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Mary J. Blidge Take Me As I Am became my anthem for many years during my frustration with my marriage, family, friends, job, and just life I would crank it up in the car and sing it loud through tears.
It wasn't until I began writing a journal, of my journey through the next chapter of life; empty nesting, which I began with a vengeance. When within a week of my baby daughter's graduation, I had set a date to get a full set of dentures! At 47, is this it? Am I old and wore out now. I was having a lot of internal turmoil and after a cry for help to those closest to me my mom suggested I journal this journey. This song immediately came to mind and right after, an epiphany followed.
I hadn't been singing this song loudly for the world to hear and pay attention to, as I thought I had while I was doing it. I was singing it to me! "Take me as I am" has to begin with ME! While the words imply belief in self, for me there are two "me's" the external me and the internal me. While the external me could cite the song line and verse; and say it with conviction. I can tell my story like a movie I've watched with much reflection and little emotion. The external me treats my life's journey exactly as the words to this song. All that I have been through has made me the success I am.
The internal me criticizes, judges and shames me for my past, my troubles, my mistakes, my weaknesses and flaws. I am cruel, unyielding, unforgiving and judgmental. And no matter what my success I find the flaw and the deficit. Those loud tearful whaling's in the car were from the external me to the internal me and it wasn't until today, July 28, 2009 that I had even an inkling of understanding that. I hope it doesn't fade because this is deep. This is big. This will take some exploring, and this is the venue I will use to explore it.
This is a true story and it's my story. It is not my interpretation of other people's intent or shortfalls or a blaming of what others have done to me. This is my understanding of what I have done to myself. I will tell you about the players in my life but there won't be a lot of finger pointing in how they've done me wrong. This is about the choices I made and the internal dialogue I had throughout numerous scenarios that led me to feel the way I felt and respond the way I responded. I am documenting my journey so I am not even sure where we will end up. I do know this is the key to the beginning:
Take me as I am by Mary J Blidge:
She's been down and out
She's been wrote about
She's been talked about, constantly
She's been up and down
She's been pushed around
But they held her down, NYC
She has no regrets
She accepts the past
All these things they
helped make to make she
She's been lost and found
And she's still around
There's a reason for everything
You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
[Verse 2:]
Now she's older now
Yes, she's wiser now
Can't disguise her now
She don't need
No one tellin her
What to do and say
No one tellin her
Who to be
She's on solid ground
She's been lost and found
Now, she answers to G-O-D
And she's confident
This is not the end
Ask me how I know
Cause she is me.
You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
[Bridge: 2x]
So it's all or nothing at all,
All or nothing at all
Don't you know I can only be me.
(I can only be me, yeah)
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Take me as I am.
Take me as I am.
Said it's all or nothing at all
Said it's all or nothing at all
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all. (This is me)
Just take me as I am, (take me as I am)
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am, (take me as I am)
or have nothing, nothing at all.
Take me as I am
I submitted the form and hoped for the best. This was to be a hectic couple of weeks. Due to recent budget cuts our district was facing major lay-offs and merging of the middle school I worked in, with the k-5 school behind it. The town was in an uproar at having a k-8 school. This only gave me more determination at getting my teeth done this summer because little kids can be brutally honest. Middle Schoolers have always loved me, and me them, and if they noticed my teeth they never made comment. K-3rd graders are quick to point out discrepancies in what they believe to be normal. This summer may not be the best time for me to take off because of all the changes, but I really don't have a choice. This will be totally out of character for me, not giving 200% to the district, and instead taking time for myself? Little would anyone know it isn't so much "me time" as it is, I have painted myself into a corner and have no other options.
Add to that my baby is graduating and I have told everyone that I will be taking the last week of school off, as I did with my boys in 2003 and 2006, while I entertain my parents, and siblings for a graduation reunion. My 2,700 square feet, 4 bedroom, 3 bath house will soon be home to 14 for a week. I have been preparing for this all year; new patio furniture the pool in tip top shape. But before any of that I am going to Disneyland, Knots Berry Farm, Knight at the Round Table and Universal Studios for three days with Makayla's senior class. I have loved this class and worked with many of them since 5th grade and nearly all of them since 7th grade. I am looking forward to it. I am a little nervous about sharing the hotel room with Cat, the high school counselor. I have known her for years and most recently she has been my mentor during my internships for my Masters and Credential in School Counseling. But this is even more the reason that sharing a hotel bathroom may not be ideal. And Cat is definitely not familiar with personal boundaries. But I will find a way around it. The trip will be good. But I am not a "ride" person so I am not sure what I will be doing other than holding everyone's things while they ride.
My loose tooth is really becoming troublesome and a problem while I sleep. My tongue is pushing it forward when I am relaxed and making it more loose. Once it goes, there is no hiding the fact that I have no teeth on my lower left side. If I can get to June 6th then all the kids will be out of school, and I will only be left with my immediate staff and my family until August 19th when school starts again.
I will continue this blog if there is an interest in my journey.
You have been through an ordeal, I share your fear of all things dentist in nature. I look forward to reading more.
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September 1, 2017
Ex parte Vernon Barnett, in his official capacity as the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue; Jefferson County Board of Equalization; Gaynell Hendricks, in her official capacity as tax assessor of Jefferson County; and Charles Wilson, Jr., in his official capacity as assistant tax assessor of Jefferson Countyv.Vernon Barnett, in his official capacity as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue; Jefferson County Board of Equalization; Gaynell Hendricks, in her official capacity as tax assessor of Jefferson County; and Charles Wilson, Jr., in his official capacity as assistant tax assessor of Jefferson County In re: Glenbrook at Oxmoor I, LLC, and Alabama Affordable Home Association
Circuit Court, Bessemer Division, CV-17-900036
mandamus proceeding concerns the proper defendants and venue
with respect to an action seeking declaratory and injunctive
relief concerning the proper method for determining the
valuation of particular properties utilized for housing
low-income tenants.
One of
the respondents to the mandamus petition, Glenbrook at Oxmoor
I, LLC ("Glenbrook"), is the owner of a parcel of
real property located in Jefferson County that is used as
low-income housing; the building on the property was
constructed in approximately 2008 specifically to qualify
under federal income-tax law for an annual credit under 26
U.S.C. § 42, which establishes requirements for real
property to fall within the so-called "Low Income
Housing Tax Credit" ("LIHTC"). Utilizing
procedures set forth in the "Property Tax Plan for
Equalization" ("the Tax Plan") adopted by the
Alabama Department of Revenue ("the Department"),
including an addendum thereto pertaining to valuation of
subsidized multifamily-housing units ("Addendum
P"), the Jefferson County Board of Equalization
("the Board") originally valued Glenbrook's
parcel for the 2010 tax year at $15, 138, 600; however, after
that valuation was challenged through administrative
procedures, the Board recalculated the value of the property
and assessed its value at $7, 778, 900.
with the Board's valuation determination, Glenbrook
timely invoked judicial-review rights afforded to it under
the "Expeditious and Economical Tax Appeals Act, "
Act No. 259, Ala. Acts 1943, a local act applicable to
Jefferson County, which was substantially amended by Act No.
