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Hi folks,
Here's another update on the coaching programme for those of you who are not in North Staffs but would still like to get involved. As I mentioned last time, following the success of the 2010-11 programme, we are also running courses in Manchester and Birmingham this year.
We are excited about all the sessions and particularly our October 3rd event with Guy Clapperton. Guy has worked extensively with the national media, and is also a social media expert and best-selling author.
His book, This is Social Media, covers the basics of setting up and maintaining profiles on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, as well as the things you need to know about blogging and podcasting.
So here are those all important dates and speakers!
July 4th: how to write an effective press release (with me)
Aug 1st: writing a winning award application (with Midlands Business Awards' Jo Bailey)
Sept 5th: how to find public speaking opportunities (with public speaking veteran Tony Altham)
Oct 3rd: an introduction to social media (with best-selling author Guy Clapperton)
Nov 7th: using Twitter to raise your profile (with Market Avenue's Anna Woolliscroft)
Dec 5th: how to get business from your blog (with expert blogger Quinton Watton-Smith)
Jan 3rd: how to use PR to get your website to #1 on Google (with SEO specialist Peter Brough)
Feb 6th: reach business decision makers in Birmingham (with Birmingham Post Deputy Business Editor Anna Blackaby)
Mar 5th: generating leads through Facebook (with Ariadne's Thread's Liz Thursfield)
Apr 2nd: how publicity stunts can help your business (with former Saatchi & Saatchi expert Richard Grisdale)
May 8th: LinkedIn for Business (with social media expert Len Foster)
Jun 6th: getting into the national media (with former Times journalist Nick Booth)
We will be meeting at The Fairlawns Hotel and Spa in Walsall.
Give us a shout if you have any questions or would like to book your place: 01782 472035/07880 733138 or firstname.lastname@example.com. There are only 20 places on each programme so act fast if you want to get involved!
I'll post the Manchester dates later on this week.


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Monday 2/1
Small Brick
Must've been wet on the road b/c I did a 1.5hr trainer ride and then took Tank for a run on Kane Trail. I think this brick was more for Tank than for me; therefore, the run was at "dog pace." We were out for 40 mins and we only "ran" 20 of those minutes, for a total of 2 miles. But, my legs felt great - so thats good (and the dog got tuckered out a bit).
total: 1.5hrs + 20mins
TVM Masters
Monday Monday Monday. I'm really getting my DPS down (and comfortable) and maintaining a 6 beat kick the whole time. This is not ANYTHING that will benefit me in the Ironman, but in pool racing and just the simple act of discipline makes me happy! :)
total: 4000yds
Tuesday 2/2
The plan today was clean the house/run errands in the morning, swim masters at lunch, and the do a speed/interval run before coaching. Well, let me tell you about masters...
TVM Masters
It was distance day. Which is fine, just always hard. I say hard b/c I was a distance swimmer, so I know how things should be swum.....BUT when you don't train distance its nearly IMPOSSIBLE to do it right/fast/smart. The main set today was:
1x1650 (you had 3 options: 1 - do it straight through, 2 - do 16x100 on FSOP + 50 fast, 3 - do 3x500 descend 1-3 and then a 150 fast)
1x1000 (negative split)
1x500 (fast)
In lane 1 today was me, Karin (former Olympian and pro triathlete), and Doug (more of a newbie to lane 1, good swimmer, but not at distance - he knew he'd be getting lapped today). We decided that for the 1650 we'd do the 3x500 option. I led the lane and paced us well and smart. First 500 was a 6:15 (1:15 pace). Second 500 was a 5:57 (1:12 pace). And third 500 was 5:48 (1:10 pace). And then a 150 fast @ about 1:45. Good! The 1,000 negative split went well - I went out a little too fast in the first 200 and dialed it back. I was able to negative split only by about 5 seconds, but to be able to do that without training distance is great! 1,000 time was 11:48. Now, the 500 fast. I am pretty much toast at this point in the practice from swimming so fast. I KNOW KARIN ALWAYS FINISHES STRONG. So, I bust my butt, Karin beats me by about 5 seconds (which is fine/expected) and I go a 5:53 (which is JUST fine). That set took enough out of me, that I knew I wouldn't be running today! ;)
total: 4600yds
Wednesday 2/5
Izzie had today off and wanted to ride if weather permitted. I said "SURE!" I get a text Tuesday night from Izzie, "I need to get in a brick." I say "Sure, I can do that" then she goes "I want to do a long brick." "Ok, I'm fine with that." And then, "I want to be able to finish before swimming." I finish by "Uh, yeah sure....brrr...ouch...um ok yes."
We start at 7am. Its FREEZING and WAY foggy. (I didn't have lights on my bike - and I really should have for safety). We bike from Izzies house to Del Valle, did both sides and ride back. Its a good ride, 33 miles with a bit of climbing. Now, let me preface that I'm wearing my garmin for the ride and run - so its getting everything. Let me also preface that I know a weak area of mine is fueling while COLD. Why would I want to drink cold/lukewarm liquids when its cold outside? We change at Izzies house and head out on a 8 mile run. The run starts with a MASSIVE hill and then rolling hills after that. Like normal, my feet take about 10 mins to get feeling. I felt "ok" going out. But at the turnaround I just am dying. I had my hand bottle and poured the rest of my perpetuem (that I did not drink on bike...hint, hint) in that. I'm dying more as we go. This was the first time I realized why people do the run/walk technique and plan it into their Ironman. I did walk, at about mile 6, for like 2 mins. Climbed some nasty hills and then it was downhill to Izzies house. PAINFUL. I was able to hold 9:33/mi on the run which I'm actually impressed b/c I was so close to complete bonking. Now, let me tell you what I learned today: my garmin registered that between the bike and run I burned a total of 3700 calories. Now ask me how many calories I took in?! Oh - about 150 calories!!! DDDDUUUUHHH! Thats asking for a ticket to BONKVILLE! Wow, learned my lesson and paid for it as this workout took me 3 days to recover from.
total: 2.5hrs bike (33miles) + 1 hr 20 mins (8miles)
Thursday 2/4
I woke up every 10 mins Wednesday night b/c I had to coach TVM masters at 5am and I was PARANOID I'd sleep through my alarm. I made it there, coached LONG COURSE (I hate both swimming and coaching long course), and tried to take a nap when I got home.
Tempo Run
THANK GOD Mindy was on taper!! Mindy is running Kaiser's 1/2 marathon this weekend so was tapering. She wanted to get in a 8-9 mile run, but flat and not super fast. Last week I had told her I'd still like to do it together, and I'd probably run ahead. HA! After yesterdays workout I was happy to run slower. We did a 8.5 mile flat loop and held 9:19/mi. It hurt so much for me, but I'm happy I did it. I know that normally a 9:19 would be cake, so I was ok.
total: 8.5miles
I had to take my car into the shop straight from the run and then my mom picked me up and we went straight to swimming. Now, after bonkville yesterday, coaching at 5am this morning, super stressing about my car (it was way weird), tempo run, and then headed to swim......I WAS DONE!
TVM Masters
It was the practice I gave in the morning, changed to yards. I should've made an easier practice.
total: 4500 yds
Done physically and mentally. But, what was such a blessing to my day after all of that, was my neighbor, Kristi, gave me a plate of homemade cinnamon rolls and a trigger point foam roller (its amazing)!! What a sweetheart! That evening, my mom dropped me off to coach and Nathan picked me up. And at night, as I was trigger point foam rolling my butt out in front of the TV Nathan reminded me that I forgot there was a FOMO IM CDA meet and greet tonight! DANG IT!
