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Today's been-there, done-that travelers crave new experiences. In the past six years, adventure travel has grown 6 percent to 8 percent annually, according to the Salina, Colo.-based Adventure Travel Society. But while most people think of such travel in terms of challenging physical activities, incentive adventures can be something quite different, says Helen Nodland, whose Chicago-based company, Nodland Travel Enterprises, mounts educational programs in exotic locales. She defines incentive adventure travel as a balance "between a good deal of comfort and a variety of opportunities in the physical world or the intellectually challenging world."
Jim Skiba, director of incentives for Intrigue, a San Francisco incentive house, says that many physical activities can be toned down for incentive groups. "When I think of soft adventure, I think of something connected with ecology or the environment, or getting more exercise than you might sitting by the hotel pool." White-water rafting, for example, has a reputation for danger, but in reality, "level-three white water means participants are sitting on the raft and paddling occasionally." On the other hand, activities perceived as safe might not be. "Someone hiking even on a flat trail can twist a knee," he notes.
Skiba says it's important for a corporate group to offer a variety of activities to accommodate attendees with varying fitness levels. He suggests having incentive winners complete detailed health questionnaires to make sure that they are up to any physical challenges.
That said, here are some upscale adventure options for your "been-there, done-that" top producers who expect a heavy dose of luxury with their adventure experience.
Explora, Patagonia, Chile
The Explora resort combines a breathtaking outdoor setting with the comfort of deluxe accommodations. In the remote Patagonia region of Chile, surrounded by mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls, Explora offers such amenities as gourmet cuisine, spa treatments, and distinctive architecture.
Group Size: Up to 60
Getting There: Daily flights on Lan Chile from Los Angeles, New York, and Miami take 10, nine, and eight hours, respectively. A four-hour flight to Punta Arenas follows, then a five-hour drive to the resort.
Prime Time: Weather in Patagonia is unpredictable. "You can experience four seasons in one day," says Daniela Orellana, a spokeswoman for the resort. But weather in Chile is not extreme at any time of the year.
Target Attendees: Savvy and educated baby boomers, "those who enjoy being outdoors but who will never give up a good glass of wine," Orellana says.
Precautions/Special Needs: Passport, endurance for the journey to the hotel
Activities: Hiking the glaciers, spa treatments, swimming in the lap pool, horseback rides, mountain biking, trekking, photo safaris
Contact: (800) 858-0855; firstname.lastname@example.com
King Pacific Lodge, British Columbia
King Pacific Lodge, a member of the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts group, offers a remote and luxurious retreat with helicopter adventures, marine wildlife cruises, fishing, a full-service spa, and gourmet dining.
Group Size: From 16 to 30
Getting There: Vancouver is the gateway, easily reached from most U.S. cities. Flights from Vancouver to Prince Rupert leave early Mondays and Fridays and return late on the same days. A floatplane picks up guests and brings them to the lodge, a total travel time of about 2½ hours from Vancouver. Many groups charter planes from Vancouver; the floatplane service is part of the lodge's package price.
Prime Time: King Pacific Lodge has only one season: late May to early October. Visitors interested in catching king salmon should arrive in May or June, but September is the best time for viewing bears.
Target Attendees: High-level management groups or senior sales staff interested in a moderately challenging physical program
Precautions/Special Needs: Passport is recommended. Two pieces of valid ID required. Because of the remoteness of the lodge, it has its own helicopter fleet available to take people to medical facilities, which are a 45-minute flight away.
Activities: Daily guided helicopter excursions for hiking, fly-fishing, kayaking, and beachcombing; marine wildlife, sunset, and evening cruises; yoga sessions; aromatherapy massage; fishing tournaments; wilderness scavenger hunts; adventure races; survivor games; and aqua golf
Contact: (888) 592-5464; www.kingpacificlodge.com
Abano Terme Spa Town and Hotel Ritz, Italy
In northeast Italy, 25 miles from Venice, Abano Terme is known for its waters and mineral-rich mud. In town, the Hotel Ritz has its own spa and maintains an old-world European flavor, with many guests dressing formally for dinner. A weeklong cultural adventure combines a five-star spa and cooking experience with excursions.
Group Size: 15 to 20
Getting There: Fly into Venice, a which takes about six hours from the eastern U.S., and then take a 40-minute ride to Abano Terme and the Hotel Ritz.
Prime Time: Spring and fall are the best times to avoid crowds. "August is out, as all of Italy is shut down," explains John McKeon, vice president of sales for iExplore, which organizes the trips.
Target Attendees: Top incentive winners who have done more typical programs and are seeking something different. Participants tend to be 40 to 50 years old, adventurous, but they seek good food and pampering rather than a big physical challenge.
Precautions/Special Needs: Passport
Activities: Gourmet cooking lessons feature local cuisine; European spa treatments; tours of historic Verona; tour of Bassano del Grappa, a grappa-producing town; bicycling.
Contact: (800) 439-7567, ext. 134, or www.iexplore.com
Tips for Planning Adventures
Adventure Travel Society (www.adventuretravel.com/ats) provides links to companies that organize adventure travel
Specialty Travel Index (www.specialtytravel.com) lists operators, arranged by interest and location
Iexplore (www.iexplore.com), affiliated with National Geographic, offers adventure travel packages
The World Outdoors (www.theworldoutdoors.org) offers resources for active adventure travel
1-World Adventures (www.1worldadventures.com/luxurytravel.htm) provides links to luxury adventure operators around the world
GORP Travel (www.gorp.com) outlines 3,000 adventure trips designed for active travelers


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Ole Miss, Rutgers appear to lead the field for RB Tre Masonby Jason Lieser
Park Vista RB Tre Mason is not naming favorites, but singled out three schools with which he is comfortable at this point.
"I like Florida, Ole Miss and Rutgers," he said. "That's not my top three, but those are people I have a really good relationship with."
The hitch with Florida, of course, is that the Gators have not offered him a scholarship. The other two have — along with Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Duke, Central Florida, Louisville, Minnesota, Maryland, Marshall and others.
