text:
Villa Sara
Nerja, Costa del Sol, Spain (Mainland)
Villa Sara: Map
Loading Map Data...
Villa Sara Introduction
Just a short drive from Nerja and its beach, this peaceful rural villa promises the best of both worlds - a quiet holiday surrounded by picturesque country views combined with proximity to all the amenities of a charming resort.
Boasting a typically Andalucian exterior, the two-storey property is traditional in design and comprises one-storey accommodation over the ground floor since the basement is used for storage by the owners. The interiors are spacious and very comfortably furnished in quintessentially Spanish style with cool terracotta tiles, natural wood windows and solid wood furniture a constant feature. The open-plan living area is set around a homely corner fireplace and offers plentiful space for dining and relaxing indoors, whilst the well-equipped kitchen has a dishwasher and everything needed to make your holiday as restful as possible. Both bedrooms also have their own ensuites, making the Sara ideal for two couples or groups of friends.
The exterior oozes wow factor, with a huge poolside terrace commanding inspiring views over the surrounding hills and towards the coast. A perfect place for whiling away time in the sun, the terrace also has a delightful pergola-shaded section and covered barbecue area, so you can prepare delicious alfresco meals within sight of the pool and the views.
- Self Catering
Villa Sara Facilities
• 1 double bedroom with ensuite bathroom • 1 twin bedroom with ensuite shower room • Cot (charge, payable locally) • Private swimming pool: 8 x 5 metres • Satellite TV (limited English channels) • DVD player • WiFi access • Washing machine • Dishwasher • Microwave • Air-conditioning in the lounge and bedrooms • Barbecue
• Beach: 4.3 kms • Resort: 3.3 kms • Supermarket: 3.3 kms • Bar/restaurant: 3.3 kms • Car Hire Essential
Hotel and Holiday Extras
National Express
At Cosmos we want to make your holiday travel arrangements as easy and hassle free as possible, so that you can concentrate on relaxing and enjoying yourself. That's why we've joined with National Express to offer you convenient, comfortable coach services to and from your UK departure airport. There are no less than 1200 pick-up and drop-off points across the UK to choose from. For more information on departure points, suitability and timings call National Express on 0121 423 8455 or http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk.
Villa Sara
Make the most of your holiday – hire a car
- lowest prices when you pre-book online
- quality & service guaranteed with our car rental partners
- great range of cars to choose from, from budget to luxury
- insurance included
- child seats available


text:
There might be some karma in play for Cameron Tringale this week. Read More
Golf Central Blog
Tony Gil of Canada made the first hole-in-one in Olympic history earlier this week in China. Read More
Two-time defending champion Lydia Ko has another shot at the No. 1 ranking at this week's Canadian Pacific Women's Open. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 4:58 PM ET
A total of 25 PGA Tour cards for the 2014-15 season will be guaranteed for the top finishers on the season-long Web.com Tour money list after this week's WinCo Foods Portland Open. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 4:05 PM ET
Adam Scott is putting a new driver into play this week – and he has Rory McIlroy to thank for the inspiration. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 3:40 PM ET
SMU junior Bryson Dechambeau, Texas sophomore Beau Hossler and Virginia senior Denny McCarthy will represent the United States at the Sept. 10-13 World Amateur Team Championship in Japan. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 3:25 PM ET
Steve Williams has previously stated that he'd like to retire – or at least semi-retire – going into next year, but the details have yet to be ironed out. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 3:13 PM ET
Following captain Tom Watson's Ice Bucket Challenge, the U.S. Ryder Cup team responded Wednesday at the Barclays by lining up and donating to the cause themselves. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 2:52 PM ET
Another day, another Rory McIlroy interview session with the media and, yes, another round of questions asking him to compare and contrast himself with Tiger Woods. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 2:32 PM ET
Even though it's only part of a rotation of host courses for the annual Barclays event, Ridgewood Country Club is drawing high praise from some of the game's best players in the days leading up to this week's tournament. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 1:51 PM ET
Jim Furyk knows it's going to be extra loud at the Ryder Cup this year. Read More
Aug 20, 2014 10:07 AM ET
It's no secret that this hasn't been a typical Phil Mickelson season. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 4:48 PM ET
Former Solheim Cup player and Big Break alumn Kristy McPherson sits down to discuss her career, her battle with arthritis and her Big Break memories in For the Record. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 2:39 PM ET
The PGA Tour has a longstanding policy which states that officials won't comment on punitive measures toward players. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 2:30 PM ET
Two weeks removed from a tumultuous PGA Championship, Bubba Watson admitted he made some mistakes. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 1:53 PM ET
As it turns out, Matt Kuchar has a failed search for a Slip 'N Slide to blame for the back injury that kept him out of the PGA Championship two weeks ago. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 11:11 AM ET
The Tiger Woods-Rory McIlroy buddy tour is on the rise, while Brittany Lincicome and her nerves take a tumble. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 11:01 AM ET
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, doing the Ice Bucket Challenge -- together. Watch the video here. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 9:40 AM ET
A field of 40 former "Big Break" competitors who will go head-to-head in full tournament conditions for the first time this fall at the inaugural Big Break Invitational Reynolds Plantation. Read More
Aug 19, 2014 9:24 AM ET
Despite reports to the contrary, Rory McIlroy insists that his recent string of victories is not "directly related" to his decision in May to break off his engagement with Caroline Wozniacki. Read More
NBC Sports Talk

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Mobile site
- E-Newsletters
- News feed
- Find us on Twitter
All the latest news and views from the Knutsford Guardian
- Find us on Facebook
Knutsford Guardian
Like us on Facebook
O'Grady splashes out to save dog (From Knutsford Guardian)
Send us news by text, start your message Knutsford News and your send photos and videos to 80360
National Entertainment News RSS Feed
O'Grady splashes out to save dog
1:15pm Monday 17th March 2014 in National Entertainment News © Press Association 2014
Paul O'Grady has revealed he would pay any price to save his pet pooch from cancer.
The chat show host told The Sun he has already spent £8,000 on treatment after Cairn Terrier Olga was diagnosed and said no price is too high to keep his beloved dog alive.
Olga was diagnosed with cancer in November and given just 18 months to live. The news came just four years after his beloved dog Buster died of the same disease. Paul refused to listen to vets' advise to have Olga put down and is investing in an intensive course of chemotherapy.
Paul, who has had two heart attacks and 12 stent operations to keep his blood flowing, revealed: "She has had her kidney out and is now on chemo.
"Her operation cost twice as much as it did to give me a stent - it was £8,000.
"But I don't care what it costs as I would sell my house to pay for it."
And Paul, 58, revealed it had been well worth it as Olga - who has been appearing on his show since 2006 - is "flying around at the moment like a puppy".


text:
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. - The 20th annual Apple Scrapple Festival kicks off this weekend in Bridgeville.
This year, organizers are bringing back an old favorite -- the Apple Dessert Baking Contest. There's three categories -- teen, adult and professional. Entries have to use fresh apples and the recipe has to be submitted so that winning recipes can be shared with the public so they can try their hand at the dessert at home. Winners go home with cash prizes.
If you want to sign up, you have until this Wednesday, October 10th to do so.
For more information call 302-337-8271 or visit www.tssmithandsons.com


