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Spilling the Ink (in person, 10 sessions)
Spilling the Ink (in person, 10 sessions)
Spilling the Ink is the original Writing Circle, a playful foray into various forms of writing, designed to get ideas flowing, pens moving, and ink spilt!
Time and place:
Tuesday Mornings, 9.30 - 12.00
19 Sept - 28 Nov, 2017 (No meeting 24 Oct)
Harston Village Hall - (map and info)
Special Features :
- Activities and short prompts to initiate writing each week.
- Guidance on responding to others' writing.
- Teas, coffees and light refreshments.
- Writing celebration a conclusion of course.
- Option to contribute to group anthology.
- Small group size (max 8 participants).
Scroll down for a full description of Spilling the Ink.
Spilling the Ink is my starting point. I don't get anything written without spilling some ink first. Once it's on the page, blots and all, I'm on my way; I have something to work from, work with. Want to join me? How about giving yourself time and space to write down those all those stories, memories, vignettes that you've been meaning to capture? How about embracing a playful practice with the pen and page? Come on, come spill some ink. You might be surprised at the creative cats you let out of the bag.
We'll meet weekly for ten weeks. Each meeting will have a theme and we'll use a variety of methods to jumpstart new pieces of writing. During the course, we will explore various genres including memoir, personal essay and short fiction. We'll also delve into the creative process, taking pieces from rough ideas to polished versions.
In addition to writing our own pieces, we will respond to others' work. There is great value in hearing how our writing affects our readers. Learning to respond sensitively and substantially is a skill we practice and refine together throughout Spilling the Ink.
At the conclusion of the course, we'll have a celebration with a read-around. Participants will also be invited to include a piece of their writing in an online group anthology to be published later in 2018. Curious to see what has been written? Have a look at our previous anthologies, Circumference I (Autumn 2015), and Circumference II (Spring/Summer 2015). Circumference III (2016/2017) Coming soon!
- £175.00. Full payment is required to confirm your registration, which includes a 25% non-refundable deposit. After the first session, if you feel that the programme is not a good match for you, you may request a refund minus the deposit.
- Partial bursaries available, please inquire.
Previous participants are welcome to join again. Although we may be using some of the same materials, you may find new directions to take your writing. Alternatively, consider joining me in Brief Encounters, a Writing Circle that uses published short stories as jumping off points for our own writing projects.
I keep my Writing Circles small so we get a genuine sense of each others' voices and intentions. Spilling the Ink is limited to 8 participants. This also allows me to spend time focusing on substantial feedback for each writer.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A STARTING POINT, A WRITING COMMUNITY, AND A PLACE TO PLAY, Spilling the Ink is the course for you!
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This webinar will provide an overview of messaging research conducted by the American Heart Association, provide tips for how to talk about an issue from a policy change perspective, and share effective key messages and language based on research findings. Presenter: Isabella Girard MPH, Policy & Opinion Research Manager, American Heart Association, Voices for Healthy Kids. NWA strongly encourages you to attend this webinar, as these messaging resources will be highly valuable to your project efforts.
Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8529959907891326724

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The Knole Paddock faithful was out in throngs for Sevenoaks Rugby Club 1st XV's first home match of the season versus Maidstone. The sun shone, the beer flowed and Oaks put away a resolute and game Stone in some style by 43-15.
After last week's away defeat at Chichester, Oaks seemed intent on making amends from the get go. They pressured and harried Stone in defense and in attack put together the kind of phase play made possible by hundreds of hard yards of off-season training. Oaks' fitness told from early on and the navy and gold were soon on the scoreboard through the trusty boot of Jack Barker..
Both Oaks and then Stone - in a rare foray into the home side's half - exchanged missed attempts at goal before a very telling first try.
The combination of Stone's continued ill discipline and Oaks' defensive qualities made it hard for the visitors to settle into any form of shape and rhythm, and Oaks were soon camped on the Maidstone try line, having put some excellent driving mauls together. The patience of the referee was snapped by another infringement by Stone, which led to a penalty try.
It wasn't long before Oaks were again making in roads and a break by ever present Pettet set up field position. From the top of an Oaks lineout on the Stone 22, Oaks moved the ball quickly and a darting break from the subsequent phases by Goodhew, enjoying a stormer at 9, resulted in an offload to Short running an incisive line and he duly crossed for the try. Barker slotted over the extras.and Short went over again before the close to give the Oaks a 24-0 half-time lead, the home side having withstood a barrage of pressure by Stone through some abrasive and last ditch tackling.
Oaks rather slumbered into the second half, and as a result Maidstone scored quickly from a scrappy lineout close to the Oaks line that was fumbled when it should have been cleared.
The reposte was rapid in the shape of Man of the Match Gumbleton at 12, who dotted down following another impressive catch and drive by the navy and gold pack. 29-5 to Oaks.
For the next 20 minutes Oaks were rarely troubled and kept Stone at bay, before the visitors put together an effective short lineout play and for a moment at 29-10 looked to be coming back into the game, before Te Hira burst through the defenders to score near the posts for a home try that effectively sealed proceedings. There was time for some further flourishes from both teams, before a champagne try by Goodhew, who jinked over the line after mazy runs from Floyd and Short, capped a great day at the office for Oaks.
Both teams and their coaching departments can take huge credit form the quality of the rugby on show, in a compelling display that befitted the enduring and friendly Mote versus Paddock rivalry.
For photos of the match, from Official Photographer David Purday click here


