text:
August 18, 2013
Learn to deal with burnout as a form of change
In this piece I talk about burnout and change, as I see interconnectedness between the two. Burnout is an internal experience, linked to the external world. It changes motivations, energy and passions, leaving us depleted, sapping energy and devouring motivation. Thats one form of change. But change is also what turns this around. Changethe decision to act on our burnoutcreates paths to renewal and transformation. Change cuts both ways.
Our interests, needs and experiences are likely to change over time. The Mayo Clinic examines burnout and talks about change: Creating work-life balance is a continuous process as your family, interests and work life change.
I submit that a two-fold question is a constant in the presence of burnout as unwelcomed change:
- Do we recognize it and recalibrate?
- Or do we entomb it, keeping on the same trajectory as before? Eventually, however, recalibration becomes an imperative.
The literature on burnout is extensive, and definitions describe it, for example, as the experience of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (distancing) from ones work. The analysis of burnout was partly catapulted to broad audiences in the 1980s with the book Burn-out: The High Cost of High Achievement, by Herbert J. Freudenberger with Geraldine Richelson. They said that burnout means to deplete oneself, to exhaust ones physical and mental resources.
Job burnout is not unlikely if weve been driving our businesses intensely for a long time and with high expectations.
Explore the Signs
Freudenberger offered useful questions to detect work burnout, and they remain relevant. Upon reviewing the Mayo Clinics discussion about the topic for this article, I found they offer pretty much the same questions as Freudenberger did in the 1980s. Here are some:
Do you feel fatigued rather than energetic?
Are you increasingly cynical and disenchanted?
Are you often invaded by a sadness you cant explain?
Are you seeing close friends and family members less frequently?
Are you suffering from physical complaints (aches, pains)?
Have your accomplishments lost meaning?
Have your aspirations for businesses lost importance?
Self-reflection is Critical
I return to the topic I discussed in my first article for Latin Business Today: self-reflection. In the case of burnout, self-reflection can help us redirect and/or reaffirm our purposes.
When unfavorable experiences caused by burnout are present and persist, pausing to acknowledge and reflect on them is critical, not only for work, but also for our health. Pushing the reboot button is a much better option than allowing burnout to take over and continue to undermine us. But even if it does, there is always a juncture at which to intervene and redirect our energiesand it often begins with introspection and the acknowledgment of needing change.
About the author
Mara Perez, Ph.D. As Founder and Principal of Mara Perez, Fund Development and Planning Services, Mara provides fundraising and strategic planning services to non-profits. Mara has helped over seventy organizations obtain funding, design innovative work strategies, and execute growth plans. Mara holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Community service includes: 2010-present Board Member of Marin General Hospital; 2002-2012 Board Member Canal Alliance, twice Board President; 2005 Spirit of Marin Award, Business Person of the Year; Coro Leadership Community Fellow. She has published articles about immigration, social change, and fundraising. Born in Argentina, Mara resides in California.


text:
Manual acer aspire 4740
Quick Guide
Copyright © 2009. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Aspire 4740 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 10/2009
Aspire 4740 Series Notebook PC
Model number: __________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________ Date of purchase: ________________________________ Place of purchase: ________________________________
Acerand the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Incorporated. Other companies' product names or trademarks are used herein for identification purposes only and belong to their respective companies.
First things first
We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs.
Your guides
To help you use your Acer notebook, we havedesigned a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get started with setting up your computer. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in the Aspire product series. It covers basic topics such as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, audio, etc. Please understand that due to its nature, the Generic User Guide aswell as the AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will occasionally refer to functions or features which are only contained in certain models of the series, but not necessarily in the model you purchased. Such instances are marked in the text with language such as "only for certain models". The Quick Guide introduces you to the basic features and functions of your new computer. For more on how yourcomputer can help you to be more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User Guide. This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. In addition it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. It is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and comespreloaded on your notebook. Follow these steps to access it: 1 Click on Start, All Programs, AcerSystem.
2 Click on AcerSystem User Guide.
Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer, clicking on AcerSystem User Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For instructionson how to use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu.
Your Acer notebook tour
After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook.
Top view
# 1 2 3
Item Acer Crystal Eye webcam Microphone Display screen
Description Web camera for video communication. (only for certainmodels) Internal microphone for sound recording. Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (Configuration may vary by models).
# 4 5 Icon Item Power button HDD Num Lock Caps Lock 6 7 8 Keyboard Palmrest Power1 Battery1 Description Turns the computer on and off. Indicates when the hard disk drive is active. Lights up when Num Lock is activated. Lights up when Caps Lock isactivated. For entering data into your computer. Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. Indicates the computer's power status. Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode. The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. *Thecenter button serves as Acer BioProtection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for certain models). Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Increase system volume/decrease system volume. User-programmable. Launches Acer Backup Management for three-step data backup. Enables/disables the...
Por favor, assinar para o acesso.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Nashville Creative Group Speaks on Love
The Nashville creative community knows how to speak on love. During our February Show & Tell the Nashville Creative Group presenters inspired the audience to experience a very meaningful meeting.
Painters, speakers, songwriters and photographers showed their work by sharing stories speaking on the theme of love.
By the end of night, with nearly 15 artists who presented, many audience members were in tears because they felt deeply inspired by the connections we share.
See what happened at the event and click here to follow our feed from the night.
The Nashville Creative Group Community
Starting in August of 2012, the Nashville Creative Group has emerged as the largest creative network in Tennessee with nearly 5,000+ members including artists, writers, poets, musicians, teachers, comedians and culture enthusiasts. The online network has established a new standard for artists to communicate making it easier than ever to connect with the community.
Learn more about the Nashville Creative Group and join us today on Facebook, Twitter and subscribe to the group's email invites at http://bit.ly/12Umvwk.
Being Creative with Beth Inglish
Need more creativity in your life to take action and impact the world around you with your passion?? Learn more about my private community group and workshops at Being Creative with Beth Inglish. Join us today!
Join the Conversation
Become a subscriber and submit your email here to learn more about how I'm using my creativity to build strong communities. Have something to add? Leave a comment and learn more about how I help clients on my services and process pages.


text:
The advice above was from The Shawshank Redemption but it can also be applied to business.
I've been playing Scramble by Zynga on Facebook just about since it launched so imagine my surprise when I saw this:
You think I'm kidding about playing a lot of Scramble?
Please note that I lose alot. I don't know if there are extenuating circumstances regarding why Scramble (ahem Scrabble..cough) is being killed, but Zynga has recently moved Words With Friends over to FB an integrated it closely with their mobile version. Whether forced or not, Zynga is moving forward and remember when faced with a big choice, get busy living or get busy dying.


text:
1. Contact details; name, postal address and telephone number of the school and to whom enquiries should be addressed. See our Home page.
2. Admission arrangements for each age group. See our Admissions page.
3. Link to the school's OFSTED report. See our Ofsted page.
4. The school's most recent KS1 and KS2 results – 2016 and 2017
5. Link to the schools performance tables on the DfE website – Click here
6. The School Behaviour Policy – Click here
7. Pupil Premium allocation and use and impact on attainment – 2016 and 2017
8. SEN policy – Click here
9. Charging and Remissions Policy – Click here
10. School's ethos and values – Click here
11. Privacy Notice for Pupils – Click here


text:
What is Quick Notes folder?
Often you need to be able to access specific information for its copy and pasting. This is what the Quick Notes folder is for. You can save all the notes you will need later to the folder. Then, you can open the context menu on any Internet page (right-click) - Nimbus Note - Quick Notes and click on the note whose contents you want to be copied to the clipboard.
How do I add a note to Quick Notes?
Right-click on the desired note and select Add to Quick Notes.
How do I delete a note from Quick Notes?
Open Quick Notes folder and delete the unnecessary note.


text:
Evilangel presents Fetish Fanatic #13 starring Lea Lexis, Gabriella Paltrova.
Gabriella Paltrova & Lea Lexis are two hardcore lesbians! - Lesbian, Natural tits, Anal, Toys, Brunette, Fetish.
Official website of the Italian Stallion. Full HD Quality available for MEMBERS ONLY! Click here to join now!
Starring: Lea Lexis, Gabriella Paltrova
Start browsing and see all your favorite videos, HD-style!!!


text:
During the first year the 'Bouwkunde' department at the Hogeschool Rotterdam organises a quarterly excursion for their students, visiting subsequently a contractor, an architect office and a building construction supplier.
This week it was the turn to GROUP A, a Rotterdam based architect office. A group of 20 students took a 2-hour visit to the office during which Folkert van Hagen, director at GROUP A, explained the students the ins-and-outs of being an architect. The presentation also revealed the ambitions GROUP A nurture, and the resulting projects completed, under construction or in design stage.
After the Q&A, where all aspects of the profession were discussed, the office tour took place during which students admired models of various projects, the model-shop and finally the studio space. All in all a successful presentation to a group of enthusiastic eager students.


text:
Yossi Vardi is an Israeli investor most famous for being the original investor in ICQ—the first Internet-wide instant messaging system. Vardi has invested in over 50 tech companies in diverse areas of software, energy, Internet, mobile, cleantech, and others.
Vardi has been an active civil servant in Israel through projects involving energy and infrastructure. He also co-founded Alon, an Israeli oil company. Vardi acted as an advisor to the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program on issues of energy in the developing world.
Vardi has received many awards including The Prime Minister Award, The Industry Award, Entrepreneur of the Year (Tel Aviv University), and the CEO's Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame from the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization.
© Copyright 2018 GSM Association. The GSM logo is registered and owned by the GSM Association.
This site uses cookies to make sure visitors have the best experience possible. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies described in our cookie policy.