text:
Movie News
Terry Malloy Would Like To See Further Adventures From JACK REACHER!!
What's up, Contenders? Terry Malloy here reporting live from the Waterfront.
You know why I read JACK REACHER novels? Because they are pretty awesome action movies in novel form. Author/Creator Lee Child's take on the archetype of the wanderer-hero is consistently entertaining, taut, fun, and reliable.
You know why I go see Tom Cruise movies? Because the guy doesn't phone his work in. He brings the first fruits of his talents to just about every project he touches. He is consistently entertaining. One could call him… reliable.
And although the marriage of the Jack Reacher character with Tom Cruise's physique is questionable at best, dubious at worst; the fact remains that JACK REACHER, opening this weekend, is a completed feature film...ready for the masses...and Tom Cruise's name gets top billing.
And other than the unavoidable fact that Tom Cruise simply doesn't fit the physical description of the gargantuan Jack Reacher from the novels, the otherwise obvious pairing of consistently reliable thrillers to America's go-to leading man is pretty obvious, and pretty successful.
This film is an adaptation of the Lee Child novel ONE SHOT, which is installment number 9 in a series of 17 books (and counting) featuring the Jack Reacher character. There is no denying that Lee Child has cooked up a wonderful central character for his action-thriller yarns. Reacher is the full package as far as action heroes go. 13 years as a military policeman gives him the experience and training that all good detectives and mystery solvers need. And his towering size makes him a formidable opponent in any physical altercation. And Reacher gets into a lot of those. But his size can also mask his genius as an investigator (big guys are all lunkheads, right?). All the Reacher novels I've read so far (4, including ONE SHOT most recently) have taken place after Reacher's time in the Army. He walked away from the service and lives an a-typical life. He wanders, spends only cash, gives aliases everywhere he goes, and possesses nothing more than the clothes on his back. He's a ronin. Or possibly more accurately, he is Bill Bixby's Bruce Banner. He's going to wander into your town, and somehow trouble is going to find him. He always does what is right according to his code, but you won't like him when he's angry.
In JACK REACHER, a shockingly horrific mass shooting via sniper rifle takes place in Pittsburgh. Within 16 hours the police have their suspect in custody and the evidence appears rock solid. The suspect is largely silent upon questioning, but writes down three words on a piece of paper: Get Jack Reacher. Sure enough, Reacher has already seen the news and arrives on the scene in dramatic fashion. The only hitch is that Reacher is preoccupied with burying the suspect rather than clearing his name. So why would James Barr (Joseph Sekura) ask for Reacher by name? Such is the set up for a pretty killer little murder-mystery-action-conspiracy flick.
Nothing in JACK REACHER is going to change your life. It isn't the best action film of the year, and it won't make many top ten lists. But I think longtime fans of the novels, who will have to move past the formidable obstacle of seeing Cruise in the role of their beloved bruiser, have a lot to enjoy here. And in some ways, the final product is so slick and polished that fans may ultimately have to thank Cruise for having an enormous hand in this film being made.
Cruise is the driving force here, from what I can gather. He is credited as a producer , along with his frequent collaborator Paula Wagner. Cruise producing and starring, from a beloved preexisting book franchise, gets a movie greenlit. But from that point on, the final product will come down to who Cruise and Co. find to helm their film. And they chose wisely. Christopher McQuarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS, THE WAY OF THE GUN) both adapts Child's novel and directs and does a damn fine job in both roles. Having just read the novel, my take is that he remained quite faithful to the source while streamlining it in some of the smartest ways that good screenwriters do. The location is different, more iconic. Some characters disappear or get amalgamated into one another. Some montages cover what whole chapters spelled out. And really, that is what a real fan of the novels wants, right? You want the spirit of the character. You want the thrills you get as the noose tightens around the villains and as Reacher puts crook after crook in the hospital or worse. Cruise and McQuarrie bring you what you want.
So if I'm willing to say they bring what you want, that must mean I'm on board with the action, right? Yep, pretty much. There are some really fun action sequences here, from fistfights to car chases to shoot outs.
Some of these sequences are pumped up from what happens in the book. And some are a little frustrating and frivolous, feeling shoehorned to up the action-factor and remind us that this isn't just a murder mystery. One particular fight towards the end of the film includes that moment where the hero and villain put down their guns so that they can duke it out, man to man.
Although I think the fight sequence is awesome; Lethal and rain-drenched for maximum dramatic effect… it doesn't feel like something Jack Reacher would do. It feels like action movie logic.
And as an action fan, I'm grateful for a good fight scene. But Reacher is too smart and efficient for a silly fight like that. Then there is a car chase which happens mid-film which doesn't happen in the book at all. At first, I found myself a little annoyed at a "mandatory car chase" happening. But this is one of those moments where McQuarrie got to flex his adaptation muscles. The car chase adds a twist to it which sold the whole thing for me. Police are chasing Reacher, but Reacher is chasing the bad guys. It is almost as if the cops are a pesky aside to his real mission, and I really dig that cool confidence. So the car chase offers some plot progression, a little insight into Reacher's relentlessness, AND ends up being pretty brawny to boot. I went from skeptical to impressed all in one big set piece.
I've also got to mention the cast, which really fill this thing out well. If Tom Cruise starring was frustrating to some geeks, almost all of those same people immediately re-upped their interest in JACK REACHER when they heard Werner Herzog would play the lead heavy in the film. And Herzog acquits himself well! Although The Zec features more prominently in the novel, Herzog is a perfect physical manifestation of this frightening relic of a bygone age of criminals.
Rosamund Pike (WRATH OF THE TITANS) plays the defense lawyer Helen Rodin, who teams up with Reacher. I really like her screen presence. I'd love to see Pike rise above generic blonde female lead status, myself. Here's to hoping she can pull it off. Richard Jenkins is kind of wasted here as the prosecutor (who is also Helen Rodin's Dad), but he's always amazing even if his character is trivial. Then you've got David Oyelowo (RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES) who is really good as the dick-ish Murder Investigator, but needs to be careful he isn't always playing a dick-ish side character! And rounding us out, a VERY fun role for Robert Duvall to sink his teeth into. His Cash (a retired Marine sniper) is virtually identical to the character in the book and I couldn't be more happy about that. He gets in a little on screen action and acts as a nice counterpoint to Reacher. He's old and cranky, but still has an edge. If you dig Robert Duvall, I think it'll be obvious to you that he is having a great time with this small role and his casting was brilliant.
The only question remaining is whether mass audiences will respond to this vehicle. Are we going to see the further adventures of Jack Reacher on screen? Because one can virtually guarantee that if Tom Cruise can't sell JACK REACHER to the world, then Lee Child's creation is going to live on only in book form for the foreseeable future. Sure, Cruise's casting has been controversial among fans. But pre-existing fans are only a small fraction of the audience needed for JACK REACHER to be a hit. The fact is MOST people, period, don't know who Jack Reacher is. And Tom Cruise is the Jack Reacher that (hopefully) mass audiences are going to meet through this film. I think Cruise and McQuarrie have crafted an effective, if harmless, PG-13 action-thriller that has the potential to be the beginning of a fun and fruitful franchise.
And I'm Out.
Terry Malloy AKA Ed Travis
* Photos are official Paramount stills via Comingsoon.net
Readers Talkbackcomments powered by Disqus
+ Expand All
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:08 p.m. CST
lame shit
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:08 p.m. CST
should be R and should be a better actor. fucking crap
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:09 p.m. CST
great more stylized violence for children. fuck that, keep the kids away make R rated movies pussies. fuck hollyeood and fuck you to tools
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:11 p.m. CST
nothing is fun in a pg13 world. just lame crap to be cancerous to childrems fragile little minds. fuck off and die anyone who wamts.to see this
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:11 p.m. CST
and fuck you too AICN for promotong this filth
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:17 p.m. CST
Is it safe to assume you have not seen the film, killer_instinct?
by Ed Travis
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:19 p.m. CST
i like rubbin weenies
by batzilla
tweet tweet tweet ROCKIN' WEENIES! TWEET TWEET TWEET!
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:28 p.m. CST
I doubt Terry has seen it for a month.
by JudasPriestly
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:39 p.m. CST
Huge fan of the Reacher books, loved the movie.
by MadMo
"Jack Reacher" movie rocks!
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:48 p.m. CST
pg13 stylized violence is the problem, makes people numb. at least in rated R films true horrors are evident.
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:49 p.m. CST
terry why would i waste my money on this. i rather read the comic and enjoy the art
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 7:50 p.m. CST
then waste my money on a corporate pg13 money grab
by Creative
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:03 p.m. CST
I love the sound of a big ol' Chevy engine.
by Royston Lodge
I'll be seeing this movie just for the car. Kinda wish it was a Malibu instead of an SS. Can't have it all, I suppose.
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:04 p.m. CST
by Margot Tenenbaum
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:31 p.m. CST
Have you...
by E
Seen it for a month? No? GTFO then!!!
Dec. 21, 2012, 8:32 p.m. CST
I love the Reacher novels--good escapist, action fiction, and I agree that Tom Cruise does put everything into his action films. But I wish I could forget the novels when I watch mini-Reacher up on the big screen.
by Clio
Dec. 21, 2012, 9:12 p.m. CST
btw, does anyone seriously believe that Cruise actually read all 17 of the Reacher novels during prep as he claimed to on Letterman recently? lol
by TheSeeker7
about as much as I believe him that he went and watched every single episode of "Alias" when he was first looking at hiring Abrams as the MI3 director...
Dec. 21, 2012, 9:20 p.m. CST
Bill Bixby was David Banner, not Bruce Banner.
by Fritzlorrerains
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:49 p.m. CST
Mini Reacher lmfao
by HoraceSkinner
But seriously Cruise is better at what he does than all of you. He could also fuck you're wives, girlfriends, and / or brothers
Dec. 21, 2012, 10:59 p.m. CST
Re: theseeker7
by SK229
Yes I do. Some people think he should be committed, but there's no denying that he IS committed.
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:30 p.m. CST
Saw it and it RULES. I've read 6 (on #7) of the novels, including One Shot and, of course, had my doubts. It's a great film - sorry to all you trolls who haven't seen in it, but imagine you have a clue :-)
by Sluggolicious
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:30 p.m. CST
by Simpsonian
Dec. 21, 2012, 11:54 p.m. CST
Ma-aan, the title is shit. Should have called it "One Shot", or if they had to have the name in there, then "Jack Reacher in ONE SHOT"
by FreeBeer
Dec. 22, 2012, 3:22 a.m. CST
Yeah, I can believe that Cruise read the Reacher books...
by Terry Powell
...they are page turners and you could easily read on in a day(I usually have to force myself to stop so I could make the things last a couple of days. This doesn't look bad. I don't care about the rating, I've seen some really good thrillers that were rated pg13 or lower and some awful ones rated R( and oftentimes the only reason for the R rating is countless uses of the word "fuck", not exactly what I need to pay15 to 20 bucks to experience it on the big screen). The casting doesn't really bother me too much, I've been disappointed in the casting of so many(I'm still fuming about Chevy Chase as Fletch) that I can take Cruise. Except, while many bitch about the size of Cruise, I am more concerned about his age. Look, there are a lot of badasses out there who are small men. Met some guys in the army that were about the size of Vern Troyer(slight exageration) but you did not want to fuck with. But Cruise is fifty. Why would you start what could be a frachise about a badass, at fifty. He may be able to pull it off now, but for how long? Then again, that Machete guy is what, 80? So what do I know.
Dec. 22, 2012, 3:32 a.m. CST
Would have preferred...
by Ninja Nerd
Dec. 22, 2012, 3:38 a.m. CST
...Viggo or anyone...
by Ninja Nerd
Ape, chimpanzee or gibbon. Anyone but Cruise. Hey, I like most of movies but Jack Reacher he isn't. Also wish they'd gone more chronological - a lot of shit happens to Reacher in the books. One Shot isn't my favorite. 61 Hours was very good, actually like The Affair probably the best.
Dec. 22, 2012, 5:25 a.m. CST
What's interesting about wat ching a hulking tall guy
by Glenn
beat the shit out of people? Isn't that, in concept, kinda dull and played out in countless other films? I never equated height/build with lack of brains so if that's what the novels' conceit are, then that's silly to begin with. Paul Newman wasn't tall and he kicked ass. Sly's a shorty. Alan Ladd was stigmatized by his nontallness, however. Antonio Banderas ain't big (I've stood next to him). Walhberg's only about 5'8" max (stood next to him too). It's more interesting dramatically. Here's a good example: The viking guy in 13th Warrior, Buliwyf's main sidekick warrior. Dennis Storhoi. Not tall. Macho as fuck, and charismatic. And let me remind you all: Hannibal Lecter, in the books, is a towering 9'2" but they got Cox and Hopkins. Again, 9'2".
Dec. 22, 2012, 5:31 a.m. CST
I've been reading reviews for about a month now
by Nicoflex
Dec. 22, 2012, 5:36 a.m. CST
Why not make Cruise look taller with CGI?
by Gary Makin
Dec. 22, 2012, 7:09 a.m. CST
Cruise made Nicole Kidman's 5'9" appear towering
by CaptainAction
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:01 a.m. CST
Makes me think two things...
by tangcameo
1. Anne Rice bumping into Lee Child at a book convention and her saying. "Welcome to the club." 2. Makes me wish someone would faithfully adapt one of the Michael Slade novels, like Headhunter or Ripper. Just no Tom Cruise please.
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:13 a.m. CST
A 50 year old gay midget is not very menacing. Fail.
by Bobo_Vision
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:20 a.m. CST
Quote: He brings the first fruits of his talents to just about every project he touches.
by johnnyangelheart
There are so many kinds of wrong in that statement.
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:39 a.m. CST
He was wrong for the part but we completed the movie anyway so now he's right.
by Smerdyakov
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:40 a.m. CST
I gave Cruise a "pass" for height
by Hipshot
So long as I liked the rest of the movie. After all--movies have often changed or exaggerated characteristics of actors. Whites cast as Indians, Asians, or Blacks (Lone Ranger, Iron Man 3, A Mighty Heart), women cast in male roles (Salt), Blacks cast in roles associated with whites (Wild, Wild West) or gay transvestites cast as heterosexual police detectives (Alex Cross). So since they didn't want to cast The Rock, I figured I'd see what Cruise did with it. He did have some of that Force of Nature energy, but I wanted more. Movie was O.K., but not the kind of dynamite I'd hoped for.
Dec. 22, 2012, 10:07 a.m. CST
A list of gay quotes from this review:
by Bobo_Vision
...the wanderer-hero is consistently entertaining, taut, fun... (Taut? Really?) He brings the first fruits of his talents to just about every project he touches ...the marriage of the Jack Reacher character with Tom Cruise's physique is questionable. Reacher is the full package.. Reacher gets into a lot of those. the formidable obstacle of seeing Cruise in the role of their beloved bruiser.. the final product is so slick and polished. ..fans may ultimately have to thank Cruise for having an enormous hand Cruise is the driving force here. Some characters disappear or get amalgamated into one another. ..hero and villain put down their guns so that they can duke it out, man to man. a little insight into Reacher's relentlessness, AND ends up being pretty brawny to boot. you've got David Oyelowo who is really good as the dick-ish Murder Investigator, but needs to be careful he isn't always playing a dick-ish side character! that has the potential to be the beginning of a fun and fruitful franchise. AND the most Harry Knowles-esque sentence is: The fact is MOST people, period, don't know who Jack Reacher is. (usually a period goes at the end of the sentence.....period)
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:25 a.m. CST
(tip of the hat to bobo-vision)
by Jacob Underhill
Nicely done.
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:49 a.m. CST
Irish actor Jack Reynor offered Transformers 4 lead role
by FreeBeer
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:49 a.m. CST
So, is that other guy out, or what?
by FreeBeer
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:53 a.m. CST
by Bobo_Vision
Inspired by you.
Dec. 22, 2012, 12:04 p.m. CST
by Dan Anthony
He's pretty obsessive, and the books are an easy read. I'd believe it.
Dec. 22, 2012, 2:13 p.m. CST
Billy Barty would have made a more convincing Jack Reacher
by Heresy
Too bad he's dead...
Dec. 22, 2012, 2:22 p.m. CST
mini Reacher conducting an E-Meter interrogation
by HoLottaMo
fucking Thetan scumbag
Dec. 22, 2012, 4:22 p.m. CST
you know why i go see tom cruise movies?
by iampain
oh wait- i dont go see tom cruise movies. nm.
Dec. 22, 2012, 4:49 p.m. CST
Smart noir; Ace script
by madmaximustdie
This is what we want more of from Hollywood -- a smart script with great direction and a flawless cast. If you don't like Cruise or violence or noir or smart storytelling, go to Smurfs 2. This is a class entry in its genre regardless of what Haters spew. I hope they do a sequel.
Dec. 22, 2012, 4:52 p.m. CST
It's not his size that bothers me. It's his voice.
by Royston Lodge
After all these years, I've associated his voice (fairly or unfairly) with 'nice guy' characters. It's too hard to imagine that voice coming out of the mouth of a bad-ass.
Dec. 22, 2012, 5:37 p.m. CST
@bobo_vision : That was actually remarkably funny!
by Ed Travis
I'm sure it took some effort to pull all those quotes, but I got a chuckle out of it.
Dec. 22, 2012, 6:04 p.m. CST
Hope to see more
by james odonnell
I enjoyed it as well as long as I suspended my belief of TC as JR. Two scene made me laugh out loud, TC walking into a bar and looking a head taller than everyone else where was he drinking in the shire? Second one line in the book, "we are looking for someone that can kill a girl in one punch" which fits perfectly with literary jack Reacher size and all but TC doesn't really invoke one-punch knockouts when I think of him.
Dec. 22, 2012, 6:54 p.m. CST
tom cruise = 1 tough mean badass muthafucka.
by chainsaw autotune
a tom cruise production. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec. 22, 2012, 7:04 p.m. CST
How about a GOR remake?
by Teddy Artery
But... Jack Reacher? Who needs this?
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:09 p.m. CST
Person of interest:The Movie
by glue
Dec. 22, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
Cruise is VERY watchable and a very fine actor ... its true.
by GINGE_MUPPET
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:21 p.m. CST
Why all the Cruise hate?
by Andy
Don't understand the hate for someone who has entertained us through cinema since the 80's and is still doing it today. Anyone who hates cruise cannot be a film lover and therefore any comments made by you are null and void. Ass wipes!!!! Jack Reacher looks wicked. Ill be there on Boxing Day enjoying another solid movie from one of cinema's finest. Bit of love for the Cruise, you're damn right. I'm a movie goer and loved cinema for the last 40 years and I've enjoyed and been entertained by every film he's been in. Get a grip for fuck sake!!!
Dec. 22, 2012, 11:57 p.m. CST
I've heard this film compared to THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES
by James
but I think that the person that said that was high.
Dec. 23, 2012, 4:09 a.m. CST
The car chase adds a twist to it which sold the whole thing for me. Police are chasing Reacher, but Reacher is chasing the bad guys. It is almost as if the cops are a pesky aside to his real mission...
by Knuckleface
Wow. Just. Wow. What a twist.
Dec. 23, 2012, 6:36 a.m. CST
Rumourd - Hannibal Lector is supposed to be 9'2??? At first I thought that may had been a type but you say it twice.
by MRJONZ72
That's new a new one on me. I read "Red Dragon" but that was over 20 years ago. But was this mention in this novel or one of the other books. I did do a google..but I can't find anything on Lectors height.
Dec. 23, 2012, 7:45 a.m. CST
by Glenn
Not like me to err twice in one post. I meant, 10'5". That's 10'5".
Dec. 23, 2012, 9:55 a.m. CST
I'm rooting for this, and I really enjoy Cruise's movies.
by Wcwlkr
You nailed it in saying he's reliable, he is. Say what you want about the man's personal life I could care less. His movies are damn entertaining. Even Vanilla Sky as depressing as that movie was was watchable and his performance was heart breaking.
Dec. 23, 2012, 11:36 a.m. CST
Here's the reason for the Tom Cruise hate
by Margot Tenenbaum
Dec. 23, 2012, 2:17 p.m. CST
Tanked. Thanks Cruise. Thanks casting director.
by Bob
With a budget of $60 mil, this tanked pretty hard with a paltry $15 mil. With Les Miserable going into wider release and and DJANGO on Xmas day, this is pretty much DOA.
Dec. 23, 2012, 7:57 p.m. CST
Bottom line...
by vettebro
Good movie! I seriously wonder how most everyone failed to comment how fuckable Rosamund Pike is in this movie. She is awesomely hot and now has moved up to #1 on my top 10 list. Seriously a natural beauty. Nice tits too! ; )
Dec. 24, 2012, 3:59 a.m. CST
I have read all 17 books. We NEED Reacher to succeed:
by Cheif Brody
He's the modern day Charles Bronson. He does shit the cops don't want...or are not allowed to do. He doesn't ever look for trouble... it finds him. He never sticks his nose (horribly broken throughout the entire last novel "A Wanted Man", btw) into people's business... but he can smell a mile away when someone "powerful" is stirring up shit and keeping the weak down.And that pisses him off. He will not stop until whoever is behind the shit stirring gets a taste of his own medicine. Period. <p> That's why Reacher is 6 foot 5 in the novels. He looks like a dumb, lumbering oaf. But he is ALWAYS the smartest guy in the room. Always five steps ahead of whatever idiot decides to take him on mentally...or physically. He's a wonderfully crafted, fully realised character that you WANT on your side. <p> Now...I have not seen Reacher yet...but the few clips I've seen on the late nite talk shows me cringe. First off, Jack Reacher is a horrible driver. He admits this himself in several of the books. He does not own a car. When he drives, he "borrows" cars from common thugs who are stupid enough to confront him...or are running a drug ring out of them from on the street. Sometimes the people he chooses to help loan him their car. But he doesn't "enjoy" driving. Reacher hitchhikes or rides buses to get wherever the wind is blowing that day. He's an "adequate" driver. Tom Cruise is obviously proud of all the fancy driving he got to do in this movie...and I just wanna bust him in the chops for this blatant "action movie hero" addition to Reacher's already impressive resume. <p> At the end of the chase, Reacher steps out of the still moving car (ala Bruce Willis in RED) and seemlessly "blends into a nearby crowd" waiting for a bus...as the cops chasing him pass him right by. That's all fine and dandy when you're 5'2". But, Reacher from the novels NEVER has that luxury. He stands head and shoulders above everyone on the street...He's a big, barrell chested dude. He can't ever just "blend in" like that. It's one of the corners Lee Child painted himself into by making Reacher a beheamoth. Reacher rarely "hides" from anyone in the books...as much as Reacher cherishes his privacy...he can never be anonymous to anyone who sees him. He's instantly recognizable. <p> That one short clip really put me off this film version...but I plan on plunking down my 10 bucks to see it...cuz I seriously want to see MORE of these books get made into movies. Some are practically screenplays ready to go. Others...I have a hard time imagining any studio would green light. The last one is just full of long ass driving scenes (Reacher being FORCED to drive, none the less) across vacant rural landscapes in the midwest...and yet, the book is riveting to read. (I finished it inside of a week). Not so sure how it would translate to screen. <p> I want America to take to Reacher as I have...he is one of the best "reluctant hero archtypes" created in a long, long time. <p> I want people to meet his (even taller) brother...and the rest of his military cop crew that got uncerimoniously dismissed by the gov't, who occasionally have to team up to get each other out of deadly jams . <p> I just pray that this Cruise casting...while making perfect business sense...doesn't end up sinking this franchise before it got a chance to get off the ground. BTW, Glue...I watch PERSON OF INTEREST exclusively because Caviezel & that character remind me so much of Jack Reacher. I'd like to think Jim Caviezel could have gotten more than 15 million on opening weekend.
Dec. 24, 2012, 8:05 a.m. CST
by mojoman69
this is a bad movie, poorly paced, poorly edited. Herzog is wasted and looks like he was taken from the Bond henchman playbook. Jenkins is wasted. Pike looksl like a deer with her eyes caught in the headlights through most of the movie. i would avoid this hot mess
Dec. 24, 2012, 9:50 a.m. CST
"period," in the middle of a sentence... That's hilarious
by Autodidact
Guys, professional writers are supposed to consider the specifics of their words. Tom Cruise doesn't suck. He kicks ass. This all just looks a bit generic, right down to the title being the character's name. Honey, I got that movie you wanted: LARRY CROWNE. I'll probably end up seeing it on blu-ray.
Dec. 24, 2012, 9:52 a.m. CST
^ great post Chief Brody
by Autodidact
Dec. 24, 2012, 10:35 a.m. CST
by Mr.Twotimes
Dec. 24, 2012, 12:25 p.m. CST
"Terry Malloy Would Like To See Further Adventures From JACK REACHER!!" The moviegoing public feels OTHERWISE!!
by AzulTool
Dec. 24, 2012, 1:22 p.m. CST
I saw it and liked it a lot! Cruise as Reacher works.
by Zardoz
The size-thing is just a non-issue. It's a smart, taut, suspenseful, action-thriller. And it's funny, too! One scene with 2 "keystone-criminals" had me laughing out loud. Fuck the Cruise haters! Go see it!
Dec. 24, 2012, 2:53 p.m. CST
at this rate Shia Laturd will be cast as Reacher's brother
by HoLottaMo
Tom Cruise in another highly choreographed fight - didn't work for me. Totally missed the feel of the book and character.
Dec. 25, 2012, 8:06 a.m. CST
by the desolate son
...or Chris Hemsworth. Far closer to the proper height, and far more likeable actors. Not Cruise-bashing, I like many of his films, just stating an opinion.
Dec. 25, 2012, 1:07 p.m. CST
Never read the books, but a friend suggested The Rock
by Dp
He would fit the "looks dumb and muscly" thing.
Dec. 25, 2012, 3:36 p.m. CST
Kevin Durand would have made a good Reacher
by BigTuna
Dec. 25, 2012, 4:01 p.m. CST
but bigtuna, could he become Barney Rubble, like Stephen Baldwin did??
by Dp
Dec. 25, 2012, 4:28 p.m. CST
I thought Jack Reacher would be the most miscast part this holiday season...
by tailhook
And then i saw The Hobbit. Whatever moron thought it wise to cast Ian McKellan as a 60 year younger version of himself while looking 10 years older and playing the exact same part as Lord of the Rings.. needs to be shot. Now, granted I never read the books so maybe on the page Gandalf is a never aging Wizard, at which point the question would be why he decided to look like a 70 year old Ian McKellan instead of like a 30-ish Ian McKellan.. but on the screen the results were horrid. Having him as Old Gandalf at the start is fine, but the wisened old guy he was in LoTR needed to be a younger, more energetic and adventurous, less experienced version of himself. Not the same fucking thing 60 years earlier. If we can get Ewan McGregor to pull off young Obi-Wan, it would have been great to have another actor pull off Younger Gandalf.
Dec. 25, 2012, 8:29 p.m. CST
Cruise delivers again
by thot
The guy is solid and knows how to deliver satisfying and greatly entertaining films. Jack Reacher is a nice slice of the detective/action genre. The movie takes the time to build up characters we can care about nicely unravel the mystery and give us an ass-kicking of an ending. More Jack Reacher? I say 'yes'.
Dec. 25, 2012, 8:44 p.m. CST
Tom Cruise as ANT-MAN....
by evilhoban
(I apologize if anyone floated that out already...)
Dec. 26, 2012, 9:22 a.m. CST
I have seen Jack Reacher for about 6-7 minutes now. Here's what I think..
by UltraTron
A little dissapointed that this R rated movie is pg-13. This is because our society is sick as fuck. Then again pg-13 means more chance of it making money. Besides that it's great if you were worried it was gonna be pussified by a pg-13. It feels like an R with it's violence but for the love of god don't show tits as that might corrupt our youth into being heterosexual instead of violence worshipers. It's a huge crowd pleaser and everyone is cheering and it's quite funny. Never read the books so no issues with cruise being short. This is a fun action movie you should see immediately if you ever liked lethal weapon or payback. Reacher shows Nolan how to make a satisfying fight scene all through the movie. Recommended.
Dec. 26, 2012, 9:23 a.m. CST
Well I guess the director shows em. Bring on more reacher stories I like.
by UltraTron
Dec. 26, 2012, 9:27 a.m. CST
Should never have mentioned lestat has blonde hair(1 mention of this in first book and never mentioned again) because his dye job sucked.
by UltraTron
Dec. 26, 2012, 1:43 p.m. CST
Rumored, re Lecter's physical height...
by Darth Macchio
He's actually 317cm tall. This comes out to 124.8 inches which breaks down to 124 & 3/4 inches or 10ft 4^3/4 inches. That's where people are getting confused I think. It's all in how many decimal places you take your math. Oh yeah - he had red eyes in the book too. Maroon is how Harris described them I think.
Dec. 26, 2012, 1:59 p.m. CST
Anne Rice was only initially concerned...
by Darth Macchio
...she said something to the affect of hiring Cruise and Pitt were akin to hiring Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to play her vampire characters. Then she saw the work and apparently changed her take...ended up being very happy with their portrayals.
Dec. 26, 2012, 10:25 p.m. CST
Lecter was TEN FEET TALL?
by Dp
Dec. 26, 2012, 10:29 p.m. CST
Tom Cruise is the Rich Man's William Shatner.
by Queefer Sutherland
This guy has such a large opinion of himself, but he NEVER convinces me he is the character he's portraying. He's always intense; the guy has no trouble overracting but his library of inflection is limited. Totally Shatner.
Top Talkbacks
- Who is in consideration to take the role of Snake in the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake!?! -- 691 total posts 68 posts
- The Friday Docback Crawls 'Into The Dalek'!! Reader Reaction For DOCTOR WHO S08E02 Is Here!! + HornOrSilk's 'Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories' Big Finish Audio Review, Clips, And More!! -- 409 total posts 43 posts
- DOCTOR WHO 8.2!! 'Kelvington' Reviews This Weekend's Episode And Says He's Not Sure He Enjoys 'What The Show Is Becoming'!! -- 363 total posts 28 posts
- WALKING DEAD!! BOARDWALK EMPIRE!! AGENTS OF SHIELD!! STAR WARS REBELS!! SOUTH PARK!! NEW GIRL!! HOMELAND!! GOTHAM!! FLASH!! SURVIVOR!! RESURRECTION!! PARENTHOOD!! BURGERS!! BLACKLIST!! BANG!! VOICE!! SLEEPY!! PERSON!! UTOPIA!! ANARCHY!! Z!! More Than 200 Autumn Premiere Dates!! -- 44 total posts 27 posts
- A New Clip From STAR WARS REBELS!! -- 22 total posts 22 posts
- A Few Promo Images From EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Bring Ridleyish Spectacle!! -- 212 total posts 21 posts
- Abortionist Killers On PBS!! HOUDINI Hits History!! Angie Returns To THE DOME!! New DALLAS, PARADISE, WOLF, WILD, MASTERCHEF, MODEL, NINJA, HOTEL, BEACH, & RAW!! PARTNERS & MISTRESSES Finales!! UNAUTHORIZED SAVED BY THE BELL STORY!! Annaleigh Ashford On CRAIG!! Herc's Monday TV Talkback!! -- 20 total posts 20 posts
- Final PICKS & PEEKS of Aug 2014: LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, Zombies, FOSSE, RATS, Nukes & Teens!!! -- 361 total posts 14 posts
- Fantastic Fest 2014 Trailer Wave Part 2! -- 18 total posts 10 posts
- Two More BIG BROTHER Nominations!! The Return Of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!! MI6 On PBS!! FALLING SKIES Finale!! New STRAIN, MANHATTAN, MASTERS, NAKED, RAY, RECKLESS, BEACHFRONT, BREATHLESS, KARDASHIANS, WIPEOUT!! No LEFTOVERS Finale!! Herc's Sunday TV Talkback!! -- 30 total posts 9 posts


