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Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs): interim review
The overall aim of this review was to explore how RIC establishment had been taken forward in each region.
1. Introduction
About this research
1.1 This report sets out findings of an interim review of Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs).
Research aims
1.2 This review took place in mid to late 2018, six months after RICs were established at the end of January 2018. The overall aim of this review was to explore how RIC establishment had been taken forward in each RIC area.
1.3 The key areas of focus were:
- governance arrangements;
- the process which supported the development of initial RIC plans;
- evidence of initial use and sharing of data to support RIC planning;
- stakeholder engagement;
- use of improvement methodologies; and
- evidence of forward plans.
1.4 The research will inform and support further development, inform wider stakeholders of progress to date, and establish a baseline for future review.
Research context
1.5 RICs bring local authorities together to secure excellence and equity in education. They are intended to:
- provide educational improvement support to practitioners through dedicated teams of professionals - drawing on Education Scotland staff, local authority staff and others;
- provide focus across all partners through a regional plan and work programme - aligned to the National Improvement Framework; and
- facilitate collaborative working across the region.
1.6 RICs are not intended to be formal bodies within the education system. They are intended to bring together local authorities and Education Scotland to develop different ways of working, bring together capacity across a region and add value through collective efforts[1].
1.7 There are six RICs, involving between three and eight local authorities. They are:
- Forth Valley and West Lothian Collaborative - involving Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian Councils;
- Northern Alliance - involving Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Highland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland Islands Councils;
- South East Collaborative - involving Edinburgh City, East Lothian, Fife, Midlothian and Scottish Borders Councils;
- South West Collaborative - involving East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway Councils;
- Tayside Collaborative - involving Angus, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross Councils; and
- West Partnership - involving East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire Councils.
1.8 The RICs were established following the Scottish Government's consultation on education governance and reform, during 2016 and 2017. In June 2017, the Scottish Government published 'Education Governance - Next Steps' setting out its vision of an education system centred around children and young people, with decisions taken as close to them as possible. As part of this, Next Steps set out the aim of establishing RICs to provide excellent educational improvement support for headteachers, teachers and practitioners through dedicated teams of professionals.
1.9 A joint steering group was set up to develop proposals for RICs, based on the policy direction outlined within Next Steps. The joint steering group involved Scottish Government, local government - including COSLA, SOLACE and ADES - and Education Scotland. The first task of the steering group was to develop options for the role and responsibilities of RICs. This included considering guiding principles, functions, leadership, staffing, geography, accountability and measures of success.
1.10 The steering group worked on these issues in summer 2017, and produced a report setting out its interim conclusions in September 2017[2]. This report highlights the important of increased collaboration. It emphasises that RIC development is not about establishing a new formal body, but about developing different ways of working, bringing together capacity from across an area and beyond, to add value through collective efforts.
1.11 Scottish Government and COSLA entered into a partnership agreement to establish these new RICs for education, regional improvement leads were appointed, and initial regional improvement plans were required to be submitted for each RIC by the end of January 2018. This is the date from which RICs can be considered to be operational.
1.12 In June 2018, Scottish Government and COSLA entered into a further agreement to continue to support school empowerment and collaboration - as well as parental involvement and pupil participation. At the same time a package of support was announced, including £10 million to enhance regional capacity to support schools - through the RICs and Education Scotland working together. The agreement highlighted that Education Scotland would further develop its core offer of support to RICs and to schools over 2018/19, and will inspect school empowerment as part of its inspection process.
1.13 RICs have developed in two broad phases. 'Phase One', to which this review relates, covers the initial establishment of the RICs from October 2017 to August 2018. 'Phase Two' refers to the period following submission of RIC plans for the 2018/19 school year, in September 2018.
1.14 At the time of the fieldwork for this report, RICs were in the process of developing their phase two regional improvement plans and developing their bids to access this regional funding to support RICs.
1.15 This interim review involved five key phases:
Desktop review
1.16 We undertook a brief desktop review, to inform the fieldwork. This involved a review of national guidance, regional improvement plans, information about the profile of each region, and other relevant information. The main purpose of the desktop work was to set the context for the interim review and to inform the development of the research tools.
Regional level fieldwork
1.17 We held telephone interviews with the regional lead and Education Scotland regional advisor for each RIC. We also held telephone interviews with a small number of wider regional stakeholders in each RIC - including Directors of Education, partners such as health, police or further education, elected members and parents. Each regional lead was asked to identify two wider stakeholders who would be able to reflect on the process of establishing the RIC over the first six months. A total of 12 interviews were held with wider stakeholders.
1.18 To preserve anonymity, the interviews with RIC leads, advisors and wider stakeholders are all tagged as 'regional stakeholders' within quotes.
School level fieldwork
1.19 We held telephone interviews with 47 headteachers and teachers, at 42 different schools involved in RICs. This stage focused on gathering the views of schools who had been involved in the RIC and were able to reflect on the process of development and experiences of involvement to date.
1.20 Recognising the early stage of RIC development, we worked closely with RIC regional leads and Directors of Education within each RIC to identify a list of schools which had been involved in the RIC. We then independently selected schools from this list and agreed this with each RIC. In some RIC areas, the list provided of schools which had been involved in the RIC to date was relatively short.
1.21 The telephone interviews lasted 30 minutes. The discussion guide was adapted depending on how the member of staff had been involved in the RIC - for example through driving or participating in a particular workstream, attending an event, or assisting with RIC development and decision making.
1.22 We agreed the number of interviews to be held within each RIC with the Advisory Group for the research. This involved considering how many interviews would be held in each RIC area if an equal split was used, and then adjusting this to reflect the number of local authorities, schools and pupils within each RIC area.
1.23 The review involved interviews with 39 headteachers and 8 other members of staff - including two depute headteachers, five principal teachers and one class teacher. Initially we began with a broad target of holding 70 per cent of the interviews with headteachers, and 30 per cent with other members of staff. However, interviews with RIC leads made clear that most of the engagement to date had been with headteachers. This was confirmed by the headteachers involved in the research. As a result, in order to gather a range of perspectives beyond headteachers, we held five supplementary interviews at schools where headteachers identified other members of staff who had been particularly involved in RIC activity.
1.24 The final profile of schools involved in each RIC area was:
|Core interviews
|Forth Valley and West Lothian Collaborative
|Northern Alliance
|South East Alliance
|South West Collaborative
|Tayside Collaborative
|West Partnership
1.25 We carried out interviews with school staff in 23 primary schools, 19 secondary schools, one special school, one mixed campus and three early years centres.
National level fieldwork
1.26 We held face to face interviews with:
- Scottish Government - three members of staff;
- COSLA - one interviewee;
- SOLACE - one interviewee;
- ADES - two interviewees; and
- Education Scotland - two members of staff.
1.27 These interviews lasted approximately 60 minutes and explored views on RIC governance, planning, joint working, use of data, stakeholder engagement and future plans.
Reporting and analysis
1.28 This report sets out the key themes under each of the main areas explored within the review. Where appropriate, quotes or examples are used to help to illustrate points.
1.29 Notes from discussions were analysed using a system of manual thematic coding, which involves a researcher carefully reading responses to each interview question and coding key themes emerging. The researcher also reads the interview as a whole to ensure that responses are understood in context.
1.30 In analysing research participant views, we explored any key variances of view between respondent groupings, including primary and secondary schools; teachers in different roles; and between different authorities. Where differences of view have emerged by respondent grouping, we have highlighted this within the report.
1.31 Importantly, views are reported completely anonymously. Quotes are tagged broadly, to provide an idea of the type of stakeholder commenting. Comments have been reported carefully to reduce ability to identify the RIC area being discussed.
1.32 Within the report, we used a broad qualitative scale to describe the proportion of people who commented on particular themes and topics:
- one/ an individual - a point raised by just one person;
- a few - just two or three people;
- some - less than half of respondents in that category;
- many - more than half of respondents in that category; and
- most/ almost all - a very high proportion of respondents in that category.
1.33 When summarising survey findings within bulleted lists, the points are listed broadly in order of frequency mentioned.
Note on this report
1.34 It is important to bear in mind that this is an early, baseline review of the RICs. The work of the RICs was at very early stages at the time of the fieldwork for this report. In undertaking fieldwork for this evaluation, a number of stakeholders indicated that they felt it was too early for this type of review to take place. Findings should be interpreted in this context.
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Practices You Should Adopt To Help You Realize Your Dream Career.
Work takes so much time of your life, so to make that part of your life enjoyable you need to look for a career that you appreciate. Deciding what you will be doing for the rest of your life can be difficult, especially when you do not know the ways that can help you in realization. Some people may also be lacking the confidence to start their career, but you should never stop trying. Below are some of the things you need to do to help you find your dream career.
Take time to know your inner self and know the desires you have in life.Look at your dreams and know what you really what to become and embark on a journey to pursue it.
Know your strengths and stick to them and build a career from there. It is not too late to discover your strengths if you do not know them now, take time.
Look at the things that you love doing in life a build a career from there it will be easy to stay committed.
I like supporting the sick and the needy, look for organizations that deal with that and start your career from there.
When you realize your path, think about getting an internship in the field and develop your skills as you discover more about the career.
Take another step and gain academic qualifications on the career that you have chosen.
To ensure that you get your bills catered for, look for another job.
Sometimes a second job can miss and so to cater for your bills, you can think about developing a product in the career industry.
It takes more than funds to start a side hustle business, so be ready and believe in yourself that you can succeed.
Have someone that will always see that you are on the right track and give you advice on how you can be the best in what you pursue.
Think about starting a blog to market yourself to the world on your skills on your career early even before finishing college. For you to learn more about how to go about advertising yourself, click here.
Advertise your personal brand to the world and build on your personal career.
You can build your future empire from scratch as long you are put the required effort, so put it all in building your career.
Think outside the box and utilize all the opportunities you find so that you can grow your career to higher levels.
Your career should be enjoyable at every step of development and do not think in future you will enjoy because what you are doing now is your dream.
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Music Is a Universal Language
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Spanish teacher, wife, mother, and traveler, Kristin McGrail reflects on the universality of the language of music and on how she has used music to help herself and her students to learn foreign languages. Music is universal but also culturally specific and can therefore help in learning about cultures not only through its lyrics and rhythm, but also through its cultural relevance. McGrail discusses the many ways in which music can aid in the classroom as well as in our individual lives as continual learners.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, April 15, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Sasha Patane 801-581-7222 email@example.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pioneer Theatre Company announces 2015-2016 season:
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Salt Lake City, UT—Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah's premier professional theatre, has announced its 2015-2016 season. The season is bookended by two blockbuster musicals, Fiddler on the Roof and the professional U.S. premiere of the new Frank Wildhorn musical The Count of Monte Cristo. The season also includes two more musicals and three plays, two of which are world premieres and one of which is a Utah premiere.
The season opens with the beloved family musical Fiddler on the Roof, which runs September 18 through October 3, 2015. Fiddler will be followed October 30 through November 14 by the Utah premiere of Outside Mullingar, an Irish romantic comedy by John Patrick Shanley, the author of the Pulitzer-prize winning play Doubt and the Academy Award-winning movie Moonstruck.
From December 4 through December 19 the theatre will produce the world premiere of a holiday musical, It Happened One Christmas, created by PTC Artistic Director Karen Azenberg just for PTC audiences. The world premiere of a riveting drama set in the academic world, Two Dollar Bill by T.J. Brady, will run January 15 through January 30, 2016. The classic British mystery-drama, An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, will follow February 19 through March 5, 2016. Cowgirls, a musical the New York Times called "a joyous slapstick hoe-down," will run March 25 through April 9, 2016.
The season will close with the professional U.S. premiere of the Frank Wildhorn musicalThe Count of Monte Cristo, which will run May 6 through May 21, 2016.
In addition, PTC will reprise its successful concert version of Richard O'Brien's cult hit musical The Rocky Horror Show for a limited four performance run on Thursday, October 22 at 8 PM, Friday, October 23 at 8 PM, and Saturday, October 24 at 5 PM and 10 PM.
PTC will continue with its third season of Play-By-Play, a new play reading series, in the spring of 2016. Dates and titles are still to be determined, but the theatre will present readings of three brand new plays, with the playwright and director in residence for a week working with a cast of mostly local actors. The readings are offered to the public at a very modest cost ($5 – $10), and give theatre lovers a chance to witness the development of new work in an intimate environment.
PTC Artistic Director Karen Azenberg said of the season, "You can't find theatre that gets any more spectacular than the two musicals that open and close our season. Fiddler on the Roof is one of the most beloved musicals ever written, and we have not produced it here at PTC in over twenty years. Frank Wildhorn's The Count of Monte Cristo recently played for long sold-out runs in Europe and Asia, and I'm delighted that Frank has asked us to produce the professional U.S. premiere of this epic musical." Wildhorn is best known as the composer of the musicals Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Civil War.
"On the dramatic side, we're producing the world premiere of a play, Two Dollar Bill by T.J. Brady, with a storyline that has a ripped-from-the headlines hook and a setting, in an elite American University, which should be of particular interest to our audience. T.J. is a West Point graduate turned television writer whose credits include Army Wives and Lie To Me; he has a terrific ear for dialogue and plot, and Two Dollar Bill just crackles with electricity. We're also producing the Utah premiere of John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar, which recently enjoyed a successful run in New York. If you cross Shanley's play Doubt with his movie Moonstruck, you'll get a good idea of the romantic comedy at the heart of Outside Mullingar."
In the December holiday slot, Azenberg is collaborating with playwright Kenneth Jones, author of last season's Alabama Story, to create It Happened One Christmas, a new musical. "We want to give our audiences the kind of family friendly, razzle-dazzle entertainment, complete with some of our favorite holidays songs and some good old fashioned singing and dancing, that's perfect for the season and will warm the heart of even the scroogiest Scrooge," says Azenberg.
"An Inspector Calls, by British playwright J.B. Priestley, is generally regarded as a major play in the canon of twentieth century drama," says Azenberg. "It's taught to English schoolchildren the way The Crucible is taught in America, and it's a fascinating cross between an old-fashioned mystery and a compelling plea for social responsibility-for the moral idea that we are all responsible to look after our fellow man."
"Cowgirls is, I have to admit, a guilty pleasure of mine. The storyline of a trio of classical musicians being mistakenly booked in a country-western honky-tonk saloon, and having 48 hours to actually turn themselves into a country-western trio, is just irresistible, and to have a show in which all six cast members play their own musical instruments makes for a special kind of theatrical magic."
Commenting on the return of a script-in-hand concert version of The Rocky Horror Show,Azenberg said, "I have never seen an audience in this theatre have as much fun as the sold out houses for last year's Rocky did. I worry that theatre sometimes has this staid, conservative reputation as an art form, and Rocky is a show where you get to dress up, interact with the performers, and really let yourself go. We loved having that energy in Simmons PMT last year, and are looking forward to having it again this year."
Regarding Play-By-Play, PTC's new play reading series, Azenberg said, "Offering our audiences a chance to see new work in a developmental stage was one of my artistic priorities when I came here three years ago," said Azenberg, "and I'm delighted at the way audiences have responded. Attendance increased by over 25% from the first year to the second, to almost 90% of capacity; and, of course, we discovered Alabama Story in the program's first year, and that play went on to be one of the most popular new plays we've ever produced. My dream is to have waiting lists of people hoping to get a ticket to Play-By-Play readings, and to continue to find wonderful new plays that we may be able to produce on our mainstage in a subsequent season."
Season ticket packages, including full Seven Play, Pick- 5, Rush and Flex Passes, are on sale now. Season ticket prices range from $98 to $323. Notes PTC Managing Director Chris Lino, "For the price of one or two tickets to a Broadway or touring show, theatregoers can have a full season of entertainment at PTC, experience a wonderfully diverse range of shows, and be assured of the best seats and the convenience of exchanging their tickets if they can't make their regular performance. And, as our long-time patrons know, you'll be seeing the same actors who appear on Broadway stages, hearing live professional orchestras in our pit, and looking at the same spectacular sets and costumes, built by PTC's resident staff right here in Utah, that are every bit as lavish and wonderful as the ones you would see on Broadway." For season tickets contact Pioneer Theatre Company's Box Office at 801-581-6961 or visit online at www.pioneertheatre.org. [http://www.pioneertheatre.org.]
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Season Ticket Packages
For season tickets contact Pioneer Theatre Company's Box Office at 801-581-6961 or visit us online at www.pioneertheatre.org.
The Seven-Play Package
Get tickets for all seven shows in our season, and receive a discount of up to 63%, a shot at the best seats before they go on sale to the general public, and a voucher good for free admission to Outside Mullingar, Two Dollar Bill, An Inspector Calls or Cowgirls.
The Pick-5 Package
This option allows patrons to select any five shows in the season and receive both a season ticket discount and preferred seating. Pick-5 patrons may choose from any of the seven productions on PTC's 2015-2016 season.
The Flex Pass
This season package provides patrons with $250.00 worth of credit redeemable at the discounted season ticket rate for any shows the patron wishes to see.
$98 Upper Balcony Package Patrons can purchase tickets to all seven shows for only $98.00. Seats in this package are in the Upper Balcony section, and can be upgraded to any available Main Floor or Loge seat at the discounted season ticket price. This package does not include a free play voucher.
The $125 Rush Pass
This is a season pass that allows patrons to come to the theatre an hour before any show and get the best available single ticket for that night, based on availability. The pass is good for all shows in the season, including musicals. A
ll packages include a discount on tickets, flexible exchange privileges, priority seating, the ability to purchase additional tickets to individual shows at a discount, and an electronic subscription to eBackstage, PTC's newsletter.
Fiddler On The Roof Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl. Book by Joseph Stein. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. September 18 through October 3, 2015 One of the most beloved musicals of all time, with an enduring score featuring "Tradition," "Matchmaker," "If I Were a Rich Man," and "Sunrise, Sunset." Fiddler on the Roof is a musical for fathers and daughters, daughters and mothers, husbands and wives-in short, a musical for the whole family!
Outside Mullingar By John Patrick Shanley October 30 through November 14, 2015 The course of true love never does run easy-particularly if you're Irish! In a tiny rural village in contemporary Ireland, Anthony and Rosemary have grown up on adjoining farms. They've known each other since Rosemary was six years old and Anthony pushed her into a ditch, and Rosemary swore eternal hatred-or is it eternal love?
It Happened One Christmas Conceived by Karen Azenberg and Kenneth Jones. December 4 through December 19, 2015 Created just for PTC audiences! This family friendly, razzle-dazzle holiday entertainment will include your favorite holiday songs, some theatre magic, good old fashioned singing and dancing, and maybe even a visit from the man in the red suit! A healthy dose of yuletide spirit to tame even the scroogiest of Scrooges.
World Premiere! Two Dollar Bill By T.J. Brady January 15 through January 30, 2016 In a world where knowledge is prized above all, how much should a simple piece of paper matter? At an elite university, a distinguished professor of history has just been nominated for a prestigious award, but the attention over that nomination has cast a confusing light on his academic credentials, with career-changing consequences for the professor, the dean of faculty, his graduate assistant and a student he teaches. A riveting examination of personal and professional ethics, as well as of the proper mission of higher education in America, Two Dollar Bill has the ripped-from-the-headlines timeliness that is sure to inspire water cooler conversations and dinner table debates among audiences who see it.
An Inspector Calls By J.B. Priestley February 19 through March 5, 2016 If an inspector calls on you, is your conscience clear? In turn-of-the-twentieth century England, a prosperous family is gathered to celebrate the engagement of their daughter when a mysterious inspector arrives to investigate the death of a young woman from the nearby town. None of the family members believe they know the victim, but over the course of the evening the inspector's investigation reveals to each of them that they may be connected to the young woman's life, and death, in ways they never imagined.
Cowgirls Conceived by Mary Murfitt. Book by Betsy Howie. Music and Lyrics by Mary Murfitt. March 25 through April 9, 2016 Jo has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall, her father's once famous country western saloon. She thinks she has booked a country music trio that is sure to save the day, but there's been a little misunderstanding: can the classical Coghill Trio turn themselves into the country Cowgirl Trio in time to put on a rip-roaring show that will save Hiram Hall from foreclosure?
The Count of Monte Cristo Music by Frank Wildhorn. Book and Lyrics by Jack Murphy. May 6 through May 21, 2016 The swashbuckling classic of romance, betrayal, and revenge! On the very day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, young Edmund Dantes is framed by three men, arrested and thrown into the notorious prison Chateau d'If. Befriended by a fellow prisoner, he plots a daring escape, unearths a secret fortune and returns to Marseilles and Paris disguised as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, determined to seek vengeance on the men who framed him. Following long sold-out runs in Europe and Asia, Pioneer Theatre Company presents the professional U.S. premiere of this new musical by composer Frank Wildhorn.
Add-ons for the 2015-2016 Season:
The Rocky Horror Show Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien Four Performances Only! Thurs, Oct. 22nd at 8 PM, Friday October 23 at 8 PM Saturday October 24th at 5 & 10 PM, 2015 A fun-loving tribute to horror and science fiction B-movies of years ago, The Rocky Horror Show tells the wacky tale of innocent couple Brad and Janet. Newly engaged, their car breaks down in the woods on the proverbial dark-and-stormy night. They soon meet Dr. Frank N. Furter, the "Sweet Transvestite" mad scientist about to reveal his latest Frankenstein-esque creation. With a little help from drive-in usherettes, creepy sidekicks, and, of course, the "Time Warp," Brad and Janet usher in the Halloween season. Contains strong themes, sexual content and language.
Play-By-Play New Play Reading Series We don't know the titles or dates yet, but for those of you who loved this year's readings, we invite you to join us for 2016. No sets, no costumes, scripts in hand-this is play development happening right in front of you.
Pioneer Theatre Company operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah's premier professional theatre, performs at the Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located on the University of Utah campus at 300 South and 1400 East, Salt Lake City UT 84112-0660. The theatre is equipped with an elevator, hearing assistance devices, and handicapped parking. Free parking within a block of the theatre is available for all performances. Pioneer Theatre Company | Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre | 300 South 1400 East | Salt Lake City | UT | 84112