text:
Fresh Strawberry Butter Icing.
Beautiful topping to add to my favorite Hot Milk Sponge Cake. (Click here for recipe.)
375ml softened butter (room temperature is good)
3 cups (750ml ) icing sugar
2 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
few drops of pink or red food colouring
6 – 8 finely chopped fresh strawberries.
1. Using an electric mixer, beat together the butter, icing sugar and water at high speeds for approximately 5 minutes or until creamy.
2. Add the vanilla essence and food colouring and mix.
3. Finely mix in the finely chopped, or minced strawberries.
4. Ice your cake and top with whole strawberries that have been dipped in dark chocolate.
(NOTE: do not try and pipe this as the bits of strawberry will get jammed in the nozzel.)


text:
Recent Posts
Contact Us At
Join Us On Facebook
Tag Archives: VIdeo Game Review
Mobile Phone Games: Zombie Age 1-3
In my never-ending attempt to find free zombie games I can play while pooping, I came across a trilogy for Android and iOS under the shared title Zombie Age. As they didn't take up much space, I figured I'd give … Continue reading
Dead Island
When a viral outbreak creates an island full of zombies, four survivors must work together in order to save themselves as well as the other groups of desperate survivors holed up around the island.
Posted in Video Game Review Tagged Dead Island, The Undead Review, VIdeo Game Review, Video Games, Zombies Leave a comment
Zombie Tsunami
Control your own horde of zombies as you rip your way through town, converting more humans to the undead in order to increase your horde to unstoppable sizes.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game {2009}
A third installment in the popular Ghostbusters franchise that finds our favorite paranormal policemen training a new generation of recruits, right in time to save the city from a trip straight to hell…again. Featuring the voice talents of all four … Continue reading
Santa vs. Zombies 1 and 2
It's Santa Claus' job to deliver presents to kids around the country, and it's a job he's going to do no matter what, the undead be damned.
Zombie Invasion
You'll have to fight your way through zombies and solve puzzles as you search for the virus capable of reanimating the dead, and, once you locate it, make it to a safe point before the dead can add you to … Continue reading
Zombie Outbreak Simulator
Set up your own undead apocalyptic scenario with this simulator that lets you control every aspect of a zombie epidemic.


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|Thom May <t...@planetarytramp.net>
|Re: [PATCH] apr_atomic.h on Linux
|Sat, 20 Apr 2002 09:32:50 GMT
* Brian Pane (firstname.lastname@example.com) wrote : > Joe Orton wrote: > > >There are issues with use of asm/atomic.h on Linux: according to the > >kernel gurus here this is a header for internal use of the kernel, > >and shouldn't be used from userspace. > > > >The problems are, if I understand them correctly: > > > >- with newer kernel/glibc combinations (e.g the RHL7.3 beta) this stuff > >really isn't exported to userspace, so they can't be used at all. (this > >is the most serious problem, it prevents APR from building) > > > > Thanks for reporting this. I agree that we need to stop relying on > asm/atomic.h on Linux. > > My only objection to the patch is that it solves the problem by switching > to the mutex-based default implementation on Linux--which defeats the whole > point of the API on one of our most important platforms. I suppose we can > fix that by using inline assembly to generate the atomic operations for the > Linux+gcc+x86 case. > Which is great for the x86 case, but neglects the other 10+ architectures that linux runs on (including things like IA64, HP's PA-RISC, UltraSparc, PowerPC etc). Debian 3.0 is gonna be available (May 1, hopefully) on 11 architectures, and certainly people would expect APR to be able to support all of them the same - are you proposing to keep inline assembler in APR for all these cases? (apache | 1.3.24-2.1 | alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc) Cheers, -Thom -- Thom May -> email@example.com <aj> *sigh* you'd think a distribution composed of 6000 packages distributed across 13 different architectures (in various stages between pre-alpha and release quality), maintained by 700 amateurs with often conflicting goals who're globally distributed and have rarely met each other -- you'd think a distribution like that would be simpler...
|View raw message


