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The Critical Care Team
Our helicopter is crewed by a pilot, paramedics and a doctor.
Some of our team include:
- Pat Andrews - Paramedic and HEMS Team Leader
Pat has had a varied career working for the Ambulance service for the past 17 years. He joined the service an Ambulance Technician in 1997 and started his training in Bromley. On completion of his basic training he was posted to Brixton Ambulance station, where he stayed for the next 3 years. Much of his experience was gained here. In 2001 he took up a position with London Ambulance Service and qualified as an IHCD state registered Paramedic in 2003. During this time he enjoyed two years of patrolling the west end of London responding to 999 calls. From 2006 – 2007 he served as a Paramedic for Yorkshire Ambulance station, in a small town called Kirkbymoorside in the Yorkshire Moors. He began working for HIOWAA in 2007. He is married and a father of two young boys.
- Bruce Armstrong - Consultant Critical Care Practitioner
Bruce was appointed Consultant Critical Care Practitioner to HIOWAA in 2014. He has been working in pre-hospital critical care for the past 13 years in Hampshire. Additionally, he has spent 22 years in the British Army working with highly motivated colleagues providing emergency care in challenging environments. Away from work he is married, and has a springer spaniel called "Brewster" who loves taking the family out for long walks in the countryside.
- Thomas Nickisson-Richards - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Thomas began working for the ambulance service in Hampshire in 2008. He is from Hampshire originally, and has mainly worked in the north of the county as a graduate Paramedic, Clinical Mentor and Team Leader. He is currently studying at university towards qualification as a practitioner, whilst working on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance as a HEMS Paramedic.
- Dr Gordon Craig
Gordon is a consultant in critical care and anaesthesia at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth having previously worked in Australia and Baltimore Shock Trauma. Having served with regular and TA airborne units he helped develop the helicopter emergency retrieval system currently used in Afghanistan. He has also worked with an International Red Cross Field Surgical Team covering the Afghan conflict.
- Prof Charles Deakin
Charles founded the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance charity in 2005 and was the first Chief Executive and Chairman, until standing down in 2007 to concentrate on the clinical aspects of the service.He is Divisional Medical Director for South Central Ambulance Service and a consultant in cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care at University Hospital Southampton. His main academic interests relate to major trauma and cardiac arrest, and he is Honorary Professor of Resuscitation and Prehospital Emergency Medicine at Southampton University.
- Mike Funge - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Mike joined our HEMS team in June 2015, having begun his career as a student Paramedic with East of England Ambulance Service in 2007. He qualified as a Paramedic in 2010, joining South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in 2011 and going on to become a Clinical Mentor to one of the teams at Bletchley Ambulance Station. Throughout this time he provided clinical support to a wide variety of staff members and helped develop and build the practices of a number of students. He is the father to two young boys, and prior to joining the Ambulance Service, he completed a BSc (Hons) degree in Sport and Exercise Science.
- Els Freshwater - Consultant Paramedic
Els has been a part-time paramedic with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance since 2011, first as a Medical Passenger and then qualifying as a HEMS Paramedic in 2012. She joined Royal Berkshire Ambulance Service in 2002 and has worked as a Paramedic and Emergency Care Practitioner in South Central Ambulance Service as well as spending a year working for Queensland Ambulance Service in Australia. She now works full-time as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Southampton, alongside many of the HIOWAA HEMS doctors and nurses. Els obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Paramedic Science from the University of Hertfordshire and is now studying for a Doctorate in Clinical Practice at the University of Southampton.
- John Gamblin - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
John joined the Air Ambulance in 2010 and continues to fly as a part time member of the team, having left this year to join Portsmouth's emergency department as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).
He started his paramedic career in the Royal Navy before joining the London Ambulance Service and then moving to Hampshire in 2008, completing his BSc in Paramedic Practice at Portsmouth University. He is now studying towards an MSc at Southampton, and when not working or studying, you'll find him teaching his two year old daughter to paddleboard- so far, so good, he tells us!
- Dr Simon Hughes- Clinical Governance Lead
Simon is a Consultant Anaesthetist. He spent sixteen years with the RAF and has been working in helicopter prehospital care since 2006 including in Afghanistan (RAF), Australia (Careflight) and in the UK first with Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance and with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance since 2012. Away from work he is married with two children and when time allows he loves skiing and flying light aircraft as a private pilot.
- Stuart Mayor - Pilot
Stuart Mayor joined the Army in 1984 and served with various units initially as a Vehicle Mechanic in the R.E.M.E. In 1995 he attended and completed the Army Pilot's Course. Stuart has flown in countries worldwide on various types of helicopters; he left the Army in October 2007 as a Qualified Helicopter Instructor. On leaving the Army, Stuart became the first permanent pilot flying the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance with Bond Air Services.
- Tom Maxwell - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Tom joined the army at 16 and spent 6 years working in the Second Royal Tank Regiment. He left in 2008 and joined the London Ambulance Service. He qualified in Jan 2012 and spent a year as a paramedic in Ealing before joining London's Specialist Operations Department.
He moved to the East Midlands Ambulance Service as a Clinical Mentor and spent time teaching, mentoring and studying before joining South Central Ambulance as a Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officer which saw him working in Accident and Emergency in Milton Keynes Hospital. He found his way onto Helimed 56 and now works full time as a HEMS Paramedic.
Tom told us; 'I enjoy being a Paramedic, motorbikes, climbing, being outdoors and spending time with my beautiful wife!'
- Dave Nicholls - Pilot
Dave joined the Army in 1984. He served first on ceremonial duties and then as a helicopter ground crewman/refueller. In 1988 he attended an Army Pilot Course.
As a pilot he served in various places from the Arctic to the Equator, working as an instructor on both helicopters and aeroplanes. He left the Army in 2006 and joined Bond Air Services.
Dave flew Air Ambulances and Police helicopters for Bond all over the UK until he joined HIOWAA this October this year. He is also qualified as a Training Captain, including in night HEMS.
- Dr David Sutton
Dr. David Sutton is a Consultant Anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton and frequently flies with HIOWAA. He was a medical student at Southampton Medical School before taking up various training posts in accident and emergency medicine and anaesthetics. Since being appointed as consultant in Southampton, he has variously specialised in paediatrics, medical management, trauma and now pre-hospital emergency medicine. During his career he has also worked in the media, setting up the TV series "City Hospital" with the BBC in 1998, spent time in Bermuda and flown international air ambulance missions, most notably with Richard Branson in 1990, to rescue Saddam Hussain's hostages from Baghdad before the first Gulf War. He lives in rural Wiltshire with wife, dogs and cats and has an air ambulance landing site close to the house for emergency pick ups by the Helimed 56. He is now the grizzled veteran of Helimed 56 and claims to be channeling Bruce Willis in Armageddon
- Louise Wigmore - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Louise joined Royal Berkshire Ambulance Service in 2000 as an Ambulance Technician and was based at Newbury and Reading, qualifying as a Paramedic in 2005. She completed a year-long secondment as an Advanced Care Paramedic in Australia for Queensland Ambulance Service in 2008. She returned to Reading for a short while before becoming part of the newly formed Hazardous Area Response Team within South Central Ambulance Service in 2011, up until joining Hampshire ad Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
Louise is currently studying part-time at the University of Southampton for a BSc in Clinical Practice.
Away from work she participates in many sports, but especially enjoys white water kayaking, cycling and surfing.