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A Salt Lake City police detective is under fire for a violent encounter with a hospital nurse at the University of Utah Hospital's burn unit.
On July 26, Detective Jeff Payne was sent to collect blood from an unconscious patient who was involved in a collision.
The officers' body cameras showed an officer arguing with nurse Alex Wubbels over the matter. At one point, Wubbels consults with a supervisor on speakerphone.
Payne had no warrant for a blood sample and no consent from the patient, who was not under arrest, according to a report from The Washington Post, which also said that, under the US Constitution and hospital regulations, police would be barred from collecting blood from the patient.
The US Supreme Court also ruled that "blood can only be drawn from drivers for probable cause, with a warrant," according to The Post.
"This is something that you guys agreed to with this hospital," Wubbels could be heard saying in the video. "The three things that allow us to do that are if you have an electronic warrant, patient consent, or patient under arrest."
Payne threatened to arrest Wubbels if she continued to refuse his request. "Sir," the supervisor said over the phone, "you're making a huge mistake because you're threatening a nurse."
"OK," Payne said, as he walked towards Wubbels. "No, we're done."
Wubbels lets out a scream and she is forced out of the hospital, where she was pushed against the wall and handcuffed.
"Help me! Stop! You're assaulting me," Wubbels yelled. "Stop! I've done nothing wrong! This is crazy!"
Payne has since been suspended from the police department's blood-draw unit but remains on active duty, The Post reported. Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown was reportedly aware of the incident and called it "very alarming," according to the Deseret News.
Wubbels, who has worked at the hospital for eight years, said she was not pursuing legal action at this time.
"I just feel betrayed, I feel angry," Wubbels said to Deseret News. "I feel a lot of things. And I am still confused. I'm a health care worker. The only job I have is to keep my patients safe."
"A blood draw, it just gets thrown around like it's some simple thing," Wubbels continued. "But your blood is your blood. That's your property."
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Cover Lover
I think the covers on your Wild West magazines really catch the eye on the newsstands. I purchased your June 2007 issue with George Custer on the cover. It was excellent. Keep up the good work.
Paul Gordon
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
The editor responds: Thank you very much. Hope you like our October cover, which is not quite like any previous cover in the magazine's 19-year history.
Caption Bashing
What in the hell were your editors smoking when they wrote the caption on the top of P. 26 ("A 1920s saddle-bronc rider is on a high during competition at Cheyenne Frontier Days") of the "Western Enterprise" article "Test of Cowboy Skills Led to Today's Rodeo" in the June 2007 issue. Can't you tell by the clothing and gear this is not the 1920s? The biggest sin of all: That is a bareback-bronc rider!
The photo (above right) is a classic of bareback-bronc rider Jim Mihalek on a horse called Hud, and it was taken at Tucson, Ariz., by Fred Kobsted Photo. I am especially familiar with the photo as the rider, Jim Mihalek, and I went to high school together at Westminster, Colo., in the 1950s and kept in touch on and off in the 1960s. Mihalek won the 1960 All-Around Championship of the International Professional Rodeo Association at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Canada.
Leonard P. McCann
Florence, Mont.
As always I thoroughly enjoyed reading your latest edition of Wild West. As a former rodeo cowboy and announcer I especially enjoyed the article "Test of Cowboy Skills Led to Today's Rodeo" in the June edition. There is an error in the first caption. The rider in the photograph is riding a bareback bronc, not a saddle bronc. The saddle-bronc rider uses a customized version of the average, everyday roping saddle, including stirrups. The bareback-bronc rider uses a leather handhold, similar to a suitcase handle, attached to a leather pad that is tied to the bronc via D rings and a latigo. There are no stirrups on the bareback rigging. The saddle-bronc rider also uses a rein, and his spurring actions are much different than the bareback-bronc rider's.
Bob Sullivan
Parker, Colo.
The editor responds: The faulty caption information came with the image, which I didn't look at closely enough. Thanks for the informative corrections.
Pendelton Penance
Has there been a major earthquake on the West Coast that has gone unreported? I am sure the residents of Pendleton, Ore., would be quite surprised, probably even shocked, to find out that their town and its rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up, have been moved quite a distance south to the state of California, at least according to your Western Enterprise article in the June 2007 Wild West. Unless my maps have been incorrect all these years, Pendleton has always been in Oregon.
James J. Griffin
Branford, Conn.
On P. 27 of the June "Western Enterprise " article it states that the Pendleton Round-Up is in California. I do believe it is in eastern Oregon. Of course, with all of the Californians selling out and moving to Oregon, maybe California has annexed Oregon.
Art Bowen
via Internet
The editor responds: Let 'er buck, as they say. My head is bowed. Pendleton is of course much closer to Walla Walla, Wash., than to anywhere in California—something to keep in mind if you plan to attend the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon this September (see www.pendletonroundup.com).
Posseman Proof
I take exception to David Turk's "Billy the Kid and the U.S. Marshals Service" (February 2007 Wild West). Mr. Turk does not present one single scrap of physical evidence that the Kid ever rode as a deputized posse member, let alone a member of a federal marshal's posse. Your magazine even bought into the hysteria. The front cover states: "The Kid once rode for the U.S. Marshal's service (no kidding)."
J.D. Matthews
El Paso County Dept. Sheriff (ret.)
Pratt, Kan.
David Turk, historian for the U.S. Marshals Service, responds: There is ample evidence already out there to prove the fact that Billy the Kid was indeed a federally deputized posseman for a short period. His term would have been measured in days in assisting Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Widenmann. Two examples of proof follow. (1) The Frank Warner Angel Report for the Justice Department that describes the Kid's actions on February 23, 1878, National Archives. This clearly indicates he served in a posse in searching James Dolan's store with Deputy Widenmann and Fred Waite, among others. Widenmann had jurisdiction on the search, and Maurice Garland Fulton's History of the Lincoln County War (pages 125-126) reinforces this. (2) Letter from U.S. Marshal John Sherman to U.S. Army Colonel Edward Hatch, dated March 8, 1878, National Archives. This letter clearly indicates that Deputy Widenmann had a civil (or nonmilitary) posse. Deputy Widenmann utilized this authority during the search of the Dolan store. The Kid was in that posse. Although some would like a signed certificate, the evidence is clearly there. Widenmann, who was free to deputize any citizen (including military, as this was before the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878), did so frequently in many of his actions as a deputy U.S. marshal.
Frontier Flashes
As a new subscriber of Wild West, I am awed by the articles and the "Frontier Flashes" in the "Roundup" section. They are full of information, even in small details! I have never learned so much from a magazine until now. I read the April 2007 issue cover to cover, and as a fledgling historian, I find myself with a couple of questions. Is the James B. Miller mentioned in "Frontier Flashes" the same "Killin' Jim" Miller who received legal assistance from John Wesley Hardin? Was William Wells, one of "Paul Hutton's Top Ten Frontier Characters" (P. 10), the inspiration behind Charles Frazier's book Thirteen Moons? Your magazine is great, and I plan on being a subscriber for as long as we are both around.
Chad Whittington
Huntsville, Texas
The editor responds: Glad you like the magazine. Hardin, on behalf of Miller (his cousin by marriage), filed charges of attempted murder in 1895 against a former Texas sheriff, Bud Frazer. The first Frazer trial ended in a hung jury. Frazer was acquitted at a second trial but was later killed by Killin' Jim. William Wells, who was captured by the Miami Indians and adopted by Chief Little Turtle, is in need of a good biography (hint: Hutton says, "I have plans to yet make him famous"). William Wells and Maconaquah: White Rose of the Miamis, a work of historical fiction by Julia M. Gilman, came out in 1985. Thirteen Moons, Frazier's follow-up novel to his 1997 best-seller Cold Mountain, was inspired by William Holland Thomas, a 90-year-old white man who spoke nothing but Cherokee for days after turning up in an asylum in Raleigh, N.C., in the late 1800s.
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CLEVELAND -- The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the 28 winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) today. Northwood University Athletic Director Dave Marsh earned the distinguished honor of being named a NCAA Division II Athletic Director of the Year.
The award spans seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior College/Community Colleges). Winners will receive their awards during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 29 at NACDA's 53rd Annual Convention at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses and their surrounding communities.
"This is the 20th year for the Athletics Director of the Year Program, and each year that goes by, we are continually blown away by the standard of success that these award winners maintain across all levels of college athletics," said Bob Vecchione, NACDA Executive Director. "Over the last two decades, we have been fortunate to recognize more than 425 individuals for the impressive work they do and the examples they set for everyone in our industry."
In January at the annual NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Northwood was named the recipient of the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Award of Excellence.
Northwood was honored for the annual "Go M.A.D. day," (Make a Difference) which took place November 3-4, 2017. The community-service based event featured 347 student-athletes across all 18 Northwood varsity sports helping out throughout the Midland community. From across the University 796 students, faculty, staff, coaches and community members were involved, performing over 2,100 hours of service.
Winners of the 2017-18 Under Armour AD of the Year Awards are:
|Football Bowl Subdivision
|Barry Alvarez
|University of Wisconsin
|Whit Babcock
|Virginia Tech
|Joe Castiglione
|University of Oklahoma
|Kirby Hocutt
|Texas Tech University
|Football Championship Subdivision
|Thomas Beckett
|Yale University
|Vicky Chun
|Colgate University
|Bill Smith
|Bryant University
|Ingrid Wicker McCree
|North Carolina Central University
|Division I-AAA
|Greg Christopher
|Xavier University
|Lenny Kaplan
|New Jersey Institute of Technology
|Chris King
|University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
|Scott Lazenby
|Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
|Division II
|Josh Berlo
|University of Minnesota Duluth
|Dave Marsh
|Northwood University
|John Planek
|Lewis University
|Fran Reidy
|Saint Leo University
|Division III
|Richard Lenfest
|Westfield State University
|Tony Mariano
|Norwich University
|David Martin
|University of Scranton
|Natalie Winkelfoos
|Oberlin College
|Robyn Daugherty
|John Brown University
|Jim Abbott
|Oklahoma City University
|Bruce Parker
|Rocky Mountain College
|Troy Plummer
|Grand View University
|Junior/Community Colleges
|Will Cowen
|Ventura College
|Aaron Denton
|Sandhills Community College
|Tim Drain
|Tyler Junior College
|Michelle Ruble
|College of Southern Maryland
Under Armour is now in its 10th year of sponsoring the award and over 220 different athletics directors have been honored with the award during that time.
"The Athletics Director of the Year Award honors those men and women who are visionary leaders in college athletics," said Walker Jones, Under Armour senior director of global sports marketing. "Under Armour is proud to partner with NACDA to facilitate this recognition for the top athletics directors across all divisions."
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners, as well as other respected intercollegiate athletics administrators. Special Divisional Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award. A complete listing of Selection Committee members can be found on NACDA's Web site at www.nacda.com.
About Under Armour (NYSE: UA): Under Armour is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's Web site at www.underarmour.com.
About NACDA: NACDA, now in its 53rd year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 15,700 college athletics administrators at more than 1,700 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 6,500 athletics administrators annually attend NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week. Additionally, NACDA manages 17 professional associations and three foundations. For more information on NACDA, visit www.nacda.com.