text:
Yoga Books
I was packing up for my month at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and decided to keep pulling the yoga books from my bookshelf.
While I haven't practiced consistently over time, it's been about 8 years since my first yoga class and maybe 3-4 years since I purchased several teacher training books. The fact that I'm leaving today – October 2015 – for one of the most incredible yoga institutes in the world is not lost on me!
Most of these books aren't teacher related at all – just nice reads, both fiction and nonfiction, that tell the stories of yoga and meditation in one's life. There are maybe four others on my Kindle.
You can browse the titles here, but the one book I thought I'd mention is How Yoga Works, by Michael Roach. If you or a loved one need a great novel-type story to help you understand the WHY of all this yoga we do, this book wraps it all up in a very digestible form! It's about a young girl imprisoned in India and how she wins over the love and respect of those around her. Nothing foofy, just a story. Thanks to Liz for passing along this recommendation on a tiny plane in Nicaragua this February!
Tell me! What are your favorite books or resources on yoga? Please share in the comments below or on Facebook so all can enjoy!
Life Lately: October
Hey-yo! How's your October shaping up?
I'm incredibly jealous of all the beautiful fall racing going on out there! Wish I had signed up for at least one medal-earning jaunt this season! Here's a little summary of where I've been…
August: I had been working in the office for 3+ months, and the Falmouth Road Race was finally here! It was a fantastic opportunity and fantastic group of people to be part of, but within just one week of the event, I was practically nauseous with stress about my full-time job and livelihood of photography. I was quickly immersed in my busiest time of the year…
September: THE busiest time of my year for photography. Shooting, shooting, shooting and barely finding time to edit the photos. We had two weeks of house guests coming and going (amazing house guests, of course!). All the while, I was still making time for about two runs per week – topping out at 6 miles with my friend Carrie as she trained for her first half marathon! I also spontaneously started the Whole 30 Challenge!
October: Immediately feeling relief that my in-season weddings were now done, only in the sense that I would now have an additional day of editing time at the computer each week. Soooo much to edit. But it has helped me to let up a bit and still make time for hikes, the long routes home, sitting on the couch with my husband (who I hardly see in summer)… I leave for a month of yoga teacher training in ONE WEEK, though, so the pressure is still on to close things up. I have been making sure to prioritize yoga over running right now as well, because I'm a little nervous to begin my program! Mentally, some big changes!
- I'm outsourcing my wedding edits, after a bit of analysis on the things I could be doing with that time. It's worth the financial and time investment of "training" my new team for my style – and so far it's been great!
- We're outsourcing dog care as well! Cajun just went to his first day of doggy daycare and did great! We're excited to have some help on keeping him tired, socialized and entertained – as well as a familiar place to go when we need weekend care. Phew!
- I've begun interviewing to return to corporate life in Boston! I quit my career path in 2012 to pursue photography full-time, and I will never regret that incredible opportunity and experience of owning my own business! In fact, I will continue to shoot about five weddings per year. But being the boss is quite hard too, and more importantly, there's something I truly miss about working among the world's most influential brands. Interviews so far have gotten me even more excited!
So that's the QUICK version… but I'm ready to really dedicate some time back to this blog, particularly while I'm at YTT. I will certainly come back and expand on things like the Whole 30, working for the Falmouth Road Race, and more!
In the meantime, I'm also back on social media duty for the upcoming Cape Cod Marathon, Relay & Half this month! See you out there!
Hiking Mount Katahdin
We are fresh off a hike of Mount Katahdin! Located in Maine's Baxter State Park, this 5270ish-foot peak (the surveyors can't decide) is an absolutely incredible, intriguing and beautiful BEAST. The highest peak in Maine and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, Katahdin is the longest hike I've ever completed in one day – 12 hours, 13 miles.
10 of us drove all day on Sunday to reach our campsites at Katahdin Streams Campground. Half of us friends, half of us having never met before. Cell phone reception disappeared the minute we entered Baxter State Park, and I think we were all feeling pretty psyched about that. Once together, the fun of camping life commenced – pitching our tents, playing with fire, eating Cheese-Its in the wild…! There were some rumors that the group wanted to attempt the Knife Edge trail on Katahdin, and I made the mistake of watching some YouTube videos the night before. Eeek! My eyes were watering as I watched that one, but as we chatted around the campfire together Sunday evening, I got myself more and more mentally prepared.
We left the campsite at 5:15am and drove about 45 minutes to the start of our trail. We set off! The first few miles were fairly chill with excellent views to stop at, sweet little bridges over the brooks, and nothing too strenuous that we couldn't all chat. This brought us to the Chimney Pond Ranger Station and a massive amount of wind blowing across the open land! It was immediately apparent that we would NOT be hiking the Knife Edge after all. It's sheer cliffs off either side of a sometimes 3-foot ridge would be too dangerous in those conditions. After a quick chat with Ranger Bill, we decided to head out on Hamlin Ridge Trail up to Hamlin Peak, Saddle Trail over to Baxter Peak (the highest), and back down Saddle Trail to Chimney Pond for our descent. Looping around through Hamlin was going to add a bit of time to our day, but we kept hearing it would be totally beautiful as well – and it was incredible!!
The group began to separate out into two groups from there, and after Hamlin Peak we were five and five. Safety in numbers! The conditions were howling and foggy – unfortunately not too many views to be had. The rocks on Hamlin were quite slippery, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about my knee/ACL approximately 3 times per minute.
We ate our PB&J and snacks, and began the traverse over to Baxter Peak. After a slight wrong turn, we found ourselves climbing directly upwards on Cathedral Trail for about a half mile to the peak. I mean clinging from rock to rock, pushing off sideways from a rock while NOT looking at the cliff to my other side, etc. In the end, I used my arms so much on this 12 hour day that my feet and legs weren't nearly as achy as a typical hike might be. Anyway, we made it to the peak! What a huge accomplishment we felt! Again, we couldn't see too far around us and we were soaked from the fog, but reaching the very end of the Appalachian Trail was damn cool!
Saddle Trail took us back down the whole way to Chimney Pond, but I'd suggest a name change to something like "Slide for your Life" Trail. It was straight down, loose rock that had obviously suffered a major landslide restructuring by the mountain itself only a short time before. Wheeeee! (you can't tell from the photo, but most of this trail is accessible by bum only)
Even still, as I speak of the treacherous trails and weather up on the mountain, perhaps nothing felt quite as painful as the final 3 miles from Chimney Pond to the parking lot. Miles 10-13 for the day, hours 10-12, and I spent most of this time sharing the misery and hallucinations with Daunielle. We kept saying "that wasn't there before!", and "this isn't looking familiar"… and we both locked in on a hut and parking lot that really resulted in just another little bridge across the brook, and more than a mile still to go. I had been staring at "stay on trail" signs all day, but all I really wanted to do at this point was walk on the vegetation – the very soft vegetation (don't worry, I didn't). Katahdin is nothing if not rocky!
At the base, Lisa was brilliant enough to pack some Gatorade with tequila, and others drank their Baxter Brewing Co. beers! We eventually made our way back to the campsite to ready a warm fire for the rest of our friends. We may have been tired for our evening celebration, but brunch the next morning was epic!
I'm left with such an intense love for Baxter State Park – how could this "only" be a State Park? Gary fished along the river on Tuesday before our departure home, and the trek brought us even further into the woods. There is endless recreation to be had along the way, with ponds, rivers, trails, picnic areas and rustic campgrounds. All while the ridge line of Katahdin towers in the distance. I can't wait to go back!
Embarking on Yoga Teacher Training
I'm INCREDIBLY excited for the fall season ahead! Not to get too far ahead of ourselves with this beautiful summer we're having, but sometimes those of us living in tourist destinations are simply too busy to really enjoy the same season ya'll are enjoying. I mean, I'm enjoying it and loving where I live, but September and October are really where it's at for the locals! Wedding photography season slows down for me, parking spots become available again, and the sun and ocean are still plenty warm enough to enjoy!
In particular, this fall I will be attending a 26-day intensive Yoga Teacher Training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshires of Massachusetts!
My friend Danielle got met to my first yoga class (and I think it was hot yoga, my fav!) about seven years ago. I cried, because that's just how me and yoga roll. I've been casually practicing yoga every off-season since, but about two years ago it really started seeping into my bones. I explored the idea of teacher training and even purchased all the books, figuring that I really just wanted to deepen my own practice rather than teach others. But I only glanced at the books and my running and marathoning really took off around the same time. If I was doing something physical, it was running! Fast forward through knee surgery and four months on the couch when I really started thinking more consciously about my body, all while an incredible new studio was opening up 10 minutes from home. Finally, a warm, dark, beautiful space – Innerglow Yoga in Mashpee Commons – as a bit of contrast to the bright yellow or blue, sunshine-filled studios I'd had access to before. Innerglow and owner Michelle were exactly what I needed to move my practice further.
Run club friends were a great motivator to get into the studio last spring while I was still so worried about my knee, and they shared great experiences at Kripalu as well. I decided to check it out for a vinyasa flow weekend with Coby Kozlowski early this year. If you click that link, you'll see I had some mixed feelings while staying at Kripalu, but I was completely moved by my teacher Coby and the beautifully small group of people in my program. I haven't been able to shake the feeling that this is my time and my person with whom to go forward into the next step of yoga teacher training.
And then – THEN – Gary and I spent a week on a teeny tiny island in Nicaragua with a yoga studio 30 feet from the door of our bungalow. Little Corn Island changed our perspectives forever; our ideas about how we're living life. I have so much I could and should write about that little place, but I think I will always consider it a turning point in this middle age of our lives.
Still, teacher training programs are a few thousand bucks, and it's not my full-time career and livelihood. Plus, who did I think I was, leaving home for a month to some hippie commune in the country? But Gary has been incredibly supportive – probably because this is one of the first times I've thought so much about something before actually buying it ;-) And you may not have been following along far enough to know that I do often go away alone somewhere for a month at a time in the off-season. It's maybe not that ridiculous of an idea, right? So I applied to this prestigious, international yoga institution… and a few weeks later I was accepted. GASP!!
Stay tuned for more as adventures unfold! I'll always be Cape Cod Runner, but I can think of no better compliment to the sport. I can't wait to get started!
Do you love yoga? How has it helped your running? Any tips as I embark on YTT?
Photos are of Yoga on the Beach with Danielle Nardi!
Vermont City Marathon
I keep putting off a recap of the Vermont City Marathon – not because it wasn't a beautiful, fantastic weekend – but because I essentially wanted to keep running right on past it and not look back. Five months of tiring training, long miles, freezing temperatures… it's now all finally behind me (plus a couple months more now). I've run only once or twice a week since Vermont.
It was so fun to arrive in our college town of Burlington, Vermont (me more specifically in Colchester), ready to run among old, familiar sites. We stayed with great friends in Colchester and arrived just in time for some incredible homemade pizzas on Friday evening. Gary and I met up with my parents on expo morning – they were so sweet to come up in their RV for the weekend's events! I jumped right to my favorite local-Vermont vendor Skida, checked out the hiking boots from my pals at Hoka, and sipped performance-worthy maple syrup from the folks at Untapped of Vermont. What I was supper impressed with was the awesome branded gear from the Vermont City Marathon itself! Fresh and modern!
Saturday afternoon, I had shouted out on Instagram to meet up with friends at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill. Black bean burger, fries and bourbon – may not have been the smartest pre-race meal I've ever eaten. There weren't a lot of carbs on the menu! Gah! It was so great to hang with Jill and her family, fiiiiiinally meet Jen who I run every single race with apparently, and of course to chill with our buds Dave & Leslie too.
On race morning, Jill and I found each other immediately. We waited in line for the porta-potties with just enough time for the announcer to suggest we all get into our corrals! We were off, and I still felt no stress at all about this race. I had no expectations of the next 26.2 miles.
It was a great 10 miles – the best! I knew just where to find my support crew and absolutely loved having them. Vermont City is like a four-leaf clover where the runners head out four times and come back through downtown Burlington. Spectators are golden, walking only a couple of blocks at most, and viewing from the outdoor seating of any number of bars and restaurants. But for the same reason, each stretch out of town was pretty lonely and quiet. I was clocking a 9:10 pace and hoping this *might* be me sliding into home for a sub-4 hour marathon.
Only problem was that a marathon isn't just 10 miles. When I realized that's where I was, and that I had ONLY gone 10 miles, shit hit the fan. I was done with this whole running thing. I spiraled like a deflated balloon into half walking and often more than half walking. There's not much more I can say about it. I was miserable, the sun was sweltering, and the frozen ice pops may have been the only thing keeping me on my feet. I continued to check all the necessary boxes and just get myself to the finish, but I think my final time was somewhere around 4:37 (about a half hour slower than anticipated).
Still….. YAY! I ran my third marathon!! I'm still really truly stoked about that! It feels good. And I will do more! (currently in the lottery for Big Sur, whaaaat?)
Thank you shouts to the Falmouth Track Club and my incredible friends at Hoka One One! Thank you SO much to my friends and family who were out there on such a beautiful (for you guys anyway ;-)) day! And lastly, thanks to the Vermont City Marathon and everyone at RunVermont.org for sharing your wonderful community with all of us!
The Start of Summer
Oh hey there… long time no see! I know it's been quite a while since I've posted, and it's also been a hefty amount of time since I've regularly been running. I mean, I've regularly been running ONCE a week, so that's something, right?
I will come back with a recap of the Vermont City Marathon, particularly since I've already written it. It was a beautiful day and course! But you already know I trained for three races over 20-26 miles in distance this winter, and at Mile 10 of this final marathon I officially felt like I just couldn't run any longer. I finished the marathon, but with a lot of walking. I kept walking right off the course and into a lovely June off my feet and out of my Hokas. It's funny writing this now, because I feel like I've taken three months off running, but the truth is it's only been five weeks?!! I've been running with run club on Tuesdays and usually another small run each week as well. This past weekend, Gary and I disappeared into the trails and it felt better than ever! It's nice to run when I want, how far I want, and to pick and choose the right weather conditions after a rather grueling winter training season.I'm ready to run though. It's time to get going! Incidentally, it's also about 18 weeks until marathon season……
What are your plans, goals and hopes for summer running this year?
Upcoming Vermont City Marathon
It's been a little crazy around here as I started working in the Falmouth Road Race offices while simultaneously kicking off the busy beginnings of wedding season in my photography business! Not to mention it's now finally OUTDOOR weather and increasingly hard to buckle down at a computer. Knowwhatimean?
But there's another biggie coming up this weekend – the Vermont City Marathon! My lack of blogging incidentally matches my lack of stress for this marathon. Everyone I bump into this week is asking "are you ready?" and I'm like "ready for what?" Oh RIGHT… a marathon. Well yes, I am ready. I'm ready to let loose and have a great time! I've done all the required tapering, building and tapering again after Boston, and any minute I'll begin that nasty diet of white rice and over-hydration again.
It's no secret that I'm mentally done with running. It's probably not the best mental state to go in to a marathon with. I will never plan three races of over 20-mile distances in a span of 4 months again, that's for sure. But it's leaving me within nothing left in the Vermont tank other than to HAVE FUN!
I may run 11 minute miles. I may stop for selfies with my friends. I may even walk through a water stop or two. It's gonna be WILD!At one of our top favorite races each year, the Glenna Kohl Fund for Hope "Piggy Trot" 3.7-miler in Osterville!
What I hear is just how incredible the Vermont fans are in Burlington, and I'm excited my parents and friends will be making the trip! Gary and I went to school in the area (UVM and St. Mike's), and we're looking forward to spending the weekend with friends – outside of those four hours on Sunday when I'll be sweating in 74-degree cloudiness.
With so many of our Instagram friends in town too, come join us at 2pm on Saturday at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill!
See you on the other side!
A Weekend at Kripalu
The more I'm supposed to be running, the more I'm obsessed with yoga. There are four weekends between my spring marathons right now, and I spent one of those at the Yoga Reaches Out yogathon and the next at one of the world's most respected yoga and wellness retreats, Kripalu.
Yeah yeah yeah, I'm running my miles. Hal Higdon just so happens to have a 4-week marathon-to-marathon training plan just for me!
I'm going to focus this post specifically on Kripalu, because I've had so many people tell me they've been dying to go, wondering what it's like, and asking for a debrief on the program I chose. We Massholes are so very lucky to have Kripalu close, nestled in our hilly, western-most region called "the Berkshires" (we lead you to believe the Berkshires are mountains, buuuuut… it's really just a hilly area full of nature, music, stone walls, antique shops, and of course, yoga!).
In the weeks leading up to my program, several friends toyed with joining me. In the end, I'm actually truly grateful for going alone. It's just that kind of place and experience where you can really turn inward if you allow it! Kripalu had just been closed for a month of campus renovations, so there was a fun buzz of activity when I arrived for check-in on Friday afternoon. I chose to stay in the dormitory offering, in a room with four women who were attending other programs that weekend. After a quick unpacking, I made it to the open-invite 4:15pm moderate yoga class with Jurian, dinner, and then the start of my program at 7pm.
My program: Vinyasa Flow: Flowing Through the Elements, with Coby Kozlowski – a mix of philosophy, asanas and Coby's fantastic storytelling and sarcasm! The programs are all different, so I won't go into too much in that regard. I think I picked the perfect one for me right now, but you should browse the calendar sometime and see what fits for you!
What I think you'd be more interested in are things like Kripalu's silent breakfast. Yep, no talking, every day. The center focuses on "mindful eating" and reminds you to truly see, smell and savor the food on your plate – and the people who made it for you. The cafeteria and food have an incredible reputation, and rightfully so! To be honest, not having the pressure of talking to strangers in the morning is pretty awesome. Not having access to coffee though? Up for debate (you can buy some in the cafe on premises). If you want a little tip, I saw two more experienced women who brought their own French press along! For other meals, talking and meeting new people is encouraged.
There are open-invite yoga classes several times a day, and each day at noon is a yoga dance class. This is particularly epic on Saturdays when the live drummers join in! You gotta do it at least once, though I definitely felt like I was at a Phish show (not my thing). In addition, there are several hiking trails and guided walks, and a lakefront beach for more summertime activities. Saturday nights usually include some form of live music or a speaker.
They say the intense energy within the building can affect everyone. You can't sleep, or you can't stay awake. While in the between periods of my morning and afternoon program sessions, I admittedly was in a bit of a funk. Almost a negative feeling, I think I was just overcome with the physical and mental twinges of the "work" we were doing. I absolutely loved it all – the movement, stories and philosophy – and I adored our teacher Coby, but when we closed on Sunday midday I gave her a very bland hug good bye. I grabbed my packed bags from my room, put them in the car, contemplated going for my long run, and eventually just walked back inside for a little lunch before hitting the road.
I'm so grateful for what happened next! One of my program-mates saw me about to sit down and said "hey, a few of us are sitting outside!" I figured, heck, I'd barely been out in the fresh air all weekend and the sun was finally warming up – so I grabbed my tray and followed her like a scene outta high school ;-) We found our way to a table of 6-8 women, including our teacher Coby and her assistant Julia! My somber, introspective mood immediately started to lighten.
The women ate and departed for home, but Coby, Julia and I continued to sit for over an hour more in the warm breeze. Just chatting life in general, mutual connections, next moves… and when I finally left I knew I had made a most excellent new friend in Coby. The entire weekend was capped off in a beautiful way!
I drove the three hours home that afternoon feeling full of presence and warmth, and glancing over at my fresh new copy of The Radiance Sutras, by Lorin Roche. It was an "interesting" place and weekend overall, but I'm pretty sure I'll find myself back in those hills.
Back to Training!
Yup, today was officially the first day of a whole new marathon training cycle! one week after the Boston Marathon, and just four weeks before the Vermont City Marathon! Lucky for me, that means it's not too far till taper time too ;-) Did someone say carbo-load?
I didn't originally plan to run two back-to-back marathons, and honestly it makes me sound like way more of a rockstar than I really am! I've been planning on running Vermont since deferring after ACL surgery last spring, and I snuck Boston in there just because I couldn't possibly say no to a bib number. In a way, I think some of my lack of emotion about Boston is because Vermont has solidly been my "comeback race". It means so much to me to have come full circle and achieve my goal! Last year at this time, after several months in the pool, I was only learning how to run on solid ground again. I was gifted Vermont City Marathon gear for Christmas 2013, and have worn my "In Training" shirt since registering in November 2013. Needless to say, there has definitely been some mental and a whole lotta physical build up!
Me on the couch, rockin' optimistic t-shirts.
But of course… I did run a marathon a week ago. Goal achieved? Well oddly enough, I'm tearing up just writing THIS post. So I now firmly believe that Vermont is the destination for me. Bring the tissues! (or if you truly know me, just stand clear of the snot rockets).
I'm actually on crutches in this photo, rockin' the Vermont City Marathon 2014 winter jacket!
I'm pretty excited for Vermont over Memorial Day weekend! I think a 3,000-person race is MUCH more my style than a 30,000-person race, and my family and close friends will all be among the incredible fans who are rumored to boost this race to the nines! I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention my hopes for [keyword] sunshine and cool breezes as we celebrate at the post-race festival! It couldn't rain again, could it??
Tell me your thoughts about bigger-vs-smaller races! Do you thrive among thousands of other runners and the huge expo-style festivities? Or are you happier to park your own car at the start/finish and experience a small-town feel? I've now run 26.2 with 800 people and 30,000 people, and I have a hunch Vermont's 3,000 will be juuuuuust right.
Boston Marathon 2015
That was that – my first Boston Marathon!!!
It was a long day, a wet day, a loud day, an exciting day, and a day I will certainly never forget!!
On the bus with all the Cape Codders, namely Nicole from In Motion Training!
I'll jump right to some honesty here though: I didn't experience much of that "OMG this is BOSTON" feeling. As we pulled into Hopkinton and later found our corrals, I couldn't believe I was there. I was with some great new friends and enjoyed the excitement! But for most of those 26.2 miles and even crossing the finish line, I didn't experience any strong emotions. Was that because I knew the streets so well? Was it because it was pouring rain? Were the crowds as crazy as usual (Wellesley was oddly quiet)? Or was I just plain hurting?
I'm going to take the blame on this because I feel like I meditated through the entire race. I was in a solid zone, sticking to the middle of the road rather than the crowded sidelines. I felt like I was looking inward more than out. It's not that I didn't "take in the moment" along the way, but I was certainly zoning (see side stitch below).
While it did rain and it was windy in the final 6 miles, the weather didn't bother me one bit! I would take that kind of cool temperature for a marathon any day! (though it would have been fun to celebrate outside more on Boylston Street!) I'm so grateful to my husband and many friends for standing out there on the sidelines! Today/Tuesday is mid-70s and so humid in Boston – no thank you!
A year ago I was just stepping back outside for my first runs post ACL surgery, so I'm ecstatic to report that my knee is the one part of my legs not dying after all those downhills, yeeesh! "They" weren't kidding about the quad burn!
All in all, this wasn't my strongest race and I wish I felt a little more proud of how I ran. I started dealing with an intense side stitch around Mile 5 that lasted at least until Mile 15, and it prevented me from breathing deep, full breaths. Perhaps this is what put me in a zone, because I had to focus so much on calming my energy. BUT, just like my first and only other marathon in 2013, I'm happy to say that I never stopped running!
- Miles 1-3: SO slow with the crowds! Just no way around it, literally.
- Miles 3-12: These miles were ticking by so fast! How could I be almost half-way done with THE Boston Marathon?
- Miles 13-17: Okay, maybe this isn't going by THAT fast after all…
- Miles 18-21: Excitement of seeing Gary with our friends at the base of Heartbreak Hill!
- Miles 22-26.2: Toying with sprinting and dragging my feet at the same time. I simultaneously felt great AND knew too much about the distance still to come. I ultimately decided to chill out and enjoy this part – the loudest crowds and excitement in the air!
Official time: 4:27:15
I really do wish it was nice enough to hang around at the finish! It was raining too hard to even take my phone out for a selfie ;-) But of course we found a pub soon after!
I was wide awake at 5am this morning, and psyched to see that my favorite yoga studio was welcoming all runners to a free class today with their Boston Marathon medal! Also, since I'm here to type this now, it means I'm not still stuck on the floor in Savasana!
A HUGE congratulations to all of my peers who rocked the streets of Boston yesterday! We are all part of a greater whole in this "town", and I'm so very happy I could be part of another chapter within it! More and more, this is hitting me today, after the race…
Thank you!
and thank you for the photos, Bekah and Kyle!


