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10 Questions To Ask When Evaluating Your Sports Management Software
Editor's Note: This article was recently updated September 11, 2017.
You've realized that it's time to make a switch to run your sports club or organization. Great! Congratulations on taking the step toward understanding that technology today is playing a greater role in youth sports than ever before. With the help of online platforms, gone are paper registrations, waivers, chasing parents for money, phone chains, newspaper ads and flyers.
Now the tough part. With so many different companies providing similar tools around sports management solutions, how do you make a decision? Before you get started, we recommend you ask yourself 10 questions before you're finally able to take the next step.
After speaking with hundreds of organizations, these are some of the best 10 questions that have been posed to us when helping potential partners assess a new piece of technology for their organization.
Here are 10 questions to ask yourself when evaluating your next sports management platform.
Does the platform improve the parent's experience?
A great user experience means that everything from signing kids up to paying and keeping track of activities is simple and intuitive. When making your evaluation be sure to test what your participants will experience when using the platform. If your parents and customers are confused when registering for one of your programs, that's not a good start.
Do this quick four step process to determine if the registration process is simple for parents and customers.
What value does this provide to our organization?
What are your goals when switching to another platform? Is it streamlining processes? A lot of technology vendors promise to make life easier, but it's important to take note of the practical improvements.
When considering the platform, think through how it eliminates manual entries, improves communication capabilities, and helps with the management and marketing of your organization. Without value in these areas, nothing else will matter. Ensure the platform is meeting your goals.
Is it cost-effective?
Free doesn't necessarily mean that it's good for your organization. The platform choice should align with your budget. When evaluating costs, the price should match your expectations and needs. If you are paying for a platform, can you quantify the value you are receiving in return? To start, try to quantify or measure in units of time saved or number of new kids reached.
How are you getting charged?
From a business perspective, when researching costs, it's important to understand the breakdown and pricing. Your organization shouldn't be charged if you're not collecting money. And the money once collected should go straight into your bank account, not float another business. Are you paying for additional services or features like email, web hosting, or offline payments received? Ensure you have a full understanding of the charges associated with the entire product and
Are you paying for additional services or features like email, web hosting, or offline payments received? Ensure you have a full understanding of the charges associated with the entire product and its services before committing to a platform.
What does the company do with the participant's information?
Do you own your data? It is critical to understand what the platform does with member information. In some cases, member's information can be sold to a third party, meaning participants are targeted for the rest of their lives because they played sports when they were younger.
Don't get roped into another businesses' data collection initiatives. It's your sports organization. Your customer data should belong to you, not some third party.
How does support work?
Support is often forgotten until an unanticipated hurdle arises. It is crucial to understand how the vendor structures its support services. Many organizations have been left with a half-baked product because the vendor walked away after the sale. Are you being shuffled to a person overseas? Make sure you have a full knowledge of the guidance being provided, the terms of service and whether additional support is offered. Assess the price as well.
Are you able to integrate with your existing website?
With your established brand and website at the ready, selecting a platform that can integrate seamlessly is critical. If your organization has a great website why would you change it to use new technology? Selecting a platform to accept payments and registration does not have to mean investing in a whole new website.
But if you do want a new website, your new software should be able to accommodate that as well, without taking away from your brand's vision and mission. Click here to learn more.
Can you talk with existing customers?
Who better to explain the value of the technology than an organization that is using the product? The vendor should have confidence introducing you to a partner(s) that can illuminate the experience with first-hand knowledge.
How hard is it to implement this technology?
In order to fully understand the time to move to a new platform, it is key to grasp the processes and plans to put in place and a projected timeline of the associated activities. How long is the onboarding process? Does the vendor offer guidance with the set-up? Is there an implementation or launch plan and what are the associated costs? Knowing the answers to these questions will allow you to establish if you are going to be able to implement this technology in the expected timeframe.
What is the vendor's product roadmap?
Is the vendor consistently updating the product? Do they take partner feedback into consideration? Are they focused on solving your needs today and tomorrow? Understanding the roadmap of features, feedback loops and consistency and speed of innovation will allow you to assess whether the technology is a good fit.
With these 10 questions in hand, your organization will be in a position to wade through all the outdated technology on the market. The evaluation process should be taken seriously. No one likes buying the house that looks pretty on the outside but has termites and plumbing issues lying within the woodwork. Make sure to ask the necessary questions to ensure a comprehensive evaluation.
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I Have Seen the Future, and its Name is Ubuntu
Yes, I saw the LOST episode this week, and yes, I loved it. Yes, I think the show is as good as ever. No, I'm not that bothered by the Sprite tie-in with the internet game I mentioned in my last post. Yes, I'm taking off work for the season finale. Yes, I'm excited. And yes, I noticed that in Locke's dream, Eko is limping (because he's actually Locke -- get it?). Also, I noticed that the psychic is now directly responsible for two LOSTies getting on Oceanic Flight 815. And yes, Libby will return, if only in flashbacks.
Ok, I'm tired of all your prying questions. Let's just say I also saw The Office's finale last night, and liked it, although Jim/Pam is still no Tim/Dawn.
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Take a look at our Gallery to see all photo's from the Kirtlington Sponsored Ride!
Congratulations to Kate Kind and her daughter Izzy Kind who raised the most sponsorship money and received the 2017 KSR trophy!
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CNN International announced it will broadcast a special theme week and a 30 minute special programme during Paris Fashion Week, later this month.
Hosted by TV personality and musician Myleene Klass, 'Fashion Season: Paris' will air daily throughout the week on CNN International, and in a 30 minute special programme, as the world's style capital plays host to a week-long showcase of new fashion trends.
Reports include:
- An exclusive Interview with one of the most important men in fashion, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of luxury world leader LVMH. Include rare access behind-the-scenes at the family home of Louis Vuitton, plus the atelier where craftsmen hand-make their luxury leather products
- An interview with Belgian designer Dries Van Noten whose designs are celebrated for the fabric, prints and colours he brings together to into his own recognisable style. Proudly independent, his catwalk show in Paris promises to be standing room only. 'Fashion Season: Paris' joins Van Noten at the opening of a retrospective at the prestigious Arts Decoratifs, a celebration of his collections through the years.
- Former model turned web entrepreneur from Belgium, Charlotte Collard, who talks CNN through her new business concept, which she calls 'a walking e-boutique'
- Behind-the-scenes at one of the most prestigious fashion schools in the world, the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, where former students Yves St Laurent, Valentino and Karl Lagerfeld learnt to cut their cloth
- Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello's show, alongside creative director Alexandre de Betak, transforming a catwalk into an experience
- Street photographer FaceHunter, one of the most recognised and talented photographers in the industry, as he documents street style on day one of the action.
- The 30 minute special takes a look back at the first half of Paris Fashion Week / Autumn Winter 2014-15, including highlights of all the week's reports
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Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)
Fact: in the late 1800s, Arthur Conan Doyle studies for his degree in medicine. One of his teachers, Dr. Bell, introduces Doyle to his singular style of crime detection.
At first a cynic and skeptic, Doyle is slowly drawn to Bell's ability to solve high profile murders. Bell uses profound observation, inference, and deduction as his main tools. Subconsciously, Doyle absorbs Bell's style and method. Later the idiosyncratic Bell will become the most famous sleuth of all, Sherlock Holmes.
However, several brutal murders near the college and surrounding areas catch Bell and Doyle in a cat and mouse game that challenges them to the max. Be aware there are many gruesome aspects to the chase.
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Try this Unusually Delicious and Lo Cal drink today blended with ice and your favorite white rum for one of the most delicious and refreshing drinks you have ever tried…a gift made with love from Señor Flaco.
Señor Flaco had heard stories for many years about the lush farmland and beautiful orchards that run for miles on the blissful golden coast known as California. Finally, accompanied by his trusty steed he made his way north from Jalisco to visit this amazing land. His quest was, as it always is, to find and mix the freshest and most organic foods on the planet.
Making his way through the rolling hills among acres and acres of Strawberry fields, Señor Flaco came upon a popular saloon with light spilling through the windows. As he entered he saw a packed card game, at the center of the group and dealing the desk was one of the most beautiful Senoritas' he had ever seen.
He later learned her name was Strawberry Bandita, named after the delicious and succulent fruit she grew and sold at the local markets. A beautiful and dangerous outlaw in her youth, a close call turned her from crime and she joined a wild west show to entertain, never to maim again. Known as a gun slinger and a wicked card player she was as beautiful as she was fast on the draw.
That night she stole Señor Flacos heart during the card game while she cleaned out everyone at the table of their cash. Racing out and riding away, Señor Flaco watched her crest over a hill and she was gone forever. The next day he created a drink with her in his heart and in his head. Crushing the ripest strawberries and adding a hint of lime, he sweetened the drink with just the right amount of agave nectar.
Try this Unusually Delicious and Lo Cal drink today blended with ice and your favorite white rum for one of the most delicious and refreshing drinks you have ever tried…a gift made with love from Señor Flaco.
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Our qualified Financial Planners, Kyle Pearson and David McDowell, have over 30 years experience between them and Kyle is a Partner of Roberts & Morrow.
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Things Fall Apart - by Chinua Achebe (Diverse Cultures Essay)
a) Describe in detail your impression of Okonkwo's character having read part one of the novel.
b) What is Okonkwo's response to the arrival of the white man, and how does he cope with the changes that come about under the influence of a different culture.
c) Describe your own reaction to Okonkwo's actions at the close of the novel.
a) Okonkwo is a senior member of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria at the end of the last century. He is an extremely complex character, and in my opinion has two very different sides to his personality.
On one hand, Okonkwo is seen as a powerful, respected man, who is well known throughout his home village of Umuofia and beyond. He is a brave fearless warrior, who as a young man had brought great honour to his village by beating Amalinze, and who for seven years had not been beaten "from Umuofia to Mbaino". He is not a man to shy away from conflict or confrontation. He is not a particularly intelligent man, but a man of action, who is more likely to settle an argument through violence than negotiation. He has an impulsive, explosive nature which can often land him in trouble. By nature, he is energetic and hardworking, and has no patience with men that are idle. He is a pillar of the community, and is looked up to by the majority of his clan members for his success and prosperity in life.
However, beyond this manly display of strength and fortitude lies a man whose life is dominated by fear, a fear of being considered a failure. The main contribution to this fear is his father Unoka. When talking about Okonkwo, it is hard for Unoka's name not to come up, as he has been such a great influence and contribution to his personality, and the way in which he chooses to live his life.
Throughout his life, Unoka had been a lazy, incompetent man, who was regarded as a failure by the majority of his fellow clan members. Unlike Okonkwo, he was a very peaceful, merry man who disliked war and violence. He was also a very emotional man, with a sensitive and reflective nature. When he died, he died having taken no title, and was heavily in debt. Therefore, Okonkwo strives to stamp out any character traits that he sees in himself that remind him of his father. In fact, he tries to be the complete opposite of his father in every single way. Also, due to his father's unsuccessfulness in life, Okonkwo was not born with the head start in life that so many other young men had. No one could possibly say that Okonkwo was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, as from an early age he was already fending for himself, and all the great things that he achieved were due to his own merit and perseverance.
In some ways this was a good thing, as it made Okonkwo into the independent, strong headed man that he is. Nevertheless, while Unoka was far from perfect, he also had some good points, such as his gentleness, and his kindness. However, Okonkwo saw every aspect of his father's character as undesirable, whatever it may have been.
This leads people to believe that he is a cruel, harsh man, but in reality Okonkwo has a very protective, loving side to his personality. However, this is the side he prefers to keep hidden, for fear that people may compare him to his dead father, and he may be considered a failure. This would be an enormous tragedy according to Okonkwo, as he cares a lot about what other people think of him, and in every situation he is faced with, he tries hard to react in a way that people would consider to be brave and manly.
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10 Questions
What is your favorite childhood book?
To Kill A Mockingbird,yeah I know it sounds lame but there you go.
E-books or printed books?
Printed book in the living room and a Kindle Paperwhite in the bedroom.
What is your favorite place to read?
I have a big comfortable chair with a storage ottoman that I keep my D&D supplies in.
Is there any genre you would never read?
I really dislike romance,I wouldn't choose to read it.
What's your review rating system?
1= hated
2= someone else bound to like it
3=kept my interest through most of the book but there were slow pieces
4= really liked,kept my interest good characterization and world- building
5=Loved it! So much that I'll disregard one book so I can finish it.
What is your favorite fictional character?
Okay,that's hard to answer because their are several.But I feel safe saying Talon of the Silverhawk.Thank you Raymund E. Feist.
What was the best film adaption of a book?
For me that's questionable.
How do you chose the next book to read?
The book I just finished,is it part of a series? If not, move on to the next fantasy or sci-fi.
Or depending on my mood it could be historical or historical fiction.
Top 3 authors?
R.A. Salvatore,Raymund E. Feist,David Eddings
Is there any book release you are particularly looking forward to?
The Winds of Winter,also the third book in The 5th Wave series.