text:
Master Delegation: Let Go and Trust Other People
Delegation is one of the most powerful tools for effective time management, and it's also the most psychologically loaded. Relying on others can bring up deep-seated issues of dependency and trust.
Many people, from managers at work to adults at home with a family, often fall into the trap of 'doing everything.' You may think that you can do the task better, or faster, than anyone else can. Or you may simply not want to impose on anyone by asking for help. You may even do everything yourself because you feel guilty if you're not busy all the time!
With this type of thinking, not only are you at risk of burnout, but you're not working efficiently or living your life to the fullest.
Do any of these excuses sound familiar to you?
- I can do it better myself.
- No one else will do it right.
- I'm the only one qualified to do it.
- Everyone else already has enough to do.
- It's faster to just do it myself.
- I'll be embarrassed if they do it better than me.
- What if they say no?
Believe it or not, there are people out there who can do certain things better than you, faster than you and may even ENJOY doing them more than you do.
This is where learning to delegate comes in. When handled correctly, delegation not only frees you to make the most of your unique talents, it allows others to learn and grow while making a contribution. In fact, it is quite liberating once you really do let go and put your trust in other people.
"People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they will go the extra mile trying to do their best." ~ John C. Maxwell, Author and Speaker
While it is a skill that anyone can learn, there is much more to delegating than simply handing out assignments. It is a science and an exercise in understanding one's self.
Tips for Successful Delegation
- Be as specific as possible about what you want done. It's no good delegating a task to someone and then complaining because they haven't done what you wanted them to do. You have to be very clear about what you need done and how you want it done if the delegation is ever going to be successful – or repeated.
- Let the other person get on with it. You have to accept that when you delegate something, it's literally out of your hands and you need to avoid interfering with the process or micromanaging. As hard as it is, wait for the end product before you judge how successful the delegation has been.
- Avoid delegating many tasks at once. If you are new to delegating, or if the very idea of delegation makes you uncomfortable, you should start by delegating only one task or project at a time. Your delegation skills and comfort level will build over time as you see each job you've assigned completed successfully.
- Teach people to be problem solvers. When someone comes to you for help, resist the temptation to dive into the task as if were yours. Instead, point out possible solutions by offering advice and suggestions. Point out what the issues appear to be, and ask for ideas on addressing them, but make it clear you consider the task to still be their responsibility to complete.
- Don't expect perfection.Learning how to delegate responsibility can take a lot of practice and patience, no matter what task you're delegating. While it's important to clearly establish a standard of quality and a reasonable time frame for achieving it, avoid falling into the self-defeating trap of expecting perfection.
- Reward the effort.Recognition for a job well done encourages similar future efforts. So if the person to whom you delegated responsibility does a fine job, let them know. Also, if the end result isn't ideal but they put a lot of time and hard work into the task, let him or her know you appreciate the effort.
If we want both our businesses and our personal lives to thrive, delegation is a skill we have to master. When you allow yourself to ask for help it is actually a sign of strength and a sign that you're willing to allow others to be of value.
If you enjoyed this article or would like to contribute to the conversation, please take a moment to leave a comment – love to hear from you!
I hope you will consider joining the IGG Community! It only takes a couple of minutes to sign up, and then each new article will be conveniently delivered to your email inbox … and of course you'll also receive your Free Welcome Gift.
To learn more – press here.
You may also be interested in this article: It's Called Delegation for a Reason: Give Up Control to Get Control
Related Posts
August 13, 2011
Hi Marty,
Letting go of any tasks seems to be a struggle for business owners and even some managers. Delegation is a great tool if used correctly. One of my own mantra's is to delegate for success and not for failure which is something you often see in corporates.
Nik recently posted..BBC News – Further TJ Hughes store closures confirmed
Hans Schoff permalinkJune 7, 2011
Hey Marty, great post and very true. Delegation can be huge to simplify one's life, to free up time, mental energy and help you get ahead as it gives you your time and energy back to focus on more important things. There's a reason why you don't see people like Donald Trump or Richard Branson mowing their own lawn, washing their dishes or helping their friends move. There's nothing wrong with any of those things if you enjoy them and find value in them, but if you're looking to get ahead, delegate those low-outcome activities to someone else so you can focus your time on more productive activities that will produce great rewards!
Hans Schoff recently posted..Why You Need A System For Creating Wealth
May 22, 2011
What I hate about delegation sometimes is that other people don't have the same mindset as I have for the work. Not enough dedication and they'll just do whatever you tell them to do and nothing more than that. Then when you tell them about it, they will just say yes but their actions show otherwise. *sigh Don't get me wrong, Marty. Delegation is very important but its really hard most of the time.
john guapo permalinkMay 18, 2011
Thank you for this great piece of content. Best Regards
Twitter: Gratitudethegame
permalinkMay 11, 2011
Hi Marty
This is a good post, thx.
You make a good point about Delegation.
I does not make you a lazy person, but
it make you stand out as a leader and
people look up to you if they see that you
can Delegation task to make the job faster
and also helping other people in the proses.
Theuns recently posted..The Subconscious Mind- The Subconscious Mind and the BIOS of a Computer
Andy Nathan
Twitter: andynathan
permalinkMay 11, 2011
That is one of the hardest things to do as an entrepreneur. We are so used to being resourceful, and doing everything ourself that we have trouble letting go of our baby. I am working on some things right now to help my business with that. It is challenging to not jump in all the time.
Willena Flewelling
Twitter: WillenaRose
permalinkMay 10, 2011
It's interesting that you gave this the title you did. Who would ever think that doing something myself is a trust issue? Certainly not someone like me who NEEDS to see it that way! I know I have trust issues, but don't always see when the issue is manifesting itself.
My children need me to teach them certain skills so that they'll be able to stand firm and independent when they leave home.
My team members downline from me need to learn to do things for themselves.
And I need to turn to my upline for help now and again.
No matter what area we are talking about, NONE of us can do it all alone!
Willena Flewelling
Willena Flewelling recently posted..I Control My Thoughts
Steve Nicholas
Twitter: stevetheowl12
permalinkMay 10, 2011
Great post, Marty! You are so right about the importance of delegation. It reminds me of a quote from J.P. Morgan that my primary often reminds us of, "It is better to receive 1% of the rewards of 100 people than 100% of the rewards of only your own." This is why it is so vital to realize that if we try to do everything ourselves, we are limited by our own time; if we delegate, we are able to free up more of our own time.
May 10, 2011
This is certainly something I can identify with… my usual excuse is it's quicker to do it myself that explian to someone else how to do some thing! I'm getting a lot better … short videos are helping me leverage my time in this way too. I make a short how to videos for all sorts of things in my business and for my customers too. So as I do tasks I often record them for the future when I may need to delegate in a hurry! Thanks for sharing :o)
Yasser Khan permalinkMay 10, 2011
Hi Marty,
Part of the problem is people, especially entrepreneurs, tend to manage by abdication, rather than responsibly. They run after handing over to someone else, and then later on reinforce the same belief that they can do it better than others, when their trust breaks.
The crucial thing they've neglected is that they had to create a system first for people to find their places in, then let then run that system.
Great reading your post.
Yasser Khan recently posted..Don't Believe A Word You Read In This Post
Donna Merrill
Twitter: donnamerrilltribe
permalinkMay 10, 2011
This couldn't have come at a better time for me! Delegation is something I was struggling with this very week. I wear many hats and had to let go of the "no one could do this like me" syndrome!
I thought it would be difficult to explain to someone else of all the how to's. I realized it was just ME that was the problem.
I was burning out and when that happens, nothing gets done. I know deep inside I needed to delegate some work. I started with hiring one person. By the end of the week, Nothing blew up, nothing bad happened. I had more time to do something else. What a learning curve for a control freak like me.
Thanks for posting this. It is like you read my mind.
May 9, 2011
The most brilliant leaders of this world are the ones who "help" others to achieve something. Who help, through delegation, teach others the process by which they've come to achieve so much success through their work. I often think of Christ, who was someone who taught by example, and then helped his disciples to learn for themselves as well.
A great post.
Christian Hollingsworth recently posted..Spring Cleaning For Your Blog
Paul Reimers
Twitter: paulreimers
permalinkMay 9, 2011
Thanks for this great post on delegation Marty,
This issue has been difficult for me. It's not a problem that I have with micromanaging, my tendency is to just do everything myself and not think to delegate. I like that you pointed out the importance of being specific and helping the other person solve the problems on their own. Without this focus on independence, any delegation will break down into micromanaging or as Stephen Covey puts it, gopher delegation instead of stewardship delegation.
Paul Reimers recently posted..Blog Comments and SEO – Are You Rewarding Your Commentors
May 9, 2011
Hi Marty,
You have said it so well ! I will have to definitely agree with you about delegation.
Just wonder how people could live with doing all things by themselves and never try to let go some responsibilities to others. Actually, there are many who just can't let go of things not because they don't trust others but they enjoy doing something to satisfy themselves. Again, how much can they do just to stay satisfied ?
Marty, you have mentioned the great tips to help people to have successful delegation. I thank you for this. I have known many leaders who are successful, they are actually very good to delegate.
Keep coming with such great post and glad I also pick up new ideas from you, Marty
Pearly Quah recently posted..The Relationship Builder
May 9, 2011
Marguita you have made some very nice points in this post.
A lot of people tend to be to close to a project or endeavor and it's just hard to trust outcomes to others.
I would have to say one of my hang ups is I feel it will get done faster if I just do it. Well all those just do its can take me away from the major vision if I'm not careful.
By the way what twitter plug in is that with the little bird that is so cool.
Steve Shoemaker recently posted..Mindset Article Of The Week Channel Your Inner Millionaire
Adrian Campbell permalinkMay 9, 2011
Letting it going and just trusting people to get work done is a tough thing to do. I have struggled with this myself for a long time. Good article on how to start trusting people and "passing the buck" to someone else to get things done as they should be.
May 9, 2011
What…you mean there are people who can do it better than I can?!
Oh, delegating. As a lifelong perfectionist, this one has been tough for me. There are certain times where I resist it and certain times where I cannot do anything but surrender and trust! Like now for example ~ I'm due with my second child in 2 months, and this pregnancy has been HARD. Add to that we've moved across the country and just bought our first house (yeah!), and I am the kind of person that loves organizing and settling in to a new home and getting things just the way I like them. Well, my back has other plans, so I've had to let go and be grateful for all the family we have around now who are going above and beyond to help. Is it the way I'd do it? Nope! But it works and I was able to honor my personal needs in the process.
Everyone worked hard to check in and do their best to create my vision, and from there, I just had to let them get on with it, know that it would not be "perfect" and definitely showed my love and appreciation for it all!
So I can really relate to this right now, great advice for life and business both, absolutely! Thanks Marquita!
Beth Allen recently posted..5 Keys to Establishing & Cultivating Quality Business Relationships
Comments are closed.