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Home Buying Tips: Millennials
Are you a millennial looking for tips for buying a house? If so, you might be feeling tons and tons of excitement about the process, along with some anxiety, wondering all about the ins and outs of buying a house. You might be a little nervous too that it might be too soon financially speaking and that you might not be able to afford it at this time.
Here in this article, we will show you some tips to help you realize your home buying potential.
1. Reach Out to Your Parents and Family
We all need a little help now and then, and there is nothing wrong with asking for it. Your parents and your family might be a great resource to-go-to when it comes to buying your first home. Perhaps they can assist with some portions of the down payment and lend you money as gifts that don't need to be reported by taxing terms.
This method can help you take out fewer loans, which will affect your credit less, bringing you more peace and ease of mind. Of course, you can still pay them back on a schedule that works for all parties if your pride needs it, but this might be a great first step.
2. Get Another Job
This tip might not be as satisfying as the first, but it can help you more than you realize. If you are serious about purchasing a home at this age, finding another source of income will help you speed along the process.
Plus, you might be able to have more pay stubs that your bank and your real estate agent can work with, therefore increasing your buying power and your ability to purchase your first home.
3. Don't Be Afraid to Take Steps Back
Millennials often think the worst about "taking steps back," such as moving in with parents or family members, but such a move can be really beneficial in the long run. First, it can help you save as much money as possible, thus improving your home buying power.
There is nothing wrong with moving back home. This move can actually be a brilliant decision that can save you bunches down the road. It can also save you time, helping you achieve your new home dreams sooner than you might have anticipated.
4. Build Your Credit
Lastly, it is crucial building your credit at all times. Especially since millennials are just starting to build their credit, it is crucial to take steps to continue to build it as quickly and effectively as you can to help you maximize your buying power.
This tip can get you on track to buying your first home more quickly than you might have anticipated. Paying your bills on time and paying more than the minimum balance, in addition to securing safe lines of credit, will help you be on your way to getting your credit score increased.
With these tips for buying a house, your first home won't seem so out of reach. There are home buying tips you can do at this very moment to buy your first home faster than you thought!


