outside of our comfort zone. The result is the peoples' home, Niitoyis, a beautiful, strong shelter for those who wander in search of the things that have always sustained Indigenous people.
Celina Gray (Blackfeet and Little Shell Chippewa) is a student at Salish Kootenai College where she studies wildlife and fisheries. You can read about her work at: http://wildlife.org/wildlifers-wowed-by-diversity-in-the-field/
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Briant, E L (2018) 'Pentagon Ju-Jitsu – reshaping the field of propaganda' in Special Issue of Critical Sociology.
Briant, E, L (Dec 2016) 'Language, Empathy and Reflection: Teaching Journalists about the Refugee Crisis' in Media Education Journal, 40th Anniversary Edition.
Emma L Briant (1st September 2015) Brief Summary Report on Recent US Information Operations and Public Diplomacy Efforts in Countering Terrorism for the Director of the US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Final.
Emma L Briant (2015) 'Allies and Audiences: Evolving strategies in Defense and Intelligence Propaganda', in International Journal of Press and Politics, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp145-165.
Greg Philo, Emma Briant and Pauline Donald (October 2013) 'The Role of the Press in the War on Asylum' in Race and Class, Vol. 55, No. 2.
Emma L Briant, Nick Watson and Greg Philo (September 2013) 'Reporting Disability in the Age of Austerity: the changing face of media representation of disability and disabled people in the United Kingdom and the creation of new folk devils' in Disability and Society, Vol 28, No 6.
Emma L Briant & Glasgow Media Group (October 2012) 'Bad News for Refugees' Report Comissioned by International Red Cross.
Emma L Briant with Watson, N & Philo, G (2011) 'Bad News for Disabled People: How the newspapers are reporting disability' Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research and Glasgow Media Unit Report for Inclusion London.
Emma L Briant with Philo, G (2008) "Community Cohesion and the Role of the Local" Report for the Office of Lord Mayor of London, Commissioned by Jackie Cooper Public Relations.


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In the earlier days of this blog, many of the posts were about code, in the Lawrence Lessig sense: the idea that the structure of software and the internet and the rules designed into these systems don't just parallel the law (in a legal sense) in influencing and restricting public behaviour, but are qualitatively different, enabling distinct forms of affordance and constraint. Designers (and developers) -- or in many cases those overseeing the process -- in this sense potentially wield a lot of (political) power. My aim initially, arising from my Master's dissertation, was to chronicle and investigate something like this, but expanded to include 'architectures of control' in physical architecture and products as well as digital ones. The blog was a wonderful way to continue this research informally; readers' comments convinced me that this was an interesting, under-explored subject.
While many examples were socially 'negative' -- e.g. anti-homeless benches -- it seemed that similar techniques could be applied in more socially beneficial ways. B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology offered a template for designing systems to help people behave in ways they wanted (exercising more, eating more healthily, and so on), and this more optimistic approach suggested that maybe I could bring together techniques into a form of use to other designers who wanted to help people, society, and the environment. That led to the PhD, and the Design with Intent toolkit, and gradually the focus drifted away from the 'code' angle.
A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to be part of Submit: Code as Control in Online Spaces [PDF], a workshop at the Good School in Hamburg, organised by Sebastian Deterding (a leading voice on intelligent approaches to 'gamification'), Jan-Hinrik Schmidt, Stephan Dreyer, Nele Heise, and Katharina Johnsen from the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research. Eighteen participants, deliberately chosen (curated?) to represent disciplines such as interaction design, games, economics, information science, human geography, media studies and law, spent two days "locked in a room" (as Jen Whitson put it), well-oiled with Club-Mate and Fritz-Kola, exploring questions around code through a series of collaborative exercises. Nele has Storified tweets and photos from the two days, while Jen Whitson has a great blog post going into more detail.