97-394, Ala. Acts 1997, and has been codified at Ala. Code
1975, § 45-37-241.20 (Local Laws, Jefferson County)
("the Act"). Pursuant to the Act, a trial was held
before a circuit judge and a three-person commission of
real-property valuation experts ("the commission")
sitting as the trier of fact, and, after the close of the
parties' presentation of evidence, the circuit judge
instructed the commission that it was to "fix the
valuation of [Glenbrook's] property ... at its fair and
reasonable market value, " elaborating on the concept as
"Fair market value is the sum arrived at by fair
negotiation between an owner willing to sell and a purchaser
willing to buy neither being under pressure to do so. An
encumbrance on the value of land is one of the factors that a
Tax Assessor must consider when assessing the fair market
value of property to be taxed. To find the fair market value
of the property, you should consider the property's
actual rental income."[1]
(Emphasis added.)
the circuit judge's instructions, the commission returned
a verdict valuing the property in question at $7, 778, 900,
the precise amount that the Board had previously determined,
and a judgment was then entered on the verdict. Glenbrook
filed a postjudgment motion that sought, among other things,
a new trial on the basis that the commission had violated the
circuit judge's instructions to utilize the reduced
actual rents paid by the low-income tenants of the property
in determining the fair market value of the property because
the commission ratified the Board's valuation (which was
shown at trial to have been derived by the Board's
personnel without regard to actual rents received by the
taxpayer). The trial court, after receiving a response from
the Board in opposition to Glenbrook's motion, granted
the new-trial request.
the Board's appeal from that new-trial order was
transferred from our supreme court, this court affirmed the
order, without an opinion. Jefferson Cty. Bd. of
Equalization & Adjustment v. Glenbrook at Oxmoor I,
LLC, 171 So.3d 695 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013) (table)
("Glenbrook I"). Among the authorities we
cited in our order of affirmance in Glenbrook I were
Coffee v. Seaboard System R.R., 507 So.2d 476, 477
(Ala. 1987) (holding that, when a "trial court's
order [granting a new trial] does not specify the grounds
upon which it was based, " that order "is due to be
affirmed if it is supported by any good ground");
Hill v. Cherry, 379 So.2d 590, 592 (Ala. 1980)
(holding that granting a new-trial motion "rests within
the sound discretion of the trial court" and gives rise
to "a presumption of correctness which will not be
disturbed by [an appellate] court unless some legal right was
abused and the record plainly and palpably shows the trial
court was in error"); Bekins Van Lines v. Beal,
418 So.2d 81, 83 (Ala. 1982) (noting that "[a]n
appellate court is more reluctant to reverse the granting of
a motion for a new trial than the denying of a motion for a
new trial" and "construes the record against the
appellant in reviewing the granting of a new trial");
and Pettus v. Shafer, 286 Ala. 625, 628-29, 244
So.2d 573, 576 (1971) (noting that "a verdict rendered
in disregard of [jury] instructions, even though the
instructions of the court be erroneous, is against the law of
the case and, in a proper case, should be set aside, "
usually "by granting a motion for a new trial").
Our affirmance was thus based upon the conclusion that the
trial court could permissibly have deemed the commission to
have simply accepted the Board's valuation, which had
been determined without any consideration of the
actual rentals paid by Glenbrook's tenants, rather than
having conformed its verdict to the law of the case, as
represented by the circuit judge's express instruction
that the "property's actual rental income"
should be considered in determining the fair market value of
the property in lieu of simply "rubber-stamping"
the Board's valuation figure without having considered
the rent limitations inherent in the LIHTC program. No party
sought certiorari review of this court's decision in
Glenbrook I.
our affirmance in Glenbrook I, the trial court
initially set the cause for a trial before a 12-member jury
and specified a date by which dispositive motions were to be
filed. The Board and Glenbrook then filed cross-motions in
which each sought a summary judgment in its favor; the Board
contended that it had followed administrative guidance in the
form of Addendum P, whereas Glenbrook asserted that the
Board's use of Addendum P to disregard rent restrictions
on the subject property was contrary not only to the concept
of fair market value but also to the instructions given at
the previous trial. The exhibits to the parties'
cross-motions included the Tax Plan, the Department's
"Alabama Appraisal Manual, " a transcript of the
previous trial, covenant documents outlining the rent
restrictions on the subject property, and an appraisal
document. Glenbrook then amended its motion to seek a
judgment as to the tax years 2012 and 2013 in line with its
suggested valuation, as is permitted under §
45-37-241.20(k). After the parties had jointly stipulated
that the matter was not due to be tried to a 12-person jury,
the trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of
Glenbrook that, as amended, valued Glenbrook's parcel at
$1, 120, 000 as of October 1, 2009 (i.e., for the
2010 tax year), and left open the issue of valuation for
subsequent years; the trial court ultimately valued the
property at $1, 165, 000 for 2011; $1, 050, 000 for 2012; $
1, 115, 000 for 2013; and $960, 000 for 2014.
Board timely appealed, and our supreme court again
transferred the appeal to this court. We affirmed the trial
court's judgment, without an opinion. Jefferson Cty.
Bd. of Equalization v. Glenbrook at Oxmoor I, LLC, (No.
2150706, July 15, 2016) ___So. 3d ___(Ala. Civ. App. 2016)
(table) ("Glenbrook II"). Among the
authorities we cited in our order of affirmance in
Glenbrook II was Walden v. ES Capital, LLC,
89 So.3d 90, 107 (Ala. 2011), which discussed the
"law-of-the-case doctrine, " which prescribes that
a rule of law previously decided in a particular case should
continue to govern the same issues in subsequent stages in
the same case in order to help bring an end to litigation
instead of repeatedly litigating an issue already decided.
Notwithstanding the contentions of the parties and the
numerous amici curiae in Glenbrook II as to the
proper valuation vel non of LIHTC properties, the
"law of the case" that was dispositive of that
appeal was the rule stated in the circuit judge's
instructions in the first trial, which specified two factors
to be considered in determining the fair market value of the
property at issue: (a) encumbrances on the value of the
property and (b) the actual rental income of the property;
all other issues presented were either not properly argued or
were rendered moot by the law-of-the-case doctrine. Again, as
was true in Glenbrook I, no certiorari review was
sought regarding this court's decision in Glenbrook
to the attachments to the mandamus petition filed in this
court, after the trial court entered its judgment in
Glenbrook II, the value of Glenbrook's real
property was assessed for the 2015 tax year at $7, 778, 900
and for the 2016 tax year at $5, 544, 000, and Glenbrook has
sought judicial review under the Act as to those 2015 and
2016 valuation determinations. In addition to seeking
judicial review under the Act, however, Glenbrook and the
Alabama Affordable Housing Association (hereinafter referred
to collectively as "the plaintiffs") filed a
separate civil action in January 2017 in the Bessemer
Division of the Jefferson Circuit Court, seeking
nonmonetary relief under Ala. Code 1975, §
6-6-220 et seq., and Rule 57, Ala. R. Civ. P., pertaining to
declaratory judgments; the complaint in that action names as
defendants the commissioner of the Department, Julie P.
Magee, in her official capacity; the Board; and the tax
assessor of Jefferson County and the assistant tax assessor
of Jefferson County in their respective official capacities.
Although the action also seeks allied injunctive relief
against the named defendants, we will refer to that action as
"the declaratory-judgment action." Specifically,
the complaint in the declaratory-judgment action primarily
asserts that the method utilized by the defendants for
determining the ad valorem tax owed with respect to
Glenbrook's real property -- which, the complaint
alleges, stems from the interpretation and application of
Addendum P by the defendants in that action -- does not yield
the fair and reasonable market value of ...
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Garlic is an easy-to-grow root crop for the home garden. Cloves are planted in fall for a summer harvest, with the largest cloves from each harvest set aside for replanting as seed garlic. There is usually a few months between the summer harvest and fall planting, so the cloves must be stored properly until planting time. The smaller cloves are stored the same way for use later in the kitchen. While the seed cloves only need stored for a few months, the cloves for kitchen use my need stored for six months or more.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
A Family On The Boards Make For Uneasy Bedfellows
Say hi to my jaunty hat. I bought it at Banana Republic ages ago, but it recently re-surfaced after a lengthy time in my closet. I wore it to Whole Foods about 2 weeks ago, browsing incognito, so to speak. And I thought about it yesterday as I watched Agatha Troy wearing her jaunty hat in the Inspector Alleyn mystery Final Curtain.
Final Curtain was one of those cozy, drawing room-type murder mysteries played out in a family castle somewhere in the countryside, populated by a gaggle of dependent relatives of a pompous, domineering personality - the papa and grandpapa head of the household and the male authority figure. The fact that practically all of the occupants of said grand manor home have something to do with the dramatic arts [a theatrical family this is] adds to the eccentric charm of this episode. Think ham, and plenty of it.
