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Never Say "Genitals" while Teaching Yoga to Tweens.
Tweens can enjoy yoga, so long as you Keep it Real.
I took my first yoga class when still wet behind the ears as a 12-year-old—and I screamed awkward.
I don't know which was worse: my sally jessie raphael glasses, my souped-up head gear that promised to fix my buck teeth, or my catholic school gym uniform. Nothing about me was smooth or cool or coordinated, but going with my way cooler older sister made me feel like I was the hippest kid on the mat—for about the first five minutes of class.
And then I farted.
There was no turning back. I was doomed to a life of spinsterhood and cats. Life as I knew it was over. The fat lady had sung. The eagle had landed. I would have to hang my head in shame as I walked through the halls of my catholic elementary school, convinced that everyone and their mother had heard my buttus erruptus.
I looked around the class, expecting to see everyone pointing and laughing at me. But no one batted an eyelash! Didn't they hear? Hello!!!??? I farted! What I assumed were their mocking whispers, turned out to be the sound of their breath! It was a Christmas Miracle! I was saved from eternal humiliation! I loved yoga!
And then I got kicked out of class. It wasn't the fart that got me in trouble. It was the teachers' mantra: "feel the honey golden light in your genitals."
I tried to play it cool the first time she said it. It was the least I could do after they all kindly ignored my flatulence. But the second time she urged us to feel that honey golden light in our nether-regions, I lost it.
Really, though, what did she expect? She said "genitals"! Why wasn't anyone else laughing? Were these folks deaf? What started off as quiet, controlled laughter quickly turned into full on hyena sounding hysterics. That's when she asked me to leave.
Who would have thought that all these years later, that "honey golden" moment would be the one that influences my teaching the most? Or, at the very least, it serves as a reminder to never say anything as hippy-dippy and dorky as that, and to always, always keep it real—especially when teaching tweens.
Tweens are a unique brand of yogis and they deserve a yoga class that is designed specifically for them.
More often than not, teens are quick to dismiss that which they cannot do or anything that makes them feel self-conscious. They would much rather spend their time with friends, doing something fun. So it is incredibly important to take out any of those potential awkward moments (can you say genitals?) from the class and make it more relatable for tweens. This means you have to Keep things Real.
Keeping Yoga Real means:
— Cutting out the new-age mumbo jumbo. There is no chanting and there is no Sanskrit. Plain and simple.
— Being a yoga teacher who has both feet firmly planted on the ground and not in the clouds. No kid wants a yoga teacher who is trying to relive their youth, become their BFF, or espouse spirituality.
— Having a sense of humor and encouraging laughter. Yoga should be fun.
—Reminding students that you can't mess up in yoga. This will be a huge relief for kids who feel the pressure of perfection.
— Establishing a relationship with your students that is based on genuine interest, acceptance and support. Tweens will get more from their yoga classes if they believe their teacher accepts them for who they are and believes in their capacity to meet challenges.
—Listening to your students and being flexible. Classes should be designed around how the kids are feeling when they walk in the door and not based on the teacher's own agenda.
—Realizing that the benefits of yoga often sneak up on tweens—so be patient!
—Tapping into their senses: Play music they like; use essential oils and give massages during relaxation, teach them poses that they can do off the mat to help them deal with everyday stress.
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hi Laurie,
overall a humorous, teaching article. I learned many years ago from a wise teacher to "never say never"…..if you could see the options of rephrasing sentences without the word "never"; it would empower those teachers you hope to influence choose wording that is appropriate in all situations. Just a suggestion.
WHile I agree with you on the whole "never say never" bit….I can assure you, I will never be caught dead saying, "Feel the honey golden light in your genitals."
Nice article! I think laughter should be encouraged in adult yoga classes, too …. and kept real for all ages. My favorite teachers are those who don't take themselves, or yoga, too seriously, even they know their stuff (sanskrit, anatomy, etc.)
Ilona! I totally agree. It's only yoga, after all!!!
Laurie this is awesome, and so authentic. The tweens I work with (I teach yoga mainly to adults, but coach kids, tweens and teens) can spot a phony a mile away.