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Here's a look at what's happening in the South Sound dining world this week.
Military members, veterans and families are invited to a free buffet meal at Karma Indian Cuisine and Lounge. The South Hill restaurant will offer the free meal 5-8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the restaurant, 12623 Meridian Ave., E., Puyallup; 253-770-6276. The restaurant typically hosts monthly specials for military members, veterans and their families. Check facebook.com/KarmaIndianCuisineandLounge for a schedule of the military events.
During the holidays, Toscanos Italian Grill asked customers if they would round up their tab to the next dollar. The goal was to donate the change to Good Samaritan Hospital's Children's Therapy Unit.
Customers responded to the tune of about $15,000, said Toscanos owner Tom Pantley.
"Many guests also added larger donations to their restaurant tab," said Pantley.
Find the restaurant at 437 29th St. NE, Puyallup; 253-864-8600, toscanospuyallup.com.
Tacoma's newest taproom will host the Puyallup River Brewery for a tap takeover at 6 p.m. Jan. 26. The first 72 patrons to order a Puyallup River brew will take home a pint glass with a logo, plus other give-aways. Entry is free, but the beer is not. Find the taproom and sandwich emporium at 3816 N. 26th St., Tacoma; 253-328-5621, facebook.com/peaksandpintstacoma.
Calling all restaurant vendors in search of a dining space.
A gorgeous lakeside restaurant is looking for an operator to take over a 95-seat bistro.
There's one small catch. The restaurant is on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which means restaurant employees must have a passport or an enhanced Washington driver's license.
The restaurant space serves anyone on post, which includes active military members, retirees, family members and guests with appropriate identification, contractors and others affiliated with the base.
Prior experience in catering and restaurant operation is a requirement.
The restaurant is called The Bistro at Russell Landing, 8981 American Lake Ave.
The bistro is outfitted with a bar and fireplace inside. Outside is a patio with a lakeside view.
A public walk-through of the restaurant is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday. To schedule the walk-through or to ask about qualifications, call Dana Willingham at 210-466-1725 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sue Kidd: 253-597-8270, @tntdiner