- Marcus Doyle - Pilot
Marcus joined the RAF from university in 1991. Having completed pilot training, he spent 9 years flying the Chinook helicopter on operations and exercises worldwide. After leaving the RAF in 2005, he was a director of a commercial aviation company for 10 years, while continuing to fly as both a rotary and fixed-wing commercial pilot. In 2015 Marcus joined Bond Air Services as a HEMS pilot, initially flying at various HEMS locations around the UK, before joining the HIOWAA team permanently in November 2015.
- Jason Butler - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Jason moved to Oxford from Devon in 2010 to study Paramedic Emergency Care at Oxford Brookes. After graduating in 2012 he started working with SCAS as a Paramedic based in Oxford, where part of his role was to mentor and develop students. Having always been interested in critical care he was successful in joining HIOWAA in October 2016 as a HEMS Paramedic. Outside of work he enjoys swimming, the coast and attempting to surf.
- Dr Ewan McMorris
Ewan has been a member of the team since 2008. Pre-hospital medicine is very important to him, and he has been part of providing it in Hampshire since 2004 through the Charity BASICS of which he is currently chairman.
Ewan is also a consultant in Emergency Medicine for Hampshire Hospital Foundation Trust in Winchester and Basingstoke. The father of three is kept busy beyond medicine by his children.
- Oliver Sadler - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Oliver joined the HIOWAA Critical Care Team in October 2016. He started his career with the London Ambulance Service in 2009 as a Student Paramedic, qualifying in 2012. He moved to the Peak District in 2013 to work in Manchester (and cycle/rock climb more!) and joined the Hazardous Area Response Team in 2014 – this included regular major incident training, managing patients in dangerous environments and operational ambulance and response car shifts. He has a Postgraduate Certificate in Prehospital Critical Care and despite not being willing to admit it, quite likes studying. Away from work he spends his time rock climbing, cycling, planning his next ski trip, watching rugby and avoiding housework. He is married with three pairs of skis and two bikes.
- Nicola Hawkes - Specialist Paramedic Critical Care
Nicola moved to Hampshire from Somerset and Joined the Ambulance Service in 2000 as an Ambulance Technician. She qualified as a paramedic in 2004, later studying Emergency Care Practice at Portsmouth University and graduating in 2009. Since then she has worked in North Hampshire in various roles, including Clinical Mentor, Team Leader and more recently finished a secondment as Emergency Services Manager, thoroughly enjoying the experiences and challenges each role offered. She first flew with Helimed 56 as a paramedic in 2010 and since then has had a keen interest in joining the team. She has also been proud to represent the crew and attended charity events with the last being the Great South Run in 2015. In her spare time she enjoys being outdoors, walking and running with her two little dogs who are great training buddies and will be completing some more exciting challenges for the charity this year.
- Dr Rob Summerhayes
Rob is a senior registrar in Emergency Medicine at Southampton General Hospital and started training in Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine with HIOWAA in August 2017. Since qualifying from medical school in 2004 in Cardiff, Rob has worked in South Wales, The South coast of England, South Africa and Rwanda. He is the father of 3 little girls and enjoys running and cycling with his most extreme bike ride being from South Africa to the UK!
- Dr Liz Shewry
As well as working for HIOWAA as a pre-hospital doctor, Liz Shewry is an anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton (UHS), specialising in patients with Major trauma. After studying medicine in Cardiff Liz went to work in Perth, Western Australia. On her return Liz worked in South Wales but missed the beach and hence moved down to Dorset to study anaesthetics. In 2010 she moved to Sydney, Australia to train in pre-hospital medicine and enjoyed working there so much she stayed for an extra year. She's been with HIOWAA since her return in 2012 and is excited by all the great changes to the service over the past few years.
Liz is interested in education and training and is part of the HIOWAA training group, helping to develop the new base training suite and pre-hospital training for junior doctors, starting in August. At UHS, when not looking after patients, she also works in education in major trauma and training using simulation technology to improve patient care. She has an interest in global health and regularly runs training courses in West Africa. She enjoys music, travelling and being outdoors (especially if it's sunny).
- Dr Matt Kerton
Matt is a senior registrar in anaesthesia based at University Hospital Southampton and started training in pre-hosptial medicine in August 2017. Matt has completed most of his training in Bristol and spent time working in Western Australia. He moved into the region specifically to work with HIOWAA.
Matt spends his time away from work with his wife and two children and enjoys mountain biking, kite-surfing and skiing.
- Amy Warne - HEMS Emergency Dispatch Assistant
Amy left college in 2011 after studying Biology, Chemistry, French and Maths. She worked as a Junior Secretary at a charity in Winchester, before starting work at a local zoo. Amy joined South Central Ambulance Service in 2014 working in the PALS department before qualifying as an Emergency Call Taker in June 2015. In January 2017 Amy joined the HEMS team as a HEMS Emergency Dispatch Assistant. She has a keen interest in emergency medicine and hopes to study medicine at university in the coming years.
- Dr Ben Siggers
Ben is a consultant anaesthetist in Salisbury. After beginning his medical training in Bristol, he joined the military, serving with airborne and commando forces around the world for 18 years. He trained in pre-hospital medicine with the Surf Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter in Sydney, Australia and subsequently worked on the Medical Emergency Response Team helicopter in Afghanistan. He joined the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance in 2013.


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I don't know if I'm ever going to murder the voice in my head that staunchly believes that I am worthless. I know that for long periods of time, she is quiet. I say "quiet" and not "absent" deliberately, because even when her sphincter-pucker of a mouth is shut, I can feel her lurking, tugging on my brain stem and reminding me that the respite from her barrage of trash talk is just that: a temporary break from the onslaught.
"How is your eating?" My therapist asks me this in the same way she asks me everything else: with gentleness and equanimity. But, of course, when food is one of your things, when you've always been at least 20 if not 40 pounds overweight, there is not enough gentleness in the world when it comes to the subject.
"Fine," I lie. I sit with that for a minute before I realize it isn't true. Whenever a lie comes out of my mouth that isn't deliberate, but is the by-product of a life lived for other people, without taking a beat to see what I actually think and feel about something for myself, I think about the guy I was shortly and intensely involved with last year.
He left me because I am a liar. This is what he says. That I was dishonest. To me, this never rang true. But there's the catch — you can't fight someone about being a liar because if they think you are one, then they don't trust you and they never will. I felt trapped and cornered by the accusation. I still do.
See, like you all, he had complete access, of a sort, to my past, to my emotional landscape as such I have deemed fit to share here. I'm an honest writer, which means I've admitted in the past to also being a childhood liar. I'm an honest writer, which means I should now say to everyone reading this that honesty in writing doesn't mean you know me as well as you might think. He didn't know me as well as he thought. I lied to him three times. Once, when I told him I'd spent less money on candy for him than I had, to make it seem like not a big deal that I'd bought him a candy bar; once when I said I came and I hadn't; and once when I told him that I didn't love him.
I am sure he thinks otherwise. I am sure that if this were the me of two years ago writing that I'd still be struggling to try and prove to him that I am good.
But that's not who I am now. I can't prove to him that I'm good any more than I can prove that to the asshole in my brain who doesn't believe it either. He got drunk and asked me what real problems I'd ever had other than being a fat girl. And I stayed in the room. He explained that when he drinks, he is a mean flirt. And I stayed. He called me a drama queen, a theater girl. And I stayed. He never met my friends, and he was in a relationship when we began, and I stayed and I believed everything he ever said to me because his voice was so familiar to me. It was my own voice.