Mason, along with offensive linemen Cody Preble and Mike Matulis, will be Park Vista's first BCS signee.
Mason (5-9 3/4, 190, 4.38, No. 7 on The Big Board) said he has had encouraging conversations with Florida running backs coach Stan Drayton and receivers coach Zach Azzani (Azzani is the Gators' primary recruiter for this area).
If Florida offers Mason, it would easily be his biggest offer and likely would open the floodgates for other prominent programs to pursue him. Once a player gets a Florida offer, the Lane Kiffins of the college football world usually perk up and pay attention.
However, Mason said he would not necessarily commit immediately to a Florida offer.
"If Florida came through with an offer, I know other schools will offer," he said. "But I love Florida's program and everything they have."Our relationship is really good. I know their running backs coach, Coach Drayton, really likes me and Coach Azzani does. When I went up there for an unofficial visit, Coach (Urban) Meyer seemed to like me, too. I feel like they're probably going to be the next to offer."
Park Vista coach Brian Dodds also believes the Gators will eventually offer Mason.
Most likely, Florida has other running backs rated ahead of Mason and that is why the Gators have not offered. Still, he could get a late offer like Dwyer's Robert Clark did last year (although some suspected that Clark's offer only materialized because the Gators were trying to secure Matt Elam).
Mason playing for Florida does not seem far-fetched. He at the smaller end of the scale for his position, but his speed and pass-catching ability could make him a good fit in the Gators' spread offense.
In the past two regular seasons, Mason rushed for 2,848 yards and 40 touchdowns in 20 games. He led the area with 1,460 rushing yards last year.
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Anna Faris has confirmed that she will not return for the upcoming fifth "Scary Movie" installment. As a result, The Weinstein Company is considering the new movie a reboot and will bring on an entirely new cast.
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Cesc Fabregas lamented Barcelona's profligacy as they drew 1-1 with rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.The Catalan side took advantage of slack defending and scored the opener in the second-half courtesy of Fabregas' well-taken finish past Diego Lopez, before Raphael Varane equalised in the 83rd minute.
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Campaigners have condemned a deal over fishing quotas for next year as "irresponsible", saying they threaten to drive cod to extinction in the North Sea.
After negotiating into the early hours yesterday, European fisheries ministers agreed cuts of up to 20 per cent in catches from endangered cod stocks. But they rejected a recommendation from the European fisheries commissioner, Joe Borg, that catches be cut by a quarter and swept aside scientific advice for a complete ban on fishing.
Once a staple food, cod is now in danger of disappearing from the northern European diet. Despite mounting evidence of a crisis in fish stocks in recent years, officials have been unable to stave off the decline of the species. Though environmentalists argue that a reduction in catches will give cod time to recover, politicians face acute pressure from hard-hit fishing communities.
Cod catches will be reduced by between 14 and 20 per cent in 2007. Cod fishermen were also ordered to cut the number of days spent at sea by between 7 and 10 per cent.


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From Marketing VOX July 28, 2008 Digital Meets Print on Esquire's Cover The 75th anniversary October issue of Esquire will feature an electronic cover with flashing words and images. The cover, created with electronic paper display (EPD) technology, will scroll "The 21st Century Begins Now" when it hits newsstands in September, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. To offset […]
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MARCO ISLAND — Casa Mia Italian Steakhouse is going all out for the 2011 holiday season and owners Maria and Tony Brock are spreading their wings with lots of exciting things planned in their spacious new location at 1000 N. Collier Blvd. in Heritage Square Shopping Mall.
For starters, a wonderful new executive chef Ettore Laccetti is now on board and has created a fantastic new menu to showcase the fresh pasta and classic sauces he prepares daily in Casa Mia's kitchen, said Maria Brock.
"We're very excited to be in our new and much larger location where we can offer our guests first class entertainment and food. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy the finest in gourmet cuisine featured in the new menu created by our new executive chef Ettore," said Maria, noting that the pasta is prepared from scratch daily with the freshest, quality ingredients just like everything else on the new menu.
Chef Ettore, a native of Abruzzi, Italy, is descended from his famous family of Abruzzi restaurateurs and learned his profession in the family trattoria's as a teenager until he moved to the New York area where he worked in several restaurants, among them Vivi's in North Jersey.
He is no stranger to fine dining and is equally well known Southwest Florida for working in and opening successful gourmet restaurants and then selling them, especially Marco Island's fine restaurant community where he opened DaVinci's and subsequently sold to the present owners.
He is equally esteemed as chef in Naples where he recently worked in Ristorante D'Angeli and Roman Bread Oven as well as owned top drawer restaurants such as Michelangelo's in downtown Naples before coming to Casa Mia Italian Steakhouse.
Most recently the chef and Emeril cooked together at the celebrity chef welcome dinner for the Naples Winter Wine Festival. Chef Ettore prepared one of his signature fresh pasta dishes, Gnocchi Tri Color, homemade potato dumplings with spinach, sundried tomatoes in a sensual, light creamy Gorgonzola sauce.
Incidentally, that's exactly as it's described in the fabulous menu that chef Ettore created for Casa Mia that Marco Islanders will be able to enjoy when they dine at the restaurant and savor the many kinds of antipasti, insalate, zuppe pasta, carne, pollo, pesce, pork, beef and hundred more delectable food items to numerous to mention, including a Little Tyke's Menu and Maria's famous dessert selections — you'll just have to come and see for yourself.
There's a lot more to look forward to at Casa Mia for the upcoming holiday season.
Wednesday and Saturday during season Johnny Fusco sings his heart out. Thursday and Friday Casa Mia's New York Reggie is back sporting new tunes and new hats.Marco Islanders are invited to fill up the new dance floor, check out the new large bar furnished with lots of tables to enjoy the entertainment, said Maria.
"On Monday, Dec. 19, the Opera Naples Carolers are coming to Casa Mia from 6 to 8 p.m. all dressed in Old English costumes to sing Christmas carols in the dining rooms. The show is free to the public as an appreciation holiday gift to our loyal patrons and new folks on the island," she said.
