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Over a year since the last blog and two years since I hit maintenance "weight".
So what has become of me?
First - I visit SP three times a week if you check my spark group you will see that I have consistently met my target of visiting the gym three times a week - for both of the years.
Once I hit maintenance my targets changed - my gym program took months to design and I have followed it. So as to "up the ante" I took on a new sport - archery and started to train for this new challenge in the way I do.
My diet had to change - I found I needed more food to build strength in order to allow me to draw a full power Olympic recurve bow. I can now confidently shoot a 50 pound bow and have outstripped many half my age at the archery club. I have joined a second club where I am able to train more seriously with two former internationals ( both 20 years younger than me and both somewhat bemused at my progress) and a former para-athlete world champion.
I had my 53 birthday this year.
It has been a stuggle... :)
Here are long awaited images:
Please ignore the shirt overhang (it is NOT my stomach - we have to stand slightly forward)
and this is where I was shooting at a World Record Status event:
having said all that - I didn't win :( (this year :) )
And so to Bergs comments about the " struggle". Is it worth losing 4.7 pounds? It is soooo hard to lose this amount when you are close to maintenance . The devil of complacency will lure you into a false sense of security. Your friends will say nothing as you weight edges up.. :( then one day you are back to where you were. :( Wining quality of life is a struggle....
I found the answer in new challenges - I met people I would never have met if I hadn't been fit and able to control my weight and my life has got better...
This week for the first time I took my daughter to my gym (the one I've used since 1985). I have trained her over the last year and she enjoys the training time - I hope to nurture that in her.
My 14 year old son has just returned from a 4 week trek om North Africa with a former member of the Foreign Legion. He was the youngest yet led the way to the top of the highest mountain there whilst 12 boys failed to reach the summit. He struggled but came back full of pride and acknowledged I had given him the example of determination that I showed in my quest for health... People are always watching....
It is always a struggle... Kennedys words tend to ring true - it's rarely worth doing something if it is easy!!
The anniversary of me hitting "maintenance" or target weight is here - well two weeks off. By this time last year I had sweated in the gym, lifted heavy and controlled my diet to end up at a weight of 189 pounds.
So 12 months later where am I?. I had planned for this. I long since realized that my "diet" to lose weight was eventuality my maintenance diet. Sad but true :(.. My diet is healthy -- I get a good amount of protein, fats are made up mostly using nuts. Nearly all my carbs come from fruit (five a day minimum). I have a protein shake every day (as a fast meal and because I like them :) ). By the time I've done this I am at my maintenance and usually hit calories.
For all the books on dieting in the world - it does seem that if you want to get all the fibre and vitamins you need and balance your macros - you actually have very limited choice in what you can eat... In simple terms - by all means have those chocolate cookies but if they are 300 calories then you must spend 25 minutes on the treadmill to work them off..
Yesterday I had an apple and blackberry pie with cream and a bag of candies (300 calories). These was justified as I cycled 15 miles up and down hills on rough terrain with a mountain bike... I enjoyed both he food and the biking - and enjoyed them both all the more because one justified the other..
The gym was something I had to take control of. The SLVi3 programme (see my spark group) was put together to keep my gym time down.I some respects that target has been hit - in other respects not.. As soon as my workload increases or I have a bit of free time then I am very bad and tend to wander off to the gym. My tracker in the sparkteam shows as much:
In truth SLVi3 goes into an intense strength phase towards the end where I try - for four weeks - to bulk up and increase strength. I then recover with a cut - I up the cardio and lighten the weights - increase the reps and reduce food intake a bit.
I am also on a macro period - part of a yearly cycle... I had planned to do three SLVi3 prgramme a year (done = 120 gym sessions) - whilst this time of the year I aim to get out more on the bike -run more outside and use bodyweight exercises. This is happening - it maximizes my quality of life.
So - physically where am I now? It was weight day today and I cam in at 189 pounds.. spot on where I was last year.
My strength... I have just come out of a big lifting session lasting a couple of weeks. It looks like I have put on around 20% on my maximum for all the big lifts over 9 months. This is slightly above target but I guess as the cut takes it toll I'll lose a bit. My speed running will be assessed in early August. I feel a bit faster but at the moment I am cycling and rowing more than running to preserve my knee which still complains at lengthy runs..