I still think he's right: I am a bad person. But I don't have to listen to him, or even to myself. I have to carry on, and that's what I try to do. I can believe I'm a bad person and not behave like one. I can exist, a bad person, paroled for behavior bordering on decent. Eventually, I'd like to unpack the self-loathing and look it in the face and call malarkey on it. That's the ultimate goal. But right now, I'll settle for parole.
"No," I say to my therapist after the micro-pain of these thoughts flashes through my mind in half a choked swallow, like a pill gone down the throat the wrong way, "I am not doing well with food." I've gained back 10 of the pounds I lost this summer. I feel awash with tears, but it's different than it has been in the past. I'm not crying because I'm fat, I'm not crying because I'm bad; I'm crying because it is only now, with the gift of a span of days and the changing seasons, that I can see how badly I was punishing myself. I'm not a dieter, but I work very hard to eat mindfully, and it was something I'd only just sort of figured out before I was gut-punched last spring. I am tearful not because of the weight, because who the fuck cares; I am tearful because I feel bad for the part of me that seeks out numbness and comfort, or some strange combination of the two, because she feels too fragile to sit with a feeling, any feeling at all, let alone one that is bad.
Saying all of this to my therapist, saying it out loud, saying, "No, my food shit has been bad, and I'm just now getting back on track because the events of last year fucked my head more than I realized" is a singular feeling. Once, as a kid, I went to this camp with a lake with my Girl Scout troop. Out in the middle of the water, there was a small, square floating dock, and we would take turns jumping off the thing, doing all manner of strange and hilarious arabesques and tumbles. In a fit of glee, I ran and did a forward roll, hitting the water at a strange angle, and not going beneath the surface in a way I recognized. I felt frantic and disoriented. I opened my eyes and it was dark and dirty, and something touched my foot. I gasped and choked on water, and for an instant panicked before relaxing and letting my body float slowly to the surface and to the light. That gulp of air, that gust of cool wind on my skin, the flutter in my throat and the receding panic I felt then — that is what it's like to admit the truth to my therapist and to myself.
"It all hit me hard," I say, "but I'm surfacing."

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Classification: Post episode, Frohike POV Rating: PG-13 for a few bad words and thoughts Spoilers: Dreamland I and II
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Summary: The Case of the Mysteriously Appearing Waterbed
I came awake with a jolt wondering who had stuffed cotton in my mouth and up my nose. Then I started asking myself the important questions: Exactly how much did I have to drink? Why do I do this to myself when Byers and Langly go out of town? How did I get home? And how the hell did a canary get in here?
I pried one crusty eyelid open just enough to read the digital display on the clock beside the sofa. 2:42 a.m. Jesus. I raised my head a bit and something exploded behind my eyes. Bad idea.
But that damned canary wouldn't quit. I opened my eyes, drifting somewhere between awake and asleep, and felt a faint vibration under my cheek. The muddled recesses of my brain finally processed the fact that it was not a canary chirping in my ear but my cell phone, tucked away in the pocket of my leather vest that I was using as a pillow. I fumbled for it in the darkness, and somehow managed to hit the talk button.
"Mmmm ... 'lo?"
"Get over here. Now." click
I pushed the end button and closed my eyes again. It would be pretty easy to convince myself it was just a dream and slip back into blissful unconsciousness, but the niggling wouldn't stop. Decision made, I rolled into a sitting position quickly before I lost my nerve. I clicked on the lamp and pushed the Caller ID button on the phone.
Even through the drunken haze I was pretty sure I recognized the voice; the phone number just confirmed it. I know it almost as well as I know my own. Temples pounding and stomach rolling, I stood up and headed for the bathroom.
Forty-five minutes, three Tylenol, and one cold shower later I was in Alexandria, standing in front of Apartment 42. I probably shouldn't have driven, but I reasoned there wouldn't be much traffic at this hour and the cold water and chilly night air had done their part to sober me up quite a bit. It still bothered me more than I wanted to admit that I couldn't remember how I got home from the bar. The little cantina where I go to drown my sorrows is only three blocks from our place. You'd have to be pretty wasted not to remember three blocks.
I rapped on the door and scrubbed at the stubble on my cheek. I didn't go on these benders very often any more. Maybe this memory loss was a wake up call that my bender days should be over.
The door swung open to reveal the source of my other unwelcome wake up call of the morning. For some reason, he looked royally pissed. Well, that made two of us.
"This damn well better be good, Mulder."
"Funny. I was gonna say the exact same thing to you."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
He pulled the door all the way open with one hand and made a grand sweeping gesture with the other. I stepped across the threshold and took a quick look around. Even in the soft lamplight I could tell the apartment looked different somehow, and my stuffy nose detected a hint of Pine Sol hanging in the air.
"About time you hired a cleaning lady," I said, but there was no answer, just a scowl that nearly curled my toes.
I shook my head and was reminded that the Tylenol hadn't completely obliterated my hangover. My patience had run out. "Look, Mulder," I barked, "You woke me out of a sound stupor. I've had too much tequila and too little sleep to play games tonight. What the hell do you want?"
His eyes were shooting daggers at me. "I'll show you what I want." He walked toward the door that opened up into what would normally be a bedroom and pushed it open, another sweep of his arm to beckon me through.
To say this room looked different than the last time I'd seen it would be an understatement. It used to be a not-very-organized - and that's being kind - repository for his files, his research, and his skin magazines - all Mulder's passions. Now, to put it bluntly, it was a passion pit; every guy's vision of Seduction Central.
King size bed with mirrored canopy, leopard skin sheets and throw pillows. New ultra-modern furniture and lamps that cast a soft glow around the room. Electric sex. Big screen TV, new stereo with gigantic speakers on either side of the bed. Discriminating artwork. Fresh flowers on the dresser and lots and lots of candles. A luxurious white rug on the floor. All that was missing was the fireplace.
"Holy Mother of God." I sucked in a breath and walked around to the side of the bed, watched as the vibration sent gentle waves rippling from head to foot. "Who's your new decorator? Hugh Hefner?"
He stood near the door, arms folded across his chest, still glowering at me. My head was throbbing, but I was determined to get to the bottom of this hostility. "Don't think I'm unappreciative of this little preview of you new shagadelic pad, Agent Powers, but is there a point to all this?"
He started to speak, then bit his lip and nodded toward the bed, the glare even more deadly. I stared at him for a moment, looked back at the bed, and then back at him.
"Ummm ... I'm flattered, Mulder. Really. But I don't swing that way."
That did it.
"Are you gonna stand there and pretend you don't know anything about this?" He cocked his head and arched an eyebrow, but his voice was controlled. No need to wake the neighbors.
"About what?"
"About what?" he repeated. He made a wild gesture with both hands. "About this ... this ... this ..."
"Coitus chamber?"
"A-ha!" He pointed at me and brought his hands to his hips. "I knew it!"
"What, you think I did this?"
"You or one of the other two stooges."
I laughed like a demon. "Trust me, Mulder. If we had the kind of cake it took to put together a fornication station like this, we wouldn't waste it on you. We'd put it somewhere it was likely to get a little action."
He folded his arms across his chest again and looked around the room. "You guys didn't do this?"
I shook my head. "Not guilty, I assure you." While he mulled over my admission of innocence I climbed on the bed and stretched out. Oh, man. This was just the cure for my aching head.
"Well, what do you suppose happened to all my stuff?"
Only Mulder could receive the gift of a room like this and be thinking about his displaced minutiae. "Have you checked the closet?" I asked.