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The big buzz from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership at its 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held August 19 to 22 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, was the release of 7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don't. The project, based on methodology developed by Jim Collins, author of the books Built to Last and Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don't, was the result of "thousands of hours spent by volunteer leaders," said Susan Sarfati, CAE, president and CEO of The Center for Association Leadership, at a press conference during the meeting.
Sarfati also serves as executive vice president of ASAE and The Center. "ASAE was the first association to apply Jim Collins' research methodology to a nonprofit," she said, adding that the book outlining the results of the research had sold out at ASAE and the Center's bookstore within the first two days of the conference. "He called us chimps, because we are bright and inquisitive, and called our meetings chimposeums, which brought a lot of fun to the process," said Sarfati. The Radiological Society of North America, Oak Brook, Ill.; the American College of Cardiology, Bethesda, Md.; and the American Dental Association, Chicago, are cited in the book.
The seven measures of success that resulted from the project are:
Customer-service culture: Everything should be structured around assessing and fulfilling members' needs.
Alignment of products and services with an organization's mission.
Data-driven strategies.
Dialogue and engagement: Have a culture in which all staff equally share the responsibility to contribute and add value to the organization.
Visionary thinking: the CEO must be the broker of ideas and must help foster visionary thinking among staff members.
Organizational adaptability: The association must be able to shift gears quickly and learn from experience.
Alliance-building: It's important to be able to build alliances that relate to existing strategies — and to be willing to walk away when an alliance isn't producing good results for both partners.
Boston: A Good Fit
Officials from both ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership and the City of Boston appeared to be pleased with the turnout at the annual meeting. Attendance reached approximately 6,000 (final numbers were not available at press time), beating last year's 5,300 total attendance at ASAE and the Center's conference in Nashville, Tenn. Officials said it was the second-highest executive attendance in the history of the meeting, only a few hundred executives short of the record set at the 1995 annual meeting held in Washington, D.C.
To take advantage of the destination as a whole, ASAE and the Center planned numerous events, including the Club Energy after-hours party, an evening with the Blue Man Group, a fisherman's feast in Boston's North End, a Boston Irish and heritage brewery tour, a Boston Music Bash, a dine-around that coincided with Boston's Restaurant Week celebration, and a final evening concert by the Boston Pops at the Bank of America Pavilion.
The conference was not without its challenges, however. A tunnel problem with the Big Dig project caused some traffic snarls for those traveling to and from the airport, and the foiled terror plot against U.K. planes flying to U.S. cities that included Boston added some last-minute headaches for travelers. Neither problem is expected to continue long-term.
Attendees also complained about the time it took to travel from the hotels to the BCEC. While the association had 25 contracted hotels to accommodate attendees, Graham said that 90 percent stayed in just five of those hotels, including the new 793-room Westin Boston Waterfront that is attached to the BCEC. The 424-room InterContinental Boston Hotel is scheduled to open in November, and the 471-room Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel also is scheduled to open by fall 2007; several other hotels either have opened recently or will be added to the city's inventory in 2007.
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I have here (2) brand new 3GS iPhones. One I was able to jailbreak and unlock quickly with no problems at all.
The 2nd one seemed to be going ok but after jailbreaking it and updating cydia it began rebooting on it's own.
Now I have tried restoring in itunes many times and the problem persists.
The phone turns on but after 10-20 sec. it reboots to the apple logo and so on.
I posted a short video on youtube to show what I mean here:
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Flip This House 2010 is a non-partisan campaign to re-instill real values in our national politics. This isn't about Democrats or Republicans.... it's about grassroots, tea-party, freedom-loving Americans uniting behind a common goal of turning the current statist political machine on its head.
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As a patriotic American citizen, I am fed up with Big Government Statism that has dominated American political life for many years and has found a new level of prominence under President Barack Obama. It's time to turn the current statist political establishment on its head. That's why I am joining the "Flip This House 2010" effort. I put the principles of the Constitution first and will only support candidates for public office who reject Big Government Statism.


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Try replacing the washer in it and inspect the seat while you have it apart.
Have an outdoor spigot that for the past 2 years I have not been able to shut the water off to completely. The spigot itself shuts the water off completely but the shutoff inside the house will not. No matter how hard I crank on the shut off, the water from the spigot will still not shut completely off. ANy ideas? Is it time to replace the shut off?
My shut off is a stop and waste valve almost like the one below.
Try replacing the washer in it and inspect the seat while you have it apart.
I don't mess around with repairing old valves anymore. There are very few applications where installing a good quality 1/4 turn ball valve is not the right thing to do.
This would be one of them unless the 1/4 turn valve has a "drain port", which few do. All this one needs is a new rubber washer.
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If your shutoff is a stop valve the seat washer may be cracked/damaged. Happened to me. Could not get it to shutoff. Came to find out is was a damaged seat washer. I ended up cutting it out and soldering in a ball valve. Then I took the old apart to disect.
Most people would take it apart FIRST, in which case they would have seen the bad washer and replaced it. Job done, and they still had the "cap" to drain the water out so the faucet did not freeze and break.
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I'm done replacing washers. I think all the replacement washers are coming from overseas, as I can't find any decent ones anymore.
HJ, I don't have any problems getting 1/4 turn ball valves with drain ports.


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UN climate talks 2011: video
Friends of the Earth International joined a crowd of 10,000 people on the streets of Durban to call on climate negotiators to listen to the voice of the people at the UN climate talks.
Director of Friends of the Earth South Africa, Bobby Peek, explains why many South African civil society organisations are calling these climate talks in Durban the "conference of the polluters"
The 'we have faith' rally took place in the Kings Stadium, Durban. The event was hosted by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and a number of South African faith leaders and musicians. FoEI Chair Nnimmo Bassey also addressed the crowd and warned them that Africa will be cooked if countries are allowed to pledge and do as they please in the negotiations.
UN climate talks 2011: will they listen?
The climate talks have begun but the negotiators seem to be sticking to last year's script. An impromptu assembly outside could teach them a thing or two.