The regulars all shine here, as always - Patrick Malahide as Inspector Alleyn, William Simons as Bre'er Fox, and Belinda Lang as painter Agatha Troy [she's my idol]. Some of the co-stars that I took note of included Graham Crowden as the easily-riled, iron-fisted patriarch Sir Henry Ancred. What an annoyingly lovable coot he was in Waiting For God.
Like countless times before, I recognized an actor's face but had no clue where from or, of course what his name might be. I now know Sir Henry's son Thomas Ancred is actor Peter Blythe, whom I remembered from David Suchet's Poirot episode One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. He was also murder suspect Captain Bingo Hale in my beloved Tommy & Tuppence: Partners in Crime episode Finessing the King, and appeared as 'Soapy Sam' Ballard in Rumpole of the Bailey [which I really do need to see but haven't yet]. He and actress Harriet Walter, who portrayed Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Whimsey series, were romantically linked until his death in 2004; incidentally, she's the niece of Saruman himself Christopher Lee.
Another familiar face which I couldn't place was that of Eleanor Bron, who plays dutiful daughter-in-law Millamant Ancred. Lo and behold, she has a screamingly long filmography - she's been quite busy indeed. I'm sure I must have seen her in Doctor Who's Revelation of the Daleks and in Yes, Minister but I really remember her as Patsy Stone's creepy mother, in all of those flashback scenes in Absolutely Fabulous - 'take it away...and bring me another lover...' Yikes! Bron was also the female art fiend, her head swathed in a flowing purple turban, alongside John Cleese, who mistakes the Tardis for a piece of 'exquisite' art in that famous scene in Doctor Who's City of Death.
[Photo of Graham Crowden is from BBC Programs and photo of Eleanor Bron is from Sir John Soane's Museum]
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Performance Whack-a-Mole by Josh BerkusJuly 25th, 2007
This turned out to be a good talk, chock-full of concrete practical advice.
Here's our audience poll:
95% use DB apps
15% are consultants (like the presenter)
Clients just say: "the database is slow," but anything in the big application stack (application, middleware, database, operating system, hardware_ can make things slow. Every layer in the stack needs do its job to scale the application. Otherwise, we are leaving significant performance gains on the table. In fact, "database" problems are usually somewhere else — like in the middleware.
You have many performance problems in your application, but most aren't significant. Performance is usually degraded by a few problems — 10% of problems cause 90% of slowdown. (And big problems mask smaller problems.)
Apps tune differently. The presenter uses three rough categories: web, online transaction processing, data warehouse.
- Entire database can fit in RAM
- 90% or more of database queries are simple reads
- CPU-bound
- Performance moles: caching, pooling, connection time
- Database slightly larger than RAM to 1TB
- Many small data write queries
- CPU or I/O bound
- Moles: locks, cache, transactions, write speed, log
Data Warehouse
- 100GB to 100TB database
- Large complex reporting queris
- Large bulk loads of data
- Also called "business intelligence"
- Moles: Sequential scans, resources, bad queries
Your first step should be to measure a baseline. Check basic setup (versions, configurations) for sanity. Then measure each layer.
- OS tools are simple, easy to use, and non-invasive
- ps, mpstat
- Benchmark. Invasive
- micorbenchmarkL bonnie++ for files system perf
- DBTrace
- DB query log
- Query analysis (troublehoot "bad" queries)
- ogbench, Wisconsin, TPCB, OSDB, PolePosition
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- app server tools
- workload simulation and screen scraping
- lwp and log replay tools
- bug detectors
- valgrind, MDB, GDB, DTrace
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The Performance Moles
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- causes
- bad I/O hardware, software or configuration
- not enough RAM
- too much data requested
- bad schema
- Symptoms: maxed-out CPU, but RAM available
- mostly-read loads or complex calculations
- causes
- too many queries
- insufficient caching or pooling
- too much data requested
- bad queries or schema
- Note: most DB servers should be CPU-bound at max load
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- Symptoms: Resource aren't maxed-out
- lots of pessimistic locking
- causes
- long-running transaction or stored procedures
- longly held open cursors
- unneeded pessimistic locking
- poor transaction management
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- Symptoms: DB server maxed, app server is OK
- common in J2EE
- causes
- not enough app servers
- too much data/ too many queries
- bad caching.pooling
- driver issues
- ORM frameworks


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Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment and post about the event that started it all. If you frequent this blog, then the Stephenie Meyer Day events are no stranger to you. For those of you unfamiliar with it, This 3.5 day festival takes place in Forks, Washington, and commemorates the author, and celebrates everything twilight. From tours to vendors to twilight events, this celebration is held throughout the whole town, and definitely gives you your twilight fix!
The reason I hold this festival so dear to my heart is because I along with many others participate in the Stephenie Meyer Day Cast. That's right! Stephenie Meyer Day has its own cast that participates in events and takes photos with the guests! This year the Stephenie Meyer Day cast has many of the characters you are familiar with, and they are very eager to meet each and every one of you, but I wont spoil the surprise just yet!
are some photos of us at some of the events!
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Dress for Breaking Dawn Part 2!
It takes a lot of guts to walk into a public area swarming with twilight fans, dressed as Bella Swan. Not only will you catch people pointing and talking about you, but they will be judging you on your outfit. It's a good thing we have some guide lines here to go off of!
Splendid Tab Sleeve Striped Henley
Keds Champion Canvas Sneakers
7 for All Mankind the Skinny Second Skin Jeggings
Vince Scrunched Ankle Leggings
T by Alexander Wang Fitted Tee Dress
Belstaff Double Breasted Zip Leather Blazer Jacket
Michael Stars Kasia Jobpur Pants
LD Tuttle the Weave Leather Double Layer Combat Boot
be sure to throw in Bella's engagement ring, her wedding band, and her Cullen Crest cuff, all found at Hot Topic!
Though most of these items an only be found on ebay, finding alternatives to the clothing shouldn't be too hard this time around! Just remember, no matter what your wearing, wear it with all the confidence a vampire has!
Bella's Entertainment Weekly Shoot Wardrobe Causing Confusion?
June 12th 2012, Entertainment Weekly released a "sneak peek" photo of Bella, Edward, and Renesmee Cullen clad in outfits that seemed to compliment each other. We were told to check back the next day for a complete release of official movie stills as well as a couple of new EW Magazine covers.
For some reason, when I read breaking dawn, one outfit in particular stood out in my mind (yes, spoiler alert!). When Bella goes to pick up the 'legal (…not so legal..) documents' for Jacob and Renesmee, she is describing an outfit Alice, no doubt, had picked out for her. The main piece being a cashmere dress.
I obviously cannot say for sure, but it seems as though the dress Bella Swan is wearing on one of two EW covers COULD be the dress. I was so excited to see this dress as well as all the official stills, I COMPLETELY overlooked something rather important.
I was having a very quick one on one chat with John Henson ( The Hillywood Show costume designer and owner of the official Twilight Costume Collection), when he brought up the main photo of Bella, Edward, and Renesmee.
Most of us, if not all, are very familiar with the outfit displayed on Twi-tour:
Incase a couple of us are a bit rusty, lets review. The Belstaff Double Breasted Zip Leather Blazer, Michael Stars Kasia Jobpur Pants, and finally, Steven by Steve Madden Isolate Lace Up Booties.
Having a quick glimpse at the Entertainment Weekly photo, we'd all assume it was the same outfit…
Belstaff Double Breasted Zip Leather Blazer, Michael Stars Kasia Jobpur Pants, and finally,
Steven by Steve Madden Isolate Lace Up Booties. !?!?!?
John had brought it to my attention that those boots though at first glance look the same, may in fact be a completely different pair, if not altered.
Coming from a man who owns a pair of the Isolate boots, he states that the ones from Twi-tour have a thick sole, while the boots' soles in this picture have a thinner sole. The laces also seem to start further up on the [EW] boots.
