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How Canyoneering Is Like Starting - or Growing - a Home Performance Business
As a way to get away from e-mail and blog posts, I've been a longtime fan of remote wilderness backpacking, especially in the Grand Canyon. This past fall, I took a trip that demanded something new from me, something well beyond my existing experience and skills: technical canyoneering. The technical part involved carrying ropes, harnesses, helmets, wet suits, and a lot of other stuff to hard-to-reach places. It was physically hard, nerve-tingling to a neophyte, and absolutely amazing. So much so that I planned an even more difficult trip for the spring.
This was an extended version, more technical, farther from any potential rescue, and with the extended distances, days, and gear, it required carrying more weight. Without adequate planning and readiness, it would have been extremely risky. And putting it all together reminded me a lot of some of the key elements of starting or growing a home performance business.
The big payoff comes after you take the risks. There really is no way to see some of these beautiful areas without taking risks. I'm not talking about being reckless. But I am talking about taking on a risk in a very calculated way, with due diligence, careful preparation, and hard work in order to reap big rewards.
You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Risk usually involves some degree of discomfort. Being in a remote side canyon very few people have ever gone down, that isn't likely to be travelled while you're there, and that involves substantial risk can be daunting, especially when it's new to you. Sounds like moving into home performance. And the first step off the cliff can be the most unsettling.
It's good to research what others have done. It often seems like moving into home performance is like heading into a remote canyon that's been traversed less than a dozen times. The good news is that there are examples—and more and more every year—of companies successfully taking the plunge. You can even learn by seeing what has not worked. By building on the experience of others, you're more likely to succeed, and you can do it much more efficiently.
You've got to have a plan and the working capital to meet it. On an extended backcountry trip, you need enough food, water, and rope to get you through. These items are equivalent to the working capital of your new venture. That rope, for instance. It's nice knowing that you only need 200 feet. But if you need 200 feet, then 100 feet won't do. Applying this logic to your business start-up finances, if you need $50,000, then $8,000 won't do. You've got to do the research. Then you have to put together a plan and track how you're doing against the plan. You've got to have enough working capital to get through the plan to the point where you're earning a profit that can sustain your business. Yes, sometimes the unexpected happens, and you fall short. That's the risk part. But it's better to go in with a plan, and the resources to meet the plan. You wouldn't start off knowing that you don't have enough rope even if everything plays out exactly as expected, would you? Nor do you want to start out knowing you won't have any way to meet payroll, pay your vendors, or keep the doors open. Oh, and if the plan says you can't possibly survive, you might want to pick a different vocation.
Similarly, it's good to have experts to check in with. You may be able to figure out home performance on your own. I could have experimented with anchor-building techniques and rappelling methods while hanging by one hand 100 feet up a cliff—but it was safer and faster to get guidance and training from those who knew what they were doing, even though they would not be on the journey with me. It's also okay if you have an expert along for the trip (thanks, Bob!).
You don't get ready for an epic journey with a one-hour course. You have to learn the skills, even if you learn them on your own. When you learn those basic skills, you have to practice, practice, practice; and train, train, train. Then you do it some more, and keep doing it. You've got to have the fundamentals ingrained in the company's muscle memory so that you can clear the difficult and unforeseen obstacles that will likely be there. You need systems to run your business. Can you tie that knot with your eyes closed? How about one-handed? Can you apply the building science you've learned to fix the problems you've never seen before? If you work to make the hard stuff easy, then you've got a good chance of making it through the challenges that at one time would have stopped you cold.
You do need to take the time to stop, look around, admire, and celebrate. Sure, I was nervous dropping off that slippery rock the first time and swinging in the air, dropping down into a frigid pool of water over my head while wearing a heavy pack. But there was much to see along the way, and it's great to take in the success as it comes with a small moment of appreciation, and a big celebration when warranted.
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Home performance is not easy. In a tough economy, it's even harder. Success is not guaranteed. But it's possible to thrive. We're at a point where some of the routes have been traveled. Experience has produced experts who can help. There are proven techniques to add to your skill set. Yes, you need to learn them. You need to practice. You need to get better at the hard things. But it's doable. And the rewards are there if you're willing to step off the edge.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness yesterday to pursue some changes to the nation's gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association made clear that any such effort will face significant obstacles.
NRA CEO and Vice President Wayne LaPierre dismissed efforts to revive a ban on assault weapons as a "phony piece of legislation" built on lies.
Democratic lawmakers in Congress have become more adamant about the need for stricter gun laws since the shooting of 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California is promising to push for a renewal of expired legislation that banned certain weapons and limited the number of bullets a gun magazine could hold to 10.
"I think we ought to be looking at where the real danger is, like those large clips," said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
"I think we need a comprehensive approach," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a longtime gun rights supporter. "I'll look at all the proposals. I think it looks at mental health, I think it looks at protecting our schools, but I also think it looks at these high-volume magazines, you know, that can fire off so many rounds."
Both lawmakers appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation," where NRA President David Keene said lawmakers were asking the wrong question when discussing how many rounds a gun magazine should have.
The right question, he said: "Can we keep guns out of the hands of people who are potential killers?"
LaPierre made clear it was highly unlikely that the NRA could support any new gun regulations.