A group of people discus what climate justice means to them at the Conference of People General Assembly. As delegates streamed into Durban's International Conference centre for day one of the UN climate talks, another assembly was getting underway on a small patch of grass over the road.
The 'Conference of People General Assembly', also known as Occupy COP17, got together to start a conversation of their own on climate change.
Addressing the assembly was Pablo Solon, Bolivia's former chief climate change negotiator, who gave his view of the official talks and stressed the importance of people's gatherings like this one.
"The issues being negotiated are the future of human life…The Cancun agreement will cook the world. Temperatures will increase by four degrees and in Africa they will increase by eight degrees"
"Negotiators will not change if there is no social pressure. The future of the world begins here."
With those words in mind, the assembly split into small groups to talk. Their first task: to discuss the meaning of climate justice.
the state of the talks
Inside the conference centre, at Friends of the Earth International's first press conference, our chair Nnimmo Bassey echoed the views of Solon and quoted Archbishop Desmond Tutu whom he spoke with at a rally the day before:
"Those who think they would survive when climate change gets to the tipping point and becomes uncontrollable are fools."
He stressed the fact that Africa is suffering the most - alongside small island states - from the impacts of climate change:
"We are not speaking of what will happen in 5 years or ten years we are talking about what is going on right now.. We are speaking about droughts, we are talking about climate environmental refugees already in the continent. We are talking about floods, we are talking about crop failures, desertification, mudslides" he said.
Nnimmo also reminded the audience that Africa is, by no means, the only continent suffering the consequences of extreme weather though. In the past year alone countries in Asia and Latin America have suffered from terrible flooding.
Lucia Ortiz, Bobby Peek, Nnimmo Bassey and Meena Raman speak at FoEI's first press conference of the climate talks. . Meena Raman from FoE Malaysia talked about the state of the talks and the entrenched positions of many developed countries.
"Rather than strengthen the emissions targets and cut out the loopholes to galvanise real action on climate emissions, the US, Japan, Canada and others are pushing to scrap the agreed, legally-binding framework to cut emissions and replace it with a voluntary 'pledge and review' approach. This approach would put the world squarely on track to catastrophic global warming" she said.
Finally Lucia Ortiz from Friends of the Earth Brazil talked about the conflict and insecurities communities are facing in her country as flawed schemes to offset carbon emissions, such as REDD are persued.
In closing, Bobby Peek from FoE South Africa confirmed his belief that conference delegates are already feeling the pressure from the civil society voices on the outside demanding climate justice.
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How to Choose a Burglar-Proof Deadbolt Lock Burglar-Proof Deadbolt While installing a deadbolt lock can be a great way to help increase the security of your home, not all deadbolts are created equally. Inferior design, low-quality materials and other defects can directly affect the effectiveness of deadbolts. Considering the many options that are available, choosing the right type of lock for your home can seem like an intimidating task. However, with the right information, it is possible to greatly improve your chances of purchasing a high-quality lock. Lock-Picking Vulnerability Though picking a deadbolt lock can be time-consuming, there are many skilled burglars that have this skill. In order to help prevent your lock from being picked, it's best if you choose one with a lockdown-security cylinder. High-security locks often have special pins, which can not be picked with standard lockpicking tools.
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Companies all over the world are either deep into their digital strategies and social media executions, or are at least starting to test the waters to see what all the fuss is about.
While both of these approaches are necessary and commendable to varying degrees, the problem lies in the fact that you need to recognize the landscape changes often and those who adapt succeed.
Social media is a world where nothing is static and you need to predict the future of the technology, industry and what your competitors are doing to stay relevant and receive that much needed return on investment.
If you're a digital marketer, try thinking about where social media was two or three years ago. Did you know about Pinterest or Vine, and they would burst onto the scene as another digital marketing tactic?
Did you anticipate the changes Google would implement putting even more emphasis on social media? It's okay if the answer is no, but going forward there's real value in knowing what is coming around the bend.
It's a medium constantly in flux. Organizations who were part of the first wave of Vine enthusiasts were rewarded. The onus is on you to be the first to jump on the next wave.
Remember you also need to predict what will drop in popularity going forward. Will Pinterest lose some of its steam or perhaps Google+ becomes the most popular social network in North America?
Strategically, you can't surround yourself with psychics and fortune tellers. Instead, you have to monitor the industry and get your feet wet in different networks and technologies. Standing on the sidelines will not suffice.
Ask yourself this, the organizations that were the first to succeed on a new network that is grossly popular today…what drove them there first?
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Pork rinds are actually good for a diet. Most dietitians and weight loss drs will tell you to eat some with your meal. You can also just do veggies like crazy. Make sure they are washed properly though. You burn more calories eating celery than there are in celery. Fruit is ok but keep it limited to. Look into the paleo diet.
If you are trying to lose weight you should probably stop thinking of food as 'good for you' and 'bad for you'.
Food that is bad is just food that pushes you over your calorie limit. Traditional 'good' foods can do this to you if you eat it in excess. Consider how much sugar there is in fruit.
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The Cocktail Hour
A.R. Gurney's poignant dramatic comedy about family and the power of love.
When: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, 7 p.m.
Where: Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, 1800 Refugio Rd., Goleta
Cost: $37 - $45
Age limit: Not available
Categories: Theater
Starring: Leesa Beck, Matt Cooper, Don Margolin and Kathy Marden
September 18th-October 31st
Recriminations and revelations both funny and poignant reveal themselves during the traditional cocktail hour in this dramatic comedy about family and the power of love.
Dinner and theatre are Friday and Saturday evenings, with dinner at 7:00 pm and the show at 8:00 pm. Sunday begins at 1:00 pm for lunch and 2:00 pm for the show. General admission tickets are $45.00 per person for dinner and the theatre. Senior rates are $37.00 per person for dinner and the show on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.