"They seem custom or altered. The back leather guards are very battle fantasy…"
John went on to explain there seems to be an extra leather piece wrapping around the back that lace into the front, and the boots may not even have a heel. He then joked and said the designer could be toying with us twifashion fans.
So… if these aren't the Isolate boots… what are they? And if these aren't the Isolate boots… will they be showing them in the movie at all?


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Peter DeBrine joined the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in 2011 as a Programme Specialist where he is spearheading the development of a new World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme. Previously, he was the Director of the World Heritage Alliance at the United Nations Foundation. It is a global community of travelers, members of the travel industry, government groups, non-governmental organizations, and the United Nations working together to preserve and protect World Heritage sites while supporting local communities.
With extensive experience in sustainable development and tourism, Mr. DeBrine held the position of Deputy Director of the International Tourism Partnership for the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum where he worked with major hotel companies to create practical sustainability strategies and tools for the tourism industry. Previously, he worked as a Forestry Officer for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization where he helped shape an international partnership for sustainable development in mountain regions. This builds on his many years as an environmental campaigner for World Wildlife Fund working on climate change, endangered species and sustainable tourism issues in the United States and Europe.
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With all of the concern about the measles outbreak, I am concerned about the longevity of the measles vaccine. My daughter did receive her childhood vaccinations, but it is necessasry or advisable for her to get a booster now that she is 25 and has had MS for over 15 years ?
A 25 year old who previously received the standard 2 doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine or 1 dose of the MMR and a 2nd dose of measles vaccine alone will not require a booster as an adult. If you have any doubts about your vaccination history it is easy to get tested for your immunity against measles (a blood test).
Some individuals vaccinated in the early 1960s received an older, less effective inactivated measles vaccine. Most of these individuals later received the live attenuated MMR vaccine. Again, if you are concerned that you may be one of these people it is easy to get tested or simply get the two doses of the live attenuated measles vaccine
Lastly, people born before 1957 do not require vaccination. Because of the repeated epidemics prior to vaccine availability, all of these individuals are immune.
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If you're having an indoor ceremony let me help you ensure you have a picture perfect ceremony with 7 little pieces of advice.
Check the windows. Are they small or on the ceiling? If they are on the ceiling you might end up looking like you have huge bags under your eyes! Who wants that? Or your faces could be completely blown out. Have someone take a photo of you on a camera (phone will do) where you'd be standing on the day so you can have an idea if there's any light falling there and if yes, if they produce unflattering effects.
Check the lights. Is it really dark in there? If so you might want to consider some extra lighting. Simple directional lights like the ones you can get fairly tall for your living room from many places that you can style or leave will do. A little goes a long way with light, believe me! Some is better than none and officials don't usually allow flash, but continuous light like that you can get away with. Remember to ask where the sockets are and check if you will need extensions.
Ask at the meeting initially if they could make an exception and allow flash during your ceremony instead. State officials are usually more likely to say yes than priests but it doesn't hurt to ask.
Ask if you're even allowed to have a photographer take images during the ceremony so you don't get caught off guard on the day.
Walking down the aisle make sure you leave enough space between your procession so you can have the photographs of you walking down he isle. Doing a rehearsal with the music at some point before the ceremony really helps. If you're doing it at the ceremony location even better. Ask someone to stand where your photographer would be allowed to be. Start the song. The first person starts to walk. When your lookout can see clearly to the back they can tell the next person to walk and so on until your cue to start walking. As long as everyone keeps track of when they should walk it will turn out perfect.
Linger! It's strange having to kiss in front of your relatives, but at the end of the day it's your first kiss as man and wife so you might as well enjoy it and forget about the rest! Linger for a bit and that will ensure you get a great photo too. If you're going for a quick smooch you don't know if something came in the way of that image of a fraction of a second while you were rushing (i.e. the official clapping disregarding the photographer then going oh, I really should move)
When you get out of your venue, your photographer would have beaten you to the outside by this point so be prepared to stop for a second for a couple of photos.
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Wedding planning in the UK: The wedding season survival guide
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Congratulations, you're getting married! Now all you have do is plan the big day. Wedding planning can seem a daunting task, but don't let the horror stories about guest lists and catering options send you into a panic – create a checklist, prioritise the important decisions and the whole process should run smoothly.
Here are some tips for planning your wedding with minimal stress. Use this checklist to work through the various wedding tasks in line with your own wedding countdown.
Step #1: Set a budget.
Before you can begin your planning, you need to know the budget you will be working with. Sit down with your betrothed and discuss how much you can afford to spend or how much you are comfortable borrowing for your wedding. Your budget will inform a lot of key decisions – namely where you get married, how many guests you have and the elements you want to include, such as photography, videography, live entertainment and transport.
Your budget will also help you choose when to get married – dates outside of the peak wedding season (typically May-August) may be cheaper at certain venues.
Your family may also want to help you with the costs of the wedding – one or both sets of parents may come forward with a donation that can boost your final budget.
Step #2: Consider your guest list.
How big, or small, do you want your wedding to be? If you're set on a three-course formal wedding breakfast, how many people can you afford to have at the wedding? Make a guest list and determine who will be invited to the whole day, and who will be evening guests – it's also wise to speak to parents on both sides, as they may have family members or friends they would like to invite. Once you've got your final numbers, you can move forward.
Step#3: Set a date.
When it comes to choosing when to get married, consider how long you need to plan the wedding and comfortably save the amount you need to pay for it. Is your heart set on a colourful summer wedding or would you prefer a romantic winter theme? Is there a date, such as an anniversary, that you would like to use as your wedding date?
Step#4: Find a venue.
Popular venues are sometimes booked up to two years ahead of time, if not longer, so don't delay in finding your dream hotel, manor house or banqueting hall for your nuptials. If you are having a church wedding, make sure the date is free at both the church and the reception venue before laying down any deposits.
Your guest list will help you decide which venue is right for you in terms of space, accessibility and accommodation needs for the wedding party and guests, and it's also important to consider the quality of the food, potential locations for beautiful wedding pictures and what services come with your wedding package. Some venues include details like floral centrepieces and a Master of Ceremonies as standard, others may charge separately for extras. Most important of all, ask yourself: can you imagine your big day there?
Step#5: Secure a photographer and form your wedding party.
Once the date is set and the venue booked, the next big expense is likely to be your photographer. Packages can range from hundreds to thousands of pounds depending on how long they stay at the wedding and what services they provide, from a simple disk of images to a full wedding album, engagement photoshoot and more. Ask your married friends if they would recommend their photographer, compare portfolios and meet with photographers in person to discuss your day and their style of photography before choosing who is right for you. However, make it a priority – photographers, like venues, can be booked way in advance.
You should also finalise your wedding party, including the best man, maid of honour and bridesmaids, flower girls and other roles. Ask each person if they would like the job, and discuss the responsibilities and tasks they will have. Suddenly you have a whole team of people to help plan your day and help make it special.
Step#6: Decide on the details.
Now you can pay attention to smaller, but just as important details, including wedding attire, entertainment, invitations, flowers and decorations. Make a list of all the extra details you want to include, for example will you need transport between the church and the reception, or is the wedding taking part in one venue? Are you buying a wedding dress off the rack, or ordering a bespoke gown? Do you want live music or a DJ? Are you going to make your own invitations, or hire a stationer?
Sit down with your partner and make a list of all the smaller details you need to consider, price up and find suppliers – divide tasks between you to make it less taxing. Some companies can take care of flowers, table decorations and invitations in one fell swoop, or you may be able to ask a talented family member for help. If an aunt or cousin makes beautiful cakes, you could save money by asking her to lend a hand.
And don't forget the honeymoon – after all this work, a relaxing break with your new husband and wife immediately after the wedding will be just the ticket. There's also hen and stag weekends to consider, with the help of the best man and bridesmaids.
Step#7: Dress to impress.