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O.K., so Bottomer has been after me to get these up on the web. Here they are. A group calling itself concerned Catholics of conscience, in response to the Pope's October visit to New York City, plastered posters all over town. Two of our members worked to design the posters- what good are cyberqueers if they can't use Photoshop?
The posters were meant to deal with three issues the protestors had with the Pope: his stand on women (abortion, ordination, etc.), his stand on queers, and his stand on HIV and contraception. They deliberately did not attack the church itself, only John Paul's dragging the papacy a hundred years into the past.
Anyway, enough yammering: let's see the posters.
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In this post, I give you tips on how to visualize better if you don't naturally think in pictures or "movies."
And how you're actually in luck if you're not a visual person.
Recently, I was asked the following:
I have a question about visualizing. I really suck at it and wonder if there is any trick I can use to help me do it better. Can I draw a picture and look at it instead of trying to visualize it? Or use a photograph like one does on a vision board? I have so much trouble imagining things and usually end up falling asleep!…Lynn E.
Here's a short video with the answer:
The answer, in a nutshell is that there are plenty of us that share this "problem," in that we aren't visual people. We tend to think in feelings or emotions instead of pictures in our head.
But that's actually good news!
No, really. As I was once taught, the end game of our visualization is to FEEL feelings and sensations in our bodies.
The purpose of visualizing is to feel the way you would feel if you had achieved the desired result or state.
For some people it helps to create a picture in your mind of your life as you wish it to be, to help you get to the feeling.
But if you're not a visual thinker, you can just shortcut the process and go straight to the feeling!
Here's a quick example:
I have a goal of spending several months at a time living and working in various beautiful places around the world, with my husband Lobsang. One of those places is a gorgeous Swiss village in the Jungfrau region we once spent a little time.
In order to manifest this goal in my life, I need to visualize it.
If I were a "visual" person, I might picture the village in my mind. I could imagine the view from a light, airy cabin there, happy cows dotted among the lovely green mountains. Out the other window I would see the stunning Jungfrau massif. I would hear the cow bells tinkling, and hear a Swiss neighbor calling to a friend. I could see the slant of sun through the picture window and feel it on my face, the steam rising from a cup of tea on the wooden table, where I'm writing a blog post like this one. I smile to see Lobsang doing yoga in the main room.
And all of these images or movies in my mind would lead me to experience feelings of calm, gratitude and joy.
On the other hand, since I'm not that visual, I do try to picture the village scene in my mind, but instead of sharp, clear, detailed images, the pictures quickly turn to sensations and emotional feelings. I feel light and warmth from the sun on my face. I can taste the tea. And I feel calm, gratitude and joy.
If you're not visual at all, it's absolutely fine to do as Lynn suggested, to look at a photo for inspiration. Or to draw one if that helps call up the feelings in your body.
The bottom line?
The end goal is to experience the emotions that you would feel if you achieved the thing or state that you wish for, so whichever methods helps you to feel those feelings is all good!
I'll save the discussion of why experiencing the emotions is important for another day.
For today…
Now it's your turn
I'd love to hear what you have to say.
When you visualize, do you naturally think in images or "movies," or do you tend to experience sensations and/or emotions.
Let me know by leaving a comment below.
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- Spirit of Health Awards were given to each of the eight counties in BHFSA's service area
- A nonprofit organization in each county also received a $1,000 gift
- Each county will be recognized at BHFSA's Awards Ceremony on December 16
December 17, 2021 (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS)- Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio (BHFSA) has announced not one, but eight, recipients of its 2021 Spirit of Health Award.
The award was previously given to a single individual or organization, but this year, in recognition of the community's hard work combatting the challenges of the last two years, the Spirit of Health Award was given to each of the eight counties in BHFSA's service area (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina and Wilson).
As part of the award, each county will also receive a $1,000 gift to give to a nonprofit operating in the area. The recipients were chosen through a collaboration between the county representatives and BHFSA.
"We're excited about this," Cody Knowlton, President and CEO of BHFSA, said. "It's something new, something we haven't done before. But we felt that each county has overcome so much and that they deserve recognition for the hard work they've done."
At BHFSA's December 16th Awards Ceremony, County Judges Robert Hurley, Sherman Krause, Chris Schuchart and Richard Jackson represented Atascosa, Comal, Medina, and Wilson County, respectively. County Commissioners Tommy Calvert (Precinct 4), Drew Engelke (Precinct 2) and Richard Elkins (Precinct 2) represented Bexar, Guadalupe and Kendall County, respectively. Bandera County was represented by City of Bandera Administrator David Jordan.
The organizations chosen to receive the $1,000 gifts were Atascosa Inter-Agency Council, Silver Sage Community Center, CentroMed, The Hope Center, Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation, Kendall County Women's Shelter, HANK and the Wilson Area Children's Foundation.
In addition to the Spirit of Health Awards, BHFSA has announced $8,564,800 in grants to area nonprofits in 2021. By 2023, the foundation anticipates giving away over $100 million since inception in 2004.
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio (BHFSA) was formed in 2004 to fund not-for-profit healthcare services and education throughout Bexar County and seven surrounding counties. Since inception, BHFSA has awarded 1,276 grants totaling nearly $90 million to further BHFSA's mission of honoring God by improving the health of our community. For more information, visit bhfsa.org.