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Baby Maverick's 6 Month Shoot
I'm sure by now you guys are used to hearing me say how much I'm amazed by how fast these babies grow and this little man is no exception! I was honestly blown away by how big he is now compared to when I had seen him last... He's HUGE... and has teeth to boot! It always seem like they grow up too fast I can only imagine how his Mama feels! I always love working with him as he's so care free, nothing seems to bother him he's just along for the ride. Here are some of my favorite photos from our latest session, can't wait to see how big he is next time I see him!
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Nanocarbons possess a variety of nearly ideal, low-dimensional nanostructures that cause them to attain unique electronic and optical properties. Recent linear and nonlinear spectroscopic and optoelectronic results prove that they have much to offer in the photonics arena. This feature issue presents reviews and research articles in the area of nanocarbon optics and optoelectronics, which help to summarize the emerging broad range of applications and to expand the understanding of their properties.
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King Teucer
|King Teucer
|Greek mythology character
|Scamander, Idaea
In Greek mythology, King Teucer /ˈt(j)uːsər/ (Greek: Τεῦκρος Teûkros) was said to have been the son of the river Scamander and the nymph Idaea.
Before the arrival of Dardanus, the land that would eventually be called Dardania (and later still the Troad) was known as Teucria and the inhabitants as Teucrians, after Teucer.
According to Virgil, Teucer was originally from Crete but left the island during a great famine with a third of its inhabitants.[1] They settled near the Scamander river, named after Teucer's father, not far from the Rhaetean promontory. However, Dionysius of Halicarnassus states that Teucer had come to the Troad from Attica where he was a chief of the Xypetȇ region.[2] In both cases he ended up in the region which would be known as the Troad.
His company was said to have been greatly annoyed by a vast number of mice during their first night in the region. Teucer had previously been directed by an oracle before leaving Crete to build a settlement in the place where he should be attacked in the night-time by an enemy sprung from the earth or "where the earth-born should attack them"; since mice had attacked them during the night he resolved to settle there.[3] He probably founded the city of Hamaxitus and established it as his capital. Teucer is said to have had a felicitous reign as he was successful in all of his undertakings. He was said to have been the first to build a temple to Apollo Sminthius or Apollo the "destroyer of mice" since Apollo was said to have destroyed mice infesting that area during Teucer's reign.[4]
Batea (also known as Batia or Arisba), King Teucer's daughter and only child, was given in marriage to Dardanus.[5] In Lycophron's Alexandra, Dardanus was said to wed Arisba from "Crete's royal house".[6] Dardanus received land on Mount Ida from his father-in-law when Teucer died since he did not have a biological son.[7] There Dardanus founded the city of Dardania. After Teucer's death, his kingdom was incorporated into that of Dardanus and the entire region came to be known as Dardania. Yet in later times, the people of Troy often referred to themselves as "Teucrians". For example, Aeneas is called the "great captain of the Teucrians".[8] In most myths mentioning King Teucer, he is described as being a distant ancestor of the Trojans. Diodorus states that Teucer was "the first to rule as king over the land of Troy" while in the Aeneid, Anchises recalls him being the Trojans' "first forefather".[9][10] This suggests that King Teucer was considered the first figure to bear the bloodline of the Trojans as his father Scamander did not have such acclamations.
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- ^ Virgil Aeneid 3.104. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985, 1983.
- ^ Dionysius Roman Antiquities 1.61. Translated by Earnest Cary. London: Heinemann ; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1937-1950.
- ^ Strabo Geography 13.1.48. Translated by H.L. Jones. London: Heinemann; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1917-1932.
- ^ Hard, Robin. 1986. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek mythology". London; New York: Routledge.
- ^ Apollodorus, Apollodorus: The Library, translated by Sir James George Frazer, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press and London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Volume 2: ISBN 0-674-99136-2. Book 3, chapter 12, paragraphs 1–3.
- ^ Lycophron Alexandra, 1308. Translated by George W. Mooney. New York: Arno Press, 1979.
- ^ Diodorus, Bibliotheca historica, 4.75. Translated by C.H. Oldfather. London: Heinemann ; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1933-1967.
- ^ Virgil Aeneid 6.743. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985, 1983.
- ^ Diodorus, Bibliotheca historica, 4.75. Translated by C.H. Oldfather. London: Heinemann ; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1933-1967.
- ^ Virgil Aeneid 3.148. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985, 1983.


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going to the doctors
i don't get how people do this
well it's alright if it's a physical issue because you can just drop your shorts and show him your mole or whatever, don't even have to say a word.
but if you think you're depressed for example are you supposed to walk up to him and say "im depressed"
no way
just sit down, slump your shoulders, and let out a really big sigh
the doc will get it
huh yeah.
when i was diagnosed with depression, i walked into the room after being up all night, and previous nights, crying. when she saw me the doctor said "oh, you don't look very happy..." at which point i burst into tears and couldn't speak for about 5 minutes. i'm pretty sure the only things i said were "i'm so tired" and "i can't do it".
that should do the trick.
Would you like a hug?
pick yer self up
and have consolence in the fact that there will be somebody out there far FAR worse off than you are.
A general acceptance in the overwhelming incomprhensibility of life and existence in general tends to help.
Anti-depressants from what I've seen and been told, often make people worse when they initially start taking them and when eventually trying to come off them.
ah, yeah, but i'm so wary of this argument.
i just have the opinion of people that if they could pick themselves up then they would. sometimes people need something more than that. "tough love" only works to some extent, you've also got to give people support.ring_tailed_lemur and oneforghost this'd this
Also by this logic
Only one person IN THE WHOLE WORLD is allowed to be sad.
people do need support, I agree wholeheartedly with that.
its a cliche
but I think the short answer is 'with difficulty'. There is no good way of starting that conversation.
dont worry about it sam
its fineJook this'd this
A brief moment of discomfort is worth it
when the Doctor is going to give you shit that will fix you.
GPs are trained to ask something like
"What's the reason you've come to see me?" or "What's the problem that's brought you to see me?" or even "What would you like me to help you to do?"
So hopefully if you were depressed you'd answer I can't sleep, I can't get motivated, I feel low a lot or whatevs.
My GP friend says that people come to see him for four reasons:
-bad back
-problems with babies.
Everything else takes about 0.0001% of his time.
Going to see the doctors about depression was one of the best things I've ever done.
The 'get a grip, everyone feels sad' brigade can take a long walk off a short pier.
I got some counselling and some anti-depressants, both of which helped massively, out of it.
Cognitive Behaviour Therpay is the best for depression if you can get it, but you'll find a lot of areas don't offer it. I even found reading a CBT book fairly helpful.this'd this
this ^
i had the CBT for dummies book, and it was brilliant. at the start it was crucial, it was the only thing telling me "try to get dressed every day", "remember to eat a meal", and all those things that seem second nature most of the time. then when i was able to do that i moved on to the "make a list of things you want to do today" type things, and slowly managed to do more and more. i think the book helped me more than the medication i took.
``if you think you're depressed for example are you supposed to walk up to him and say "im depressed" ``
Er, yes. They're trained to take it from there. If the doc isn't apparently able/willing to deal with it (for whatever reason - old-skool/out of touch, or whatever), go to another one. Do yourself a favour and avoid letting something eat you up.
hey remember when I sent you a box with unicorns in it
You do just need to tell them how its affecting your life. Hope you're ok.
It's pretty hard to say it
The doctor was a bit of a dick and it put me off going again.
Yeah I know, one day.
It just put's you off dunnit? It was such a huge effort to do it in the first place.
i'm doing my GP rotation at medical school at the moment
so many people that come in are on antidepressants it's unreal. It's a classic iceberg effect in that most of us never realise how many people are depressed. We actually get trained to screen for depression whenever we suspect there might be something more than the obvious going on with a patient, because it's not something people tend to feel comfortable mentioning off their own bat.
but :)
at screening training etc.
its harder thinking about it than it is doing it
the doc is the easy bit they're usualy really sound and know loads about it, if you need a bit of help go for it. You don't have to do/take anything you don't want to and you don't need to feel down on ya self for chatting to anyone, if it works it works if it doesn't try something else. Good luck with it anyhow. Big up the depressed!
It really is harder thinking about it than doing it
Ive been up and down with depression etc.. I used to make appointments saying to myself that this was the time i was going to mention mental health. . . and last January i went in and told him everything i needed to. I as if a massive weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I got extremely upset with him in the office. Id never been THAT honest with anyone.
I say do it. You've nothing to lose. I feel a lot better now to what i did before. Its just like having a broken arm, If its broke it needs to be fixed.