The bride should start looking for her wedding dress at least nine months before the big day, to give her ample time to find 'the one', and if necessary, order it from the designer – it can take up to six months for a wedding dress to 'come in' to a bridal store. The best way to find the right wedding gown is to compare styles, lengths, materials and colours until the bride has found something she feels truly special in. It can also be a fun day out for the bride, her mother and the bridesmaids, who can offer valuable feedback during the dress selection process.
But it's not all about the bride – the groom needs to look his best too! Men have numerous options for their wedding suits, from formal hire of morning suits or tuxedos to having suits tailor-made. The suits should incorporate an element of the wedding colours or the colour of the bridesmaid dresses – it can also be a nice touch to dress the groom slightly differently, for example with a different waistcoat, to make him stand out.
Step#8: Send out the invitations.
Invitations are typically sent out around three months before the wedding, with some venues requiring final numbers up to a month in advance. Set the RSVP deadline in accordance with your venue deadline and give as much information as possible to your guests, from how to find the venue to nearby hotels they can book. If your invitation design doesn't have room for that much text, include an insert or guest pack in the envelopes, or set up a free wedding website with all the information and share the web address in the invitations.
Step#9: Tick off your checklist.
As the wedding approaches, use a checklist to tick off everything that has been dealt with and keep track of outstanding tasks. A month before the wedding it can be useful to check in with each of your suppliers, from florists to musicians to photographers, to confirm their services and discuss how the day will run. Create a rough timetable to follow and share it with the venue coordinator, finalise your wedding breakfast menu, and draft a table plan – leaving some flexibility for last minute cancellations.
Step#10: Say thank you.
With perhaps just a week or two until the big day, you've probably enjoyed the help of your wedding party, family and friends in putting together your dream wedding. Take some time to consider thank you gifts and make sure the right people are thanked in the wedding speeches, if you're having them.
And remember, enjoy it!
In all the planning chaos, the happy couple can become overwhelmed and lose sight of the fact that their wedding is a day to celebrate their love and their union. On the day itself, let your wedding party deal with any last minute queries or details and simply enjoy your wedding – it will go by faster than you think! At the end of the day, after the champagne has been drunk and the cake eaten, what matters the most is that you and your other half are now man and wife. Good luck!
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Dear Parent Teacher Association, Parents or Teachers,
Studies show that high self-esteem is the #1 ingredient essential for developing happiness, fulfillment, rich relationships, and overall success in life. In the life of every child, usually sometime between birth and age 6, something happens to have the child doubt him or herself. Someone says or does something that has the child believe that he or she is flawed, unlovable, not worthy, imperfect.
This initial stressful incident is the first real realization that the child is not perfect and fails to measure up to society's standards in some important way. The initial upset can be one of two types.
The first assault could be an unkind word from a peer or authority figure, a spanking, an insult, an argument, a bullying or name calling episode. It could occur as a direct result of something the child said or did that provoked an attack on his or her sense of worthiness or ability to fit in.
The second type of self-esteem diminishing episode can be as a result of the child misinterpreting someone's words or actions to mean that the child is flawed, unlovable, or defective in some way. In such a case, no insult or demeaning connotation was intended.
The facts were that someone said or did something. The child mistakenly made up that there was something wrong with him or her as a result of what was said or done.
Daily, there are hundreds of opportunities for a child to misinterpret life in a way that tarnishes their self-image over the long term. A common example of such a misinterpretation can be when parents get divorced. What happened was the adults fell out of love or realized that they wanted to separate. What the child made up was that if he had only been a better boy and did a better job cleaning his room, or picking up his toys, mom and dad wouldn't have fought so much and would still be together. The child may make up that he is bad and people leave him because of this.
Another example of this faulty reasoning might be an episode where the parents drop off a child for a week with a relative. Perhaps they feel they need a vacation or might need to tend to some business matter and decide that it would be easier for the child to be minded by a sitter. The child makes up that his parents don't love him and that people want to get rid of him. With this sort of tendency toward faulty interpretation, there are literally thousands of opportunities for the child to attach a meaning to the situation that begins the process of eroding self-esteem.
The process of diminished self-esteem does not stop at such an initial decision regarding the child's value. The child, armed with the belief that she is not good enough, now scans for additional situations that may serve as more evidence to reinforce this initial thought of being flawed. During such potentially upsetting events, the child reinforces this idea of unworthiness by further interpreting life events to prove the fact that she is defective.
After years of accumulating such evidence, their self-image deteriorates further with every episode. Before long, there is no doubt in the person's mind that there is something wrong with them. After all, they have created a self-fulfilling prophesy to cement this belief firmly in their self-perception.
Parents can do much to support their children to feel good about themselves and to champion their child's self-image. They can continually reinforce the concept that no one is perfect and all one can do is their best.
They can be a source of unconditional love, supporting the child at every opportunity and encouraging them to see themselves as worthy of affection, abundance, love, and trust. They can make sure that the child understands that they, as parents, might not always agree with the child's behavior.
However, they can continually reinforce that the child is NOT their behavior. Everyone makes mistakes and life is a process of learning and growing. No matter what mistakes the child makes, he or she must realize that they are always inherently good, lovable, and worthy.
Parents can continually reinforce that they love their children unconditionally. Children need to realize that even when they make mistakes and parents do not approve of their behavior, this does not affect their love for them or their sense of value. Children will benefit from knowing that they are loved for who they are, not just what they do.
Parents can speak respectfully to their children, reassuring them of their competence, capability, and inherent value. They can empower them to make their own choices whenever possible, fostering their belief in their own ability to make wise decisions and learn from any mistakes. They can give them responsibilities that nurture their self-confidence and belief in their abilities. Whether that looks like making their bed, helping with household chores, or selecting their favorite juice at the grocery store, each can serve as an opportunity for the child to grow in self-confidence.
Parents can consistently acknowledge their children for worthwhile qualities they see in them. They can get into the habit of finding something good about them every day and pointing it out. Parents can support their children to see what might be missing for them to be more effective with other people or in accomplishing their goals. Rather than focusing on their weakness and faults, they can empower their strengths and communicate that everyone has unique talents and gifts that make them special. They can support children to identify their passions and pursue their special interests and develop their gifts.
Parents can teach their children to interpret life with empathy. They can support them to imagine what it is like in another person's world so they can better understand why people do the things they do. They can support their children to not take the reactions of others personally. When children realize that no one else can make them angry, sad or afraid, only they themselves can, they learn to not be reactive and easily provoked by others' issues.
Parents can teach their children to forgive themselves for mistakes they make. They can teach them the value of cleaning up any mistakes by speaking and acting responsibly. They can also teach them to forgive others, knowing that they are doing the best they can based upon how they see the world. This does not mean that we condone bad behavior. It means that we can better understand why others do hurtful things at times and separate out that they do them rather than interpreting that they do them TO us.
Parents can teach their children to have gratitude for their blessings in life. They can teach them that the world is an endless source of abundance for those who believe in themselves and their ability to attract good things. They can teach them to expect success, happiness, rich relationships, and abundance. They can also teach them to play full out for what they want, committed to their goals with a vision of success without being attached to any result.
Many mistakenly confuse high self-esteem with ego. It is important to distinguish between fostering high self-esteem in children, as opposed to creating ego-maniacs obsessed with themselves at the expense of others. High overall self esteem means being competent and capable of producing a result in every area of life. This includes being effective in our relationships and in our communication with others with an appreciation for what it is like in the world of other people. Those who care only about themselves with no concern for others do not, by my definition, possess high self-esteem.
It would serve parents to commit to themselves being perpetual students of personal development, knowing that their children will model their actions and their approach to life. It is with such an energy of respect, love, and acceptance that children will receive the tools they'll need to grow into self-actualized, happy, and self-assured adults possessing high self-esteem. For more information on how to develop extreme self-esteem for you and your children call 650-992-3939.
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The Reitenbach Institute earns rewarding incomes by working with children, teachers and parents to support children to develop soaring Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Self-Discipline, and Respect through Tae Kwon Do.