It seems I've got stronger. My shirts are tighter across the shoulders - my waist is the same if not slimmer. Of all things my biceps have got bigger. This is really odd as I do bicep curls once every ten days or so. I suppose its an effect of deadlifts and squats...
My abs are still a shambles. My legs and shoulders/ arms look like I am 12% bodyfat - my stomach is tight but my abs are still a long lost dream. Maybe this summer cut will show them...........
Looking at pictures from last year - in truth I did look tired. a 50 Pound weight loss actually wears you out - this year I am more athletic looking.
What next for the following year/? It seems the same. The routine is varied enough and it does the job and in a reasonable amount of time. Whilst my children are approaching the peak of their life physically - I am leaving them behind more and more on bikerides and walks.. :)
The second year of maintenance will present different challenges. Boredom - too much routine - these may all conspire to break my habit. I must focus on this mini bulk cut cycle I have going and KEEP returning tot he scales once a month. That works..
My sadness is that by my estimates abs will be out for two years :(
My monthly weigh in was due this week. Over the last three weeks I have been on a minor bulk. I'm eating just above maintenance as my lifts are getting heavier and more demanding. I can't lift heavy without the food - I've long since learnt that.
All in all it seems that I put on just over a pound in four weeks. However my lifts do seem to have outstripped my meager weight gain - I am lifting heavier ... My shoulder and chest have filled out more.
My bulking diet is simply three bags of raw mixed nuts extra a week. It's surprising how this little extra males a difference.
The programme I am following is proving it's worth. See the image for gym attendance this year:
There have been a few tweeks - notably downward in time spent in the gym with more efficient exercises. The success is not only the improvement in physique but, more importantly - it is easy to keep going. The routine has been severely tested over the year by bad workloads and long days. But there is always time for those three hours.
My weight is no longer a game of concern. I am a pound off the target weight I made last year but I intend to put on two/three pounds over the next four weeks as my liting regime intensifies. I'll then cut into a bodyweight/cardio routine for summer... Enhanced with mountain biking, hiking and running.
The psychological war is in hand. Nearly one year into maintenance/physique improvement and things are going to plan. My dearth of blog posts here is testimony I guess to success. I still track exercise. I still watch my diet but its now gone from an obsession to get better - to a controlled, mechanical habit.
Archery still preoccupies me:
I grind away in a discipline manner. Arrow after arrow. Every shot draws my complete focus and I'm able to do about 4 hours training a week. Some weeks are bad - some are good - I try to learn from both. Recurve Archery is all about your body and peripheral senses. How you breath, how your balance unfolds during the shot cycle. All very interesting. As ever I tend to be apart from the rest of the archers. Many question my ability/need to be so considered and repetitive about every shot and how I am able to shoot so many arrows, so systematically without getting bored. In truth it seems a pastime which is completely concentrated on my bodies actions and responses. It's not really dissimilar to power lifting in that respect.
My new years resolutions seem on target. I am mindful that the last year has gone by swiftly. I am pleased that my athletic ability is improving but aware that the coming years are likely to go by quicker and quicker. I must strive to draw out every once of quality of life..........
My programme (see my (Staying Power team where it outlined) has been devised using years of experience and actually does a pretty good job. it is easy to do, time limited and returns results in strength and speed over a sensible time period (months/years). It is sustainable, measurable targeted and generally SMART.
A thread on the message boards here and a few casual observations in the gym led me to this blog.
I got accused of being a body builder (by a serious power lifter). I'm not. I aim to get athletic - the natural consequence of this is that I have leaned out and built well defined muscle slowly. My lifts are not as large as they could be. I don't eat enough for that to happen and I do about 40 minutes of intense cardio a week. Established wisdom is that this will suppress muscle gains. I don't care. i want good CV capacity.
The power lifter was traing with an old student of mine who has gone down the bulking route. A very male thing to do. He is now strong ( stronger than me!) but.. he does no cardio. I challenged him to get on the treadmill for a VO2 test - her refused- he can't run at all.
Today a young women joined me at the next treadmill. She had a good layer of fat ( actually well proportioned) What stood out was that her speed over a period of time easily matched mine. Watching her after I assume she must have been a good runner at school..her movement was spot on. However, she finished the run and then did a few small bicep curls on a machine.
Both have the benefit of age over me. Both can beat me at their chosen discipline. Neither have balance.
If form follows its path.. both will gather weight as they age. The male power lifter will find himself in a "bulk" cycle gone wrong and the women will find time is too short for her long runs. So few people find the right balance..
