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3 Strategies to Transition From Day Job to Dream Job
Catapult yourself into the career you truly want.
One of the best feelings in life may be securing the dream job: a career that not only affords economic security and meaningful self worth but also pervasive joy and fulfillment.
With that in mind, let's take a look at a few professionals who have attained such career positioning and extrapolate strategies from their experience that you can use to transition from a day job to a dream job as well.
1. Nurture long-term relationships with dream job gatekeepers. It's no doubt difficult to land a dream job through standard applications alone.
However, if you can secure the attention of dream job gatekeepers for even the simplest of reasons, you may be able to unlock an ideal career prospect down the road by nurturing those relationships correctly.
For example, Tom Ingrassia is the CEO of The MotivAct Group (http://www.motivactgroup.com/), which helps professionals achieve their ideal career positioning. Ingrassia sparked his dream career as a student in the 1970s, when he secured an interview with singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes by sending an inquiry backstage at one of her concerts.
Ingrassia says that after nurturing that relationship for nearly 30 years, "my dream came true in 2001 when Wilson offered me a job managing her merchandise business [Mary Wilson Enterprises/Supreme Legacy]. I worked there until 2005, at which time, I started my own business as a motivational speaker and life coach – guiding others to live into their dreams, just as I had lived into mine."
Take away: With the enhanced connectivity afforded through social media, you can send the equivalent of a note backstage to your dream employer with exponentially greater ease. Consider taking the leap of faith by reaching out to those people for whom you would love to work with a tactful reason for a phone chat, cup of coffee or otherwise. Some won't answer and the ones that do probably won't hire you on the spot, but if you continue to build those relationships, it can facilitate amazing results.
2. Carefully curate your personal brand: If you carefully control your personal brand and share your passion, enthusiasm and qualifications with the digital stratosphere, you may be able to establish eye-catching points of difference that prove key in your appointment to the jobs you'd find most fulfilling.
For example, Rachael King started her dream career as the senior community manager at Adobe and is now the national social media manager for Sidecar, a Bay Area transportation startup. King attained her professional positioning with an awesomely unique and engaging Pinterest résumé that earned her attention from outlets like Mashable, CNN Tech and ultimately, Adobe's hiring team.
"When I applied for a job on Adobe's social media and community building consulting team, they weren't hiring outside of the Bay Area and I lived in DC," King says. "But the hiring manager was so impressed by the Pinterest résumé (and the qualifications it contains, I'd like to think), that she agreed to include me in the interview process anyway and I ended up winning the job. Within a few weeks, I had moved across the country to begin work at one of the most prestigious and well-known companies in the world, doing the work I love for Fortune 100 and 500 companies."
Take away: The tools to share your creativity and abilities with the world exist, and if you're savvy enough to take full advantage of them – which may require some work in your free time – you'll often discover unlocking your dream career is easier than imagined.
3. Study the trends. Refining your skills in the most marketable ways possible by studying the themes trending in your field is an incredibly consistent strategy to help professionals secure ideal career positioning.
This is exactly the strategy deployed by Jonathan Ages, who is living the dream as CEO of Blood, Sweat & Cheers (http://www.bloodsweatandcheers.com/national) – a free daily email that helps subscribers discover fun activities to do with friends – after adapting his journalistic chops to the growing email marketing industry.
Ages had previously been working in traditional media when he realized the industry was in a downward spiral. Even networking with his C-level mentors couldn't help him advance because they were fighting for their jobs as well. "So here's what I learned," he says. "To further my career, I had to rely less on others and take control of my own destiny. So I studied trends – a growing email newsletter industry and changing attitude towards fitness – and wrote a business plan. When I finally felt comfortable, I took the plunge. I kissed goodbye to magazines and launched Blood, Sweat & Cheers. And now I finally have my dream job ... building something new that inspires people to be fit, be adventurous and make everyday life more fun."
Take away: It's certainly possible to achieve lofty goals with less current skills but to maximize the likelihood of landing your dream job, study and master the salient trends in your industry so your marketability for dream roles is as broad as possible.
Ben Weiss is the digital marketing strategist for Infusive Solutions – an NYC-based IT staffing firm in the Microsoft Partner Network that specializes in the placement of .NET, SharePoint and SQL Server developers as well as Windows Systems Engineers, DBAs and help desk support professionals in verticals such as legal, finance, fashion and media. Connect with him on Twitter: @InfusiveInc or at Facebook.com/InfusiveInc.


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M.A. "Mike" Morales
Mike was one of the founding organizers of "The Largest Tequila Tasting of its Kind in The Southwest," The New Mexico International Tequila Experience™. His powerful annual public educational shows and tastings have been the buzz of the tequila industry.
Seeking the ultimate tequila experience, Mike turbocharged his education by visiting and studying many tequila distilleries in The Lowlands of Tequila and The Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. He has forged ironclad relationships with eminent anthropologists, historians, botanists and chemists who consult on all facets of the tequila industry. Mike created Intimate Tequila Tastings™ to educate consumers on the correct way to sample and enjoy the pleasures of tequila.
In 2010, Mike became the Executive Editor of TequilaAficionado.com, The Magazine, the premier website for tequila news, views, and reviews, as well as an advisor to TequilaRack, the world's first take-home tequila tasting kit. In 2013, Mike became CEO of the newly restructured Tequila Aficionado Media.
When Mike isn't filming episodes of Last Tequila Standing, consulting for spirit brands, or traveling for public appearances and private tastings, he spends his time in the Southwestern United States.
Find Mike online at www.TequilaJournalist.com

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Among the multitude of issues impacting ongoing state budget negotiations, state Sen. John Wozniak, D-Westmont, and state Rep. Bryan Barbin, D-Johnstown, discussed two subjects at length during a State of the Commonwealth Address on Friday morning: transportation and education.
Last week, the Senate passed a bill to provide $1.4 billion for bridge and road work throughout 2013-14. The amount would increase to $2.5 billion by the fifth fiscal year when three-quarters of the funds would be spent on highways and bridges, while 20 percent would go toward mass transit and 5 percent for other transportation. Residents would likely have to pay for the construction and repairs through higher fuel costs, along with increased fees for vehicle registrations, driver's licenses and traffic violations.
Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, has proposed his own plan that would net
$510 million in the first year and $1.8 billion by the fifth, mostly through a phased-in lifting of a cap on the wholesale gas tax.
Wozniak feels more immediate funding and action is needed because almost
4,500 Pennsylvania bridges are considered structurally deficient and 9,000 miles of roads are in poor condition.
The House is now considering the matter.
"It is probably the most important vote, the most important decision that we could probably make in the first quarter of the 21st century," said Wozniak during the event hosted by the Greater Johnstown/ Cambria County Chamber of Commerce at Anthony's Restaurant.
The plan could help create 60,000 to 70,000 jobs, according to Wozniak.
"It is safety first and jobs second, and third, it is going to be our best stimulus package that we could ever come up with," said the senator from the 35th district.