text:
GILMER, TX (KLTV) - Time is running out for fire victims to get FEMA assistance. But the numbers are showing that thousands of East Texans have already gotten help.But FEMA warns they may not have enough money to cover every loss.
For those who lost their homes during the raging fires, FEMA deadlines are fast approaching."We have two recovery centers that are going to be open one in Gilmer, that's going to be open on Thursday and Friday, and then in Tyler, that's going to be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week," says FEMA agent Margaret Broadbent, "Once the registration period is over, it's too late at that point."Over 18.8 million dollars has been doled out to over 3,900 fire survivors in the last six weeks.
Over eight million dollars in low-interest loans given out to home and business owners affected.
But for Diana tree farmer Jeff Hill, there will be no relief."I didn't insure my crop. Checked with all the government agencies and basically, there's no help for me," says Hill.Hill's 88 acres of pines that he's raised for over 10 years, were destroyed in the September 5th fires.His estimated loss is nearly a million dollars."You know there's help for people who lose homes, there's help for people that maybe lost business.... It would be nice if there were some relief for me. I certainly could use it," Hill says.He hopes to replant one day, when the drought is over.
Anyone who is a fire victim who has not registered, is asked to call FEMA or register with them online.
Hill is having his farm cleared to sell for possible pulpwood.
Copyright 2011 KLTV. All rights reserved.
1812 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 222-1212
FCC Public File
(318) 222-1212
EEO Public Report
Closed Captioning


