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LINCOLN, Neb. – The Fort Kearny State Recreation Area (SRA) dump station will be closed for approximately 30 days for renovation and repairs beginning Oct. 23. Park visitors can use the Windmill SRA dump station located at the Gibbon exit off Interstate 80. Water still will be available at Fort Kearny SRA and campers can utilize the hydrants throughout the park to fill their fresh water tanks. Fort Kearny is located southeast of Kearney. A park entry permit is required …Read More »
Fort Robinson Christmas Dinner has 1939 theme
CRAWFORD, Neb. – World War II was beginning in Europe, "Gone with the Wind" was a hit at the box office and the soldiers at Fort Robinson enjoyed a Christmas dinner of turkey, pork loin, oyster soup and an array of sides and fixings. The 200 attendees of the 23rd annual Christmas Dinner at Fort Robinson State Park on Dec. 2 will be treated to the same menu as that one in 1939, when Fort Robinson was a quartermaster remount …Read More »
Special Deer Hunts to be offered at Mahoney SP, Platte River SP, Schramm Park SRA
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering special antlerless deer hunting opportunities within Eugene T. Mahoney and Platte River state parks (SP), as well as Schramm Park State Recreation Area (SRA). Successful applicants will be issued a special access permit that allows them to hunt antlerless deer in designated areas of a park on certain dates, using specific equipment. Successful applicants and interested alternates must attend an orientation session in order to receive the access permit. …Read More »
Chadron State Park Bioblitz tops 200 species
CHADRON, Neb. – Participants of the Chadron State Park Bioblitz in late September identified 203 species of plants, animals and insects, providing evidence of the biodiversity in the Pine Ridge. Amber Schiltz, Nebraska wildlife education coordinator for the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, was pleased with the tally, especially considering the time of year. Species ranged from the osprey flying high above the park's pines to the smallmouth bass swimming below the pond's surface. "We saw 45 bird species alone, …Read More »
Foraging for Fall Fungi
It's very unfair. Spring and its morel mushrooms get all the limelight, but hard-core nature enthusiasts in Nebraska know that autumn rains deliver a mushroom bounty in the woods that's far more diverse, robust and rewarding. Fall mushroom hunting offers a bunch of benefits, and not just for fairy tale goblins and witches! It offers a refreshing, cool walk in the woods amid fall foliage colors, a chance to better understand forest ecology, and an opportunity to see a variety of woodland wildlife, as …Read More »
Public invited to plant trees at Chadron State Park
CHADRON, Neb. – The public is invited to assist Boy Scouts on Saturday, Oct. 7, in planting about 2,500 ponderosa pine seedlings in areas burned by the 2012 wildfire at Chadron State Park. Volunteers should arrive at the park's campground between 7:30-8 a.m. in work attire. The plantings, which will occur at various points throughout the park, are expected wrap up early in the afternoon. Helping organize the effort are park staff, employees of the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources …Read More »
Ponca State Park to celebrate 19th annual Hallowfest
LINCOLN, Neb. – Halloween-lovers of all ages are invited to Ponca State Park's annual Hallowfest celebration on Oct. 14 and Oct. 21. Now in its 19th year, Hallowfest offers a variety of unique activities that have made this event a fall tradition for many families. Activities include campsite and cabin decorating contests, a pumpkin roll, pumpkin carving contest, haunted hayrack rides, seasonal crafts and much more. Tickets are required for the spooky haunted hayrack rides through the park, which are …Read More »
Private event cancelled at Lake Minatare
LINCOLN, Neb. – A private event that would have affected two entrances at Lake Minatare State Recreation Area (SRA) Sept. 27-29 has been cancelled. Park staff expected that the West Wind and Lake View (Lighthouse) entrances to Lake Minatare SRA would be closed to public access periodically throughout the two days. These and all other park entrances will remain open Sept. 27-29. All vehicles entering Lake Minatare SRA must have a valid state park permit. -30-Read More »
Youth hunters invited to Youth Hunter Education Challenge at Platte River State Park
LINCOLN, Neb. — Youth over the age of 11 who have successfully completed hunter education are invited to take part in Nebraska's state Youth Hunter Education Challenge. The Youth Hunter Education Challenge, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 15, will allow youth to compete for prizes in a simulated hunting experience. The event, which is sponsored by the National Rifle Association, will help youth build their skills, get real-world hunting experience and learn about hunter safety and …Read More »
A New Fall Adventure — Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Our recent 80 and 90 degree days might lead you to think otherwise but September 22nd was the first official day of the fall season! Summer, you will be missed but I am more than ready for the cooler weather and festivities that accompany this time of year. For me fall is about spending as much time outside before hunkering down for winter. The crisp air and changing foliage make for perfect camping and hiking trips. Saturdays are spent with …Read More »


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The Swiss 22-year-old races Friday's Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon and has Mo Farah's 59:32 in his sights
"We don't set any limits," says Switzerland's Julien Wanders when asked about his training set-up in Kenya. "I have a great group around me, they push me further. The mentality of the team is very nice."
That no-limits mindset, together with lots of hard work under the guidance of his long-time coach Marco Jäger, seems to be serving the 22-year-old very well and is the reason he's not ruling out the possibility of achieving an impressive fourth European record-breaking performance in 12 months in Ras Al Khaimah on Friday.
Since setting a European under-23 half-marathon record of 60:09 in Barcelona last February, Wanders has gone on to break and then improve the outright European 10km marks – first with 27:32 in Durban in October and then 27:25 in Paris on December 30.
Now he is getting ready to form part of another stacked field for the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, where a total of 13 sub-60:00 athletes will toe the start line. Wanders has Mo Farah's 59:32 continental mark, set in Lisbon in 2015, in his sights and says he feels in even better shape than he did in Paris just over five weeks ago.
"Yes, it is possible," he says when asked about the possibility of breaking the European record during his trip to the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
"We don't know about the weather so if it's good weather I think it is really possible but I am not obsessed with it – I want to go and try to win the race, that is my main goal.
"I never put a time in my mind. I have something (times in his head) that I don't want and something that would be my dream and also I want to go for a good position."
Is sub-59:30 the dream?
"Maybe my dream is further!" he smiles. "Who knows!
"Since Paris I have trained very well and I haven't had any problems. I think I am in better shape than in Paris so I am looking forward to racing on Friday."
Switzerland's Julien Wanders reflects on his European 10km record (27:25 in Paris in December) and says he has trained very well since and is in even better shape now for @rakmarathon than he was then #rakhalf pic.twitter.com/dIXizkp6Wn
— Athletics Weekly (@AthleticsWeekly) February 7, 2019
Wanders' pre-race pacing plan also highlights his intention as he is scheduled to run with the second group targeting 59:00 pace.
The leading men's group is set to be led off by pacers at 58:30 tempo, just 12 seconds off the world record set by Abraham Kiptum in Valencia in October.
The fastest man in the field is Ethiopia's world cross country bronze medallist Abadi Hadis, who ran 58:44 when placing third in Valencia last year. His compatriot Fikadu Haftu, who ran his PB of 59:22 in Valencia in 2017, also plans to go with that first group.
Two other sub-59:00 athletes are also in the field – Kenya's Jorum Okombo, who ran his 58:48 in 2017, and his compatriot Alex Korio who clocked 58:51 in the same Copenhagen race – and then there's Ethiopia's New York City Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa, who won in Ras Al Khaimah in 2014, plus Turkey's 2016 European half-marathon silver medallist Kaan Kigen Ozbilen.
On being part of such a strong field, Wanders adds: "It is very motivating. I am very happy that they invited me here. I am number 17 in the start list! So I don't have a lot of pressure, I just want to enjoy being with these guys and trying to beat them."
The men's race begins at 7am local time (3am UK) on Friday.
Elite men's field
Abadi Hadis ETH 58:44
Jorum Okombo KEN 58:48
Alex Korio KEN 58:51
Daniel Kipchumba KEN 59:06
Stephen Kiprop KEN 59:21
Fikadu Haftu ETH 59:22
Amedework Walelegn ETH 59:22
Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo KEN 59:28
Abel Kipchumba KEN 59:29
Lelisa Desisa ETH 59:30
Morris Gachaga KEN 59:36
Mule Wasihun ETH 59:44
Kaan Kigen Ozbilen TUR 59:58
Asefa Tefera ETH 60:07
Julien Wanders SUI 60:09
Gabriel Geay TAN 60:26
Sisay Lema ETH 62:06
News on the elite women's field can be found here.
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HK never made one. There is no tactical P30L that I know of.
Does anyone have any leads on a factory P30L threaded barrel? They've been exceedingly difficult to track down as of late. I've seen several aftermarket offerings from RCM and Jarvis, but I'd like to find an actual HK barrel if at all possible.
HK never made one. There is no tactical P30L that I know of.
What do you want to discuss now, my favorite color?Col. Nathan R. Jessup
There is a HK factory threaded barrel for the p30L. Not sure why they made one but it exists and are hard to come by in the last couple of years. I used to own one and sold it haven't seen one in some time
I used to have one - I sold it.