Phone: 805-967-1962
Event posted Sept. 23, 2010
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Mon. - Sat. 11:30am - 2:30pm;Sun. CLOSED
Neighborhoods: Shockoe Slip
horrible experince – me and my boyfriend went there this past Valentine's day. We had reservations at 9:30 and we got there around 915 didn't get seated until 10:00. We saw it was packed, we went right over to the hostess stand to let them know we had reservations. the hostess didn't even ask us what time we had made them for and just put us on a list. we sat down and saw that some couple were walking right in and getting seated right away. We finally got seated. There was a girl training for her first night on the floor she was the nicest person we talked to while there. she greeted us and gave us some water then we waited for 15 mins and some guy walks up to us and ask are we ready? I was kinda confused what were we ready for? he didn't even say hello. so we said no then about 10 more mins a lady walks by and asks us did someone tell us the specials yet i said no, no one has even greeted us yet. she rudely tried to blame how busy they are and gets us our drinks and tells us the specials my boyfriend was interested in one of the specials. Well the lady failed to mention the prices so he goes to ask and all she says is " it starts out at $26.50 and goes up" doesn't explain which special is what price. we had to ask for more bread.. then ask for more olive oil to dip the bread in; only got checked on once.. i have had better food at olive garden. i wasn't impressed with the food. We sat there forever while my boyfriends plate was completely clean because he was finished. I finally ask a guy can i have a box he rudely says yeah hold on a second as he puts a table cloth down at the table besides us.. When we finally got the check my boyfriend gave the lady like a dollar more than what the ticket said but DID not say keep the change so when the lady comes back she didn't even look at us and as she walked away she said have a good night. horrible service we will not be going back.
Worst Experience – I drove an hour and a half to eat at La Grotta as a treat for one of my friends and it was the worst experience I've ever had. The service was horrible. We waited at least 10 minutes for our server to greet us. My friend ordered the duck ravioli and it was horrible. I asked to send it back, got a very dirty look from my server as he said "Okay..." in a sarcastic tone. I was not rude in any way as I told him about our food. After that, he did not come back to our table once to check on us. I had to flag him down and when I did, he stuck his finger in my face and said "Can you hold on a second?" He did not come back for another 15 minutes. We were going to order dessert but were do frustrated and disappointed that we just left. I hope others will have a better experience but I personally would not recommend this to anyone.
Best spot for a romantic meal – I went here with my husband for our anniversary dinner this year. The atmosphere was amazing. Dim lights, beautiful decor. I wasnt all that happy with the tables being so close together but it turned out to be a non issue. It was a busy night but yet it was still calm and relaxing and not too loud. The service was fast and friendly and very inviting. Our waiter was awesome and made some great suggestions. The food was AMAZING! Best italian food I have ever had! The presentation was gorgeous! Right down to the homemade potato chip and beautiful flower. The wine was perfect also. It was a pricey meal but well worth it! It wasnt bad for a fancy restaurant. Best night out ever!
THE best in town--rates with the best anywhere in the world – The finest Italian food anywhere. Dinner can run to $100 for two, depending. Ah, but here, it's worth, and consider how much cheaper than a trip to Italy--or even New York City. The dishes are the most stably creative, the chef and kitchen are dependably good. Aside from back when Steve's, out in Goochland, was making magnificent wonders such as a goose ravioli, with the eggplant ravioli pasta this gorgeous lavendar color, the flavor and texture of the entire creation just exquisite, I have never encountered any Italian food, regardless of region, that has made such magnificently spot-on creations as well as reaching perfection with the traditional dishes. By the way, it's entirely possible to still get the best Northern Italian food anywhere--ANYwhere--for less than $100 for two. Service is superb. They've now got a different maitre d' than the one I knew, who was THE best, and ran his ship precisely the way it should be run--gracious service that's attentive but not hovering, which was not only the best in town under him, but anywhere I've ever eaten --no matter how high-priced the restaurant. That said, I'm sure they've maintained their high standards with whoever is there today. This is THE place to dine in town. There is simply none better. (Oh, and the tiramisu is to die for--do get it, even if you're too full. Just take it home for later, and you'll be thankful all over again.) This is where to go for a truly fine dining experience, first for the food, but as well as for excellent service, which only enhances it. Those of us who can cook this way at home, but have always avoided going out because it seemed pointless to pay for less than perfection--which would inevitably be served with disregard (or even disdain)--have a reliable refuge that is an oasis that offers the ultimate in hospitality.
Great spot in Shockoe Slip – Among all the nearby restaurants, La Grotta really is a gem of a find!
Great for large parties (they have a large semi private wine cellar with seating that makes for an excellent choice), romantic dinners for two, and casual dining anytime. The food has always been good. From their salads to their desserts. I have eaten at this restaurant at least a dozen times, and have never been disappointed. I usually start with their asparagus with parmesan cheese as an appetizer, then try any of the salads, usually choose whatever they are serving as a special for dinner and close it out with their berries and cream dessert...light and delicious!
Wonderful italian desserts - and great dinners too. – La Grotta's downstairs location gives it a cosy and comfortable atmosphere. The wine cellar tucked off to the side looks like a romantic place to dine - we were seated in the main dining room which is a little bright for a romantic feel, but very comfortable. The service was prompt and friendly. We started with an appetizer of calamari, the lightly fried rings were tender, and enough that the three of us just got a taste. Our dinners were great. My husband had the soft shell crabs special, which was wonderful - the biggest softshells I've ever seen, and fried perfectly. I had dinner envy, but can't complain -my shrimp and polenta was rich, with amazing shrimp. My only complaint - the artichoke served in the sauce was a little crunchy - being undercooked it didn't have much of an artichoke flavor. Our companion's steak was perfect - he was used to not having steaks correctly cooked to his taste and was very pleased with the presentation. We splurged for the tiramisu and the gelato - both were incredible - I'm not sure which I'd recommend more. We didn't lick the plates, but I'm not sure the server believed us. We'll put this on our list of recommends -and we'll need to go back - we had Italian and none of us had pasta!
Italian done right – La Grotta reminded my wife and I of a wonderful meal we recently had in Florence. A great experiance!
better than olive garden – La Grotta is a very high quality italian restaurant
with a wonderful wine selection and very
delicous food entre's. I think it's for the daring. If you
like Mc Donalds than I would recomend olive garden.