text:
By Tim Henderson
A friend wrote the following: I've heard that love is a verb, not a feeling. It's something we do, a choice we make. That's an important thing to understand if you plan to love your enemy, or even just your neighbor. This jives well with the other proverb I've heard. I don't have to like you, I just have to love you. I guess that liking in that scenario is the feeling and love is the doing. The point is, we must choose to act in love even in the absence of positive feelings toward others.
I wonder, though, if the real force of Christian teaching isn't undermined by the idea of loving without liking. Looking at myself, suspicion arises when the enormous feeling of relief follows the realization. I can still despise you? Loath you? All I have to do is take the moral high road and treat you nice? Whew, that was a close one. Now, I'll admit, treating an enemy with love is no small thing. But somehow it's not as hard if I don't have to stop feeling disgust, scorn, resentment or animosity.
Maybe that is the sense of Jesus' comparison of murder with anger, insult, and contempt. Maybe it's not so easy to compartmentalize emotion and action. Maybe like is a verb too.
Great thoughts. Here is what I added: I think like follows love. That is why love is first. Often I will not love someone if I have to like them first. When I truly love, I then come to like the person that fear, prejudice and ignorance once prevented me from liking. As I grow in Christ I desire to have a smaller gap between loving and liking. Someday I may even follow Jesus in the ability to love and like at the same time.
May you find someone more likable today. See them as Jesus sees them.