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Where Has The Love Gone?
Where once there was connection and the warm and fuzzies, now the love between you has slithered away leaving layers of scaly resentment, anger and frustration.
When you first met, you loved-him-so. He left sparkles and fairy-dust in his tracks. He painted your toenails, fluffed your pillows, paid attention to you in ways that made you feel really special, and looked longingly into your eyes. If someone were looking-at-you-looking-at-him, all that could be seen were big hearts bursting out of your eyeballs as you gazed adoringly at him. You easily overlooked his "flaws" ("What flaws?!?", you asked), his messes and gruff manor around anything emotional. "Perfection, manifested," you thought.
Then one day, you noticed something about him that seemed like a flaw in the perfection package. You gave it some thought; maybe you discussed it with your friend(s). You may have decided you should discuss it with him, asking him to stop doing (or change) that thing because it made you feel irritated, bothered, angry or bad in some way.
So he did. Kind of.
You thought that telling him how it made you feel and asking him to stop the behavior would solve it. Then, he did (substitute "she did" anywhere in this discussion) something else that caught your attention. Rather than let it go, now your radar for "things he does that bother me" was heightened. Once again, bothered by this inappropriate thing (by your standards), you thought about it, told him and your friends about it, and asked for another change or modification.
Because you wanted the best relationship that you could have, you thought that pointing out his "faults", the things that bothered you and things you needed to work on as a couple was the way to go about having that fantastic relationship.
Fast-forward to now.
It's been months or years that you've been together. That in-love feeling you once had? It's almost as stale as the bread in your cupboard. The longer you're with him, the more you expect him to disappoint you, the more he annoys you, and the harder you think he makes it for you to be in-love with him.
You believe that it's because he's changed (or not changed enough) and that it's up to him to make you feel love. It's certainly not up to you to feel love if you're not given good-reason to.
Now let's turn the lens on to you.
Where are you in that picture?
Have you changed? I'm not talking about your physique, or your personality. I'm talking about your mood and attitude about him. I'm talking about what you notice about him now vs. what you noticed about him when you first got together.
Are you perceiving him from the same lens that you perceived him from when you were feeling all the loves for him?
Has the way you think about him changed? Has what you think about when you think about him changed?
Are you noticing more things you don't like about him than you did in the beginning of your relationship?
And you thought it was about him.
Given what you're paying attention-to and your thoughts about him, is it any wonder you don't have that warm-fuzzy feeling for him?
The love you once had hasn't gone anywhere - you've just vacated the love-fest by focusing on what you don't love about him.
Feeling love comes from you and how you focus and has much less to do with the other person.
Remember, he was a slob when you first met (and still is) but you didn't pay attention to that, then. Now, it's just about the only thing you can think about!
You've mastered the art of looking for what's wrong about him and have adjusted yourself right out of your in-love feeling. With your thoughts, your observations, what you're talking about and with what you've been thinking you needed to talk about.
If "your vibe attracts your tribe" (it does), your thoughts create your reality (they do), the more you think about something the more you get of it, and you get what you most come to expect (or practice thinking about someone), do you find it at all unusual or coincidental that he keeps cooperating with your expectation(s) about him, doing the things that bug you?
Are you choosing how you'd like to feel, choosing to look for affirmations of those feelings, and being the person you're asking him to be, or are you asking him to be who you want/need him to be so that you can (once he changes and is just the way you want him) feel the feels that you want to feel?
Are you asking him to take the credit for how you feel rather than choosing how you want to feel and taking the credit for it?
Who's in charge of that, by the way?
If your holdout for feeling how you want to feel and being the person you want to be with, is that you need your guy to change first - you're going to be waiting a long time.
You get what you're tuned to. You can't get (receive) anything different from what you're tuned to about a person any more than you can tune to Apple TV and receive what's on DISH.
To have the relationship you want; to have the money you want; to have the lifestyle you want - you must tune yourself to how what-you-want feels like. If you're diligently noticing more of what you don't want and what you want that you don't have, and therefore very familiar with how that feels, you're not tuned to what you want. You're on DISH when what you want is on APPLE TV. Different frequencies. Any wonder why you're not feelin' the love?
So if you're noticing what you don't like, you're not on the frequency.
If you're noticing what you do like, you are.
If you're thinking about your guy/gal and you don't feel good, you're not on the frequency.
If you're thinking about your guy/gal and you feel good, you are.
If you're thinking about your guy, not feeling good, and therefore (usually) thinking that he needs to be different in some way so that you can feel better - that's false. He does not.
While being with someone who compliments and praises you, helps out, and loves you no matter what, is so much easier and nicer than being with someone who judges and criticizes you, asks you to change, and who's sloppy, mostly grumpy, pessimistic and not-so-much-fun, you're still in charge of how you feel and what you choose to notice (focus on) about that person.
The reason you're feeling bad and the reason why you're not feelin' the love you once did, is because the way you're thinking about him contradicts your true soul-knowing about him. It's got much less (or nothing) to do with him and so much more with how you're (consistently) perceiving him.
That's good news. You know why? You're in control. You have all the tools. You don't have to wait for him to change. You don't need him to be different. You don't have to wait until he decides he wants to change, or when it's convenient for him. You don't have to make demands of him and hold a grudge until he changes or does what you want. That approach to relationships creates resentment and a sense of powerlessness.
If you could know that what you want (which is to feel good) is at your fingertips.
If you could know that what you want is just a thought and a thought and a thought away.
If you could know that you could affect change from the inside out by tuning yourself and never need another person to do something differently before you could feel how you want to...
Would that not make you feel less at-the-sake-of other people and more in control of your own "destiny" and desire?
What kind of world would open up for you?
What possibilities would there be?
How would that feel?
Can you feel how your relationship would change if you simply acknowledged that how you feel is a direct result of how you focus; what you think about; what you decide to amplify and what you choose to tune yourself to?
You can have the relationship that you want, right where you are, with the person you're with.
The love hasn't gone anywhere...
All it takes is your focus.
All it takes is your desire to feel good and tuning yourself accordingly.
All it takes is for you to decide that someone else doesn't hold the reins of your emotions, your thoughts or your perspective.
You do.