The SLvi3 programme is working. I'm halfway through the third card since August. I am stronger faster and in control This August will see the one year anniversary of my "maintenance"..
Gmail beckoned and my monthly weigh-in ensued.
My diet has been on course this month - not much changed. I lost a grand total of 0.5 pounds over four weeks. I am now two pounds off my lightest ever.
I look to NSV's. At this weight I am light and my diet doesn't chop away fat. In the gym I had a very good week. For reasons I don't understand I saw a burst in strength improvement (as judged by compound lifts) and substantial increase in running speed. Clearly improving towards an athletes build is not a linear process..
Morbid thoughts unfortunately - I bumped into a former work colleague (nice bloke) two years my junior.. went off to take on an intense job five years ago... he was always a overweight and worked too hard. He has just taken four months off work because of a double heart attack. He does not look well.
More upsettingly the young girl who I trained with in the gym (she was a regular) who spent hours pounding out lifts and on the handbike in an effort to mitigate the rapid onset of muscular dystrophy has gone. She can only have been 20. Her last few sessions in the gym were heartbreaking - she always underplayed her affliction and worked so very hard in the gym despite it. Sheila (not her name) was there when I started my weight loss quest - - so very sad..
There but the grace of god... draw inspiration where you can and recognise what real strength some people have..
I found a website.. the result of a few minutes play was this... enjoy..

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Check out this great event hosted by one of our very own Peninsula Kayak members and good friend of mine, Dean McCully. Dean's looking for kayak volunteers to help out. Here's the incentive: You're helping share the fun experiences of various water sports to those with disabilities - How Cool is That! And, Aquan will give you a 20% off coupon.
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Looking Over the President's Shoulder is based on the real-life story of Alonzo Fields, the chief butler at the White House for 21 years during the Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Hailed as a great man with a story to tell, Fields looks on the presidents with respect and without judgment. He describes the experience as being in the front row and watching the passing parade of history. Step into the White House and into his story, one filled with humor and pride, that will grant you unique access to the most famous address in the nation brought to life by one of Barter Theatres most popular actors.
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text: Brawn puts job on line for Mercedes success 30 October, 2011 Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher Oct.30 (GMM) Mercedes' works team will "definitely" be on the Formula 1 grid in the coming three seasons, the marque's motor sport president Norbert Haug confirmed in India. But Ross Brawn was not willing to make the same guarantee about his job as team principal. "I want to be here for the next three years," the Briton told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in a joint interview with Haug. "If you don't perform, then you're out. I am the boss. If the project is not running right, then it will be over," predicted Brawn. The same might be true for Michael Schumacher, whose current contract runs out at the end of next season. By 2013, when he will be 44, will Schumacher be clearly too old to perform? "I see no reason why," insisted Brawn. "Everyone can see that Michael has stepped up this season and is still growing. "If he can fight for podiums and wins next year, then why should he stop? At the same time if we are not successful next year, then his decision to stop will be easier." Brawn said the decision is ultimately Schumacher's. "It is very easy to talk to Michael about a new contract," he said. "If he wants to continue, we will find a solution quickly. I don't know what the outcome will be. And neither does he. "Let's see how good we are in 2012," added Brawn. Said Haug: "At the very least, I don't think Michael has the intention to go to another team." It is arguably a more complicated situation with the other seat, as Nico Rosberg has clearly outperformed Schumacher in 2011 and 2011, attracting the attention of rival teams. "The market is open," admitted Haug. "And there are many drivers who are knocking on our door. But Nico wants to move forward and we want to do it with him. "In general you can go to the wrong team at the wrong team, which is a mistake every driver should try to avoid." Brawn agreed: "Nico believes in the people here at Mercedes, and we believe in him. It's just a matter of time." Haug said having the right driver is crucial for an F1 team, with the latest example being Red Bull. "They have a fantastic car and a very stable team," the German acknowledged, "but Sebastian Vettel makes the difference for them. "Just look at the big gap between him and his teammate Webber, who I respect a lot. Sebastian is the key to their success," added Haug. Tweet Evel Brawn is really annoying me. He is the one who convinced Schumacher to return and basically lied to him about the car and the team. Yet I get the feeling Nico is the one getting the most support. Michael seems to have a lot more problems with his car – he's never been one to complain but I think the car has given him problems much more than with Nico. Michael's engineers can't even fit a wheel without it falling off! I hope someone was fired for that. Don't forget