In small groups and all together, we looked at questions* including 'code literacy' (who needs to know how code works? what should they know? how should it be taught?), the boundaries of what exactly code can be considered to regulate, intentionality (does it matter? - something I've sort of looked at before), historically relevant perspectives (Jacquard loom as the thin end of a long wedge), 'war stories' of code's unexpected effects, and the rise of self-regulation via code as a kind of counterpart to Quantified Self approaches and commitment devices. Via a "dinner of ridiculously bold claims", we considered the extents of privacy, and personal resistance to control, among other issues.
Left photo by Nicolas Nova
With Theo Röhle, R. Stuart Geiger and Malte Ziewitz, I helped devise Doorrank, a kind of "role-playing algorithm game", centred on the idea of a programmable robot nightclub doorman (player 1), an API which could get information from elsewhere (player 2), some kind of designer / developer / censor / nightclub boss / security authority (player 3) making decisions about what rules to code into the doorman to decide who is let in, and who isn't, and guests trying to get into the club (other players).
It wasn't exactly fully resolved in the time we spent on it, but the idea was that by "imagining you're a software object" (as Nicolas Nova put it), something along these lines could be used as an exercise to help highlight the power, and social consequences, of apparently arbitrary (and often hidden) algorithms in everyday life -- and how quickly the idea of tricking the doorman (hacking the system) arises. Jen pointed out the game's parallels with Memento Mori's Parsely Games; the initial idea I had was something similar to the explicitly behaviour change-focused 'Rules of interaction' exercise I've used in a couple of workshops.
I went away with a list of new perspectives and angles to investigate, potentially in collaboration with some very clever people, bridging disciplines in increasingly diverse ways. Thanks again to all the organisers and participants for a very interesting few days.
*A vague thing which I suggested as something to explore -- but with which I could barely even work out where to start -- is the idea of representing code (or rules in general) in visual or tactile ways which would allow their impact to be seen or felt 'directly' (whatever that means). For example, a low doorway could be seen as a physical representation of a rule that allows shorter people through and restricts taller people, or Spear's Spellmaster tiles as a physical representation of spelling rules. I am fascinated and inspired by Mark Changizi's Escher Circuits and David Cox's FLIPP Explainers, and the idea of physical "perceptual mechanisms" as a form of embodied cognition, along with some of the more visual forms that analogue computing has taken over the years. But I don't know quite where this idea could lead, and what exactly it would be useful for.
P.S. Sebastian's recent presentation on Policy Making as Game Design is also very relevant here.


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Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊmɑr ɡɑrˌsiːəˈpɑrə; born July 23, 1973) is a former American Major League Baseball player and current ESPN analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played for the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs. He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium. Enjoy Nomar Garciaparra's best quotes below.
"My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it."
"People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter."
"You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day."
"Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball – you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that."
"I love the game of baseball."
"When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage."
"It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play."
"That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them – getting my toes to the end of my shoes."
"People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldn't matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. That's how I started tapping my toes."
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Will SEC make utilities like American Electric Power (AEP) disclose climate risks?
BloggingStocks.com – September 18, 2007
BloggingStocks.com discusses the recent Washington Post article that cites efforts by some environmental groups and investors to force companies to disclose the impact of climate change to their company. This is an interesting discussion but it begs the broader discussion regarding how much a company should discuss on hypothetical or future issues that may affect its health.
The Washington Post reports that pension fund managers representing $1 trillion have petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to required public companies to disclose the impact of global warming on their business prospects. If the SEC agrees, the change could threaten investors in utility stocks — which are among the biggest private sources of carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
While in theory this sounds like a good idea to me, I am intrigued by the intellectual challenge of how to put a number on the potential costs and business opportunities which climate risk could place in the path of a company.
…how big would the lost opportunity be for AEP if it could not build a new power plant because of political opposition resulting from its contribution to greenhouse gases?
No doubt those who want to avoid the regulation of these carbon dioxide emitting industries would prefer to be left alone.
You can read the rest of Mr. Cohan's thoughts on the subject here.