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SCENE: Deep in the #Content mines of DFO, a group of trained monkeys–I mean DFO writers–are shackled to their typewriters. Someone gave tWBS a laptop once, and after that, no one was issued a wifi-enabled device ever again. Quietly, nearly imperceptibly, YEAHRIGHT and SHOGUN MARCUS begin whispering to each other, both sets of their eyes drifting towards BLAXABBATH…
yeahright: [hushed tones, remember?] I'm telling you, something's off.
Shogun Marcus: Maybe, but he's been weird before, remember?
[SHOGUN turns and cranes his neck as if to watch something]
yeahright: What are you doing?
Shogun: Watching a clip of that time blaxabbath was acting all weird. Can't you see it? Are we in a simulation? Did I eat too many gingersnaps?
The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem: Lo, my children/fellow dickjokers, I hath returned to restore piety, humor, Detroit Lions wisdom, and funk to the DFO clubhouse. And also to inform you two that you are failing at whispering. What's going on?
yeahright: Sup, Rev? Shogun and I were talking about how blax has been a little off lately.
RREM: [stares blankly]
Shogun: Off-er than usual.
RREM: Ah. Yeah, I kind of thought Quotables was different this week. Lead with a banner photo of Hannity but don't actually go after him? Or don't troll libs with him or whatever he usually does.
yeahright: Yeah, right?
RREM: Plus he participated like a…plebian.
yeahright: Yeah, right?
Shogun: Maybe it isn't even really blax…
[yeahright and RREM stare at Shogun with that same look of "too high, man" until all three of them stare again at Blax, quietly typing away, stopping only to consult another set of source materials and begin to footnote them, when suddenly…]
tWBS: You dumbasses! I was in there mastur–uh, taking a shit and heard you guys talking. Isn't it obvious? The restraint? The footnotes? The attempted brevity that still came off as long-winded? [They stare blankly at tWBS] Da fuq!!?! Go over there and rip his fucking mask off!
[YEAHRIGHT and SHOGUN and sneak up behind BLAXABBATH and RREM grabs his face and pulls and…]
Shogun: AHA! I knew it was Old Man Withers all along! Call Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface and arrest this man!
yeahright: Dude, that's BFC. Brett, what the fuck are you doing?
BrettFavresColonoscopy: Ah, shit, you caught me. Come on guys, you know how it is down in the content mines. Sometimes a DFOer can go crazy down here and you need to step away for a fix or a quickie–I mean to fix a snack or grab a quick nap. Anyway, blax pulled together the gifs this week, but then he went AWOL. I figured I would just pretend to be him, throw up some copy…
tWBS: Just like Karen Carpenter, NAILED IT!
BFC: …and then he just decided he was mailing it in this week. Didn't think anyone would actually notice. Would've gotten away with it, too, if tWBS had lasted longer in the bathroom.
BFC: Anyway, that's the great thing about working down here. Unless Internet Dad finds out about it, we can step into the breach and help each other out, whether it's filling in on quotables, venting about idiocy at work, or reminding someone to buy a vowel in DFO Wheel of Fortune NFL Before and After.
[O/S] Dok Zymm: ZAT VAS MY GAME UND YOU STOLE IT! AND NOT EVEN VERY WELL!
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Looks like Ashley Fires is working as a stripper again…. Super sexy! Got to love how Ashley Fires moves her hips when she's stripping!!
She's also got on a cowboy hat… A red one, a fake one, but the idea is still stuck in my head about how Ashley Fires would be riding on top of me like she was riding a fucking bronco, trying to break it in… Sounds painful but oh so damn hot too!
That famous stripper song "You can leave your hat on" by Joe Cocker comes to mind also… Yeah, Ashley Fires can leave her hat on when she's fucking us! Fer sure!
Looks like Ashley Fires might not have any panties on under this outfit… No panties, high heels, cowboy hat… Sounds like a party to use!
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Tagged: Stanley Kubrick
Galerie F To Release 'Psycho' And 'The Shining' Inspired Prints By Brian Ewing
With Halloween rapidly approaching, there is nothing we love more than a good, petrifying film to evoke the spirit of October. This coming Monday October 6th Galerie F release two sets of prints commissioned by the very talented horror buff Brian Ewing inspired by the films that have scared horror fans senseless for decades.
Ewing pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock's timeless Psycho and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining with two clever screen prints to be released with Galerie F.
We Preview The Latest Masterpiece From Spoke Art: "KUBRICK – An Art Show Tribute To The Films Of Stanley Kubrick"
It is undeniably the Stanley Kubrick was one of the most influencial filmmakers in modern cinema. His movies transcend genres. Spoke Art clearly understand the impact that Kubrick has had and in their latest gallery exhibition, a selection of artists honour the filmmaker.
"KUBRICK – An art show tribute to the films of Stanley Kubrick" opens September 6th (6PM – 10PM) and is on view until September 27th. Over 60 artists have collected to re-imagine their favourite characters, scenes and thematic concepts from one of the world's most prolific directors.
Will You Be Wearing The Mondo '237 Collection' This Autumn?
So, here is something new from the Mondo guys, the '237 Collection'. Mondo have teamed up with Middle Of Beyond to produce a clothing and lifestyle line consisting of a sweater, cardigan, 6′ scarf, ski mask and two different sized floor rugs all inspired by the movie Room 237, a 2012 American documentary film directed by Rodney Ascher exploring the meaning and themes of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
Available for Pre-Order from today, and running through May 10th, Mondo aim to begin shipping in late August, just in time for the Autumn runway shows. You can see the full collection over at the Mondo Blog and order from their Online Store.
Here is a closer look at that custom die-cut Mondo Room 237 key that comes with the sweaters and cardigans, while supplies last.
Keep tabs on Mondo by following them on Twitter where they will keep you posted on all future releases. Middle of Beyond can also be found on Twitter and Facebook!
Hero Complex Gallery Invite You To 'Imagined Worlds' In our HUGE PREVIEW Of The Del Toro, Gilliam, Kubrick, Lynch & Scott Inspired Gallery!
There are very few directors whose body of work is as varied, imaginative and visually inspired as that of Guillermo Del Toro, Terry Gilliam, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch & Ridley Scott, something that could also be said of the work included in Hero Complex Gallery's 'Imagined Worlds; The Imagined Worlds of Del Toro, Gilliam, Kubrick, Lynch & Scott'
Hero Complex Gallery describe the show as celebrating "the layered tapestries and characters of the preeminent world-building directors, Guillermo del Toro, Terry Gilliam, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch & Ridley Scott!" Needless to say, based on all the work we have seen so far here at Cult Collective, we are thoroughly excited.
In the lead up to the gallery, which launches with an opening reception this Friday from 7pm while 1opm at the Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, with an online sale kicking off Saturday at 1pm EST, we wanted to not only give you an awesome preview of some of the eclectic work that will be on display, but many of the superbly talented artists were also kind enough to give us a few words on their inspiration behind each piece!
Sam Gilbey – Pans Labyrinth – 'Your Destiny Lies In Your Hands'
Whilst I considered interpreting lots of movies for the show, in the end I kept coming back to Pan's Labyrinth, which I think is a masterpiece really. It's tragic yet also somehow not without hope. In the piece I felt it was important to show Ofelia literally overlapping the three worlds of reality, the underworld, and the in-between twilight world where she sees the faun. Guillermo del Toro talks a lot about the colour palettes of the different worlds in the amazing DVD commentary, so naturally that was something it made sense to make the most of in the artwork. I also put a couple of subtle references into the piece that I hope fans of the movie will spot. The title comes from the Latin that's carved into the entrance of the labyrinth 'In you hands (in your decisions) lies your destiny'. – Sam Gilbey
Tim Anderson – 12 Monkeys – "The Army of the 12 Monkeys Factor"
Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys had a huge impact on me when I saw it for the first time back in 1995. For one thing, it was the first sci-fi story I can remember being exposed to that involved time travel without any apparent paradoxes. I was amazed at how the story folded back on itself, without getting muddled up in changing the future or the past while still having a satisfying ending. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, it was also cool to see so many familiar landmarks in such an odd setting. The image of a post-apocalyptic Philadelphia teeming with wild animals has always stuck with me, which is why I took the approach I did to my piece, "The Army of the 12 Monkeys Factor," for the gallery show. (Fun fact: I named my second-born son "Cole," partially inspired by Bruce Willis' character in the film!) – Tim Anderson
Luke Butland – Blade Runner – "Dangerous Days"
[With this print] I wanted to just focus on the environment and the world created by Scott. Using the colour tones, look and feel of the works to create a bold print which would give people a feel of the gritty world within blade runner…… And it's title dangerous days is a nod to the documentary about making the blade runner world and film- Luke Butland
Cuyler Smith – 12 Monkeys – "Devastation"
Twelve Monkeys has always been one of my favorite Terry Gilliam films and the opening scene has always had an impact on me. When I heard about this show I knew immediately that I wanted to depict the devastation from the beginning of the film. The search for answers in a contaminated NY where wild animals roam was very inspiring! – Cuyler Smith
Chris Skinner – Alien – "Interstellar"
One of the main aspects of any Sci-Fi movie is the vehicles. A futuristic, intelligent yet functional vehicle design is one of the key aesthetics of any quality movie and helps the audience to engage with the movie and suspend their disbelief. This is something I have aimed to capture in my pieces for the gallery. All the directors that have inspired this show are known for their visual flare, and this is something that is abundantly, and beautifully rendered in the visuals of their movies. – Chris Skinner
Matt Ferguson – Alien – "Yin Yang"
I have long had the idea of doing a Ripley/Alien Yin Yang. I actually first wanted to do it for another HCG show… Arch Nemesis. Instead I did a Transformers piece for that one. Anyway it has stuck in my mind ever since and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to finally do it. It also ties in nicely with my Bats V Supes and Hobbit/LOTR pieces – Matt Ferguson
Samuel Sho Ho – Pans Labyrinth – "Fauno"
Pan's Labyrinth was probably one of the first movies to show me the true dualities of light and dark within a fairytale. Del Toro seamlessly weaved together a world that was so enchanting and horrifying at the same time. – Samuel Sho Ho
Chris Garofalo – Blade Runner – Tyrell Replicants
This design and color palette is entirely steel book industrial inspired. I wanted a very detailed, yet graphic depiction to give it a look like it was silver laser etched into metal. – Chris Garofalo
Andrew Swainson – Blue Velvet – "Now It's Dark"
Blue Velvet is my favourite of Lynch's films, it left a great impression on me when I saw it at the cinema. This was one of the few times I ever felt truly frightened by a movie. Even though the film is overshadowed by Dennis Hopper's performance, I wanted to make the character of the night club singer, Dorothy Valens, the main focus. In the film she's the pivotal character – she's like a bridge between the visible and the hidden world. I tried to get Frank in in some subtle way but couldn't get it to work well enough but I figured that anyone who knows the film will sense he's "there" even if he's not actually represented.
I wanted to hint at the idea in the film that there is this 'ugly underneath' to places but equally to people that isn't normally on show. So I have Dorothy in one of her nightclub dresses which fades into her blue velvet robe that she wears in the central scene where she is assaulted by Frank. In this scene he cuts part of her robe away so made reference to that revealing a patch of red underneath. The cut fabric can also be seen as flames so there is this hint of a fire raging behind. The title is also taken from this same scene – Frank says it at the beginning and the end of his violent ritualistic assault on Dorothy. – Andrew Swainson
Hanzel Haro – Hannibal – "Bon Appetetit"
I think it is fair to say that the standard of work on show is nothing short of brilliant. There are some really great pieces on show.
Hero Complex Gallery launch 'Imagined Worlds' with an opening reception this Friday, Jan 17th, 7-10pm, at the Hero Complex Gallery, 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Additional hours will run from Sunday, 11am-6pm.
Online sales start on Saturday, Jan 18th at 1pm PST here: http://www.herocomplexgallery.com/collections/imagined-worlds which will be live on Saturday.
To keep up to date with all things Hero Complex Gallery, shoot on over to their Website and make sure you drop them a 'Like' on Facebook and a 'Follow' on Twitter!
Hot Damn Arts Kickstarter campaign gives you the chance to pick up eleven awesome new Dave Berns prints
Like Etsy before it, Kickstarter is really starting to forge itself as a brilliantly useful tool for independent artists, offering the opportunity to fund the printing of art and gauge the marketplace prior to printing. It also offers pop art fans the opportunity to get hold of great prints without the stress of waiting for print drops or queuing for galleries.
Artist Dave Berns of Hot Damn Arts is currently undertaking his 5th and final Kickstarter campaign for 2013. Dave's current Kickstarter is for a mixed selection of new pop culture parody screenprints. To offset the considerable printing costs, Dave is making a limited number of each of the prints that are slated for gallery shows in the first part of 2014 available to pre-order via Kickstarter.
"The Dark Side Returns" 8″ x 24″ 4-color Silkscreen in Indigo, Red, Bright Blue and Glow-in-the-Dark inks Edition of 60 on Cougar 100# White Paper.
"Let Him Go!" 9″ x 24″ 4-color Silkscreen in Dark Purple, Red, Bright Blue and Metallic Gold inks Edition of 60 on Cougar 100# White Paper
To make things even more exciting, Dave is offering the 30 lowest numbered copies of each signed print (20 available for individual order & 10 as part of a package deal) as a Kickstarter exclusive for standard pricing with free domestic shipping. Prints individually range from $25 – $40 with pledge packages ranging from $25 – $200 for single prints and multiple print packages.
Many of these prints are being produced for gallery shows to be held throughout the first part of 2014, including 'Nerdcore' and 'Square' at Ink & Pistons Gallery, 'Imagined Worlds' at Hero Complex Gallery and Bear & Bird Gallery.
"Don't Be A…" 12″ x 12″ 4-color Silkscreen in Dark Purple, Red, Metallic Silver and Metallic Gold inks Edition of 60 on Cougar 100# White Paper
"Brains Are A Girl's Best Friend" 9″ x 12″ 4-color Silkscreen in Dark Purple, Red, Bright Blue and Metallic Gold inks Edition of 60 on Cougar 100# White Paper
This Kickstarter is a great example of how artists can utilise the service to promote early support of their work, making prints for gallery & art fair sales possible. Dave is also keen to point out that if you're local to any of those venues, you can buy the pieces in person at the gallery openings, so that your purchase supports both the artist & gallery.
"A Long Time From Now In A Galaxy Not Far Away…" Buck Rogers & Star Wars' Original Theatrical Poster Parody Mashup Art. Hand-printed 18 x 24 4 color Screen Print in Indigo, Metallic Blue, Metallic Silver & Bright Orange on Cougar 100lb White. First Printing, Limited Edition of 60
"Hail to the King, Baby!" Pop Culture mash-up of Elvis & Army of Darkness.
Limited Edition of 100. Signed & Numbered Standard Screenprint. 4 Color Silkscreen 16 x 20 image area on 18 x 24 Natural Speckle-tone French brand Paper.
To support this Kickstarter head on over to the campaign page and take a gander at what you can pick up. Also, be sure to follow Dave Berns at Hot Damn Arts over at their Website as well as Twitter and Facebook.