Barbin then addressed education, going into detail about the impact of cyber charter schools on the budget.
Pennsylvania's 16 cyber schools will receive about
$400 million in taxpayer funding this year, although none met mandated adequate yearly progress targets in 2012.
Cybers bill school districts where respective students would otherwise attend. The cost per pupil in a public school district is determined by adding together all costs incurred with educating a student from pencils to pensions. Cyber schools get the same amount per student even though their costs are usually much less, since there are fewer teachers and no actual buildings to maintain.
Pennsylvania's cybers get an average of $11,000 per pupil, according to the state Department of Education.
Barbin, who called the way state cyber schools are funded a "fraud," wants to see the matter addressed in the budget.
"Cybers have figured it out," said Barbin, representative from the 71st district. "As long as the funding source remains not actual costs, like it is for a public school, and it is instead the cost of the public school where the student came from, that cyber school gets paid $10,000, $11,000, $20,000, even though the cost they put into that student is between $4,000 and $5,000 a student. ... I think cyber schools can be good. I just don't think we should pay $20,000 for a student that goes to a cyber school. That's the problem."
He added, "We've got enough money to handle our public education. We just have to spend it the right way."
Wozniak and Barbin also touched upon other subjects impacting budget talks, including possible liquor store privatization, Medicare and pension liability.
The deadline to pass a budget is June 30.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEKMike Kammerer, Limeport
Mike Kammerer enjoys the Friday night lights whether it's as a basketball player at Central Catholic High School or as a pitcher for the Limeport Bulls in the Tri-County League.
Back on March 1, Kammerer scored a career-high 27 points to help CCHS beat Bethlehem Catholic 87-61 for its third straight District 11 3A title.
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Precisely 22 Friday nights later, Kammerer shined under the lights again, pitching a four-hitter in Limeport's 1-0 semifinal-clinching win over the Northern Yankees. It was his second win of the series and second consecutive four-hitter.
"He loves the big-time games," Limeport player-manager Mike Cudwadie said. "For him to get two wins in a series like this, at age 18, it's just incredible."
Kammerer, who graduated from CCHS in June and is headed to Kutztown University, loves the competition of the Tri-Co and thrives when the pressure is on the most.
"I do like the big spots," Kammerer said. "I feel confidence in myself and I know my teammates are confident in me to go out and get the job done."
Kammerer, 5-1 with a 0.86 ERA in the regular season, said he was motivated by something he heard during the Blue Mountain/Tri-Co All-Star Game in June. The talk turned to who Tri-Co players wanted to pitch in a do-or-die game.
"The consensus was they'd give the ball to [the Yankees'] Caleb Calarco," Kammerer said. "Well, I begged to differ tonight."


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Cooking Club
The purpose of cooking club is to teach student how to cook budget-friendly meals, that can be made on a college campus. We use only food supplies that can be found at local stores so that students will be able to make the meals that we create. We provide home cookin' away from home.
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from the jerks-with-aim-bots dept.
Shit, reading these comments, you'd think Slashdot would take Tesla over Chuck Norris in a fight...
You are absolutely right. I should have thought a bit more about my comment, because it is absolutely both a white list and a black list. Thanks for pointing that out!
It is legal because there is no Law against it.
Everything is legal that is not prohibited by a Law.
Laws are a blacklist, not a whitelist, just like the Constitution is a blacklist of things government is not allowed to do, not a whitelist of things Citizens ARE allowed to do.
"In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for ten thousand years."
-- Emperor Palpatine
First and best post ever.
The whole program is a sunk cost fallacy at this point. Congress needs to look at the cost and return of fixing the F35 program versus scrapping the entire thing, which is probably the best decision it could make.
The F35 is an unmitigated disaster. It is everything a military jet SHOULDN'T be. The entire process was destined to fail from the beginning, and it all boils down to the DoD's decision processes, like those that award contracts based on the race and gender of a company's owner rather than the merit of that company's products, and the ones that say "gee, if there could only be one plane that did everything, that would definitely be the best way to go!"
Jack of all trades, master of nothing, is not what we need in a fighter. The reason we have different branches of the military is because each has starkly unique needs compared to the others. Their needs are so unique that even the most junior engineer can look at the F35 proposal and say "hahaahh fuck no."
This isn't an attempt to "buy back" our democracy. It's an attempt by another group of politically-motivated individuals to gain more influence and power in Washington.
Never stay in a job for more than 4 years. This does not mean "change employers," but definitely don't stay in the same assignment.
Either get promoted, change groups, or make some other change.
That's right. We can't forget the invariable dipping that must come later. I get such pleas in emails from various PACs every single day.
"We've accomplished so much, but we must have your continued support to keep going! Send us even MOAR MONEEZ!"
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, and acts like a duck, guess what...
Stellar rays prove fibbing never pays. Embezzlement is another matter.


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Why should you think twice about supporting an accepted international human rights treaty? On today's Home School Heartbeat, host Mike Farris exposes how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child could affect your child and your parenting choices.
Mike Farris:
So what does the CRC actually say about the rights of children?
Article 3 subsection 1 provides that in all actions concerning children, all decision-makers need to employ the legal standard known as the best interests of the child. What this means is that the government can substitute what it thinks best for that of the parents in every situation.
Article 12 subsection 1 declares that the child's views must be taken into account in every situation. When we read further, it means, taken into account by the government, because they're the ultimate decision-makers.
In two very important areas of parental choice—religion and education—the CRC interferes with parental choice and elevates a child's wishes over that of the parent. Realistically, it is neither parents nor children who make the final decision in the case of conflict—it is the state that has the power and duty under the CRC to make ultimate choices for kids.
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My friend just received a horrible diagnosis, a man recently confided to me. I want to support him through his illness. But I just dont know what to say.
The serious illness of a close friend or loved one can throw us into emotional turmoil. Were saddened by the news. Were equally upended by the close proximity to our own frailty and death. This could have been me, we secretly say to ourselves. The diagnosis is peripherally ours.
As a result, were confused about our role in anothers illness. Should we distract them? Ask pointed medical questions? Pretend as if nothing has happened?
Below are suggestions about talking to someone who is terminally ill:
Be present. Stop by for a visit. Call and chat on the phone. Stroke your girlfriends hair. Read a book to Dad as he receives chemo. Your acts neednt be heroic. They may even seem inconsequential in light of the severity of the situation. Still your presence sends an all-important message: Im here for you.
Dont try to be a therapist. You neednt delve into the patients fears or attempt to relieve underlying depression. Youre quickly apt to get in over your head. Besides, the patient needs your love and friendship. Save professional assistance for the professionals.
Ask how you can help. Call and ask what needs you can fill. Perhaps you can drive the carpool or temporarily board the cat. The patient may need assistance getting to doctors appointments. Placing yourself at your loved ones disposal benefits both the patient and the family.