Friday 2/5
After reading about the last 2 days I'm sure you're thinking - this girl needs to COOL IT! Don't worry, I'm getting a little more wise about recovery. I stretched for over 1 hr in the morning and swam - thats it.
TVM Masters
It was speed day! YAY! I am only excited b/c speed day is the EASIEST day to slack off! Especially when I'm going 5th behind 4 men....haha. I just hold on for a ride. I was totally fine slacking off a bit, but I kept my discipline (not in speed/time but in DPS).
total: 4000yds
Saturday 2/6
The plan for the day was a 8am, 90 mile bike ride. Well, that got cancelled b/c of rain. I was pissed b/c there was a ride scheduled with people for Sunday, but I PREFER to go to church on Sunday. But since I missed the ride last Sunday and wasn't able to ride today - I planned to go out tomorrow.
Me and Nathan hung out, I stretched a lot (maybe bruising from the roller. ha), and we got a new couch! We'd been searching craigslist for awhile, and while I was on the laptop some lady was moving and had to get rid of a couch tonight (so it was priced to sell...FAST!) We got it! Its great! Buuut- now we have to craigslist our couches - so, they're still sitting in our place....Tank doesn't know which couch to sleep on! ;)
Sunday 2/7
Long Ride
Melinda planned this ride. We met at Tullys in Pleasanton and were going to ride Mines Rd. There were 3 groups - 1 group was riding Mines to the County Line. 1 group was riding Mines to the Junction. And 1 group (Melinda was trying to convince) was riding up the back of Hamilton. Now, I would LOVE to ride the backside of Hamilton, but it is a BEAST of a ride (hard and total 115 miles from Pleasanton), its February (and most likely snow up there), and its superbowl (don't want to miss my beer and nachos!). I was in group 2 (going to the junction and back). Dana's FOMO friend Alexia came out for the ride. I had heard a lot about her. She is doing IM CDA as her first Ironman too! AND SHES IN HER 20'S!! We got to know each other a bit on the ride, and laughed how we mostly hang out with mid-40 yr olds b/c thats who is doing stuff. I think we were both excited to meet a younger athlete. Though, I will say that I was relieved when I heard that on race day she will be 30 (and therefore out of my age group!!). It was a good ride, a bit cold. And I had pull all of group 2 back from The Junction. Once you get over the first 2 climbs its fast rollers for 10+ miles. Usually it ends up being a great pace line, but how did I end up pulling the whole time!? We got back to Pleasanton, I was happy and beat! Enjoying my beer, nachos, and foam roller with the super bowl!
total: 80 miles
time: 24 hrs 25 mins
ytd time: 325 hrs 20 mins
time: 6 hrs
ytd time: 109 hrs 30 mins
distance: 17,100 yds
ytd distance: 416,500 yds
time: 10 hrs
ytd time: 135 hrs 30 mins
distance: 133 mi
ytd distance: 1,875 mi
time: 2 hrs 55 mins
ytd time: 63 hrs 10 mins
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So, my boss was cool enough to let me take today off, so what else was there to do but fish! I hauled ass off to a lake that recently opened up enough to float and to meet my buddy Scott. Scott is a Orvis guide at Falcons Ledge and knows his stuff. When I got to the lake I was more than a little surprised to see a vast majority of it has refrozen.
There was just enough water to float, though it was not needed. I was also a little surprised to see 2 other fellers floating the lake by the time I got there. I Had just finished getting set up when Scott pulled up, and he was ready to go. We watched multiple small cutts jump right next to the ice shelf, some never came off, obviously being chased by something that was looking for a quick bite to eat. That meant it was time to throw meat! I tied on a Sex Dungeon and on my third cast I got nailed hard! The fish went airborne a few times, and for his size and girth im surprised his fat ass could get out of the water. Here is a shot of the big guy with my streamer in his jaw bone!
Scott was able to get a few profile pics of him as well
He taped out JUST shy of 24 inches, and he was pretty broad shouldered!
After several small cuttys we headed to a few other places and managed to get into bows that went 20 to 22 inches but fought like freight trains
we fished another small lake before we called it a day and I needed pay back at this place. I had a hooked a few on 'mids but was having some gear problems causing me to lose some fish. After some adjustments I got my pay back
We are guessing he went 22 possibly 23 inches, he put a hurting on me that's for sure, mind you I am 6'1 and 230lbs as a reference, and we were just guessing on the length
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MFB Microzwerg – just a very fine demo, especially the last part from one of my very favourite demo makers on YT. So I recommend to check out his Channel for (mostly analog) Synth Demos, very 80's
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In order to promote and educate the importance of breast feeding to mothers, a breast feeding campaign was organised in Ghosa Hospital, Shivaji Nagar. About 35 mothers were present. Hospital doctor delivered an inspiring speech to all mothers explaining in details the benefit of breast feeding to their newly born children. On this occasion, food supplement was donated to the mothers. The club arranged two quilts for healthy baby


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Tangerine (2015) Review
The fact that this film breaks two huge boundaries in the film industry makes it a must-see. The fact that it's thin on story and character development undermines its inherent power. Yes, little known director Sean Baker—who has worked on only a handful of small films and TV episodes since 2000—takes his chance to work with indie darlings Jay and Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Togetherness) on a groundbreaking film, and kind of wastes it.
Tangerine tells the L.A. story of transvestite prostitutes Sin-Dee (Kitana Rodriguez) and her friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor). Sin-Dee has just gotten out of a short stint in jail only to discover that her pimp boyfriend has been cheating on her. And she is pissed. That's about it. We follow Sin-Dee's rampage and Alexandra's attempts to both reign in her friend and get a musical reputation off the ground. We also follow an Armenian cab-driver who happens to be one of their good customers. The plot is purely based in characters' relationships, and it flows in a somewhat heightened naturalistic manner until the climax when all these characters' threads come together. Of course, this consciously heightened style puts it in not-quite-docu-drama—i.e. not completely naturalistic—territory, and so we expect a little more effort to go into the writing, into resolving the conflicts that the writers have created. Unfortunately, there is little, if any, real resolve as we witness characters fall back into their patterns, and big issues just kind of blow away into the wind. In other words, it fails to answer the question of why it was created.
Perhaps that's because it was a stunt; at least, that's sort of how it was marketed. I stated above that it broke ground in two ways: the first was in its choice of underrepresented main characters (played by actual transvestite non-actors for greater authenticity!); the second was its exclusive use of the iPhone 5 as the camera. With nothing but an iPhone, a 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter by Moondog Labs, an app called FiLMiC Pro, and a Steadicam Smoothee, Baker and co-Director of Photography Radium Cheung commandeered a revolutionary film shoot.
(No Film School discusses how the shoot was executed here: http://nofilmschool.com/2015/07/tangerine-sundance-iphone-5s-sean-baker-radium-cheung-interview)
The result is a boon for indie filmmakers everywhere who don't have the money to throw down for a camera. While phones were certainly not the only equipment used on the production—the budget for sound equipment, editing software, etc. remained high—it still demonstrates the possibilities for hungry artists who are highly determined, highly focused go-getters.
The trick, it seems, is to treat it as much like a big budget film as possible, to allow the story to be taken as seriously as any other. And that's where this film falls unfortunately flat—not just for these guys, but for the low-budget filmmakers and the marginalized demographic that this film represents. Because so many people will already be skeptical about a movie about a transvestite prostitute shot on an iPhone, it needs to be that much better to demonstrate its cultural worth to wide audiences. I know I want to see more ambitious projects like this showing on a bigger scale. But I also know that if this little effort is put into them, I won't.
So my appreciation for the film is damaged. If you are curious and have some money to spend, and you want to support low-budget filmmaking and underrepresented characters, I recommend it. Just don't expect the story to wow you. Because, as its fast pace, eclectic soundtrack, and pockets of humor like to remind you, it's got plenty of style.