"You want one more law on top of 20,000 laws, when most of the federal gun laws we don't even enforce?" he said.
Instead, LaPierre reiterated the group's support for putting police officers in every school.
"If it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy," LaPierre said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "I think the American people think it's crazy not to do it. It's the one thing that would keep people safe."
Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, said he found the NRA's statements in recent days to be "really disheartening." Still, he said he agrees with some of the points the group has made about the causes behind violence in America.
"But it's obviously also true that the easy availability of guns, including military-style assault weapons, is a contributing factor, and you can't keep that off the table," Lieberman said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said LaPierre was "so extreme and so tone deaf" that he was making it easier to pass gun legislation.
"Look, he blames everything but guns: movies, the media, President Obama, gun-free school zones, you name it. And the video games, he blames them," Schumer said.
Lieberman said the NRA's stand on new gun rules means passing legislation next year won't happen easily.
"It's going to be a battle. But the president, I think, and vice president, are really ready to lead the fight," he said.


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And the first-runner up in the 2008 Delete Key Awards contest is …
"And there it was, the hole that had given birth to me.…This was not the first time I'd been face-to-face with my mother's genitalia."
— From Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon (Little, Brown)
Is it overkill to recognize bad writing in novel that's already been named one of the five worst books of 2007 by Entertainment Weekly www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20167009_3,00.html and that received a "Stinker of the Year" tag from New York magazine
Not when the book has a lot more like writing like this. ("Face-to-face" isn't quite the right phrase for those body parts, does it?) And the novel set itself apart from the other finalists with more than what a visitor to this site called "the 'ick' factor."
Last year's first runner-up, Mitch Albom's For One More Day, is written at a third-grade reading level (Grade 3.4) according to the readability statistics that come with the spell-checker on Microsoft Word. The Almost Moon barely rises above it with a level of Grade 4.7 and exemplifies the bizarre trend toward writing about adult subjects in prose fit for the Island Princess Barbie set. What's next: My First Book of the Kama Sutra? Or Let's Read and Find Out About S&M?
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Masterly reporting sheds light on an athletic subculture little-known outside the Midwest
You can't envy parents, teachers and librarians who are looking for sports books for high school students. So many books in the category are cheesy celebrity biographies that foster the worship of false demigods instead of a love of reading or a real understanding of competition. Not Mark Kreidler's Four Days to Glory: Wrestling With the Soul of the American Heartland (Harper, 285 pp., $13.95, paperback, ages 13 and up), which recently came out in paperback www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/. Two high school wrestlers prepare to compete in the Iowa state championship in this book of masterly reporting that offers a fascinating portrait of a little-known athletic subculture www.markkreidler.com and www.harpercollins.com. Mary Ann Harlan rightly said in School Library Journal: "Teen wrestlers will appreciate a book that speaks to them and respectfully about them, and sports fans may find a new area to appreciate."
Reviews of books for children or teenagers appear every Saturday on One-Minute Book Reviews, a site for people who like to read but dislike hype and review inflation. You can find other reviews in the "Children's Books," "Young Adult," "Caldecott Medals" and "Newbery Medals" categories at right.
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A man who got a face tattoo of Mitt Romney's campaign logo says he has no regrets. We face facts, on the RidicuList.
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ummm....I think he is also wearing a pink scrunchie in the beginning of this clip, and possibly a side ponytail?.
UMM....the Romney/Ryan logo looks like the Girl Scouts logo. Bless their hearts.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words..., but this one is worth a thousand laughs!!!! ROTF, LMAO, LOL
"...I'm laughing at the superior intellect."
I would not want a tattoo of a US presidential candidate (republican or democrat) on my face, $15,000 not worth it...
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I know I haven't posted to this blog in a while. I have been quite busy. Thought I would take the time to let everyone know what I've been up to.
April marked the first offering of my course, "African-American Genealogy", available through GenClass.com. The course is email-based, and lasts for one month. It currently includes 8 email lessons, though we are currently putting the finishing touches on a bulleting board system and a chat room function to enrich the learning experience.
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Malta is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, halfway between Gibraltar and Alexandria, and Sicily and North Africa. Thus it has always been at the cross-roads of the trading and warring routes of this land-locked sea.
Malta is chiefly composed of limestone with no hills higher than 300 metres and no rivers. On the South-West side it is guarded by high cliffs whilst on the North-East side the shore is indented with sheltered harbours. These proved to be very attractive to the sailors and navigators that sailed the Mediterranean.
The origin of Maltese history goes back to some 4500 years BC, when some people from the neighbouring island of Sicily, who could see the island lying on the horizon, decided to cross the narrow waters to investigate. This obviously could not have happened unless these people had skills in sailing or rowing some form of craft which was large enough to carry with them their belongings, which included such animals as sheep, goats and cattle, as well as seeds like wheat and barley.
These people settled on the island and sheltered in the many caves which exist there. The earliest inhabited cave is called 'Ghar-Dalam', the cave of darkness, where remains of these people and their artefacts give us an insight into their way of life. They cultivated the land, growing wheat and barley and practised animal husbandry.