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Valley and coastal fishing report - Nov. 12
Jay Sorensen of Jolly Jay's Guide Service in Stockton continued his shad fishing clinic with two limits at 5, 9, 10 and 24 pounds Friday near Decker Island. JD Richey of Richey's Guide Service has been tossing Fish Traps and top-water lures in the central Delta and reported landing nine stripers to 9 pounds in overcast conditions. Trollers have continued to take advantage of the window between the tides to land good numbers of stripers from Collinsville upriver into Steamboat Slough. Randy Pringle, the Fishing Instructor, had two spectacular days with more than 100 stripers and largemouth combined. They've scored on overcast days with the new prototype top-water lure -- IMA Big Stick for stripers or the IMA Flit for stripers and bass. The shad schools are thick and keeping the stripers in the central Delta. Call: Happy Hooker, 510-223-5588; Randy Pringle, 543-6260; Kevin Yost, Lucky Strike Fishing, 707-301-8050; Mark Wilson Sport Fishing, 916-682-1630; Fin Addict Sport Fishing, 367-4665.
Danny Layne of Fishn' Dan's Guide Service and Monte Smith of Gold Country Sport Fishing agreed Lake Tulloch is the best area trout option with the 59-degree water temperature from the bottom of New Melones. Rainbows to 4 pounds and limits are possible with Slim Willies tipped with a crawler, Shasta Tackle Matrix Paddletails, Uncle Larry's Power Bait Spinners or slow-rolled shad from the surface to 15 feet. The best areas have been off the face of the Dam, the mouth of Black Creek and up the river arm to the Buoy Lines. Melanie Lewis of Glory Hole Sporting Goods in Angels Camp reported bank trout fishing is on the rise with the cooler water temperature. DFG has planted the lake the past three weeks. Call: 736-4333; Monte Smith, 581-4734; Danny Layne, Fishn' Dan, 586-2383; Sierra Sport Fishing, 599-2023.
McCLURE RESERVOIR
Manny Basi of the Bait Barn in Waterford said there is a small top-water bite with PopRs or subsurface with small RatLTraps for fish to 2 pounds. Shad-patterned plastics are picking up small fish in deep water. Live minnows or crawdads are still consistent producers around main lake points with deep water access. Trout fishing is slow with experienced fishermen only landing a couple in the 12 to 15-inch range at depths from 35 to 50 feet up the river narrows from Barretts Cove to Horseshoe Bend or from the Dam to the first buoy line. Crappie fishing is slow and catfishing slowing. A trout plant is scheduled for this week. Call: A-1 Bait, 563-6505; Fishwrangler's Guide Service, 604-8222; Bub Tosh, 404-0053.
Manny Basi of the Bait Barn in Waterford reported a continued tough bass bite with a few quality fish taken on Spro or MegaBait LA Slider swimbaits in rainbow trout colors. Shad-patterned worms in deeper water are good for smaller fish. Trout and king salmon fishing have been slow, but last weekend's storm, colder water temperature and DFG trout plants should help. Call: Monte Smith, 581-4734; Danny Layne -Fishn' Dan, 586-2383; Bait Barn, 874-3011.
On Saturday, three boats went out to the islands on rockfish/ling cod trips for a combined 103 limits of rockfish and crab to go with 13 lings to 10 pounds. The New Huck Finn was on a rockfish/ling cod trip with 28 limits of rockfish and 19 lings to 12 pounds at the Farallons. They plan to run the combination trips every day this week. Keith Fraser of Loch Lomond Bait in San Rafael said halibut continue to be found with some skiffs landing a couple of fish a rod with Loch Lomond shiners at Paradise, South Hampton Shoals or on the Berkeley Flats from the Barges to Brooks Island. Bass fishing off the China Camp shoreline has been great with live bullheads with fish to 19 pounds and limits possible. He said this week's tides are better each day and great by the weekend. Joel Sinkay of Leonard's Bait at Port Sonoma said stripers continue to be taken off the shoreline with live bullheads. Sturgeon have been landed on ghost shrimp or pile worms near Marker 9 in the Napa River. HALF MOON BAY
Saturday's trips out of Huck Finn Sport Fishing yielded limits of crabs and rockfish. The commercial fleet will set up it gear late this week, and crab counts will drop dramatically after the thousands of pots can be pulled Saturday. Sheryl Jimno at the Rusty Hook in Pacifica said there has been much interest in crabbing off the pier, but the water has been rough and crab counts fairly slow. A few jack smelt have been landed off the pier. Call: Roger Thomas, 415-674-3474; Huck Finn Sport Fishing Center, 650-726-7133; California Dawn, 510-773-5511; Don Franklin, Soleman, 510-703-4148.
Sonny Arcaleo of Chris' Landing in Monterey reported trips to Pt. Sur are still producing limits of quality rockfish and a few lings. They picked up a dozen Humboldt squid on a recent trip to Cypress Point. Crab combos are producing a few crab per anglers to go with limits of rockfish. They'll continue to run crab combos on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays through the end of November with trips to Point Sur on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call: Chris' Landing, 831-375-5951; Bayside Marine, 831-475-2173; usafishing.com.
SAN LUIS OBISPOVirg's Landing in Morro Bay has one two-day trip remaining in the rockfish season: Nov. 29-30. Patriot Sport Fishing in Port San Luis reported trips ranged from half limits to limits of rockfish with the better fish counts continuing on the ling cod specials at Pt. Purisma. A recent ling cod special on the Pacific Horizon put in limits of rockfish to go with 30 lings to 22 pounds. Call: Virg's Landing, 805-772-1222; 800-762-5263; Patriot Sports Fishing, 805-595-4100; Port Side Marine Sports Launch, 805-595-7214.