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By Jim Walsh
Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani has never thrown a pitch or hit a baseball in a major league game, but he's already created an international buzz by merely arriving in the East Valley and taking a few swings in batting practice at Tempe Diablo Stadium. And Cactus League officials hope Ohtani can give a jolt to the spring training season since fans may be caught off guard by its earliest start ever.
Ohtani is not even on the roster of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim yet, but his arrival for spring training catapulted the Angels into the Cactus League spotlight after years of standing in the shadow of traditional attendance powerhouses like the Chicago Cubs in Mesa and the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale.
Cactus League President Jeff Meyer said he is hoping the excitement created by Ohtani – a potential new star because of his promise as both a hitter and a pitcher – will create interest in spring training to help compensate for the fact that games are starting Friday, Feb. 23, instead of closer to March.
"We need a little boost with the games starting a little earlier," Meyer said. "They refer to him as the Babe Ruth of Japan."
Most fans traditionally don't think about the Cactus League until March. Attendance is usually light in February, gradually building during spring break, when families from Chicago and elsewhere flee cold weather to bask in the Arizona sun.
But Meyer said fans need to re-orient themselves to an earlier Cactus League season, with play starting a week earlier in February to compensate for the earliest start ever to the Major League Baseball regular season, on March 29.
MLB moved up the schedule to accommodate three or four additional off-days for players, as required by the collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The playoffs also are likely to end in October rather than dragging into November.
"This is going to be a new start for us moving forward. This is going to be the time frame," he said.
On Wednesday, Ohtani smiled a lot, bowed to a prominent Japanese businessman and patiently answered questions from a throng of more than 150 reporters and photographers – most of them Japanese – during a Marriott at the Buttes press conference.
The press conference was streamed and shown live on MLB.com, Fox Sports West and on Tokyo television network.
Questions ranged from his adjustment to spring training in the United States to how he was getting along with his new teammates to what it was like to live alone for the first time to the quality of Japanese food in the U.S.
Ohtani seemed confident, but also polite and unassuming – the opposite of so many athletes who talk big, pound their own chests and crave attention.
"Honestly, since my days in Japan, I never felt the pressure that everyone is talking about," he said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. "I just want to do my job and help my team win."
Ohtani said his teammates have been introducing themselves to him, helping him make the transition from Japanese professional baseball to the majors.
He's been playing some golf and basketball with his teammates and enjoyed a surprise visit from a former Japanese manager who was a mentor.
"Everyone has been very welcoming. I have been communicating through my interpreter. We're going to have a great time," he said. "Baseball-wise on the field, I will not be doing anything differently than I did in Japan."
He said he's willing to eat any sort of healthy food, but admitted he feels a bit lonely living in a large, three-bedroom apartment by himself, as opposed to a dormitory full of ballplayers in Japan.
Ohtani, 23, is not only attempting to establish himself in baseball's toughest level of competition, but to make history as an unusual two-way player.
A left-handed hitter and a right-handed pitcher, Ohtani is expected to serve as a designated hitter for the Angels in games when he is not pitching.
Whether he will excel at one or both aspects of the game remains to be seen during the regular season.
"He's obviously a very versatile player. He can throw 100 mph and slug 500-foot homers," Meyer said. "It's good for them (the Angels) to have some excitement. They have a lot of talent."
Tempe Diablo Stadium manager Jerry Hall is anticipating an exciting and maybe even an unprecedented season. He said the much-anticipated Shohei spectacle is expected to be chronicled by about 120 to 130 Japanese media members a day at Diablo, pushing the stadium beyond its capability to handle the press.
"This is worldwide. This puts Tempe in the spotlight, definitely," Hall said. "It's going to be really exciting to see what happens."
He said Diablo, with a seating capacity of about 9,000, is the "smallest and oldest" stadium in the league; the original structure was built in 1969 to accommodate the former Seattle Pilots.
The park, nestled near the Tempe Buttes and Interstate 10, has undergone extensive renovations at least twice.
"We are the most intimate," Hall said, referring to a selling point for fans who crave a traditional spring training experience where it is still possible to watch players walk from the practice fields to the ballpark and to collect autographs.
While the practice fields and clubhouse were improved extensively, such intense media attention as the kind Ohtani is generating was not envisioned.
That left Hall with limited options for accommodating so many reporters, so he put up a tent in the parking lot behind the scoreboard in centerfield.
About 30 reporters were already staking out the players parking lot on Tuesday morning, when pitchers and catchers were due to report, hoping to photos of Ohtani's arrival.
Hall is curious about whether Ohtani will be as strong a draw for baseball fans.
So far, the Angels have informed Hall that ticket sales are up about 8,000 from this time last year, even though there are 15 games this years compared to 17 last year, when there was a longer Cactus League season to prepare players for the World Baseball Classic.
"I'm wondering what the reaction the fans will have to him or is this a media thing," Hall said. "It's different than having an American star."
The Cactus League drew a record 1,941,347 fans in 2017, buoyed by even a stronger-than-usual turnout for the world champion Cubs. Attendance per game dropped slightly because of the longer schedule.
The Angels typically finish in the middle of the pack in Cactus League attendance, ranking eighth in 2016 and 2015. With a much smaller ballpark and a less-rabid following, the Angels drew 114,780 fans during a 17-game schedule in 2017, an average of 6,752 per game.
In contrast, the Cubs, coming off their first world championship in over 100 years, drew 251,800 fans for 17 games, an average of 14,818 per game.
Despite numerous stories about Ohtani's attempted feat, two representatives of Asian-American organizations in Phoenix clearly had never heard of Ohtani, but one said she would like to assist him as he adapts to Arizona.
"We would like to pursue it if we have an opportunity" to contact Ohtani, said Charmel de la Cruz, a spokeswoman for Arizona Asian American Association. "We would like to welcome him and make him feel like family in Arizona."
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The country caught up with concerns about business rates as the subject became a key talking point in the Budget, and ASR was in demand from nationwide business group 4Networking to supply advise for its membership of more than 50,000.
We offered six tips to help businesses manage their rates and avoid unfair charges.
Be fair to yourself
Every business has a legal and moral responsibility to pay the fair business rates for which they are liable, and the safest and best way is to manage your rates in the same way that you would manage salaries and rent. That means adopting a proactive approach and making sure you are fair to yourself and to HMRC.
Winner, loser or don't know?
For the 2017 revaluation, the Valuation Office Agency calculated the rateable value of a property based on its hypothetical rental value at 1 April 2015. Some businesses saw a reduction, a minority were hit by a big increase and many face confusion because of errors with the figures. Such errors may have resulted from information being inaccurate, delays in processing appeals and changes announced by the Chancellor in his Budget.
Relieving the pressure
There are various types of business rates relief including for rural areas, enterprise zones and charities. Small business rate relief is the most widespread and underwent a big change as part of the 2017 revaluation. The previous threshold of £6,000 was doubled, meaning that you qualify for 100 per cent relief if your property's rateable value is less than £12,000. There is a sliding scale of relief to £15,000.
Check, challenge, appeal
A business can contest a ruling on its rateable value through the Valuation Office Agency's "Check, challenge, appeal" process. It can be time-consuming, and if you go to a Valuation Tribunal you will face a fee of up to £300 which may be returnable if you succeed. We will check the facts on which your rateable value is based, and if appropriate we will challenge and try and secure a revised assessment by negotiation. We will also represent you in an appeal at the Tribunal if required.