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I like quasi, not-quite-real sports. Let's get that out of the way right now.
In our history, there have been athletes who have crossed over into celebrity, and sometimes even superhero, status. Babe Ruth was probably the first, but guys like Joe Namath, Michael Jordan, and, today, Tiger Woods (though, let's be honest, golf is a game, not a sport) have become part of the American pantheon of cultural heroes.
But they're not who I'm talking about.
I'm talking about the folks who are, by definition, sort of, but not really, but kinda, superheroes.
I've been a pro wrestling fan since I was nine. If you've read The Mighty TOWBAH for a while, you might remember that. What you don't know, what I'm not sure I want anyone to know, is in my time I've also loved other sorta-sports like the mid-80s roller derby update Roller Games (and its early aughts cousin, RollerJam) and, yes, the original American Gladiators.
I've also always had a fascination with daredevils and fitness heroes. The first of these was man-turned-brand Charles Atlas, whose 97lb. weakling got sand kicked in his face on the backs of comic books for decades. The man born Angelo Siciliano died in in 1972 at the age of 80, but the company that bears his name continues, under different ownership, to this day.
Most of my fellow geeks might cite Arnold Schwarzenegger or Lou Ferrigno, but my favorite fitness hero has always been Jack LaLanne. Seriously, have you ever done some research on this guy? He's performed some amazing things physically, and his philosophies on health, fitness, and longevity are sublime in their simplicity. And, as Jack is 93 and still literally going strong, they're apparently quite useful. I would not be at all surprised to learn Jack has been a secret super agent for the U.S.A. against everyone from the Nazis to al-Quaeda over the last century. He's that awesome.
Speaking of awesome, Evel Knievel passed away recently; he was another of my favorite pseudo-sports culture heroes, especially when I was little in the late 70s. Evel was exactly what happens when you simply don't believe you can't do it. I think he'll always be worth remembering for that, if nothing else.
We don't really have people like Evel or Jack LaLanne in the culture anymore. Today, it's all about image and celebrity, usually by media coronation if not outright self-declaration. There isn't a premium placed on doing anymore. You don't have to be famous for a reason, you just have to be famous.
But I digress. Back to bombastic almost-sports.
American Gladiators is back and I love it! It started as a guilty pleasure, where I imagine it stays for most people, but I've come to really love the show. It's faster, slicker, more intense, and just more fun than the original (especially in HD) and I can't get enough. I especially like the producers' efforts to allow the Gladiators individual personalities, rather than just names.
Also, some of the female Gladiators are something to look at this time around rather than just something to fear and feel sort of feminine by comparison to. For example, look at Crush up there, she's adorable AND she'll bash your head in with a giant Q-Tip. It gets no better.
Then there's Captain America and Sabretoo…er, I mean Titan and Wolf. I don't know about you, but I'd love to see these guys go at it on the big screen over the fate of the world. Even better, how about a movie where only the combined might of the Gladiators can save us from certain destruction at the hands of an asteroid? Or Xenu? Or an even bigger Q-Tip?
A movie is a long-shot, I know that. But that's not even what I really want. As an action figure geek of the first order, I want American Gladiator toys. And I know who I want them from.
One of the hosts of the new American Gladiators is WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Original Gladiators host Mike Adamle just started work on WWE Raw. These are but little omens indicating what we all know has to happen. Jakks Pacific, who provide ravenous collectors with a new set of WWE action figures every month, MUST acquire the American Gladiators license and make me some figures in the Deluxe Aggression format, starting with the three bundles of awesome pictured above.
Want attract more kids to the line? Simple, make figures in the new Build 'N Brawl scale too and pack them with parts to assemble one of the show's event with each series. There. Done.
They may not be the inspiration Jack LaLanne is, or routinely need to be extinguished like Evel did, but the new American Gladiators are a powerful, shiny team of super (sorta) sports heroes equally at home in the arena stomping lowly Contender spleen or on display in your office.
What could be more action-figure friendly than that?
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I have to agree the new AG Rocks. I was chomping at the bit when they announced a new version of the show and it does not disappoint. My only complaint is Hit and Run, they should change that game to something else, but that's minor.
And for some reason I expect Wolf to jump over to WWE programming at some point. He's goto charisma and a prowrestling background so…
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Wonder Bale pinches it
It's easy to get fanciful on a night such as this but, from any point of view, you'd have to think that this match would have produced a smile -- rueful or not -- on the face of Bobby Moore had he been able to see it.
A game from the old days -- all that was missing was the February mud -- full of attacking football, good saves, end-to-end movement, a couple of wonder performances from West Ham's Jussi Jaaskelainen and Tottenham's Gareth Bale, the latter a player with the type of skills that would have had him labelled as a 'genius' back in the '60's and '70's. It will be interesting to see how the Cardiff-born player will be viewed in 20 years' time if he keeps up this form -- and a match that will surely rate as one of the best of the season.
A 3-2 defeat for West Ham after they were leading 2-1 an hour into the match -- plus having a glorious chance to go further ahead -- is the type of story that has echoed around Upton Park for decades. However, famously for a side that Moore was often critical of during his playing days -- often complaining to Ron Greenwood about the Hammers' lack of fight and tenacity -- St Bob would have approved of the effort and skill put into this game against his old club's fiercest rivals. West Ham were eventually only outdone by the brilliance of one man -- and you can rest assured the England legend would have heartily approved of Bale.
- Bale blast lifts Tottenham
Jussi Jaaskelainen must surely have been thinking a large bottle of champagne from the sponsors was on his way, as the Finnish goalkeeper made save after save to deny Spurs, but the keeper could do nothing to stop Bale's staggering 90th minute strike. It was a cruel blow for West Ham, but they can take much comfort from this performance and if they play like this for the rest of the campaign, it should ensure that they pick up the points required to avoid the relegation melee.