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"Hey, Mark, are you with us dude?" asked Scott.
"Huh, oh, yeah. What's up?" I asked.
"You've only been staring into space for 10 minutes. Is something bothering you?" he asked.
"No, I've just got something on my mind." I replied.
Just then then came a knock on the door. "Well, you better get it off of your mind because the guys are here."
I guess now would be a good time to give you a little who's who of my life. First off, my name is Mark. I was really shy and didn't have many friends during high school, except for my three best friends: Scott, Brian, and James. We were a band called "Weathered". We have always been into music, and with none of being popular, music consumed our lives. As soon as we got home from school we would practice for hours straight. But, we wouldn't let anyone hear us.
We practiced like this for two years of junior high and four years during high school. As you can guess, we were pretty damn good in my humble opinion. We just completed our second, and last, year of college, and we played a lot of parties and clubs. It was a total 360 degrees from what high school had been: we all had new looks, and everyone wanted to be our friends, but we mostly kept to ourselves.
Which brings me back to now, I am 20, and we all decided to temporarily leave school to concentrate on our music "careers". We didn't get a lot of gigs because we had to much to do at school, but we were done now, and that would change.
Scott opened the door. "Hey guys, how's it going?" I asked Brian and James as they came in my house.
"I'm great", Brian said.
"I'd be a lot better if we win that contest on Saturday.", was James' response.
Oh yeah, I guess I forgot to mention "the contest". A local radio station was hosting a Battle of the Bands this Saturday. The winner gets to open up for The Backstreet Boys concert. If we won, this would be just what we needed to get into the big time. OK, maybe playing in front of 40,000 screaming girls wouldn't get us there, but the record executives sure could help.
"Let's get this party started", says James as he begins to set up his drum kit.
As you can probably already tell, James is our drummer. I am the guitarist, Scott is on vocals, and Brian is the bass player. I warmed up on some scales while the guys got their things set up. My house was basically a concert stage. My parents died in a car accident a few years ago, and I got the house. Yeah it was sad, but I am over it now, plus it was some great motivation for song writing. I had PA speakers, guitar amps, and bass amps set up in the living room all the time: it was just easier that way.
Each band was allowed three songs to play at the contest. We went through our songs that we would play at the contest at least a dozen times. Finally, at 11:30 we decided to wrap it up for the night.
We exchanged our good-byes as James, Brian, and Scott left. The rest of the week went prett much like that, intense practice sessions. But, we were damn sharp by the end of the week.
It's finally Saturday morning. We decided to meet at our place at 6:00 in the morning to load up our gear and get ready to kick some ass.
We arrived at the amphitheater where the contest was being held at 9:00. We went through the registration, yada, yada, yada. At 11:00, the first band was announced to the stage to play.
"Damn, they're horrible." Scott screamed over the noise that the band produced.
"I hope they're all this bad, it'll make things easier for us." I told him. He nodded his head in agreement.
"And now, please welcome our last band, Weathered." shouted the radio DJ who was hosting the event. We went up on stage and played at the top of our game. We even got a standing ovation from the audience.
"So, what do you think of our chances" asked Brian with a grin on his face.
"And the winner, to open up for the Backstreet Boys at the brand new American Airlines Center, by unanimous decision, is Weathered." the announcer said and the crowd screamed it's approval.
We now had to go meet with some "officials" to finalize the deal.
"Well gentlemen, I would like to be the first to congratulate you all on your amazing performance out there." said a Jive record offical. "If you will just sign here, here, and here. And, I'll need you to initial here, here, here, and here. And right here." We all did as we were told. "OK, the concert is next Friday, August 31. We will need you at the arena at 1:00 for a sound check and to set up your gear. Your will take the stage at 6:30. The Backstreet Boys will go on at about 8:00. Any questions?
Seeing that we had none, he wished us a good day, and we walked out of the door. As soon as we started walking towards the parking lot, the screaming began.
"Damn man, do you know what this could mean for us?" asked Scott, who was, as always stating the obvious.
We all talked about what we would do if we made into the "big time". We got back to my house at about 8:00 that night. The guys decided to stay, so we watched TV and ordered pizza. The guys were the only people who knew that I was gay. They were all as straight as an arrow, but the great thing is that the didn't give a damn about it. I knew that they were true friends. And let me tell you, my musical career wasn't the only reason I wanted to open for the Backstreet Boys. I have always had a crush on Nick.
By the time Leno came on, they decided that is was getting late and they needed to get home. James and Scott had girlfriends, and Brian had just recenly broken up with his. But, after the concert next Friday, he shouldn't have a problem getting hooked up with somebody else.
Friday, August 31, 2001. The big day. This performance could change our lives forever.
It was 11:00, we had just finished loading all of our gear into the van. "So, you guys wanna go grab some lunch?" I suggested. The various nods showed that they were ready to go. We all got into the van and headed for McDonalds.
"Hey, maybe we can help hook you up with one of the Backstreet Boys." joked James. If he only knew how right he was. We arrived at the American Airlines Center at 1:30. We pulled up to the security booth and gave our names. He showed us how to get to the back of the arena where the crew would unload our gear for us. We walked into the backstage area of the arena after getting cleared by security again.
We sat in our dressing room and waited until they were ready for us for the sound check.
Meanwhile, in the dressing room next to Weathered, the Backstreet Boys waited for a meet and greet session...
"So, who's opening for us tonight?" asked AJ.
"I dunno, some local band, I can't remember their name." Brian answered.
"I sure hope they aren't as bad as that band that opened for us in Toronto." said Kevin.
"Actually, I heard that they are pretty good. I saw something about it in the newspaper." Nick said. 'And the guitarist is pretty cute', thought Nick.
"Hey, maybe we should go talk to them. I'm sure they haven't been up in front of a crowd this big before. Maybe we can give them some tips." Kevin suggested. Nick was secretly delighted at the idea of seeing the gutiarist in person.
"I agree," said Nick.
Back in the dressing room of Weathered...
"I wonder if we'll get to meet the Backstreet Boys," I wondered aloud.
Just as Scott was about to answer the door opened. I watched as my blond object of affection walked in. He immedialy made eye contact with me. I nearly fell out of my chair. They talked for about 20 minutes, and I tried to sneak as many looks as I could at Nick. On several occasions, I thought he was looking at me to.
Then there was a knock at the door, and a man with a clip board entered. "We need the Boys for the meet and greet, and Weathered we need you on stage now for sound check.
I watched Nick go with his group, for what I thought would be the last time I saw him in person.
We were lead to the stage. My knees went weak as I stepped onto the huge stage and looked over the sea of empty seats.
I got my trusty Paul Reed Smith guitar, and it had already been set up to my Mesa Boogie triple rectifier which fed two Fender cabs. We played some bits of songs, just enough for the sound engineers to adjust our levels for the building's PA system.
We returned to the dressing room. The guys were thinking about the upcoming performance; however, my thoughts were elsewhere. I thought about Nicks eyes, his perfect lips, his wonderful..."MARK," James yelled at me.
"Huh?" was my response.
Did you hear me? We have to be on stage in 15 minutes." he said.
Back at the dressing room of the Backstreet Boys, after the meet and greet.
Nick was daydreaming of what it would be like to be with Mark. His short blond hair, his deep blue eyes, his marvelous..."NICK, pay attention", shouted Kevin.
"Sorry, I was just thinking about something." said Nick.
"Well, you need to pay attention to what we're talking about." replied Brian.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Weathered", the announcer shouted into his microphone. We took the stage.
We had just played our last song. The response from the crowd was astonishing. "Thank you very much, Dallas." said Scott. We took a bow and left the stage. We were soon being congratulated by people from every direction backstage.
Back in our dressing room, there was a knock at the door. "Come in," I yelled. The man with the clip board entered once again.
"Guys follow me, you are wanted in a meeting," he said. We all looked at each other and shrugged. There was a thunderous cheer as we walked towards the conference room. Backstreet must have just taken the stage I thought, smiling.
We walked into the conference room, and I didn't like what I saw. About 7 men in dark suits seated around a table. "I wonder what we did wrong" I whispered to Scott, who only shrugged his shoulders.
"Have a seat boys, we need to talk to you guys about something." said a large man in a black suit. We looked at each other and took our seats.
"Your performance was amazing. We are willing to offer you a full contract and put you on tour with the Backstreet Boys right away..."