text:
More reviews by strawberrymelons
This stuff is THE BOMB! I have normal skin but in the winter it can get dry a bit. The minute fall starts, my nose gets a bit dry and I get really itchy around my temples. This is where I also get one or two red patches/circles that get super itchy and irritated especially before I go to bed (very mild eczema maybe?). The minute I put this cream on, the itchiness is relieved and by the morning the red patches go away. I also put this cream on in the morning before I put my makeup on. It is not thick, greasy or shiny and it absorbs into the skin quickly. Every winter I suffer from super itchy skin and I only wish that I found this cream earlier because none of the other creams have ever helped me in the past.
EDIT: I'm pretty sure my skin got used to this cream and it does not help at all anymore. It even makes my skin more irritated and itchy. I will stop using it and try some essential oils to calm my skin.
This product was alright. I found it fairly greasy, and on my eczema it burned a few times. But I think that was because of it being extremely dry. I mainly took it to calm my itching (hence the title) but I didn't really find it did anything. I think there are better products for you to spend your money on then this.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
I'm already on my third tube of this product. About a year ago, I'd developed blotchy,itchy red skin mostly in the winters after showering. This is the only lotion that really soothes the itchiness quickly and is a must have for me.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
I wanted to love this but it stung and burned my dry skin. Once the burning and stinging eased up, it really didn't do much for relieving my itchy skin.
More reviews by VersaillesVixen
Hate to be the only one who doesn't like this product, but for me, it just doesn't work. I've been having a bout of unexplained itchiness lately--no rash, no broken skin--and have been taking antihistamines to no avail. I thought trying this lotion would help, so I spent my near last ten dollars on a bottle of it. Nothing. I'm as itchy after as I was before I put it on. Not a fan of the texture either; it didn't soak into my skin like my usual lotions.
I have chronic urticaria and more specifically dermagraphism- a hive that no one knows of its causes with symptoms of welts, itchiness, rash etc. Basically if you itch yourself, put pressure on your skin etc you get a rash. I tried a lot of creams and i find that eucerin has the best instant relief lotion with cooling menthol and oatmeal. Because of the menthol, the skin cools down faster and is less itchy. I do use the other moisturizer by eucerin called calming creme as an overall precaution to dry skin but as an instant relief this lotion is the best. I think people with eczema and psoriasis might also benefit as well.
Best lotion! For all of you gals (or guys) who have been searching for a "dry itch relief" lotion, this is the one! Unlike other anti-dryness/itch lotions, this one is not super thick and pasty. It is smooth, and has a fresh scent of collodial oatmeal and menthol. I use it everyday!
I must say I really love this stuff. I'm so sad that I didn't purchase it sooner. I always stayed away from it because it was a little too expensive for lotion IMO, but now I see why. The price may be a little too steep, but it's worth it when I really think about it. I completely turns my dry, flaky skin around during drier weather. I have skin that is mostly normal, but can change from combination to dry with season changes. So when I was experiencing really dry skin, I took the plunge and picked this up after trying some out from a co-worker, and I'm so glad I did. After seeing what it did for my skin, esp. my face, the price really didn't matter anymore. It's not thick, but it's not runny, it's kind of in-between IMO. My skin easily soaks it up and it has like this cool, yet tingly feeling when I put it on my face. The smell isn't really enticing, but it's not bad, as I can deal with it. Definitely will be a lotion staple and I will repurchase again.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
It is a thick creamy lotion with a semi-matte finish. I do not think it is very anti-itch. It helped my dry hands in winter times at a certain degree but I wish it were more moisturizing.
I used this to calm my severe itching. For some reason, my skin feels like a cheap sweater that's two sizes too small. It worked, but I think it would work better if I used it with the body wash/daily moisturizer/body oil.