Around 3500 BC they started to build large buildings the like of which were not to be found anywhere else. They kept in touch with their cousins in Sicily obtaining from them obsidian and flint with which they could make tools to help them work the stones. These buildings, of which there are fifteen , are spread across the island. They are the oldest existing megalithic structures known to man - places like Hagar Qim, Mnajdra, Tarxien, etc. antedate the pyramids and Stonehenge by some 1000 years. This Neolithic peril about 1800 years, when, for no explicable reason, it ended abruptly. Nobody knows what happened, but famine, over population and disease could have been possible causes.
Around 1200 BC Phoenicia started to expand her empire. The Phoenicians were traders and great mariners who sailed their ships along the shores of the Mediterranean. They sailed to England where they traded tin. It is said that they circumnavigated the continent of Africa. They settled on the North coast of Africa and established a city called Carthage. They also settled on the West coast of Sicily and in Malta. Indeed, the name 'Malta' is said to be derived from the Phoenician word 'Maleth', meaning refuge. Their stay in Malta was to last for 320 years. Conceivably the roots of the Maltese language derive from this Phoenician period. The Phoenicians also introduced glass making and weaving and built temples were they could worship their gods.
Meanwhile, the city of Carthage grew in size and strength and eventually carved out an empire which covered the North African coast to the west of Carthage, and included Spain, Sardinia, Western Sicily and Malta. The Carthaginians got into difficulties with the Greeks in Eastern Sicily and with the arrival of Rome on the political scene during the 3rd century BC it was inevitable that the two nations would wage war for mastery of the area. Three wars, known as the Punic Wars, were fought from 264 to 146 BC ending with the fall of Carthage, and with Rome becoming supreme in the Central and Western Mediterranean. Malta became part of the Roman Empire during the 2nd Punic War (c. 218 BC) and remained part of the empire till the Vandals raided the islands in AD 395. One event of great importance to the Maltese took place in AD 5 8, when St. Paul, who was on his way to Rome as a prisoner, was shipwrecked on the Island. He stayed for three months during which time he introduced Christianity to the people. The Maltese take great pride in saying that they were one of the first nations to accept Christianity as their faith - but that is another story.
We now enter a dark period in Maltese history, the period from AD 395 to 535. No records exist as to what happened during that time. Rome fell the Vandals in AD 455 and it is quite likely that towards the end of the 4th century, Malta too became part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom centred in Rome In AD 535, Malta was conquered by General Belissarius the Byzantine to form part of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, till the arrival of the Arabs.
Islam started with the Hegira, when Mohammed fled from Mecca to Medina in AD 622. Before long his followers spread across North Africa into Spain and across the Pyrenees. Their expansion into Europe was stopped by the French King Charles Martel at Tours in AD 732, just one hundred years after the death of Mohammed. They invaded and captured Palermo in AD 832 and in 870 they invaded Malta. Once again Malta came in contact with a new and vigorous Semitic people.
Unfortunately, very little documentation relating to the two centuries of Arab rule in Malta survives today. Indeed, Arab influence in Malta lasted much longer, since the Normans, who invaded in 1090 and took over the island from the Arabs, were indeed enlightened people and they tolerated the presence of the Arabs in the island. In fact, Count Roger never garrisoned the islands. Arab influence remained more or less unrestricted till about 1224, when the Muslims were finally expelled. The chief legacy of the Arab occupation in Malta must be the Maltese language itself, which has many elements of Arabic.
Legends about the coming of Count Roger and the Normans to Malta are numerous, but most probably unfounded. Count Roger is said to have given Malta her flag based on the Hauteville colours. He is reputed to have re-Christianised the Maltese, established churches, re-appointed a bishop and even expelled the Arabs. All of this is doubtful. However, the Normans' presence opened the door for the re-Europeanisation of the Maltese people. The so-called Norman Period lasted till 1194 and though the Normans left many treasures and architecture in Sicily, hardly any relics of this period exist in Malta.
Following the death of King Roger II in 1154, a series of political struggles ensued. William the Good died childless in 1189 and a dispute arose over his successor. The rightful heir was the daughter of Roger 1, Constance, who was married to Henry VI, son of the German Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa. However, the Pope had other ideas. Fearing the penetration of the Germans in Sicily and Southern Italy, the church threw its support with Tancred. He was crowned king in 1190. However, he did not last long because Henry VI, through a series of intrigues within Tancred's court, acquired Sicily in 1194. Thus Malta became part of the German Kingdom under Frederick II - the Hohenstaufen rule. The Arabs were finally expelled from Sicily and Malta after an uprising in 1224.
Following the death of Frederick II in 1250, the Hohenstaufen dynasty declined very rapidly. Many of Frederick's enemies, including the church, were keen to rid Sicily and Southern Italy of the Germans. Sixteen years of plots and counterplots eventually brought a new master to Malta. In 1266, Pope Clement finally achieved his objective and proclaimed Charles of Anjou as King of Sicily.
Although the period of Angevin rule over Malta was short-lived (1266-1283), it is from this point onward that Malta shifted into the European scheme of government and administration. Because of high taxation, moves were made in Sicily to restore the island to Aragon, the rightful heirs to the crown of Sicily. Things came to a head in 1282 with the Sicilian uprising against the French, known as the Sicilian Vespers, which led to a bloody massacre of the French. The Aragonese took immediate advantage and installed Peter of Aragon as ruler of Sicily and Malta.