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Here's "Sailor", the first track on the album and one of my favorite songs of all time.
Sharks Keep Moving was the former band of Jake Snider, the lead singer of Minus the Bear. They were an indie/math-rock band who played mellow, softer, but no less complex songs which have an overall soothing feel to them. If you enjoy Minus the Bears earlier work like Highly Refined Pirates, I can pretty much guarantee you'll like this album. The song 'sailor' is one of the most beautiful and calming pieces of music I've ever heard. It's too bad that this album only has three songs with vocals on them, because Snider does an amazing job with the lyrics, that and his voice fits perfectly with the music. It's really a shame that this band disbanded after a very short career, it would have been nice to have at least one more album just to have a few more songs of this sound at this level of quality. But I guess all good things must come to an end for better things to begin.


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Space Weather Update: 12/16/2015
By Spaceweather.com, 12/16/2015
SUBSIDING GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: The Geminid meteor shower is subsiding. NASA's network of all-sky meteor cameras detected "only" 58 Geminid fireballs last night, compared to 148 fireballs the night before. This is a sign that Earth is exiting the gravelly debris stream of rock comet 3200 Phaethon. Sky watchers can expect to see some Geminid meteors tonight, Dec. 16-17, but at numbers which are greatly reduced from the shower's peak. Meteor alerts: text orvoice
POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS–UPDATE: For the second day in a row, sky watchers are reporting polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) around the Arctic Circle. Unlike normal grey-white clouds, which hug Earth's surface at altitudes of only 5 to 10 km, PSCs float through the stratosphere (25 km) and they are fantastically colorful. Sarah Skinner saw this specimen high above Abisko, Sweden:
"Just as I was heading out to de-ice the car on Dec. 14th, I looked up and noticed the most incredible cloud formation," says Skinner. "At the same time, an excited text came through from my boss, aurora tour guide Chad Blakley, who having lived here for many years has seen this only once or twice and explained to an Arctic newbie like me how rare these formations really are."
Also known as "nacreous" or "mother of pearl" clouds, the icy structures form in the lower stratosphere when temperatures drop to around minus 85ºC. Sunlight shining through tiny ice particles ~10µm across produce the characteristic bright iridescent colors by diffraction and interference. Once thought to be mere curiosities, some PMCs are now known to be associated with the destruction of ozone.
"Nacreous clouds far outshine and have much more vivid colours than ordinary iridescent clouds, which are very much poor relations and seen frequently all over the world," writes atmospheric optics expert Les Cowley. "Once seen they are never forgotten."
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery
GEOMAGNETIC STORMS: A co-rotating interaction region (CIR) struck Earth's magnetic field on Dec. 14th, followed shortly thereafter by a high-speed stream of solar wind. The double jolt sparked almost 9 hours of G1-class geomagnetic storms and auroras around the Arctic Circle. Brian Whittaker saw the display from the cockpit of an airplane 35,000 feet above Northern Manitoba, Canada:
"In addition to the auroras, the Geminid meteor shower was very active," says Whittaker.
More auroras are in the offing on Dec. 16th. NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% chance of continued storming as the solar wind continues to blow. Aurora alerts:text or voice
All Sky Fireball Network
Every night, a network of NASA all-sky cameras scans the skies above the United States for meteoritic fireballs. Automated software maintained by NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office calculates their orbits, velocity, penetration depth in Earth's atmosphere and many other characteristics. Daily results are presented here on Spaceweather.com.
On Dec. 16, 2015, the network reported 114 fireballs.
(58 Geminids, 41 sporadics, 5 December Leonis Minorids, 4 December Monocerotids, 3 sigma Hydrids, 1 , 1 Comae Berenicid, 1 nu Geminid)
In this diagram of the inner solar system, all of the fireball orbits intersect at a single point–Earth. The orbits are color-coded by velocity, from slow (red) to fast (blue). [Larger image] [movies]
Near Earth Asteroids
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are space rocks larger than approximately 100m that can come closer to Earth than 0.05 AU. None of the known PHAs is on a collision course with our planet, although astronomers are finding new ones all the time.
On December 16, 2015 there were 1645 potentially hazardous asteroids.
Recent & Upcoming Earth-asteroid encounters:Asteroid
Miss Distance
Dec 10
16 m
Dec 11
1.1 km
Dec 12
15 m
Dec 13
8 m
Dec 14
25 m
Dec 14
15 m
Dec 15
15 m
Dec 15
15 m
Dec 17
37 m
Dec 19
29 m
Dec 19
28 m
Dec 23
28 m
Dec 24
24 m
Dec 24
1.8 km
Dec 29
1.5 km
Dec 29
28 m
Dec 30
31 m
Jan 2
1.1 km
Jan 6
410 m
Jan 22
1.7 km
Jan 23
1.5 km
Jan 28
15 m
Notes: LD means "Lunar Distance." 1 LD = 384,401 km, the distance between Earth and the Moon. 1 LD also equals 0.00256 AU. MAG is the visual magnitude of the asteroid on the date of closest approach.
Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere
Situation Report — Oct. 30, 2015Stratospheric Radiation (+37o N)
Cosmic ray levels are elevated(+6.1% above the Space Age median). The trend is flat. Cosmic ray levels have increased +0% in the past month.
Sept. 06: 4.14 uSv/hr (414 uRad/hr)
Sept. 12: 4.09 uSv/hr (409 uRad/hr)
Sept. 23: 4.12 uSv/hr (412 uRad/hr)
Sept. 25: 4.16 uSv/hr (416 uRad/hr)
Sept. 27: 4.13 uSv/hr (413 uRad/hr)
Oct. 11: 4.02 uSv/hr (402 uRad/hr)
Oct. 22: 4.11 uSv/hr (411 uRad/hr)
These measurements are based on regular space weather balloon flights: learn more.
Approximately once a week, Spaceweather.com and the students of Earth to Sky Calculus fly "space weather balloons" to the stratosphere over California. These balloons are equipped with radiation sensors that detect cosmic rays, a surprisingly "down to Earth" form of space weather. Cosmic rays can seed clouds, trigger lightning, and penetrate commercial airplanes. Our measurements show that someone flying back and forth across the continental USA, just once, can absorb as much ionizing radiation as 2 to 5 dental X-rays. Here is the data from our latest flight, Oct. 22nd:
Radiation levels peak at the entrance to the stratosphere in a broad region called the "Pfotzer Maximum." This peak is named after physicist George Pfotzer who discovered it using balloons and Geiger tubes in the 1930s. Radiation levels there are more than 80x sea level.
Note that the bottom of the Pfotzer Maximim is near 55,000 ft. This means that some high-flying aircraft are not far from the zone of maximum radiation. Indeed, according to the Oct 22th measurements, a plane flying at 45,000 feet is exposed to 2.79 uSv/hr. At that rate, a passenger would absorb about one dental X-ray's worth of radiation in about 5 hours.
The radiation sensors onboard our helium balloons detect X-rays and gamma-rays in the energy range 10 keV to 20 MeV. These energies span the range of medical X-ray machines and airport security scanners.
Current Conditions
Solar wind
speed: 470.7 km/sec
density: 0.7 protons/cm3
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Updated: Today at 1609 UTX-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C1 1001 UT Dec16
24-hr: C6 0903 UT Dec16
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Updated: Today at: 1600 UTDaily Sun: 16 Dec 15Big sunspot AR2470 poses a slight threat for M-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI
Sunspot number: 64
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Updated 16 Dec 2015
Spotless Days
Current Stretch: 0 days
2015 total: 0 days (0%)
2014 total: 1 day (<1%)
2013 total: 0 days (0%)
2012 total: 0 days (0%)
2011 total: 2 days (<1%)
2010 total: 51 days (14%)
2009 total: 260 days (71%)
Updated 16 Dec 2015
The Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 119 sfu
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Updated 16 Dec 2015
Current Auroral Oval:
Switch to: Europe, USA, New Zealand, Antarctica
Credit: NOAA/OvationPlanetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 4 unsettled
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Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 4.8 nT
Bz: 2.0 nT north
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Updated: Today at 1609 UTCoronal Holes: 16 Dec 15
Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole. Credit: SDO/AIA.Noctilucent Clouds The southern season for noctilucent clouds is about to begin. Monitor the daily daisies, below, from NASA's AIM spacecraft for the first wisps of electric blue above Antarctica.
Switch view: Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, East Antarctica, PolarUpdated at: 12-16-2015 15:55:02
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Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey - Barre & Soul
Join me for this master class to take you deeper into your yoga practice.
Starting with pranayama and meditation I will lead you through a 2 hour practice focused on balancing the mind body connection. Emphasis will be placed on building strength and flexibility in a well rounded and dynamic flow. Time will be spent breaking down more advanced poses and transitions to make them accessible to all levels. Expect a sweaty practice with room to play or rest as it suits your mood.