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The Statue of Liberty in New York is the world-famous symbol of freedom in the United States. Here you can find out how to visit the legendary Statue of Liberty. We explain what different tickets are available and what alternatives are available for those who do not want to go inside the Statue of Liberty.
In fact, the Statue of Liberty is a gift from the French to the Americans on the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, ten years late, and was inaugurated on 28 October 1886. Officially, it is called the Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty as the Americans call her.
Today, the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island off Manhattan is visited daily by thousands of tourists. There are many different ways to do this, depending on whether you want to go all the way to the crown or just want to take a photo with New York's most famous landmark. If you want to know if tickets for the crown are really worth it, then take a look at our report on this topic – spoiler: it's not worth it!
Visiting the Statue of Liberty – These are your options
You have several options for your visit to the Statue of Liberty in New York. Which is your best option depends on how close you want to get to the Statue of Liberty. If you only want to see the Statue of Liberty from the outside, you have a choice of boat tours and helicopter flights. If you want the full program, there are ticket options with access to the Statue of Liberty Island, access to the pedestal or even access to the crown.
Options & Tickets for visiting the Statue of Liberty:
- Reserve tickets: This Statue of Liberty visit ticket gives you the most for your money. The ferry to the Statue of Liberty and entrance to Liberty Island are included. Thus, one can move freely as long as one wants on the island. The great thing is that this ticket is already included in most New York passports.
- Reserve Tickets + Pedestal: With this ticket option you get the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, entrance on Liberty Island and access to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
- Reserve Tickets + Crown: Includes ferry to the Statue of Liberty, entrance to Liberty Island and access to the Statue of Liberty's crown. A visit to the Crown of the Statue of Liberty is a must-do for many when visiting New York City. About 300 steps lead up to the city's unique landmark.
- Boat tour to the Statue of Liberty: If you have little time, you can also choose the Statue of Liberty boat tour, which runs around the Statue of Liberty but does not end on the island. This tour gives you an unforgettable view of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The boat trip is also included in all New York Passes.
- Helicopter Tour: All helicopter tours in New York include a tour around the Statue of Liberty. If you want to see the Statue of Liberty from above, a helicopter tour is highly recommended.
- See the Statue of Liberty for free: For those who do not have much time, the trip with the Staten Island Ferry to Staten Island is suitable. The South Ferry passes the Statue of Liberty 365 days a year. You can take great pictures and watch Miss Liberty from a distance. But of course, the ferry doesn't come as close to the statue as the boat tours.
Reserve tickets for the Statue of Liberty
We always recommend that you reserve your tickets to visit the Statue of Liberty online as early as possible. Especially the tickets for the Crown of the Statue of Liberty are sold out weeks in advance.
Tip: Save yourself long queues and maybe even the full ticket price if you have a New York Pass.
Reserve: $22 or pass
Reserve + Pedestal: $27 (Limited tickets)
Reserve + Crown: $29 (Limited tickets)
Boat tour: From $31 or passport
Helicopter Tour: From $230
The best time to visit the Statue of Liberty
The first boat that leaves for the Statue of Liberty leaves Lower Manhattan daily at 8:30 am. The last boat to the island leaves at 3:30 p.m. After this time, it is no longer possible to visit the island or any part of the Statue of Liberty.
As mentioned at the beginning, there is always only a certain number of tickets available per day. Nevertheless, the early morning has gold in its mouth here: the sooner you arrive at Battery Park for departure, the better. The first ferry leaves at 9:30 am. The timetable of the ferry can be seen here.
These are our 3 favorite tours to the Statue of Liberty
Boat trip to the Statue of Liberty
One of the most popular tours is this 1-hour boat tour, which takes you very close to the Statue of Liberty. You don't stop on Liberty Island, so it is the ideal tour for those who want to see the Statue of Liberty but don't want to see the inside. There are several reasons why I like this boat tour so much: it is relaxed, you get the Statue of Liberty in its entirety on the photo – you will be surprised how big it is – and you don't lose much time! Let's start at Pier 83.
Tour to the Statue of Liberty with Ellis Island guide
Personally, I am not the cultural type, but the visit of Ellis Island with the big hall is really unbelievably impressive for everybody. Why? This is where the immigrants decided whether they were allowed to enter the USA and live their American Dream. The guided tour includes the trip to the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island, after that it goes to the neighboring Ellis Island. A really exciting tour, where you can really put yourself back into time.
2h sailing trip into the sunset from Pier 62
This tour is one of my absolute favorites in New York. On an impressive sailboat, you start in the twilight and then sail relaxed towards the Statue of Liberty. On the way there you can take great pictures of the skyline and enjoy this unique atmosphere. Definitely a recommendation for everyone looking for a special evening in New York.
Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty
For many immigrants from Europe who arrived in New York, the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was the first thing they saw of the New World. It is firmly anchored in people's minds and everyone associates it with the city of New York. The artist Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty, the steel structure inside was built by Eiffel's chief designer Maurice Koechlin. The base was built by the Americans on the spot.
The Statue of Liberty itself was built in France and was assembled in Paris for testing. Dismantled again, it was shipped to New York in 1885. In 1886 President Grover Cleveland opened the monument.
Frequently asked questions about the Statue of Liberty
Why does the Statue of Liberty's crown have seven prongs?
The seven-pointed crown symbolizes the number of oceans and the 25 windows below the crown symbolize the gems of the world. With one foot, the Statue of Liberty stands on broken chains, symbolizing the end of slavery. The raised arm, as well as the gold-plated torch in your hand, is the sign of enlightenment.
Are there certain security measures when visiting the Statue of Liberty?
Since September 11, 2001, the Statue of Liberty has long been inaccessible to visitors. It has been open again since 2004, but still could not be fully visited until 2013. Only since the repairs after Hurricane Sandy, the crown was made accessible again as a viewing point. Before leaving by ferry, you will go through strict security checks, like at the airport.
What is the height of the Statue of Liberty?
All 46 meters high is Miss Liberty and stands on a pedestal, which is another 47 meters high. Her weight of 225 tons conceals her very well under her robe.
Has the Statue of Liberty always been green?
No, because the Statue of Liberty is made of copper, which has acquired a patina over time, making it look green today.
Can one enter the Statue of Liberty's torch?
No, the narrow climb to the torch has been closed for security reasons. You can, however, go right up to the crown.
We wish you a lot of fun at the most famous landmark in our favorite city!


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Patellar tendon rupture is a rupture of the tendon that connects the patella to the tibia. The tell-tale sign of a ruptured patella tendon is the movement of the patella further up the quadriceps.
When rupture occurs, the patella loses support from the tibia and moves toward the hip when the quadriceps muscle contracts, hindering the leg's ability to extend. This means that those affected cannot stand, as their knee buckles and gives way when they attempt to do so.
Other symptoms of a patellar tendon rupture include sudden, sharp pain in the knee, swelling, and difficulty straightening the leg. Treatment options for a patellar tendon rupture include surgery to repair the tendon.
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Sparks/Awww Mondays
Today's Spark is from Buddha and is being brought to you by Sawyer. Sorry he could not stay awake for it. Once he finishes presenting the Spark, he will be joining the Awww Mondays blog hop at Comedy Plus. To join him click on the badge.
I selected today's Spark as a reminder to follow CDC guidelines in order to remain virus free during the current pandemic. And I selected Sawyer to present it, as he knows how important it is to follow his treatment plan. He's been great about eating all his noms, which is where we put his meds. Even so, our little guy had a seizure Sunday afternoon. But there is good news. Thirteen days had passed since his last one.
Sparks began as a blog hop, created by our friend, Annie (McGuffy's Reader). Annie is taking a "break" from blogging, so there is no hop. Many of us still continue to post a Spark on Monday, as we believe in Annie's vision: "I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world!"
The Adventures of Periwinkle & Stinky
Tomorrow, our favorite tabbies, Periwinkle & Stinky, will be off on another adventure. We will be posting the adventure tomorrow, and they have their paws crossed you will join them.


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Three new digital brochures encouraging residents and visitors to explore the region's nature parks have been launched by the Algarve's tourism board (RTA).
Ria Formosa Natural Park, Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Nature Reserve and the Natural Park of the South-western Alentejo and Costa Vicentina are the three areas to be discovered.
"Those seeking to enjoy the Algarve and explore new locations and natural corners of the region, be it during a hike, boat trip or bicycle ride, will find these guides useful for their interesting content, maps with optional paths, points of interest in each park, as well as details on the ecosystems, habitats, and fauna and flora that can be observed," says RTA in a statement to the press.
The guides are available online at visitalgarve.pt in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French by clicking multimedia followed by downloads. Physical copies will be available soon at regional tourism offices.