Take care when taking advice
Anybody can embark on the "check, challenge, appeal" process but you risk wasting time and money if you don't get expert advice. There are companies which will offer to help. They may charge you a fee for "obtaining" an "adjustment" which you would probably have secured anyway through a routine relief. As members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation and the Rating Surveyors' Association we recommend you take the trouble to check consultants' credentials.
Planning for change
By planning ahead you can help yourself and identify likely changes to your rates in advance. Influential factors may include extensions to your property, improvements to the part of a town or city in which you operate, or investment in substantial items of plant and machinery. You should consider the rating implications around these issues in the same way as you would when planning a move to new premises.


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Skyrunner Internet Service Guide
We aim to provide the best Internet services in Western North Carolina and to provide expert, friendly, responsive customer support. We welcome feedback from our customers to help us achieve this goal.
Services we provide:
- Broadband Residential Internet Service > Learn More
- Broadband Business Internet Service > Learn More
- WiFi Solutions > Learn More
- Building to Building Links > Learn More
Some features of Skyrunner Internet service:
- Multiple plans starting at $30/month
- 99.99% network uptime
- Unlimited data plans
- All Internet plans include unlimited data from midnight to 6am every day
- Complete indoor and outdoor WiFi solutions from small apartments to large homes and businesses or multiple buildings
- No contracts – upgrade or downgrade your plan or cancel service anytime
- No taxes or fees added to our Internet service prices
- No price increases after an introductory period
- Point to point or multi-point links to provide Internet service to two or more buildings on a property
- Drop your monthly bill to $10 while you're away from the property
- Backup Internet service
- Network status updates direct to your phone
- Money back guarantee – full refund of installation fee if you're not satisfied and cancel service within the first month
Installation of Hardware
Basic installation includes installing an antenna, a cable that connects the antenna to your private network, and a power adapter to power the antenna. The installation of one piece of WiFi hardware and connecting all your devices to your WiFi is included in the installation, if the hardware is available at the time of installation. Additional charges will apply for additional time or hardware. Skyrunner uses static Internet IP addresses. Static public IP addresses are available for $10/month each. If it is necessary to mount an antenna more than 20 feet up in a tree in order to provide you with service, a tree climb fee will be added to the installation fee. We will discuss this option with you if this is likely to be needed. The same tree climb fee will be charged every time a Field Technician needs to access the antenna or cable in the tree. Unless negotiated otherwise, antennas, antenna mounting hardware, cable and power adapter(s) that Skyrunner installs on your property remains the property of Skyrunner. We expect to reclaim this equipment if you cancel service and will bill you for loss of the equipment if we cannot recover it. Any hardware that Skyrunner installs for the purpose of providing services to multiple tenants in a building remains the property of Skyrunner.
Private Networking Hardware
Optional private networking hardware such as routers, access points, switches, power line adapters and/or additional cabling can be purchased from Skyrunner. The installation and configuration of the first WiFi router or access point is included in the installation fee. The installation of any additional networking hardware is $75/hour plus the cost of the hardware. Hardware purchased from Skyrunner Internet comes with a 1 year failure warranty for new hardware and a 30 day failure warranty for used hardware. Any hardware that fails outside of these warranties, or any hardware purchased from a third party, can be repaired or replaced by Skyrunner, which has a minimum charge of $75.00/hour plus the cost of the hardware.
Speed & Latency
Our advertised speeds refer to the speed provided to your property. The result of a speed test on a device depends on multiple factors, many of which are outside of our control. However, if the results of multiple speed tests are consistently slower than your plan, please contact us and we will work with you to identify and resolve the cause. If the speed provided to your property is consistently slower than your plan, we will resolve it or you can select a slower plan or receive a price reduction on your plan. If there is a problem on your private network that is causing loss of speed on your device(s), we're happy to help you resolve it within the boundaries of our expertise. We do not take responsibility for identifying and resolving problems on your private network unless you have purchased your internal network hardware from us. Latency on the Skyrunner Internet network is typically low. We do not provide any guarantees about latency or ping times to any IP address. We do not guarantee that services that rely on low latency or ping times will function well on every Skyrunner Internet connection, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (Voice over IP or VoIP) phone service and online gaming. We cannot take responsibility for lowering high latency or ping times as they are subject to factors outside our control but we will do our best to optimize the connection to improve latency or ping times if possible.
Data Plans
Skyrunner provides Internet plans with a data cap as well as plans with unlimited data. We monitor your data use according to your billing cycle, resetting to zero at the start of every billing cycle. Data not used during a billing cycle will not be refunded, credited to your account or rolled over to the next billing cycle. The data terms of your plan are stated on your recurring Invoice, including the data cap of the plan and the rate for data overage charges. You can monitor your data use by logging into your secure Customer Portal. Click here to go to your Secure Customer Portal. If you have not yet created a login for your Secure Customer Portal, click on the green button at the bottom of the sign in screen. When prompted, enter the email address connected with your Skyrunner Internet account.
If you subscribe to a plan with a data threshold, you will be sent an email if you use 75%, another if you use 90%, and another if you use 100% of the data cap of the plan. If you use more than 100% of the data cap of the plan, your Skyrunner Internet service will not be disconnected or slowed down and your plan will not be automatically upgraded. You have the option to upgrade your plan anytime you like to get more data or speed and avoid an overage charge. If you chose not to, you will be billed a data overage charge at the start of your next billing cycle based on the data overage rate of your plan. For Residential customers, you can check out our plans at skyrunner.net/residential. Custom plans are also available. For Business customers, please contact us to create a plan with us that's more suited to your needs.
If you chose not to add an email address to your account, you will not receive data use email notifications. You can monitor your data use anytime through your secure Customer Portal. You can access your secure Customer Portal by clicking on the link below. When you have logged into the Customer Portal, click on "Data Usage" in the menu at the top.
If you upgrade your plan to a plan with a higher cost, you will be charged the price difference between the two plans at the time of upgrading. If you downgrade your plan to a plan of a lower cost, we will apply a credit to your account for the price difference between the two plans at the time of downgrading.
If you use more data than expected
The most common reason for residential customers to exceed the data threshold of their plan is streaming or downloading video content. This includes Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, Showtime Anytime, YouTube, iTunes, Amazon, "On Demand" streaming with a TV provider like DIRECTV and Dish Network. Sometimes streaming devices continue to use data after the stream has stopped. You may want to unplug streaming devices from power when not in use. Click here to view our Video Streaming Guide. Other reasons for higher than expected data use include software updates, cloud-based services that download or upload data or a computer virus. We can sometimes help identify the source of higher than expected data use. Contact us if you'd like help with this.
Terms for Unlimited Data Plans
Unlimited data plans cannot be shared between more than one account or two full time residences on the same property, such as a main house and a full time guest house. You must have one Internet plan with a data threshold shared between both residences or two separate Internet plans for each building. If we provide Internet service to more than one building on your property, with all buildings on the same account, we do not provide a discounted rate if you're not using service in one or more of the buildings. Service can either be active at the active rate for all buildings or away and inactive for all buildings at the $10/month rate.
Network Maintenance, Upgrades, Problems & Outages
We are always working behind the scenes, day and night, to optimize our service by undertaking maintenance and upgrade work. However, we cannot guarantee a consistent Internet service at all times. We reserve the right to perform maintenance work in the early hours of the morning, 7 days a week. This work typically affects customers very rarely and usually causes a brief outage of up to 10 minutes. We reserve the right to undertake daytime work at a time that is best suited for the nature of the work and the resources available to us. When planned maintenance or upgrade work will disrupt your service, or if there is an unplanned network outage, you will be notified by phone call and we will provide information on the Network Outage page on our website. Click here to view our Network Outage page. On request, we are happy to provide a credit or refund after an unplanned outage prorated according to your recurring bill and the length of the outage. If an extended network problem affects the speed or reliability of your Internet service, you are welcome to temporarily downgrade your Internet plan to a plan that matches the speed we're providing you with or keep your current Internet plan with a discount applied until the problem is resolved and the speed and reliability of your plan is restored. To make a claim for a credit, refund or discount, click here to visit our Contact Us page. We do not offer a credit or refund for planned outages caused by scheduled maintenance work.