The Aragonese period in Malta was to last for 130 years. During that time the Maltese people suffered the indignity of having their island handed from one noble to another as a fief for various services rendered to the king. These individuals increased taxation which led to local unrest amongst the people. Malta remained at the mercy of these powerful Sicilian magnates, like the Alagonas and the Moncadas. It was not till 1397 that the local council for Malta and Gozo, the Universita, made a strong petition to the crown for the islands to be restored to direct rule by the King.
In 1412, Ferdinand de Antequera was elected King of Aragon, Castille and Sicily, the first Castillian to ever occupy the throne. In 1421, King Alfonso granted the Maltese islands and all the revenue from them to Don Antonio Cardona in exchange for a loan of 30,000 gold florins. He then transferred his right over Malta and Gozo to Don Gonsalvo Monroy. The Maltese disagreed with this arrangement. After five years they finally rebelled. In 1426 they pillaged Monroy's house in Mdina and laid siege to his castle at Birgu. The Maltese bought back the island for 30,000 florins. They also insisted on radical reforms including one that said that the islands wore never to be ceded again by the crown. Alfonso agreed to these reforms and finally ratified them in a Royal Charter in 1428.
In 1479, Ferdinand II married Isabella of Castille. Their daughter Joanna married Philip Archduke of Austria. In 1518, the Habsburg dynasty was consolidated when their son Charles V, became the Holy Roman Emperor. Through the intercession of Pope Clement VIII, he granted Malta, Gozo and Tripoli to the homeless Order of St. John in 1530.
The Order of St. John came to Malta after the loss of Rhodes in 1522. They had been in Rhodes since 1309. Before that they were in the Holy Land where the Order was established in 1099 by Blessed Gerard to look after the pilgrims and the crusaders. The main enemy now was Turkey. The Ottomans were the dread of the Christian powers bordering the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Malta was becoming of supreme strategic importance for the control of the Mediterranean against the alarming growth of Muslim power. In 1547 the Turks made an unexpected attack on Malta and Gozo, taking many prisoners. The attack that followed in 1551 was more serious, for they ransacked Gozo and made off with 5000 prisoners. The Order was convinced that they must prepare the defences of the island for a bigger invasion. Soon afterwards, in 1565, a great Turkish armada appeared off the coast of Malta, starting what is now called The Great Siege of Malta, which was to last for four long months. When it was finally raised on the 7th September of the same year, many knights and Maltese had lost their lives, as did many Turks.
After the siege a new city was built, called Valletta in honour of the Grand Master who led the Order through the siege. This was to be a modem, fortified city, and eventually a city of culture and commerce. The city grew and so did the wealth of the Order. The threat of Turkish invasion was ever present. In 1572 the Turkish fleet was defeated by the Christian powers, including the Order, led by Don Juan of Austria at the battle of Lepanto.
In the years that followed, Valletta became an impregnable fortress, housing imposing palaces and churches. It also became a flourishing centre for trade and learning. Successive Grandmasters initiated grand projects, such as the building of many fortifications, aqueducts and a university, where the teaching of anatomy and surgery took place.
As time went by, however, the Order began to decline. The haughtiness and despotism of some of the Grandmasters upset the Maltese, leading to the famous Rebellion of the Priests, led by Mannarino in 1775 during the magistery of Ximenes de Texada. After the death of Grandmaster de Rohan (1797) the Order elected Ferdinand von Hompesch as its leader.
The situation in Europe at the time was explosive. The French revolution had changed the face of Europe and through the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, 'The Directory' gave him permission to invade Egypt and take Malta in the process. In 1798 he invaded Malta and expelled the Order. Thus ended 268 years of rule by the Order of St. John.
French rule in Malta lasted only two years. The Maltese rebelled within three months of their arrival, besieging them in Valletta, from where, with the help of the British, they were finally ousted in 1800. The British occupied the island and for the next fifteen years the fate of Malta was undecided. The Maltese did not want the knights back and Britain was quite undecided as to whether it wanted to stay in Malta, but equally Britain did not want either the French or the Russians, who had their eyes on Malta for quite a while, to occupy the islands. The Maltese finally made up their mind and asked the British to stay. In the treaty of Paris, the occupation of Malta by the British was finally recognised. This was legalised in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna.
The Maltese got used to British rule but it was not long before the Maltese appealed to the British for equal participation in the running of their island. Mitrovich and Sceberras made extraordinary efforts for this cause, as a result of which a Council of Government was set up in 1835, a small beginning along the road to representative government.
Despite slow progress in the field of constitutional reform, Malta moved ahead, particularly in defence and imperial strategy. Malta benefited from increased defence spending by Britain. The dockyards were enlarged with five new dry docks being completed by 187 1. Malta prospered.
The Crimean War (1854-56) again brought considerable military activity to the island and Malta's importance as a supply station and as a naval base was unquestionable. When steam replaced sails, and after the opening of the Suez canal, Malta thrived. She was now on the highway between Europe and the East. With every ship calling, the grand harbour became a beehive of activity from which everybody benefited.