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Guest Tim Stevens joins us as we spend far too much time discussing various trips to Target (sponsor us, Target!).
We spend some time debating whether Al is more sexist or more racist in this episode. It's really a toss up. Also, his fashion rating finally start to suffer due to our exhaustion with that DAMN RED JACKET.
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The 2019 Tennis BC Board of Directors application deadline has now passed. If you are interested in serving on our Volunteer Board of Directors in the future, please check this page for updates in February 2020. Thank you!
Mark J. Braidwood | President (Vancouver)
Hollyburn Country Club – Mark is a principal of SHK Law Corporation, a leading boutique construction, insurance and commercial law firm in
Vancouver. Mark grew up playing tennis at Hollyburn Country Club, and over the last dozen years has enjoyed a renewed enthusiasm for the sport, playing in social leagues, a number of social tournaments and attending tennis fundraisers.
Mark has extensive experience resolving a wide variety of complex legal disputes, many of which include large construction projects, such as the construction of the new BC Place Stadium roof. Mark is effective at building consensus to achieve strategic objectives and is keen to use these skills and his enthusiasm for the sport to promote tennis throughout British Columbia.
Karen Clarke | 2nd Vice-President (Victoria)
South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club – Karen is a full-time faculty member at Camosun College in Victoria, BC, where she has been teaching in the School of Business since 1989. She is a TPA-certified Tennis Instructor and has worked extensively with tournament committees at various clubs and associations over the years. In 2015, Karen was Tournament Chair for the Western Canadian Senior Indoor Nationals, which won Tennis Canada's Excellence Award for Event of the Year. Her competitive resume includes three National Doubles Titles, and she has competed in six World Championships.
Denise Wong | Treasurer (Burnaby)
Denise is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Consultant, specializing in financial reporting, systems and business processes. Denise has been passionate about tennis from a very young age and now enjoys traveling the globe to different tennis tournaments to support our Canadian tennis athletes. In addition to the Tennis BC Board, she also served as Treasurer at the New Westminster Tennis Club. Denise joined the Tennis BC Board of Directors to find more ways to inspire and bring tennis to the people in our community.
Justin Kates | Director (Vancouver)
Justin Kates is a partner at DuMoulin Black LLP, with a law practice in the areas of securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial law. Justin works with clients in technology, life sciences, food & beverage, and natural resources. Justin is a director of various public companies and also sits on the finance committee of a charitable organisation in support of youth athletics. Justin attended WMU on an NCAA division 1 tennis scholarship and also served as assistant coach after graduation. Justin has held an ATP world ranking and is consistently ranked amongst the top open players in B.C.
Winston Pain | Director (Salmon Arm)
Salmon Arm Tennis Club – Winston resides in Salmon Arm, BC and spent 26 years in the Insurance business until 2013 when he and his partner sold two brokerage offices to Johnston Meier Insurance Group. Currently , he co-owns commercial real estate and has served on numerous Non Profit Boards , including Chairing the Shuswap Trail Alliance, Salmon Arm Downtown Association, Downtown Activity Centre, Downtown Revitilization Committee, and sitting as a Director of Salmon Arm Economic Development Society, Insurance Brokers Association of BC, and the Salmon Arm Tennis Club.
Winston has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and obtained designations from the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker(CAIB) and Chartered Life Underwriters ( CLU) programs.
He has been on the Tennis BC Board since 2013 and currently sits as 1st Vice President. His background in tennis includes playing junior tournament in the late 1970's and coaching at the All Canadian Tennis Academy from 1984-1987 in London, Ontario. Winston is a member of the Tennis Professional Association (TPA) and volunteers to help coach at the Salmon Arm Tennis Club. He has organized events such as the Salmon Arm Tennis Club Open and Closed tournaments , and the Miele Team Tennis Interior of BC playdowns . He is Co – Chair of the Salmon Arm Indoor Tennis Building Committee and Chairperson of the recently formed Facilities Committee with Tennis BC to create resources and information for member clubs to access related to the planning and construction of new courts in BC.
Marvin Storrow | Director (Vancouver)
Marvin Storrow is a Partner Emeritus with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP involved in arbitration, mediation, civil and criminal law. Mr. Storrow has been involved with a wide variety of litigious matters and alternative dispute resolution matters over the past several years. He has been a member of the bar since 1962, a chartered arbitrator and a graduate of UBC Law School.
Marvin has been a Director of a number of organizations, including the BC Epilepsy Society, Greenpeace Canada, the West Coast Environmental Law Association, Cambie Surgery Centre, the Justice Institute of British Columbia Foundation, the BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre, the Arbutus Club, the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation, and was a 2010 Olympic Ambassador.
With respect to sports generally, Mr. Storrow has been a Board member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum for the past 15 years and has chaired approximately 12 of the Board's annual Gala Award Dinners. In addition, he has had the opportunity to observe tennis at very high levels in that he has been to each of the four majors on a number of occasions, and as well has been a regular attender at the professional tournament in Indian Wells, California for several years.
Marvin developed a passion for sports from a very young age and was the first stick boy for the very first Vancouver Canucks hockey team; he has played soccer, fast pitch softball, and tennis competitively and was a ranked slalom and downhill skier as a junior. With respect to tennis he has competed in "low level" tournaments within the province over the past many, years, and to this day continues to play approximately 4 times a week.
Kavie Toor | Director (Vancouver)
Kavie Toor is the Senior Director of Facilities, Recreation and Sport Partnerships at UBC Athletics and Recreation. He is responsible for providing strategic leadership to the recreation and facilities portfolios including capital planning, student and community programming, business operations, facility operations and large event management.
Kavie has over 15 years of leadership roles in progressive leadership positions in sport and business. He has played a lead role in developing over 15 capital projects valued at $250M including the UBC Tennis Centre, UBC Aquatic Centre and the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. He is also UBC's major event lead including over 200 major events ranging from concerts to national championships to the Olympics and over 4 Davis Cup Tennis events. In addition he has been responsible for significant project fundraising efforts including over $150 raised from business partners, alumni, donors and government partners. He is a passionate and avid Tennis fan and former junior player who still plays on a regular basis.
Kavie is a UBC grad with a Masters in Human Kinetics, Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts degrees. He has held numerous board, volunteer or project lead roles including: Sport Hosting Vancouver, Athletics for Kids, UBC Alumni Association and many others.
Cyndy Bray | Director (Victoria)
Over the last 30 years Cyndy had owned and operated a successful accounting and business consulting company which specializes in business start-up consulting and management, year-end financial statement preparation, and both corporate & personal income tax preparation.
Cyndy resides in Victoria where, from age ten, she started playing tennis in the municipal parks. She played many junior and adult tournaments on Vancouver Island and the Mainland as well as coaching tennis at Oak Bay Recreation Centre during the 1970's. In the last three years Cyndy has rekindled her competitive spirit by participating in the Canadian Senior tennis tournaments and has been nationally ranked in the top four in both singles and doubles. Cyndy has served as Treasurer for several sports associations and non-profit societies including Vancouver Island Tennis Association, South Island Tennis Association, Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association and Friends of Government House Gardens Society.
Cyndy has always been passionate about tennis and now as a Board member for Tennis BC, she is very excited to help promote tennis as an accessible & popular sport available to all.
Rick Hastings | Past President (West Vancouver)
Hollyburn Country Club – Rick Hastings was an active junior tennis player in B.C., and today he and his family remain very involved in league, social and competitive tennis play. Rick has extensive board experience serving as a director for several private sector businesses as well as non-profit societies including two terms on the Hollyburn Country Club Board of Directors (2006-2010), two terms on the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Board of Directors (2007-2012), and one term on the Tennis BC Board of Directors where he has held the positions of Secretary and later 1st Vice President (2014-2016).
Rick has been involved in the apparel industry for over 30 years establishing his first company in 1986, and today owns and operates Canadian businesses that manufacture, design and distribute textiles throughout North America. Rick brings enthusiasm, business experience and a passion for developing and growing the sport of tennis.
Tennis Canada BC Representatives
Penny Ballem | Director
BC Representative – Since her graduation from UBC with her MD in 1978, Penny Ballem, MD FRCP FCAHS, has had a diverse career in the health and government sector as a senior administrator, academic medical practitioner and teacher/researcher. Dr. Ballem is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UBC, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and a recent appointee as a Senior Fellow in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Institute for Health System Management and Evaluation at University of Toronto.
She has received significant public recognition for her work in medicine and public service including the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal for Public Service, the 2012 Wallace Wilson Award at UBC for High Ethical Standards and Leadership in the Profession, the Marion Powell Award from Women's College Hospital for leadership in Women's Health, and the Cannell Award from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada for her contributions to leadership in reproductive health and others. In addition to being a member of the Tennis Canada Board, she also serves on the Boards of StreetoHome Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation National Board. Full bio.
Richard Harris | Director
BC Representative – A Partner and Managing Director at Tricor Pacific Founders Capital Inc., Richard is an accomplished businessman, with 30 years of experience in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, including 15 years at the CEO and Chairman level. Richard lives in West Vancouver with his wife Ailsa, and two teenage children Daisy and Joseph. He is a tennis fan, and plays recreationally three to five times a week at Hollyburn Country Club. Full bio.


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Chasetown FC produced a result when they really needed it as they returned from a trip to Kendal with a 4-1 win.
The victory lifts the Scholars out of the relegation zone.
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$14-m drop-in centre for Trelawny
FALMOUTH, Trelawny - Local Government and Community Development Minister Desmond McKenzie has announced that Trelawny is to receive a drop in-centre, which will be constructed at a cost of $14 million.
Ground for the construction of the facility, which will be sited on lands in close proximity to the Trelawny Police Divisional Headquarters in Falmouth, is expected to be broken later this month, Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation Mayor Colin Gager later revealed.
The facility will be used to assess, feed, treat and counsel the homeless, as well as being a temporary shelter during disasters.
McKenzie, in his address, urged the Trelawny Municipal Corporation to accelerate the process of having it constructed.
"I will urge the municipality to expedite the process and to have work commence as quickly as possible on the construction of this facility," McKenzie enjoined.
McKenzie, who was addressing the regular monthly general meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation last week, later told reporters that the local authority has already received the first tranche of funds for the construction of the centre.
He also emphasised that the facility must be completed by the end of this financial year, adding that the local government ministry will be providing funds for the day-to-day operation of the centre.
To date, four other such facilities have been constructed across the island, including one in the western parish of Hanover, which is expected to be opened next month.
Meanwhile, during last week's regular monthly meeting, McKenzie presented 13 tablet personal computers (PC), one copier/printer and a desktop computer to the corporation.
The copier/printer, desktop computer and four of the tablets are for the poor relief department of the corporation, to assist the officers with their daily duties, while the remaining nine tablets were given to the nine councillors.
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It is no wonder there is widespread confusion. The word "contemporary" is used in a multitude of unrelated ways in dance today.
- If you go to see a contemporary dance company like Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, it will in no way resemble the contemporary dance category on television shows like SYTYCD where they actually present contemporary jazz.
- The very "modern" Martha Graham Dance Company runs a school called the Martha Graham Center of "Contemporary" Dance.
- Ballet companies that exclusively apply modern era principles to ballet choreography (such as pyrotechnical proficiency and the supremacy of individual achievement) appropriate the word contemporary for their own use: Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
So how do we break this down?
First, a time line. Contemporary dance refers to concert dance that comes after modern dance. Think of modern dance as the concert dance form generated from concepts and choreographers from the 1900s through the 1950s or what is known as the modern era. Examples include Martha Graham, José Limón, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Lester Horton, Doris Humphrey, Ruth St. Dennis, Erick Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham*.
Contemporary dance derives from the compositional and process-oriented concepts from the 1960s to today, or what is known as the contemporary (postmodern/transmodern) era. Examples include companies and concepts such as Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Pilobolus, Contact Improvisation, Site-specific performance, and Judson Dance Theater.
This use of the terms modern and contemporary is in sync with art, literature and intellectual movements. However, there is another use of "contemporary" that has gripped (and misled) the popular culture's understanding and is at the heart of why so many are contemporarily confused.
In the popularist sense, "contemporary" is used to designate "today" as opposed to "yesterday." Or, that which is more modern than modern. And by extension (and coincidence), since today's popular dance trends include increased mixing of styles, a fusion of dance techniques has become popular criteria for being called contemporary. For example, ballet mixed with modern is called contemporary ballet and jazz mixed with ballet, modern, and/or hip-hop is called contemporary jazz.
It is no wonder most people are confused. However, if you look at the art world, a modern art museum and a contemporary art museum have no trouble delineating between the two. I am lucky enough to live in a town that is home to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. I also live a short one-hour train ride from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. My students and I have the privilege to go to both and see the stark differences. But most people aren't so lucky.
So how would I answer the essential questions from above in a nutshell...
What is contemporary dance?
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance derived from artistic developments from the 1960s on with priority toward employing compositional and process-oriented approaches over that of modern and classical ballet techniques (while also remaining open to engaging modern, classical, folk, tribal, and other traditions).
What is the difference between contemporary dance and the commercial form of dance called "contemporary" on television variety shows and in the competition circuit?
The commercial version on shows like SYTYCD are just the current trend in jazz dance; they are a contemporary style of jazz dance. However, contemporary dance is its own form which looks completely different than the commercial/competition/convention form. If you go to a contemporary dance concert in New York City expecting to see contemporary jazz, you will likely be surprised and disappointed.
What is the difference between modern dance and contemporary dance?
Both are concert dance forms. Modern dance comes from the modern era (1900s to 1950s). Contemporary dance comes from the contemporary era (postmodern/transmodern: 1960s to present).
What is the difference between ballet and contemporary ballet?
Classical ballet appreciates the superiority of form, a hierarchy of positions within the ballet company, and the unquestioned command of the choreographer. Examples are alive today in the companies performing popular story ballets: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty.
Modern ballet adapted the modern era concepts of individual achievement, technical proficiency, and rational (rather than fantastical) thinking. Examples include the Ballet Russe companies, George Balanchine's abstract ballets, and the virtuosity in many of today's companies.
Contemporary ballet adapted improvisational, collaborative, and conceptual processes from postmodern art toward the creation of new choreography. Examples include William Forsythe and his Improvisation Technologies, Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, and Ohad Naharin.
I hope, with all my heart, that I have not added to the confusion. Ultimately, dancers are usually more involved with the activity of dance than we are with defining it verbally. But, I do believe having a deep understanding helps us to be knowledgable, thinking artists rather than physically gifted automatons and that is why I felt it was important to share this in writing. Plus, it helps me clear my own head from all this contemporary confusion as I face the impending questions at the start of fall enrollment.
*Possible exceptions: Merce Cunningham (in dance) and the Dadaists (in art) were modern era artists working with concepts that were engaged later in the postmodern era. In many ways, they can be seen as predecessors to contemporary art.