Be willing to talk small talk.
A terminally ill person may be eager to chat about topics outside of the sick room. Anything is grist for the conversational mill. Start with interests the two of you share, then allow the banter to follow its own path. Youll both enjoy the psychological reprieve.
Dont try to fix things. You dont have to make things better. In fact, any attempts may be perceived as disruptive and stressful. Allow yourself to be comfortable within the framework of the situation. Your acceptance and caring are enough.
Be creative. There is plenty you can do to make the patient smile. Play a new game. Show pictures of a trip. Watch a ball game. Do a craft. Youll have fun in the process. Your loved one will revel in the attention.
Invite the ill person to express his or her feelings. Open-ended statements such as I heard about the latest test results, and Im wondering what your thoughts are about what the doctor said, open the lines for dialogue. The patient may be eager to talk further or prefer to avoid the topic altogether. Either way is appropriate.
Avoid asking How are you? Its likely to elicit a cursory Fine that promptly ends the discussion. Instead, take your cues from the patient. If she looks stressed, a simple bad day? gets communication started.
Accept the patients denial. Denial can be an important coping mechanism. It occurs when the news is too frightening or overwhelming or when it threatens the ill persons sense of control. Its a natural form of self-protection that allows the patient to face reality as she is able. Let her know youll be available whenever she is ready.
Be flexible. Each interaction with the patient may be different. Sometimes hes deep and brooding. At other times hes chatty and upbeat. Follow his lead so you know what to do next.
Support the patients spiritual concerns. One terminally ill person may find comfort in her faith and request religious counsel. Another may rebuff traditional religion, preferring a personal, secular approach. Never attempt to change a persons spiritual orientation. The choice is up to them. If a patient seems to be searching, feel free to share your beliefs. Or you can provide a cross section of spiritual literature and allow your loved one to decide.
Try these cant-miss words. If youre stumped about what to say, these phrases are always fitting: Im sorry. Im here for you. Youre a wonderful person. I love you.
Linda Lewis Griffith is a local marriage and family therapist. For information or to contact her, visit http://lindalewisgriffith.com.


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Camping Tips
- Camping Tips for Beginners
- Camping "How-To"s
- Camping Tips from Fellow Campers
- Sleeping Bag Tips and FAQ
Camping Tips for Beginners
Are you new to the great outdoors? Use these camping tips to get started in the wonderful world of camping.
- Why go camping?
- Tips for gearing up for camping
- Advice and tips about where to camp
- Tips for setting up your campsite
- Tips for breaking camp
- Tips for arriving home after camping
- What not-to-do on a camping trip
- Glossary of camping terms
Camping "How-To"s
Easy step-by-step instructions and tips for various campsite tasks.
- Back a camper
- Cook with a Dutch Oven
- Extinguish a campfire
- Get started hiking
- Go backpacking
- Leave no trace
- Make your neighbors miserable
- Make s'mores
- Prevent mold and mildew
- Purify water
- Season Dutch ovens
- Start a campfire
- Stay dry at camp
- Winter camp
Camping Tips from Fellow Campers
Campers are friendly folks always ready to offer advice or lend a helping hand to fellow campers. Whether it's talking about where they've camped, tips about their RV, or trading camping recipes, the best camping tips come from fellow campers.
Sleeping Bag Tips and FAQ
Finding a sleeping bag that fits is easy. Camping tip: Just stand up in the sleeping bag at the store. If it doesn't extend over your head, then it's too small. If you have to stretch your arms, then it's probably too big.
What about the type of filling to get and how much? Here are answers to questions commonly asked about sleeping bag materials and types.
- Can you tell me what to look for in a quality sleeping bag?
- Do I need to use a pad under my sleeping bag?
- Should I get my son an adult sleeping bag to grow into?
- What are the pros and cons of various sleeping bag materials?
Tent Tips and FAQ
Camping tips on what to look for when buying a tent, how to prepare it for the first time camping, tips on maintaining your tent, and what purpose the various components play in keeping you dry and comfortable.
- Can I cook in my tent?
- Do I need to ventilate the tent?
- How do I repair shock cord tent poles?
- How big of a tent do I need?
- How heavy should my tent be?
- How should I clean my tent?
- Should I seal the tent seams?
- Should I set my tent up under a tree?
- Should I tent camp in a thunderstorm?
- Should I use a ground cloth?
- What's the best way to store my tent?
- What are single and double wall tents?
- What is a footprint tarp?
- What is a gear loft?
- What is a tub floor?
- What should I look for in a new tent?
- Why is my tent fly tacky?
- Why should I stake my tent?
- Will my tent be safe if I leave the campsite?
Types of Campgrounds
There are great camping destinations in every state. Know the differences between private and public campgrounds. Read campground reviews from fellow campers.
Basic Camping Advice and Tips
I remember my first camping trip. I was eleven years old. Me and several other neighborhood kids decided to sleep out on the flood wall overnight. With mom's permission and dad's WW-II sleeping bag, I joined the others about sundown. Before laying out our beds, we had to make a last minute run to the local store for rations: Rainbo bread, bologna and Pepsi. Now we were prepared to set up camp and venture through the night.
The following camping tips address my three basic premises for enjoyable camping: comfortable sleep, delicious meals and outdoor recreation.
- Making your bed
- More about bedding
- Sheets, blankets and pillows
- Campsite shelters
- What kind of tent
- Staking the tent
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Cancun to San Jose
This sensational trip spans seven colourful countries and packs in a lot of adventure along the way. Highlights in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are all covered on this 'once in a lifetime' journey – talk about 'bang for your buck'!
Day 1 - CancunOur trip starts today with your arrival in the resort city of Cancun. No activities are planned, so you may arrive at any time. Please refer to your itinerary for the joining hotel name and address. There will be a pre-departure meeting at the joining hotel with our tour guide at 6:30pm this evening. Don't forget to check the noticeboard in the foyer of the joining hotel for details of this meeting and for any messages from your leader. Please bring your passport and travel insurance documents to the briefing.
Day 2 - CancunSituated on the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, Cancun is renowned for its nearby beautiful Caribbean beaches and stunning Mayan ruins, not to mention some of the finest diving and snorkelling sites in the world. In the late 1960s, Cancun was merely a sliver of land 17 kilometres long. Visited only by local fisherman, it was separated from the coast by narrow channels. The Mexican government of the time saw the potential in its coastal character and undertook the task of developing it into the tropical island paradise that it is today. There are regular buses from our hotel in Cancun city to the beach - most famous being the beautiful beach at Playa del Carmen one hour away. We enjoy free time during our stay in Cancun to do as we please, which includes exploring or just relaxing.