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"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Another blackout. Another dark evening in Khovd – a small town in western Mongolia. I am eight years old. I whine and complain when I burn my hair on the flame of a candle while doing my homework. Next morning, I cry again while I am forced to walk along with my siblings for two hours to our vegetable plot…
As a child I did not fully understand the economic struggles after the collapse of socialism in Mongolia. After the withdrawal of the Soviets from our country, we often lost electricity, food became scarce, and even my father disappeared in search of work. I did not understand how far my mother had to go out in the snow to buy candles so that I had the luxury to study at night while others sat in darkness. I did not realize that the only way she could feed us was by walking ten miles to her two-hectare vegetable plot that she watered and tended entirely by hand.
At night walking through the abundant sparkling lights of the HBS campus, I enjoy the world that my mother could only dream of for her children, the world that every mother dreams of for her child. I will go back to my Mongolia. I will be part of the new generation of leaders who will guide the country towards a productive, sustainable, and prosperous path. I want to rebuild Mongolia so that no mother will ever have to trudge through the snow again sacrificing every day to ensure a better future for her children.
— Nagi Otgonshar
Each year we ask our classmates a straightforward, simple question taken from the lines of a poem by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Mary Oliver.
We share with you intimate and candid responses to this question, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Concept and photography:
Tony Deifell, MBA '02
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CARW Member Engagement Opportunities and Committees
Make the most of your CARW membership and enhance your participation through committee involvement! Following is a list of committees along with a brief description of their primary goals and objectives. Please check the boxes next to those committees you wish to serve on for the coming year. HERE
Commercial Programs Committee
This committee assists in the planning of the annual Commercial Real Estate Roundtable Forum and the monthly business development luncheon programs – Lunch & Learns as well as the Rainmaker Event in the fall. The committee identifies other programs of interest to members relating to commercial real estate issues, provides input regarding topics and speaker selection and develops a sponsorship program.
CRE Deal of the Year Committee
This group will help solicit nominations and the selection of the CARW Deals of the Year and serve as advisors on the programming for the annual awards event.
Government Affairs Committee
This committee tracks local issues impacting the commercial real estate industry and provides input to the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association regarding legislative and regulatory concerns that affect the industry from a state level, as well as provides recommendations to the CARW Board of Directors regarding necessary action items
Membership Committee
This committee provides direction relating to membership development and retention efforts, facilitates member recruitment campaigns, and provides input regarding the association's affinity programs, products and services offered to members. This group also plans outreach efforts and events such as Broker Happy Hour.
Next Gen Program Committee
This group oversees the matching of individuals in cross-industry networking circles as well as the implementation of other programs that invite commercial real estate professionals at all levels to share best practices, networking and industry knowledge. Link To Next Gen Form and Letter
Social Events Committee
This committee plans and solicits sponsorships for CARW social events such as the annual Golf Outing, Summer Sampler and the Holiday Party. The committee explores and develops new ideas to facilitate social interaction and networking among commercial real estate professionals.
REALTORS Political Action Committee (RPAC)
This committee works with the membership to raise funds and awareness to support issues and candidates who advocate for their interests. RPAC is one of the largest trade association PACs in the world, and in Wisconsin.


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Upward of 200,000 people who signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and may not be legal residents of the U.S. are set to lose their insurance coverage, the government said Wednesday.
This is on top of the 115,000 whom the government announced in September would lose their coverage. Undocumented immigrants arent allowed to use government-run health exchanges to buy insurance.
Andy Slavitt, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services principal deputy administrator, says these individuals have failed to reply to the governments multiple requests for documentation.
A further undisclosed amount of people will not lose coverage, but may see their premiums increase because the subsidy they receive might change, CMS said Wednesday on a media call. CMS would not provide the exact number, but in September 363,000 people fell into this category.
As the deadline for open enrollment approaches on Sunday, CMS says that as of Feb. 6, 7.75 million consumers have made plan selections through the federally-facilitated marketplace, which includes Healthcare.gov.