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A City Council, Water Department or Planning Commission makes countless decisions through open meetings of the councilors. Any episode of Parks and Recreation attests to how easily an earnest Leslie Knope can lose control of the room to impassioned self-expression by a Jeremy Jamm. Can meetings stay on task while remaining representative? The answer is a resounding "yes." Running an effective municipal meeting is an acquired skill.Ā Follow these tips (taken from the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)) to harness the energy and ideas in the room to get business done.
Two principles steer the ship at all phases of the meeting preparation, execution and follow-up. The first: There shall be no surprises. The second: Chaotic discussions cannot waylay the business of the meeting.Ā Honoring these rules requires considerable planning in advance of the meeting: both posting ground rules (I) and making the agenda available (II).
ĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀ Be sure that the ground rules of the meeting are known to all, not only to the chairperson. Remember that some of the public participants are first-time visitors, and some may have never participated in a professional meeting before. They will not necessarily assume many customs that seem obvious to you.Ā You will not need to repeat the work of clarifying your procedural policies, but devote a day to it now if you have never had explicit ground rules.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Some states require particular published rules to be followed – e.g., the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. If your state gives you leeway, start with any version of Robert's Rules of Order and make only the adjustments that you deem necessary. (See www. robertsrules.com for ordering information.) To compare representative rules of procedures used by code cities, first-class cities, second-class cities and counties, see "Sample Rules of Procedure" at http://mrsc.org/getdoc/98e7165e-34e0-4575-8b21-ee9b075eca5d/Council-Board-of-Commissioners-Rules-of-Procedure.aspx .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀCertain fine points of parliamentary procedure determine how permissive or restrictive your meeting will be. Merely informational meetings could have laxer rules than the more typical assembly charged with making decisions, solving problems, planning programs and evaluating existing initiatives. Public hearings allow extensive discussion by anyone with an interest in speaking; the First Amendment protects the freedom of speech at public hearings. Council meetings, by contrast, must get things done; they can limit speech if state statutes allow. We strongly recommend stronger limits to keep business on track in a setting that is notoriously prone to outbursts. ĀPost publicly, before the meeting and at the meeting, these rules:
ĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀĀ Items to Include in Parliamentary Procedure for Focused Municipal Meetings
Once you have determined the exact rules to govern your meetings, put them on the website and have them posted visibly at the meeting.
Up to five days before the meeting. The chair should invite submission of agenda items and collect them.
Four days before the meeting. While many city councils have the mayor or the chair create the agenda, some hold a working session of council members and staff to promote communication and instill confidence.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀWhoever composes the agenda must decide who is responsible for each item. Do not leave this to chance!Ā Experienced chairs encourage the most broad-based participation possible.Ā Committee reports and ad hoc project updates should be assigned to different people; this small act increases attendance, participation and ownership. Contact presenters directly to ensure that they know they are expected to contribute something specific.
Three days before the meeting. Post the agenda publicly. We do not recommend subjecting the agenda itself to a vote of approval; it sends the signal that limits and structure are negotiable.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀMost meetings begin with reviewing the minutes of the last meeting and hearing committee reports. It saves time to vote only once on all of these matters, compressed into what is called a "consent agenda."
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀThe chair must keep the discussion and any voting on schedule. The agenda will post an end time for the meeting; it might also give an end time for each agenda item.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀYou will be grateful at this point that matters of parliamentary procedure have been determined and posted. A chair who simply enforces those rules will keep conversation on track so that needed votes are taken. You have already decided, for example, if any one person may speak only twice (or, say, for only five minutes) on a given matter. If so, that creates an impersonal way to rein in someone who would like to talk more.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀA good chair has an instinct for asking that comments be converted into motions. The chair should then restate each motion, clearing up any vague wording. In the discussion, the person who made the motion should speak first. Some chairs alternate pro and con comments. The chair is also free to call directly on council members who may have special knowledge on the matter and who are not as talkative. Discussion ceases when a council member "calls the question," at which point a vote is taken.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀIn closing the meeting, BoardSource Senior Governance Consultant Bruce Lesley recommends that the chair summarize discussions and actions taken. The closing should also be positive, with thanks extended to volunteers for their work. The format for any communications after the meetings (e.g., email) can be specified. Comments could be directed to a single public online dropbox.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀState Code typically requires official minutes to be posted publicly within a specified time frame. Many city councils now also post video or sound recordings. The press may contact council members or members of the public who spoke in the meeting about votes that were taken or about discussions that remain to be voted on at the next meeting. Council members must remember that when they speak to the press, they are not representing the council as a whole.ĀĀ
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ĀĀIf you follow all of these steps, you will be better able to run outstanding municipal meetings that invite needed input without getting sidetracked in emotional, or even hostile, verbal conflicts. Without imposing tyranny, it prevents eruption into the shouting matches that can undermine public confidence. With good governance, even city councils can get the job done.Ā
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This is a 1/10 scale radio control replica of the Toyota GAZO Racing TS050 Hybrid. It is a World Endurance Championship race car that competed throughout the WEC 2018-2019 season. This specific kit celebrates Toyota's first ever win at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was a historic moment for Toyota as 2018 marked the automotive brands' 20th attempt in securing a first-place finish after 388 intense laps on the famed Circuit de La Sarthe in France. It is only the second automotive company from Japan to ever win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Tamiya replica sits atop the 2WD F103GT Chassis, which is easy to build and offers thrilling acceleration, thanks to its simple 2WD Direct Drive system with grippy rubber tires that supply plenty of traction.
F103GT - Fun, Responsive Direct Drive!
The F103GT chassis utilizes 2WD direct drive, with a rear-mounted motor. Its FRP double-deck frame employs 1.5mm upper and 2.5mm lower decks, cushioned by link-type arm and coil spring left/right independent front suspension. An FRP T-bar is the centerpiece of the rigid rear suspension setup, working in tandem with the friction plate and coil spring unit to provide a smooth drive. The height adjustable gear case allows a range of ground clearance settings, and contains a high-performance ball differential. Front uprights give a 3° caster angle, and are equipped with 850 ball bearings. Get ready for a fun, responsive drive!
Requires: 2-channel radio, steering servo, ESC, 7.2-7.4volt battery with compatible charger, and Tamiya PS polycarbonate paint to complete.