The tone for the game was set early on. Pressuring from the kickoff, the home side looked bright, but it was Spurs who went ahead after 13 minutes with the type of strike that makes you wonder how games end up goalless. There looked little danger when Bale picked the ball up just outside the 'D' and drifted to the left of the goal, West Ham defenders were around him and there seemed no discernible space, but the Tottenham man stepped forward and, from the edge of the area, hit a controlled ball wide of Jaaskelainen, the keeper finding himself scrabbling unceremoniously across goal as the ball rolled across him and into the corner. It looked too easy.
It later took slow-motion replays to show that the West Ham defence stood off of Bale, allowing him the important space, but the dilemma was that if they moved closer, the Welsh forward could have then skipped round them. It's the type of thing a class player brings to the game.
The Hammers looked rocky for a spell after, but gradually reasserted themselves -- Joe Cole and Matthew Jarvis finding plenty of space to whip the ball in from the wings -- and were back level on 26 minutes when ex-Hammer and crowd favourite Scott Parker took out Andy Carroll as another cross caused panic in the Spurs area.
With first-choice penalty taker, Mark Noble, out with injury, it was Carroll himself who picked himself up and smashed the ball home.
In the 35th minute, captain Kevin Nolan, who had seemingly picked up a knock in a tussle with Parker early on, was replaced by Matthew Taylor. It was later revealed that Nolan had in fact injured his toe in a tackle against Mousa Dembele; a tackle that Sam Allardyce was none too pleased about. Although this would normally be seen as a blow for the Hammers, the introduction of Taylor tightened up the midfield area and made it more difficult for Spurs to get behind the home defence.
It remained 1-1 till halftime despite chances at both ends including a fine save by Jaaskelainen from Steven Caulker who was to be foiled three times during the evening, each time powering in headers that the West Ham keeper was able to stop.
On 56 minutes, excellent work by Parker found Gylfi Sigurdsson -- who had come on moments earlier for Lewis Holtby -- his long shot skipped over Jaaskelainen's hand and onto the post, the ball bouncing out to Emmanuel Adebayor who looked certain to score before the Hammers' Finnish keeper stopped him superbly.
With the noise levels raised in encouragement for the save, West Ham promptly went to the other end and scored. A high ball from Joey O'Neil found Cole in space, the only homegrown player in the ranks turned superbly and hit a left-footed shot into the bottom corner as Upton Park went wild.
Caulker was again denied by Jaaskelainen – by this point turning in a supposed Man of the Match performance -- who made another wonder save after a free header from a corner. Seconds later, the Finnish keeper tipped over a Bale shot from outside the area
West Ham missed a glorious chance to put the game out of reach on 74 minutes when Matthew Taylor was superbly played in by Cole for a one-on-one, only to see Lloris save -- actually with his face -- as Taylor tried to get the ball round the Spurs keeper. Then, in a mirror of the 'save/other end to score' scenario seen earlier, Spurs were level.
Emanuel Pogatetz, who came on earlier for Guy Demel who was having a good game, didn't look comfortable in his first look at Bale and fouled the Spurs man. Bale's resulting free kick from wide ended up in some pinball in the six-yard box before Sigurdsson hit the loose ball home amid carnage in the area. It could really have gone anywhere and Joey O'Brien in particular was unlucky to see his good headed clearance hit his own teammate to set up the goal. Later slow motion replays showed a possible two penalties, a couple of fouls and more air shots than you would normally see in a season.
Spurs now mounted extreme pressure and West Ham were pushed back, Jaaskelainen making another instinctive save from Aaron Lennon and then made an even better stop seconds later from a point-blank Adebayor header. It was now becoming the Jussi Show as the Hammers stopper threw himself in front of everything even allowing a couple of half-chances at the other end as Cole and Carroll went close.
However, there was nothing anyone could do about Bale's staggering winning goal. Skipping past O'Neil in midfield, getting fouled, getting up and -- with the West Ham defence perfectly placed to allow the shot from distance -- simply blasting in from way outside the area to cruelly steal the game from the home side.
It's always hard for any fan to feel the enjoyment of the opposing supporters but this must have been a delicious moment to celebrate as it opens up the Champions League places for Tottenham and came at a time when Spurs must have thought a point was all they would be taking away from the game.
Allardyce was understandably at a loss at the end of the match, describing Bale's goal and performance as a 'worldy' and it's hard to disagree with his assessment that there was little more his side could have done on the evening. Unfortunately, this heaps more pressure on the under-fire manager and Allardyce must be ruing coming across a player who is looking every inch a burgeoning world-class talent.


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Together for Health
Communities across Oregon share a common desire to have access to the best available health care and health education. At OHSU medical professionals, teachers and researchers help meet the need by:
- providing care to the underserved.
- using the education process to extend the reach of health care.
- engaging in research vital to public and community health issues.
- ensuring access to the latest in medical advances.
- connecting with other providers so patients are cared for close to home.
OHSU extends its three primary missions — teaching, healing and discovery — to the entire 96,000 square miles of Oregon and beyond.
- Community health programs
- Community benefit reporting
- Investing in today's youth and tomorrow's health care leaders
- Clinical outreach partners
- A partner for workers across the state
- Area Health Education Centers
- Office of Rural Health
Community health programs
The university's community health care programs reach out to vulnerable groups in urban areas as well as underserved rural communities throughout the state. These programs span OHSU's missions and provide a breadth of services that no other entity in the state can match. A sampling of activities includes:
- Work to increase the number of primary care practitioners serving vulnerable populations in the inner city and in rural communities to improve access to health care services and information statewide.
- A focus on strengthening the diversity of the state's health care workforce.
- Support and expertise to health care providers, researchers and students throughout Oregon.
- Partnering with teachers around the state to help children better understand science.
- Programs that serve as a pipeline for secondary school students to explore careers in health and science.
- Science education opportunities for elementary school students through college age.
- A 24-hour regional poison emergency information and resource center —the Oregon Poison Center — that fielded more than 42,000 calls in 2012, saving lives and helping to prevent unnecessary trips to the hospital.
- Help for rural communities to recruit and retain primary care providers and administer several tax credit programs that help keep rural health care systems viable through the Office of Rural Health.