"No." He took a tentative step and stopped, seemingly afraid to venture further into the room. But after a few moments, he gathered up his resolve, walked confidently to the closet, and pulled back the shutter-style doors.
Inside, boxes were stacked in an orderly fashion from floor to hanging rod, as well as on the shelf above, each container labeled with a list of its contents. He stood and stared, and I just laughed. "What a lucky bastard you are, Mulder. Your Fairy Godmother is not only an expert on love lairs, she's also a neat freak."
He shook his head and shoved his hands in his pockets, then turned to face me. "If you didn't do this, who did?"
The rolling waves were very soothing. "Maybe it's a gift from old Smokey or one of his cronies."
"That's what I'm afraid of."
I propped myself up on my elbows. I'd meant it as a joke, but he was biting his lip again, his brow was furrowed, and that little vein beside his eye was pulsing just a bit. "Yeah, that would be one of his typical strong-arm tactics - redecorating your bedroom. What's his motivation? He wants you better rested so you'll prove to be a more formidable adversary? I don't think so."
"You're slipping, Frohike. It would be just his style to put a surveillance camera in the mirror hoping for a sex scandal. Lots of compromising photos."
I snorted. "Of what? You and your hand?" He looked mortally wounded. "On second thought, you could be right. Maybe that is his plan - provide you with Fox's Den of Iniquity to get your mind off colonization and focused on headier pursuits, no pun intended."
He was uncharacteristically silent. "Look, if you're really so worried about where it came from," I said, "why don't you ask the super? He'd probably know about any deliveries."
"Can't," he replied. "Water beds aren't permitted in this building. It's in the lease. If he knew about it, he wouldn't have allowed it to be delivered."
I stretched out on the bed again, adjusting the pillow under my head. "Then I say don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
"That's what the Trojans said."
"Look, if it makes you feel any better, Byers and Langly will be home tomorrow." I glanced at my watch. "I mean later today. We'll go over everything with a fine tooth comb. If there's cameras or microphones in here, we'll find them."
He didn't seem convinced. I needed to get his mind off his enemies bearing gifts before he brooded himself into a frenzy. "In the meantime ..." I patted the empty spot beside me. "C'mon, Mulder. Catch a wave, you'll be sittin' on top of the world. Cowabunga and all that jazz. At the very least, if there is a camera up there, we'll give Cancer Man a cheap thrill."
For the first time this evening, a hint of a smile. "No, that's okay. You can sleep there, though. I think you'd better stay here for what's left of the night. You look like hell."
I studied my reflection in the mirror above. "I feel like hell. It's a set." I scraped my hand over my chin. "I guess I got a little carried away tonight, trying to get the worm out of the bottle. Not to mention that I got rousted out of bed at 3 a.m. by an obscene phone call."
He looked at the floor. "Sorry. I thought ... well, sorry."
"It's okay," I replied. "I probably would have done the same if the shoe was on the other foot. C'mon, Mulder, seriously. This bed is sweet. You gotta give it a try."
"No thanks, I'll pass." He crossed his arms tightly against his chest again, then quickly blurted it out. "I ... I get seasick."
I sat up and happily discovered my headache was nearly gone. "A waterbed's not like a boat," I told him. "The movement's more subtle, like your mama rockin' you to sleep in her arms. You won't get sick." I could see the wheels turning. "And if you do, I promise to hold your hair while you puke."
My attempt at humor was lost, as he continued to stare blankly at the bed. "Come on, Mulder. Give it a try. You might like it." He considered for a moment longer, then raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, your virtue is safe with me."
He took one step closer to the bed and placed his palms flat on the mattress, testing the waters, so to speak. He stayed that way for what seemed like an eternity, then tentatively lifted one knee to rest on the comforter, letting his body get used to the motion. A few more minutes passed and he turned around and sat, then slowly stretched out his lanky frame until he was flat on his back. At first he looked terrified, his arms tense on each side, his fingers splayed out seeking some false sense of balance. But gradually, he seemed to relax, so I settled back on the pillow on my side of the bed.
"But, Mulder, if something should happen, I'll still respect you in the morning."
At last a chuckle and he relaxed a little more.
"So how'd things go in Nevada?" I asked, suddenly remembering why Mulder had been out of town in the first place.
"Waste of my frequent flier miles," he said. "We got stopped out on the highway a couple miles shy of Groom Lake. Didn't even get close to Dreamland."
"Dreamland." I laughed. "You know, that would make a pretty good name for this bed."
"Oh, it needs a name now?"
"Of course." I checked out my shit-eating grin in the mirror. The mixture of Tylenol and alcohol must finally be kicking in. "All this talk of sex scandals and Trojans has got me thinking. You know how you should christen this worthy vessel, Mulder? With the very tasty Agent Scully."
"Yeah, right. Just today, Scully was saying she'd like to settle down and live a normal life - you know, house in the suburbs, picket fence, kids, dog. If I invited her in here, I doubt that 'normal' would be the first word that popped into her head."
"That's just another excuse in your long line of excuses," I mused. "Besides, just because she wants what most people consider a 'normal' existence doesn't mean that applies to all things. In my experience, 'normal' in the bedroom is highly overrated. Agent Scully might just welcome a walk on the wild side."
He frowned, but I forged ahead. "You've put Scully up on this puritanical pedestal, but I'd bet her base desires aren't so different from yours."
"What would you know about Scully's base desires?"
"A lot more than you, that's for sure. I wouldn't have wasted six years dicking around when it's been pretty obvious for a while now how the two of you feel about each other." I didn't have to turn and face him - I could see his reactions in the mirror canopy. "This might come as a shock to you, Mulder, but you're not immediately likeable. However, you do have a knack for growing on people. You grew on us, and trust me, you've grown on Scully. She could have left you a long time ago, but she's still here. You invite her over here to share this bed and I guarantee you that Mr. Webster will have to redefine 'normal' in his dictionary."
He absently tugged at a loose thread on the comforter. "You make it sound so simple."
"It is simple. You and Scully make it complicated. It doesn't have to be. But one of you has to take the first step. You come clean with Scully about how you feel, I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised at her reaction."
He laced his fingers across his chest and took a deep breath. "I did tell her that I loved her." His voice was nearly a whisper. "Let's just say the response was less than enthusiastic."
My mouth gaped open in spite of myself. "When? When did you tell her?"
"In Bermuda. When I woke up in the hospital." He sighed. "I told her I loved her and she said 'Oh, brother'."
I let out a belly laugh that set the waterbed's waves rolling furiously.
He swallowed hard and looked as though he expected nausea to set in at any moment. "It's not funny."
"The hell it isn't," I tried to stop laughing so the bed would stop rolling. "Mulder, you were in and out of consciousness those first few hours in the hospital. You told all of us that you loved us at least once. You even tried to kiss Skinner on the forehead."
He sat up quickly. "I did not!"
I smiled broadly and looked him in the eye. "Oh, yes you did. Anyway, given the circumstances, I think Scully's reaction was pretty understandable. You try it again. Things'll be different."
"I don't know. I think ..."
"That's the trouble with you, Mulder," I said, watching him in the mirror as he settled back on the bed. "You think too much. You gotta stop thinking and take action."
He considered my advice in silence, lacing his fingers over his chest again, crossing his legs at the ankles, and chewing on his bottom lip. I took the lull in the conversation as an opportunity to consider the possibilities of the well-placed reflective surface above us.
"You know what I'm thinking, Mulder?" I asked, not waiting for an answer. "I'm thinking that somebody's firm little ass would look mighty fine from this angle. That is some rear view mirror up there."