text:
Outside of the Belmont Stakes, the $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) is one of the highlight races of the Belmont Park spring-summer meeting. Traditionally run on Memorial Day, it features top older horses going 1 mile on the main track. A field of 8 went to post on Monday, before 9,386 fans under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 80's. As expected, Quality Road was sent off as the 1-4 favorite exiting two straight wins at Gulfstream Park in the Hal's Hope (G3) and Donn Handicap (G1). In to challenge him included 8-1 second choice Musket Man, third in the Churchill Downs Stakes (G2) on Kentucky Derby day after finishing a close second in the Carter (G1) at Aqueduct, and 9-1 third choice Warrior's Reward, who was second in the Churchill Downs Stakes after winning the Carter.
Quality Road went to the front immediately to set quick fractions of 22.55 and 45.19 over the fast track while being stalked 1/2 a length behind by Le Grand Cru down the backstretch. On the far turn, Warrior's Reward moved up to challenge as Le Grand Cru dropped back, but Quality Road continued to lead by a length through 3/4 in 1:08.57. Quality Road opened up a 2 length lead at the 1/8 pole, as Musket Man came through between horses to challenge. However, Quality Road easily held him off late by 1 1/2 lengths at the line, completing mile trip in 1:33.11. It was another 1 1/2 lengths back from Musket Man to Tizway third.
Results Chart - from DRF


text:
Existing members please sign-in here
new member registration
Tips for goal setting
What rate of weight loss is right for me?
*With your free 14-day trial, you can take full advantage of all the great benefits of ShapeSolutions, free. Your free trial will begin as soon as your registration is complete.To avoid being charged, simply cancel before the free-trial period ends. We provide both online and free phone customer support to quickly deal with any queries.


text:
The Tigers entered the season with one goal, to win the World Series. That is a tall task, with so many things beyond control in the regular season. Key players can be injured. Bad luck can cost some key one run games. An unexpected team in your division can have a great season. That all happened this year, and yet given the Tigers' high offensive output, and strong pitching, they would have been expected to win 99 games. They only won 93, but it was just enough to make the playoffs.
In the postseason, anything can happen. Wild card teams make it to the World Series, like the Tigers in 2006. Role players can have key hits. Stars can become legends or goats. We have been fortunate in one sense as the Tiger have made the ALCS for three consecutive years. The odds are that they would have been stopped at the ALDS at least once.
But it is easier to take defeat in the ALCS when the team is overwhelmed like in 2011 when the Rangers won games by four runs twice and the finale by ten runs. This series with the Red Sox was very evenly matched. Boston outscored Detroit 19 to 18 overall. Two teams that scored about five runs a game during the season, against average pitching, were held to three runs a game against superior pitching. A game was lost with a four run lead in the eighth inning. Another was lost when Verlander allowed only one run. At many points in either game, a different outcome on one pitch would have led to a Tigers' victory.
So with this result, there is more clear responsibility to be assigned for losing the series:
49% Dumb luck. What can you do, it is only six games. The Tigers had bad six game stretches during the season, and this one came at the worst time. No, this is not comforting.
16% Jim Leyland did not rest Miguel Cabrera nearly long enough when he was injured in August. Miggy had one extra base hit in six games, and made two outs on the bases that were directly related to his injury. Leadership was needed when Cabrera was saying he was healthy enough to play, and the best move for the sake of the team was a trip to the disabled list.
10% Baserunning, shared by Jim Leyland and the team. Austin Jackson was picked off. Victor Martinez and Prince Fielder managed to turn a ground ball into a Little League double play and not even a run. With three one-run losses, a stolen base could have been key to the missing run.
5% Tom Brookens, who did his best Gene Lamont impersonation sending Miguel Cabrera home in game 5. He knew Cabrera was injured and could not score on a play that was remotely close. He knew Cabrera could not stop quickly. The left fielder had the ball in short left field well before the runner was to third base. They lost the game by one run. There is a time to be aggressive, and that was not it.
5% Prince Fielder, hitting .182 with one extra-base hit. Some days he sees the shift and happily slaps an outside pitch down the third base line. But most days he is pull-happy. He picked the wrong time to be stubborn.
5% Torii Hunter, who came to Detroit to win a World Series. But he hit 6 for 26 with two doubles and one walk, leading to only two runs scored. The hitting would have been forgotten had he made a miracle catch in game two. He could have been on highlight reels forever.
5% Jose Veras, who actually pitched well in one sense with six strikeouts and only three hits in three and a third innings pitched. But he was in the middle of the game 2 debacle allowing a hit, and threw three consecutive curveballs to Shane Victorino in allowing the grand slam in game 6.
5% Joaquin Benoit's pitch to David Ortiz in game 2. Every other time he threw that pitch in the game, it dropped much more. Just a fraction of an inch more sink would have turned a grand slam into a ground ball to second base.
Where was Rick Porcello in the seventh inning of game 6? The bases were loaded with one out. The Tigers needed a ground ball double play. This moment was made for Porcello's strengths. Jose Iglesias is a wizard with the glove, except for that inning. Scherzer had Bogaerts struck out, except that the Dan Iassogna did not see it that way. Thoughts like these will keep us up for months.
More Roars
•Prince Fielder needed to show us more | GIF: Flopping fielder
•Tigers should stay the course this offseason | Roster decisions


text:
Select Route:
This route starts in an obtuse, blackish dihedral right off the river. Head up the black corner right in front of you, cheating into the OW out right if necessary (I did, my partner did not). Climb up through some easier terrain (~45 ft to this point) and then shoot out left out a leaning, flaring, off-fingers crack to a good stance below a short finger crack in a corner. Muscle your way up this and scramble up some awkward crap to the rails.
Rap from the east end of the handrails, and swing to climber's right until you are directly below the obvious, gaping dihedral.
Doubles from fingers to #2 camalot.


text:
Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Start on the leftmost flake of the south end of main wall noted by a streak of moss which currently has a little man carved in it. Smear up the slab to the second horizontal crack and follow it to the base of the chimney. The chimney is kind of awkward till the halfway point, this is probably the crux of the whole route.
Start on the far left of the south end main wall. If you're looking straight up the rock and Stone Hedge's left face is on your left, you're in the right spot.
#1 BD Camalot and below on the first half. The chimney will take up to a number 4 and as low as a number 2 BD.


text:
you know what's interesting? they are not the old man, woman, nor the good or bad parent, not the teen, child or baby. they may appear to be; they may seem physical and labelled with whatever creative idea you might come up with to encapsulate what it is you perceive, but they, like you, are more.
but we forget. we close down. we minimize, and we disconnect. we create an artificial gravity… thus, we create distortions, illusions, and pain.
yet, there are no victims here.
there are only masters, and given a proper moment of reflection, we can reignite the knowing.
then, open and aware (ie. conscious), we can again see through mere surface appearances, and fantastic storytelling. we notice the cracks in the harshest realities. we feel the space between, as the ethereal, encompassing lightness.
we remember the love, unconditional.
thus, they are, and they are more.
you are, and you are more.
love your life,


text:
When a pet dies, some families opt to dig a hole in the backyard and hold an informal funeral for their pet. Others leave them with the vet, but there are many pet owners out there who consider their pet as a member of the family.
And as a member of the family, when their animal dies, some people want to give their pet a proper burial in a pet cemetery where they can mourn their loved ones passing.
the city-owned cemetery between Prairie and South West avenues just north of Sunset Drive, received approvals years ago to build a pet cemetery for cremated animals but because of budget reasons, the project has gone to the "back burner," according to Cemetery Manager David Brenner. The Cemetery Commission and officials from came together in late November and formed an exploratory committee to see what can be done to get the project moving forward.
"A significant number of people want to do something, sometimes in a very inexpensive manner but still do something," said Brenner. "It is open-ended as to how much people will spend for a loved animal. That was one of the reasons why we went into this."
The city-run cemetery depends on the tax base for a portion of its financial support and has been looking for ways to generate revenue to lessen that dependency. The pet cemetery could be one of those ways if the money is found in its budget to begin the first phase. That's what the exploratory committee will address.
The majority of the cost would be landscaping and removing an old iron fence from the area. Brunner would also like to see if local artists would be willing to donate time to create murals on a nearby maintenance building.
H.A.W.S. will be looking at fundraisers and grant possibilities as well, according to Brenner.
"We are going to try to do it with minimal expense, and if there is expense, see if there are areas within the budget that we might be able to put toward this," Brenner said. "It should be providing a really good service and a needed service that a lot of people want, so that will generate revenue. Can we come up with creative solutions to make this happen?"
H.A.W.S. runs a crematorium but is unable to staff a memorial garden or other types of pet burial sites at its location on Northview Road, according to Lynn Olenik, executive director of the animal shelter.
Olenik said H.A.W.S. was approached by donors who are possibly interested in an area pet cemetery. H.A.W.S. would not be using funds to help with the project from its daily shelter operations.
"They are interested in providing people who are grieving for their pets an opportunity for a more lasting memorial," Olenik said. "Everybody grieves in a different way. … Some people who have pets are lacking that opportunity."
People are more transient and are unable to bury their pets in their backyards. Others who live in apartment buildings do not have the land to memorialize their pets, she said.
"It is a matter of what do you do with these pets' ashes," Olenik said. "… This offers people an opportunity to do something more permanent and in a tasteful manner."