Momentum continues to build as more and more people are signing up for plans, Slavitt says. As of 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, visitors to Healthcare.gov were up 58% week-over-week and the volume of calls was up 37% week-over-week, he adds.
Despite the increased volume, CMS says the website and call center are operating with minimal wait times.
CMS expects activity to continue through the weekend. Navigators, brokers, assisters, others are all prepared to help people this weekend, says Marketplace CEO Kevin Counihan.
Despite the hard deadline of Feb. 15, people who are in line or processing their application at the deadline will be able to continue their enrollment. CMS would not call this an extension, nor say how exactly it would work.
Additional reporting by Alex Wayne of Bloomberg.
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Newly-signed Orioles pitcher Suk-Min Yoon is handling his transition to life in America and in Major League Baseball well, according to his translator. Justin Yoo, who serves as Yoon's interpreter in the US, states that Yoon is a 'professional' who is focused on the game. Yoo, a Korean American, also has a wealth of baseball […]Continue Reading


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Product information below.Sales unit = 100 pack. If you require a small quantity or cannot meet our minimum order value please use TrueTrim.com HERE. (see HERE for 1000 bulk pack options)Our tied elastic loops, approximately 160mm Circ >>80mm long are supplied neatly bundled in units of 100's.
This size is normally available from stock in Black, White or Red. This is made from our standard luggage tag elastic. Go HERE for bulk order quantities.
Other popular sizes available: 260>>130mm, 300>>150mm
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Historically we have offered this item in 1000 packs at a better, bulk order price, however due to customer demand we have now made this tied loop available to order in units of just 100 pieces for those needing smaller quantities for sampling etc. or those requiring a more precise order quantity than having to round-up to the nearest thousand and "overspend".
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Hiking & mountain biking - Quolls & Platypus - Maria Island Walk - Luxury Retreat
Outline Itinerary
1. Depart UK
2. In flight
3. Arrive Launceston
4. Visit Tamar Wetlands or Cataract Gorge. To Scottsdale
5. Hike on Ben Lomond, mtn bike descent. Evening Quoll Patrol with bush dinner
6. Safari to Mt. William return to Launceston
7. Drive to Hobart. Mt. Field wildlife excursion
8. Maria Island Walk
9. Maria Island Walk
10. Maria Island Walk
11. End Maria Island Walk & drive to Swansea & private dinner for 2
12. Day at leisure to explore Great Oyster Bay
13. Return to Hobart airport to depart.
14. Arrive UK.
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To your requirements October - April
A new era is dawning for Tasmania, Australia's wild southern island is a place where you can find yourself in the wilderness or on a wild beach accompanied by only the finest food & wine. At night relax in world class sophistication and comfort.
This romantic safari starts in Launceston where you can enjoy dinner in the refined atmosphere of the Stillwater Restaurant. Next day kick-off the adventure with a hike to the summit of Ben Lomond, the second highest mountain in Tasmania and in the afternoon scream on the hair-raising mountain bike descent down its slopes which ultimately take you nicely to a bush BBQ cooked for 2 in a meadow by your legendary bush guide. As it turns dark the wildlife will appear here, first wombats and brush-tailed possums, then later endemic Tasmanian pademelons and Bennett's wallabies, but the highlight of the evening show are the spectacularly charismatic eastern quolls. These fawn & white or black & white marsupials (they come in 2 colour morphs) are carnivorous insectivores and real opportunists as they dart around your feet.
After a comfortable night in the spa room at a local heritage property your safari continues to Mt. William National Park on the northeast coast. The grassy plains and open woodland here are home to Tasmania's largest marsupial, the Forester kangaroo. Wombats, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and numerous other species can be seen here too.
Next morning you journey to Hobart for an excursion in search of duck-billed platypus, bettongs and bandicoots that live among the giant old gum trees of Mt. Field National Park. Here too you'll discover the lovely Russell Falls before returning to your accommodation in the state capital, a delightful boutique art hotel.