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Amazon Prime Instant Video joins the 4K streaming race
Amazon is jumping on the 4K bandwagon, introducing UHD content to its popular streaming service, Amazon Prime Instant Video.
Joining Netflix in offering a range of content four times sharper than traditional Full HD, Amazon has confirmed the first UHD films and shows will start filtering out to Instant Video today, December 19. Having been introduced to US users earlier this month, Amazon's 4K services are now available in the UK, too.
What's more, while the introduction of 4K content is sure to appease many, what will likely please consumers more is that the super sharp streams will be available at no extra charge – assuming you're an Amazon Prime member that is.
He added: "We're also excited that Ultra HD is the latest benefit of the Amazon Prime membership, giving members instant access to great movies and TV shows in a premium picture resolution at no additional cost."
Related: Netflix 4K review
There are, of course, a few catches to Amazon's free 4K content.
At present, the UHD services are available only through TV apps on certain manufacturer's televisions. While only certain machines are compatible at present, further Sony, LG and Samsung TVs are to be added in early 2015.
The range of free 4K content is also currently pretty limited.
While Amazon Original Series Alpha House and Transparent will be on the watch lists of those splashing out on a 4K TV this Christmas.
For those after a little more in the ways of 4K content, a number of recent Sony films can be downloaded – with prices starting from £14.99 – in all their UHD glory.
This list includes big-screen hits such as Godzilla, Moneyball, Captain Phillips, Elysium and After Earth.