Parents find programs where the effort is rewarded as well as the result. With an emphasis on respect, concentration, responsibility, and the significance of personal achievement, our students develop self-esteem, confidence and discipline and a positive self image which can carry over into all aspects of their lives.
We teamed up with Dr. Joe Rubino one of the world's foremost experts on self esteem elevation. For over 42 years we have worked as Tae Kwon Do and Self-Esteem Elevation Coaches for Children and Adults.
Chances are that over the past 42 years we have worked with your school, its teachers and with many of your students. We want to renew our business relationship with you again this year. This is one of the reasons we have contacted you again. We understand that schools are in need of additional revenue in light of all the cut-backs and we though our Self-Esteem Elevation Coaches Program for Children would bring in substantial revenue into the school.
As Tae Kwon Do and Self-Esteem Elevation Coaches for Childrenwe have changed the lives of Bay Area children and have made a HUGE difference in their lives. They have grown into happy, prosperous, well-adjusted adults! We believe we can do the same for your school this school year.
In our 42 plus years as Tae kwon Do and Self-Esteem Elevation Coaches for Children, we have personally coached more than 5000 individuals to complete and heal their past, accurately assess what's so in their lives presently, and design an inspirational and compelling future in choice.
When a child learns true self esteem they will have the ability to change and make a different in their lives so that they can grow into happy prosperous and
well-adjusted adults!
During these four-plus decades, we have noticed that whenever people are unhappy, whenever their lives are marked by resignation, strained or failed relationships, lacking fulfillment, ineffective communication, scarcity, lacking success, anger, depression or worry…that is whenever they are NOT living their best lives, one underlying factor was ALWAYS present. That factor is low self-esteem. They become…
Low self-esteem has its origins when we are young, typically before the age of six. It begins with someone saying or doing something that causes a child to get the idea that he or she is unlovable, unworthy, imperfect, flawed, or defective in some significant way.
Whether the child buys into an unkind word or deed, perhaps experiences a bullying episode or an abusive situation of some sort, or misinterprets what others said or did in such a way that has them feel less than, not good enough, unlovable, or like they don't belong, this initial upset has children begin to believe there is something wrong with them. They then scan for evidence to "prove" to themselves that their initial fear was correct…and, of course, they find plenty of episodes that reinforce that there is something defective about who they are as a person.
Over the course of years and decades, they gather hundreds or thousands of pieces of evidence that they are imperfect, unlovable, and not worthy of all the good things life has to offer. Before long, they accept this negative self-image as FACT and soon become resigned to believing that's just how it is… and there's nothing they can do about it!
NOT having sufficient levels of Self-Esteem, impacts a child's relationships, communication, personal effectiveness and ability to reach their fullest potential. Scientific studies show over and over the relationship between not having sufficient self-esteem and threats like:
Many other situations including Abuse, Addictions, School Drop outs, Poverty and even Suicide are also strongly linked to NOT having sufficient self-esteem!
"Most parents want their children to grow up to be happy, well-adjusted and fulfilled adults. They just don't have a program to help them. That is why we must offer and help them cultivate high self-esteem in their children.
For a limited time we are offering a certified program that gives children, their parents and teachers 31 Ways to Champion Children to Develop High Self-Esteem. Our Self-Esteem Elevation for Children Program is nothing short of life-changing for kids and the adults who follow its brilliant wisdom. With this program people will:
Many parents and teachers take the course simply to be better qualified to support children to learn the secrets that will champion them to develop soaring, unstoppable total self-esteem! We have received many supporting testimonials for this program. Here just a few.
Praise for This Life-Affirming Program…
"This program is an amazing guide that any parent, teacher, grandparent, aunt, uncle or older sibling can easily follow to help guide the healthy mental growth of a child. It offers insights, skills, strategies and actions that will encourage all those who seek to be great parents or participants in the healthy rearing of children with a plethora of ways to do so. We need not try and figure out what we need to do or how we need to do it on our own. The program offers us the blueprint to follow."
John Assaraf
New York Times Bestselling Author, The Answer and Having It All.
Featured in The blockbuster movie and book The Secret.
CEO, OneCoach, www.onecoach.com
"There is no more worthwhile endeavor than to impart the gift of high self-esteem to our children. The future of our planet depends upon it. This program to champion children to develop high self-esteem should be required for everyone who has the ability to touch children's lives. The program has the ability to elevate the consciousness of our world one child at a time."
Dr. Eldon Taylor
New York Times Best-selling Author of Choices and Illusions,
Mind Programming, and What Does It Mean?
This is an outstanding program on self-esteem. It impacts our biggest national treasure and assets — our children. If we could get this program in our school systems we could close half the prisons in this country in ten years as there is a direct correlation between self-esteem and the behaviors that lead to incarceration. Way to go!
Vic Johnson
Founder, AsAManThinketh.net
Self-esteem is an essential part of a child's development, setting them up for future success. In this program, they use their immense amount of knowledge and skill to help parents empower their children. This is a must for parents and teachers who want to instill healthy self-esteem in children and students.
– Steve G. Jones
Clinical Hypnotherapist
This self-esteem program for children is the most comprehensive yet easy follow guide to living life to its fullest. Their expertise in the field of empowering adults and children around the world to boost the most important aspect of living a joyful life, self-esteem, is captured in every word of this truly remarkable program. Every adult who plays a part in the life of a child must have it.
Patrick McMillan
Author: An Exercise in Happiness
Founder: www.KidsCanDoAnything.com
Co-Founder: www.HappierKidsNow.com
"If humans were born with a guidebook that provided the exact guidelines to achieve happiness, high self-esteem, success, opulence, and self-actualization, this Self-Esteem Program for children would be that guide. This program should be required in every school system and parenting program in the world; it's that good."
Kristen Howe – Go Big Coach
What a FABULOUS program! You can improve your self-esteem or help build it in the lives of your children by implementing the simple but powerful points that they teach. We know there is no parenting manual that comes with the baby … well this program would work … as self-esteem is an essential ingredient in raising successful children. Thank you for taking the time to put all this valuable information in a program that we can refer to over and over. This is an essential resource for EVERYONE and it's never too late to use it!
Lisa Johnson – Lifestyle Connoisseur, www.LivingItWithLisa.com
Co-founder of MyDailyInsights.com and Goals2Go.com
"This is a "must-program" for every parent who wants to raise happy, healthy, self-confident children."
– Brian Tracy
Author, Maximum Achievement
Donations to Support the Local Parents,
Schools, And/or Teachers
- Most Self-Esteem Elevation Coaches charge between $75 and $250 per hour and work by phone appointment.
- For a limited time only we will help raise money for the parents, schools and PTAs and agree to conduct group sessions and have each parents pay the Dojang, local school or school PTA. The fee will be set on TBA basis.
- This would be an hour a week program for the school year
- It would be taught on Saturday mornings at 10:00-11:00 am. Or an agreed to time.
- It would be taught at the Reitenbach Institute of Tae Kwon Do at 6000 Mission Street, Daly City, Ca.
- It comes with a 60 Day Money-Back guarantee: If a parent or teacher is not completely convinced that our program offers extraordinary value and is not everything we say it is and more, just contact us and we'll refund your money. All the risk is gone and you have nothing to lose!
If you would like to meet to discuss how for a limited time, we can joint venture to offer this transformational, life-impacting Self-Esteem Coaching Program for Children please get back to us. It would be our honor to meet with you and discuss this joint venture. Thank you for your consideration.
To the Success of Our Children,
Michael Kissinger
1st Degree Black Belt Kukkiwon
Certified Self-Esteem Coach
Phone 650-992-3939
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P.S. – Remember, this is the only program you will find with this specific formula for helping children elevate every aspect of their self esteem.
P.P.S. – Isn't it time let us present this valuable tool to be able to impact the lives of your children and all who love them and work with them? I promise you…your life and the lives of those you impact will never be the same!