Maria Island Walk is a special experience; a wonderful adventure of discovery, 4 days on a forested island with the most magnificent white, sandy beaches. You'll have the opportunity to traverse the island, climb to its highest point, swim and enjoy the wildlife including an endangered bird species, which is privileged to have this island national park as their home. Each evening of the walk is spent in a fixed camp where you are wined and dined by candlelight hosted by your guides with excellent Tasmanian produce and on the final night you can enjoy a celebratory meal in one of the very few historic houses remaining on the island.
Leaving this spot of paradise is hard, perhaps you'll jump hand in hand off the jetty to round out the adventure! However, it's now time to relax and indulge and the perfect location is just a few kilometres up the road. Your accommodation for the last few nights is the ultimate luxurious eco-retreat. Architecturally magnificent, this highly sophisticated property comes with the most outstanding view over Great Oyster Bay where of an evening the sunlight dances dramatically on the islands and on the Freycinet Peninsula opposite. The view is unique but turn around and a sumptuous living space awaits complete with a gourmet meal for two cooked by your very own private chef. The perfect way to round out a romantic adventure at the bottom of the world.


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Strong & Active
Strong & Active is a more intense workout class which includes a warm-up, aerobics and strength, core stability exercises, a cool-down and stretching and relaxation. This class is a great way to challenge your fitness.
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The Roti Story
America , a melting cauldron of passionate people of multiple nationalities; passionate about life, friendship, love, their national pride, about food, and in fact, always ready to thankfully enjoy all of God's blessings. The struggle for time and the exponential growth of the populous has unfortunately promoted a fast track to all facets of life including our dietary needs making fast food chains the back bone of the food industry. The restaurants that offer gourmet food and organoleptic delicacies although available, but only to a select few who have the luxury of both time and wealth.
Café Roti offers a traditional ethnic gourmet Indian-Pakistani cuisine where each meal is cooked to order with a savory blend of multiple ancient Indian spices and holds a tradition in itself. It is served with precision, politeness and perfection . An eatery you can trust for consistence in quality of food, service and affordability.
Whether you come to celebrate a special event or to simply treat yourself and boost your spirits, entertain or be entertained, you will be very pleased to have made us your choice. We aim to please all your senses and provide a truly unique experience to everyone walking through our doors. We strive to retain the personal feel of a private home dining experience while at the same time, offering the glamour, the excitement and the gracious healthy dining experience for a longer, healthier sustained life. We are a non biased eatery, attracting the good, the great, the famous, the vogue, the dowdy, the rich and the poor accepting all with the same love, care and affection.
If you have read this, you absolutely deserve a gourmet meal, just do it. Come for a taste and you will return forever for the flavor and share the Roti Story and your experience with your friends.
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Truth isn't popular. It was G. K. Chesterton that said some 60 years ago that: "humility has moved from the organ of ambition to the organ of truth." We are humble about the wrong thing—about what is true not our ambitious agendas to be loved. If truth is out, speaking truthfully certain isn't in, unless it serves your agenda (see presidential campaign). Yet, in Ephesians four St. Paul reminds us that the church, God's new humanity, are to be a


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deadlifts, rows, and other assorted painful movements. At the end of the day, your back is pumped, you don't fit in your shirt, and you know tomorrow is going to being some soreness. This is the way you should always train, right?
Not exactly. There are going to be times when you don't want to all-out destroy the back with heavy barbell and dumbbell movements. Maybe your central nervous system is a bit down, and you're fighting off an illness. Maybe you're letting a tweaked or overly sore area recover from what has been a bad week. Perhaps your joints are just starting to ache and you're ready for a workout that doesn't involve moving steel without guidance. Perhaps it is a week or two before an upcoming show, and your body fat levels are so low that your joints and brain just cannot handle the thought of deadlifting and rowing the bar today. Whatever your reasoning may be, there are going to be times when a pump is all you want, and all you need. When those circumstances arrive, look to a pumping routine like this one to fulfill your back training needs without leaving your joints in a tizzy!