Brawn, Michael has won hundreds of GP's and seven championships, Nico has won zero. Sure Nico is a great prospect for the future but Brawn owes it to Michael to let him have preference over Nico . He also owes him a car able to fight for wins and the championship and it must be built around Michael who's the proven champion in the team. I know that Michael is not getting any younger and perhaps Rosberg seems like a better long term prospect, prompting the team to give him more preference, however he may go to Ferrari next year for all we know. Michael on the other hand is committed to this team ONLY. There are plenty of other 'Nico Rosberg's' to lead the team once Schumi retires but there is only one Michael Schumacher. I don't like Brawn's comment about Nico clearly outperforming Michael this year. It hasn't been very clear to me at all. Michael has had far better starts and has much better pace during the race. On average he's 0.4 sec quicker than Nico per lap during the race – IMO Nico is getting it handed to him on the Sunday by a guy almost twice his age. On Sunday Schumacher very clearly looks the better driver. The only area where Nico is outperforming Schumacher (but the gap is closing) is in qualifying. Michael has said he battles to switch on the tire for that one fast lap you get out of the Pirelli tires. However he always seems to have problems with his car come qualifying. I don't buy that it's just excuses because he can't keep up with Nico because he's very clearly faster than Nico in all the practices too. I think his engineers are doing a crappy job finding the perfect setup for qualifying. I really think Michael should complain more, why is Nico not having as many issues? I think that if Merc can finally put together a car that suits Schumi's style we'll see Michael walking over Rosberg. If Ross doesn't build Michael a car which takes him to his 8th title, I'll view it more as a failure on Brawn's part and will never forgive him for deceiving and betraying Schumacher.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 474 - 30 January, 1997
Ceisteanna — Questions. Priority Questions. - Tourism Marketing.
Mr. Killeen Mr. Killeen
5. Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the plans, if any, he has to review the operation and policy direction of the product and marketing management boards; and if he will make a statement on their operations to date and the policy relationship with his Department. [2629/97]
Mr. E. Kenny Mr. E. Kenny
Mr. E. Kenny: The Operational Programme for Tourism, 1994-99, agreed between the Irish Government and the European Commission, provides that in the case of the marketing sub-programme and in the case of Bord Fáilte and Shannon Development areas under the product development sub-programme, the decision making authority on grant applications shall be exercised by independent management boards, with the exception of large projects which also require the specific approval of the Government and the European Commission. These independent management boards are required to operate within the policy guidelines as set out in the operational programme. Each of these boards comprises three independent business-professional members, two relevant State agency personnel and one official from my Department. The membership thus brings broad practical business and professional experience to the decision-making process to augment the tourism-related expertise [307] of the tourism agencies and my Department. Each management board is required to furnish me with an annual report listing all board decisions and advising of any significant developments or trends in relation to applications falling under their aegis. The first of these reports for the period to end December 1995 were published and laid before both Houses of Oireachtas. The boards have their annual reports for 1996 in preparation at present.
As part of the overall mid-term review of the community support framework and in common with other operational programmes, a review of all aspects of the Operational Programme for Tourism has already commenced. This review process is due for completion by July.
Mr. Killeen Mr. Killeen
Mr. Killeen: Will the Minister agree that the mid-term review offers an opportunity for him and for the Government to address the regional disparities which have arisen in relation to tourism growth and to make a policy intervention which would ensure that future funding by the Government is directed to those areas deficient in terms of product to give them an opportunity to compete on an even footing with the other regions? What is the Minister's view on the recent report by Professor Dineen and Professor Deegan of Limerick University which referred to an absence of any serious attempt to monitor the return by the Irish tourism product?
Mr. E. Kenny Mr. E. Kenny
Mr. E. Kenny: The objectives of the Operational Programme for Tourism mid-term evaluation are to identify any adjustments which should be made, financial and otherwise, within and across sub-programmes and measures to the operational programme; to ensure the achievement of its targets; and, should it prove necessary, to make recommendations for the amendment of the programme's targets. Paragraph 10 (20) of the operational programme provides the following:
As this will be a six year Programme, it is planned to undertake the review of the operational Programme after three years. The review may be undertaken by an independent evaluator. The purpose of this will be to assess performance to date and to recommend to the Programme Monitoring Committee any changes needed to secure the aims and objectives of the programme by the end of 1999.