Day 3 - Tulum - ChetumalWe have an early start this morning, taking the bus south along the Caribbean coast to Tulum. Here we visit the spectacular pre-Columbian walled city ruins that overlook the beach side town. Perched on a cliff top, the setting of these ruins is stunning with spectacular views over the tropical shores below. On entrance to the ruins we discover the Temple of the Frescoes, the wall of which are painted with a mural honouring the 'Diving God' who in Mayan culture is believe to have descended from heaven to receive the offerings of man. We explore these superb ruins with the help of our local site guide before continuing on spend the night in Chetumal.
Day 4-5 - Caye CaulkerToday we cross the border and continue on to Belize City, where we board a speedboat to the palm-fringed island of Caye Caulker. Situated just 33 kilometres north of Belize City, the island is just seven kilometres from north to south. These waters off the coast of Belize are home to the world's second largest barrier reef. Coconut palms provide us with shade, while mangroves cover much of the shore. Our time is our own here to enjoy this lovely sand island and the nearby reefs. Some of the most exciting diving and snorkelling in the world is at your fingertips, as well as exploring some amazing underwater caves. There is an abundance of colourful tropical fish and coral reefs just waiting to be explored, or you may want to simply relax on a deck chair on the beach. The choice is yours! Your tour guide is on hand to help and advise you of your options.
Day 6-7 - Flores - Tikal - overnight busThis morning we return to Belize City by speedboat and continue south to Guatemala and the small picturesque town of Flores. This is the gateway to the ancient city of Tikal – the deserted Mayan ruins in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle. Arriving at Flores, we enter one of the most scenic towns in the Peten, the island in the middle of Lake Peten Itza, with its cobblestone streets and brightly coloured houses. From here we embark upon our visit to the largest excavated Mayan ruin site in the Americas. We penetrate the jungle of El Peten to visit the temples of the monumental ceremonial centre located in the midst of the immense Tikal National Park. As we approach, the lofty pyramids can be seen rising high above the jungle's leafy canopy. Passing beneath the rich rainforest and dense jungle vegetation, we are immersed in some spectacular jungle sounds with riotous parrots, toucans, macaws, tree frogs and howler monkeys providing a cacophonous backdrop to our trek to the ruins. Settled around 700 BC by the Mayans, the surviving temples of the resplendent and powerful city are rich examples of the Late Classic period. We pass through the sacred causeways to the main plaza, the central area with its five main temples with some of them over 50 metres high. Beyond this, we have the option of wondering through the labyrinth of smaller uncovered structures and outlying complexes nestled within the dense jungle growth. If you have energy to spare, you can climb to the peak of Temple IV and take in the spectacular views or you can simply rest at the main plaza and marvel at the Mayan engineering of this amazing archaeological site. In the evening we board an overnight bus bound for Antigua.
Day 8-9 - Antigua GuatemalaAntigua is among the oldest and most beautiful towns in the Americas. The former capital of Guatemala, modern Antigua is a superb colonial town set deep in a valley encircled by three mighty volcanoes. There is plenty to see in this World Heritage-listed town. Much of La Antigua Guatemala (Old Guatemala) was built in the 17th and 18th centuries and several splendid ruins have been preserved. Many of the partially restored churches date back to the 1500s and the stunning colonial church, La Merced, is said to house the largest fountain in Central America. Our local tour guide will show us the highlights and guide us to the summit of one of the nearby volcanoes, where we can absorb the vistas of the surrounding verdant hills, where a patchwork of grass, maize and pines envelops the town. If your energy levels are high, there are also some fun optional activities: take a scenic horse ride in the lush valley interior, bike ride to one of the neighbouring volcanoes or white-water raft on one of the highland rivers. Alternatively you can simply explore at your leisure the city's cobblestone streets that lead into the main plaza, the Parque Central, which is lined with local villagers selling handicrafts.
Day 10-12 - Panajachel - Chichicastenango - Antigua GuatemalaWe travel into the Guatemalan Highlands and the picturesque town of Panajachel. Here on the shores of Lake Atitlan, which is a caldera (collapsed volcanic cone) ringed by another three magnificent volcanoes, we discover some of the prettiest countryside in Central America. An excursion by boat around the lake to one of the outlying villages is included. The looming volcanoes provide a panoramic backdrop to the lakeside villages and every-day village life. Before returning to Antigua, we visit the colourful highland town of Chichicastenango, which is home to one of Latin America's most vivid and bustling markets. The town of 'Chichi' is beautiful, with its hilly and mountainous topography and its famous market bursting with colour and fascination. Villagers throughout the region congregate at the town's main square for this sprawling, busy, early morning market. Chichicastenango is Guatemala's largest indigenous market and central America's best known, where we can shop for the highlands' many authentic offerings. After our visit here, we return to Antigua.
Day 13-14 - CopanCrossing the border into Honduras, we head for the small town of Copán Ruinas, a city famous for its magnificent and remote Mayan ruins. A designated UNESCO World Heritage site, the Copan archaeological area consists of 120 hectares and includes a small natural reserve. It houses fascinating and unique Mayan monuments, including superb elaborate relief carvings. The famous hieroglyphic stairway, a lofty flight of 63 steps, bears several thousand glyphs and relief, being the longest known Mayan inscription, while elaborate carved relief of Copan's 16 rulers, including Copan's creator, Yax Pac, circle the outer walls of the West Plaza. Intricate carvings, pyramids and plazas set in a dense jungle environment make this a spectacular site. We walk through the grassy plazas rich in hieroglyphics and carved stele that pre-date many European civilizations. Copan Ruinas is a charming city of cobblestone streets and a cheerful and lively atmosphere, and it is also a great place for some optional activities that we can take advantage of during our stay, including rafting, caving, horse riding and bike riding.
Day 15-16 - SuchitotoAfter breakfast we depart by private bus to Santa Ana, El Salvador's second city, where our tour guide takes us on a stroll through the town centre, one of the best preserved historic centers of El Salvador. In the afternoon we stop in Zapotitán Valley and visit Joya de Ceren, sometimes called the 'Pompeii of Latin America'. In 590 AD this settlement, located at the base of an erupting Loma Caldera Volcano, was buried under 14 layers (4 to 6 meters) of ash. The site was rediscovered in 1976 and accorded UNESCO World Heritage status, as it is thanks to this unique finding that details about the daily lives of these indigenous communities are now known. After visiting these historic ruins we continue our journey to the charming colonial town of Suchitoto, where it seems like time has stopped, as features of the past are mixed with the culture of a very vibrant city. Our hotel has a swimming pool, overlooks Lake Suchitlán and is ideal for enjoying walks and visiting the many attractive venues of Suchitoto, its adobe houses, art galleries and handicraft shops. During our stay here we ought to try a taste of the famous 'pupusa' (a traditional Salvadoran corn tortilla) that is sold in stalls on the town square opposite Santa Lucía Church. On our walking tour, we get to walk over the town's original pavements and unexpectedly witness beautiful views that casually appear from between the colonial buildings. During our free day we have the chance to join an optional tour (at additional cost) that takes in the historic attractions of San Salvador and visits Lake Coatepeque, where we enjoy lunch amidst amazing panoramic views. Lunch is included on this optional tour. We also visit 'Complejo de los Volcanes', where we view the famous 2000-metre-high Cerro Verde Volcano and Izalco, the youngest volcano of the country.