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Duration : 9 Hours
Want to do something away from the madness and crowds of Rome? Something in the countryside, with picturesque hilltop villages and maybe a little wine tasting? Look no further, our private shore excursion to the Roman countryside & Castelli Romani from Civitavecchia is just the ticket.
Features of this day trip to the Roman countryside & Castelli Romani:
The Castelli Romani (literally, Roman Castles), a collection of hill top villages around Lake Albano and Lake Nemi, have always been synonymous with great food and simplicity. In the olden days, citizens of Rome would come here on the weekends, buying food along the way and enjoying it with local wine in a tavern. Today the area is best known for Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the Pope, the area is one of great natural beauty.
Our tour begins with a drive through lush farmlands and rolling hills dotted with handsome villas. We'll visit the following villages, each one with its own particular charm and food specialties. If you like we can finish the day with a wine tasting.
In stately Piazza di Corte of Ariccia, designed in the late 17th Century by some of the greatest architects of the period (Bernini being among them), you'll have the chance to taste typical local products such as porchetta, or simply linger in the old town, enjoying the surroundings.
Genzano is best known for its bread, pane casareccio di Genzano, and for the Infiorata Festival. During this event the streets of Genzano are decorated with flowers arranged in mosaics, creating a spectacular floral carpet on the sloping pavement. This tradition goes back to the 17th century as part of the celebration of Corpus Domini.
After going around Lake Nemi we will arrive at the village of Nemi. The best-preserved town of the Castelli Romani, Nemi is enjoyed by simply walking around and immersing oneself in its country atmosphere. Here you will have a chance to taste Fragolino, a local liqueur made from the wild strawberries that have made the village noteworthy. These wild strawberries are also used to make jam and other delicacies.
On the way to Castel Gandolfo we'll drive around scenic Lake Albano, which is actually the flooded remains of two volcanic craters, The placid town of Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope historically retreats in the summer to escape the heat of Rome, is packed with historic sites. Take a short stroll in this lovely medieval town and shoot some photos of the panoramic views and the papal palace.
Dominated by spectacular Villa Aldobrandini. Frascati is renowned for its wine production. A wine tasting with snacks is optional (approx. 20-25 Euro per person).
Is this tour private?
The tour is private, just for your party, however if you prefer to share your tour with other passengers to alleviate costs, you may find your travel companions to create your small group and divide the costs.
Is the driver also a guide?
Our English speaking drivers are NOT licensed guides. In order to provide you with the best-in-class service, our English speaking driving guides have been trained to offer our clients a nice overview with information regarding the major highlights avoiding the expensive charges of hiring a private guide. Due to strict Italian laws & regulations that protect officially licensed guides, our driving guides can comment and explain the sights only from inside the vehicle, but are not allowed to do so once they are outside the vehicle. They are regularly licensed instead to chauffeur the public. We highly recommend that you never book with any touring company that does not make this clear.
Does the driver go with us inside the monuments?
No, only a licensed guide is authorized to accompany you during the visit of sights. Our driver will drop you off close to the sights but will stay with the vehicle for the duration of your visit.
Does this tour include lunch and admission fees to sites?
Lunch and admission fees are not included in the rate. Please contact our office for pricing and reservations.
Does it include a guide?
A guide is not included either. Please contact our office for pricing and reservations.
What is the duration of the tour?
The duration of the tour is 9 hours, including pickup and drop off at the ship.
Is the itinerary flexible?
Our itineraries are completely flexible, and we will be happy to operate any changes to the original itinerary (within reason). Please contact our office with all the requests you may have so that we can better organize your day.
Do you guarantee the return to the ship on time?
In almost 30 years of business, we have never missed the ship that is why we have organized all itineraries to guarantee your return on time.
Is gratuity included in the price?
Tips are never included in our quotes .We think that a tip shouldn't be included in the rate otherwise it would be a tax!!! Once in Italy do not feel as though you have to tip everyone because someone told you to. Tip only if you really liked the service. Tips are generally: 10% not bad 15 % great 20 % best tour in my life. Please report any abuse.
There will be a full charge for booking cancelled with less than 72-hour notice for any service required. In this case, full charge will be made on your credit card. If you miss your flight or if your airline decides to cancel the flight due to bad weather or if your flight is directed to another airport on arrival, please advise us on time (as soon as you know) or a full charge will be made.
Please give us enough time so we can accept other reservations and allocate them to our chauffeurs. If the ship does not make it to the pier for bad weather, you will not be considered responsible so NO CHARGE will be made to your credit card. Full charge will be made for no show-up.
Only pre-purchased skip the line tickets (if requested) are not refundable any under circumstance and will be charged to your card.
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WHY GO: A "port" town, Syracuse NY was sophisticated and open to the outside world from the get go, despite its remote Central NY location. The Erie Canal actually coursed right through downtown: old photographs convey a Venice-like panorama. But the the waterway was paved over in the 1920's.
Syracuse has been going through a renaissance as of late, though, with the reopening of a fancy Prohibition-era hotel, renewed interest in an I.M. Pei designed museum, the honoring of Native American history that informed our Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and the rediscovery of a Women's Rights leader who was purported to be the model for Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
Oh, we don't forget the great places to eat. Or drink: like the fantastic distillery that doubles as the Best Apple Orchard in the USA.
If you come to Syracuse just to drop your kid off at the University, plan to stay a day or two. You'll be surprised at what's new. Read on….
Want to extend your romantic and/or college trip? Find information in our post about Greater Utica NY.
Things to Do in and Around Syracuse NY
GO/TASTE/EAT: Beak & Skiff Orchards and 1911 Distillery, Lafayette
For several years in a row, USA Today named Beak & Skiff, now run by the 4th and 5th generation of its founding families, the "Best Apple Orchard in America."
That would probably come as a surprise to those who go there strictly for the 1911 Distillery. There, apple-distilled flavored Vodka, Gin, and now Bourbon (the first product that is not made with apples) flow into tasting cups and are employed in the creation of smash-hit cocktails like the "Tipsy Cow" (Cold Pressed Coffee Vodka, Chocolate Milk, Coffee, topped with Whipped Cream and half a Cider Donut), and the "Orchard Palmer" (made with Honeycrisp Vodka). No surprise that bottles and cans of Hard Cider and Wine, pressed from home-grown fruit, soar off the shelves.
Families flock to Beak & Skiff each fall for "Pick Your Own Apples," an annual tradition for many around here. The "campus" of B&S on Apple Hill has been expanding over the years, as well. Each generation of Skiffs add something new, and there's no end in site.
Beak and Skiff History
First Generation, George Skiff and Andrew Beak planted apple seeds in 1911. Third Generation, Marshall Skiff, added the popular U-Pick. Fifth Generation, Eddie Brennan (whose mother, Debbie, is a Skiff), now manages the 1911 Distillery and Cidery, and has eyes trained on a wedding business and upgrading the 1911 Store and Tasting Room for year round events.
Sure, you can jump on a hayride out to the orchards, and try sips of distilled beverages before buying. But also, grab a quick meal at the Café and Bakery (those cider donuts! Or fantastic Apple Pie), and purchase orchard related knickknacks in the General Store. And of course you can bypass the "picking" completely and gather up a bushel any of 20 varieties of just-picked apples in the Apple Barn.
If you're into hard cider, wine, and spirits sampling, but want to avoid all the Orchard crowds, head a minute down the road, take a right on Rt. 20, and you'll find the 1911 Distillery and Rickhouse.
For now, it's a less frenetic place to sip on the best of Beak & Skiff's boozy offerings.
VISIT: Erie Canal Museum
Did you know that the Erie Canal cut straight through downtown Syracuse? In fact, the older part of the Erie Canal Museum was, in 1850, the Weighlock Building – a pull out where canal boats were weighed for tolls, like semi-tractor trucks are today. It's preserved as the last remaining canal boat weigh station in America.
The Erie Canal Museum first opened in 1962. Since then, it has doubled in size, with a new 2016 first floor exhibit showcasing "functional interactives" (phone stations where you can listen to stories) amid text panels and artifacts.
Between 1817 and its completion in 1825, constructing the Erie Canal was a shot in the dark – a project undertaken by workers with no formal engineering training.
Hacking out a 363-mile long ditch of water, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes through the New York wilderness, joked many, "was it's own School of Engineering."
A Canal Ran Through It
The decade of the Canal's construction happened to align with the heyday of postcards. Fortunately for museum visitors, plenty of pictures document each phase. Enlarged and on display, these tinted photographs impart both a realistic and romanticized version of the historic "Wedding of the Waters."
Some visitors get so caught up in these photos, signage, and artifacts, they completely miss the walk-on canal boat, which is definitely a museum highlight.
Don't Miss the Canal Boat
To find it, walk past the Weigh-master's office. The full sized replica of a Line Boat (used by a shipping "line"), that carried cargo, passengers, and maintenance workers, is housed in its own room.
Canal work was a family affair. Each family lived in the back of the boat. The middle section was generally used for storage and cargo, and the bow area accommodated very, very basic passenger quarters consisting of three salami-sized hammocks one above the other. (Overnight train sleeping compartments seem luxurious in comparison). Look behind and ahead of the boat, and get a sense of where the Canal ran through town. It's now a paved city thoroughfare.
Don't miss a ride up in the multi-media elevator to the second floor where you'll find vignettes of life in a Canal Town: a Tavern, General Store, and Guild Theater. By dint of canal-town status, goods and people came to Syracuse from all over the world, thus worldly from the start. Open Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 10-3, free but $10 suggested donation.
VISIT: Everson Museum of Art
I.M. Pei's second commission in Syracuse (after S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse U), the Everson Museum is a work of art in itself.
Boxy and weighty like a bomb shelter – the durable concrete structure that sits in the city's central plaza is nothing like the delicate projects Pei would subsequently design. But inside, the architecture – all muted grey cement walls and curvy staircases – are counterpoint to vividly colored ceramic art that is the heart of the Everson.
The downstairs gallery houses fragile pieces within a large glass box in the center of the room, and in mirrored shelves along each wall. It's airy and novel. Definitely worth a viewing every few months as exhibits change periodically.
Two paintings, purchased with funds raised by the community and school groups in the 1970's however, always remain on view. See an original Gilbert Stewart portrait of George Washington, and one of 62 variations of The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks.
Don't miss the boutique-like gift shop, which has great, affordable contemporary ceramic art and jewelry for sale. $8 adults, kids under 12 free, open Wed-Sun noon – 5, Thurs. till 8pm.
VISIT: SUArt Galleries, Syracuse University
With a concentration on American Prints, and a permanent collection that rotates every semester, the SUArt Gallery on the Quad is worth a look even if you are not an art student – or even a student – at Syracuse University.
This collection of 45,000 objects, from the 15th to 21st centuries includes the work of world-renowned artists. Recently, sculptures by Rodin from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection were on view.
Holdings include Burchfield, Avery, Man Ray – and, much to my surprise, a Salvador Dali portrait of Col. Jack Warner, founder of Warner Bros.
Warner looks so much like Walt Disney, many viewers mistake one entertainment mogul for another. Apparently, Warner hated Dali's depiction of him so much, he ordered the painting to be installed in his doghouse.
Ask to see the myriad prints in Study Cabinets –a series of cases within cases constructed with engineering precision by campus Physical Plant mechanics. The Print Room contains over 20,000 renderings in architectural drawers, and is open to all for perusal or study. Open Tues-Sun 11-4:30, Thurs till 8, free.
VISIT: OHA – Onondaga Historical Association
I'm always on the lookout for the most profound or strangest things in any local history museum. The OHA did not disappoint. One exhibit illuminates set of small earthen faces, discovered in a small tunnel under the former Wesleyan Methodist Church (now The Mission Restaurant), dating to the mid 1800's.
It is assumed that runaway slaves, hidden by abolitionist parishioners, crafted these clay characters while awaiting their next move. Like many in this region, the Church openly participated in the Underground Railroad, which had "stations" throughout upstate NY.
Native Americans and American Immigrants
You'll also find Native American artifacts and stories of the Five Nations that constitute the Iroquois League – Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk. (These tribes are now collectively referred to in their native name, the Haudenosaunee).
Discover not-so-native-American Syracuse history, too. Such as the 3 Jewish Eastern-European-born Shubert Brothers who moved with their family here in 1882. The showbiz bro's purchased a theater in Manhattan in 1900, pioneering the Broadway District as the hub of American Theater that we recognize today.
What common items were invented and are still manufactured in Syracuse? Well, one is the Brannock Device, known to all as the slidey thing that measures your foot size in shoe-stores. And also, every single candle used by the Vatican – made by Cathedral Candle Company. (Get yours in this gift-shop – the only place to buy them retail in the USA).
Syracuse based Marsellus Casket Co., which closed in 2003, was the preferred coffin-maker for the Kennedy family and Nancy Regan, who was one of the last to be buried in one.
Don't leave before finding the enlarged photo taken at the opening of the Hotel Syracuse at the height of Prohibition in 1924. Look carefully to see many revelers with hands under tables, or barely hiding flasks – a snapshot of the reality of the day. Open Wed-Fri. 10-4, Sat/Sun 11-4, free.
TOUR: Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation Center and Museum, Fayetteville
Matilda J. Gage was one of the three founders of the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA), along with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She was was also the inspiration for Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. And yet we never hear of Gage today. Why is that?
One reason has to do with Gage's rift with Anthony and Stanton. A woman way before her time, Gage insisted on the separation of Church and State, believing that the Church kept women at heel. This stance was too radical for the Women's Rights Movement seeking, at the time, to create coalitions with the religious fundamentalists leading the Temperance Movement.
The bond between the trio broke down over the religious issue. After 20 years agitating for Women's Rights (1869 – 1889) together, Anthony and Stanton kicked Gage out. And then, they wiped her name from most documents. It took some journalists' sleuthing to bring Gage back to the fore.
Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation
The Matilda Joslyn Gage Center is now located in her own home a few miles from Syracuse. The house was renovated and opened as a museum in 2010. A sign at the entrance insists that you "Check your dogma at the door," and "Think for Yourself."
You can actually sit at Gage's own desk in the back parlor where she worked, and if you wish, write notes to her. Rooms serve as galleries addressing Social Justice issues (Women's Rights, Underground Railroad, Religious Freedom) and Gage's history.
Matilda's father, Dr. Hezekiah Joslyn, was a well-known abolitionist. The Joslyn home in Cicero NY served as a station on the Underground Railroad. In addition, Matilda grew up around the Native American Nation of the Haudenosaunee – a Matriarchal society that regarded men and women equally. The exposure to this kind of non-violent gender equality informed her life's work.
A Member of the Wolf Clan
Matilda married Henry Hill Gage in 1845 and moved to Syracuse, where the couple raised four children. Gage was unable to attend the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in 1848. But by the time the 3rd Convention came to Syracuse in 1852, , she had risen as a noted speaker and writer on Women's Suffrage.
Although the Movement was concerned primarily with Voting Rights, Gage, guided by her tribal experience, focused on Equal Rights for Women. In the 1870's Gage was an advocate for the Native Americans at a time when the US Government treated them poorly. So, to honor her, the Mohawk Tribe adopted her into their Wolf Clan.
The Wizard of Oz Connection
By all accounts, Gage was a "good wife and mother." And Henry was supportive of his wife's work, taking care of the kids when needed. One of their four children, Maud, married a dreamer of a man 8 years her senior, against her mother's wishes.
That man was L. Frank Baum, who years later wrote The Wizard of Oz. Baum and Maud were married in 1882 in the front parlor of this home. Now "The Oz Room," it's decorated as it was when Gage lived here.
Baum purportedly based his main character, Dorothy, on his strong, speak-truth-to-power Mother In Law. Remember, this was at a time when women were generally portrayed as damsels in distress. Matilda J. Gage was Dorothy's "spiritual ancestor." She taught women to be brave, speak up, speak out, and use the power of their convictions. It's a message that still resonates today.
The epitaph on her gravestone reads: "There is a word sweeter than Mother, Home, or Heaven. That word is Liberty." Open Tues-Fri 10-3, first and last Sat of each month 10-3, free for individual drop-ins, Groups: $8 adults, $6 kids.
VISIT: Ska.Nonh Great Law of Peace Center, a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Heritage site
Man, do we need a Law of Peace Center right about now. This interpretive museum tells the story of the indigenous peoples of Central New York from the perspective of The Onondaga Nation. Incorporating video, text panels and artifacts, the museum is centered on oral history traditions and importance of language in maintaining a culture.
The Ska.Nonh Center's exhibits start on the first floor with the "Words that come before all else" – the Thanksgiving Address. This incantation might be different from person to person (crops, weather, health), but uniformly conveys gratitude to the "Creator" aka "The Great Peacemaker."
You'll learn about the Haudenosaunee Creation Story (involving a pregnant Grandmother who fell from the sky, a goose that caught her, and the turtle upon which she landed), and the significance of the Great White Pine Tree; a symbol of peace between the Five Nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk).
Ben Franklin and Democracy
In 1744, Benjamin Franklin, then the owner of a profitable Printing Press in Philadelphia, asked to sit in on a Haudenosaunee meeting. This open-minded Founding Father wished to learn about decision-making in a true Democracy versus under a King.
Franklin was inspired by the way the five nations of the Haudenosaunee made treaties with each other and with the Europeans. This meeting informed Franklin's decision to found the United States as a Democracy rather than a Monarchy, as was originally and vigorously discussed.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the Doctrine of Discovery
Upstairs, there are a number of exhibits about the Onondaga Tribe over time. One, in particular, intrigued me. It involved a 550 year old law, a recent land claim, and, of all people, Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
In 1452, King Alfonso V of Portugal issued a Papal Bull – the Doctrine of Discovery – that sanctified the seizure of non-Christian lands. This Doctrine allowed Portuguese explorers to "invade, capture, vanquish and subdue all pagans."
In 2005, the Onondaga Nation filed a Land Claim for territory in Central NY: a case that made it all the way to the Supreme Court. In the case of Sherrill v. Onondaga Indian Nation, Justice Ginsberg cited the Doctrine of Discovery in the majority decision against the Native American claim. Open Wed-Fri 10-4, Sat/Sun 11-4, $5 adults, children 8 and under free.
VISIT: MOST – Museum of Science and Technology
Until the 1980's this former U.S. Armory was repository for Military vehicles. Now, dinosaurs stand where tanks and jeeps used to be. And, as this is a hands-on science museum, there are plenty of interactive exhibits covering "nanoscience to dark matter."
MOST encompasses the only domed IMAX Omni Theater in NY State. Its amateur radio station made headlines when visitors spoke to an astronaut in the International Space Station for 9 minutes.
There's so much more to love here. There's a multi-level crawl-through Playhouse, a fully functional Flight Training program in the cockpit of an F-16, a Planetarium (with a countdown clock that shows when the Space Station passes overhead), a walk-through heart, Energy and Health Exhibits, and an abundance of other cool opportunities. $17 Adults Museum and IMAX Combo, $15 kids, open Wed-Sun 10-5.
Where to Eat in Syracuse NY
EAT: Eleven Waters @ Marriott Syracuse Downtown
The trendy-contemporary Eleven Waters (referencing the 11 Finger Lakes)is a popular place for an upscale meal at very reasonable prices: Onion Soup $7; Bistro Cesar $8; Puttanesca $15; Roast Half Chicken $25, Rigatoni Bolognese $16, and more.
The Eleven Waters Bar, carved out of the hotel's former barbershop, features shampoo sink faucets on one wall, and cocktails named in the spirit of the place. Try Clean Shave (a "clean" version of a Moscow Mule), Undercut (rum, lime juice, grapefruit and maraschino liqueur), and Mullet (a classic Mint Julep).
EAT: Locals recommend
Dinosaur BBQ – the first one ever – for amazing Q. Funk 'N Waffles, first opened by entrepreneurial students on the SU Campus and now off campus offering any kind of loaded waffle you can think up. Pastabilities for homemade pastas and "stretch bread." Kitty Hoynes – an authentic "real deal" Irish Pub on Armory Square. Lemongrass Restaurant for upscale white-linen Thai cuisine. And Modern Malt – a tweaked Malt Shop with a full bar rather than milkshake machines and Tater Tots instead of fries.
Where to Stay in Syracuse NY
STAY: Marriott Syracuse Downtown
The Hotel Syracuse was a sensation when it first opened in 1924. Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, aviator Charles Lindbergh, entertainers Bob Hope, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, and John Lennon (who celebrated his 31st birthday here, with Yoko) were all guests.
In the thick of downtown, the top floor Grand Ballroom in all of its Versailles-like grandeur was the place to be in Syracuse. But by the 1980's, the hotel had lost its luster. It became a banquet facility, and then cycled through one owner after another before failing by the early 2000's.
Every iconic decrepit-turned-grand-again-hotel has a Knight In Shining Armor story. And this one is no different. Ed Riley, a Syracuse native who made it his life's work to rescue distressed hotels though the Pyramid Hotel Group in Boston had his heart set on this faded former beauty in his own hometown. By the time he agreed to raise funds for the $76 million project in 2014, the ceiling of the Grand Ballroom was caving in. The rest of the place was not much better.
Now privately owned, this flagged Marriott, reopened to much fanfare on June 15, 2016. It is once again an epicenter of a revitalized Syracuse, in high demand for weddings. The "smaller" Persian Terrace room accommodates 290 guests. And, the breathtaking top floor Grand Ballroom – sky blue painting overhead, gilded walls, and wrought iron balconies spanning the length of the hotel can seat 400 guests.
First Impressions of the Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Walk in on the ground floor, head up the stairs, and the lobby wows as its 20 ft. stenciled plaster carved ceiling comes into view. The Terrazzo floors and crystal chandeliers are all original to 1924.
The mural behind the reception desk, formerly covered up with mirrors, is now a focal point at check in. Painted by SU Art Professor, Carl Roters in 1949, the mural depicts 100 years of Syracuse history from Native American to the salt mining industry. It could well be mistaken for a WPA piece. Roters was also responsible for the artwork in the ceiling. A fun activity, say the staff here, is to look for his face in the floral renderings above you.
Rooms at Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Most of the 261 rooms have been renovated to modern aesthetics and luxury standards. But in one way they hark back to the 1920's. The hollow bulbous "Coffin Doors" – with interior compartments that allowed guests to leave laundry for cleaning – have been reinstalled. (Although, of course, they are no longer necessary). Rooms dressed in Stickley furniture are cozy and elegant in white and green-gold, feature beds so comfy, you can easily miss your alarm.
Dining at Marriott Syracuse Downtown (See Above under Where to Eat)
Rates from $126 per night. Packages from $175 for 2 include buffet breakfast in 11 Waters and 2 Signature Cocktails in the evening.
STAY: Jefferson Clinton Hotel
If you want to feel cared for in the cozy, elegant ambiance of years gone by, the Jefferson Clinton, a Historic Hotel of America, is your best bet in Syracuse. Wonderfully situated on Armory Square, across the street from MOST (Museum of Science and Technology), and next door to the highly recommended Lemongrass Restaurant, this small establishment whispers "understated luxury." And most of all "personal, amiable service".
In the morning, the small lobby turned eatery thrums with dozens of business people enjoying a buffet breakfast that includes an omelet station.
The omelet chef was one of the friendliest I've ever met. He executed each order quickly. He even brought plates to the guests with a smile. The whole vibe was so upbeat, one patron remarked, "so this is The Place where everyone goes for breakfast in Syracuse!"
Leave some time to get up to your room: there is only one elevator. While waiting, grab a fresh-baked cookie (afternoon) or apple (anytime) from the reception desk.
Rooms of maroon and gold, sport new carpeting, ecru-colored grasscloth wallpaper and, a mix of contemporary and traditional furnishings (glass desk, wingback chairs).
Tiled bathrooms are clean and bright, with a good amount of lighting over a Corian sink. Bedding is so dreamy-comfortable, I actually slept through the night for a change. Rooms from $155 per night. Includes hot buffet breakfast with made to order omelets, free wifi.