Now, I check this link literally every day: https://us.hkwebshop.com/hkstorefron...arrel/p/229792
Don't be like me.
From plenty of digging it looks as though some of these barrels made their way stateside around this time last year. I'm hoping to find my own elusive one with any luck.
BTW, I'm still waiting on mine.
I have one... took about 8 months from time of order, but it's a factory barrel!
HK VP9, P2000SK 9mm, P2000 9mm, 45c, USP 45 SS (sold), P30L, Mark 23 & PCS 9
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." ― Edward R. Murrow
Bought one a while ago,
She is great, lost to a boating accident in Lake Superior.
It sucks!
FAMILY, faithfulness, compassion, honesty, empathy, trust, hockey, single malt Scotch 21+, Heavy Metal music, German, Irish, Belgian, English bier, what else is there...?
FYI, just called HK. They expect to receive a shipment by the end of this week.
And I just checked my order, apparently I've been waiting since April. :(


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Corn futures closed 2 1/2 cents to 3 cents lower after Wednesday's round of trading. Brazil's CONAB slightly lowered their 19/20 corn production forecast, down 30,000 MT to 98.37 MMT. The Nov WASDE projects 101 MMT of Brazilian corn. CONAB corn exports for the 19/20 MY remained UNCH at 34 MMT, which was down from the 18/19 record of 39 MMT corn exports but more bearish than the trade had hoped. The weekly EIA report will come out tomorrow, following the Veteran's Day break.
Dec 19 Corn closed at $3.75 1/4, down 2 1/2 cents,
Mar 20 Corn closed at $3.84, down 2 1/2 cents,
May 20 Corn closed at $3.89 3/4, down 3 cents,
Jul 20 Corn closed at $3.95 3/4, down 3 cents,
---provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Soybean futures were 1 3/4 to 3 1/4 cents lower at Wednesdays close. Soybean meal was up by $1.80/ton, while soybean oil finished Wednesday 50 points lower. The USDA reported a private export sale of 106,000 MT of soybeans overnight to unknown. Chinese purchases of soybeans amid reports of port backlogs lead some analysts to believe China is trying to buy beans ahead of December tariff hikes; that idea got a shred of credibility when chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow indicated this morning that the tariff increases for December are still on the schedule since no deal has been reached yet. CONAB updated the projected Brazilian output this morning; they revised up the soybean production for 19/20 to 120.86 MMT, that is 2.14 MMT below the Nov WASDE number. CONAB's Soybean exports were UNCH at 72 MMT..
Nov 19 Soybeans closed at $9.02 1/2, down 3 1/4 cents,
Jan 20 Soybeans closed at $9.15 1/4, down 1 3/4 cents,
Mar 20 Soybeans closed at $9.28 1/2, down 1 3/4 cents,
May 20 Soybeans closed at $9.40 3/4, down 2 cents,
Dec 19 Soybean Meal closed at $304.10, up $1.80
Dec 19 Soybean Oil closed at $30.53, down $0.50
--- provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Wheat Finished Wednesday's session with sharp losses. Kansas City wheat lead the way down by as much as 14 cents in nearby contracts. Nearby Chicago wheat closed with 7 3/4 cent losses to as low as 8 cents down. MLPS also lost in the front months, finishing 4 1/2 to 7 cents lower on the day. French AgriMer lowered their ending wheat stocks projection to 2.5 MMT, riding an increase in anticipated exports, which were updated to 12 MMT. Jordan released an international tender for 120,000 MT of wheat. Egypt is also tendering for wheat for January 5-15 delivery.
Dec 19 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.09, down 8 cents,
Dec 19 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.24 3/4, down 14 cents,
Dec 19 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.15 1/4, down 6 1/2 cents,
-- provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Live cattle futures finished Wednesday lower by triple digits, down by $1.37 to $1.65 in the front months. Feeder cattle futures rebounded slightly after touching limit losses, but still finish the day with major declines. The CME Feeder Cattle index gained $0.20 on 11/12 to $147.44. Afternoon boxed beef prices were higher, widening the Chc/Sel spread to 24.81. Choice boxes were up $1.84 to $242.34. Select boxes were up $1.30 at $217.53. Today's FCE auction didn't accrue any sales; there were offers of $115 in Texas and $115.50 in KS, which were both passed on. There will be an additional online auction Friday. Some cash sales of $115 were reported for KS and TX this afternoon. As of 11/13, the USDA estimated WTD cattle slaughter under federal inspection was 349,000 head, which is less than last week and the running total through the same Wednesday last year.
Dec 19 Cattle closed at $118.100, down $1.650,
Feb 20 Cattle closed at $124.100, down $1.475,
Apr 20 Cattle closed at $125.675, down $1.375,
Nov 19 Feeder Cattle closed at $145.575, down $2.225
Jan 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $142.825, down $4.300
Mar 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $143.325, down $3.500
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Lean hog futures are 27 cents lower for Apr contracts, but Dec and Feb lost triple digits on Wednesday's round of trading. The 11/11 CME Lean Hog Index 50 cents lower at $58.94. Wednesday's pork carcass cutout value was down $1.52, while picnic and belly made gains of $150 and $1.37 respectively. The national average base hog price was 49 cents lower to $42.24 for Wednesday afternoon. The USDA estimated weekly FI hog slaughter as of 11/13 was 1.428 million head; that is 48,000 head behind last week's pace.
Dec 19 Hogs closed at $63.125, down $1.600,
Feb 20 Hogs closed at $74.550, down $1.000
Apr 20 Hogs closed at $81.750, down $0.275
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management
Cotton futures were 29 to 52 points lower after the close. CONAB issued a 2.73 MMT forecast of 19/20 Brazilian cotton crop, which is 10,000 above the October estimate. The Seam reported online cotton sales of 7,082 on 11/12. Cotton exports to China have been low enough over the last few years to persuade some analysts to adjust 2020/21 cotton planted acreage down; of course as harvest is still under way for this crop. Bear in mind there is a lot that can happen from now until then. The Nov 12th Cotlook A Index dropped 95 points, down to 75.00 cents/lb. The AWP of 56.63 cents/lb will be updated tomorrow.
Dec 19 Cotton closed at 64.22, down 52 points,
Mar 20 Cotton closed at 66.05, down 45 points
May 20 Cotton closed at 67.24, down 44 points
Jul 20 Cotton closed at 68.37, down 29 points
--provided by Brugler Marketing & Management


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|Lincroft, N.J.
|Atlantic 10 Championships
|Pole Green Park
|Mechanicsville, Va.
|Paul Short Run
|Goodman Campus
|Bethlehem, Pa.
2017: Raced five times, including two championship meets... Set new collegiate-best time in the 5k... Opened season with season-best 5k time of 19:54.3 to place 35th in a field of 68 in the season-opening TCNJ Blue/Gold Invitational... Ran 25:29.9 for 6k to place 26th in a field of 59 at the Rider Invitational... Ran 24:07.2 for 6.04k to place 28th in a field of 87 at the George Mason Invitational... Finished as SJU's #10 runner at the Atlantic 10 Championship, crossing the 5k race in 21:08.4 for 115th in a field of 129... Capped season with a 14th-place finish in the 5k with a time of 20:25.3 at the ECAC Championship Coaches Race.
2016: Raced five times and scored once... Placed 73rd (21:21) in final race of season at the ECAC Championship 5k... Placed 31st overall in a field of 53 with a 6k time of 25:15.8 to score as SJU's #5 finisher at the Lafayette Leopard Invitational... Opened season at TCNJ Blue/Gold Invitational 5k (21:12.90)... Ran 17:40.0 for 4k at the Friend Big 5 Invitational... Added 6k performance (24:45.1) in the open race of the Paul Short Run... Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2015: Raced in six meets... Led all Hawks in the open race of the ECAC Championship 5k (21:03.3), good for 16th overall... Turned in season-best 5k (20:30) in collegiate debut for 31st overall at the TCNJ Blue/Gold Invitational... Posted season-best 4k (16:02.3) for 43rd at the Big 5 Invitational... Turned in collegiate-best 6k (23:37) in the open race of the Paul Short Run, good for 76th overall as SJU's #3 runner... Recorded additional pair of 6k performances at the Lafayette Leopard Invitational (25:26.43) for 33rd and Iona Meet of Champions (25:45.2)... Finished as SJU's #4 runner at Lafayette.
High School/Personal: Three-time All-Catholic cross country selection, including two-time First Team honoree... Two-time All-Delco Honorable Mention for cross country... Led squad to two Catholic League Championship and Delaware County Championship titles... As a senior, member of winning cross country squad at District 12 Championship, PIAA Invitational, and Briarwood Invitational... Four-time District 12 qualifier for track and field... Three-time All-Catholic First Team selection for track and field, earning indoor honors twice... All-Catholic Honorable Mention for outdoor track... Member of District 12 Championship 4x800m relay team as a senior... Earned 10 varsity letters between outdoor track (4), indoor track (3), and cross country (3)... Captained both track squads as a senior... Also lettered in field hockey... Mother, Donna, was a member of one of the first SJU women's field hockey teams... Majoring in pharmaceutical marketing.