As usual the island's prosperity was quickly reflected in a dramatic rise in the population. This would continue well into the 20th century. From 114,000 in 1842, the population rose to 124,000 by 1851. Twenty years later it would reach 140,000 and it would more than double by the advent of World War II. With each increase, the problem of congestion, especially in the urban areas of Valletta and the Three Cities, would become serious. Attempts were made to encourage the people to move to the newer suburbs and the older towns and villages. Despite the prosperity, employment for the ever increasing work force would not always be available. Emigration schemes were introduced which initially were not successful. However, towards the end of the century, with the trade boom on the decline and Malta's fortune ebbing, the Maltese started to emigrate, mainly to North Africa.
The political situation in Malta before World War I was increasingly overshadowed by the economic gloom that engulfed the island. The position deteriorated over a long time due to competition from other well-equipped ports in the Mediterranean. Government revenue from the slower activities in Malta's ports was falling steeply. It became clear that Malta's dependence on Britain's military spending was a severe handicap. Whenever there was a cut in defence spending, the people suffered.
The winds of change in Europe and the gathering clouds of war also weighed heavily over Malta, and when World War I broke out, the people rallied to the allied cause. The naval dockyards again came into their own - but at the close of the war Malta had to once more face reality. There were to be severe cutbacks in defence spending. Much hardship and distress followed. Men were discharged from the army and naval establishments, unemployment soared and inflation ate its way into the miserable pay packets. There were strikes and protests. On the 7th June 1919 a huge and angry crowd gathered in Valletta for one of the meetings of the assembly. The pent-up frustration of the people suddenly exploded into a riot. The mob got out of control and caused much damage. Troops were called in and they opened fire. Five men were killed.
In 1921 Malta achieved responsible government. Under a new constitution she was to have a legislative assembly composed of 32 elected members and an upper house of 16 members. All internal domestic affairs were to be in the hands of the Maltese with Britain retaining responsibility for foreign affairs and defence.
Germany started the Second World War in September 1939. Malta was soon in the thick of it, once again coveted for its great strategic position in the Mediterranean. She was bombed very heavily by the Italian and German air forces and after two and a half years of never-ending air raids, the bravery, heroism and sacrifice of its people were recognised when King George VI awarded the Maltese people the George Cross Medal.
After the war Britain started the process of decolonisation. Malta too was part of that process, but her path to independence was slow and often uncertain. Self-government was restored in 1947, but the decision of the British Government to dismiss workers from the dockyards caused massive unemployment. Consequently, there began a great exodus of Malta's people to the United States, Canada and Australia, where work was available.
By 1964 a call for independence was made by the major political parties and after discussions with the British Government, an independence agreement, tied to a ten year defence and financial accord with the United Kingdom was finally approved. On 21 September 1964, Malta became a sovereign and independent nation within the Commonwealth.
Ten years later, Parliament enacted important changes to the constitution and on the 13th December 1974, Malta was declared a Republic within the Commonwealth and appointed Sir Anthony Mamo as the first Maltese President of the Republic of Malta. Five years later, the last of the British troops on the island left Malta and on 31 March 1979 the Union Jack was finally lowered. Malta had at last reached the goal for which its people had striven for many centuries - the ability to make decisions on their own for their own good and the good of their own people, without any interference from outside powers. Malta is represented at the United Nations, takes an active part in European affairs and has finally taken its rightful place amongst the nations of the world.
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"Ruth [Krauss] broke the rules and invented new ones, and her respect for the natural ferocity of children bloomed into poetry that was utterly faithful to what was true in their lives."
— Maurice Sendak in The Horn Book
The Backward Day. By Ruth Krauss. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York Review Children's Collection, 32 pp., $14.95. Ages 3 and up.
By Janice Harayda
Ruth Krauss isn't as well-known today as Margaret Wise Brown, her contemporary and fellow member of the Writer's Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City. But like Brown, Krauss helped to change the path of children's literature, partly by incorporating more naturalism into a field dominated by fairy and folk tales. One of her most appealing books is The Backward Day, recently revived in a series of classics from New York Review Children's Collection.
In a wholly nondidactic way, this brief story reminds us — and children — of the joy of activities that cost nothing. A young boy wakes up one morning and decides that it's "backward day," an occasion that some children call "opposite day." He puts his underwear on over his coat and suit and his socks over his shoes. Then he walks backward down the stairs to the breakfast table, where he turns a chair around. When his parents and younger sister arrive, he tells each of them, "Goodnight." Without so much as a "Don't be silly!" they go along with him – and keep going along — until he announces "BACKWARD DAY IS DONE" and everything returns to normal.
Simple as it is, this story speaks to – and vicariously fulfills – children's yearning for power over others, and does so in a realistic and believable way. Its young hero needs no magic wand or potion to get others to do his bidding, which must make it all the more thrilling to many children. Marc Simont's appealing drawings of a late 1940s family have an ageless elegance leavened with wit. And in an era of oversized picture books that are way too big for many 3-year-olds to handle comfortably, this is the rare hardcover book that has a scale that's right for small hands.
Recommendation? This book is smaller than most used for library story hours — it's about the size of Goodnight Moon — but it could still be a great story hour book for a small group, because it offers so many opportunities for audience participation. Children could turn around at some point during the reading, for example, or the leader could "read" the book upside down.