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Lecture by Weston Naef
Sunday, October 23 at 4:00 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center, room 104
Weston Naef, curator emeritus in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum offers his lecture "Call to Witness: The Enigma of Carleton Watkins." A Lecture by Weston Naef, in conjunction with his newly published book, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs. Sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Admission is free.
The extraordinary body of work produced by photographer Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) between 1858 and 1891 constitutes one of the longest and most productive careers in nineteenth-century American photography. Nearly thirteen hundred "mammoth" (18 x 22 inch) glass-plate negatives were produced, the majority of which exist in only one surviving print. Of these, fewer than three hundred have been previously reproduced or exhibited.
Drawing on the major collections of Watkins prints at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, and numerous smaller collections, the authors have assembled and catalogued all of Watkins's known mammoth-plate photographs. These include views of Yosemite, San Francisco, and the Pacific Coast, as well as railroads, mines, and lumber mills throughout the west. The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty. The catalogue is organized by region and includes an inventory of Watkins's negatives and an illustrated guide to his signatures, both of value to scholars, collectors, and dealers.
Weston Naef is curator emeritus in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum.


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Last week I pulled together an Art Biz Blog compilation on email blasts for a client. No reason to keep it secret! First, this is really good, basic advice that you should never take for granted: Slow Down and Get Your Email Blast Right. Next
Last week I pulled together an Art Biz Blog compilation on email blasts for a client. No reason to keep it secret! First, this is really good, basic advice that you should never take for granted: Slow Down and Get Your Email Blast Right. Next
If I were asked for advice on promoting my workshops, these are the actions I'd encourage organizers to take. Please use this format as a guideline and adapt it to any event.
The arguments against using your given name are 1) that it's difficult to spell or pronounce or 2) that it's too common. Do you see how these two problems are exact opposites: one is too hard and the other too easy.
After the workshop, perhaps 5 days later, I send all students an email with a link to a special page just for them. This page has about 20 additional, highly relevant resources. I opt for doing it this way because:
Papa didn't care for any art other than his own and didn't know the "rules" of the art world. Heck, he didn't even know there was an art world! Getting into a gallery never entered his thoughts. He just drove around with a trunk full of sculptures to show to people.
The definition of a mailing list should be expanded and reconsidered as a "contact list." Social media puts you in touch with all kinds of people that aren't on your traditional mailing list.
Being around other artists builds your confidence and sustains you emotionally. In addition, you will hear about opportunities you never knew existed if you hadn't been part of a group. You'll hear about them before they are ever published! Read more about why you should connect with other artist–especially at the beginning of your career–and how to do it.
Artists are telling me all the time that they wish they had someone else to promote and sell their work for them. Guess what? You can get other people to sell your art quickly and easily!
All you have to do is create an affiliate program.
An affiliate program is a system for referrals. Someone refers a friend, family member or colleague to your art, and you pay them a referral fee when that person buys something from you. Instead of paying a gallery or retail outlet, you're paying a friend–someone who is part of your artist community and someone you might like to reward.
Sherrie York, In the Shadows (Ptarmigan). Reduction color linocut. 18 x 12 inches. ©The Artist
Here are five thoughts on creating an affiliate program . . .
1. Target your
We looked at brochures last week, and I imagine that many of you decided you didn't need a brochure–at least not right now. There are any number of ways you can share your art outside of a fancy brochure. And, as I said in the last issue, you want to target your message as much as possible, especially if it's for a promising lead or media outlet.
Laura K. Aiken asks:
Let's say I wanted to pitch an idea to a magazine. Whatever I sent them, I would want it to be interesting enough for them to put on the front cover or as a highlighted article. What is going to make me stand out from all the other artists?
First, I love this question. Laura realizes that she needs to stand out. A one-size-fits-all brochure
If you intend to remain in this art game for a long time, you have to be disciplined. You're not only an artist, you're a businessperson. You have to be devoted to both creating your art with tremendous passion and to promoting it with equal enthusiasm.
You must make self-promotion a part of your routine.
If art is your career, you don't have promotional "campaigns" that can be marked by a beginning and an end. Rather, you have promotional habits and promotional practices. Promoting your art means time away from your art and things you might enjoy more. But no one–least of all successful artists–ever said being an artist was easy.
How much time should you devote to promoting your art? It depends. It depends on how much time you have for your art career. First, the art has to


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Dear Local Tour Players and Members,
As spring approaches we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on course conditions. As you are aware this winter has been extremely cold. Fall had above average rainfall and was abnormally overcast. November and December, which have the shortest day lengths, were combined with morning marine layers that gave us disease challenges even though we follow an aggressive antibiotic program. This year's cold has been record setting. January, February, and March are currently 8, 6, and 11 degrees Fahrenheit below the average mean temperature.
The poor weather conditions did not allow us to recover from the heavy foot traffic. We covered the greens 31 times to aid in heat absorption and frost protection. This covering of greens was a fifteen fold increase over prior years. Although we covered greens at night, there were numerous occasions where the temperatures never climbed above 39 degrees Fahrenheit and we still had to prepare the course for play.
The result of this poor weather is: 1) weak greens on 13, 17, and resort chipping. All other greens are similar to past years. 2) We are higher in compaction on our greens based on the International Sports Turf Research Center Analysis. 3) Resort tees and dormant rough surrounds have been worn thin. 4) Approaches and collars that are walkways to the greens are compacted and wearing thin. 5) Bunker faces are thin because of sand buildup and foot traffic up the faces. 6) Landscape material has been severely frost damaged. We have pruned back $40,000 worth of landscape material.
We have laid the ground work to have a successful spring season and PLAYERS. We have installed a heater that hooks into our sub air system on 13 green to aid in recovery. We have closed the resort chipping green to remove wear and tear to the surface. Fertility on these weak greens and areas has increased with a dark organic product to attract heat. We have used bayonet tines on the greens to relieve compaction. Fertility has been increased with extra potassium on thin and worn tees and approaches to aid in recovery. Bunker faces are being washed of sand and rebuilt. Two semi-loads of landscape material are being delivered March 17th to replace frost damaged material.
The program is in place. The weather needs to cooperate. In the past, average temperatures required a full three week closure period to allow the course to heal from winter play. This extreme winter will test the three week closure.