text:
Earlier today, the Winnipeg Jets held a surprise news conference to announce they have reached an agreement with general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on a five-year contract extension. Governor Mark Chipman told the media throng at the MTS Centre:
"I'm confident we're on the right track. In some respects, I feel like we're just getting started. One of the biggest parts of our plan is having its future in the hands of Kevin Cheveldayoff. I also believe that the fans of our organization are deserving to know where we're going and how we're going to get there. They invest considerably in what we're about."
In other words, Cheveldayoff has done his job. Now it is time for the players and coaches to do theirs. Make no mistake about it, the Jets goal is to make the playoffs this year, and if they don't, coach Claude Noel could very well be on the unemployment line.
Remember, Noel only got a one-year extension from the Jets brass in the offseason. There were reports of a riff between Noel and Alexander Burmistrov during the shortened 2012-13 season. While it was denied by both parties (Burmistrov's agent didn't deny the story), Burmistrov did leave the Jets to sign with AK Bars Kazan of the KHL in the summer.
Burmistrov's departure sparked questions around the Jets coach. Was he able to handle young players? Can he have good relationships with promising prospects Jacob Trouba and Mark Scheifele? How do the veterans feel about Noel and his coaching methods?
For the most part, the players have defended Noel publicly. They have said all the right things about their coach, thus relieving any sort of drama that the media and fans crave to know. But there are times where Noel's message falls on deaf ears.
In last night's preseason tilt against a skeleton Edmonton Oilers crew, the Jets built a 3-0 lead with 4:25 left in the third period. Everything looked rosy for the Jets. However, the
Oklahoma City Barons Oilers came roaring back with two goals in a span of 23 seconds, to make the ending very interesting. The Jets still struggle with defensive zone coverage, (I'm looking at you Paul Postma) which has been an ongoing issue since the franchise arrived from Atlanta in 2011. Noel has preached about being better defensively, but the numbers don't show it.
The Jets ranked 25th in the NHL, conceding 2.94 goals per game in 2012-13. The year before, the Jets ranked 26th in the NHL, surrendering 2.95 goals per game. Technically the Jets did improve on this stat, but only by 0.01 goals. That's not even close to a marked improvement.
Sure there are legitimate excuses. Ondrej Pavelec isn't consistent enough. The defence was saddled with the likes of Ron Hainsey. Injuries to Zach Bogosian and Toby Enstrom didn't help either. Dustin Byfuglien roams up the ice too much. All of that is true. But at some point, there needs to be signs of growth and maturity and so far, that hasn't happened with Noel behind the bench.
What also isn't helping Noel is the Central Division. The likes of Chicago and St. Louis are the leaders of the pack, while Minnesota, Dallas and Nashville are on the upswing. This is a very tough division where defence is at a premium.
So with that being said, this is a make or break year for Claude Noel. He knows the seat he's sitting on is quite warm. The honeymoon in Winnipeg is now over. Time for the Jets to make a move, or for Noel to move on.
You can follow me on Twitter @jstar1973


text:
The above graphic comes from the Prison Policy Initiative, and it shows the impact of summary disenfranchisement of adult-age ex-convicts in our political system, unique around the world. No other country disenfranchises ex-felons to the degree we do here in America. Prisoners pay their debt to society but their ability to have a voice in [...]
Disenfranchisement of Ex-Felons Bars 2 Million from Voting in Key Swing States Virginia and Florida
|By: David Dayen Friday November 2, 2012 10:00 am
Tens of Thousands of Federal Employees to Get Layoff Notices Right Before Election
|By: David Dayen Friday July 27, 2012 7:35 am
The fight over the automatic trigger cuts, which will take place at the end of the year without Congressional action, took an interesting turn this week. The Senate passed a bill that will force the Obama Administration to provide details on how they will implement the cuts. This bill has already passed the House with [...]
Backlash on the War on Women Growing in Strength, Power
|By: David Dayen Wednesday March 21, 2012 9:46 am
If we're seeing any renaissance in American politics at the moment, it comes from a backlash against an ever-advancing policy against the ability for women to think and make choices for themselves. This policy of female subjugation, which mostly but not entirely has focused on health care issues, has realized real gains on an almost [...]
Abortion Foes Turn to Restricting Access Through Regulatory Burdens
|By: David Dayen Wednesday March 14, 2012 7:35 am
Before we went into Afghanistan, I remember reading about a law there ruling that women couldn't become doctors, and couldn't be treated by a male doctor. And I thought to myself, that's some creative hatred. You have to get up early and actually think about hatred like that. This is what we've seen from our [...]
Revised Ultrasound Bill Passes In Virginia
|By: David Dayen Wednesday February 29, 2012 6:15 am
While everyone was high-fiving the pullback by the Virginia legislature of their trans-vaginal ultrasound bill and happily discussing how conservatives had overreached on social issues, the GOP determinedly made their changes and passed a mandatory ultrasound bill. The final vote in the state Senate was 21-19, actually a closer vote than the 21-18 count on [...]
Alabama Backs Down on Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound, but Anti-Abortion Laws Elsewhere Persist
|By: David Dayen Tuesday February 28, 2012 8:15 am
I guess the Republican Party has decided to run on a platform of sticking a speculum inside of women, but they're not entirely secure in that desire. Every time people find out about it, they back off. In Virginia, the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill was changed to a trans-abdominal ultrasound. The State Senate passed over a [...]
Wave of Ultrasound Bills About Humiliating Abortion Seekers
|By: David Dayen Monday February 27, 2012 9:35 am
And now for something I didn't think in January I would have reason to update: the abortion bills across the country which mandate that the women receive an ultrasound before getting the legal medical procedure. When we last left Virginia, the thinking was that the Senate sponsor of the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill would not accept [...]
Virginia Ultrasound Bill Doomed After Senator Strikes It
|By: David Dayen Thursday February 23, 2012 8:15 am
The bill in Virginia requiring all abortion seekers get a mandatory ultrasound is now in peril, after the right-wing Senator who introduced the trans-vaginal ultrasound requirement rebelled against changes asked for by Governor Bob McDonnell. McDonnell backtracked on the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill yesterday, asking the House of Delegates to amend the bill to a trans-abdominal [...]
Virginia's McDonnell Backtracks on Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Bill
|By: David Dayen Wednesday February 22, 2012 12:55 pm
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is now in full retreat mode on that bill mandating that women seeking an abortion in the state must get a trans-vaginal ultrasound (colloquially known as "state rape") beforehand. We saw hints of this earlier today from a spokesman. But McDonnell has now put out his own statement, asking for amendments [...]
House Democrats To Hold Their Own Hearing With Woman Issa Denied From Testifying
|By: David Dayen Wednesday February 22, 2012 6:15 am
After the all-male panel on birth control in the House Oversight Committee last week (wait, I'm supposed to be fair and say that the SECOND panel of the day had a couple women on it), plenty of people joked on Twitter about an all-female panel on Viagra. House Democrats aren't doing that, but they are [...]
Protest of Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Bill in Virginia Leads to Delay
|By: David Dayen Monday February 20, 2012 11:38 am
The Virginia abortion bill, which would mandate that the women seeking an abortion get a trans-vaginal ultrasound – a forcible assault at the very least – before having the procedure, has received entirely too much notoriety for the tastes of conservative lawmakers in the state. I'm sure they were hoping to fly under the radar [...]


text:
In 2010, 27-year-old Sen. Elizabeth Halseth (R-9) became the youngest woman ever elected to serve in Nevada's state senate. According to Reuters, the conservative Republican ran on a Christian values platform, which makes it all the more surprising that the former lawmaker is currently featured in Maxim magazine, barely wearing a revealing black bikini and apparently leading among write-in candidates for the magazine's annual "Hot 100″ list.
Each year, Maxim publishes a list of actresses, celebrities, news anchors and other famous women and asks its readers to vote on which women they find "hottest." The top 100 women become the magazine's "Hot 100." This year, for the first time, the contest has been opened to write-in votes by readers, which is how the relatively unknown politician's "hotness" ended up being rated alongside that of women like Kim Kardashian, Scarlett Johansson and Emmas Stone and Watson.
The young legislator was elected partly on the basis of her her squeaky-clean image. In the weeks leading up to the 2010 election, Halseth's campaign sent out a mailer depicting her opponent, Democratic Representative Benny Yerushalmi with his wife, who was wearing a particularly revealing dress. Next to the photo appeared the phrase, "Not Our Values."
In the year and a half since the election, however, Halseth's personal life turned rocky. Her husband and father of her three children, Daniel Halseth was arrested for open and gross lewdness when police were summoned to their home following a domestic dispute in October of 2011. Shortly after, the two were divorced.
Halseth stopped attending meetings of the Nevada legislature and resigned from the state's governing body in February, citing a need to concentrate on her duties "as a mother and a job-seeker."
Gene Newman, digital editorial director for Maxim said that Halseth submitted her photos for the contest the following month.
"Most politicians don't get in touch with us," he told Reuters, "and most aren't as beautiful as she is."
By Roy Greenslade, The Guardian
By Katie Halper
By The Conversation
By TBogg
Raw Story is a progressive news site that focuses on stories often ignored in the mainstream media. While giving coverage to the big stories of the day, we also bring our readers' attention to policy, politics, legal and human rights stories that get ignored in an infotainment culture driven solely by pageviews.
Founded in 2004, Raw Story reaches 9 million unique readers per month and serves more than 30 million pageviews.
Copyright © 2004-2013 Raw Story Media, Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
My brother killed himself
on the twenty-eighth Thursday of last year
and I missed four days of work
and my mom wanted to know 'Why'.
My brother
he was always a fan of beauty
but what he did
was not beautiful at all.
And last week I got the news
that one of my good friends from high school
had overdosed
except this time
she'd gone too far
and now she was gone.
And I had a hard time falling asleep at night
and her mother
hugged me tight
and thanked me for coming to the service
but I did not
want to be there at all.
This is not
The girl down the street
would've turned 21 last year
and I can scarcely imagine
the wild times she would've
But she is buried six feet deep
after falling nearly 300
and she did not leave a note.
This is not
My freshman year of college
and my roommate was beautiful
and how I wanted to be just like her.
But she wore herself down
till she was
almost invisible
and if you blinked
you had to go and find her all over again.
So now her parents are no longer supporting her college tuition
but are paying her hospital bills
watching their daughter crumble.
This is not
So y'all can take your narcissistic
and glamorizing
of self harm and eating disorders and committing suicide
and shove them as far up your ass
as you possibly can.
Starvation is not beautiful.
Killing yourself is not beautiful.
is not beautiful.
This note I am writing
is not beautiful.
But you
you are beautiful
and it's about damn time you start believing it.
- (via runiqu)
(via outcastt)
Let's get on a plane to anywhere, camp in forests, kiss on top of mountains, learn languages, go for hikes, turn off our phones for weeks on end, learn to surf and ski…actually live, experience the world, explore.
(Source: lilith-not-eve, via haveyoudreamtofmelately)
(Source: tjthatfunnyguy, via toanewbeginningthatlasts)