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Emma Maria Ramirez
763 votes (11.11%)Check
Retired Police Supervisor
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My Top 3 Priorities
- Public safety is a key priority. I plan to address the rising crime rate in the city by partnering the community, Sheriff's Department and Probation Department in addressing the issues caused by the release of state inmates under AB109 and Prop 47.
- Emergency Management is a critical area that needs improving. I plan to improve the city Emergency Action Plan, obtain funding for a Mobile Command Post and create the position of Public Safety/Emergency Management Director
- Partner with the school district and local Sheriff's station in order to get Traffic Safety Grants to fund safety programs for bicycle, pedestrian and skateboarding to keep youths safe.
Profession:Police Detective Sergeant, retired/Small Business Owner
President CEO, MRIC Consulting (2016–current)
Corporate Investigator, Home Depot (2007–2015)
Investigator, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office (2004–2007)
Police Detective Sergeant, Los Angeles Police Department (1981–2004)
Sherman Block Leadership Institute — Certificate, Leadership and Management (1996)
West Point School of Leadership — Certificate, Leadership and Management (1995)
Cal State Los Angeles — Bachelor of Science , Administration of Justice and Psychology (1982)
Community Activities
Board of Directors, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of East San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys (2017–current)
Executive Board Member, Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association - a business and law enforcement partnership assisting retailers (2010–2015)
Board Member , New Horizons a Non-profit that assisted children and families in need (2006–2007)
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Elected Officials (1)
- Jesus Sandoval - Fontana City Councilman
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- Irma Espinoza, Security Business Owner
- Edward Ramirez, District Attorney Investigator, retired


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I had 5 devices plugged in a USB hub. A ext hard drive, phone and ipod charger, printer, and mouse dongle. None of the devices were detected by my computer but I could hear the hard drive spinning and my phone was charging. I thought maybe all the devices werent getting enough power so I took the power cord out of the hard drive and plugged it into the USB hub which sounds pretty stupid now. But after that my laptop shut off and it wont go back on. No lights or fans go on. Ive tried removing the power and battery and holding the power button for 30secs and reseating everything but it still doesnt work. Any other ideas on how to fix it? thanks guys
Explain what power supply you plugged into the USB hub. Was it a second USB cable from the laptop to the hard drive?
Did you disconnect all the USB devices from the laptop?
The power supply was the power supply that plugged into the tb hard drive. It has an output of 12v and 1500mA. it was weird too because after the laptop wasnt turning on i took out the laptop power supply but left the usb hub plugged into the laptop with the hard drive power supply plugged into it and the laptop battery charger light and sleep light lit up but it still didnt turn on. After leaving the usb hub plugged in for a little it stopped doing that too. Ive tried disconnecting all the usb devices and it doesnt work.
i dont know why the usb hub came with the power supply input and no cord for it. Maybe the different voltage or amps of the two power supplys messed something up. The laptop power supply has an output of 19V and 3.42A.
"i dont know why the usb hub came with the power supply input and no cord for it".
Are you sure the port is a power connection? Definitely sounds like you blew something out. This is beyond our help. Take the laptop to a repair shop.


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Reviews summary
18 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
Great for golfers
"Great hotel for golf groups. Nice spacey rooms if you are sharing. The golf is so easy as there is a free shuttle to all the Vilamoura courses. For all other courses outside the immediate area we used the yellowfish transfers guys as they did our airport to hotel transfer and they are an excellent organised company.NEVER LATE. Decent prices too. We breakfasted in the hotel which was good but not overly impressed with dinner. Not a problem as many restaurants of various types in the immediate locality. Try colombo just 2 minute walk . Vilamoura has a casino and a smart marina. The bars in winter time are well set up for golfing groups there is a good crowd. The climate is very mild , great for golf."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 30th October 2012
Not a four start
"Does not feel like a four star hotel. The rooms are ok and the bar is ok. The only free internet in the lobby is one laptop that is probably ten years old. Otherwise you have to pay. The staff are generally helpful and polite, but one receptionist was very rude and unhelpful when we had a problem with a pre-booked shuttle."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 21st February 2012
Very disappointing
"The front and rear gardens of the hotel are fine; the staff are really friendly and helpful, and the place looks clean, but when you've said that, you've said it all. Inside there is no carpet anywhere - not in reception, the lounges, the corridors, the rooms. The floors are brown tiles; the woodwork is painted brown and the towels are brown. This makes for a very Spartan place, and a very noisey one too as there is nothing to deaden the sound of high heels or drunken golfers. Beer is expensive at Euro 4 for 0.4 litre. At the current rate of exchange, that's about £6 a pint. Bacardi & coke will set you back Euro 7.50, and don't even think of looking in the mini bar where gin works out at £150 a litre. Phone calls cost 7 cents for 3 seconds - that's about 4 times the cost of a mobile phone. This isn't published anywhere, or if it is, I didn't see it. Dinner, though ok, is limited to a choice of 1 meat dish or 1 fish dish and 2 assorted vegetable dishes. Starters are a selection of 8 or 10 troughs containing tomatoes; lettuce; ham (one day) cheese (1 day) etc. Pudding was a selection from 3 cut up cake type things; a bowl of jelly and 3 bowls of fresh fruit. Oh, and there was a soup which changed colour, but little else, each day. If this is Dom Pedro's idea of 4 star cuisine, then they haven't been where I have - and I've been to a lot of places. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 13th May 2009
We booked this hotel through Alpha Rooms...
"We booked this hotel through Alpha Rooms and flights via BMI baby as this was £200 cheaper than through Thompson and Thomas Cook. The hotel was clean and presentable, reception staff were very polite and helpful at all times. Bar staff were ok but the prices they charge are very steep, we nipped out of the hotel for drinks, just over the road there's a bar called the Don Quoite which has excellent staff and nice snacks and meals. I would highly recommend you eat there at lunchtime and save a fortune. At night go the El Matador which is in a side street just up from the Marina, happy hour nightly 7-8pm, really nice staff and a spleasant atmosphere, we loved it. Petuna's crepe and bar and cafe is worth a visit too. Breakfast was good, the only drawback was there was only one toaster and at times the queue was 10 deep, why they don't have two I'll never know. We stayed B&B but bought three nights half board for 13 euro's each, this was a mistake as the evening meal was not that good, typical buffe food. The sunbathing area was excellent free beds all of the time and plenty of shady or sunny spots, pool was ok too. I would go back to this hotel, however Vilamoura is too quiet for me and I rarely go to a resort twice as I always like to try somewhere different every holiday. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 20th July 2008
Stayed there for the 2nd year running. T...
"Stayed there for the 2nd year running. The hotel is excellent! Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice pool area with outside bar. Landscape gardening in progress while we were there last time but it didn't spoil our holiday.(the sun and beer made up for it!). The hotel offers a free transfer service to all local golf courses which is great if you haven't hired a car. Vilamoura itself is a very beautiful marina with an abundance of nice bars and restaurants to indulge in. I recommend seeing a show at the casino, itâs not quite the west end but for a bit of entertainment, food and drink itâs great. Looking forward to next year already!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 5th October 2007
Clean rooms with good views of pool and ...
"Clean rooms with good views of pool and garden, excellent garden setting with 90% of sunbeds situated on grass 3 well maintained and clean pools. Breakfast is buffet but plentiful but get there before 9'oclock or risk a wait for seats. Staff very friendly if a bit slow with bar orders but reception staff top class all in all a very pleasant hotel to spend a holiday in with everything including beach, marina, bars and restaurants all within 5mins walk. Minus points - the corridors are like echo chambers and you can hear everyoneâs movements and voices, magnified to the point you will swear that they are in the same room as you. The entertainment of an evening is dire unless you are into Latin dancing and songs from the 40's and 50's and the sound system will rattle your fillings if you are in your room ( echo chamber effect again ). But there is more than enough to do in the resort that will allow you to miss the entertainment. And anyway it mercifully stops at midnight. Would I stay there again? Certainly! The plus points far out way the minus."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 9th July 2007
Good basic hotel, walking distance of the beach, marina
"Have just returned from Dom Pedro after a week away with my mother. We booked a Club Room with a sea view. Expecting something amazing the way they described it but allocated something standard and we wouldn't have expected anything less. However, clean, large and sheets and towels changed everyday (or though that isn't very environmentally friendly!). The hotel must have some kind of a design fault and not sound proofed properly. You can hear everything your neighbours are saying, walking around and the noise of chairs being dragged across the floor was constant from above and below. (Be warned you lovers!!) Only book B&B as so many lovely restaurants around the marina that you don't want to be stuck in the hotel each evening and the restaurant has no atmosphere due to hardly anyone in there. There are some great restaurants just away from the marina in the squares and you won't pay as much either. The pool and the grounds were very well kept and lovely to sit out around (or though ensure you take flip flops as the grass has spikey bits in it). Plently of sunbeds as our hotel was empty during the day - everyone on the golf course! The resort is full of groups of men ("blokes" rather than "chaps"!) on golfing breaks, apparantly the season ends end of May and then all the families start to arrive. Unfortunately due to the large number of men in the resort, every single bar/restaurant now seems to think it is OK to have a plasma screen up showing footie! Last visited the resort 8 years ago and it has gone down market since then, O'Neills have moved in, say no more! However, Vilamoura is a lovely resort and the beaches are great and I would return again."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 23rd May 2007
"Take it from me, the people that are rating this hotel badly obviously had all their senses turned off during their stay! Fantastic hotel, just got back 3 days ago. The first day, we pulled up outside the hotel, it looked lovely, painted an interesting colour, but still lovely. The staff were brilliant, at your every beck and call. Very friendly and chatty. Food was amazing, huge veriety, catered for everyone. Pool and grounds were brilliant! The only problem was some roudy guest staying next to us, but the next day we complained and the problem was delt with very quickly and never had any problems after. The hotel was great, definatly going back next year!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 15th April 2007
Great Base for Golf Holiday
"Stayed last week @ the Dom Pedro for the first time with the Wife and Inlaws for a 1 Week, 5 Round Golf Holiday. Ideal positioning for the courses around Vilamoura with easy access to the courses. Can only agree with the comments of the previous two reports. Clean, nice food, nice surroundings. Only problem was the Casino was too near. In there every night !!! If there is a show on @ the Casino I would recommend it. A 'Happy Meal' for 27 Euros includes the show, meal (which was excellent) and first drink free. In fact the Casino was one of the places with the cheapest drink. Waaaahhhheeeeyyyyyyy !!!! All in all, Vilamoura a great place to stay."