Day 17 - La Union - Potosi - LeónAfter an early breakfast we depart for a spectacular day of travelling to Nicaragua. We first travel by bus to La Union, the principal port on the Gulf of Fonseca. After clearing immigration we depart by boat to Nicaragua and pass by several islands on our way to the port of Potosi. In fact, the whole volcanic archipelago of the Gulf can be admired, as well as the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua. En route we visit Isla Meanguera, an island of volcanic origin with friendly people and an idyllic almost private beach. Arriving at Potosí, we get to observe the daily lives of fishermen and the vast beaches of the volcanic peninsula before continuing to our final destination – the town of León (full name: Santiago de los Caballeros de León), where we get to visit the largest cathedral in Central America and, from the rooftops, enjoy a magnificent view over a chain of volcanoes called ´Los Maribios'. Historic murals from the revolutionary era and a number of colourful colonial churches are all well worth visiting.
Day 18 - León - GranadaWe have a morning free in León, but you can join a very special optional excursion (at extra cost) that involves climbing to the cone of the Cerro Negro Volcano. This active volcano is one of the smallest in Nicaragua (650m) and is completely covered with black sand and stones. On top of this volcano you enjoy a grand view over the ´Los Maribios´ chain of volcanoes and into Cerro Negro's active crater. On descent through the fine volcanic sand, you can also practice the extreme sport of ´ash-boarding´ - sliding down the volcanic slope with a specially adapted snowboard! Around noon we leave for Granada and stop enroute at the handicraft market of Masaya, where we find a variety of colorful arts and crafts, and at the 'White Towns' - San Juan de Oriente and La Catarina, where we enjoy a drink with a majestic view. Granada oozes colonial charm. Nicaragua's oldest Spanish town and the oldest on mainland Latin America, this beautiful and authentically historic place has preserved its colonial character. Granada is ideal to walk around in as its many attractions are concentrated around the central plaza. Impressive Lake Nicaragua is only a short stroll from the city centre. Spanish-style houses landmark the streets, with white adobe walls and large wooden doors; the main plaza, Parque Colon, is gently shaded by mango and malinche trees, and the streets are lined with magnificent neoclassical homes and palaces, whilst Spanish colonial buildings, churches and convents are dotted throughout Granada.
Day 19 - GranadaAfter breakfast a local site guide meets us at the hotel for a city tour. A traditional horse-drawn carriage takes us through the beautiful streets of Granada and on to the San Francisco Church and Monastery and the La Pólvora Fortress. The tower of La Merced Church has a magnificent view over the city. We also visit the Xalteva Church and the old city walls before, after lunch, continuing for a boat excursion on Lake Nicaragua, the world's largest freshwater lake. Here we discover the impressive flora and fauna of Las Isletas, an archipelago of 360 islands of volcanic origin situated at the foot of Mombacho Volcano. Our guided tour also includes a visit to a historic fort.
Day 20-21 - Ometepe IslandA bus takes us to the port of San Jorge where we cross Lake Nicaragua, the world's largest freshwater lake, by ferry (1 hour) to the island of Ometepe. Its name meaning 'between two hills', this extraordinary island was created by two volcanoes - Concepcion (1610 meters) and Maderas (1394 meters). The still-active Concepcion emerges from the lake in an almost perfect cone shape. It is famous for its ancient stone statues and petroglyphs made by the Chorotega people that depict humans, animals, birds and geometric shapes, many of which appear on Maderas Volcano. Upon arrival on the island, a local driver transfers us by minibus to Charco Verde - one of the most beautiful beaches on Ometepe. Our hotel is located on the beach and has a panoramic view over Lake Nicaragua. With its unspoiled forests and impressive natural beauty, Ometepe is home to many bird species, including the gorgeous white-throated magpie jay (urraca), and offers excellent bird-watching opportunities. Its untouched wilderness is also home to an abundance of other wildlife, including white-faced monkeys. We enjoy a full free day on the island, but you can discover its highlights on an optional island tour. First stop is the friendly town of Altagracia, which hosts a rich collection of pre-Columbian arts. Next you visit the nature reserve 'Ojo de Agua´, a natural well and river spring, before enjoying lunch amidst nature on the beach of Santo Domingo. After lunch you can take a walk to the lagoon of Charco Verde and learn about the legend of ´Chico Largo´. For the more adventurous, optional climbs to the summit of Maderas Volcano or the active Concepcion Volcano you need to be in excellent physical condition.
Day 22-23 - Samara Beach and the Gulf of NicoyaRising early to cross the Costa Rican Border we venture south to the tropical paradise of Samara beach, on the Pacific coast. Here we have time to relax on the white sandy beach under the coconut palms, or entertain ourselves with some swimming, bike riding, forest walks or even fishing if you please.
Day 24-25 - San JoseThis morning we travel by bus and ferry to the cosmopolitan capital of San Jose, the centre of Costa Rica's theatre and art world. The beautiful National Theatre is a 'must-see'. San Jose's most impressive public building, it is the centre of Costa Rican culture, with its superb interiors of marble staircases, gilded ceilings and local hardwood parquetry floors. The city boasts some excellent museums, but probably the most famous is the Jade Museum which houses the world's largest collection of American jade. Pre-Columbian gold, Costa Rican art and collections of live snakes and native reptiles are among some of the other museum offerings. The friendliness of the people, the breathtaking flora and fauna, the fascinating ancient artifacts and a lively central market all combine to make this city a fascinating and memorable cultural experience.
Day 26-27 - MonteverdeWe climb up the mountains to the village of Monteverde (Green Mountain') in the northwest of Costa Rica. Here we set foot upon the outstanding Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. This preserved dense forest is just to the east of the community of Monteverde, a small village founded by North American Quakers in the 1950s. Experiencing the mystical and fragile environment here is a highlight of Costa Rica, with the constant cloud cover enveloping the top of the mountains and providing a misty magical tropical atmosphere in a place that is home to more than 2500 recorded species of plants, 400 birds and 100 species of mammals alone! As well as incredible bird-watching opportunities, we also have the option of taking the giant 'Sky Walk'. Traversing the rope ladders and fixed rope bridges on a series of suspension bridges in the jungle canopy over 40 meters above ground, we can view a veritable spectrum of birdlife, marvel at other breathtaking fauna and flora and maybe glimpse the elusive and brilliantly colored quetzal. Travelling from the cool highland cloud forest to the dense rainforest, we get to appreciate the rich ecological diversity of Costa Rica.