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Each year the Center for Music Learning sponsors Music Careers in Public Education, a one-day workshop designed to acquaint music students in all disciplines with the profession of teaching in primary and secondary schools. Outstanding alumni of the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music who are enjoying successful professional lives as choral, instrumental, and elementary music teachers return to campus to share their experiences and discuss the challenging and gratifying aspects of their work. Students in the Butler School are afforded formal and informal opportunities to talk with these successful alumni and learn about their lives as teachers and about preparing for a life in public education.
Wednesday 10 September
Schedule of Events
6:30-7:00 PM Introductions
7:00-8:00 PM Dinner
8:00-8:30 PM Informal Question and Answer Session
Alumni Participants
Lindsey Creel, class of '11 (MM), Music Teacher, Forest Trail Elementary School, Eanes ISD
Damian Gonzales, class of '04, Band Director, Grisham MS, Round Rock ISD
Jessica Gonzales, class of '04, Band Director, Pflugerville MS
Brian Klenzendorf, class of '03 (BM) and class of '08 (MM), Music Teacher, KIPP School of Austin
Kelsey Nussbaum, class of '13, Orchestra Director, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and Convington Fine Arts Academy, Austin ISD
Kim Shuttlesworth, class of '06, Band Director, James Bowie HS, Austin ISD
Amy Simmons, class of '97 (BM) and class of '07, Associate Professor, Texas State University


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A survey by the Union Ministry of Urban Development has rated Mangaluru as the third cleanest among 476 cities across the country.
The sanitation rating was for 2013-15 based on 19 indicators. Mysuru has bagged the first rank followed by Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation.
Mangaluru scored 64.74 points, Mysuru 65.09 points, and Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation 64.91 points, a March 11, 2016 letter to urban local bodies by the Ministry said.
Mangaluru City Corporation received the letter through e-mail on Tuesday.
Addressing media here on Tuesday, Mayor Harinath said: "The rating measured the sanitation performance of cities on 19 indicators in line with the National Urban Sanitation Policy 2008," he said and added that it was the second sanitation rating of 476 cities.
H.N. Gopalakrishna, Commissioner, said the assessment was done based on indicators such as quality of drinking water, whether open defecation has been prevented, solid waste management, maintenance of underground drainage system and so on.
Madhu S. Manohar, Environment Engineer at the corporation, said in the immediate last rating (first one) done for 2011-13 and announced in 2014, Mangaluru had bagged 11th rank. Now, its position has gone up.
He said that the Ministry has also mentioned about the issues to be addressed in the city to improve the ranking. Some of them are improvement in the quality of drinking water, prevention of pollution of water bodies, prevention of diarrhoeal diseases, improvement in the collection of solid waste, and cost recovery from sewerage system by imposing cess.
The city corporation effective from 2016-17 has imposed cess as Rs. 15 a month per residential house for using the underground drainage facility of the corporation, he said.
Mr. Harinath said the corporation would make all efforts to get top ranking in the next survey likely to be conducted between October and December, 2016.
Union Ministry of Urban Development rated the city for 2013-15 based on 19 indicators.
Source : The Hindu
A survey by the Union Ministry of Urban Development has rated Mangaluru as the third cleanest among 476 cities across the country.


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Van Buren Antiques has been owned and operated by Bill Davis for the past 13 years. Bill specializes in the following: Art Deco lamps and fixtures, Hoosier cupboards, Eastlake walnut Victorian furniture, and turn of the century oak.
Bill began his antique business in the Wauseon, Ohio antique mall. From Wauseon, he moved to Delta Antique's Market in Delta, Ohio and sold there for the next 15 years. After leaving Delta, Bill started the Van Buren Antique Shop in 2003. Bill was a Tool & Die maker by trade before started his the antique business.
Bill likes to keep his antiques in their original condition whenever possible but sometimes, mostly with furniture, it requires refinishing. Bill's store hours are Mon. thru Fri. 10 - 5 and Sat and Sun 12 – 6 or he can be contacted at 419-299-3297.
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August 1, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) --Five of the first video gaming machines in Illinois have arrived at a Joliet bar.
They were installed Wednesday morning at Izzy's Tavern on Theodore Street.
The machines are not up and running yet because they need to be tested first. They have to function with a computer command center that controls such things as when they're on and off.
Izzy's is one of five test sites for the gambling machines.


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The weather should be delightful this morning - for polar bears and penguins. For thin-blooded South Floridians, however, it'll be cold out there.
The region was expected to feel its chilliest temperatures of the winter today, with the mercury plunging into the low 40s, possibly the high 30s in Palm Beach County.
Mix in winds of up to 20 mph, and the wind chill could make it feel almost as frigid as 32 degrees.
"It's going to feel really chilly compared to what we've had," National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Gregoria said, referring to the record heat earlier this week.
Many locals, such as Fort Lauderdale contractor Jason Shelley, said they would welcome the big chill.
"It's a nice change after working out in the sweltering heat," he said.
Others, such as Regina Lanter, a supervisor at a Delray Beach Starbucks, can't wait for it to warm up again.
"I like to drive around in my convertible," she said, adding that the moment she arrived at work Wednesday, she drank a hot caramel macchiato, a fancy coffee drink. "It hit the spot."
The weather service said the cold won't last long.
Today's high temperatures should remain on the cool side, in the mid- to upper 60s with mostly sunny skies. By Friday, conditions should warm into the mid-70s and into the 80s by Saturday.
Because of dry air and steady winds, weather officials warned there is an increased chance of wildfires across much of Florida. Fire officials asked residents to be careful with cigarettes and to clear flammable debris from homes.
As frosty as it might feel, today's temperatures likely won't break any records, weather service meteorologist Barry Baxter said. The record low for the date is 35 degrees in West Palm Beach and 37 degrees in Fort Lauderdale. Both readings were registered in 1967.