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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., 303/443-2122. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sun.-Mon. Free admission, Thursdays 4-6 p.m. Dark Resonance--surrealistic paintings and prints by Mark Spencer, Icons of My Tribe: A Year at the Mall--photographs by Richard Varnes, Arte E Ecologia: On the Social Ecology of Place. Call 303/443-2122.
Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 303/640-4433. $4.50-$6. Featuring Retrospectacle: 25 Years of Collecting Modern and Contemporary Photography, through Oct. 5; Sargent and Italy, through Sept. 21 (special exhibition ticket required); Secrets from a Chinese Garden through Sept. 28; Lighter Than Air: Gauze Robes from China through Nov. 30; New Classics from the American Indian collection; Chinese Art of the Tang Dynasty from the Sze Hong collection. START Building, free community celebration marking the beginning of new construction. Aug. 16 17. Tickets on sale at the Museum and on-line at
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Denver. 720/865-3500. Summer Hours Wed. Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., sat. Tues., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Summer admission $4 - $6.50. Featuring Botanical Illustration School Student Show.
Edge Gallery, 3658 Navajo St., Denver, 303/477-7173.Open Fri. 7-10 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 1-5 p.m. Featuring Symballein, an installation of glass books by Alicia Baily.
Flying Turtle Gallery West, 611 Cañon Street, Guffey, 719/689-6100. Hours are Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and by appointment. Featuring the work of local Guffey artists, fine art and crafts, antique furniture, paintings, Raku horses.
Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden. 303/279-3922. Open Mon.-Sat., 10-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Free. Featuring Colorado Art Open, a biennial exhibition with 127 works in all media through Aug. 24.
The Gallery, 132 W. Ryus, in La Veta, 719/742-3074. Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. La Veta Photography Show. Gallery in the Park features Majestic Colorado, over 70 works of art.
Gallery Sink, 2301 W. 30th, Denver. 303/455-0185.
www.gallerysink.com . Thurs. through Sun., 1-5 p.m., or by appt. Featuring Paintings, Assemblages and Works on Paper by Purvis Young, Urban Expressionist.
Manatees: The Edge of Extinction, The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria, Parker. $6. A multi-media exhibit promoting awareness and conservation of these gentle creatures. Sat., June 21 Sun., Oct. 26, daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more, call 720/488-3300.
Quetzalli Art Gallery, 928 W. 8th. Ave., 303/573-0414. Gallery hours: Mon. Thurs., 3 - 7 p.m., Fri., 3 - 10 p.m., local stone sculptor, Frank Guerrero and Bolivian artist, Luisa Coaquira Peralta. Opening Reception Fri., Aug. 1, 6-10 p.m. Beginner stone sculpting workshop Aug. 4, 6 - 8 p.m. ($10, RSVP required).
jazz, folk, acoustic Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Southern Exposure, Dakota Blonde, Michael Herne and South by Southwest, Sat., Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. For more, call 720/898-7200.
Southern Exposure, Arvada Center outdoor amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Fri., Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. $22 - $34. For more, call 720/898-7200.
rock, pop, blues, country Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities outdoor amphitheatre, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Asleep at the Wheel and Hot Club of Cowtown, Sat., Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m., $22; Riders in the Sky with Hot Club of Cowtown, Fri., Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m., $22. For more, call 720/898-7200.
Trinidaddio Blues Fest, Central Park, Trinidad. $10-$25. Sat., Aug. 23 starting at noon with pre-fest concerts on Thurs., Aug. 21 and Fri., Aug 22. Headliners include Coco Montoya. For tickets or information, call 719/846-3000.
Fiddler's Green, 5889 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village, 303/220-7000. Sammy Hagar and Lynard Skynard, Tues., Aug. 12; Lollapalooza: Audioslave, Jane's Addiction and the Donnas, Wed., Aug. 13; Iron Maiden with Dio and Motorhead, Wed., Aug. 20; ZZ Top, Tues., Aug. 26; 311 with G. Love and Special Sauce, Fri., Aug. 29; Sex Pistols, Sun., Aug. 31. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
Universal Lending Pavilion at the Pepsi Center, 1700 7th St.,Denver. N.E.R.D., O.A.R., The Roots, Talib Kweli and more, Thurs., Aug 14 and Fri., Aug. 15; moe. and Keller Williams Sat., Aug. 16; Weird Al Yankovic, Sun., Aug. 17; Go-Go's, Wed., Aug. 20; R.E.M., Sat., Sept. 13; Alabama, Sat., Sept. 13 (Pepsi Center). Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Tori Amos, Thurs., Aug. 7; Willie Nelson and Family, Fri., Aug. 8; Sheryl Crow, Sat.; Aug. 9; Nora Jones, Fri. Aug. 15; Gypsy Kings, Wed., Aug. 27; Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Wed., Aug. 27 and Thurs., Aug. 28; Mountain Jam with 50 Cent, The Doors 21st Century, Korn, Sat., Aug 30; R.E.M. with Ed Harcourt, Sun., Sept. 14. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
dance Les Merveilles de Guinee, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street, Boulder. $21.50 - $29.50. West African drumming and dance. Fri., August 15, 8 p.m. For tickets, call 303/786-7030.
special events Toast of Breckenridge, Main Street Station, Breckenridge. $35 demonstrations and activities, $170 weekend pass. Festival includes best wines, foods and outdoor education. Fri., Aug. 15 Sun. Aug. 17. For more, call 720/359-1065.
Snowmass Village Free Concert Series, Snowmass Mountain, Thursdays, June 26 Aug. 23. For more, visit
The Denver Botanic Gardens Summer Concert Series, 1005 York Street, Denver. Gates open at 6 p.m., shows at 7 p.m. Go to
www.botanicgardens.org for full details. Aug. 14, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Buckwheat Zydeco.


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Realty Bites: Buncha Amateurs
Is San Francisco too pricey? Puh-leeze. Looking for a place to live in San Francisco, the Times reported recently, is "unlike the hunt anywhere else in the country, even overpriced Manhattan." Them's fightin' words to New Yorkers, who regard packed open houses, extortionate security deposits, and a perverse pride in such things as what separates Manhattan men from flyover country boys. But could the City by the Bay be catching up with gritty Gotham? Fuggedaboudit. In New York, according to William B. May's executive vice-president, Roberta Benzilio, who lived in San Francisco on a sabbatical, "property is scarcer. And the desire of people to live here has grown faster." So our rents still win the East Coast West Coast throw-down. Corcoran broker Sarah Bond just helped her daughter move into a $3,600-per-month rental over a bakery in downtown San Francisco. Which sounds bad -- except that it's four bedrooms. "That could be $9,000 here," notes a colleague. Let's also note that several hundred thousand dollars there buys a house, not just a second-rate two-bedroom. Chalk up San Francisco's quaking to a price spike in a formerly placid market. According to Jeffrey Jackson of MMJ Appraisals, the "paired sales index" -- which tracks individual apartments as they sell and resell -- indicates that prices in Manhattan have risen over the past half-decade by about 20 percent annually. "In the hottest San Francisco markets, it's over 40 percent in the last year," he says. "In some of the Bay Area and Marin County, it's more." Meaning that the Bay Area's real-estate gold rush is like its dot-com boom: an irrationally exuberant fad that stuns those (techies, Deadheads) unaccustomed to the realities New Yorkers take for granted. Awww.
Ben Can't Sit Stiller
Actor ankles Franklin Tower apartment.
Newlywed actor Ben Stiller, who married The Brady Bunch Movie's Marcia, Christine Taylor, last month in Hawaii, isn't going to honeymoon in TriBeCa. This winter, Stiller bought a two-bedroom, two-bath 1,895-square-foot apartment in the Franklin Tower for just under $1 million. His friends and neighbors would have included Mariah Carey, who ended her own protracted search by buying the penthouse of the art deco 17-story former office building. Then in April, as the first residents were moving in, Stiller put it back on the market for $1.4 million; within a month he sold it for $1.5. Not bad, considering that the There's Something About Mary star got his portfolio caught in his zipper earlier this year when he reportedly lost $250,000 trusting his savings to money manager Dana Giacchetto. Instead of changing into Mr. Furious (his superhero alter ego in 1999's Mystery Men), he cashed out of his condo. His broker, Bruce Ehrmann of Stribling Wells & Gay, wouldn't comment. The buyer gets a steam shower, a view of the Empire State Building, and a 24-hour concierge -- plus the ghosts of bankers past.