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- Travel date: 21st February 2007
A great hotel.
"As a family we adore Vilamoura - it is a clean resort, feel extremely safe and you are realyl spoilt for choice for restaurants. Now for the hotel.There was my wife, my 4 year old son and myself and we were a little apprehensive about having a boisterous 4 year old running around, not all hotels are suitable for this. First impressions are that of a well run hotel who's staff are friendly, knowledgable and helpful. The reception area is very large with plenty of places to sit. Walk through some glass doors and you come to the outside bar/pool area which is extremley impressive. The main pool is large and there are 2 mini pools for the kids, the water however in the kids pool isnt the cleanest and seemed to be constantly cleaned, when asked the pool - man said it was because of the suncream coming off people and floating on the surface - not a great reason but at least there was an explanation. The grounds itself are vast, lush and loads of palm type trees dotted around which provides excellent shade. The bar area is covered with huge individual parasols and large tables which easily sit 4 people. At the top part of the grounds is a childrens play area with a climbing frame, slides, swings, sandpits and a little wooden gazebo type thing that hosts a play club. As the paranoid parent that I am, I felt secure that my son was safe. The sunbeds, well there are hundreds and no matter what time you get down to the pool, you are guaranteed one, maybe not in the place you want but even the worst position is pretty good. We found the staff really helpful and pleasant, you felt confident asking for something which wasnt on the menu and they all made an effort with the kids. We didnt have evening meals at the hotel, only breakfast, which was pretty much spot on. The rooms, well the rooms don't look anything like they do in the brochure to be honest, they are pretty basic, they have a tv, bath/shower and a balcony. It isn't really an issue for us as all we really did in them was chill out and sleep - you don't go on holiday to sit in your rooms. If you do, then you won't like the rooms here. At night, on the balcony, there is no noise, no music, you dont really hear anything - perfect. All in all - an excellent family holiday, there were plenty of children there to keep the kids occupied. There is also a play room down some stairs in recpetion, pool table, video games, ping-pong - very impressive. Would we go again? Absolutely."
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- Travel date: 19th February 2007
Fantastic value out of season
"Two of us visited the Dom Pedro in December 2006 for a golf break - very out of season and therefore both the hotel and the town were very quiet. However this meant we enjoyed fantastic value for money - a twin room with breakfast for 7 nights, for 2 adults, for a total of less than £200 (ie £100 each)! Breakfast itself was very good and despite being very quiet, the hotel didnt scrimp on variety or quality. Each morning there was a selection of breads and pastries (including some portuguese items), hams and local cheeses, hot breakfast buffet, cereals and fruits (albeit some were canned - however at this price our expectations had already been exceeded!). The hotel itself was nice - our room though reasonably basic was clean and comfortable. I would add however that the hotel offers no iron or ironing board so iron before you go - the staff did however offer to put me in touch with housekeeping who could do my ironing with their industrial presses instead though I assume there would have been a charge for this. The pool and garden looked nice - although this time of year it was 'just' warm enough to sit out in, but the pool was so cold it gave you cramp just dipping your toe in! For the time of year though, the weather was lovely and absolutely perfect - during the day the temparatures got up to I would guess 23-ish, and the sun was shining. Gets much cooler by late afternoon though so beware. Tennis courts were of a good quality, though there was a charge. Again, given the hotel was so cheap and empty, you wouldnt begrudge them making a token charge for the courts! Including rackets it was 18 euro and for that they let us play for as long as we wanted to. The location of the hotel couldnt be better - next to the casino, a 5 minute walk into the lovely marina. It's also just a couple of minutes to a nice looking beach though of course at this time of year we didnt pay it a visit. The town and marina was very quiet (though busier at the weekend with locals) and lots of the restaurants on the marina were closed - however there was still a very good selection, many specialising in fish and local dishes. Step off the marina to the streets running parallel to this, and you find many more 'local' restaurants and bars - we found the local people to be incredibly friendly and welcoming. These places off the marina were also busier (in a good way!) and cheaper, and these places and the people in them, along with the fantastic golf, really made the holiday for us. Would absolutely recommend at this price, and will be going back next year!"
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- Travel date: 31st December 2006
Don't Fall for Freedom Pass
"We liked our room which was spacious, kept clean and overlooks the hotel pool and the sea. It's only a short walk to the marina, the beach and the neighbouring market town of Quarteria. There was nightly entertainment at the hotel which the older guests seemed to enjoy. There could be noise from neighbouring rooms but on the whole we were fortunate. Eating out was convenient but more pricey at the Marina due to the views. However, the Chinese restaurants there offered better value than the others. There was a wide selection of breakfast at the hotel - both English & Continental but the English breakfast lacked variety and quality. The standard of service during breakfast from waiting staff was acceptable but not very friendly. Reception staff are more friendly. When we arrived, we were asked to collect the Hotel's "Freedom Pass" which apparently bestow privileges to visit 2 other Dom Pedro hotels nearby. Our advice is unless you are interested in finding out about holiday packages with the Dom Pedro Group (very similar to "time-share" ), then don't bother with the "Freedom Pass" or you could end up losing your freedom from 2 hours to half a day of your precious holiday time!"
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- Travel date: 3rd December 2006
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Justice Kennedy is retiring. It was rumored; now it's official. Pray for God to glorify His Name in His provision and power throughout the process! This will be a battle royal such as not seen since the nomination of Robert Bork. May the Lord have mercy on our nation and grant us grace we don't deserve.
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Sweete And Gentle Showers
The bounty of 1621 was followed the next year by a poor harvest for the Pilgrims, and combined with other woes, that meant a hard winter in 1623 of cold and starvation. A good crop was desperately needed.
William Bradford recorded the events of that summer of 1623.
"I may not here omite how, notwithstand all their great paines and industrie, and the great hops of a large cropp, the Lord seemed to blast, and take away the same, and to threaten further and more sore famine unto them, by a great drought which continued from the 3. weeke in May, till about the midle of July, without any raine, and with great heat (for the most parte), insomuch as the corne begane to wither away, though it was set with fishe, the moysture wherof helped it much.
"Yet at length it begane to languish sore, and some of the drier grounds were partched like withered hay, part wherof was never recovered. Upon which they sett a parte a solemne day of humilliation, to seek the Lord by humble and fervente prayer, in this great distrese."
Think about the context of that day, the privation and death and loss they had already suffered, and their utter dependence upon God for help and deliverance.
"And he was pleased to give them a gracious and speedy answer, both to thier owne and the Indeans admiration, that lived amongest them. For all the morning, and greatest part of the day, it was clear weather and very hotte, and not a cloud or any signe of raine I to be seen, yet toward evening it begane to overcast, and shortly after to raine, with shuch sweete and gentle showers, as gave them cause of rejoyceing, and blesing God.
"It came, without either wind, or thunder, or any violence, and by degreese in that abundance, as that the earth was thorowly wete and soked therwith. Which did so apparently revive and quicken the decayed come and other fruits, as was wonderfull to see, and made the Indeans astonished to behold; and afterwards the Lord sent them shuch seasonable showers, with enterchange of faire warme weather, as, through his blessing, caused a fruitfull and liberall harvest, to their no small comforte and rejoycing. For which mercie (in time conveniente) they also sett aparte a day of thanksgiveing."
Edward Winslow gave this account:
"These and the like considerations moved not only every good man privately to enter into examination with his own estate between God and his conscience and so to humiliation before him but also more solemnly to humble ourselves together before the Lord by fasting and prayer. To that end a day was appointed by public authority and set apart from all other employments hoping that the same God which had stirred us up hereunto would be moved hereby in mercy to look down upon us and grant the request of our dejected souls if our continuance there might any way stand with his glory and our good.