text:
Wow I didn't realize that it had been two weeks since I last posted. I have had some really great stuff to write about but the weekends have been consumed with running, biking and playing so no time for the computer and then when I get to work on Monday's it feels like I am always behind!! I won't go into detail on everything that has happened in the past two weeks but I do want to highlight our long runs and some other fun stuff.
Saturday July 12th long run -
Cheryl was following a different schedule than we were but I was able to talk her into changing it a little bit and doing her second 20 miler with us. This was our first and only official 20 miler but we had done 19.5 the weekend before so I guess you could almost say we got in two 20-milers. Of course I also count the Nashville Marathon as part of our training for San Francisco.
We were once again headed to the River Trail we had gotten 18.7 miles by the time we made it back to our car the weekend before so we figured we would just add on somemore in the River Market to get to 20 although we actually unofficially were hoping for at least 21 we decided we would just wait and see how we felt in the last few miles.
We picked Cheryl up at Target and parked at the River Market, which is kind of creepy at 5:00 on Sunday morning!!!
We started off with a short walk and pretty much as soon as we started running we felt moisture, it wasnt' really raining, not even really sprinkling but every now and then you would feel a little drop. We were thinking wow wouldn't it be great if it were like this the whole time!!
I'm not sure exactly where we were mileage wise when it actually started raining but probably around 3 or 4 miles. It was still a light rain and felt really good, but then once we got to the BDB it really started pouring!!!
Cheryl and Michele hadn't gotten a little behind Bailey and I when they found a wild plum tree and had to investigate. Those two never met a Mulberry Tree, Blackberry bush or wild plum tree they didn't like!!
Bailey and I waited for them on the other side of the Big Dam Bridge and when we saw them coming I realized they had picked up another runner, it only took about 2 seconds for me to realize it was Marianne, funny how we all can recognize each other just by our running form.
As we started down the I-430 trail out and back it really started pouring!!! Once again Michele and Cheryl fell behind lured by the blackberry bushes along this section of the trail. Bailey and I ran with Marianne and got to hear several of her Ironman Cor de Alene stories.
Once we got to the 430 overpass we stopped to wait for Michele and Cheryl, we let them dry out for a second or should I say wring out their wet clothes. When it was time to get going again Cheryl kind of hesitated, she said don't you want to wait until the rain lightens up... I didn't love running in the pouring down rain, but we had not idea how long it was going to rain like that and I really wanted to keep going and get the run over! She reluctantly started running with me. It wasnt' too much further when we came to the boat launch that has a port a pottie, I didn't have an emergency but I knew I really needed it, I felt bad the whole time I was in there, of course the rain sounded even harder coming down on the port a pottie, but here I had made Cheryl leave the shelter of the 430 overpass just to stand out in the rain while I used the port a pottie... but I wasn't the only one who needed it.
I think we were about 1/2 way back on that trail when the rain kind of stopped. My big worry at that point was that the sun would come out and it would be hot and steamy!!
Kelly was supposed to meet us at Murray Park to run the last part with us, but she called to let me know she wasn't going to run but she was at the parking lot at the BDB with refreshments for us!!! It was so awesome for her to drive all the way out to Little Rock just to bring us ice, cold water, gatorade etc. Words can't even describe it!!
We all gathered with her for a few minutes and then we said our good-byes to her and to Marianne.
This is the part of the route that Cheryl hates the most, and I can certainly understand how she feels, this was the worst part of the Little Rock Marathon for her and brings back lot's of bad memories. I keep hoping that maybe we can help make better one's for her.
It is a long stretch between the Bridge and Titus Trail but I prefer it over the stretch between the Skate Park and the River Trail.
The rain never really went away, it would slow down and I think it did completely stop a few times but not for very long. We were all completely soaked and poor Cheryl her running skirt was driving her nuts!! She would try to tuck the skirt part into her waistband but it would never stay for long.
Once we get to Titus Trail I always feel so good, I like the rest of the route and I know we are almost done!!!
Once we got to Markham we started discussing how to get extra mileage in, we were going to be short so Cheryl told us where we needed to run, but once she realized we were going to add on another mile she said NO, she was almost done, she made one turn and we kept going... she still got 20 but she didn't want anymore than that.
We ended up at the President Clinton Library right at 20 miles and we celebrated by taking a little dip into the fountains... We were already soaked so why not???
We had to run around the block a couple of times to get our full 21 and Cheryl thought we were nuts but it was a mental thing. Every singke one of my long runs last summer when I was training for Chicago were miserable, and there were several runs that I fell short of the intended mileage but maybe .3 and I just didn't care I could not take one more step... so even though there isn't really much difference between 20 and 21 it was a confidence builder to know that I could keep going. My feet were hurting and I was getting tired but I could keep going, I really feel like I could have done the whole 26 easily... well not easily!! LOL
We did our usual stop for coffee and something to eat, Boulevard Bread Co. is closed on Sunday so we had to settle for Andina's but it was really good... other than Cheryl's crappy muffin, and the guy who works the counter is a little odd!!
We did a little shopping at Target and then Cheryl had some car problems and we hung out with her for a while longer, but all in all it was a great morning!!
Miss Vic's 100 mile bike ride -
This was on Saturday before our long run... it was a great bike ride, other than Bailey's flat. Gabby and James rode with Bailey, Joan and I and we all had plenty of time to chat and get to know each other better. It was brutally hot but since we were only riding 35 miles we got back before the really brutal heat!!
After the ride Bailey, Joan and I loaded up in Bailey suv and started on our four hour long "sag" mission. We really thought we were just going to be passing out water and peanut butter crackers, cokes etc. but it turned into more of a rescue mission. In the ended we ended up bringing in 6 riders and if we would have had room probably could have picked up a couple more. The heat, the wind, the distance and a wreck all contributed to the list of reasons we had to pick people up. I am really proud of Arland...we thought he was going to be one of our rescues but he was able to finish the whole 100 miles!!!!!
Weekday runs....
All of our weekday runs were 6 or 7 miles usually done early in the morning but we did have a couple of evening runs as well. Michele and I usually try to sprint the last .2, again it's a mental thing it feels good to know that at the end of a run I can still kick it in... most of the time!! LOL
Tuesday Night Flyers -
Both weeks were great... I think I am going to stick with the Intermediate level through the rest of the summer. I have had great workouts and I leave feeling good about myself instead of beating myself up like I was doing for a few weeks back in June.
Monday Night Track Nights -
I took Kylie one Monday and then the next one Aunt Tamara brought Brody, Bryson and Kylie. They all had a great time and little Brody really did great he ran all the distances... 100,200,400,800 and the mile. I ran the first 4 with him, Kylie and Bryson well Kylie and Bryson didn't do the 800, but I had to leave to meet Jane for our run when it came time for Brody to do the Mile... Aunt Tamara ran with him.
Brody and Bryson are my Cousin Jamies kids and they both look a lot like him, Brody actually looks the most like him and he has that mischevious glint in his eyes that Jamie does :) they have also inherited his running gene they are quite fast and it was hard for me to keep up with Brody... especially on the short distances, on the longer ones I tried to pace him so he could keep going... and he did!!
Kylie usually needs quite a bit more encouragement!
Family Fun -
Cousin Jame and his wife Jen came last weekend to fix Tracy's plumbing issues. I had hoped that he would be able to run part of our 20-miler with us, but they didn't get in until later in the evening on Friday and were leaving early Monday morning so a long run wasn't in the picture for him.
I did get to spend Sunday afternoon evening with them and we had a great time... Jeff grilled and Livia, Jen and Tamara cooked. I got to just sit back and hang out with the guys :)
My Uncle David and Jamie's brother Jerry were also there so it was great to spend time with all of them!!
The big event of the evening was "The Basketball game"! Uncle David is the Girls basketball coach at Mayflower high school and he was quite the basketball star in his own highschool days. Jamie was also on the basketball team and is very compettive he plays Beach Volleyball on a team in Chicago. It was fun to watch them!
I probably should get some work done.. I will try to blog about our long run yesterday a little later.