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I suppose I could leave it there – and this will have been the most straightforward, stress-free thing I've ever written. But I imagine most people are expecting me to go on and explain why we should keep faith with Alex Neil, despite a recent run of poor form which has seen us sink into the bottom three of the Premier League table…
Let's start with something that should be obvious, but oddly never seems to be: sacking the manager is not a 'silver bullet' that fixes everything instantly. Of course, I have written about this before, but that doesn't make any difference; as soon as you lose a couple of games, people start murmuring about sacking the manager, as if that always cures everything – if that were the case, clubs would have twenty different managers every season. They don't, because that would be absurd. Knee-jerk sackings are not the answer – and if you're the sort of person who would see their team lose and immediately reach for the P45 at the final whistle, without a moment's thought, you maybe need to reevaluate how you make decisions.
This view is a bizarre extension of the 'Something must be done!' attitude which sadly pervades many areas of life at the moment. Anything that happens is met with a chorus of demands to ban something, remove something, change something, legislate for something… Because something must be done! Regardless of what that 'something' is. It is the response of a feeble mind – and it won't help our club.
But let's move on from there. Let's assume that we've got past reflexive demands for action-for-action's-sake, and decided that a change of manager actually might be no bad thing, on its own merits. Before we do anything, we need to have a replacement lined up who is better. Not 'just as good' – and certainly not worse! – but a guaranteed step up in quality from the manager we currently have. And we need to be sure that this person is not only a better calibre of manager than the incumbent, but is available to start immediately, and would be willing to take a job at Norwich (a relegation-threatened club with, in Premier League terms, a relatively small budget).
So who is there who fits that bill? If no names spring alacritously to mind, I'm not too surprised. I can think of top-level managers who are out-of-work – but would they want to come to Norwich? I can think of managers whose services we probably could secure – but would they really be better than Alex Neil? I'm not convinced. And unless both of those stipulations are met, we're better off doing nothing at all.
|Oh, how short are the memories of some football supporters…
But what of Alex Neil himself? Even if a good manager is available, and happy to start work tomorrow… Does Alex really deserve the sack?! This is a manager who came into the club midway through the season last year, when our promotion challenge looked to be fading, and turned things around. We all remember the euphoria of our Play-Off Final day out at Wembley, don't we? He did that.
This is the manager who got us promoted to the Premier League. This is the manager who got a point away to Liverpool; the manager who got a point at home to top four Arsenal; the manager who beat Manchester United on their own turf. That deserves recognition.
Yes, he has made mistakes – he is only thirty-four years old, and he is still learning his craft while having to adapt to a level higher than any previous challenge he has encountered in his fledgling managerial career – but he has potential and ambition aplenty, and has never been under any illusions about how tough a league the Premier League is. Comments like 'out of his depth' or 'lost the plot' are harsh, to say the least.
It is unreasonable not to permit a young manager still finding his feet to make errors. How else does one learn? Not only is it unreasonable, though, it is stupid. It is illogical. Those mistakes, more often than not, stem from inexperience. How does one gain experience? Not by being sacked.
At this rate, the 'sacking culture' in modern football will cut off far too much promising young coaching talent at the knees. Where will the next generation of football managers come from?
In ten years' time, people will look at the Premier League and ask: "Why are there so few talented British coaches managing at the top level? Why is there no new blood in management in this country?" Because they were sacked after four games in charge by ruthless CEOs acceding to the demands of unforgiving fans who cared more about exacting their pounds of flesh than looking to the future of either their own club, or the sport of football as a whole.
Alex Neil is a young manager who deserves his chance. Norwich City need to give it to him. And – who knows? – there is opportunity yet for that faith to be repaid. Time has not run out; panicking now solves nothing.
Addendum (added Monday, 8th February, following various discussions on the topic):
Those who would favour Alex Neil's immediate removal have cautioned me more than once about the dangers of the club "leaving it too late" to sack him. It is an argument – and an expression – which I abhor. Even leaving aside the arrogance of thinking you are the person who can tell with absolute certainty when the optimum time would be for the club to act, what baffles me about this line of argument is that that it seems to skip over the question of whether or not Alex Neil should be sacked; it assumes that it is self-evident that he should be, and that the only matter left to settle is when. It is an assumption which speaks to the central conceit of this outlook – that sacking the manager is always the answer.
The mindset seems to be that a manager's sacking is inevitable; that the only question around the issue is not "if" he should be sacked, but "when" to do it; and that sooner is always better. This cannot be good for the club, or for the sport. That is not a healthy attitude to have, and the worry here is that we will creep inexorably towards a farcical scenario where it is standard procedure to sack the manager after every loss, most managers last only a few weeks in a job, and the pool of managerial talent dries up completely.


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Baldwin Hills Restaurants
Be the first! Advertise your restaurant for free in the town of Baldwin Hills.
Baldwin Hills, CA has one of the widest choices of restaurants, of an area its size, in the whole of the USA. Just about half of the restaurants in Baldwin Hills are full-service restaurants with three quarters of the others offering partial service. The other restaurants inBaldwin Hills are predominantly drinking places and caterers that proposition a quantity of in-house foodstuff.
Full-service restaurants in Baldwin Hills be likely to recommend numerous menu kinds, together with starters, salads, side dishes, desserts, and more drinks, with quite a few choices within each class. Cooks and chefs will get ready the items to buy, ranging from grilling a hamburger to compiling a new complex and stylish menu item. Waiters and waitresses put forward table service in comfy surroundings. Clients increasingly like dining at mid-scale or family restaurants, typically managed by a national group. Contrastingly, customers at the improved Baldwin Hills dining places be inclined to search for a nice atmosphere with adeptly primed gastronomy and restful, professional service. Whilst groups are a vital piece of the restaurant business, many customers in Baldwin Hills desire to dine in independently owned as well as locally operated restaurants.
The most general type of a limited-service restaurant in Baldwin Hills, CA is a franchised firm of a countrywide restaurant franchise selling fast food. Like every else, these restaurants in Baldwin Hills includes a set menu, the nonexistence of waitresses and waiters and an emphasis on cleanliness and a resourceful service. Menu selections will suggest narrow range and are geared up by workers with token cooking or food-handling skills. Foodstuff typically is served in disposable take-out containers that hold on to the food's heat, allowing restaurants to make ready meals in advance of customers' requirements. A emergent amount of fast-food restaurants in Baldwin Hills, CA are now providing drive-through and walk-up services.
Restaurants are the most rife and familiar industry in the US. The greatest restaurants, especially the best restaurants in Baldwin Hills, CA propose
- Recently prepared food focused on community favourites
- Menu choices that suit each person in the family
- Resourceful and motivated employees that smile!
- Hygiene
- All of the list above at a reasonable value!
The populace in Baldwin Hills are well documented for their fondness of restaurants that offer something that other establishments do not exhibit and they like establishments where the workers working in attendance sincerely like what they are doing.
The community in Baldwin Hills are looking for restaurants with the purpose of making you feel good after eating there.
The customers attracted to restaurants in Baldwin Hills fluctuate according to numerous factors, including the kind of food delivered, prices, location and the marketplace the establishment is intended for.
To attract customers in Baldwin Hills, CA you need to focus on
- High-earning persons or families with a substantial amount of disposable take-home pay but not much moment in which to use it. This client assembly includes the upward number of lone householders, as well as dual-income family groups.
- Business people on expense accounts to boost lunchtime custom as well as evening meals. The usefulness of this market frequently tends to follow the wider fluctuations in regional businesses.
- Holidaymakers are vital for a lot of restaurants in the area. Bear in mind that visitor figures to Baldwin Hills oscillate according to the seasons, and winter, in particular, could see poorer trading.
- Family. The influence of children has formed a significant market collection that impacts on family choice for meals. This has been quickly picked up on by the substantial conglomerates who, led by the burger chains, target children through their marketing.
- Grazers. As lifestyles have altered, the established three meals a day have been replaced by a propensity to graze or eat on the hoof. Convenience plays a hefty part in this group's array of venue.
- The appearance of a considerable group of retired inhabitants with a high level of disposable income and improved leisure time. Study indicates that this group tends to eat out during the day as a leisure interest.
- Working women. Married women undertake more than 60% of all household chores, therefore easy access to meals is welcomed as one less errand to partake. Cost tends to be a significant issue affecting the choice of this unit, next to the quality of the food.
If you are running a restaurant in Baldwin Hills, CA you should
- Make out the most excellent location in order to be a magnet for passing business. If you are planning to rely by word of mouth and put together your custom over a very time-consuming period, locality will play an influential part in the eventual victory of your dealings.
- Settle down into your routine (and make sure your staff are relaxed with their chores!) and then attract reviewers from the Baldwin Hills media to carry out a restaurant evaluation - a decent assessment is apt to boost neighborhood interest in your trade.
- Make unquestionable you are listed in district food and restaurant handbooks. This will mean signing on with the Baldwin Hills tourist guides and this will also rally round persons from outside of the immediate neighborhood.
- Broadcast in magazines perused by your target audience. Baldwin Hillsnewspapers and business magazines generally put forward moderately costed marketing space.
- Stand out from the crowd by selecting an exclusive illustration or theme and applying it to your interior decoration, personnel uniforms, crockery and cutlery, and menus.
- Promote several audiences depending on the time of the day or season of the year. Both daytime and evening menus may well be provided, with daily exclusives accessible to modify the standard bill of fare.
- Use exclusive offers to boost business during loose times, with mid-afternoon bargains for students and older diners, and special children's menus to be had to catch the attention of families. Christmas is a critical occasion for most restaurants, because it offers the opportunity to swell trade owing to corporate parties and can be a launch to your restaurant for possible new customers who can come back all the way through the rest of the year.
As word-of-mouth publicity is of the greatest significance for Baldwin Hills restaurants, it is essential that your customer service should always be dutiful, rapid and well-mannered!
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