Best line: "Over his suit, he put on his underwear. He explained to himself, 'Backward day is backward day.'" This line shows Krauss's understanding of how children think and reason, a hallmark of her books.
Worst line: None.
Published: 1950 (first edition), 2007 (New York Review reprint) www.nyrb.com.
Furthermore: Krauss also wrote A Very Special House, a Caldecott Honor Book, and A Hole Is to Dig, both illustrated by Maurice Sendak. She won another Caldecott Honor for The Happy Day, which has pictures by Marc Simont.
Other titles in the New York Review Children's Collection include E. Nesbit's The House of Arden, Rumer Godden's An Episode of Sparrows, Lucretia P. Hale's The Peterkin Papers and Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson's Wee Gillis.
This is the latest in an occasional series of posts on classic picture books every child should read. Reviews of books for children and teenagers appear on Saturdays on One-Minute Book Reviews. Please bookmark this site or subscribe to the RSS feed to avoid missing these posts.
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Chantal is AMAZING! She always answers my text, calls, and all my questions. She ACTUALLY listens to my request for my contract to meet them. It's hard to find a position for a first time traveler, most won't even try…especially not being at bedside for over a year. But…. Chantal nailed it! The same day she submitted my paperwork, I received a call 45 minutes later and received an offer! I HIGHLY recommend Chantal.
Just so everyone knows I've had a great experience with Katie. She has been very helpful and has great communication skills. Please consider her for your search with a travel job!! Sharon
If you are new at traveling, connect with this Jessice-you'll be very glad you did! Jessica has opted to do a job that reflects her heart and desire to help others and her upstanding goals and values have been transparent from our first conversation. I am an RN who has never taken a travel position and Jessica has shown patience with my many questions and always answers me promptly and clearly. I now view her as much a friend as a colleague/recruiter. I cannot express my gratitude and great satisfaction with her attention to my needs and desires in the field. I pray many blessings for her as well as Ardor and NurseFly.
Been a LN 12 years plus with SNF LTC facilities, newby to Travel Nursing. Ardor Health make my job search easy breezy and their staff very helpful. With their efficient hiring process, they got me hired for a 36 wks assignments in my home state. Looking forward working for them forever. Thanks you so much for my exciting new travel nursing adventure and freedom.
"She has kept in touch via email and by texting. I appreciate how quickly she returned my call about the position that is open. " "Able to get me an interview immediately for the position I applied for!"
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Businesswoman faces eviction after feeding feral cats
Landlord claims nuisance, denies trapping cats
Lisa Kelly received an eviction notice Saturday for her holistic women's health business The Red Tent.
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According to the eviction notice, her feeding of a feral cat colony at the Swinton Avenue address was creating a nuisance which violated her lease.
Kelly, who said she also captured the cats and spayed and neutered them, was devastated.
"This is my life's work and to be kicked out of here for feeding cats and doing the right thing?" Kelly said, adding that she's not the only one who feeds the strays.
"There is a secret underworld of cat feeders all over the county, feeding, literally, thousands of cats every night," she said.
Kelly said she's rented her colorful cottage from local developer Tom Worrell for three years. She said he notified her by letter in September to stop feeding the cats, and said he was going to hire a trapper. She said several cats were trapped and taken to Animal Care and Control, where they were euthanized.
After that, she said, ACC would call her whenever any of her chipped cats came in, and she would go adopt them and find them other homes. She said there is only one cat left, so she doesn't understand why she would be evicted now.
Worrell told WPBF 25 News that he did not order the traps, but that his property manager may have. He did say, however, that he does want the cats gone because they're a health hazard to all of his tenants.
"I don't know exactly what she does there, but it has something to do with pregnant women," he said. "And diseases pregnant women get (from cats)? So it's a health hazard."
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Boston Red Sox acknowledge Marathon bombing after Series win
Red Sox 6, Cardinals 1
More than an hour after the final out, players lingered on the field and fans stood by their seats, cheering, singing and applauding.
A celebration nearly a century in the making was unfolding at the old ballpark, a long-awaited moment generations of New Englanders had never been able to witness.
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Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first. A clincher at Fenway Park.
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball's bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons.
When it was over, Ortiz took a microphone on the field and addressed the city, just as he did a week after the marathon bombings last April.
"This is for you, Boston. You guys deserve it," the Series MVP said. "We've been through a lot this year and this is for all of you and all those families who struggled."
And the Red Sox didn't even have to fly the trophy home. For the first time since Babe Ruth's team back in 1918, Boston won the title at Fenway. The 101-year-old stadium, oldest in the majors, was jammed with 38,447 singing, shouting fans anticipating a party that had been building for more than nine decades.
"Maybe they won't have to go another 95 years," said John Farrell, a champion in his first season as Boston's manager.
Shane Victorino, symbolic of these resilient Sox, returned from a stiff back and got Boston rolling with a three-run double off the Green Monster against rookie sensation Michael Wacha. Pumped with emotion, Victorino pounded his chest with both fists three times.
John Lackey became the first pitcher to start and win a Series clincher for two different teams, allowing one run over 6 2-3 innings 11 years after his Game 7 victory as an Angels rookie in 2002.