Day 28-29 - La Fortuna - ArenalOur next stop is the town of La Fortuna, whose main attraction is the nearby spectacular Arenal Volcano (1633m). This active volcano with its almost perfect conical shape is a spectacular sight, especially at night as red-hot molten lava can often be seen flowing from the crater. During our two-day stay we enjoy a hike around the volcano and absorb the stunning scenery that surrounds its base. There are also some great options for white-water rafting and horse riding. An optional night trek to the volcano is also recommended as there is often a display of molten lava and luminous rocks flying through the sky. We also get to enjoy a dip at the beautiful local waterfalls of La Catarata de Fortuna.
Day 30-32 - Puerto Viejo - CahuitaWe spend three nights in the beautiful beach town of Puerto Viejo, which is located on the Caribbean Sea and offers a wide range of activities including hiking, mountain biking , kayaking , diving, and snorkelling. Alternatively you may just prefer to soak up some of the local culture, discover the local reggae or sample the indigenous handicrafts on offer. We take a day trip to Cahuita which has a relaxed ambience while its authentic Creole culture remains evident in the country's food and music. We also visit Cahuita National Park, where wildlife abounds. There are good opportunities for sightings of coatis, sloths, armadillos, iguanas, howler and capuchin monkeys, as well as several other species. Cahuita National Park is also renowned for its attractive unspoiled beaches, with long stretches of pristine white sand, coral reef and coastal rainforest, making it a haven for both swimming and snorkeling.
Day 33 - Puerto Viejo - San JoseOn our final day we return by bus back to San Jose, where our journey comes to an end at the bus station. It is possible to book additional accommodation in San Jose, if you intend on staying on after the tour. If you are departing San Jose today, please do not book to depart until after 19:00 hrs.
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dad2be Posts: 57Delivery was today. There were very few Silver or Gray cars that met my exact specs, and turns out they had a very hard time getting a dealer to let one go. But in the end I've got the exact car I wanted, in my first color choice (Ingot Silver) for the agreed upon price. Also, they were able to beat my credit union's 2.49% / 60 month term rate - got me 2.39% / 60 months through Chase. Will take me a bit of time to learn the Sync system, as I'm use to fairly simple Subaru radios as of late. Everything went as-promised. Dealer was Haldeman Ford in Allentown, PA. Feels good to be back in a Ford...
We just picked up our new 2012 Focus Titanium HB in Sonic Blue with Sport Shift, Winter, Roof, Navi, Parking, and Remote Start. MSRP is $27595. As a Costco member, we did not need to negotiate except for the remote start which I really did not want but it came with it on the only sonic blue car they had (and now even more, I would recommend Not getting it!). I was able to get the dealer to take an additional $200 off for the remote start ($445 MSRP). All in all, the total discount from the dealer was $3056. Ford currently (until July 2nd) has $1500 rebate, and I also received $500 rebate for college student (had to add my daughter in as the 1st owner and also on the loan). So the total discount including the rebates was $5056, for a purchase price of $22559 + tax and lic. I am happy with the deal. The sonic blue color is amazing! This car was built on 5/27/12 so it has all the latest fixes on the DCT and the MFT and is part of the Job#2 built which included the 4-way head rest and the flex fuel badging, in addition to the fixes on DCT and MFT. So far the car runs great! On 1 highway trip from south Denver to CU Boulder, the car computer registered that 45 mile trip to have a 54.5 MPG!!! Gotta love that if it is a true figure. Car is still too new to tell if that MPG is way over estimated by the car computer. Car still only has ~350 miles on it. So far so good and we are loving the car! The car purchase experience was also great with no surprises or game playing by the dealer to pressure us into adding any extras, i.e., car protection packages or extended warranty, etc.
The OTD price will vary depending on your locations because of the sales taxes and lic fees, as well as the dealer doc fees (which is all profit but I was told that is non-negotiable from several local dealers. That fee varies from $499 to $649 unless you are on the X-plan which Ford limits the dealer fee to under $100) so I prefer to work with the discount from the car MSRP for comparison, and then you can add in those other fees to get the OTD price.
The first thing you should do is to use edmunds to configure the car you are interested in with the options on the car so you can get the invoice price of the car. I found the invoice price from edmunds to be exact except it did not include the Ford's Sync discount of $395. It also did not have the advertising fees and 1 tank of gas which all dealers have to pay and these 2 items totaled to ~$350 on my car.
For me as Costco member, the price was $825 under the invoice price with no negotiations needed. But my dealer required a $649 dealer fee.
Since my car purchase price was $3056 from the MSRP of $27595, the discount would represent approximately 11% off from MSRP so you can use that as a guide to gage if you are getting a good deal or not. That price is before the Ford rebates. So in my case, I have $1500 Ford rebate + $500 college rebate, so I got another $2000 off from that price, so my price was $22559 + $649 (dealer fee) + tax + lic.
Good luck in your dealing!
k1ngkev1n1 Posts: 6I just purchased my ford focus SEL black, black interior leather, NAV, ford sync, backup sensors, 17 inch alloy wheels. MSRP price of 23,300, I got it down to 19,600 with a tank of gas. The OTD price was 21900 exactly. I feel like it was a good deal tax sucks here in CA anyways, but i feel like i got a good deal basically negotiated as close to invoice as we could roughly i think within 100 then took off 2500 worth of rebates 2000 as the deal they had and 500 for having a competitor lease. Will buy a extended warranty just heard it was better to go online to get prices.
I never know what to think when comparing with other shoppers. It sounds like you and I got similar deals though I hope we are comparing apples to apples. A few days ago, I just picked up a 2012 SEL hatchback with premium package, moonroof, and winter package. MSRP was $24,950 (that includes the destination fee). My "price," as far as I can figure, was approximately invoice. After $2,500 rebates as well, my OTD was $22,330. Taxes in my neck of the woods are 6% of price prior to rebates.
Dealer I worked with acted as if I was holding the place up, although it seems like others got better deals.
Edit: I mispoke: MSRP including $395 sync discount was $24,360.
rahul8 Posts: 1Just picked up a 2013 Ford Focus SE Sedan with 200A (no charge sync), Auto Transmission, Sirrus radio, Super fuel economy package - RED for $16500 + TTL
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Example - http://www.leifjohnsonford.com/details/New+2013+Ford+Focus+SE+1FADP3F22DL115491+- Austin
Simply WOW ... the best I did on an 2012 SE with A/T and 201A package (sedan) was 3,580 off MSRP .. that was rebates and discounts .. new car
BTW - sign up on the FORD website a good 6 weeks before you want to buy and they send out a 500 to 750 off coupon as well ... mine came two weeks after I bought ... Dhoa!!
Saw the same deal in MA for a 2013 SE w Automatic and Sync .. unlike the 2012, the 2013 comes wth Alloy wheel, side morror turn signal indicator, Sync, two 12v outlets and a USB port ... not sure about Cruise ... Does not have the fog lights ...
All in all an impressive deal for the car
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ellellelle Posts: 1If you're in the Houston area, I would check out Mac Haik. Got a manual se hatchback for 14,633 before ttl. Great price, very happy with it too. The process was a little longer than I had hoped, but they didn't try to pull a fast one on me so I would still recommend them.
ifontaine Posts: 23Hello all....