Big Deals
Upper West Side
1965 Broadway
Two-bedroom, 2 and 1/2-bath, 1,600-square-foot condo. Asking: $1.85 million. Selling: $1.875 million. Charges and taxes: $1,000. Time on market: one week.
Who wants to live with Regis Philbin? The buyers of this penthouse, already renting in the three-year-old building that's also home to Rosie O'Donnell, liked it so much they paid more than the asking price. They have views of the Hudson and Lincoln Center, but they may not enjoy them for long: A New Economy baron from California has already offered them $1 million to flip it, according to Sumitomo Real Estate's Sachiko Goodman. He wants a pied-à-terre. Are her buyers going to take the bait? "I think so, yeah," she says.
195 Hudson Street
10,000-square-foot condo. Asking: $7.6 million. Selling: $7.25 million. Charges and taxes: $5,407. Time on market: two and a half years.
"It's a mother," says Douglas Elliman broker Len Bromberg of the side-by-side penthouses he just sold together. The buyers "wanted as large a space as possible with a view of the water." They're moving out of an apparently insufficiently huge 5,000-square-foot TriBeCa loft. Their new place has more than 3,000 square feet of terraces and twenty-foot ceilings (except in the mezzanine level, where there'll be a bedroom and media room). "They're not Wall Street people at all," says Bromberg. They're much cooler than that, albeit just as super-duper rich: The husband has an architecture background and is designing the space himself, right down to the glass-enclosed lap pool on the roof.


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We were warmly welcomed by a lovely lady called Carol in Number 1 who greeted us upon arrival and handed us our keys for our stay. Waiting for us in the cottage was a wonderful cream tea which was much appreciated after our long journey.( I also loved the little touch of a card from Carol as an additional welcome).
So, let me start with the negatives ... well, in all honesty there aren't any! From the moment we booked with Colin everything ran smoothly. The only downside is that there isn't a phone signal in the cottage for the phone addicts but there is an excellent Wifi service (although a landline is supplied for emergencies). But honestly, with views so lovely as the ones you will have here you will soon find yourself not looking down at a screen but sitting in the window chair staring out at the stunning sea views and sunsets and just generally watching the world go by.
As someone who is used to packing everything including the kitchen sink (well almost!) as I did, don't bother! Everything you could possibly need is here! From a double sided make up mirror, hairdryer, dog crate, windbreakers, all the essentials (!) this place has them!
The cottage is clean, well kept and very quaint making you feel right at home.
I adored the old Rayburn that has been left in the kitchen, although not working now there is a fully functional electric cooker which is perfect. An abundance of crockery glasses and cutlery fills the cupboards. Upstairs the beds are so comfy and the rooms are spacious. The bathroom has a good shower and is clean and airy. Outside you can sit on the front if the weather is fine and digest the tranquillity of the place. At the rear of the cottage is a patio which is a little sun trap in the morning and a nice place to have a cup of tea and ponder on what you will be doing that day.
The walks from here are truly fabulous, and even my dog who doesn't really "do" long walks did not want to stop as we took the Morte Point walk from just across the road as we did every day during our stay. A walk down the hill and you are straight into Woolacombe where it is a must to try one of the Cornish Pasties from the shop there!
For those liking a bite to eat and drink you have two pubs within minutes up the road in the village The Chichester and the Ship Aground both places we visited and both serve fabulous food drink and have a really friendly atmosphere.
Truly a lovely place to stay and I hope one day I can return to stay here if its not booked up!
A charming little but well equipped cottage. Very warm welcome from Carole with delicious cream tea waiting for us. Beautiful sea views, stone throw from beach and from wonderful coastal path. We walked to Lee and had a delicious lunch at Smugglers cottage and walked back to Mortehoe where we had tea at the table in the cottage garden. The most perfect day! Despite the inclement weather, we enjoyed every minute at Ada s cottage. Communication with Colin prior to arrival was excellent and very accomodating
From the efficient booking with Colin to the lovely meet and greet with Carol, a truly delightful stay at this cottage with wonderful sea views. Everything you could need for a home from home stay, with a pretty village and a couple of pubs for eating out right on your door step. So many coastal walks, would recommend this walk: down the hill into Woolacombe, along the beach to Putsborough and follow the coastal path to Baggy Point for wonderful views. On your return a stop in Woolacombe before climbing the hill back to the cottage and hopefully like us you will be rewarded with a spectacular sunset. Would definitely love to return.
2nd time me and my wife has stayed at the cottage. Another fantastic time at this lovely place. Greeted by the lady at no 1 and cream teas on arrival. Will be definitely visiting again next year
Lovely cozy cottage with the most stunning views over the sea and baggy point. Have been staying in area over 20 years and location can not be beaten for view and access to coastal walks with your dog. Or to nearby surf beaches. Carol is a real gem and made us very welcome.cream tea waiting for us was a lovely surprise. Real value for money. Thank you for a great stay. Will definitely be coming again if we can.


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To: All SFI affiliates
From: Gery Carson, SFI President
As you may know, we plan to make online games a big part of TripleClicks. We have a number of fun, new online games in development, and one that is getting very close to being ready for primetime is KNOCKOUT TRIVIA.
As an SFI affiliate, you are hereby invited to participate in our first major public beta test of Knockout Trivia on Wednesday, July 2, at 2 PM CT.
In Knockout Trivia, your objective is to outlast your fellow players answering trivia questions. For each question, you're provided with four answers to choose from. Choose the right answer and you'll move on…or get knocked out with a wrong one. Be the last player standing to win 80% of the Zackpot (20% goes to the runner-up or is shared if multiple runner-ups) and a nice badge too of course.
No TCredits are needed to participate during this beta testing. Entries, lifelines, and revivals (see Special Notes on this below) are all free for the beta testing. The winner and runner-up(s) will, however, share a 50 TCredit Zackpot.
One of the main reasons we are doing beta testing is to get feedback about the game so that it can be as good as it can be before we launch. Please log in at the Affiliate Center first and then let us know your thoughts about the game, both good and bad, at the SFI Forum (TripleClicks/Eager Zebra section).
We will also post the URL for the game's entry page at the forum tomorrow about 1:30 PM CT. So, check the forum (TripleClicks/Eager Zebra section) tomorrow afternoon, grab the URL, and then join us for the beta test.
1. Because players could otherwise find the answer with a quick Internet search, players only have about 12 seconds (on average) from the time the question is revealed until answers can no longer be accepted. So when the game starts, be ready to go and beat the clock located in the right corner or you'll get knocked out!
2. Every player is provided with three opportunities to use a 50/50 "lifeline" any time during a game. What this means is if you're not sure of the answer to a question, you can just click on one of the 50/50 lifeline buttons. The system will instantly remove two of the wrong answers. If you're still not sure of the answer, you can use another 50/50 lifeline to have the correct answer selected for you. There is no cost to use the lifelines during this beta test.
3. If you get knocked out in an early round of a game, you'll automatically be presented with the opportunity to buy back in with TCredits. The number of TCredits required depends on the round (the later the round, the more TCredits it will cost you to get back in the game). For our beta testing, however, as mentioned previously, no TCredits will be required for "revival."
4. There are some other fun little game elements that won't be included in the beta testing, so if you see any references to "doubling down" or "kick-ins" or "bribes," you can ignore those. They will be in the final version of the game but they are not operational for this beta test.
I hope that many of you can participate in the beta test. Come have a little fun and then help us finish up and get the game live for the public by submitting your feedback on the Forum.
Thank you!
Gery Carson