Connection problems can often be resolved with a few simple troubleshooting steps. Click here to view our Tech Support Guide. Alternatively, click here to submit a support ticket. We're also available 24/7 for support calls on (828) 258-8562.
If you need a repair
Customers are never charged for the following repairs:
- Problems caused by technician error
- Repairs related to loss of line of sight
- Age-related failure of the antenna, cable and/or power adapter
- Mechanical failure of the antenna, cable and/or power adapter of no known cause
Customers who have not signed up for our Hardware Protection Plan will be charged for the following repairs:
- Damage caused by a lightning storm
- Damage caused by human error
- Damage caused by domestic or wild animals
- Loss of line of sight caused by customer
- Equipment upgrade needed to restore service lost by loss of line of sight
- Equipment damaged by power/electrical issues
The minimum cost of a repair described above is $75.00/hour. Replacement of an antenna starts at $100.00, depending on the antenna. This expense can be avoided if you sign up for the Hardware Protection Plan for $5.00/month. Click here to view our Hardware Protection Plan Guide. You must sign up for the Hardware Protection Plan prior to the repair and it must be kept active throughout the entire year to be valid. The Hardware Protection Plan does not cover customer neglect of the antenna, cable or power adapter. For example, if the customer has not taken reasonable steps to bury or protect the cable and it becomes damaged.
If we schedule a repair thought to be caused by a problem with the Internet service but find that the problem is with some other problem, such as human error, a computer virus, private network problem, insufficient WiFi signal or computer failure, we will charge a minimum of $75.00/hour for that visit.
If you'd like a Service Call
Skyrunner provides service calls in order to troubleshoot, resolve and improve WiFi and other networking needs or problems. We're also happy to relocate or remount an antenna, run or re-run a cable or any other task you'd like us to carry out at your request. Service calls are $75/hour.
Your billing cycle starts on the date in the month that you started service. For example, if you started service on March 12th, your billing cycle will start on the 12th of every month and end on the 11th of the following month. Email bills are free. Paper bills are $2 each.
Day 1: Invoice emailed or mailed to you for the coming month of service.
Day 2: If autopay is enabled on your account, we will process payment of the account balance.
Day 13: If the Invoice has not been paid, a reminder email will be sent letting you know your bill is due in 7 days. If you chose to pay by check or money order, we recommend you mail it no later than this day. We require 7 days to receive and apply a check or money order to your account. To avoid a 5% late fee, we recommend it arrives at our office no later than day 18 of the billing cycle. If we cannot apply a check or money order payment to your account by day 25, a 5% late fee will be added to the Invoice. If a check payment is rejected, regardless of the reason, you will be charged a $10.00 fee.
Day 20: Due date
Day 21: If the Invoice has not been paid, a reminder email will be sent to you letting you know your bill is past due.
Day 25: If the Invoice has not been paid, a 5% late fee will be added to the Invoice.
Residential customers – Day 30: If the Invoice has not been paid, service will be disabled until payment of the Invoice and late fee are received.
Business customers – Day 34: If the Invoice has not been paid, service will be disabled until payment of the Invoice and late fee are received.
We do not use contracts, so you can change your Internet plan anytime you like. If you upgrade your plan to one of a higher price, you will be charged the price difference between the two plans. If you downgrade your plan to one of a lower price, you will be credited the price difference between the two plans. If you have a data overage, the charge will be added to your bill at the start of the next billing cycle.
Click here to go to your Secure Customer Portal
If you have not yet created a login for your Secure Customer Portal, click on the link to go to the login page, then click on the green button at the bottom of the sign in screen to register for a login. When prompted, enter the email address on your Skyrunner Internet account.
If you're going to be away from your property
If you're going to be away from your property for at least 1 month, you can lower your monthly bill to $10/month. Let us know the date you'll be leaving the property and we'll disable the connection on that date. The active rate will apply for the remainder of that billing cycle. You will be charged the away rate for subsequent billing cycles while you're away. Let us know the date you'll be returning to the property and we'll enable the connection on that date. You'll be charged the price difference between the $10/month away rate and the active rate for that billing cycle.
The away rate is $10/month regardless of the active rate. If we provide Internet service to more than one building on the property on the same account, we do not provide a discounted rate if you're not using service in one or more of the buildings. Service can either be active at the active rate for all buildings or away and inactive at the $10/month rate for all buildings.
Abusive Internet Use
We reserve the right to disable the service of any customer we believe is involved in spamming, distributing pornography, hosting offensive websites, distribution of copyrighted material or excessive file sharing. Service can be enabled again once the situation has been assessed and the abuse has stopped.
If you need to cancel service
We don't use contracts. You can cancel service any time and there is no cancellation fee. If you want to cancel service because you're moving out, please contact us before you move out.
Changes to this Service Guide
We reserve the right to change our policies and edit this Service Guide at any time. Please check back for updates.


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Monday, December 27, 2010
At any rate, it turns out that Rachel reads my blog and she left a comment and asked "How did you cope with a loss and a birth at the same time". It is the first time that anyone has asked me this. I cannot believe it is the first time anyone has ever asked. And yet I wonder, how can the whole world not think it? Sarah was born, less than 24 hours later God came and whispered in Marie's ear and she got up and followed Him Home. Who does that happen to? Who has to deal with that? And the truth is, I don't really know how I cope. I don't fit in anymore among the mother's who have never lost a child, but even among those who have I cannot help but feel that I am somehow different. Just because of how it happened, how God twined my daughters together, how His plan fell into place.
There are moments. Real. Honest. Horrible. Moments when the pain is so intense that my chest seems split in two and I scream in a voice that scares me because it is too much and to terrible to comprehend. The baby, the beautiful little brown haired girl that I carried inside me, the princess that I could not get enough of, the hand I held constantly for two years, five months and twenty five days... she is gone. And on Christmas morning I screamed in a cemetery. I clung to Luke's fleece jacket and screeched in a voice that is not my own because sometimes it hurts that much.
Then I took a deep breath. I wiped the tears on the back of my hand, I wrapped my scarf tighter, fluffed my hair, blew a kiss to Heaven and told that little girl I love her, and I got back in the car with the other two and held it together.
How do you cope with loss and birth at the same time? To have one arrive and barely have celebrated it and have your heart ripped out at the others leaving is surreal. I did not put Sarah down for weeks. Rarely did I let her out of my arms. I held her like a lifeline. I rocked and crooned and cried and held on to that tiny baby with everything I had. And Josie... she was so lost. And who could tell her no to anything after her sister had just gone. She developed a huge attitude and I was having to deal with her, and worry about her, and try to keep it together enough that she would be okay. And Luke was so lost and my heart hurt so much for him because Marie was his. His baby. And his baby was gone.
I don't know how we made it through that. Still make it through that, because we still have to. Every day we still have to make it through. I dreaded being asked how old Sarah was, because answering meant telling them just how long it had been since Marie was gone. I am so grateful now because I can just say "Sarah is one". I don't have to tell them it's been almost 16 months...