Jeanine! I hear ya. Any time I've tried a new approach that isn't authentically me–the kids call me out on it. They always keep it real.
Couldn't agree more about cutting out the mumbo jumbo for any audience, and especially for this one, and I'm all for making yoga accessible and meeting students where they are BUT…
To suggest that sanskrit gets in the way of "keeping yoga real"? Seriously? Making practice accessible is one thing. Denigrating the tradition and it's source, which is to say, one's own teachers and ultimately the source of one's own practice is quite another. I hope that I've misread this.
JR. I knew I would get into trouble with that one.
I even considered editing it out. But I am referring to tweens here–and they are a wholey different beast. If I am teaching a tween privately, I will interject sanskrit into the class. And I always use sanskrit throughout my adult classes. But as a whole, I avoid using sanskrit with tweens because my hope is that they will show up for the next lesson. If they are turned off or uncomfortable they won't return. I'd much rather them experience the overall benefits of yoga then have them get caught up in ardha chandrasana and janu-sirsasana
thank you for clarifying, Laurie. I sincerely appreciate and completely respect both the spirit and the practical reality of meeting tween students where they are. iirc there's even a technical term for that: upaya
as you say, the most important part of keepin' it real is to offer nothing that is not authentic, and no one will make it more clear than a young adult when a teacher strays from that practice.
bowing deeply,
My teen & tween classes love to shout chataranga in unison during every Sun Salutation. However I do understand the be real thing. I often have to reword my guided visualizations to be appropriate for tween/teen audiences. It always amazes me how quickly they get the giggles. I've learned to laugh at myself and roll with the punches/gaffaws. Something you think is completely innocent can send a class of young men/women into fits of laughter).
We shout chataranga too! I forgot about that when I wrote this! ( i make my adult students shout it too!)
I have taught tweens and kids classes since 2006– in the beginning kept it super light and stayed away from the mumbo jumbo. And slowly got up the courage to teach them Sanskrit– no more than one word a week, and pranayama and the Yoga Sutras. I believe if you keep it clear, concise and authentically honest they will respond in an enormous way.
They do have a b*llsh#t meter that goes wild from a mile away, and will run you out of town, if that goes off. So I think it really is whatever resonates with you as the teacher.
I love the story at the beginning!


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Same-sex marriage has had quite the eventful past few weeks.
On February 7, the infamous Proposition 8 in California was ruled unconstitutional in a federal appeals court. To the great surprise of no one, supporters of Prop 8 (making marriage solely between a man and a woman) have contested the decision to repeal, and the decision is now facing appeal.
On February 13, Washington state governor Chris Gregoire signed the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in her state. A referendum has been filed, and if the amount of needed signatures is reached, the issue will be put on the ballot in the fall.
On February 17, Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey vetoed a bill that would legalize gay marriage in his state. He believes an issue this large should be decided by the people. I do not stand alone when I say that the rights of the minority should never be left to the tyranny of the majority, but then again I am not an elected official.
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FALLING SKIES opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.
At the center of the series is Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), a Boston history professor whose family has been torn apart. His wife was killed in the initial attack, and one of his three sons has been captured. Determined to get his son back and to ensure the safety of his other two sons, Tom must put his extensive knowledge of military history to the test as one of the leaders of the resistance movement known as the 2nd Mass, because of their location in Boston, Mass. They are constantly trying to gain intelligence about the aliens in order to one day outsmart and overtake them and hopefully rebuild their lives.
Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) co-stars as Anne Glass, a pediatrician who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic upheaval in their lives. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT's Into the West) plays a fierce leader of the resistance, Weaver. The series also stars Drew Roy (Secretariat) as Hal, Tom's oldest son and a growing fighter in the resistance movement; Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom's youngest son; Connor Jessup (The Saddle Club) as Ben, Tom's son who was captured by aliens; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps Anne in the group's makeshift medical clinic. Colin Cunningham (Living in Your Car) is John Pope, the leader of an outlaw motorcycle gang and Sarah Carter (Shark) is Margaret, a wary survivor of Pope's gang.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany are among the most important milestones in recent German history. What's more, the events of that time gave the country's inbound tourism industry an unprecedented boost. "Reunification has been a boon to all Germans," says Iris Gleicke, Member of the German Parliament and Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States and for SMEs and Tourism.