"Don't talk about Scully that way, Frohike."
"Who says I was talkin' about Scully?"
He glanced over warily, I smiled sadistically, and we both looked up at our reflections. "Take it from someone who's known you a long time, kiddo." He realized he was about to get a lecture and closed his eyes. "Scully is the best thing that ever happened to you. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Tell her how you feel - and not when you're in some druginduced haze or when one or both of you is in the hospital recuperating from God-knows-what. I'm not gonna stand on the sidelines forever, you know. I've given you six years to make your move. Your time is running out. If you don't tell her soon, I'm gonna snatch her up and we'll use this bed as it was intended to be used. You hear me, Mulder? Mulder? Mulder!"
I raised up on one elbow to see if he was playing possum, but the steady rise and fall of his chest and the sound of a soft snore convinced me that the gentle waves had done their work. His fingers slowly unknotted and his left hand dropped to his side, his right still rested on his chest.
"Seems like no matter who I take to bed, it always ends the same," I whispered. I swung my legs around, careful to create as little motion as possible, waited for the turbulence to subside, then stood up. I was steadier on my feet than I was earlier, and my head was definitely clearer than when I first arrived at Mulder's door, but I'd already tempted fate once tonight and I wasn't going to do it again. It was just dumb luck that I didn't get stopped on the way over here; no use risking a DUI when Mulder's couch had a vacancy.
He didn't stir as I loosened the knots on his Nikes and eased off his shoes and socks. In this muted light he looked much younger than a man nearing middle age, all the world's worries that Mulder usually carried in his features smoothed away in slumber. He looked peaceful, strong yet vulnerable. And I often imagined that he looked exactly like my own son would have looked if he'd had the chance to grow up.
I'd never told Mulder about the loss of my wife and son and I never would. Hell, I'd never even told Byers and Langly. If they'd known, they never would have left me alone today ... yesterday. It happened a long time ago, and I'd buried the pain deep down, but once a year it floated to the surface. Thank God for tequila - the only substance capable of washing it back to the depths where I wanted it to remain.
Mulder would probably be offended if he knew I sometimes think about him like a son, but he should be flattered. If my own son had grown up to be half the man Mulder is, it would have made me extremely proud. And I couldn't be prouder of Mulder if he were my own flesh and blood.
Except for his love life, of course. His love life needs serious work and I'm just the man to take on that challenge. I don't know where this monstrosity came from, but something tells me if I can get the bed, Mulder, and Scully in the same place at the same time, things will take care of themselves.
I paused at the bedroom door for a moment and glanced back. "Goodnight, kiddo," I whispered. "Sweet dreams." I yawned, clicked off the light switch, and headed toward the living room where an empty leather sofa was calling my name.
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The first quarter of the year our monthly themes centered primarily around confidence. We honored our inner epicness, bathed in self-love, and cultivated courage in the face of uncertainty. Spring is here and with it new vibes for quarter two.
The springtime is about living with honesty and alignment. We've tapped into our inner power, and now we are ready to live with purpose. Last month our goal was to simplify and clean out any stagnant energy so that we can recognize what matters most. This month, we are using a clear mind space to examine what we believe in and what we represent.
Values give us purpose. They allow us to filter our actions and choices through the lens of what makes us feel most connected, alive, and authentic.
By connecting to these core aspects of our self, what motivates us most, we can begin to stand for the things we love rather than feeling like we must be against all of the things we hate.
The beautiful thing about naming your core values are how they don't need to be universal. Yes, things like respect and inclusiveness are vital, but when you are narrowing down what matters the most to you, right now, you may find qualities like bravery, trust, or thoughtfulness are more relevant to your current growth and journey.
Our value system can be an evolving, living thing – like the perennial lotus flower – that blossoms with new beliefs and focuses each season of our life.
Sometimes self-compassion may be important when we are building our confidence, but as the season passes, we become ready to let go and focus on something new. During May are inviting you to fill out your lotus flower with the values that let you live your truth.
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Cancer people are calm, composed and practical minded. Hence, when two like-minded cancer people tend to be friends, it can form an interesting combination. Since both are composed and practical minded, there is always a sense of peace, understanding and balance in their friendship. They also happen to understand and communicate with each other quite well. Cancer friends will always provide stability and balance in their bonding. A friendship between a Cancer and a cancer is a strong relationship with each sign complementing the other and providing exactly what the other friend does not have. Cancer people seek after opulence and comfort, as well as stability and security. Their bond would be even stronger if they worked towards common ends. Their relationship develops gradually over time. Initially, they might seem very dissimilar to each other. But as they become more acquainted with each other, they begin to respect and admire each other. Cancer friends are gifted with sentimental and intellectual qualities. They both place very high value on emotions and feelings. Cancer are fascinated by their other friend's charismatic and tactful nature. Since both are same sun signs, they also read their minds quite easily and this helps them to clear any misunderstandings if they have in their friendship. Since both the friends are calm and practical minded, they also can share common ideas and successfully implement it. As a result they can even be great office colleagues or business partners. They will also be very loyal to each other and will always make it a point to stand by each other during tough times. With little time and co-operation, they can create an unbreakable bond of long lasting friendship.
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Welcome to 2018!
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
I hope you have had a relaxing, re-energising break and are excited about the year ahead.
Traditionally, this is the time of the year for revising our priorities and resetting our goals – or to use the old-fashioned phrase, for making New Years' Resolutions. While the phrase may be 'old hat', the idea is sound – that we take a break and re-prioritise.
Normally, New Years' resolutions cover things like doing more exercise, eating better, spending more quality time and so on – and traditionally they don't last past the second week of February.
But like most things, there are ways to make resolutions stick. The trick is to find what works for YOU.
I've found that the best "resolution keeping tool" is to continually monitor my attitude, and to remind myself, when necessary, that 'It's up to me"
When we blame others for our problems, shortcomings or disappointments we cancel any chance of personal growth. To work, a resolution has to be practised and reaffirmed regularly, so please try this with me: Let's remind ourselves daily that what happens to us – how happy healthy, strong and successful we are, is up to US alone. Yes, things outside our control occur all the time, but the attitude we take and the choices we make, determine what happens next.
Let's keep at least one New Years' Resolution this year. Let's say to ourselves every day: It's up to me.
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City: Bellevue, WA, US
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Requisition ID: 165375
Work Area: Software-Design and Development
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Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Career Level: T3
Recruiter Name: Tyler P Poe
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.
SAP Concur takes companies of all sizes beyond automation to a completely connected spend management solution encompassing travel, expense, invoice, compliance and risk. For more than 20 years, our global expertise and industry-leading innovation has kept customers a step ahead with time-saving tools, leading-edge technology and connected data.
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- Write back-end and middle-tier software that delivers world-class experience for your users: Concur travel is growing rapidly. Scalability, stability, and performance all rest upon a solid, transparently scalable, and robust back-end and middle-tier design. This job provides the opportunity to both define and implement these designs for a complex and challenging set of interrelated business requirements.
- Learn and grow on a great team: As a Sr. SDE you will work together with a great team of experienced and engaged developers in designing new features and re-architecting existing ones. We hire smart people and then encourage them to make smart decisions rather than pushing designs from the top down.
- Gain cross-team recognition for your expertise: Our group handles requirements that require multi-team coordination. This means that you will have the opportunity to become quite visible and broadly recognized for your expertise, thus offering the opportunity to become a well-recognized and valuable asset to the larger Concur organization.