text:
Steph Curry Beats LeBron James Again To Win BET's 2017 Sportsman of The Year Award
Sorry, LeBron James, but Steph Curry's the better man — again! The Golden State Warriors superstar won the 2017 BET Sportsman Of The Year award, beating out sports stars like LeBron, Russell Westbrook and Cam Newton!
There was a lot of drama going into the 2017 BET Awards on June 25, especially in the Sportsman of the Year drama. Would Steph Curry, 29, be like Michael Jordan, 54, and pull off the three-peat? Would LeBron James, 32, get crowned king, despite his Cleveland Cavaliers losing the NBA title to Steph's Warriors? Or, would it be Russell Westbrook, the 28-year-old Oklahoma City star that set the league record for the most triple doubles at the end of the 2017 NBA Season? Well, after a tense show off, Nick Cannon, 36, announced that Steph was the winner for the third year in a row!
Congratulations to Steph (who beat LeBron, yet again.) The 2017 Sportsman of the Year category was almost an exact copy from the previous year. LeBron, Steph, Odell Beckham Jr., 24, of the New York Giants and Cam Newton, 28, of the Carolina Panthers were all nominated again (with LeBron and Steph continuing their streak of BET Sportsman of the Year nods.) The only major difference was that Kobe Bryant, 38, was subbed out for Russell, mainly because that the "Black Mamba" said his farewell to the NBA in 2016. It really came down to LeBron, Steph and Russell. While Odell had a decent year with the Giants, he and Cam didn't really make a splash in the NFL in the 2016-17 season. Oh well. The 2017-18 regular NFL season kicks off on Sep. 7. We'll see what OBJ and Cam can do this year!
As for the BET 2017 Sportswoman of the year, Serena Williams, 35, beat her own sister, Venus Williams, 37, for the crown. They weren't the only ones hoping to take home the BET Award, as Olympians Simone Biles, 20 and Gabrielle Douglas, 21, were also nominated. Skylar Diggins-Smith, 26, of the WNBA's Dallas Wings – and 2-time WNBA All-Star – was in the mix, two. Yet, no one could beat Serena. At this point, they could just rename it the award after her, because she has won it twelve times.
Serena Williams and Steph Curry wins best athlete award #betawards pic.twitter.com/lfMSSicPi0
— M (@heym22) June 25, 2017
With the Sportsman and Sportswomen of the Year award all wrapped up, fans will have to wait just 24 hours to see who will take home the 2017 NBA MVP Award. The winner will be announced at the very first NBA Awards on June 26 at Pier 36 in New York City. Russell will challenge James Harden, 27, of the Houston Rockets and Kawhi Leonard, 25, of the San Antonio Spurs. Only one of those men will be named the Most Valuable Player. Expect fireworks to fly during the ceremony, especially when host Drake, 30, (a two-time 2017 BET award nominee) hits the stage.
Did your favorite athlete win the 2017 BET Sportsman of the Year Award, HollywoodLifers? Who did you want to take home the honor?


text:
Michelle Law: Having a voice is political
Brisbane-based writer, screenwriter, and author, Michelle Law isn't one to shy away from taboo topics. Her work deals candidly with her lived experiences— from dealing with racism to growing up with a chronic illness (check out her brill TEDX talk on having alopecia here). With her recent play Single Asian Female getting rave reviews, and a new web-series in the works, we're looking forward to seeing and hearing a lot more.
By Mia Abrahams
Congratulations on your new web-series Homecoming Queens ! Can you tell me a little bit more about that?
It's going to be a seven-part web-series, that's semi-autobiographical, based on myself and my friend, Chloë Reeson's life.
It started because we would go to parties and social events with our friends, and feel disconnected from other young people our age, and feel kind of stuck in between this state of being young and old at the same time, that happens when you're a person dealing with a chronic illness.
So we'd leave parties early, and sit in Chloë's car, and joke about how "one day it would be good to see a show about people like us on TV", and several years later here we are!
How important is visibility around the lives of women with chronic illness?
Generally, it's important because there is a deep sense of isolation and disconnection from other people your age.
Specifically, for women, having that sense of close female relationships… because [chronic illness] does tend to make you feel as if you just can't connect. It sort of separates you from any sense of what a normal life narrative should be.
Your play Single Asian Female was called by one reviewer "a gift to young women of colour, an extraordinary opportunity for them to see their faces reflected on stage". How important was representation for you as a young Asian-Australian woman?
It's extremely important. It's one of the reasons I started writing for screen and stage. Growing up, I didn't have those representations. I lived in a predominantly white region. You already feel quite marginalised in your own community, and to be consuming media —whether it's performances, or film or TV, or anything where people are visible— it reinforces the idea that your voice and your story don't matter, and they aren't normal. When in reality, that's not true. 1 in 10 Australians has an Asian background.
What do you hope to see change in 10, 20 or 30 years in terms of cultural representation as Australia becomes more and more diverse?
Things have changed in the sense that characters aren't as stereotypical. I think that comes down to the fact that productions are getting writers of different cultural backgrounds in the writing room. But I think there's a long way to go. There's often writers' rooms where I'll be the only writer of colour. But I think in the next 20, 30 years I'd like to see the same amount of representation as there is now in other countries. I remember Roxane Gay coming to Australia and tweeting her surprise about how white our TV shows are:
I loved your quote in Junkee where you said: "To be a young, Asian woman living in Australia is inherently political" — how has this shaped the work you create, consciously or unconsciously?
I think it unconsciously happens. My work is inherently political. I'm expressing views that some Australians might find confronting, but it's part of my daily lived experiences and the experience of other marginalised people I know. But having a voice is political, whether one would want it to be or not.
Your work on the page, screen, and stage draws a lot on your own potentially difficult personal experiences. How do you leave space for and protect yourself?
I think it's important to remind yourself when you're writing about personal things that at the end of the day you're writing a character, and parts of that character are going to be fictionalised, and part of that experience is going to be universal to many people who have gone through similar things. So you can have a sense of detachment.
What advice do you wish you could give your 16-year-old self?
Something I like to tell kids is that as you grow into an adult you should be the type of person that you needed when you are growing up.
Also, when you are being really hard on yourself, speak to yourself as if you would a younger sibling. You'd be proud and supportive of them and not be so critical.
What excites you at the moment?
I'm really excited about an Asian-Australian artist Yeo — he's been around for a while but has released a new album on Bandcamp I'm loving. I'm really hanging out to read this new book Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race (by Reni Eddo-Lodge). I still need to catch up on Search Party, and Handmaid's Tale, because I've been to scared to watch it. I don't want to watch it alone. I'm hanging out for a viewing buddy.
Why is comedy such a good way to break down barriers around difficult topics?
Comedy is quite effective in getting people to listen, if you make someone laugh they are more likely to listen — much more than if you just rant, or get up on a soapbox. Comedy naturally comes to me as a way of dealing with difficult situations. You know, if you don't laugh you'll cry.
Catch Homecoming Queens on SBS OnDemand in 2018. Follow Michelle on Twitter.
Photography: Tammy Law; Digital design: Grace Jennings-Edquist


text:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS ), Raipur has issued recruitment notification for 70 vacancies of Senior Resident post. Eligible and interested can send application on or before 20th December, 2014. For further detailed information regarding the posts please refer official advertisement from below link. For more jobs clicks here..
AIIMS Raipur Recruitment Notification:
- Post Name: Senior Resident
- Number of Posts: 70 Posts
- Educational Qualification: MBBS degree with Postgraduate Medical Degree/ Diploma in respective discipline from a recognized university/institute
- Upper Age Limit: 33 Years
- Pay Scale: Rs. 15,600-39,100/- + GP Rs. 6,600/- per month
- Selection Process: On the basis of Written examination & Interview
- Application Fees: Rs. 1000/- for UR & OBC Candidates & Rs. 800/- for SC/ST Candidates.
- How to Pay Application Fees: Fees can be paid through Demand Draft drawn in a favor of AIIMS, Raipur payable at Raipur
- Last Date for Submission of Application: 20th December, 2014
How to Apply
All Eligible and Interested candidates download application form from the link below. Completely filled application in a prescribed format along with all necessary documents, Demand Draft sent to "Administrative Officer, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Tatibandh, G. E. Road, Raipur (C.G.) 492099" clearly superscribing in the envelope "Application for the Post of Senior Resident, Department of ______________________" on or before 20th December, 2014 by Speed Post or Registered Post.