My body was so confused for a long time. The pain of recovering from Sarah's birth was sharper, the cramps crueler. My legs ached, my back hurt, my womb felt like it was being pierced by a knife. I think my ability to handle the normal pain of recovering from childbirth was just not there. I was not able to move through the pain as well. I would look in the mirror and despite having Sarah in my arms I couldn't comprehend that I was not still pregnant. The grief of loosing Marie took so much energy to process I never really came to grips with the fact that I had just had a baby. It took me a long time, and Sarah was probably eight months old before I really absorbed that I was not pregnant anymore and in passing I was no longer shocked to see my profile. Sarah was probably eight months before I really began to rejoice in that tiny little white-blond haired girl. The easy baby with an easy smile. It is horrible to say that it took me that long to really celebrate her. Oh, I loved her so much from her first breath but my heart was too broken to celebrate much of anything for a very long time. Praise God for her health, yes. Thank God for her being there because I knew she was saving me, yes. Coo, kiss, cuddle, sing to, play with, oh yes. But really celebrate with joy in my heart? A long time coming.
How do you say hello to one and goodbye to another? For twenty minuets our three girls were together in one room on earth, then Luke took the big girls home and they have not been together since. I dislike very much being a family of four here. I dislike very much when people point out the large age difference between the two children they see. Six and one? What a space! I want to scream at them, I have a three year old! But how can they know?
I have gotten much better at just letting things go. I tell people about Marie only if they seem worthy of knowing about my special little girl. The one who was "made for so much more than all of this".
How do you cope? Tonight it is after ten pm and Josie cried when I prayed with her at bedtime because we saw Tangled and in that movie the King and Queen lost their Princess and we have lost our Princess too... And she cried because she has a whole life to live before she goes to Heaven and she is not very happy about being away from her sister for such a long time. She is more than I little jealous that Luke and I do not have as many years left. How do you cope?
I don't think we do. I think that God carries me when the pain from my broken heart is too much and my legs are too weak. I feel Jesus near when I am shaken and yet need the strength from somewhere to pretend that I am not. When it is all too much I know the shade from the shadow of His wings and I hide there (Psalm 57:1). Our faith has become more of a desperate thing, so much simpler though, and so much deeper. I cling to the Word in a way I never did before.
I have no idea how I got from August, 2009 to where I am now; teetering on the edge of 2011. How am I the mother of an almost seven year old and a feisty one year old? How can my beloved brown haired girl have spent two Christmas' in Heaven rejoicing among the angels? Life is a funny thing. It has taken turns that I did not expect, and somehow I have made it through what I once believed would kill me.
I am blessed by a deeper appreciation for so much. For the miracle of my children, for the scent of their hair and their being here to hug. I am so taken with my husband. The man I was made by God for. His strength and his quiet determination. His annoying desire to tease me when I am sad until I get either angry or smile. His being there for me in ways I had no idea that a man ever could, and for the father I have been blessed to see him become.
I don't know how we make it through the troubles... I have been carried, sheltered, held. I am blessed to have seen God at work in my life and to have felt His hand on me. I love Jesus so much more than I could have imagined... and I believe Him when He says:
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Does it answer the question, How did you cope with a loss and a birth at the same time? I don't know. I don't have an answer I suppose because I don't think I coped. Somehow we just made it through, and every day we make it through another day. I hope that I am like the lemon tree because my roots are deeper and I feel stronger. My branches are beginning to stretch skyward again... and someday, just maybe I will bear fruit. And just like the birth and the loss, just like a lemon, I know that the fruit will be bittersweet.
9 comments:
- Clarissa said...
I've said it before and I'll say it now, I am so blessed by Marie and you and your family. I have no strength to go through losing my baby... but Jesus will be my strength as He has been yours. Love and hugs to you and yours... saying a special prayer for Josie, sweet girl. My heart aches for you all but rejoices in God's name being glorified through your life!
- Val said...
Thank you for sharing those feelings with us...what a heart felt answer...the tears just don't stop.
- DESJ and Company said...
That was so beautiful and heartfelt.
a beautiful post! I ditto what Clarissa wrote! I am blessed by you and your family! I see Christ in you and I rejoice and Thank God! I know that God will be Clarissa and Joeys strength when it is needed! May God continue to be with you all and be your strength and comfort. We are always praying! ~Elisa
- ANewKindOfPerfect said...
Shan, thank you ... for opening your heart and your life to us. For sharing with us the raw emotions. I cannot imagine trying to cope with such extreme emotions at the same time. Reading about Josie after she watched Tangled brought me to tears. You are a beautiful family, with a gorgeous angel watching over you all.
- The VW's said...
I have often wondered how you coped through such a bittersweet time....I have no idea how you did it, except by the grace of God. Love and Big Hugs sweet friend!
- Rachel Tenpenny Crawford said...
Lovely. I am encouraged by your honesty. Tears are streaming down my cheeks because I understand what you feel too well. I can't say that I have coped either. I know I have been carried. I was a heap on the floor, broken and too weak to even move, but somehow I woke up day after day and I realize I was surviving. Two babies gone, yet I was surviving. I am glad my story about the lemon tree was encouraging to you. My heart knows your heart. And our girls are together...and so we will be when our time here is done.
- Anya said...
Your writing is absolutely beautiful, so heartfelt, honest, loving, sad, happy..... Although everytime I read your blog I cry :) I have a daughter that is so similar to Marie. I think about Marie constantly as well as the rest of your family. Just wanted to let you know I appreciate you sharing your story.
Katie Jackson
- Tales From the Land of Motherhood said...
I came across your blog via the rusted chain fingerprint friday link post.i read this post and felt the need to post a comment.you have an amazing testimony of strength.the tears ran down my face when I got to the point of you in the cemetery.i can't even begin to imagethe days weeks and months that followed the birth of one daughter and the passing of your sweet daughter.my heart goes out to you and your family.may God bless you and your family in ways you can't even image and that you chinas your strength in Him and your wonderful pastor.


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ACT leader David Seymour is saying if Peters doesn't come out of the coalition negotiations as prime minister, he's failed.
"He's got all the power because he can offer either side 61 at his price.
And let's face it, this is not somebody who has been particularly public spirited in the past.
He's been voted out of three electorates. He's been sacked by three prime ministers from three different cabinets. If he didn't care about those electorates or those previous governments do you think he care about MMP.
This is all about Winston First.
Seymour finds it hard to tell who is more desperate. On one hand Labour has been in in opposition for nine years. Staring down the barrel of 12 years could make anyone desperate. What about national?
"The thing that holds National together as a party is the belief that they are born to rule."
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Outdoor furniture and outside contact time is long, long time will produce bilge. For some materials good, high-grade outdoor furniture, proper cleaning and maintenance method is very necessary. In fact, in the ordinary life, we can use the common "chemicals" in life to clean these furniture. Below, Shanghai yimei introduces some methods to you, and I hope you can help me.
1, can choose white vinegar and hot water blended in a ratio of 1:1 to gently wipe furniture surface besmirch, and if the stains are harder to remove, can stay in a little vinegar water stains on the surface, then rub hard with a soft cloth. Because acetic acid has the effect of decomposition of dirt, but not all the furniture in this method is fit for, because teak furniture has grease secretion, and in this way could make the secretion of grease will be break down.
2, lemon can be very hot very hot mark, polish stick lemon slices or lemon juice on a rag, soaked in hot water again in the soft cloth to wipe, final reoccupy fast dry soft cloth to wipe, outdoor furniture can restore the original luster.
3, some aluminum alloy outdoor furniture commonly encountered this kind of circumstance, it is outdoor furniture to spend time long, will see aluminium alloy to turn yellow slowly, affect effect, how to solve? Actually we use it everyday; The toothpaste can solve the problem, the toothpaste is squeezed to the place where the hair is yellowish, the small difference, remember cannot exert force, because the toothpaste has the effect that dissolves paint, so must use carefully.