- Maintain a work/life balance: Our developers work hard and have challenging problems to solve, but we, as a company, greatly value an environment that promotes living a complete life both in and out of work. While no company can promise that extra hours will never be necessary, we do not promote a culture where this is constantly required for either growth or success.
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Join coaches across the country in supporting the 1 in 68 children on the autism spectrum by wearing the Autism Speaks puzzle piece pin
It all started with a simple request by two NCAA Coaches "Wear the Autism Speaks pin during your February game"
Autism Speaks Coaches Powering Forward was created in 2014 after NCAA Coaches Pat Skerry and Tom Herrion embarked on a mission to raise awareness of autism. Learn their story.
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Contesting the Marginalization of Female Leadership in Sports: The Struggle for Equal Opportunities in Men's Collegiate and Professional Basketball
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Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies (BA)
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This feminist critique interrogates the discourses and practices of gender discrimination in men's professional and collegiate sporting institutions in the United States. This study focuses on delineating and 'naming' the discriminatory ideologies that are (re)produced by dominant social and cultural institutions, revealing in the process how these practices (over)determine gender equality in the professional and collegiate sporting field. To this end, I perform a post-structuralist discourse analysis of what Louis Althusser calls the dominant 'ideological state apparatuses,' namely schools, the media and sporting institutions. I argue that these institutions coalesce to form a network of power that produces, reproduces, and reinforces patriarchal discourses and practices that are not only problematic and contradictory, but also act as social barriers that restrict women from obtaining leadership positions in sports. Based on the literature and data collected on men's basketball in the United States, this study focuses on the category and experience of the 'head-coach' as revelatory of contradictory forms of gender discrimination, marginalization and misrepresentation that exist in men's sporting institutions, especially the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). This study, drawing as it does on critical post-structuralist feminist frameworks, also seeks to contest and subvert the deeper social forces and cultural discourses that promote the phenomenon of institutionalized gender discrimination in sports.
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Tinker, Caitlain, "Contesting the Marginalization of Female Leadership in Sports: The Struggle for Equal Opportunities in Men's Collegiate and Professional Basketball" (2013). Cultural Studies Capstone Papers. 4.


text: All five films in the sci-fi horror franchise. In Tremors (1990) handymen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Basset (Fred Ward) are preparing to leave Perfection, Nevada, when their departure is halted by strange rumblings beneath the earth. When seismology student Rhonda LeBeck (Finn Carter) then reveals that the tremors have been caused by giant underground monsters, the unlikely trio soon find themselves in a battle to survive. In Tremors 2 Aftershocks (1995) Earl and Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) reunite to combat the burrowing monsters once again. Teaming up with scientist Kate Reilly (Helen Shaver), the group attempt to track down and destroy the killer worms in the oil fields of Mexico. In Tremors 3 Back to Perfection (2001) Burt returns to his hometown of Perfection to face down a group of corrupt property developers. However, things soon go from bad to worse when a third mutated strain of monsters makes its presence felt. Tremors 4 The Legend Begins (2004) is the prequel to Tremors (1990). When workers in the remote mining town of Rejection, Nevada, fall victim to an unseen predator, the mines owner, Hiram Gummer (Gross), hires a mercenary to destroy the carnivorous creatures before they swallow his profits. Finally, in Tremors 5 Bloodlines (2015), hardened survivalist Burt returns as he hunts down a supposedly isolated subterranean monster in the South African wilderness. However, the hunters soon become the hunted when Burt and the rest of his crew, including wildlife reserve worker Travis Welker (Jamie Kennedy), discover what theyre really up againstCheck stock and price


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A Fresno man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on sex trafficking charges for forcing two teenage girls to prostitute themselves.
Michael Anthony Andrade, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii. His co-defendant, Javier Solis, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 24.
Authorities said the men forced the girls, 15 and 17, to perform sexual acts against their will in Fresno and San Luis Obispo in 2013. The 15-year-old girl was also taken to a tattoo parlor in Fresno, where the defendants' nicknames were tattooed on her, one name on each shoulder.
The 17-year-old, who was a runaway, spoke with Fresno police in October 2013 after her mother brought her home from San Luis Obispo. During the interview, the girl told police about the younger girl, who was still in San Luis Obispo at a motel.
Fresno police contacted the San Luis Obispo Police Department, who picked up the girl at the motel.
Both men pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in May.


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All About 3D TV
You've heard all about them in the commercials and from your friends, but what are 3D TVs and what are they all about? Not everyone prefers them, but these televisions have swept the market. Here's everything you need to know about them, so that if you decide to purchase one, you can purchase it with confidence!
First of all, a 3D movie is a film that was actually filmed by two separate cameras. The perspective of the cameras are there to mimic the perspectives that differ between our right and left eye. Each manufacturers takes a different approach when they produce their models. These TVs can be either Active, or Passive, though the basic concept behind all of them operate on creating a right and left version of the film on screen. What makes that difficult, is making sure that the right images are getting to the correct eyes. That is why we need 3D glasses.
All TVs on the market right now require the viewers to wear glasses in order to experience the 3D effects. A few years ago, the only 3D TVs on the market required you to use battery powered glasses to make them Active. These glasses had lenses that would alternate between block the left and right eye in sync with your 3D television. This way, only your right eye sees the image on the right and your left eye see the image on the left. This is much more sophisticated that the blue and red glasses they hand out at the movie theater (which is also why they are significantly more expensive).
The movie theater glasses are what is considered Passive. For passive 3D viewing, the TV itself will be doing a majority of the work. Two images are being displayed like the active glasses, but there is also a special coating on the screen of the TV that works with the polarized glasses. This is what creates the 3D effect. Unlike the sometimes annoying flicker of Active 3D glasses, these provide a crisp and bright image. It's less sensitive to motion and the consumers angle of viewing, making it a bit easier to enjoy. Not to mention, these require no batteries, so they are also lightweight and nearly identical to the ones you get at the movies.
Regardless of whether the 3D televisions (and matching glasses) are passive or active, your brain is what combines the right and left images. Our minds create a single, seamless viewing just like it does every day when you walk around. If you go to a 3D movie, and wish every experience could be like that, then buying a 3D TV is probably right up your alley. Again, even though not every movie is provided in 3D, there are TV models that can convert the 2D image into a 3D experience, or simply just let you watch 2D. Considering the sophisticated technology and responsive screen required for 3D films, many manufacturers will tell you that these TVs also have the best 2D view experience on the market.


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- October 01, 2013
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Do not look at the rocks
I had a great time this past weekend enjoying one of my favorite hobbies, whitewater kayaking. This is a fun activity that my wife and I enjoy doing together and have discovered now that the kids are out of high school and are spreading their wings. As we paddled down the river, one of the key rules that was told to me a couple of years ago kept making it into the conversation.
Look where you want to go and not at the rocks or hazards
Starting out in moving water with all sorts of hazards around can be a little intimidating. You are trying hard not to flip over, hurt yourself or get yourself in to a potentially life-threating situation. We are told as new boaters that your boat goes where you are looking. If you fixate on the rocks and hazards, you are likely to find your boat heading right into those hazards that you are trying to avoid.
Are you looking at the hazards or the successful path down the river?
When I am coaching people who going through personal transitions I have noticed how common it is for people to focus on where they do not want to go compared to focusing on where they should go if they want success in their journey. How many times have you heard friends say something like, "I am not going to make the same mistakes that X made, this time it will be different" and then that same person makes the same mistakes that they vowed not to make.
I suggest that they made those mistakes that they wanted to avoid because they were too focused on what they did not want to do and not focused enough on where they needed to be for success.