I'm relatively new to the world of the art of Car Buying. In the past, we always bought Ford/Mercury because of the ease of the A Plan.
Is anyone here familiar enough with A/Z plan pricing to know if I can do better with a little work on my own, or just settle for the no hassle A/Z plan pricing?
We are looking at '13 Titanium, not sure if we'll do 4 door or HB. I would publish the price, but I would think that violates some sort of terms of service for my plan sponsor.
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14 April 2014
asparagus tartine.
The other day I went to Mustard's for the first time. I have lived just a few miles up from it for over a year now, have heard rave reviews but never bothered to go because I just assumed it was some fancy place. Like so many around here, where a plain salad is one of their only vegetarian options and I don't feel like paying an arm and a leg for one.
I've been hanging out with one of my old work buddies, and he kept telling me how Mustards had the best veggie burger. I didn't know how good the best was going to be since normally a 'veggie' burger any where was the same frozen boca burger that it nothing special. So we finally made the trek a few miles down the road and got split a few of the veggie dishes. Asparagus tartine, salad and a veggie burger. And it was one of the best tasting meals I have had in a while. The veggie burger was amazing, no frozen patty in sight, just a mound of onions and mushrooms with the usual accompaniments in a giant bun.
Definitely a contender for the best in my book. But my favorite part of the meal, apart from the alcoholic beverages to start, was the asparagus tartine. Perfectly tender asparagus sitting atop Bellwether farm ricotta, which taste not like any other ricotta on the market, with a crusty, toasted bread slice holding it all up. Simple and pure perfection. I instantly probably yelled out some obscenity and proclaiming that I need to eat this everyday.
So I made my 'homemade' version this weekend. Definitely not as good, but will suffice until the next Mustard's outing. I didn't get my bread as crusty, the ricotta wasn't Bellwether and I don't think I still know when asparagus is done. And that was about all I did this weekend. My head was pounding, I would go from hot to cold within a few minutes and just generally wanted to pass out. But after lots of nyquil and various other pills, I am finally feeling less like I'm dying.
So there was your recipe within the story and you don't really need one anyways. Get some good bread, cover it with cheese and throw on some roasted veg. You will make any vegetarian's day.
The entire time I was taking photo's, Christmas was doing this.
07 March 2014
pumpkin cake
I made a pumpkin cake. Because I had a can of pumpkin.
Pumpkin Cake
recipe found online....
2 cups (400g) sugar
1 cup (236ml) vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 cups (250g) all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1-15 oz can of pumpkin puree
Oven 350F.
Grease a traditional size bundt pan.
Whisk sugar, oil and eggs for a couple of minutes until well combined.
In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients into the sugar mix, until well mixed.
Stir in pumpkin puree until just combined.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top sptings back when lightly poked.
Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes in pan, then unmold onto a plate and cool completely.
My LA trip has come and gone and it didn't quite work out as expected. My flight in was nearly an hour late because they 'couldn't find the plane' for a bit. The friend I was staying with ended up having to work most of the weekend and the pouring rain made walking around kind of miserable. I did end up going to a few cool spots that made the trip.
First was Intelligentsia coffee in Silver Lake, which was about a half hour walk from the apartment. The most hipster of hipster places I have been in quite a while. The location was awesome, right next to a cheese shop and across from Mohawk General. I ordered a Red Eye, which at 6.50 was probably the most I have ever paid for a cup of coffee. But despite my initial reaction to tell the mustached guy behind the counter to go F off when he told me the price, I paid and waited the few minutes for my coffee. And it was a pretty damn good cup of coffee. I sat outside on their covered patio area and watched all the tattooed, vintage wearing kids walk by.
Another place was the Annenberg Space for Photography. My friend said he was taking me somewhere on Sunday that was going to be a surprise. Despite all my pestering, he wouldn't tell me where we were going. Even on the drive their. So we pulled into the parking garage, and he led the way. Then I saw the sign and instantly got excited. I had never heard of this place but I was intrigued. They are all National Geographic images, plastered over all the walls, on screens playing with short descriptions and a film going on in the back. The images were gorgeous. They all showed so much emotion and life. The colors were vibrant. And the Martin Schoeller portraits of twins and people of mixed races were some of my favorites. They showed so much of the person.
My last enjoyable moment of the weekend was walking around the Original Farmers Market next to the grove. It was like a little maze of amazing food, produce and lots of people. By the New Orleans food one, their was live music and people dancing. Their was an ice cream shop that I had seen mentioned on some food program before. One with a bunch of pastries and giant croissants. It was impressive. I found the LA Market cookbook to bring back for a friend. For my last day their, when the rain had stopped, this was a good final stop.
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The Hall closed on January 22 to do some seasonal cleaning and sprucing up.
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Romney has lost ground in recent polls and is struggling in some key swing states with a little over a month left until the election. Some say the debates represent an opportunity for him to close that gap.
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David Price has probably thrown his last pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays.
It's not that the 2012 AL Cy Young winner is about to become a free agent. It's that he's two years shy of that status.
Price will be traded this winter because (a) he is arbitration expensive (he can expect to get at least $30 million over the next two seasons) and the Rays will struggle to fit him into their bottom-tier payroll and (b) the trade packages figure to be richer when the receiving team has him for two years rather than one.
This is part of The Rays Way. It's not as glamorous as The Cardinals Way of today, or The Orioles Way of the 1970s, or even The Twins Way last decade, but it's kept the excessively low-budget Rays in contention.
They traded Matt Garza to the Cubs three years before free agency, and netted, among others, prospect pitcher Chris Archer. This year, as Garza prepped for his first foray into the open market with a 10-6, 3.82 record in 155 innings, Archer was 9-7, 3.22 in 128 innings as a rookie — for about $9 million less in salary.
They traded James Shields two years before free agency in a multi-piece package that brought back likely Rookie of the Year Wil Myers. Shields gave Kansas City everything it could have expected (13-9, 3.15 while leading the American League in starts and innings).
But in the fullness of time, the Royals will regret that trade. Shields contract expires after the 2014 season, and Myers will be a fixture in the Tampa Bay lineup for years. The only way to justify the deal for Kansas City will be if the Royals win something with Shields, and they still aren't good enough for that dream.
Price is better than Shields or Garza. We should expect the Rays to seek a return for their left-hander that is at least equal to what they got for the other two.


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Pray For Sgt. Jon Brough
Just across the Mississippi river in Belleville, IL Sgt. Jon Brough was shot in the face with a shotgun last week. He will never see or smell again. Please pray for him and his family. It's awful.
After shooting last week, Belleville officer will never see or smell again
By Doug Moore
While Dr. Aaron Scifres, SLUCare trauma surgeon updates the press on the condition of Belleville Police Sgt. Jon Brough, his wife Wendy Brough and sons from right to left, Jon Jr, 23, and Paul,20, feel the meaning of his words.