Sunshade umbrella: when not used or when the wind is large, please close the umbrella, so as not to blow the umbrella when the wind is large, damage the furniture and the injured person. Please swing the umbrella in the direction of the handle. Do not shake it in the opposite direction. During long time use, check regularly. If the screws and nuts are found to be loose, please tighten them in time. Metal fittings should be added with some oil. If the product is damaged or deformed, please stop using it immediately so as not to damage the human body. Special attention should be given to the use of children's families.
Plastic parts: general are comparatively light, and acid, alkali, corrosion/good insulation/insulation/but the hardness of the poor, should prevent collision and point hard scratch, if there is any crack patched by the method of hot melt are available, and there is no glue stick. Wash with ordinary detergent, pay attention to do not touch hard objects, do not brush with metal brush. Sunshade maintenance
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Rich had a doctor appointment today in Pittsburgh. He got some news that he's been mulling over and will continue to think and second guess until the day of the procedure. I'm sure I've gone over how he got hurt, and how his back and leg have been before so I won't go over that again.
He's been getting epidural shots in his back to help with the pain. The last time, the doctor injected the shots into his leg, to help with that pain. Rich has always said, I can live with the pain in my leg, but I can't live with my back killing me. He felt that the shots did help with the leg pain, but now his back was hurting worse. This new doctor has been trying out new medicines to see which one will work for Rich. This time, he prescribed a pain patch. The patch will last three days and then he will have to put on a new one. He's a little bit worried about it, but he's willing to give it a try. The doctor also set Rich up for a nerve block (which Rich really doesn't like doing, but he felt he would try it again). The doctor said that if the nerve block worked then there was a procedure that he can do that will or should take away the pain in his back for good.
Rich would still have the leg pain and numbness. Apparently the doctor will cut a nerve that is being pinched or whatever in his back and hopefully that would take care of it. Even though it is an in-office procedure, Rich isn't sure if he should do it. He's already had three surgeries on his back and I think he is nervous to have any more work done. I also think he may be leary of the fact that it might not work. So if you think about him, say a little prayer that God will help him decide and make the right decision. And if he chooses it, to help ease the stress of another procedure. I know that has to be scary to him (even though he probably wouldn't admit it to me).
I also have an update on Nathan's hip and leg pain. I took him back to the doctor for a re-check appointment last friday. The doctor checked Nathan and had him walk down the hallway and run back up. When Nathan didn't want to run back, the doctor ran with him. It was pretty funny! I really like this doctor and his partners. They all are so nice and so willing to help and very informative.
So anyway, Nathan started running around and acting normally after his first doctor appointment and I thought maybe he played me, you know. Can a three year old play his parents? I don't know!
The doctor said it was probably the transcient synovitis. He also said that he hadn't seen a case like Nathan's for over six months, but the day after I had Nathan in the office two or three other kids had the same thing. So it was definately a viral bug that caused it. Kind of makes me feel bad, because I hadn't even noticed that he didn't feel well, before it happened.
He did say that if it happened again, it could lead to something more serious. But for now, Nathan is fine. So if you read this, continue to think good thoughts and say some prayers that God will continue to hold our family in his care!!


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I'm taking the summer off from blogging. All is well, I'm just not feeling it, if you know what I mean. I'll probably be back after Labor Day. Jean will be home some time in July, and staying with me for a month or so until her husband is discharged; I'd like to give her my full attention when I don't have to be out earning a living. When she heads out, I'll be back to enthrall all of you with my wit and wisdom. Have a great summer!
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Have a good break.
Enjoy the time off, we'll be looking for you in the Fall!
I hear ya.
Plus having discovered Facebook, I "vent" there most often, and rarely on ConClub.
understand…some days blogging is just a lot more work than it is fun
Come back!!!
I just wanted to see if you were going to be part of the project 2009 again this year. You remembered Ira Zaslow before. I have been assigned his name, but wanted to be sure you didn't want to post again first. Problem is, I need to know soon.
Please let me know.
Yeah! I can't wait to be discharged! LOL! My hubby and I are a little over a month apart on our ETS dates too. It's so exciting!


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Feedback for Proposed Changes to the Pharmacy Act (Administration of Vaccines by Pharmacists)Pharmacist · April 1, 2016
I extremely welcome the expansion of this valuable and much needed service. All patients and the health care system itself will be benefited. However it will make broader sense to include prescribing authority by Pharmacists as well. There is no diagnosis needed to prescribe vaccines then why do the patients still have to book an appointment with a doctor and wait till they get prescription!. I am a strong believer of common ailment program already being run in other provinces and countries. Why Ontario is so behind?Reply or Back


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The Nolan Sisters made their name singing I'm in the Mood for Dancing so there is a certain irony that one of their number finds herself in a place where all singing and dancing is banned.
This the town of Bomont, the setting for Footloose: The Musical which brings Maureen Nolan on tour to the Lyceum next week.
Based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose tells the story of city boy Ren, who moves to this rural backwater in America and discovers that dancing is illegal.
Maureen plays Vi, the wife of the local preacher who has convinced the town that dancing is sinful.
"It's based on a real story. In a small town in America where they banned singing and dancing," she reveals. "Vi is caught between her husband and her rebellious daughter and all the young people who feel hard done by. She becomes a mediator."
Footloose is a great film and there's all the music from the film with a story that has a bit of substance in it.
Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let's Hear it for the Boy and the title song, Footloose, are hits from the soundtrack. The stage show is bursting with dazzling dancing and electrifying music.
As Vi, Maureen gets a share of that. "I get to sing as part of the ensemble and with two of the girls we perform Learning to be Silent, a ballad written for the musical," she explains. "Then in the second half Vi has her own number, Can You Find It In Your Heart, which she sings to her husband.
"They threw me into the mix and in the climax I have a bit of a bop."
They say that being among young people helps to keep you young. "Off stage and on it's wonderful to be surrounded by young people and see them full of optimism. They are all so talented – actors who are also musicians who make up the band, it's incredible. I am in awe of them.
"Hannah Price who plays Ariel and sings Holding Out for a Hero brilliantly also plays keys and saxophone and other instruments . She also has a degree in civil engineering. All that by the time she is 26.
"My sisters have come to see it and have been really impressed," she says. Unlike Blood Brothers where Maureen was the fourth sister to take on the role of Mrs Johnstone she is the only Nolan to be in Footloose so far.
"I was in it 10 or 11 years ago playing the same role. This time they've also given me a little cameo role as the school principal." She differentiates the characters by making the principal much more dowdy.
Being in Footloose does not carry the same emotional demand as Blood Brothers. "I cried every single night I did it. It was my favourite musical before I ever played the part.
"I was offered Blood Brothers again after I had started Footloose," she reveals. "My sister Denise wondered if I could resist it, she said it would take the drop to my ego. I am not egotistical but I did struggle with my decision because compared to Mrs Johnstone I do not do a great deal in this. But that can be rather nice.
The sisters remain close and supportive of each other through the various dramas in their lives such as Linda's recent cancer diagnosis ("She is doing really well") and Maureen's marriage break-up last year.
After the end of the Footloose tour in October Maureen prepares for a Christmas run in Peter Pan in her home town of Blackpool and then in the new year starts a new tour of Menopause the Musical .
Footloose: The Musical is at the Lyceum Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday.


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Cumec Magazine is published by EYE4ADVENTURE aka Antz Longman. We bring in the skills and talents of many different people as contributors, designers, photographers and proof-readers. We're lucky to work with some great designers like Dave Kwant (2AT Design) and to have great editorial and photographic contributions from paddlers like Mike Dawson, Josh Neilson, Adrian Kiernan, Lachie Carracher, Anthony Yap, Zak Shaw and Ben Jackson amongst others.