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The idea to simplify the yacht charter process is not new: last year Itboat wrote about the Yachtster service, which allows to rent a boat directly from its owner, bypassing a long chain of agents. The startup could not boast an extensive geography: at the start it covered only the French Riviera and the Boleary Islands.
The creators promised to launch Yachtster in Florida, Greece and the Caribbean, but a year has passed, and now it is there: the geography of the service has not expanded, but narrowed to France alone.
Perhaps the reason for this sad state of affairs is that Yachtster has a competitor who plays in all of the abovementioned markets.
Like Yachtster, Sailo works directly with boat owners and allows tenants to communicate with them directly through the built-in Sailo messenger.
As is almost always the case, Sailo appeared in response to the negative experience of its founder. Adrian Granidar encountered difficulties in renting a yacht in Greece and decided to remedy this situation by launching his own service. He quickly managed to persuade his friends - Silicon Valley technoguru Magda Marcu, engineer Bogdan Batog and Columbia Business School graduate Delphine Braas - to invest in the project and become its cofounders.
Sailo was launched in September 2014. Originally the service operated in the USA: Miami, New York, Florida, California, Virgin Islands. Now its geography is much wider: in addition to the USA, the British Virgin Islands, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Turkey and the Bahamas are quite well represented.
The project has two headquarters in New York and Miami and a base of more than 5,000 boats from 40 countries, ranging from 25-foot spibots, sailboats and catamarans to 150-foot megayachts available for charter for an hour to several weeks, with or without a captain. Russia is still presented sparingly: five offers in Moscow.
The calculator can be configured to show fuel costs for a specific trip. The program makes calculations based on the power of the yacht, her type, size, fuel consumption and current gasoline prices.
In order to post their offer in the Sailo system, the boat owner needs to register and fill out a profile with information about the yacht in as much detail as possible. Sailo charges a 14% commission, which increases to 29% if the owner wishes to take advantage of the insurance offer of the service. For this purpose the yacht must be younger than 10 years and its cost must not exceed $500 thousand.
Sailo insurance covers the hull, engines, materials and all onboard content, including works of art and tenders. In the event of an accident or collision, the insurer undertakes to indemnify up to $10 million each of the injured parties. In case of property damage or injury during water sports (diving, swimming) or use of water toys - wakeboards, water skis, tubing or aquaplaners, the maximum indemnity payment will be $100,000. Medical expenses are limited to $50,000 per person.
The tenant pays the full amount of the rental plus a $500 security deposit which is returned to the tenant's account 18 hours after the end of the charter if the boat owner has no claims against him. In the event of loss or damage to the boat's equipment through the fault of the charterer, the money will go to the charterer's account.
The owner undertakes to deliver a fully filled yacht to the tenant and the tenant will return the boat with a full tank at the end of the trip. Failure by the tenant to meet his or her obligations is punishable by a fine of $35. The rest of the fuel cost is withheld from the insurance deposit. However, the owner and the tenant may agree with each other on other conditions for reimbursement of fuel costs.
Sailo offers tenants real time support by phone or live chat on the website. In addition to the web version, the startup has a mobile application - so far only for iPhone.
By turning over the traditional model of yacht charter, Sailo is helping yacht owners make money from their unused assets while at the same time helping to shape new consumer behavior, says David Hsu, a management professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Time will tell us how well this is working out.