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Maybe it's petty of me, but I think I'd vote for this: From the Department of Damned-With-Faint-Praise, a group going by the regal-sounding name of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is planning to ask voters here to change the name of a prize-winning water treatment plant on the shoreline to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. ... "Most politicians tend to be narcissistic and egomaniacs," said Brian McConnell, an organizer who regularly suits up as Uncle Sam to solicit signatures.
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June 24, 2008
The Hill reports that Republicans are trying to make an end run around Democrats and portray themselves as the environmentally friendly party. It's not entirely clear what this bold new plan entails--all the specifics the article mentions are either (a) worthy but modest ideas that Democrats support too, or (b) not actually good for the environment. For instance, according to the article, Republicans plan to abandon their emphasis on drilling in ANWR, and instead promote increased oil shale development.
The Brits Fight Back Against The Pigeons
June 24, 2008
Not only do liberals want to take away our guns--they want us to be tormented by rats with wings: LONDON -- Wimbledon came under fire from animal activists on Tuesday for using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons. The tournament employs two hawks to scare away pigeons who had become a pest swooping down on Centre Court and distracting players in the middle of tense matches. But the hawks failed to keep the pigeons away from the players' lawn and the open-air media restaurant so marksmen were called in. "The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job," Wimb
You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone
June 24, 2008
Ryan Grim reports in Politico today that the Republican leadership in the House is growing annoyed with several of the retiring members of the GOP caucus who are bucking the party line on important votes, even though they have no electoral incentive to do so.
The Federalism Solution
June 23, 2008
The New York Times editorializes today in favor of reforming the General Mining Act of 1872, which allows companies to mine public lands with minimal environmental regulation and without paying royalties to the federal government. As the editorial notes, a growing chorus of Western elected officials at both the state and federal level are coming around to the view that the law, which effectively prioritizes mining over other types of economic activity on public lands, is simply inappropriate for a region that no longer depends so heavily on mining to support itself.
Keeping Fisa In Perspective
June 22, 2008
There's been a wealth of FISA-related commentary in the blogosphere this weekend. For a valuable introduction, check David Kris's two-part primer on the subject at Balkinization (here and here). Elsewhere, Michael Cohen over at Democracy Arsenal injects some much-needed sanity into the debate, responding to Glenn Greenwald's enraged call-to-arms against Democrats who supported the compromise.
A Good Day To Be A Turk
June 20, 2008
I've never seen anything quite like today's Croatia–Turkey quarterfinal game in Euro 2008. A full 119 minutes with no goals (I snuck out of the office to do some, ah, on-site reporting from ESPN Zone at about the 70th minute), then a major goalkeeping blunder leads to an improbable, ugly goal by Croatia. And then this two minutes later on the last play of the game: And then Turkey wins on penalties. Absolutely stunning.
Dick Cheney, The Fourth Branch Of Government
June 20, 2008
Our esteemed vice president has apparently prevailed in his fight to declare himself part of neither the executive nor the legislative branch, and thus not required to open his office's records to public scrutiny: The Democrats are conceding defeat. The party's top investigator in the House of Representatives acknowledges that there is nothing more he can do to force the vice president's hand."He has managed to stonewall everyone," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
How Bad Is The Fisa Deal?
June 19, 2008
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement today on a new bill to amend FISA, which looks like it will be brought up for an up-or-down vote in both houses of Congress, and will almost certainly pass. Opponents in Congress (like Patrick Leahy and Russ Feingold) and liberals and libertarians in the blogosphere are unhappy, primarily (though not exclusively) because the bill would effectively grant immunity to telecoms who abetted President Bush's wiretapping scheme.
Sue Opec? Are You Crazy?