"But O the mercy of our God who was as ready to hear as we to ask for though in the morning when we assembled together the heavens were as clear and the drought as like to continue as ever it was yet our exercise continuing some eight or nine hours before our departure the weather was overcast the clouds gathered together on all sides and on the next morning distilled such soft sweet and moderate showers of rain continuing some fourteen days and mixed with such seasonable weather as it was hard to say whether our withered corn or drooping affections were most quickened or revived such was the bounty and goodness of God.
"Of this the Indians by means of Hobbamock took notice who being then in the town and this exercise in the midst of the week said. It was but three days since Sunday and therefore demanded of a boy what was the reason thereof which when he knew and saw what effects followed thereupon he and all of them admired the goodness of our God towards us that wrought so great a change in so short a time showing the difference between their conjuration and our invocation on the name of God for rain theirs being mixed with such storms and tempests as sometimes instead of doing them good it layeth the corn flat on the ground to their prejudice but ours in so gentle and seasonable a manner as they never observed the like.
"Having these many signs of God's favor and acceptation we thought it would be great ingratitude if secretly we should smother up the same or content ourselves with private thanksgiving for that which by private prayer could not be obtained. And therefore another solemn day was set apart and appointed for that end wherein we returned glory honor and praise with all thankfulness to our good God which dealt so graciously with us whose name for these and all other his mercies towards his church and chosen ones by them be blessed and praised now and evermore. Amen."
Note that both the day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer, and the day of thanksgiving were appointed and set, not by the church, but by the governor.
After this day of thanksgiving—on the very next day —the ship Anne came in, bringing many of those from Leyden who had been left behind when the Mayflower sailed in 1620. What joy and excitement they must have had in this added blessing, and what gratitude for God's providential timing!
This was the Pilgrims' first thanksgiving.
Of Plymouth Plantation, An Electronic Edition, William Bradford 1590-1657 (232). Original Source: Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646. Ed. William T. Davis. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. Copyright 2003. This text is freely available provided the text is distributed with the header information provided.
Edward Winslow and William Love references via Wikipedia from The fast and thanksgiving days of New England" By William DeLoss Love, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Cambridge, 1895. Books.google.com. Jan 28, 2009. Retrieved 11-20-2012. I've added paragraph breaks in all quotes for easier reading. After analyzing the accounts of that time William Love believes July 16, 1623 was the day of fasting and prayer, and July 30, 1623, the day of thanksgiving, "It is also noticed that these days were appointed by public authority that is by an order from the governor as the civil magistrate. We believe they were the first so ordered in New England. Certainly we have no record of any earlier."
Rain on grass, adrian.benko: GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Mayflower Passengers
These silhouettes give a stark illustration of that first harsh and tragic year in the New World. Husbands, wives, children, friends, and servants—entire families were wiped out. The names of those who never saw that first harvest festival are highlighted in red. Consider their endurance, their perseverance, and their dependence on God for strength and grace in the worst of circumstances.
"Let the Lord have the praise Who is the High Preserver of men."William Bradford
William Bradford's account of the Mayflower passengers:
"The names of those who came over first in the Mayflower in the year 1620 and were by the blessing of God the first beginners and founders of the Settlements and Colonies of New England with their families written down A.D. 1650.
JOHN CARVER; Katherine his wife; DESIRE MINTER; two men servants JOHN HOWLAND and ROGER WILDER; a boy WILLIAM LATHAM; a maid servant; a child who was put under his charge called JASPER MORE. Mr and Mrs Carver, Wilder, and Jasper More all died here during the first general sickness. Desire Minter returned to England. Latham stayed twenty years and then returned. the maid servant married here and died a year or two after. Howland married Elizabeth Tillie. Both are living .They had ten children.
WILLIAM BREWSTER; Mary his wife; two sons Love and Wrestling; a boy in his charge called Richard More; and another of his brothers [sic: sister Mary]. The rest of his children were left behind and came over afterwards. Mr Brewster lived here 23 or 24 years being about 80 when he died. His wife died some time before Wrestling died unmarried. Love had four children and died in 1650. The eldest son who came after had nine children and is still living and the daughters who came with him married and are dead. The brother [sic] of Richard More died the first winter. Richard married and has four or five children.
EDWARD WINSLOW; Elizabeth his wife; two men servants GEORGE SOWLE and ELIAS STORY;a little girl in his charge ELLEN sister of Richard More. Mr Winslow's wife died the first winter. He married later the widow of Mr White and has two children living. Story and Ellen More died soon after the ship's arrival. George Sowle is living and has eight children.
WILLIAM BRADFORD Dorothy his wife. Their only child a son was left behind and came over after. Mrs Bradford died soon after their arrival. Mr Bradford married again and had four children.
ISAAC ALLERTON Mary his wife three children Bartholomew Remember and Mary a servant boy JOHN HOOK. Mrs Allerton and the boy Hook died in the first general sickness. Bartholomew married in England His daughter Remember married at Salem and has three or four children living Mary married here and has four children Mr Allerton married secondly a daughter of William Brewster and had one son he married a third time and left this place long ago
SAMUEL FULLER; a servant WILLIAM BUTTON. His wife and a child were left behind and came over afterwards. Two more children were born here and are living. Button died at sea. Mr Fuller died 15 years ago.
JOHN CRACKSTON; his son John. John Crackston died in the first sickness. His son died 5 or 6 years after he lost himself in the woods in winter and his feet were frozen which brought on fever.
MYLES STANDISH; Rose his wife. Mrs Standish died in the first sickness. Captain Standish married again and has four sons living.
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN; his wife; two servants SOLOMON PROWER and JOHN LANGMORE. All these died in the first sickness soon after their arrival.
WILLIAM MULLINS; his wife; two children Joseph and Priscilla; a servant ROBERT CARTER. All but Priscilla died in the first sickness. She married John Alden both are living. They have eleven children.
WILLIAM WHITE; Susanna his wife; one son Resolved; and one born aboard ship called Peregrine; two servants WILLIAM HOLBECK and EDWARD THOMSON. Mr White and his two servants died soon after their landing. His widow married Mr Winslow. His two sons are living.
STEPHEN HOPKINS; Elizabeth his wife; two children by a former wife Giles and Constanta and two by this wife Damaris and Oceanus the latter born on the voyage two servants. EDWARD DOTY and EDWARD LISTER. Mr and Mrs Hopkins lived here over twenty years and had one son and four daughters born here. Doty is living and has seven children by a second wife Lister went to Virginia and died there
RICHARD WARREN. His wife and four daughters were left behind and came afterwards and two more were born here. Mr Warren lived some four or five years here.
JOHN BILLINGTON; Ellen his wife; two sons John and Francis/ Billington was executed after he had been here ten years/ His eldest son died before him/ his second is married.
EDWARD TILLIE; Anne his wife; two children (their cousins) HENRY SAMSON and HUMILITY COOPER. Mr and Mrs Edward Tillie died soon after their arrival. Humility Cooper returned to England and died there. Henry Samson is living and has seven children.
JOHN TILLIE; his wife; their daughter Elizabeth. Mr and Mrs John Tillie died soon after their arrival. Elizabeth married John Howland (see above).
FRANCIS COOK; his son John. Mrs Cook and other children came over afterwards. Three more children were born her. His son John is married. Mr Cook is a very old rruii and has seen his children's children have children.
THOMAS ROGERS; Joseph his son. Mr Rogers died in the first sickness. His son Joseph is living and has six children. The rest of his children came over afterwards and are married and have many children.
THOMAS TINKER; his wife; their son. All died in the first sickness.
JOHN RIGDALE; Alice, his wife. Both died in the first sickness.
JAMES CHILTON; his wife; their daughter Mary. Another daughter who was married came after. Mr and Mrs Chilton died in the first sickness. Mary Chilton married and has nine children.
EDWARD FULLER; his wife; their son Samuel. Mr and Mrs Fuller died soon after they came ashore. Samuel Fuller is living and has four children or more.
JOHN TURNER; two sons. All died in the first sickness. His daughter came some years after to Salem and is married.
FRANCIS EATON; Sarah his wife; their baby Samuel. Mrs Eaton died in the general sickness. Mr Eaton married a second and third time having three children by his third wife. Samuel is married and has a child.
MOSES FLETCHER; JOHN GOODMAN; THOMAS WILLIAMS; DIGERIE PRIEST; EDMUND MARGESON; RICHARD BRITTERIDGE; RICHARD CLARK; RICHARD GARDNER; PETER BROWN; GILBERT WINSLOW. The first seven died in the general sickness. Digerie Priest's wife and children came afterwards she being Mrs Allerton's sister. Gardner became a sailor and died in England or at sea. Peter Brown married twice leaving four children he died about sixteen years since. Gilbert Winslow after several years here returned to England and died there.