- The Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network, a statewide clinical research network, extends medical research opportunities to rural communities. Recently named a Center of Excellence by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, network members include 158 clinicians at 46 practices across Oregon, providing care to more than 235,000 patients.
- The Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs, which helps build the capacity of families, providers and communities caring for children with special needs through training programs, multidisciplinary clinics, public health agencies and community planning activities.
Other programs offered by OHSU include: Traveling pediatric subspecialty clinics, workforce "pipeline" programs to develop the health care leaders of tomorrow, information resources for providers, including a physician consult service and access to OHSU library materials online, and information resources for members of the public, including expertise on poisons and chemicals in the workplace and environment.
Community benefit reporting
Oregon's Community Benefit Reporting Program requires health care institutions to report annually on the activities they provide to the community that generate costs that exceed their income.
As the state's only academic health center, OHSU's mission includes a number of activities and programs that no other hospital can offer: educating the next generation of health care providers, discovering new cures, providing care for the most vulnerable and difficult cases, and statewide outreach that touches all 36 Oregon counties. OHSU's case mix index — a measure of the complexity of care provided — is the highest in Oregon, and OHSU provides a number of advanced medical services not available anywhere else in the state.
Other community benefits include charity care (also known as uncompensated care), government sponsored health care programs (Medicare and Medicaid as well as other public services that offer lower rates of reimbursement than commercially insured patients) and other services provided for the benefit of the community, such as health professions education, research and community health improvement services.
Investing in today's youth and tomorrow's health care leaders
Clinical outreach partners
Through a network of partnerships, OHSU is enhancing community-based care, serving Oregon's most vulnerable citizens, increasing access to health care education and bringing groundbreaking health research to rural communities. OHSU's partnerships are numerous and it would be difficult to describe each in detail here. The following are a few examples:
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and Pacific Oncology joined forces to provide high-quality community based care in Beaverton, Gresham, Tualatin, Newberg and Portland.
OHSU's Transplantation Medicine Program travels to Bend, Boise, Idaho, Eugene, Medford, Walla Walla and The Dalles to provide pre-transplant education and post-operation care to renal transplant patients. They partner with local physicians to coordinate clinic space for post-op visits and follow-up care with primary care physicians.
An OHSU collaboration with Coos Bay brings the town's only radiation cancer specialist to OHSU for one week every quarter to practice at OHSU, while an OHSU radiation oncologist stays in Coos Bay to attend to patients there. The exchange provides an opportunity for the Coos Bay specialist to participate in the academic medicine environment in Portland. And, OHSU's radiation oncologists pick up new insights in Coos Bay to pass along to their students, who are encouraged to consider practicing in rural communities.
Through partnerships with programs serving low income, uninsured and underinsured Oregonians, the Casey Eye Institute Outreach Van offers free vision screenings on site at an expanding network of community outreach locations. Participants are examined at no cost and community groups assist with follow up for individuals in need of help with purchasing glasses or access to continued medical support.
The Northwest Marrow Transplant Program is a collaboration between OHSU and Legacy Health System. The program offers every available blood and marrow transplantation procedure from around the region to patients who need a bone marrow transplant.
The OHSU Telemedicine Network provides cutting-edge videoconferencing technology to rural communities across the state. OHSU and Doernbecher Children's Hospital medical specialists can instantly provide critical consults and see exactly what physicians in emergency rooms throughout the state are seeing. In 2012, there were 14 sites included in the network. Consults are provided for pediatric intensive care, stroke, trauma and psychiatric needs.
Cancer patients in Marion and Polk counties are more likely to be treated close to home and have access to cutting-edge clinical trials near their community, due to the partnership between Salem Cancer Institute and OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. The collaboration is one of many efforts to provide added access to care with existing or expanded services closer to where patients live.
The partnership allows both providers to share expertise and resources, while avoiding duplicative services.
A partner for workers across the state
The Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology is dedicated to health and safety in the workforce. Through basic and applied research, outreach and education, CROET works to prevent illness and injury in partnership with labor, industry, government and the community.
The Toxicology Information Center is an invaluable resource on occupational and environmental safety, and CROETweb provides up-to-date safety and health information by industry sector. CROET also conducts workplace interventions and develops prevention programs to address safety issues, and provides education and information to Oregon's workforce. A sampling of interventions includes:
The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program, which is designed to prevent occupational fatalities through surveillance, targeted investigation, assessment and outreach that are associated with traumatic work-related deaths in Oregon. It focuses on surveillance of occupational fatalities in Oregon and the development of prevention programs to arrest workplace trends leading to fatalities.
Safety and Health Interventions for Lone Workers is focused on safety and health interventions for lone workers, and on behavioral self-management methods to understand how organizations can best protect and promote health amongst workers who are physically isolated from their peers.
Area Health Education Centers
The AHEC program consists of five regional centers covering the state, each of which provides education and training for current and future health care professionals, and encourages health care practice in rural and underserved areas. Through AHEC programs, OHSU students and residents participate in clerkships, partnering with community physicians throughout the state. This exchange fills a provider shortage and spurs interest in rural health among young professionals.
Through job shadowing, science clubs and other career exploration activities, youths in Oregon have an opportunity to be mentored by professionals and develop strategies for following a health care career path. Various programs are offered at AHEC Centers around the state.
Office of Rural Health
OHSU's Office of Rural Health helps rural health care systems get established and remain viable. The office works directly with Oregon's rural communities on community development, strategic planning, hospital board training and leadership development. The office has been designated by the federal government to carry out a program designed to help ensure the financial viability of small rural hospitals. It also is responsible for administering several programs to improve health care for rural Oregonians.
Functions of the office include:
- Leadership and participation in federal and state groups
- Representation of rural interests to Congress and Legislature
- Advocacy with federal and state agencies
- Coordination with other agencies and organization, including collaborative policy development
- Serve as an information clearinghouse to provide rural health information to health care providers, elected officials and government agencies, educators and members of the public
- Providing recruitment and retention services to help rural communities recruit and retain primary care providers