Belleville police Sgt. Jon Brough will not see or smell again after a shotgun blast to the face last week. It took doctors 12 hours to stop the severe bleeding that nearly took his life. Despite months, even years, of reconstructive surgery, he will never look the same.
The grim details of Brough's condition were laid out Thursday afternoon by doctors at St. Louis University Hospital, where Brough has been cared for since a police shootout with a suspected killer a week ago today in downtown Belleville.
As doctors went over Brough's injuries, the police sergeant's wife and two sons stood nearby. Wendy Brough's voice cracked, but she remained composed as she described getting the news of her husband's critical injuries.
"Imagine one day a loved one being ripped out from under you. You don't know if he's going to live or die," she said. "Multiply that by 10. That's how I feel." Advertisement
Brough, 48, was part of the department's rifle team called to a house on South First Street where Larry J. Sicka was holed up inside. Police say that the night before, Sicka fatally stabbed his in-laws, Henry and Dolores Kahle, at their Swansea home. The killings were to get back at his wife for leaving him and filing for divorce, his attorney has said.
As Brough and other officers stormed the house, Brough was shot in the face at close range from inside.
After a short stop at nearby St. Elizabeth's Hospital, he was flown to St. Louis University, where surgeons struggled to stop the massive bleeding. Metal coils were inserted into two main arteries in his face to finally stop the bleeding.
"The injuries could have very well been fatal," said Dr. Aaron Scifres, a trauma surgeon. But the prognosis for pulling through is very good, he said.
"It's extremely unlikely that he will die," Scifres said.
As Scifres and Dr. Mark Varvares described Brough's injuries, Wendy Brough, a nurse, clutched the hand of her son, Paul, 20. Jon Jr. 23, stood behind his mother. Her sons stood with her in silence.
Brough, a 22-year veteran of the Belleville Police Department, is unconscious, breathing with the help of a ventilator and has a feeding tube inserted in his stomach. It will be several weeks before he can eat on his own or before doctors can upgrade his condition from critical.
Doctors have not been able to communicate with him. His eye sockets are severely damaged. His nose and other parts of his face will have to be reconstructed, using his lower and upper jaw as a base to build on, said Varvares, a head and neck surgeon.
His jaws have been wired together, but the doctors said it appears Brough will be able to talk again. His hearing seems unaffected.
A CAT scan showed bruising and a small amount of bleeding around the brain.
"There is some degree of brain injury from the blast," Scifres said. But how much has not yet been determined, he said.
"His recovery will be measured in months and years," Scifres said. It will be several weeks before reconstructive surgery can begin, and then it will be a series of trips to the operating room, Varvares said.
Even then, he added, "He's not going to look normal."
Scifres said Brough's mindset will play a key role in his recovery.
"He'll be a large part of his recovery."
Wendy Brough said an outpouring of support has helped pull her through the past week.
"I am comforted by my family and friends old friends, new friends and those friends I have yet to meet," she said. "Most of all I am grateful for Jon. He is a wonderful husband, father and friend."
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holy shit!!
I hope he'll be ok...SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING:
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prayers on the way to the Sgt and his family.Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things!
They've been able to do a lot with facial prostetics. I just hope he can adapt.\\` ` ` ` < ` )___/\
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My thoughts and prayers to him, his family, and his beat partners.
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Prayers sent. That sucks.And Shepards we shall be,
for thee, My Lord, for thee,
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,
That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy Command.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls will it ever be.
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My thoughts and prayers to him, the family and the Dept.
Question what happend to the POS Scumbag that did this. The article didn't say."An Unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper
Some people are meant to be the police......Some people are meant to call the police!!!
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How sad. Thoughts and prayers en route to the officer, his family, friends, department, and community.
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God Bless him and his family and friends. I hope the scum paid the hightest price possible.
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When Tiger Woods talks, he gets the presidential treatment from networks.
Channel 2, Channel 4 and Channel 7 -- the three network affiliates -- all carried his apology statement today along with several cable channels.
While some people questioned why Woods couldn't have used all the time he had on his hands to memorize his statement rather than read it, the first reviews from analysts were pretty positive.
ABC's George Stephanopoulos called Woods' statement "one of the most remarkable public apologies ever by a public figure."
"He left nothing on the table," he added.
"He went much further than people thought he would," added ABC's Robin Roberts.
On ESPN, Rick Reilly was even more positive.
"I thought it was excellent," said Reilly. "It was from the heart. It sounded like he didn't have a lot of help and almost sounded like he wrote a lot of it. It was a Tiger I've never seen before. Really well done... He really accomplished something today... He seems very sincere about changing his life."
On CBS, golf analyst David Feherty said it was the first time that Woods has made himself vulnerable.
"Maybe he'll come back and we'll know Tiger Woods better," said Feherty.
Lauren Bloom, the author of "The Art of the Apology," also was impressed and gave Woods a grade of A minus.
"I thought he did a really good job," she said on one of the ESPN channels. "I believe him. I think he was sincere."
Bloom added that she would have given Woods an A plus if he hadn't angrily criticized the media at one point.
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Nyeh. Again, just kinda okay. Though compared to some pasos on this show, it could have been worse.
However if Chad makes the final and any of the remaining three don't...well, I'd have to be happy Nicole got cut but I'd still say take away football fans' voting privileges.
I've liked Erin as a person all through this season but I'm not crazy about her dancing tonight. Maks has recycled the paso costume for the second time and the moves looked all over the place to me.
And I know it's bad, but I really like Nicole and Derek's tango.
I can't wait to see what Evan is wearing for his Paso. I can't get his Espana Cani costume out of my head for some reason, so it'll be nice to see what he's actually got on tonight.
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Ack!! I accidentally gave a vote to Chad when I was trying to hover to see what his next dance was going to be.
That was...profoundly lacking in actual cha cha content.
oh, whiny nicole with her pussy cat dance background.
Sexy cha cha from Nicole. A bit overdone, but sensational.
Did not like that dance at all.
SpoilerI think Evan has some kind of vampire or phantom theme for his Paso
Was I the only one one who was underwhelmed by Nicole and Derek?
Why is Nicole dressed like Prince?
If Evan wasn't on the show, I'd vote for Nicole, but I just can't. That could have been a pussycat doll routine. Len will give her a 9 and give Evan 10s to keep them in the top two.
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"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett
Love Prince, love that song, didn't love that dance.
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I thought she looked tentative and the choreography was a little on the trashy side for this show. Was the spank at the end really necessary?
If Derek has a neck injury, it's from preening like a peacock for the camera.
"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett


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Blast From the Past Link Day
Okay, I'm two days late on this, but I love the idea. Shawn Blanc (via Marco Arment) proposes that every January 20th, bloggers post five links to previous posts they've written. Since I haven't had time to write new posts recently, I love this idea! I'll just keep linking to old stuff.... read more →