JOHN ALDEN. Mr Alden was hired at Southampton as a cooper. Being a likely young man he was desirable as a settler but it was left to his own choice to stay here or return to England. he stayed and married Priscilla Mullins see above
JOHN ALLERTON; THOMAS ENGLISH; WILLIAM TREVOR; and one ELY. The first two were hired as sailors the one to stay here with the shallop the other to go back and help over those left behind but both died here before the Mayflower returned The last two were hired to stay here a year both returned when their time was out
Of these 100 or so of persons who came over first more than half died in the first general sickness. Of those that remained some were too old to have children. Nevertheless in those thirty years there have sprung up from that stock over 160 persons now living in this year 1650 and of the old stock itself nearly thirty persons still survive. Let the Lord have the praise Who is the High Preserver of men."
List from Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement 1608 1650. Rendered into Modern English by HAROLD PAGET (E. P. Dutton & Company, New York NY:1920) 340–344.
I saw the image of the silhouettes on facebook. After searching, I believe I think someone photographed his copy of the poster found at http://www.pilgrimhall.org/shop.htm
1621: The First Harvest Festival
The Pilgrim's arrival at Cape Cod in November 1620 was followed by a winter of sickness and death. In spring came deliverance and help, and then summer and autumn's bounty.
…they fell upon their knees and bless the God of heaven…
Winter 1621 (Julian Calendar 1620*):
"But that which was most sadd and lamentable was, that in 2. or 3. moneths time half e of their company dyed, espetialy in Jan : and February, being the depth of winter, and wanting houses and other comforts; being infected with the scurvie and other diseases, which this long vioage and their inacomodate condition had brought upon them; so as ther dyed some times 2. or 3. of a day, in the foresaid time; that of 100. and odd persons, scarce 50. remained., And of these in the time of most distres, ther was but 6. or 7. sound persons, who, to their great comendations be it spoken, spared no pains, night nor day, but with abundante of toyle and hazard of their owne health, fetched them woode, made them fires, drest them meat, made their beads, washed their lothsome cloaths, cloathed and uncloathed them; in a word, did all the homly and necessarie offices for them which dainty and quesie stomacks cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly and cherfully, without any grudging in the least, shewing herein their true love unto their freinds and bretheren."
…shewing herein their true love unto their freinds and bretheren…
Spring 1621:
". . . Squanto continued with them, and was their interpreter, and was a spetiall instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their carne, wher to take fish, and to procure other comodities, and was also their pilott to bring them to unknowne places for their profitt, and never left them till he dyed.
". . . The spring approaching, it pleased God the mortalitie begane to cease amongst them, and the sick and lame recovered apace, which put as it were new life into them; though they had borne their sadd affiiction with much patience and contentednes, as I thinke any people could doe. But it was the Lord which upheld them, and had beforehand prepared them; many having long borne the yoke, yea from their youth."
…it was the Lord which upheld them…
Early autumn 1621:
"They begane now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fitte up their houses and dwellings against winter, being all well recovered in health and strenght, and had all things in good plenty; for as some were thus imployed in affairs abroad, others were excersised in fishing, aboute codd, and bass, and other fish, of which they tooke good store, of which every family had their portion. All the sommer ther was no wante. And now begane to come in store of foule, as winter aproached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). And besids water foule, ther was great store of wild Turkies, of which they tooke many, besids venison, etc. Besids they had aboute a peck a meale a weeke to a person, or now since harvest, Indean coree tb that proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largly of their plenty hear to their freinds in England, which were not fained, but true reports."
Account from Mourt's Relation:
"Our harvest being gotten in our Governour sent foure men on fowling that so we might after a more speciall manner reioyce together after we had gathered the fruit of our labours. they foure in one day killed as much fowle as with a little helpe beside served the Company almost a weeke. at which time amongst other Recreations we exercised our Armes. many of the Indians coming amongst vs and amongst the rest their greatest King Massasoyt with some ninetie men whom for three dayes we entertained and feasted and they went out and killed fiue Deere which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour and vpon the Captaine and others. And although it be not alwayes so plentiful as it was at this tune with vs yet by the goodnesse of God we are so farre from want that we often wish you partakers of our plentie."
…by the goodnesse of God we are so farre from want that we often wish you partakers of our plentie…
William Bradford closed his chapter describing their safe arrival at Cape Codd by saying:
"May not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: Our faithers were Englishmen which come over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this willdernes; but they cried unto the Lord, and he heard their voyce, and looked on their adversitie, etc. Let them therfore praise the Lord, because he is good, and his mercies endure for ever. Yea, let them which have been redeemed of the Lord, shew how he hath delivered them from the hand of the oppressour. When they wandered in the deserte willdernes out of the way, and found no citie to dwell in, both hungrie, and thirstie, their sowle vas overwhelmed in them. Let them confes before the Lord his loving kindnes, and his wonderfull works before the sons of men."
*Before 1752 the English used the Julian calendar with the new year beginning on March 25. You'll notice this if you read William Bradford's Of Plimoth Plantation. I've added the Julian year in the 1621 winter reference.
Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, William Halsall: PD-US.
The First Thanksgiving, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris: PD-US. This is the artist's rendition of this 1621 harvest festival. The first civil appointment of a day set aside for thanksgiving was in 1623.
Of Plymouth Plantation, An Electronic Edition, William Bradford 1590-1657 (125; 134; 143, 152; 162; 125). Original Source: Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646. Ed. William T. Davis. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. Copyright 2003. This text is freely available provided the text is distributed with the header information provided.
Edward Winslow and William Love references via Wikipedia from The fast and thanksgiving days of New England" By William DeLoss Love, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Cambridge, 1895. Books.google.com. Jan 28, 2009 971–72). Retrieved 11-21-2012.
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir is one of eight massive 12 by 18 feet historic paintings seen in the United States Capitol Rotunda.
"This painting depicts the Pilgrims on the deck of the ship Speedwell on July 22, 1620, before they departed from Delfs Haven, Holland, for North America, where they sought religious freedom. They first sailed to Southampton, England, to join the Mayflower, which was also making the voyage. After leaks forced the Speedwell to make additional stops in Dartmouth and then Plymouth, its passengers boarded the Mayflower. Five months later the Pilgrims settled the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts.
"The group appears solemn and contemplative of what they are about to undertake as they pray for divine protection through their voyage; the words "God with us" appear on the sail in the upper left corner. The figures at the center of the composition are William Brewster, holding the Bible; Governor Carver, kneeling with head bowed and hat in hand; and pastor John Robinson, with extended arms, looking Heavenward. Gathered around them are the men, women, and children going on the voyage. Some are dressed in traditional puritan attire while others wear more fanciful and bright garments. The armor, helmet, and musket in the foreground represent the tools that the Pilgrims will use for protection in the new and unfamiliar land. In the background on the right are the city and people the Pilgrims leave, and on the left a rainbow represents the hope and promise of what lies ahead."
This description is from Architect of the Capitol website. Click on the image to enlarge.


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Parents and Coaches/Team Officials are required to complete the Respect in Sport program. Certification in the Respect in Sport program is valid for up to four seasons and is associated with a May 1 expiry date.
The Respect in Sport Program is an online certification program designed to protect our youth as well as enhance Hockey Alberta's mandate of providing a safe and fun environment for all of our participants. It is Canada's leading online bullying, abuse, harassment, and negligence prevention program for parents, coaches, and community leaders. It is offered in two different streams:
The Respect in Sport Parent Program helps define a standard of behaviour for all parents and create a more rewarding, safe and respectful environment for everyone involved. Parents want to do a great job supporting their kids. Respect in Sport provides parents with the tools to do just that.
The Respect in Sport Activity Leader/Coach Program educates coaches and activity leaders to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination. It may be the single most important training leaders receive to assist in creating a safe, healthy and respectful environment for all participants. NOTE: Speak Out is no longer recognized as a relevant program for coaches.


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More than half of DAS performance reviews not completed
The state's Department of Administrative Services has not completed the majority of its employees' performance reviews over the past 18 months, according to data obtained by the Statesman Journal.
The department has failed to complete 469 of the 746 reviews that have come due since January 2013, a failure rate of 63 percent. It's numbers were better in 2013, when the department completed 41 percent of reviews. This year, it has completed just 32 percent.
Most of the missing reviews belong to managers and executive service employees, spokesman Matt Shelby said. Union employees are under contracts that specifically require their annual reviews. There is no legal requirement reviews be done for higher-level employees, although state policy requires all employees have a review annually.
Some divisions of DAS have done none at all this year.
The offices of the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and Business Services have not turned in a single performance review this year, in spite of having had 32 collectively due.
DAS Executive Director Michael Jordan said the department needs to improve. However, he said the numbers indicate the reviews are not considered a helpful exercise, as they are clearly not a high priority.
The state is undergoing a comprehensive overhaul of its human resources system, Jordan said, which will include performance evaluations. Not only will the review form change, but the underpinning philosophy behind it will change as well.
The current form used to review a DAS manager or supervisor is a seven-page document that includes eight fields ranging from "Communication" to "Customer Service." Each has list of boxes to check next to desirable traits and a short section for the reviewer to provide comments.
There is no space to rate employees on individual traits. The review must either check the box or not, making it a yes-or-no exercise.