June 19, 2008
A bit strangely, two separate op-eds appear today in the Los Angeles Times and New York Times arguing that it would be a good idea to sue OPEC for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Here's the crux of the matter: Unfortunately, over the years, courts have made it nearly impossible to use the act against OPEC, whose members claim they are sovereign nations and thus immune from such prosecution. But OPEC's behavior is commercial, not governmental or diplomatic. It is perfectly appropriate for Congress to remove these legal obstacles.


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All anybody could talk about yesterday was that "Game of Thrones" episode. You know the one. The one that probably made you cry. We brought you MTV Geek's video recap, featuring Felicia Day, and today, we've done our best to collect reactions from celebrity fans on Twitter.
Click past the jump to see our roundup of Twitter reactions from celebrities and one very special Vine from a star of the show.
Let's just say I've deejayed a LOT of weddings that ended like last night's GAME OF THRONES.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 4, 2013
i dont know what just happened in game of thrones. i'm in shock.
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) June 3, 2013
smh. red wedding was too hectic.
— frank ocean (@frank_ocean) June 3, 2013
Holy Mother of F. I have nothing quippy or cool to say re: Game of Thrones. I'm shattered. #GoT
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) June 3, 2013
Tonight's Game of Thrones was the most upsetting hour of TV I've ever seen.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 3, 2013
Hey, #GameofThrones, you win. You now have more of an impact on my emotional well being than anything else in life.#imnotokayrightnow
— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) June 3, 2013
game of thrones. I'm out.
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) June 3, 2013
Don't touch me! I'm not ready yet. Can't sleep. Post Game of Thrones Syndrome#PGOTS
— Breckin Meyer (@breckinmeyer) June 3, 2013
Game of Thrones. A+
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) June 3, 2013
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Idaho Supreme Court denies school's waiver request
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a request for a waiver by Concordia University School of Law to allow its first graduating class of students to take the bar exam.
The Idaho Statesman reported in a story on Sunday that the court cited the school's lack of provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association.
The decision means the 45 students won't be allowed to take the bar exam after finishing school next summer. That would prevent them from practicing law.
Law School Dean Cathy Silak says school officials will meet with their attorneys this week to review the court's decision and consider options.
Silak says the American Bar Association is scheduled this week to consider the school's accreditation application.
Three years of law school at Concordia costs about $51,000.
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What is the best investment you have made to date on Shark Tank ?
The best investment that I have made on Shark Tank is Daisy Cakes. In just two short years Kim Daisy has built an established brand on pace to have 1.5 million in sales this year. She has enormous charisma & drive that translates into great salesmanship – the key to any great business.
Have there been any deals that you had wish that you made in hindsight?
Yes. I didn't bid on a company that rents wedding dresses online. The entrepreneur was terrific but I didn't believe women would be quick to rent a wedding dress. I was wrong. She has gone on to grow a big business.
Any investment that you wish you hadn't made?
Sure, a few. But I have forgotten them & moved on.
Any service/product that you wish you had invented yourself?
No, I'm not an inventor. I am a brand builder & people builder.
Is there anything that has surprised you over the season in terms of the pitches?
Yes. I'm still scratching my head over the fantastic claims entrepreneurs make on set. Like, the engineer & Rhodes scholar who claimed he could turn sea water into pure gold if only we would give him the million dollars to build his water tower. Or the dentist with a toothpaste that puts you to sleep. Or the lady with the lipstick that makes you lose weight. We hear them all on Shark Tank.
Is it possible that someone can have a great idea, but fail in the tank because they can't pitch?
Absolutely! If the entrepreneur can't answer the Sharks' basic questions about their own company then it's always a deal breaker even when the business may be the greatest idea. The entrepreneur is more important than the idea, and if they can't sell their business idea – no matter how good it is, it is destined to fail.
What's your best advice on how to pitch?
Over prepare, and practice, practice, practice. You've got to know your numbers well and have enormous energy in the pitch and passion for your product. One of the best pitches I have seen came from Cousins Maine Lobster – a company I invested in. They had every answer, but more importantly I could tell that they had a real passion for their company. Once we were in business together they said that they had watched every episode of Shark Tank and listed every question ever asked. They prepared three answers for every question and practiced together for three months in anticipation of the show. Clearly, they got my money and are enormously successful.