The mid-term evaluator is concluding his work and the mid-term evaluation is due to be completed on 14 February this year. It will then issue to each member of the monitoring committee of the operational programme. A number of meetings will follow subsequent to that and in due course the CSF committee under the Department of Finance will discuss that matter with the European Commission.
The points raised by the Deputy about value for work and any necessary adjustment will be taken into account in that evaluation. As Minister, [308] I can communicate directly to the European Commission if, following the mid-term evaluation, I consider there are other issues, such as those raised by the Deputy, not catered for.
Mr. Killeen Mr. Killeen
Mr. Killeen: Will the Minister consider making pay and conditions of staff one of the conditions under which projects would qualify for funding, as it is a matter about which there is a good deal of concern? It would be inappropriate for the State to grant aid a hotel or any project in which there were serious questions about the pay and conditions of staff.
Mr. E. Kenny Mr. E. Kenny
Mr. E. Kenny: The pay and conditions of staff is a matter for employers under Programme 2000, and unions in regard to rates of pay. It is not up to me or the Department to lay down such pay and conditions. It is significant to note that in recent times the Irish Hotels Federation adopted a new code of practice on working conditions, pay arrangements, career prospects and other matters of concern to those working in the industry and that is as it should be. The industry should be attractive, particularly to young people, with strong promotional outlets, long-term career prospects and good wages and working conditions. This is a matter outside my remit. Applications for assistance under any of these programmes are only considered in the interests of long-term, sustainable and viable projects.
Dáil Éireann 474 Ceisteanna — Questions. Priority Questions. Tourism Marketing.


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Looking at this year's crop of Chicagoland haunted houses, it's clear that the sick people who plan these things (and we mean that lovingly) know the creep factor of clowns.
But they didn't just stop with clowns — oh, no. Some threw in the whole evil sideshow.
Others are putting "howl" holidays with sinister takes on St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day and even Christmas, like the Lombard Jaycees and The Asylum Xperiment in Villa Park.
But no matter your scare preferences, you're sure to find something to meet your needs. Here is a roundup of area haunted houses, spooky walks and tricky mazes. Check the websites for detailed descriptions, coupons, rules and restrictions.
Fright Fest
Six Flags Great America, 1 Six Flags Parkway, Gurnee. (847) 249-4636. Frightfest.sixflags.com. Tickets, $32.50-$64.99. Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays, 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17 and 24, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Columbus Day, Oct. 14. Fright Fest has expanded to include Hurricane Harbor, which has been renamed "The Bermuda Triangle." Many areas of the park are not recommended after 4 p.m. for children or those who scare easily.
The Massacre Haunted House
3440 Odyssey Court, Naperville. (708) 320-3327. FearTheMassacre.com. Tickets, $20-$35. Hours: 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Sundays and 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 4 to Nov. 2. Includes The Massacre Haunted House and Fear Factory 3-D.
The Fear
Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Ave., Chicago. (800) 595-743. Navypier.com or Thefearhauntedhouse.com. Navy Pier's haunted house, "The Fear," returns to Navy Pier Oct. 10 to 31. Tickets, $12-$20. The house features both a nighttime haunted house and a low-scare, lights-on attraction during the day. "The Fear" is open from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Sundays (and Oct. 30); and from7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31. "The Fear-less" Haunted House runs from 12 to 5 p.m. during the day on Saturdays and Sundays and on Columbus Day.
The Asylum Xperiment
The Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N. Villa Ave., Villa Park. (630) 941-9292. Asylumxperiment.com. Tickets, $25-$40. Hours are 7 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays and 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 4 to Nov. 2.
Evil clowns and apocalyptic steam punk bikers are a few of the terrors guests meet at the three attractions: "The House: Home for the Horrordays," "Subterranean" and "Armageddon."
Screams in the Park
MB Financial Park at Rosemont, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. (847) 349-5008. ScreamsInThePark.com. Hours are 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays Oct. 4 to Nov. 2. Tickets, $15-$25. Not recommend for children under age 13.
Statesville Haunted Prison and City of the Dead
17250 S. Weber Road, Crest Hill. (877) 722-7332. Statesvillehauntedprison.com.
Hours are 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays plus Oct. 23 and 30; 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 4 to Nov. 2. Tickets, $30-$45. Visitors in the lot by closing time will be admitted. Statesville employs more than 150 actors, more than 40 rooms and an average time of 40 to 50 minutes required to get through. Kids must be 11 or older; 11- to 15-year-olds must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Eleventh Hour Haunted House
1940 George St., Melrose Park. Eleventhhour.info. Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Oct. 4-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31; Nov. 1-2. Tickets, $19.50-$23.