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Eugene Roshal
Eugene Roshal
|Alma mater
|South Ural State University (former Chelyabinsk State Technical University), Faculty of Electronics
|Computer programmer
|Known for
|RAR, WinRAR
Eugene Roshal (Russian: Евгений Лазаревич Рошал, romanized: Yevgeny Lazarevich Roshal; born 1972) is a Russian software engineer.
Roshal is best known as the developer of:
- RAR file format (1993)
- WinRAR file archiver (1995)
- FAR file manager (1996)
The RAR compression algorithm is officially owned by his elder brother Alexander,[1] because Eugene Roshal has "no time to concern himself with software development and copyright-related issues at the same time."[2]
- ^ win.rar GmbH. "RAR and WinRAR END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)". RARLAB.
The author and holder of the copyright of the software is Alexander L. Roshal. [...] Neither RAR binary code, WinRAR binary code, UnRAR source or UnRAR binary code may be used or reverse engineered to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary, without written permission.
- ^ "Google Groups". Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Biography and product timeline based on The Compression Project web page: Russian language interview with E. Roshal accessed 12 January 2010 (and verified by personal email exchange with him in 2011).


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Boy, oh boy, the residents of tiny Gilead, Wisconsin, need some hope. Good thing they're living in a musical. You see, greedy loggers swooped in a while back and cleared out all the mature trees in the local forest. Then the quarry where many residents worked shut down. But since dramatizing the effects of a sweeping regional economic downturn is patently beyond the reach of this quaint 2001 musical's creators (music and book by James Valcq, lyrics and book by Fred Alley), they pin the town's crippling despair on the disappearance of the town's favorite son during the Vietnam war a couple decades back. Now along comes tough-but-vulnerable young ex-con Percy, released to the care of Gilead's sheriff for reasons that never make much sense. She starts waiting tables at the title diner, run by tough-but-vulnerable old Hannah (Catherine Smitko), and through a series of Capraesque implausibilities, which also involve the town's preternaturally unliberated housewife Shelby (Dara Cameron), everyone finds civic pride.
How all the newly planted flower boxes and freshly painted house fronts will pay anyone's bills is left unanswered, thanks to the dramaturgical expediency typical of the American musical. Setting fundamental credulity aside, the show is tight, tuneful, and, under Tammy Mader's direction for American Blues Theater, impressively multidimensional. Best of all, Jacquelyne Jones as Percy never hits a false note in a role riven with cliches. Her exquisite vocal control lets her convey moments of delicate intimacy and full-throttle outrage with equal clarity. v


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No matter what your unique set of circumstances, resilience work emboldens your greatest gifts, empowers you to fully collaborate with the world around you, and propels you into the future you seek.
It is my honor to help facilitate individuals' personal and professional growth through one-on-one resilience coaching.
I'm so excited to go on this journey with you.
Resilience building is a process of adaptive growth, therefore, the work we do together will shift to reflect your unique personal development. Coaching sessions focus on personal resilience - creating flow within and between your internal and external systems; professional and business resilience - creating flow within and between your professional and internal landscapes, and somatic coaching - a body-centered practice that helps you release past experiences so you can move forward in integrity.
You can expect a safe, nurturing space to take a breath, explore, and gain clarity on the systems at play in your life and work. Through authentic conversations and skillful somatic exercises, you'll be mindfully guided through challenges while building the skills you need to engage your unique set of circumstances with ease and fulfillment. This is an opportunity for an incredibly rich transformation that allows you to move beyond perceived limitations, gain new perspectives, foster your core self, and grab hold of what you want most.


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Free Virtual Health Management Workshops
Ocean County Library Continues
Free Virtual Health Management Workshops
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Library, Ocean County Office of Senior Services and Meals on Wheels are accepting new registrants for free, interactive virtual health management workshops.
Continuous registration is open for the six-week "Take Control of Your Health" Zoom program for patients age 60 and up, family members and caregivers with concerns about diabetes or chronic ailments.
One series is devoted exclusively to diabetes. Another concerns high blood pressure, heart or lung disease, depression, arthritis, and other chronic conditions. Each includes activities to support problem-solving, decision-making, and action planning.
Chronic illness workshop enrollees can learn how to manage pain, sleeplessness, fatigue, fear, anger, and frustration, how to build a healthful diet and exercise plan, how to communicate with health providers and family members, and how to set and reach goals.
Diabetes workshop participants can learn how to lower A1C levels, monitor blood sugar and stress levels, and avoid complications.
The workshops are conducted by certified peer leaders who have completed 40 hours of training in the program developed by Stanford University, coordinated by Louanne Kane MA, NCC.
Each participant will receive a relaxation-oriented compact disc and an illustrated self-management guide, "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions."
Funding is provided through a grant administered by the Ocean County Office of Senior Services under Title III-D of the Older Americans Act and Meals on Wheels. To learn more, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.theoceancountylibrary/events.


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Sky Sports: Constant Fight by Sky Creative
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This campaign showcases how F1 is the ultimate competition where conflict & colliding forces exist everywhere you look. Shot over the last two race weekends of the 2015 season, with exclusive access, we bring to life all of the fights fought out at every level of this intense competition, demonstrating that F1 really is a constant fight.
A first truly pan-European 360* campaign for SKY, from brief to delivery, involving collaboration across a multitude of departments & countries with over 45 different edit deliverables & some cool off-air work.
Agency: Sky Creative
Executive Creative Director: Simon Buglione
Creative Director: Jacques Salmon
Copywriter: Jacques Salmon
Additional Credits: Editor: Jeff Collins
DOP: Ben Magahy
Producer: Arron Aziz, Fred Salmon
Account Director: Susanne Freyburg
Sound Design: David Connolly


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Thumbnail Filmstrip of Spirit Place Black by Bernadene Wallace Images
DescriptionSpirit Place Black by Bernadene Wallace.Bernadene Wallace has depicted the corroboree ground: a lot of social and communal discussions take place there. Her artwork beautifully depict men, women and children attending the corroboree. There are plenty of bush foods for everybody. The circles in dots depict that people are deeply involved in discussions setting around the waterholes. The over-shape semicircles are indicating pathways to travel. Small circles in middle depict fruit trees. The wonderful hues and dynamic, organic shapes make it ideal for quilting, home decor and wearable art.
Manufacturer: M&S Textiles
Collection: Aboriginal Designs
Designer: Bernadene Wallace
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Width: 44/45"


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Android Lollipop 5.1 update comes to Moto X 2
Updates to the newest version of fully-released Android version 5.1 Lollipop have come to the Moto X. This is the second-edition Moto X, the one that comes with a wooden back if you do so choose. This update comes soon after the first Moto X – believe it or not – started receiving the update, continuing Motorola's surprisingly good track record for keeping their devices from the past several years up to date with the newest software from Google. Next up is Android M, otherwise suspected to be called M&M or Marshmallow.
This update will be appearing on Moto X 2 very soon for the average user. While we've seen Android 5.1 Lollipop appearing on AT&T and T-Mobile (GSM) models of the device, we've yet to see Verizon's version make the move. This is standard – we expect Verizon's version of the device to be updated within the next week.
Meanwhile we expect the next Moto X to come somewhere between August and September. The first Moto X was released in early August of 2013 while the second Moto X was released in mid-September 2014. Since the last release of a Moto X flagship device, Lenovo has taken over Motorola fully.
Since then we've seen the Moto E, a new flagship for the mid-range, and we're expecting a new Moto G in the immediate future.
Moto X 3 will likely launch with Android M onboard, depending on how long it takes Google to name and release it. Lenovo will have their hand in this release, so we're expecting some more PC connections and a possible move for China.
Have a peek at the Moto X collection of stories below to learn more about the smartphone you've already got in your pocket right this minute.


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Horses, by Kaihō Yushō
- Momoyama period
- 17c
- Pair of six-panel screens, ink on paper
Catalogue Entry
by Kaiho Yusho
Momoyama period, 17th century
Pair of 6-panel screens, ink on paper
Height, 152.9cm; width, 355.6cm (each)
Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615) was born the 5th son of a retainer of the Asai family, and as he entered Tofukuji as a page at an early age, his life was spared when the Asai family was ruined. Yusho began his actual painting career relatively late in life, but then went on to develop a bold painting style, dominating his generation among the Kyoto painting circles after the death of Kano Eitoku. The best representation of this style can be found in his large fusuma painting group for the Abbot's Quarters at Ken'ninji.
The painting style used in the present work strongly recalls the so-called "bag-shaped" figures found in the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove fusuma images at Ken'ninji.
Yusho returned to secular life in his forties, and then studied the martial arts, along with painting, as part of his desire to re-establish the fortunes of his family. The strong, abbreviated strokes seen in the depictions of the horses in these screens seem somehow related to Yusho's martial art pursuits. HK


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While we awaits for the release of his first official song and video the south south raving DJ Ken Gifted steps into the booth to dish out this funny freestyle tune tagged "Ashawo" featuring fast rising Artiste and Producer "Melody".
Make una nor take am personal, Na just advice to everybody.
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