text:
Sangamon Valley Civic Orchestra welcomes all members of the community to participate. There is no official audition required to join the group. The Music Director does request an introductory meeting with you, so that the two of you may become acquainted but also to hear you play. The request to hear you play is an opportunity for the Music Director to select repertoire that is both challenging and fun.
The orchestra is conducted by the Music Director of the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony. All music, stands, and percussion equipment are provided.
Concerts in December and May
Pops concert in February
Play-Along with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Fun and great music-making all season!
The Springfield Civic Orchestra was founded 1932 and flourished as a non-professional orchestra. In the 1980s, the orchestra reorganized as the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, leaving the area without an adult amateur orchestra. The new Sangamon Valley Civic Orchestra, founded in 2008, has re-established the tradition of a thriving amateur orchestra in the Springfield area.
Show up with your instrument Wednesday evenings!
Contact the SVYS office or watch the SVYS web site for the announcement of each season's schedule.
Rehearsals are held at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. 6th St., Springfield, Illinois
NEW TIME: Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm during the academic year.
Musicians are required to report rehearsal absences in advance.
Office: 420 S. Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1808 (Second floor, Hoogland Center for the Arts)
Phone: (217) 753-8000


text:
MADISON (WKOW) -- A string of pharmacy robberies in our area brings attention to an on-going problem with prescription drugs. While a Walgreens in Janesville was targeted Thursday morning, there have been other pharmacy robberies in Madison over the past several weeks.
On Dec. 4, the Walgreens on Mckee Rd. was robbed by a masked man demanding OxyContin. The pharmacist said the man passed a note, demanding the prescription drug.
On Nov. 27, the Walgreens on Cottage Grove Road was robbed by a suspect who demanded the employee put Oxycontin in a bag and place it in the drive-thru drop-box. "These are very serious crimes," Madison Police Dept. Spokesman Joel DeSpain said. They may also indicate a bigger problem.
"Prescription drugs are the biggest issue. If you look at the drug poisoning numbers -- it's about 82 percent of the deaths are resulting from prescription drugs," said Cheryl Wittke of Safe Communities. "It's now our number one cause of injury death exceeding traffic crashes so it's really significant," she said about Dane County. That can sometimes translate into more crime.
DeSpain said, "Well, you have probably someone who's very addicted, who desperately needs to get the drug. There's also the possibility that we have people who are trying to get Oxycontin to resell it on the streets." Though a weapon wasn't displayed during the Madison robberies, an implication has police investigating the incidents as armed robberies.
JANESVILLE (WKOW) -- Janesville police respond to a robbery at Walgreens.
It happened about 5:25 a.m. on Thursday on the 1700 block of Milton Avenue in Janesville. Store employees reported a male suspect walked to the pharmacist with a note and demanded Oxycodone. The pharmacist complied with the note and turned over an undisclosed amount of Oxycodone.
Officers searched for the suspect, but they were not able to find him. No weapons were displayed and there were no injuries.
Police say they're looking for a white, male about 5'10'' with a medium build. The suspect was wearing an orange coat with a large hood with light blue jeans.
Police say the suspect is between 30 to 40 years old.
Anyone with information should call the Janesville Police Department at (608) 755-3100 or the Janesville Area Crimestoppers at (608) 756-3636.
Madison police describe two similar incidents in their online reports. On Dec. 4, the Walgreens on Mckee Rd. was robbed by a masked man demanding OxyContin. The pharmacist said the man passed a note, demanding the prescription drug and made a threatening statement.
On Nov. 27, the Walgreens on Cottage Grove Road was robbed by a man who demanded the employee put Oxycontin in a bag and place it in the drive-thru drop-box.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WKOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Anna Engelhart at 608-661-2767. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at email@example.com.


text:
Joshua Tree National Park is simply one of the best climbing areas in the United States. The 794,000-acre park, a couple hours east of Los Angeles, offers rock climbers over 8,000 routes on various formations, outcrops, domes, and cliffs composed of rough gneiss and bumpy monzogranite in a high desert environment. Besides offering plentiful rock for climbing, the park's cliffs are also easily accessed, sunny and warm in winter, and offer a huge variety of routes from beginner slabs to expert crack climbs.
What to Climb at Joshua Tree
This combination of factors makes Joshua Tree, usually called either Josh or J-Tree by climbers, extremely popular but with thousands of routes, it is difficult for climbers new to the area to decide where and what to climb in the national park. Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park by Bob Gaines, a long-time J-Tree climber and owner of Vertical Adventures Rock Climbing School, makes those decisions of where and what to climb a lot easier.
Book Offers over 250 Best Climbs
Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park, published by FalconGuides as part of their Where to Climb series in 2012, showcases over 250 routes on selected cliffs throughout the park making it easy to plan out your day's climbing adventures. Author Bob Gaines draws on his vast experience as a J-Tree climber (he began climbing there in the 1970s and has established over 400 first ascents) to emphasize the best climbs in the national park—not an easy task when you consider all the great climbs there.
Covers Best Routes in the Main Sectors
Joshua Tree easily divides into lots of different groups of rock piles, each forming a specific climbing sector. Gaines picks the best of the sectors and then selects the most worthy routes at each one. The sectors begin with the Quail Springs area and move eastward along the park scenic road to other areas including Lost Horse Road, Hemingway Buttress, Hidden Valley Campground, Real Hidden Valley, Echo Rock area, Wonderland of Rocks, Cap Rock, The Headstone, Hall of Horrors, Saddle Rock, Jumbo Rocks, and Split Rocks on the east side of the park. Indian Cove on the north side, reached by a side road between the towns of Twenty-Nine Palms and Joshua Tree, rounds out the sectors. The directions to reach each sector and cliff by driving and hiking are concise, accurate, and have GPS coordinates for both the cliffs and parking areas that are spot on. The book's maps are also accurate and easy to use—not an easy task in such a complicated climbing area.
Lots of Routes and Color Photo Topos
The best and most popular routes in each climbing sector in the book are described with excellent color photo topos with route overlays, a written description, a suggested rack for each trad climb, and descent information. Most of the route descriptions are succinct and straight-forward—how much do you need to describe routes that are mostly one-pitch long? Gaines also describes a wide variety of climbs, including delicate slab routes, technical face climbs, top-rope routes and sectors, and a broad range of Joshua Tree's famous crack climbs with an emphasis on easy and moderate jam cracks.
Guidebook Works Perfect for a Week of Climbing
I spent five warm March days climbing all over Joshua Tree National Park with my climbing partners Brian Shelton and Bill Springer. We relied primarily on Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park to get around and to pick out climbs to do. We also supplemented the Best Climbs book with two other FalconGuides—Rock Climbing Joshua Tree (2nd edition: 2000) and Rock Climbing Joshua Tree West: Quail Springs to Hidden Valley Campground (2006) Both of these comprehensive guides by Randy Vogel, with 624 and 608 pages respectively, have lots more climbing sectors and cliffs if you want to explore off-the-beaten track and find new stuff. For most climbers, however, Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park will have more than enough routes to thoroughly trash your fingertips on a week-long climbing trip.
Lots of Extra Info and Great Action Photos
You will find at the front of the book lots of extra information including a helpful climb-finder with lists for Best Crags for Toproping, Best Moderate Trade Single-Pitch Routes, Best Hard Trad Routes Single Pitch, Best Hard Multipitch, Best Sport Routes, and Best Face Climbs. There is also info on getting to Joshua Tree, park regulations, camping and other accommodations, climbing seasons, Leave No Trace, a standard J-Tree rack, and how to climb safely at the park. Lastly, the book is lavishly illustrated with lots of superb color photographs by Greg Epperson, simply one of the best climbing photographers over the last couple decades.
Two Thumbs Up! Highly Recommended
Best Climbs Joshua Tree will get you everywhere you want to go in the national park and up a lot of great climbs for several week-long J-Tree road trips.
Buy Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park by Bob Gaines, FalconGuides, 2012.


text:
Barber coming back, or is he?
Apparently Morris has stated Barber will be back in 2011. Of course, he doesn't have a deal in place, but Morris said that Barber will be with the team, as a player, next year. No concerns except, you know, the whole contract issue, leverage, and how this impacts other potential decisions.


text:
As we enter the fourth week of the Glorious Revolution, Sean 'Puffy' Combs is getting a little bit overzealous.
"If we all register and vote, we will have the first black president in the history of America," Sean "Diddy" Combs told the crowd Tuesday at the Shrine Auditorium before chanting "Obama or Die" – a declarative remix of his neutral "Vote or Die" motto from the 2004 presidential election, when he attempted to boost the youth vote.
This, honestly, was always a risk. In any nation's transition from a regime defined by its power-hungry leader and reliance on torture into a democracy, you run the risk of radical factions attempting to divert the fragile process towards a second and allegedly more "legitimate" form of tyranny. Should you find yourself confronted by the roving "Obama or Die" squads, here are a few tips for dealing with them:
Please note, 101st Fighting Keyboardists, that the official position of the Glorious Revolution is to denounce and reject all death squad related activity against nonsupporters of our leader. For now.
Also, Gateway Pundit worries that the Inaugural Ball will turn into the BET Awards. Well, I hate to break it to White America, but any time more than ten black people are in the same large space, it always turns into the BET Awards. You can look forward to Oliver Willis receiving Best R&B Album of 2007 at Netroots Nation, by the way.


text:
going to grab me some books! Thanks!
WIN! Just got Pretty When She Dies! Thanks chick!
Oh goodie! More great books! Thanks for heads up:)
I seriously need to get a kindle. There are always way better deals for kindle than on nook. I am still thinking about getting Pretty When She Dies though. It's $2.99 for nook, so that's still pretty awesome!
Thanks for letting us know about those free kindle books. Added to my kindle! The Season on the Moon series looks pretty interesting.
Oh great! Ashley the last thing I need to do is add to my TBR! But I can't resist a good deal so I'm off to get them! (Or some anyway
Thanks for sharing…Im off to check these out…..;)