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Nuvu Pachadi - Til
1 cup white Sesame Seeds – Til
½ tsp Jeera
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
A pinch of Fenugreek Seeds
3 – 4 Red Chilies
2 - 3 Green Chilies
Few Curry Leaves
Small Lemon sized Tamarind
Soak tamarind in hot water.
Take 2 tsp of oil in a small skillet and when oil is heated add jeera, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing, red chilies, and chopped green chilies and curry leaves.
Let cool. Transfer the tadka into a blender jar, leaving oil, a few mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves in the skillet.
Dry grind tadka first. This will make the grinding part easy. Then add sesame seeds (raw) and dry grind to a smooth powder. Then add salt, turmeric, tamarind and as little water as possible to grind to a smooth paste. Add water accordingly. Taste for salt and adjust seasonings.
Empty it into the skillet with oil and mix nicely and transfer contents into a serving bowl.
Nuvu Pachadi is a very good side dish for Garelu and is excellent when mixed with hot rice and tsp of oil.
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Rotary International helps maintain or provide the very bare essentials for people unable to help themselves. This can be in the form of providing potable water, medical care, medicine, housing, schooling or clothing.
When you donate to the Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach you contribute to the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves, within the greater community and internationally. However it is also important to note that your contribution is sincerely appreciated and recognized by our members and the local community.
Click to download the 2019 Celebrate Manhattan Beach Sponsorship and Donation Package.
For sponsor listing or ad inclusion in the event program deadline is APRIL 20, 2019.
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Norm Levin & Company • Bill & Susan Bloomfield • Excalibur
The Waters Trust, Harris D. Bass, Trustee • DAZ Systems, Inc. • Jim & Joanne Hunter • David & Kathleen Boochever • Steinmetz Family • Skechers • Chevron • Ham Family Trust • Manhattan Beach Toyota • Lido di Manhattan
Dennis and Patricia Morehead • Ryan, Benson Wealth Management Group • Menn, Van Kuik & Walker, Inc. • Lindy & Roger Murrell • Three Point Capital • UBS Financial Services Inc • Longo Toyota-Lexus • Wpromote • Residence Inn LAX/Manhattan Beach • Ken Deemer • Kinecta
LAcarGUY • G.M Bremer & Associates • Erin Rothner / Bloom Design • Dr. Deb Robertson • DBL Associates • Money Mailer of South Bay • Envisage Advisors, LLC • The Braille Institute • Kathleen Adams / SEIA • Harrison & Chrissie Clay • Thomas Jeffry Family • Beach Cities Solar • Manhattan Village Mall / JLL • Harris & Associate • Athens Waste Services


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Sliding Lock
Creation description
About appearance, PAG matches the curve and straight line harmoniously. The waistline is slightly thin, and the middle part takes on a generous steps design. At the same time, the curve of the two ends and the middle part are beveled and highlighted. All these express shows PAG's idea that to be classic needs rethink and refinement.
Application: To sliding system
Surface treatment: Anodized; Highlight
Color: 35-Anodized silver; 49-Anodized gold
Material: Aluminum alloy
Function: Lock by driving up and down
Fork length: A=16.4mm


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Tania Fitness for Mummies won the 2019 Hoop award for the Best-Bring-Along-Baby Activity in Cambridgeshire voted by the public which we are over the moon about! Pre/Post Natal fitness classes
Tania – Level 3 Pre/Post Natal Fitness Instructor – email@example.com "Hi I'm Tania and I am the owner of Tania Fitness and have been in the fitness industry since 2012.
I have made the difficult decision to leave the Powerhoop family after 6 wonderful years as a Powerhoop Pro Instructor and Trainer. I will always love Powerhoop and will continue to use my powerhoop at home but now I am a mummy I would like to spend more of my evenings with my little family.
I am going to focus my career with my pre/post natal and fitness pilates classes, so I will just be working 1 evening per week and my daytime classes which will be a better balance for my family.
I know this will be sad for those of you who still hoop with me but I hope you can understand my decision as many of you have already expressed you do which is really lovely to have your support. Thank you to everyone who has come to my Powerhoop classes over the last 6 years its been amazing and a chapter of my career I will always be thankful for (its certainly mentioned in our wedding speeches)!
Please join me in our last sessions of Powerhoop coming up. Wyton Tuesday evening class will finish on 18th June
and Impington Monday evening class will finish on 19th August
Much Love
Tania xx
Tania Fitness for Mummies won the 2019 Hoop award for the Best-Bring-Along-Baby Activity in Cambridgeshire voted by the public which we are over the moon about!
After a years break for my maternity leave I am so excited to re-launch my pre/post natal, Powerhoop and Kettlebell classes in January. I am also thrilled to be launching my new body conditioning and Pregnancy Fitness Pilate classes in Huntingdon. Bookings are now being taken for the first block so please do get in touch!
2019 Timetable
Mondays 13:45-14:30 Fitness Pilates for Mums & Tots at Tesco Huntingdon
Mondays 18:30-19:15 Powerhoop at Impington Sports Centre
Tuesdays 11:40-12:25 Pre/Post Natal Fitness at Burleigh Community Centre St Ives
Tuesdays 19:40-20:25 Powerhoop at Wyton on the Hill School
Wednesdays 11:00-11:45 Pre/Post Natal Fitness at Impington Sports Centre
Wednesdays 18:45-19:35 Pregnancy Fitness Pilates at Tesco Huntingdon
Wednesdays 19:45-20:30 Fitness Pilates at Tesco Huntingdon
Tania has become a Powerhoop Course Leader and is now in charge of running courses in the Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Northampton areas! If you are interested in becoming an Instructor please contact Tania.
We are really excited to be putting on our 2nd Fitness Charity Event this summer after the success of last year's event. This time we are thrilled to have Katie, Jo and Mel teaching classes at our event. This year the profit from the event will go to a wonderful Children's charity Anna's Hope chosen by one of our Powerhoopers, they work with families throughout children's cancer treatment at the Children's Cancer Unit at Addenbrookes Hospital.
The event is taking place in the Sports Hall at Bottisham Sports Centre on Sunday 20th August 10am-2pm. Until 30th June its £15 for a ticket for the whole event. If you can't make all classes or buy a ticket from July its £5 per class you would like to attend. Please contact Tania Fitness to buy your ticket.


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WDNY Local News, Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Written by Jerry Lademan on May 30, 2017
Here are the top stories for Tuesday, May 30, 2017
A Livingston County Grand jury has indicted a woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend last fall in the town of York hamlet of Folwerville. Danielle Allen is charged with second degree manslaughter in connection with the death of 22 year old Marcus Postel last November 21. Allen will be arraigned on Wednesday. She has been free since posting bond shortly after her arrest. Allen's father is a state police major–and so state police have not been involved in the case. Instead, the Livingston County sheriff's office has used experts from the Monroe and Niagara County Sheriffs Offices as part of the investigation.
Livingston County is hoping to get a jump start on it's application for two state grants to boost its downtowns. The two $20,000 grants would help create an assessment of those downtowns and ways they could attract new businesses and would review current design guidelines to come up with a county wide standard. Planners say the want to move ahead now, rather than wait for the state's December deadline–which could mean in more completion from other regional projects
SUNY Geneseo is getting $125,000 a year for the next 5 years from the state to help fight underage drinking and drug use. The money, part of a 2.5 million dollar initiative announced by the governor, will go toward start up costs and hiring a full time College Prevention Coordinator. School officials say the expect the grant to end up reducing the number of underage students who drink–as well as cutting the overall number of alcohol and drug related problems on campus. Officials in the Village of Geneseo say the program will also help the overall quality of life for both students and residents.
An Ontario County deputy who died from a crash is being mourned. Deputy Joshua Shaver was injured in the crash more than two weeks ago in Hopewell and he died on Sunday from those injuries. He was off duty when a woman allegedly ran a stop sign and hit him. Yesterday deputies escorted Shaver's body to a funeral home in Canandaigua.
Governor Cuomo is criticizing the commission that's responsible for regulating Lake Ontario's water level. The governor was in Rochester on Monday–saying International Joint Commission has made a series of blunders and needs to be reformed. While visiting flooded area, the governor also announced millions of dollars in funding to help homeowners who have been affected. Damage is already in the millions of dollars and the water may not go down for weeks
A big set of beer tanks is due to make it to the Genesee brewery today. Twelve tanks are coming to the brewery as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation. This will be the the end of their 225-mile journey from Albany on the Erie canal and hundreds of people have lined the canal along the way to watch the tanks pass by. The shipment has been delayed due to dangerous water levels.


text: Yesterday, I went to a level 1 Dreamweaver class. For those of you who may not know, Dreamweaver is a web development program and the picture to the left is the retail packaging for it. Anyway, for a long time, I've been meaning to learn this program. I haven't been very successful on my own, so I was extremely pleased with the class I took yesterday and look forward to the level 2 class I will be taking later this month. As a graphic designer, it is imperative that I stay up to date with my web skills. Taking these classes is the first step in that direction.


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New breakfast and hometime talent deliver for Absolute, Kiss and Magic FM.
There will be huge celebrations in No.1 Golden Square today as Bauer radio stations continue to go from strength to strength in the national listening figures, compiled by RAJAR.
Absolute and Magic both achieved a record reach and Kiss and Magic took the No.1 and No.3 slots in the most listened to breakfast shows within London.
Elsewhere, new digital stations Mellow Magic and Kiss Fresh performed exceptionally well.
- Absolute Radio Network grows reach to record of 4.7 million listeners
- The new Dave Berry Show at Hometime posts best audience in Absolute Radio's history
- The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show hits 2.1 million listeners and retains the #2 national commercial breakfast show position
- Record digital listening for Absolute Radio with 70% listening via a digital device
- Rickie, Melvin & Charlie remain the #1 national commercial breakfast show for the fifth consecutive quarter with highest ever reach of 2.2 million listeners, and also celebrate #1 commercial breakfast show in London
- Record network reach for KISS with 5.6 million
- KISSTORY remains the #1 digital only commercial station with 1.7 million tuning in – up 22% year on year
- KISS FRESH grows audience to 578,000 up 18% year on year
- Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott's debut at breakfast posts the second best ever performance in Magic's history with 1.4 million listeners
- Highest ever reach for the Magic Radio Network with 3.9 million listeners
- Year on year growth across Mellow Magic (473,000), Magic Chilled (268,000) and Magic Soul reaches biggest audience to date with 254,000 listeners
For more on all of these stations, visit planetradio.co.uk


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