Happy Hell-a-Days
356 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. (630) 519-3694. http://haunted-house.com. Tickets, $5-$15. Hours are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Oct. 11-27 and Oct. 29-Nov. 3. The Lombard Jaycees present this fundraiser for needy families, which is thought to be the longest consecutively-running haunted house in the country.
Haunted Forest Walk
Hawthorne Hill Woods, 2600 Center Drive, Woodridge. (630) 353-3300
Woodridgeparks.org.Tickets, $5-$7. Hours are 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and children's matinee from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 26.
Cicero Town Hall of Horrors
The Old Town Hall of Cicero, 4937 W. 26th St., Cicero. Facebook.com/CicerosTownHallOfHorrors. Tickets, $5-$15. See web site for times and dates.
Haunted Forest Oak Brook
Central Park, 1450 Forest Gate Road, Oak Brook. (630) 990-4233. Obparks.org/hauntedforest. Tickets, $1. Hours are 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12. The 2013 Haunted Forest event will once again feature a spectacularly spooky haunted maze with several new festive features.
Nightmare From North Street
Santa's Village Azoosment Park, 601 Dundee Ave., East Dundee. (847) 426-6751
Nightmarefromnorthst.com. Tickets, $14. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 4-26. Prepare for a scare as you zig zag through the maze of horrors in the upper level of the Haunted Barn.


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Kathy Braddock
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Co-Founder – Rutenberg Realty
As a co-founder of Rutenberg Realty, the fastest growing independent residential real estate firm in New York City to date, Kathy Braddock gets a chance to do something that many other top executives in her field cannot: spend plenty of one-on-one time with her brokers.Along with founding partner and fellow real estate veteran Paul Purcell, she manages the New York office of Rutenberg, an innovative four-year-old company that prides itself on "touching its brokers closely." Ms. Braddock's everyday responsibilities range from meeting with agents individually to review business plans to brainstorming on how to best proceed with deals.
"Our firm's progressive approach really resonates with brokers," Ms. Braddock explains. "In a short span of time, we have built a team of more than 400 first-rate professional agents and are now the seventh largest residential brokerage in New York City in terms of number of brokers."
A unique compensation structure has made Rutenberg a financially-savvy alternative for brokers and consumers alike. Brokers retain virtually 100% of the commission in exchange for a $99 monthly fee and no more than a $2,000 fee per transaction, and are part of an agent-focused atmosphere, where everyone has access to the principals of the firm and their years of experience. The consumer benefits from the arrangement as well, since the broker is motivated to work their hardest to assist the client.
"We are pleased to head up a company that has even more to offer than the customary real estate experience," adds Ms. Braddock, who boasts more than 26 years of real estate expertise. "Our success in spite of today's problematic economic climate is proof that our model really works."
During her venerable career in real estate, she has held impressive positions with some of New York's most distinguished real estate firms. Formerly executive managing Director, general sales manager for Douglas Elliman (DE), which was New York City's and tri-state New York's largest residential real estate brokerage, she was responsible for the oversight and supervision of the entire residential brokerage division throughout New York City, as well as suburban offices in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island. She also oversaw the firm's relocation and corporate services area. Prior to joining DE in 2000, Ms. Braddock was a principal at the Intrepid New Yorker, which she founded in 1982. Ms. Braddock turned Intrepid New Yorker into New York City's premier destination services company, handling relocation and resettling-in services for individuals and for Fortune 100 and 500 corporations whose executives and employees needed to be moved to the New York tri-state area. Her extensive understanding of the greater New York region culminated in her co-authoring two books about living in New York and navigating daily life in the area.
She, along with Mr. Purcell, also founded braddock + purcell in 2002, a Manhattan-based consultancy that operates as a "personal shopper for the consumer," guiding them through the real estate process and matching them with the right agent.
Her wealth of industry knowledge has made Ms. Braddock a sought-after source by the media. She is regularly featured in trade publications such as The Real Deal, and can often be seen as a guest commentator on NY1 News and Fox News's Studio B Show with Shepard Smith, where she has been called upon to share her real estate market expertise.