Are you saying ignore the hazards?
Hazards are all around us and we must be aware of them and manage the risks in our lives and businesses but if you keep your focus on the rock, you are going to hit the rock. If your focus is on the safe pathways around the rocks and hazards then your focus is on the path to success. This doesn't mean that despite the best efforts we do not hit some rocks, experience personal setbacks or even have problems with suppliers from time to time.
It does mean that we choose not to focus on the negative "what if" scenarios until they become reality and then we deal with them the best we can.
Coach's wrap up
Sports and physical activities are great for many reasons, one of which is that they provide tangible life lessons. Just like in kayaking, skateboarding, skiing and who knows how many other activities, your head takes your body to what you are looking at. When you are working through goals or tasks focus on the path of success not the hazards you have to navigate through.
Accept that there are hazards out there and you may very well hit a few but we don't want to travel from hazard to hazard and be in a constant state of reaction we want to be moving from success to success until we are down the river safely with a big grin on our face.
What sports or activities have taught you focus on where you want to be and not the obstacles in your way? What other types of life lessons have you pulled from your different activities?


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After dropping a couple of mixtapes over the past few years, Hustle Gang has now released their first album We Want Smoke.
We Want Smoke is the debut retail effort from Hustle Gang, featuring the entirety of the Grand Hustle roster led by T.I. It also features other members of the crew including B.o.B, Translee, Yung Booke, Rara, Young Dro, Trae tha Truth, Brandon Rossi, 5ive Mics, GFMBRYYCE and the group's First Lady, Tokyo Jetz.
The crew dropped dropped two solid singles preceding the project's release along with music videos — 'Do No Wrong' and ''Friends'. Let's hope rest of the album sounds as good. Stream it below.


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I had seen Brees work on Facebook when a longtime friend had some pictures done for her boyfriend. My friend looked beautiful, and I wondered if my hubby would be interested in me taking any pics as a present for his big 4-0. I showed him Brees photos and he was all in. We looked at other photographers and their work, and we agreed Brees work was definitely the right style for us. I didnt need to look like an art piece, heck, if I turned out half as gorgeous as my friend, it would all be okay by me! So I picked up the phone on a Saturday afternoon and talked to Bree. Working with Bree was easy. In one phone call I was set up for a session with so many choices I thought my head would spin. While I had the option of choosing an outfit from her extensive collection with lots of size range, I ended up using an outfit from home with one small missing piece. I could not find shoes I liked, and here was Bree to the rescue with not only one, but 3 pairs of shoes to choose the right pair! My makeup made me look at least 10 years younger, my hair was beautiful, and the Mimosas divine! Bree is really good at getting to know you in a short period of time so you are comfortable and opens up her home studio in an absolutely welcoming way. Shes good at her job, and has great passion for showing her subject in a way that is visually striking, and yet very true to the personality of the person on the other end of the camera. I was apprehensive, being in the midst of a weight loss journey, and not being as confident at photographing well, and Bree put me at ease. The only complaint I had was that I smiled so much I should have brought Vaseline for my teeth like a supermodel. :-) Then we got the images. I was so beautiful. Shames me to say I forgot I could look so beautiful. I dont think my husband has skipped looking at the photos at least once a day since we got them back! This was a total game changer for my self confidence and I would do it again in a minute- and then do it again!
I hired Shawn Nichols for a corporate event which took place in late February 2016. Shawn definitely deserves all five (if I could give any more, I would) stars and a glowing review! I will admit I was hesitant to hire someone off Thumbtack it was my first experience using Thumbtack and I didnt quite know what to expect but he blew it out of the park, completely delivered and really exceeded any of my expectations, with his work for this event! Shawn is going places with his photography, professionalism and strong work ethic and I look forward to following his career. Part of me hates to write such a great review for my own selfish reasons I want him for all of our events! :] Shawn was hired for our annual corporate Employee Appreciation Event, which I fully planned (and attended) for the first year since starting with my company. One of the things I had noticed about previous years events was the lack of good photography. I had seen previous years photos and thought they really left something to be desired. When I put out a bid on Thumbtack looking for photographers, Shawns website and artwork jumped out immediately, I believed he could deliver. I spoke with him first on the phone and let him know what I was looking for more artistic shots and his time, thoroughness and genuine excitement was clearly evident from our phone call. It seemed like he was exactly who I was looking for. About a month before the event, I called Shawn and asked him if he could meet me for coffee that week, to have about a fifteen minute meeting to discuss some items for the party. He went out of his way (literally) to be flexible to my schedule and that fifteen minute meeting turned in to over an hour of his time sitting in Starbucks and talking Photography. From there, he then drove with me to Joann Fabrics to hand-select a backdrop for the event that would photograph well and tailored to my vision. This whole afternoon he spent meeting with me and shopping for photography backgrounds was unpaid. He didnt have to do these extra things, he just did he was really going above and beyond before the event even took place! Fast forward to the day of the event. Shawn and his two assistants (oh yeah he brought two additional photographers to help him capture the night. I really felt we got a huge deal here because for the price of one photographer, we really got three! This was just another way Shawn went out of his way to ensure our event success) came a few hours early to set up one of our photography station backgrounds, and the get shots of a list of things before the event started. Leading up to the event, Shawn was incredible thorough in his communications; answering phone calls and emails quickly and in detail. He even thought of details I hadnt and prompted me to provide a list of shots I wanted to get prior to the event, during the event, asked for an event timeline and for specific individuals whom he and his assistants should be aware of. I really appreciated those questions in retrospect, as I think they really added to the coverage of the event, and with the laundry list of to-dos I had leading up to the party, I appreciated him taking the time and initiative to look out for our ultimate priorities photography and otherwise. Shawn and his assistants Rachel and Jeremiah were extremely professional, gracious, thoughtful to guests and efficient. They not only succeeded in my hopes for an hour of couple photos as guests arrived, then roaming event coverage; all three of them really went above and beyond to make sure every shot on that shot list was completed. Our guests loved having the backdrop couple photos, and I loved having all three of them there photographing it was amazing to get the extra coverage during that couple photo hour that I didnt know we would have! Shawn let me know the timeline of when I should expect photos delivered back, as the party wrapped up that night, but delivered a few days earlier. He met every goal I had with the photography aspect of the event. I told him several times that he was the easiest/best/nicest/most efficient vendor or staff I had working on our event, and I really do mean that. The photos back to me were in several files, so easy to open and access, and ranked by him in order of importance (for me). His love of photography and art is intrinsic and clear in his work. His photographs are beautiful and really highlighted the event for me, my company and so many of our guests. I look forward to having and using these photographs for years to come! During the time I was planning the event, and had been working with Shawn, I saw another opportunity come up within my company which I suggested Shawn, and he was hired for. Those pictures came back prior to our event, and when I saw those beautiful photos, I knew i was going to be happy with his work on the event. I cant say enough great things about Shawn Nichols. You are lucky if you get the opportunity to hire him for any event, wedding, party, or general photography needs. Shawn will make you feel like you are his only client, and will really take your vision and bring it to life. He is so genuine and charismatic and it is wonderful to see someone excel at something they love, and do so well! I look forward to working with Shawn (and hopefully Rachel and Jeremiah too!) on any future business, event or personal photography needs I have!
Zoe is the most-talented, kindest, best professional photographer I've ever worked with! I intend to hire her again - she is great and does amazing work!