Cumec is a full colour printed and digital kayak magazine that focuses on the New Zealand & Australian Kayaking communities; originally purely whitewater we now cover the diversity of paddlesports with our main editorial focus on Whitewater, Surf & Sea.
Cumec Magazine is about the culture of kayaking; recreationally and competively. It's a magazine for kayakers that live and breath to be on the water and in their kayaks.
Our editorial comes from all over New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. The magazine is distributed throughout New Zealand and Australia via kayakshops, bookstores, newsagents, petrol stations, trade shows, kayaking events and more. Our little office is based in Alexandra, New Zealand. Which is perfect as we're close to some great rivers for regular sanity paddles.
We're always on the lookout for new locations to distribute Cumec Magazine; if you're in America, France, England, or Laos. Get in touch, we'd love to connect you with a copy.
Print Issues of Cumec Magazine are now released twice annually in October and February.
Founder and editor Antz Longman had grown tired of searching bookstores and failing to find quality independently produced magazines about kayaking in his own country. After researching the market he found that many others felt the same way. In the Spring/Summer of 2006 the creation of Cumec Magazine had begun.
The aim in 2006 was and continues to be; create a kayak magazine that provides readers with inspiring stories, amazing photos and quality information that were both accessible and inspirational to the local Australian and New Zealand kayaking communities.
Over the years Cumec Magazine has grown into a resource that brings together the kayak communities of Australia and New Zealand, helping to promote the sport of kayaking and deliver unique and inspiring content to a diverse readership.
But why the name Cumec?
A cumec or cumecs is a colloquial term for the flow of water in a river. One cumec is equal to one cubic metre of water per second (35.3147 cubic feet per second).
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Students explore technology's role in creating art
Technology is everywhere in our world, and now Cornell College students are exploring where it belongs in the world of art.
Students were assigned to create a sculpture on a computer-aided design (CAD) program, print it on a 3-D printer, and build a larger model of it out of cardboard in their 3-D Studio Art Basics class.
"I had never used CAD before or any process like it," said Tyler Ortmann '19 of Forsyth, Illinois. "I thought it was pretty cool."
Professor of Art Susannah Biondo-Gemmell teaches the course and has since she started at Cornell eight years ago. Block 4 of the 2017-18 school year, however, was the first time she incorporated the use of 3-D printing and a design program into one of the class projects.
"We talked about the role of technology when I introduced the project—artists are using CAD, 3-D printing, and all sorts of digital technology right now," Biondo-Gemmell said. "There are even 3-D printers in ceramics as artists develop forms. I want my students to ask bigger questions about the role of the artist and what is considered art materials for a contemporary artist."
Art, for the contemporary artist, has changed a lot over the years.
"It's cool to learn about the evolution—the movements that impacted different artists as they go through the years," said Maddix Stovie '21 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Students said it was interesting to discover how digital technology is playing a bigger role in creating art than ever before.
"I think technology is definitely going to change the way people view art," said Eddie Madden '21 of Stuart, Florida. "You could even just use the 3-D pieces and make art out of those."
As conversations about the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) take center stage, Biondo-Gemmell hopes the realization that technology plays a big role in art making today will open a larger conversation about adding the "a" for art—changing STEM to STEAM on Cornell's campus.
"These projects really evolved throughout the creative process, from the virtual design phase to the printed and fabricated physical forms," she said.
Any student can take the course, from first-years to seniors.
Maddix Stovie '21 explains her project.
Professor of Art Susannah Biondo-Gemmell listens as students talk about their projects.
Eddie Madden '21 talks about the process he went through to create his piece.
Tyler Ortmann '19 says he's never done a art project like this before, but he thought it was pretty cool.
Eddie Madden '21, Maddix Stovie '21, and Tyler Ortmann '19 (left to right)


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Pathway to tax reform
Congress considers plan for pursuing comprehensive tax reform in 2013.
August 9, 2012
To date, the tax committees of the 112th Congress have held more than 30 hearings on various aspects of tax reform. Topics included taxation of business entities; incentives for innovation; tax treatment of debt and equity; and incentives for education, charitable giving, and home ownership.
The hearings raised many questions and produced some answers. What the discussion did not produce, though, was a plan for making tax reform happen. House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., addressed this missing piece on July 24 via H.R. 6169, the Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012. The bill moved quickly, passing in the House on Aug. 2 (232–189). H.R. 6169 provides reasons for comprehensive tax reform, lays out broad elements of a reformed tax system, and includes a plan of action. This article summarizes H.R. 6169, describes the concerns of opposing members, and notes some obstacles.
Problems warranting reform
H.R. 6169 lists 19 problems with the Internal Revenue Code. They are arranged below according to key themes. The number in parentheses refers to how the item is numbered in H.R. 6169.
Economic inefficiencies:
International noncompetitiveness:
Elements of comprehensive tax reform
H.R. 6169 calls for "enactment of comprehensive tax reform" in 2013. Elements of a reformed system include the following:
Plan for action
H.R. 6169 calls for the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee to introduce a tax reform bill by April 30, 2013. An expedited review procedure is spelled out with respect to deadlines for committee consideration and minutes of debate.
Dissenting view
H.R. Rep't 112-629 by the House Committee on Rules includes the dissenters' concerns. This group agrees with the need for comprehensive tax reform, but objects to the plan and some of the principles. For example, they prefer a "rate structure that distributes the tax burden in a more progressive manner." They also want to be sure time is given to proper vetting of proposals. The report closes with the following statement that indicates that the political parties have differing views on the tax system problems and possible solutions: "Because the hard-nosed partisanship of H.R. 6169 cannot possibly form the foundation for a successful bipartisan tax reform effort, we must dissent."
Many of the terms and suggestions in H.R. 6169 are vague. For example, it does not specify which "tax subsidies" or "loopholes" should be eliminated as part of base broadening. Calls for promoting innovation and keeping taxes on small businesses low may lead to continuation of some "tax subsidies" or spending, or perhaps creation of new ones, causing tension with the goal of base broadening.
Several of the suggestions will lead to political debate with a need for compromise to obtain the bipartisan support most likely needed for comprehensive tax reform. For example, given that President Barack Obama and many members of Congress want to let the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire for upper-income individuals, it will be difficult to "maintain modern levels of progressivity."
Today's low rates exist in a system that produces large deficits. Achieving even lower rates while lowering the deficit will require significant increases to the tax base ("base broadening"). This will likely require changes to the largest tax expenditures, such as the exclusion for employer-provided health insurance and the mortgage-interest deduction, which will be challenging. (See Joint Committee on Taxation, Background Information on Tax Expenditure Analysis and Historical Survey of Tax Expenditure Estimates (JCX-15-11), p. 25 (3/9/11).)
Looking forward
There is broad consensus that our current tax system suffers from many flaws and comprehensive reform is needed. However, many views exist on what the flaws are (such as whether a 15% rate on capital gains is too high or too low) and what a reformed system would look like (e.g., two rates or more). Because of this lack of agreement, H.R. 6169 may go nowhere (as of this writing, it was reported that the Senate may not even consider the bill).
The results of the November election are unlikely to change the status quo for achieving tax reform. Instead, the results may change which party gets to pass a plan. The major task of comprehensive tax reform and its economic and societal impacts is something unlikely to occur and be successful without comprehensive, bipartisan support.
For a complete list of the hearings with hyperlinks, see the author's website for "Tax Reform Hearings of the 112th Congress."
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Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, is a tax professor and director of the MST Program at San José State University. She is an active member of the tax sections of the AICPA, ABA, and California State Bar. She chairs the AICPA's Individual Taxation Technical Resource Panel. She has several reports on tax policy and reform and a blog.


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