Ms. Braddock is a New York City native, educated at Hunter and Brearley. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College and is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York.
Feel free to contact Ms. Braddock to learn more about her and how her company may assist you in growing your career or in selling, buying, or renting New York City real estate. You can reach her at email@example.com or at 212.688.1000.


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Hundreds of people gathered at the Sydney Town Hall last week to remember the murder of Eddie Murray in a police cell at Wee Waa 33 years ago and call again for the State Government to hold an independent inquiry to finally unearth the truth about his murder.
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Carmichael Numbers
Recall Carmichael numbers are composite numbers that almost always fool the Fermat primality test. We can show that Carmichael numbers must have certain properties.
First we show they cannot be of the form where are distinct primes with . By the Chinese Remainder Theorem we have . Then
Suppose is not a multiple of . Then (by Fermat we have ). Then if passes the Fermat test, we must have and hence , where . Since is cyclic, there are exactly choices for that satisfy .
Since is strictly smaller than , the greatest common divisor of and is at most . Thus at most half the choices for can fool the Fermat test. For primes used in RSA, is small with high probability, so the product will almost never fool the Fermat test, as mentioned earlier.
Next suppose is not squarefree, that is for some prime and . Then by the Chinese Remainder Theorem, . Any satisfies by Euler's Theorem, so if as well, then we must have where
Since , is cyclic, exactly elements satisfy . As cannot divide , the largest possible value for is , giving an upper bound of probability that will pass the Fermat test.
Hence if is a Carmichael number, then is squarefree and is the product of at least three distinct primes.
Solovay-Strassen Test
Recall our first suggestion for improving the Fermat test was to check check that after checking (since there are no nontrivial square roots of unity modulo a prime).
We can improve this by checking instead that
This is known as the Solovay-Strassen test, which we examine here for historical interest. Recall that the Jacobi symbol can be evaluated quickly using quadratic reciprocity.
Why does this help? From above we know that if is not squarefree then fails the Fermat test with probability at least . So we need only consider the case when is squarefree but composite, say where is prime.
By the Chinese Remainder Theorem any can be written as . For any nonzero we have by Fermat, so if then we have where .
If then is at most . Since is cyclic, this means at most elements of satisfy . That is, the probability will pass the Fermat test is at most .
On the other hand, if , then this implies . Since we have , so write . Then
But we have
and since there is a chance that is a quadratic residue, there is a chance that and fail the test.
In other words, for any composite (even a Carmichael number) the probability passes the Solovay-Strassen test is at most . This was the first algorithm discovered for finding large primes.
The Miller-Rabin test surpasses the Solovay-Strassen test in every way: the probability a composite number passes is only , and no Jacobi symbol computations are required. Moreover, any that exposes the compositeness of in the Solovay-Strassen test also causes the Miller-Rabin test to fail.


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Marketing can help, too. St. Onge recommends Stephanie Anne bombard one region--say, the Northeast--with catalogs so she can consolidate shipments and cut costs. She may even be able to handle shipping herself.
St. Onge also says Stephanie Anne should look up a local Council of Logistics Management chapter. "Make a presentation at their monthly meeting," he says. By providing good fodder, Stephanie Anne would get an opportunity to brainstorm with experts.
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It's a new wrinkle one the use of Botox- based on success in nerve related bladder control, researchers find it may replace surgery in difficult cases.
"The first line therapy for overactive bladder is medication. There's a second and third line treatment. This is going to compete with some of those," says urologist Dr. Harold Tsai. He is on the medical staff at Lee Memorial Health System.
It stems from the same wrinkle-smoothing affect that paralyzes facial muscles. Doctors believe Botox works in two ways: by blocking the sensory effects from the brain which tells the body it has to go- and blocking the nerve endings responsible for bladder contractions.
"It's a neurotoxin and basically it causes paralysis of the muscle," says Dr. Tsai. "There's a chemical that's released by the nerve ending and this prevents the chemical from being released. Therefore, the nerve cannot conduct the transmission of the nerve signal."
Currently performed as an inpatient procedure— the Botox is delivered directly into the bladder. Man or woman, doctors insert a scope through the urethra, numb the bladder and administer a series of shots.
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My freind the USA have the largest amount of death by firearms per citezen in the entire westen world. Its more than twice as much as in the UK. And hell us in EU are doing just fine, and we have just as many ****** up countries nearby. Yet our criminels seems to be carrying almost no firearms at all
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