We were thrilled with the pictures from Jason Kim Photography! He was easy to work with, responded quickly and agreed to meet us in our preferred location. He clearly loves his work and his enjoyment was infectious - my son reluctantly agreed to getting senior pictures taken but ended up really enjoying the process and the results. My husband and I are amateur photographers but were disappointed with our own results when trying to photograph our son, so we're so glad we decided to work with Jason. We never would have able to get such amazing results; we can take good pictures but nothing like what Jason was able to produce. And I felt like the pictures we received were better than a lot of my friends who spent much more. He's a pleasure to work with, gives great results quickly and is a great value. I highly recommend!
Great photographer. I was able to make an appointment with him the next day after my photographer had cancelled. Pictures turned out sharp and clear. Better than my former photographer, so I will use Mike again. Great customer service. He always answered my emails quickly and took the time to help me get the colors just right.
Katrina was an absolute pleasure to work with. She came to the venue before the event to she what she would be working with. She knew exactly what to do while taking the pictures and easily integrated herself with the guests at the party. Do you need a photographer? Then hire Katrina...She is the BEST!!!
I found Rachel Alves online searching for a photographer for my business headshot. When I looked through Rachel's gallery, I saw how she captured her subjects. You could see the joy and sparkle in their eyes. It was obvious she had a gift to capture their individuality. During my session, we were chatting and laughing within minutes and I am so happy with my photos. As a real estate broker, the client often makes a decision based on this first impression and I'm confident the image will reach my future clients.
I am writing this testimonial for a true artist and a professional photographer. Ive met Jeffrey after enrolling in one of his classes many years ago. I was nicely surprised and very impressed by his knowledge of the subject and his passion for photography which make him a fine photographer. We all know that strategy matters and passion rules. Jeffrey has both in addition to being very creative and meaningful. He knows how to operate a camera, how to use it in order the get the best effect, and always capture the essence of the image. After meeting him as an instructor, I decided to use his service for my professional business because I know he would capture the important as he really gets the thorough picture of what we want to see and get. Photography is an art and Jeffrey is truly a competent photographer and an artist in his field. He is very experienced and knows his camera and any other camera students bring in the classroom. As a teacher, he is able to help you getting to know your camera and using it at its best. As a personal professional photographer, he knows what you need and the result is always impressive.
Edward and Julie were easy and fun to work with. They were flexibe on location for pictures and were very patient with our 3 dogs. Pictures were great quality. I would highly recommend their service to anyone looking for professional photographers.
It was wonderful working with Jeniffer. She was thoroughly professional in all aspects. It was first time for us working with a professional photographer and she made it comfortable to us. Was well versed with the location and knew where we would get best pictures. She sent us the pictures well before she said she would. Would be very happy hiring her again.
Phil is an awesome photographer and he creates a really professional, fun shoot environment. As a model, I interact with a lot of different photographers and working with Phil has been one of my best experiences. He makes the work fun, problem solves with ease, and is always responsive to questions and requests.
John is by far one of the best photographers we've worked with—we hire photographers in 12 cities for corporate events we produce. He arrived early, took all the shots on our shot list, and is just a friendly guy. His work is just as great—the composition, color, and style. It's not easy to find a corporate photographer whose work and professionalism are of high-quality. Duffernutter Photography is our top pick for Seattle photography—and it should be yours too!
Andrew Achong is AMAZING! He delivers high level professionalism with a unique creativity I have yet to see others exude. In fact, when we were taking bridal portraits at the White House hotel in Biloxi, several staff members commented on the uniqueness of the shoot. They said that they see photographers in there constantly but all of them take the same shots. Not Andrew. He was laying on the ground, climbing on furniture and ledges, making you laugh (or in my case, helping me not be awkward) all to get the PERFECT shot. He definitely knows how to capture the moment. He loves black and white photos but, of course, is amazing with color as well. He shares a passion for photography that so many photographers have lost. You can tell he has fun doing it and that shows in his work. He is super flexible, efficient and accommodating. So much so that he was able to get my bridal portraits shot, edited, printed and displayed in less than a week before the wedding. Delivering the impossible! He is an exceptional guy and an even more remarkable photographer. He is incredible to work with and you will not be disappointed in his shots. He excels in capturing action shots with impeccable timing. He is super responsive and we always received our pictures from him so quickly! I used him for family portraits (including one baby and a toddler {takes skill}), bridal portraits, rehearsal dinner, and our wedding. I can't say enough positive things about Andrew. I absolutely, without a doubt, recommend his services to EVERYONE. You will love reliving the moment with his photos.
After receiving 4 quotes from different photographers with a wide range of costs, I was uncertain which one I should choose. I narrowed it down to 2, but was still second guessing myself. One was a mid range cost and the other at the top of my budget. I decided to forward just the websites without the prices to a friend for assistance. He immediately came back and said that I had to go with Jeff Henkel, no questions. Jeff, of course, was the most expensive. So the decision was made and I contacted Jeff. I let him know that i'm the least photogenic person on the face of the earth. Jeff was reassuring and enthusiastic from the first email conversation to the last click of the camera. He is professional, friendly and approachable. The photos came out great and I couldn't be happier. So, to the next person that wonders if he/she should put out the extra cash, the answer is a resounding YES! You won't be disappointed.
I definitely recommend Natalie and will hire her again in the future! I've hired her 3 times, both as a photographer and retoucher. 1. She photographed / retouched our small family wedding ceremony (7 people) -- including indoor dinner and outdoor family photos. 2. She photographed / retouched our larger wedding reception (100 people) -- outdoor and night photography. 3. She took professional headshots for me. She's warm and friendly - even family members and friends who claim they don't like having their photo taken loved working with her. People loved the photos, many ordered prints of themselves/their families from our wedding. She's also great at picking interesting backgrounds and I particularly like how she coaches you to bring out your best angles. Her retouching costs more, but definitely worth it for the photos we chose to print/hang. It's natural -- no cheesy photoshopping, so everyone looks great.
April is amazing! I contacted her on short notice needing headshots within the next 2 days and we had the photo shoot the very next day! To anyone looking for professional headshots from an amazing photographer, I couldn't recommend April more!
Vuong is a talented photographer and is professional and also friendly. We had some family pictures taken and Vuong had very good ideas to create variation in the pictures she took and we were pleased with the quality of her work. She is also super responsive, which speeds up communication. We enjoyed working with Vuong and would definitely consider hiring her again the next time we have the need. I recommend her.
She did my daughters Senior pictures and all I can say is amazing from the beginning to the end .. She made the whole process stress free and was prompt in responses and very professional! She is now my personal photographer from here on ! Thank you Candace !
Emily was easy and fun to work with. She spent time learning about the event as well as post the shoot hand delivered the pictures in a usb (beautiful bag). Lots of photographers are great on the event date but beyond that it is so hard to get in touch with them. Emily is a true professional. The pictures have come out really well as well. Thankyou Emily for making our day special !
Jamie is an amazing human being and photographer. She has a great personality and goes the extra mile to help you clients! Thank you Jamie for helping us capture our wedding. You did a beautiful job! Christy and Dewon Tarpley
I can't believe I never got around to reviewing this amazing photographer until now! It's been three years! My family and I have built the most amazing relationship with Jennifer, and I hope to have her in my life, and photographing events for years to come! Her work is top notch, and her attention to detail is inspiring. You aren't just hiring a photographer, you are making a new life long friend!


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Shifu Adam Mizner has a solid and fast growing reputation as a luminary in internal practices, and is well respected by his peers for his comprehensive devotion to the arts and his admirable character, with a steady influx of private students flying in from around the world throughout the year.
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