For example, the reviewer must choose to check or not check the box next to "Is an effective problem-solver and decision-maker" even though an employee could have a mixed record of having made some excellent decisions and some not-as-successful ones.
Each field asks for an overall rating, that ranges from "Unsatisfactory" to "Outstanding" that takes into account all the traits listed in that field. However, any rating of Unsatisfactory, Improvement Needed or Outstanding needs additional documentation.
Only "Meets Expectations" and "Exceeds Expectations" are allowed to stand alone.
Jordan said this model needs to change.
"Our system does not do a very good job creating what would be a productive interaction between a manager and an employee," he said. "We could improve a lot in the way we develop employees."
Service Employees International Union Local 503 President Rob Sisk said his employees consider their performance evaluations helpful. They allow both the worker and the manager to be on the same page when it comes to expectations and duties, he said.
"It also protects the employee in that they don't get blindsided by some action by management," Sisk said.
However, Jordan was more concerned about philosophical concerns than the mechanics of the reviews, he said. They ought to reflect overarching values and employee development, he said, not simply a checklist of skills and duties.
Jordan said an ideal review would include three elements:
• An evaluation of an employee's fundamental behaviors that reflect the state's values as an employer and the work the employee performed over the pas year. This should be done as a "360 review," which is an evaluation including feedback from subordinates, supervisors and colleagues.
• Goal setting for the coming year. If this is done properly, the results of the next year's review should not be a surprise.
• A plan for career development. Every employee should be given help growing in his or her career, regardless of his or her position.
A review like this should build on constant feedback during the year, he said. Further, it should focus on an employee's all-around growth and development, not simply skills and outcomes.
For example, he said a manager who bullies employees but whose team exceeds all its goals for the year should still see the bullying addressed in his or her review. Poor managers often result in high turnover or absenteeism, he said, which create their own problems for the organization.
Sisk and Jordan agreed that reviews need to be a dialogue between workers and managers so that both sides feel heard and end up in agreement.
"That is critical," Sisk said.
However, creating a review process that is constructive, development-based and ongoing will take a change to the culture of state government and its human resources system, Jordan said.
"I don't think we've clearly defined what we value in our employees," he said.
And hopefully, Jordan said, new reviews with a new goal in mind will mean more of them get done.
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Up to three storms, low pressures to hit Vietnam by year-end
About six to eight storms and low pressures are forecast to operate in the East Sea in the rest of the year, with two or three of them directly affecting Vietnam, especially the central region.
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Hanoi (VNA) – About six to eight storms and low pressures are forecast to operate in the East Sea in the rest of the year, with two or three of them directly affecting Vietnam, especially the central region, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorogical Forecasting.
The centre predicted that rainfall in the northern region in September will be equal to the average level of many years, while that from October to the end of the year will be lower than previous years by 15-30 percent.
Meanwhile, the central region will see much lower rainfall than many years. In November-December, the Central Highlands will see a drop of 10-25 percent in rainfall compared to the average of many years.
Average temperature in the northern and north central region will be higher than the average of many years by 0.5-1 Celsius degree, while that of the central region southwards will be equal to the same period in many years.
Hoang Duc Cuong, Director of the centre, said that flood season in the northern region may end early, with its peak on the Red, Hoang Long and Thai Binh Rivers likely to hit alert lever 1 or 2. However, flash floods and landslides are warned in the northwestern mountainous region.
At the same time, flood season in the central and Central Highlands regions may come earlier than other years, from early October, said Cuong, adding that the flood level may be the same as that in many years.
At the end of the year, the southern coastal region may experience high tidal level, said Cuong.-VNA


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Subject: Re: DMS News: Uncultured Dance in Cultural Program
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:53:23 GMT
From: Arjuna
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== Re: DMS NEWS: UNCULTURED DANCE IN CULTURAL PROGRAM ==
(Note: This is the eighth letter on this thread. Please find links to the seven earlier letters below. – Eds)
To Acintanandaji and others who supported this issue to promote female adult dancing in our RAWA programs at DMS.
We all know that before 1990 cultural programs were done regularly. In those performances, the girls were below 8 years of age and all aspects of the program were very sentient. So the programs achieved the goal: The mind was led in proper direction, not a negative one.
So we should be honest with ourselves. We all go to DMS not for carnal satiation or to satisfy our lower propensities, nor for all kinds of TV channel delights or Holly / Bollywood movie scenes. We go to DMS because we think it to be a dharmic program. Going to a dharmic ceremony should entail strict adherence to a code of discipline and not any negative encouragement of the mind.
Baba says, "You are not merely an animal: simply eating, drinking and sleeping is not everything for a human. A human has a subtler life, a more charming life…Your physico-psychic activities are architecture, literature, dance, music – they are all your physico-psychic movement. And this movement is from crude to subtle, starting from the cruder arena and moving towards the subtler arena. That's why in Ananda Marga I encourage this physico-psychic movement: because it will help you in moving towards the subtler world, in moving towards the supreme spiritual goal… For physico-psychic movement, I encourage boys and girls to start work in the RAWA [Renaissance Artists' and Writers' Association] movement." (Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 30 ˜ – Human Expressions and Human Movements 31 May 1979 evening, Valencia)
So Baba's directive is quite clear and pointed: Use RAWA programs bring the mind to a more subtle state.
Unfortunately the RAWA programs directed by Sri Mrinal Pathak and "approved" by Dada Acintanandji are falling far short of Baba's given standard. Dadaji and Mr Pathak are producing cultural performances that degrade the mind, using ploys like naked belly dancing etc.
This must be stopped and we should proceed on according to Baba's below guidelines.
Here are some practical steps we can take to ensure that our cultural programs are in line with Baba's stated guidelines.
1. Girls below puberty, 8 or 9 years of age, should dance for a co-ed audience; whereas those girls above puberty (aged 10 – 16 etc) can dance to an all female audience.
2. When any drama or dance occurs that requires boys and girls to dance together, then similar aged girls should play the role of boys. And they too should be below puberty.
3. Even then our small girls should not wear revealing or Hollywood type of dress. And the music must be sentient. The music itself also carries a vibration, positive or negative microvita.
Adhering to the above tenets, the program will be devoid of "risque behaviours" and the entire performance will be totally sentient.
Here below Baba warns how crude dance and song totally ruins a program.
Baba says, "If someone makes a sound like 'ra, ra, ra — cha, cha, cha' or if someone sings, 'Follow my song. Let us sing and dance our way to hell', these are sound inferences, but they carry a very crude idea." (Microvita in a Nutshell, p. 94)
We should not let such scenes unfold in our own Ananda Marga cultural programs. Yet, that is what Mr Pathak and Ac Acintanandji (cultural program in-charge) are doing.
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A Writer's Definition of Success
I have been thinking a lot about what my definition of success should be, as a writer. After all, last week I outlined a whole bunch of goals for 2017. And while I want to meet those goals and produce toward those goals, I need to figure out what my definition of success is.
I've struggled with success metrics before.
When I was in school, I did as I was told to meet the criteria I needed to get a mark. That being said, I didn't feel fulfilled by the grade I got.
This came to a head in university when I got a test mark back that sucked–by my standards. This class was one of the notorious 3 for my degree, dubbed a "weeder class". Basically, they were taught in such a way that made the testing convoluted and difficult. As a result, many students performed poorly. This was my first encounter with a weeder class.
I, frustrated and stressed, looking for some grounding, decided to walk home from the university to help process this mark. At the halfway point home, I asked myself, "Okay, well, what do good marks mean to me?"
I stopped in my tracks. Nothing.
I started to cry. Because I could think of nothing. No reason that grades were important to me. Just this big blank in my mind. If I was going to find a single reason, it was so that other people could have proof that I was test-smart, book smart.
What a shitty reason.
I won't lie: figuring out this issue in my first semester of second year made years 2-5 difficult.
And now, for my writing.
So now, out of university (you know, minus working there), why am I putting myself through the hard work of writing and self-publishing.
The reasons:
- Because I value my characters as shards of myself and my struggles.
- Because I love creating art.
- Because I want to impact someone, let them know we all struggle.
- Because I love books and the publishing industry.
- Because I don't want my stories to die with me.
So, after listening to one too many podcasts with Seth Godin as a guest (not too many, really. I will continue to hunt out some more to listen to), I realized I should figure out what defines my success before I become too entrenched in measurements.
I know that I do not want my success as a writer to be defined by:
- Sales
- Blog or website stats
- Social media stats
- Email newsletter subscribers
Really, the list of things I don't want to be measured by goes on and on. These measures don't define my worth as a writer or artist. They would define my success at outreach, marketing, social media algorithms and engagement… not my writing.
My definition of writerly success. Are you ready?
So, I want to outline my writer's definition of success:
- I want to feel proud of my work so that I want to send it out on submission.
- I want to like my story and characters so much that I want to commission art for covers on my self-publishing projects.
- I want at least one person I don't know to let me know that they viscerally like my stories. That it speaks to them in a way that stories I love speak to me.