text:
Niyama Herbal Arts
Formula Liquid Extract - Adapt-To-Life
Adaptogen Stress Relief
Premium Adaptogenic Blend
Adaptogens are herbs that help the human body restore balance, adapt to stress and support the overall metabolic process. These herbs help protect against oxidative damage and free radials that cause cell deterioration.
This is a safe, non-addicitive and natural herb that supports the brains natural ability to regulate emotion, as well as helping to maintain balanced mood and optimize performance.
Promotes natural systemic balance in the brain and nervous system.
Top Quality Herbs Premium Extract Optimal Absorption Fast Results
Liquid herbal extracts are the best way to ingest herbs. We have developed a premium extract for quick absorption and fast results. Our menstruum blend is Pure USP Grade Vegetable Glyercin, Pure Grain Alcohol and Distilled Water.
Ingredients: Astragulus (Astragalus membranaceus), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticos) Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) & Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
Formula Blend


text:
« Am I hotter than Paris Hilton? | Main | Beyond good and evil: video game effects depend on context »
Comment »Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2009 at 5:38 pm by Jacob AronIn Happenings
Yesterday the Mission Impossible team were once again in the studio for another science-packed hour of radio. As always, you can stream it online if you missed it. This week we have:
- Run-down of the latest science news
- A look at the weird world of string theory
- The always fantastic Call My Scientific Bluff
- Interview with Andrew Maynard about nanotechnology
- Discussion with our studio guest of the week, Stuart Clark about astronomy and his latest book, The Sun Kings
- And a roundup of the latest Web2.0 news
Next week will be the final edition of Mission Impossible, so be sure to listen online, Tuesday 1pm at ICRadio.


text:
By: Stanley and Fred Goldstein
Illustrations by: Rick Sternbach
© Pocket Books 1979 ISBN 0671790897
The Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology is a reference book which catalogs the future history of Star Trek and the technology developed along the way.
The book's timeline and illustrations are now considered by most to be outside of film canon, as they have been contradicted by information presented since its publication, starting with Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1.
As the primary source available at the time, it was used as a model for the FASA role-playing games, and several novels of the era. It was also used as a reference by the writers of The Next Generation and Banshee Squadron.
In addition to newly-created starships found only within this volume, the chronology offered specifications for canon vessels such as the USS Enterprise XCV 330 and DY-100 class.
This book is long out of print, difficult to locate, and expensive to acquire if you can find it.


text:
If you're interested in becoming a CabinetCorp dealer, please take a moment to complete the Dealer Application form below. After its quick approval, you will gain preferred access to our VIP homebuilder wholesale pricing, sales kit samples, unpublished sales and much more.
At CabinetCorp, we manufacture cost-effective, highly functional "designer" cabinets to homebuilders across North America. Even more important, though, is the level of ready support and service we provide. (Learn About Our EASE OF USE)
Interested in becoming a CabinetCorp dealer? We appreciate you taking the time to learn more about us and how to become a dealer. The good news is that it's an easy process. Having worked in the construction and home building industry for many years, we know what it's like to be a contractor and we keep that in mind in everything we do here.
As you can see the benefits are many. In addition to offering quality cabinets at great prices, CabinetCorp also offers additional products due to customer demand. We now offer additional interior construction items such as closet organization systems, mirror frames and more. These can help you gain new customers and increase projects with existing customers. Become a dealer today!
Already A Dealer? LOGIN HERE
Questions about our dealer requirements? Feel free to call us any time at 678-695-7070. If you are a homeowner, simply contact us or call us directly.


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Images are for illustration only.
The EVX-539 is a digital two way radio from Vertex Standard. Built to IP57 specification, this gives the radio a limited Ingres protection against dust whilst also safeguarding it against submersion in water. A 1380mAh Li-Ion battery as supplied gives the EVX-539 up to 10 hours of talk time, also coming with an antenna and belt clip.
We have a vast selection of accessories for the Vertex Standard EVX-539. View all Vertex Standard EVX-539 accessories here
The EVX-539 is a digital two way radio from Vertex Standard. IP57 Ingres protection means that the radio has a limited protection against dust, but is safeguarded against immersion in 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. Built to MIL-STD-810 C/D/E/F/G the EVX-539 is rugged and reliable, put through various tests in differing working environments to ensure the highest degree of reliability.
Coming as standard with a FNB-V133LI-UNI 1380mAh Li-Ion battery, this will allow for the EVX-549 to operate for 10 hours whilst in digital mode, should a longer life span be required a larger 2300mAh battery is available for purchase. A full dot matrix display is present on the front panel of the radio, this alongside a full alphanumeric keypad. 9 programmable buttons allow for customization to the users needs, ideal should you be in a dangerous working environment where an emergency function for your radio is a necessity.
The EVX-539 has an internal VOX Voice Activation function, this allows for hands free use of the radio should it be needed in the working environment. A Lone Worker alert monitors the EVX-539s activity levels, whereby if the radio is inactive for a pre-set period of time then an alert is sent to other radios within the said radios group. Key lock avoids accidental function presses from the radio, this can be done by the user or be programmed to activate after a pre-set period of time.
Basic Privacy uses a fixed "key" which is set when the radio is programmed, of which there are 255 possible "keys". Whilst this level of privacy is technically basic encryption, it's nevertheless relatively insecure. Comparable to analogue 'inversion' scrambling, it will prevent the 'casual' listener from hearing anything, but does not guarantee against eavesdropping.
Basic Digital Privacy is built-in to the Vertex Standard EVX-539.
Voice activation, commonly refered to as VOX, allows the user to initiate the radio to transmit, simply by using their voice. Some radios only allow VOX capability via an external audio accessory such as an earpiece or headset which is VOX-enabled or has a VOX button.
There are two possible ways of enabling voice activation (VOX). The first is that we can program a VOX-enable / VOX disable button on the radio. The other option is that we supply an audio accessory, an earpiece or headset, that has a VOX button. Contact us for more information about this.
There may be programming required to activate VOX on your radio. In any event, please talk to our knowledgeable staff and we will be able to offer advice on VOX activation.
VOX Voice Activation is built-in to the Vertex Standard EVX-539.
Channel scanning enables the user to monitor a number of channels and respond when a transmission comes through. The scan feature can usually be programmed to include or exclude channels from the scan. Scanning fewer channels makes the scan faster.
A common example is when there is a private channel and community channel programmed. This is usually the case for a shop which is a member of the local business crime reduction (or shop-watch / pub-watch) scheme. The radio would "scan", or alternate between, both channels. Normally, they might only use channel 1 for their own private use within the organisation. But when a transmission (or call) comes through on the local business crime reduction (or shop-watch) scheme channel becomes active. Then within a few seconds the radio would revert back to it's original channel 1.
Digital hybrid radios can usually scan either or both digital and analogue channels simultaneously. This allows for an extremely flexible scan facility where the user can monitor many channels across both analogue and digital modes.
Channel Scanning is built-in to the Vertex Standard EVX-539.
Lone Worker is a feature found on many two way radios where it's able to send a pre-determined signal, for example a distress call or alarm, to other radios in range, Lone Worker requires some type of interaction from the radio user after a period of radio inactivity. An example of this is the radio can be set to require the radio operator to interact with his or her radio once every 30 minutes. If they fail to do so, their radio will start making an audible sound. If there is still no interaction with his or her radio within 1 further minute, a alarm will sound to other team members to tell them a team member is not responding to Lone Worker. The supervisor can then dispatch another team member to the non-reponsive team member's last known location to offer assistance.
Lone Worker is built-in to the Vertex Standard EVX-539.
All licensed radios require a licence issued by Ofcom. Radiotronics can facilitate that and make the application on your behalf. Below are the licence options.
Here are just some of the accessories available for the Vertex Standard EVX-539. For the full list of accessories, pleae see our dedicated Vertex Standard EVX-539 accessories category.
Vertex Standard CT-106 DIN to 3.5mm Jack programming cable to be used with the Vertex Standard FIF-12 USB programming interface.
Vertex Standard PA-55 is a power supply for use with the universal series CD-58 charger pod. This is the PSU only, and is included with the VAC-UNI charger kit.
High-quality D-Shape earpiece for the Vertex Standard EVX and VX series radios with single pin 3.5mm connector.
Below is a list of downloads for the Vertex Standard EVX-539. If you would like further information on the Vertex Standard EVX-539 please call 01425 533 533.
Read More


text:
We debuted wine sampling at last year's Fest, and it was a huge hit! You asked for more, so this year we've added more wine, and we may even include a specialty drink or two to really change things up!
Special thanks to this year's wine contributor, Healy's Craft Winery:
We at Healy's believe that nature is the ultimate answer to winemaking: Mother Nature decides the quality of our wines. We use nothing but natural ingredients and avoid artificial flavoring or refining. Uniqueness is absolutely essential, and we encourage people to allow themselves the opportunity to experience different varieties of wine. We present a novel, delightfully different and unparalleled selection of wines.