With fans roaring on every pitch and cameras flashing, Koji Uehara struck out Matt Carpenter for the final out. The Japanese pitcher jumped into the arms of catcher David Ross while Red Sox players rushed from the dugout and bullpen as the Boston theme "Dirty Water" played on the public-address system.
There wasn't the "Cowboy Up!" comeback charm of "The Idiots" from 2004, who swept St. Louis to end an 86-year title drought. There wasn't that cool efficiency of the 2007 team that swept Colorado.
This time, they were Boston Strong - playing for a city shaken by tragedy.
"I don't think we put Boston on our back. I think we jumped on their back," Jonny Gomes said. "They wouldn't let us quit."
After a late-season collapse in 2011, the embarrassing revelations of a fried chicken-and-beer clubhouse culture that contributed to the ouster of manager Terry Francona, and the daily tumult of Bobby Valentine's one-year flop, these Red Sox grew on fans.
Just like the long whiskers on the players' faces, starting with Gomes' scruffy spring training beard.
"As soon as we went to Fort Myers, the movie's already been written," Gomes said. "All we had to do was press play, and this is what happened."
The only player remaining from the 2004 champs, Ortiz had himself a Ruthian World Series. He batted .688 (11 for 16) with two homers, six RBIs and eight walks - including four in the finale - for a .760 on-base percentage in 25 plate appearances, the second-highest in Series history.
"We have a lot of players with heart. We probably don't have the talent that we had in '07 and '04, but we have guys that are capable (of staying) focused and do the little things," Ortiz said.
Even slumping Stephen Drew delivered a big hit in Game 6, sending Wacha's first pitch of the fourth into the right-center bullpen for a 4-0 lead. By the time the inning was over, RBI singles by Mike Napoli and Victorino had made it 6-0, and the Red Sox were on their way.
"Hey, I missed two games. It's time to shine," Victorino said.
All over New England, from Connecticut's Housatonic River up to the Aroostook in Maine, Boston's eighth championship can be remembered for the beard-yanking bonding.
Fans bid up the average ticket price to over $1,000 on the resale market and some prime locations went for more than $10,000 each. Nearly all the Red Sox rooters stood in place for 30 minutes after the final out to view the presentation of the trophy and MVP award. A few thousand remained when a beaming Ortiz came back on the field with his son 75 minutes after the final out.
"It's so electric in here," Napoli said.
The win capped an emotional season for the Red Sox, one heavy with the memory of the events that unfolded on Patriots Day, when three people were killed and more than 260 wounded in bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox wore "Boston Strong" logos on their left sleeves, erected a large emblem on the Green Monster and moved the logo into the center-field grass as a constant reminder.
"It's hard for me to put sports over a tragedy like that," Lackey said, "but hopefully people that were affected by it can forget about it for a few hours at least."
Red, white and blue fireworks fired over the ballpark as Commissioner Bud Selig presented the World Series trophy to Red Sox owners John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, leaving a haze over the field.
"When the fireworks went off at the presentation of the trophy out there, when the ballpark was filled with smoke, it was completely surreal," Farrell said. "To be in this position, given where we've come from, reflecting back a year ago at this time, there's been a lot that's happened in 13 months."
Among the players blamed for the indifferent culture at the end of the Francona years, Lackey took the mound two days shy of the second anniversary of his elbow surgery and got his first Series win since the 2002 clincher. He pitched shutout ball until Carlos Beltran's RBI single in the seventh.
St. Louis had been seeking its second title in three seasons, but the Cardinals sputtered after arriving in Boston late Tuesday following a seven-hour flight delay caused by mechanical problems. Symbolic of the team's struggles, reliever Trevor Rosenthal tripped while throwing a pitch to Ortiz in the eighth, balking Dustin Pedroia to second.
"They were some frustrated guys in there, but overall you can't ask us to go about any better than how our guys did," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Not too many people expected us to do what we did."
Boston was a 30-1 underdog to win the World Series last winter, but joined the 1991 Minnesota Twins as the only teams to win titles one season after finishing in last place. Now, the Red Sox will raise another championship flag before their home opener next season April 4 against Milwaukee.
Gomes was looking forward to Saturday's parade.
"It's time," he said, "to queue the duck boats."
NOTES: Boston also won the Series at Fenway Park in 1912. The Red Sox won the first World Series in 1903 at the Huntington Avenue Grounds and in 1916 at Braves Field. ... Ortiz's Game 5 bat is going to the Hall of Fame along with Uehara's Series spikes, Ross' Series jacket and Farrell's Game 6 jacket. Gomes' Game 4 home-run bat arrived in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Wednesday.


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Vail to begin Adventure Ridge work in spring
VAIL, Colorado – Vail Mountain announced Friday the status of new and enhanced activities at Adventure Ridge, which were approved by the U.S. Forest Service in late August. The resort will begin construction on several new activities this spring in conjunction with the close of the mountain for winter operations. The activities are anticipated to open to the public by mid-summer.
"Even with plenty of great spring skiing and snowboarding left to enjoy at Vail, we're simultaneously looking ahead to summer and the new activities we'll be able to offer guests at Adventure Ridge," said Chris Jarnot, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Vail Mountain. "This is a significant first step in elevating the summer experience and making the National Forest more accessible to our guests."