- I want to enjoy the process of writing more than I dread it (because sometimes it's hard and it would be ignorant of me to not acknowledge that fact).
- I want to complete some stories and let them go into the world.
The most important aspect of these goals? That I want them. How I define my success is up to me. How you define your success is up to you. So live it proudly.
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It's funny to think about this sort of thing and how we keep changing the goalposts on ourselves. Ten years ago, I would have said that success was having something published and getting paid for it. But that's happened and I'm not there. For now, I'm measuring success in time spent writing and the number of submissions I send out. The last couple years haven't been so great in either department…
This is an awesome post. I love it! Thank you ♥
*hugs* I can totally understand placing a goal heavier in that YOU can do versus the REWARDS that can be achieved.


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By Garry Howe
World renowned equestrian Janina Kletke almost lost her life helping a stranger at the height of the Bunyip Stake Park bushfires back in March.
Now, as she defies medical odds in her recovery, it is Janina who needs the help of strangers.
Her partner Ash Seing and their many friends have organised a fundraising event at Racing.com Park in August to cover rehabilitation and living costs as she strives to rebuild her life.
They were initially told Janina would be lucky to survive the ordeal, let alone regain normal function, but strength of character and hard work already has her a fair way down the road to recovery.
There is cruel irony in the fact that it was an extraordinary act of bravery and kindness that landed Janina in her current predicament.
She and Ash were aware of the dangers of the dry lightning strikes on Friday 1 March that sparked the big Bunyip State Park blaze.
As the fires started to take hold that night, Janina got her own horses to safety then posted on Facebook that she had a four-horse truck available for anyone else who may need help.
Access the area had been closed off and in the early morning of Monday 4 March, someone responded to her offer, saying that the CFA had agreed to allow someone in under escort to rescue four horses still in the line of fire.
Janina didn't know the person asking for help, but didn't hestitate to respond.
Escorted by members of the Doreen Fire Brigade, she got to the horses and had three loaded when she slipped and fell.
Unconscious for several minutes, her first thought when coming to was to get the fourth horse in the back of the truck. She was encouraged to take it easy by her CFA escorts, who managed to track down a nearby fire truck with two nurses on board.
An ambulance was called and Janina was rushed to The Alfred hospital for observation. Despite bursting a major artery, it wasn't until she arrived that she started to go downhill and she spent the next three weeks in a coma.
"While she was in the coma we were told it was unlikely she would survive, given the extent of the injury," Ash said. "Then then they said she may live, but not be fully functional."
As it now stands, Janina is a rehab outpatient addressing issues with her left arm and impaired vision, a recovery that has astounded the medics.
Being self-employed, she will struggle to get back to work and, with the insurance money dried up, needs help with the ongoing treatment and rehabilitation expenses.
She and Ash would also like to contribute to the team at The Alfred, which they said did a wonderful job.
"It is unbelievable what they do, saving lives day and night – it is just incredible and they are so professional," Ash said.
The response from the local community and the equine community internationally has been incredible, Ash said.
Janina was an accomplished dressage rider in her native Germany and moved to Australia in 2009, first to Perth and then to Bowral in New South Wales to become a rider at the Bluefields Warmblood Stud. While there she took out both the Prix St Georges and Prix St Georges Stars of the Future competition at the 2013 Australian Dressage Championships.
Janina met Ash, operations manager at John Duff and Co at Kooweerup, while there and moved down to settle with him at Garfield.
As a German Bereiter (having served an apprenticeship to train dressage horses), Janina brought a wealth of knowledge and invaluable expertise to Australian dressage.
The Night for Janina will be held at Racing.com Park in Tynong on Friday 9 August at 6.30pm. Guest speaker is former Victorian Homicide Squad Detective Charlie Bezzina. Tickets are $110 including a two course dinner, beer wine and soft drinks package (spirits at bar prices) and the entertainment.
There will be auctions and other fundraising activities on the night.
To book go to www.globalentriesonline.com.au/equestrian_coaching/details/?eventId=1210&eventDetailId=6774
Or anyone who cannot attend buy would like to help can search Janina's Gofundme page.


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Today the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) told members of the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has surpassed United Nations capabilities for emergency shelter and services and is now the responsibility of the Israel army.
"The occupying power will have to assume direct responsibility," said Pierre Krahenbuhl, speaking by telephone from Gaza City. Krahenbuhl expressed regret that UNRWA no longer has the resources to provide for the additional influx of refugees expected from cities Israeli authorities notified to evacuate last night. Palestinians are fleeing the towns of Khan Younis and Zeitoun, yet there is no organization on the ground that has the resources to provide food or water, let alone shelter for the scale of those in need.
The United Nations estimates up to 440,000 people are now displaced with 240,000 residing in UNRWA facilities. This means a quarter of the population of Gaza is living in tenuous, temporary shelter. In addition to the devastation to the civilian infrastructure in the northern communities of Shuja'iyeh, Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya, over 103 United Nations facilities and 24 medical facilities have been damaged. Seven UNRWA workers have been killed since the beginning of Israel's Operation Protective Edge nearly four weeks ago.
Inside of the UNRWA shelters, the overcrowding is compounding the human impact. Disease has started to spread amongst those who are holed up UNRWA facilities where families are cramped 80 to a room. "Infection is beginning with skin rashes, scabies and others," said Krahenbuhl.
"I feel we are facing a precedent," Krahenbuhl continued, warning the Security Council that Gaza "will become unlivable in a mater of years unless urgent steps are taken." He concluded that the humanitarian crisis has now "exceeded" UNRWA's reach and "immediate steps" must be taken to address root issues, not limited to Israel's security and lifting the blockade across the besieged Gaza Strip. He stressed accountability from Israel as the occupying power to provide dire relief, as UNRWA has exhausted all of its means of caring for nearly a quarter million refugees.


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Having cemented themselves firmly as two of the hottest prospects in the UK Drum and Bass scene, Konichi and Decimal Bass combined forces to create Annix and formed an affiliation with DJ Hype's Playaz in 2012 when 'Late Manouvre' found its way on to the 'The Flavours Vol. 4' EP.
This lead to Hype signing the duo exclusively to the label and it was no surprise that their debut album 'Inception' was one of the most anticipated underground releases of the 2013, propelling Annix forward and leading to DJ bookings across the UK, Europe and Australia.
In 2014 they released the 'Past and Future' EP, remixed 'Must Die!' for Skrillex's OWSLA, and 'State of Mind' and 'Nymfo' for Black Sun Empire's Blackout Music, before closing the year with another acclaimed 4-track 'Digital' EP on Playaz. DJ support for their output has come from the likes of Skrillex, Noisia, TC, Hazard, Friction, Calyx & Teebee and The Upbeats.
In Playaz, Annix have stated they now have a label that they "are 100% happy with", and despite a quiet few months of writing and perfecting their material, Annix insist their new batch of songs will "cause some damage"! and are certainly ones to watch moving into 2016.
Johannes Erker and Uwe Kesselbacher also known as Air.K & Cephei shared their passion for drum n bass long before they decided to combine their ideas of making music, which became their most beloved thing to do. They first met in 2006 at local drum n bass parties in their hometown Klagenfurt. After years of "just djing", they started the project in fall of 2013. After sleepless nights in the studio and getting more experienced in the process of making music, Disaszt, the head of Mainframe Recordings finally recognized their potential and offered them the opportunity to release their productions and bring it to the ears of a brighter audience. Their forthcoming debut single "Duality" on the Mainframe Soldiers E.P. pt.II might give you an idea of what their future holds.
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16 Million Independent Workers in U.S.
(September 7, 2011) There are some 16 million independent workers in the U.S. today and 28 million Americans are considering becoming independent within the next two years, according to a report released today by MBO Partners Inc.
In addition, the study found 55 percent of independent workers said it was their choice to become independent and 63 percent said they will continue as an independent worker regardless of the reason that motivated their decision to first become an independent worker.
The study aimed to "try to get an understanding of the size of the market and the inclinations and motivations as to why people decide to move into this type of independent work," said Gene Zaino, president and CEO of MBO Partners.
"We really consider this a landmark study," Zaino said, adding that prior to this there was not a lot of information available on the independent workforce.
Independent workers, as measured by the survey, are those whose job status is one of the following:
As a trigger for choosing independent work, 47 percent cited a desire for greater work-life flexibility. And while 63 percent said they plan to continue as an independent worker, only 19 percent said they planned to seek a permanent full-time job. The key reason among those seeking a permanent full-time position was more predictable income with 37 percent citing that as a reason.
Forty-five percent had a four-year college degree and 70 percent earned less than $60,000.
The report is based on two online surveys. One included 1,144 responses from residents of the U.S. which was used to size the independent workforce. The other included 601 responses from independent workers to profile their motivations and characteristics.
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text: This is photo #38 (of 50) in a series about life in Brazil. The city of Brasília was designed in the shape of an airplane. All the major government buildings are in the body of the plane. The initial housing developments were in the north and south wings. (The map in the photo is not geographically correct since the south wing appears to be pointing northwest.) We live south of the south wing in the neighboring city of Aguas Claras.