text:
A few weeks ago I finished Josh Larsen's upcoming book, Movies are Prayers, and it has been lingering in my head since. Continue reading "Movies are Prayers by Josh Larsen"
Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
With the release of their previous album, Fate, Dr. Dog hit the nail on the head. In a few words Dr. Dog is the revival of fun Americana music with twists and turns at every corner taking the listener to a place they did not know this kind of music could take them to.
At one moment it's sentimental and sweet and the next moment it's abrasive and rude. Somehow Dr. Dog can cause one to explore the full gamut of human emotions while sounding like the same band from song to song. Being such a huge fan of Fate, I was excited see how the band would be able to follow up an album so vast. The result, titled "Shame, Shame" takes what Dr. Dog did with Fate and turns it up to 11! It is a perfect blend of folk, rock, blues, and pop encompassing everything that's possible in their genre. It is musically and lyrically mature echoing bands of the caliber of The Beatles and The Band as opposed to their contemporaries.
Jakob Dylan – Women & Country
Jakob Dylan is all too familiar with the world of music. Besides the fact that his father, Bob Dylan, is considered one of the greatest songwriters to have ever lived, Jakob himself has been in the music business writing his own songs since the forming of his band, The Wallflowers, in 1989. In 2006 Dylan made a move from the world of rock to the world of folk music. "Women and Country, his second full length folk album released in January of 2010, is a prime example of an artist being able to shake off any expectations his family name may cause him, and creating an original album all his own.
Dylan's first full length folk album, "Seeing Thing," was an album of decent folk songs that really added up to no more than an okay album. Not that it was bad, it was just a bit lost as far as what Dylan wanted to do with this new world he was exposing himself to and what kind of songs did he want to write. "Women and Country," however, finds a Jakob Dylan more solid and developed than his first album. The songs are unique but hold the same vibe from beginning to end. Not only that but the production of the album, courtesy of the incomparable T Bone Burnett, is classic, stylish, and beautifully simple. The one aspect of the album that really sets it apart in my opinion was Dylan's decision to employ the vocal talents of Neko Case and Kelly Hogan on the entire album.
With the addition of T Bone Burnett's direction and the exemplary talents of Case and Hogan, "Women and Country" far exceeds Dylan's first album. While he may not be as lyrically profound or prolific as his father, Dylan writes songs that are easy to understand and easy to listen to. In the future I'd love to see him explore depper lyrical ideas and more complex song structures but for a simple folk album, he did a good job with this one.


text:
About the Course
This course is designed for people who wish to acquire the practical skills and knowledge of golf course maintenance. The course is a combination of both theoretical and practical subjects.
A range of topics will be covered during the course including practical tasks on the golf course, grass identification, the correct use of golf machinery, learn to play golf and health and safety on the golf course.
On successful completion students can apply to progress on to the NC Greenkeeping course.
This course has an intake which starts in January 2018.
Entry Requirements
Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of 3 National 4s including English. An interest in Golf and working outdoors.


text:
Morality of killing in war
This is war. They hate you. They are evil. They want to kill you. They have tried to kill you. "They" are the enemy and they are fighting for an evil cause.
In war, it is kill or be killed. Yet although you had to do it, and you would do it again, down deep you have these guilt feelings. Should US soldiers feel guilty for killing the enemy?
Some things you need to keep in mind.
1) In war, you must believe that the cause of the United States is just. If our cause in war is just, it is essentially self defense. There is no doubt that our cause in Iraq and Afghanistan is just and that the insurgents are fighting for an unjust cause.
2) US troops have a MORAL OBLIGATION to defend themselves as best they can. It is the moral duty of US troops to kill the enemy and save their own life and their buddies lives. It is morally wrong to allow the enemy to get the edge on you because you don't want to kill them.
3) There is overwhelming evidence that Jesus and the Bible supports just wars. In Luke 3:14, Roman soldiers ask Jesus "And what should we do?" Jesus replies, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely - be content with your pay." Jesus did NOT say to trade in your swords for flower power.
Jesus also said "he who lives by the sword will die by the sword" Saddam lived by the sword and he suffered the consequences. The Talliban in Afghanistan lived by the sword and they suffered the consequences. The Japanese and Germans in WWII lived by the sword and suffered the consequences.
Jesus also made other statements that can be used to support a pacifist agenda, notably "turn the other cheek", "do good to your enemies" and His teachings on forgiveness and judging others. As with anything in the Bible, you need to put things in context. For instance, if your child constantly hits you, does that mean you "turn the other cheek" and allow your child to run out of control? Obviously not. Does "do good to your enemy" mean a judge should release a rapist or murderer? Obviously not. Jesus says the sum of the Law is to do unto others as you would have them do to you. Obviously you need to discipline your children. You do not "do good to " rapists and murderers. You put them in jail.
To use "turn the other cheek" as an excuse to refuse to confront evil in the world is NOT a Christian ideal. Refusing to confront evil is SUPPORTING evil. Supporting evil goes against every teaching of Christ. Actually, coming to the defense of others is a uniquely Christian concept - and the basis for the Just War Theory.


text:
1990 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3J 1P2
(888) 236-2437
Let the Delta Hotels by Marriott Halifax & Barrington set the tone for an unforgettable visit here in Nova Scotia. Our hotel benefits from an outstanding location, directly on the harbour in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing unparalleled access to the city's top attractions. Our four-star rooms and suites offer a range of premium amenities, such as free Wi-Fi access, ultra-comfortable Sanctuary bedding and simply breathtaking views of Halifax Harbour.


text:
If you thought head judge Len Goodman's tongue-lashing of the celebrity dancers tonight was scripted, think again. When he told them that they weren't rehearsing long or hard enough, it was his own opinion, something that had been building up in his mind since the performances last week. And it came from a place of genuine disappointment and frustration. "I just had a bad feeling," said Goodman right after the show. "So I looked at the DVD of last season, the fourth week. And then I looked at the DVD of this group three weeks in. And there was no comparison. There was no Emmitt Smith. There was no Joey Lawrence. No Mario Lopez. And I couldn't [figure] out why — because these people all have talent."
So before the show this week, Goodman went to the Dancing with the Stars producers and asked to see the records of just how many hours each pair was putting into rehearsals. "They gave me the exact number of hours," said Goodman, "and I didn't mention this on the air, but some people had done only six hours of rehearsal for the whole week. And then they wonder why they're not getting better scores."
Goodman says his goal was to set a fire under the wayward competitors. "There's a sense that everyone's really good, but not brilliant," says executive producer Conrad Green. "Len calls it 'the polish.' Mario last season was training 21 hours a week and he started out being good. But that's what made those routines so incredible."
So Goodman knows it's possible to generate more electricity on the dance floor — and he's done being polite about it. "I was a little frightened of him tonight," says judge Carrie Ann Inaba, only half kidding. "When Len found out the rehearsal hours, he felt insulted. We were all a little insulted. I was a little shocked, too. It was a bummer to hear that some of the celebrities weren't taking it seriously."
Inaba heard the statistics on rehearsal hours for the first time tonight, during the show, and from Goodman. "I was disappointed," she says, "because here we are, judging them and thinking that they're giving it their all, and then you find out that maybe they're not."
Inaba believes that NBA great Clyde Drexler needs to try harder. And she thinks that Laila Ali is "playing it safe. It's like she's muted. I don't know it she's afraid of something, or angry, or uncertain. I'd like to see her come back with confidence, because she's got it. I can't believe Laila Ali doesn't have confidence." Watching Leeza Gibbons, said Inaba, "was tough. She's sophisticated and elegant and she didn't use it in her dance tonight. You have to use every asset that you have. You can't throw it away."
Dance pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who is partners with boxing-champ Ali, thinks the judges are being unfair. "I think they had some kind of agenda tonight," he says. "And it got diluted towards the end of the show. Because by the end some people didn't get criticized as much as we did and the others who went in the first half." Ali herself says she couldn't be trying any harder. "Maks and I put in quality time," she says. "We don't play around. But there's only so much you can take in in a day."
Still, Ali admits that her star didn't shine as brightly tonight as it could have. "I did feel that I didn't have the attitude or the energy that I normally have," she says. "And I think it was due to exhaustion."
Dance pro Tony Dovolani (who partners Gibbons) was frustrated by the judges' comments, too. "I think it's unfair to say that the celebrities are not committed," says Dovolani. "They are trying their best. Leeza's giving me everything. I think we're all gonna chip in and get Len a new bed. Because apparently, he didn't sleep well."
Gibbons agrees. "I think Len needs a little nap and a time-out. And if he thinks this was my worst dance ever, I beg to disagree. He needs to look at my fox-trot again."
So the head judge may find that his criticisms are not having the effect he had hoped for. And he'd better watch his back around John Ratzenberger's 91-year-old mother, Bertha Sewack. Sewack was sitting front row center. When she heard the harsh critique of her son, she said, "I felt like taking my cane and walking over and just shaking it at him," she says. Then she laughs. "But I didn't do it."
ABC's Dancing with the Stars airs Monday at 8 pm/ET, and Tuesday at 9 (results show).


text:
Consistently meeting and exceeding expectations.
"Biggest isn't best, Best is best."
-Arthur J. Decio
Servant leadership at the core of everything.
"Whoever wants to be great must become a servant." ― Book of Mark
Business dealings that are at all times, fair, ethical and legal. Creating win-win situations at the heart of everything we do.
Sign up to get important updates and information.
Contact me at email@example.com
Always By appointment


text:
How does the Commission reform law?
The Commission does not make law in Nova Scotia. This task is performed by the Government of Nova Scotia through the decisions of the political representatives in the Legislature. Law is also made through the decisions of judges and other appointed administrative decision makers in cases that come before them.
The task of the Law Reform Commission is to study existing laws and to review their appropriateness through research and discussions with the public. Its Reports and recommendations are formally presented to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Nova Scotia. The Reports of the Commission are also freely available to the public.