One of the first new activities at Adventure Ridge, located at Eagle's Nest, will include a four-line 1,200-foot long zip line located west of the current tubing hill lift, the Adventure Skyway (No. 28). Guests riding the zip line will access the activity by riding both the Adventure Skyway and the Little Eagle Lift (No. 15). In addition, guests will also be able to use the Adventure Skyway to access three lanes of summer tubing. Utilizing the existing tubing hill and covering it with a material surface designed for the activity, guests will have the opportunity to glide down the hill in summer, much like they do in winter.
For more of a challenge, guests will have the opportunity to try their hand on one of two aerial challenge courses and a large climbing wall which will also be added to the Adventure Ridge activity lineup this summer. The aerial courses will each feature three levels of elements for guests to maneuver including ladders, rope bridges, swinging logs, cargo nets and more, all within the safety of a cable-attached harness. A beginner aerial course will feature four distinct, more stable elements for guests to climb and conquer while an intermediate to advanced aerial course will feature more than a dozen different elements that require more balance and upper body strength to successfully complete. A large climbing wall designed to look like the world-famous Diamond of Long's Peak, one of Colorado's 54 "fourteeners," will also challenge guests at new heights this summer.
In addition to constructing the new activities, the resort is also in the process of removing existing modular buildings, and has plans for re-vegetation work and the consolidation of trails and roads in the Adventure Ridge area to eliminate redundancies and enhance the aesthetics and ease-of-use for guests.-
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After the close of the 2012-2013 winter ski and snowboard season, Vail Mountain's Gondola One and Eagle Bahn Gondola will be open according to the following schedules:
Gondola One
• June 7-June 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• June 13- Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bikes will be allowed up the gondola until 4 p.m. Activities and dining for summer 2013 will be based out of Eagle's Nest.
Eagle Bahn Gondola*
• June 13-Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Bikes will be allowed up the gondola until 6 p.m.
• Weekend-only operation, Sept. 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday
The resort will offer scenic rides and bike hauls on the Eagle Bahn Gondola as well as summer activities at Adventure Ridge including guided hiking and mountain biking tours, horseback tours, Top of the Mountain tours, disc golf and slacklines. Expanded activities at Adventure Ridge are anticipated to be open for guests by mid-summer.
The Adventure Ridge enhancement proposal was submitted in April 2012 and includes upgrades and enhancements that were anticipated in the resort's 2007 Master Development Plan. While the plans for Adventure Ridge are consistent with the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act, they are separate from the proposed Epic Discovery, a Summer Mountain Adventure, which is a broader summer expansion plan for Vail Mountain.
For more information about Vail Mountain visit http://www.vail.com, or stop by the Mountain Information Center, open daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., or call (970) SKI-VAIL (754-8245).
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A week of magic and mayhem has ended as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presented WrestleMania 33 – professional wrestling's annual promo-filled Super Bowl inside Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. And, Counselor was on the scene to see all of the promotions that sponsors and hosts were running.
An all-time Orlando Citrus Bowl attendance record of 75,245 fans from 50 states and 62 countries made the pilgrimage to witness their favorite athletes clash at the nearly seven-hour event. WrestleMania 33 gained a record 18 million social media fan engagements, up 66% from last year. Digital and social media video views reached 133 million, skyrocketing 105% from 2016. For the first time, WrestleMania was made available in China on a pay-per-view basis via PPTV's digital platform.
"WrestleMania made a triumphant return to Orlando and again broke multiple records," said WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John Saboor in a press release. "This success would not have been possible without the tireless support of Mayor Dyer, the Local Organizing Committee and all of the public and private sector partners throughout Central Florida."
WrestleMania 33 grossed $14.5 million in revenue, down from the company's record $17.3 million for last year's event. It also generated an estimated $125 million in economic impact for the Central Florida area. That's why each year cities bid on hosting the pop culture extravaganza – New Orleans has been chosen over Philadelphia and Minneapolis to hold WrestleMania 34 next year as part of the city's tricentennial celebration.
"WrestleMania Week was a tremendous success for the city of Orlando and it was an honor to host WWE and their fans back in our community," said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. "This is a testament to the investments we've made in our community venues that continue to attract these showcase events and solidify Orlando as the nation's leading sports and entertainment destination." Orlando is home to many WWE operations including its developmental brand NXT and its training facility the WWE Performance Center.
As soon as fans arrived at Orlando International Airport, they were greeted by WrestleMania signs at baggage claim and rental car stations. The streets of downtown Orlando were plastered in WrestleMania banners showcasing top stars such as Brock Lesnar and Goldberg. There was even a 30-foot-wide, 12-foot-high championship belt replica on display at Lake Eola.
Throughout the week, fans mobbed the Orange County Convention Centerin Orlando for WrestleMania Axxess, an annual fan fest with autograph signings, exhibits and merchandise. Attendees scooped up hats, shirts, wrist bands, posters, foam hands, and inflatable Bailey buddies, all emblazoned with the WrestleMania and WWE logos. Snickers sponsored the event for the second straight year, giving out free candy bars and sharing clips through social media and YouTube. During the WrestleMania broadcast, an ad featured WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and WWE Superstars Charlotte and James Ellsworth as part of the "You're Not You When You're Hungry" campaign.


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