Do you have to be memorable to make a good pitch?
One of the first things that goes through my mind when an entrepreneur is pitching on set is, "how will they play on TV? Will people watching like them at home? Are they enough of a character to stick in peoples' mind?" It is very important to be memorable, but it is only one part of putting together a good pitch.
What's the most important lesson an entrepreneur can learn by watching what goes down in the Tank?
To build a business you have to be able to sell your idea. Beginners' passion is not enough. You have to be able to present your idea or business as simply irresistible and back up your claims with real numbers that make common sense.
What's been the most memorable part of being on the show for you?
I love the updates because we all learn the end to a good story. Some people get the cash and flop, and others become millionaires.
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Make Money with Licensing | Resell Rights Explained
Millions are made everyday online & offline using licensng. This article covers some ways to use licencing both as a product owner and a licensed reseller. Plus many of the terminology is explained here.
The hardest part for many people starting out online trying to make some extra cash is having your own product of your very own to sell. Having your own product is the best thing you can do eventually to make a name for yourself and build a business.
However, the next best thing for many is to become a licenced reseller for a product. In most cases this will allow you to resell, reprint and distribute a product and keep all the sales.
OR if you have products of your own but want to increase sales you can become a licenced business to put famous names on your clothes, books, pencils, etc – whatever it is you are selling. So instead of just having a name that is not well known now your products are instantly well known by the name on them.
Here is proof that licensing works for many businesses…
Licensing a Brand, Name or Image
I bet you could go almost anywhere on the planet earth and eventually see something with the Disney brand signature on it. Why? They licence their name to businesses to put onto everything you can imgine as long as it is approved by Disney.
Sales for licensed resellers in 2007 were like $26 BILLION!!! Check this out….
"Disney Consumer Products Continues Strong Growth At Retail
Standout Growth for Disney·Pixar's Cars, Disney Princess, New Tween Properties and More Announced At the 2007 International Licensing Expo
June 19, 2007 — New York, NY — Retail sales by Disney and its licensees are on track to reach the $26 billion level in fiscal 2007 (FY07), which would double the $13 billion in retail sales of just five years ago in fiscal 2002; it was announced today by Disney Consumer Products (DCP) Chairman Andy Mooney at the International Licensing Expo in New York City. DCP expects 13% growth in retail sales over fiscal 2006 as it continues to expand its licensing business with a rich and diverse array of entertainment properties for all ages….." read the rest here: https://licensing.disney.com/Home/display.jsp?contentId=399931&forPrint=false&language=en&preview=false
That is some serious business! In fact Disney has an entire business branch dedicated just to licencing: https://licensing.disney.com/Home/display.jsp
So as you can see, it is big business. The next time you are out shopping check to see how many licenced products you can spot. I bet you'll need a calculator there will be so many.
Licensing Music
Another example of licencing is the music business. If you see commercials or TV shows playing famous songs, most likely they had to buy the rights to do so. In fact, many may remember when the Beatles music company sold the publishing rights to their music to Michael Jackson for mega millions of dollars. Now I think MJ is selling them to help bail himself out of debt.
Here's a good article about licensing music: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/music-licensing.htm
Many may remember when Napster got sued (and lost) by the big label companies for not abiding by the license rights of their music. Actually one of my favorite bands – Metallica was one of the first to sue them, followed by Dr. Dre, Madonna and others. You can read more on that here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster
Licensing Books and Publishing Material
Another example is to by the rights to sell someone's product. You can do some google searches and most likely find places to buy the rights to sell Dan Kennedy's products for example. Publishers sometimes buy the exclusive rights or reprint rights to lines of products as well, check out places such as Nightingale.com or Naphill.org.
If you buy the resell or reprint rights to a book or software make sure you understand the licence terms before you buy them and start reselling. In some cases you may need to pay royalty fees while in other cases you may not need to.
Make sure you understand basic license terms and conditions that go with a product you have a reseller license to.
As a licensed reseller, right-protected products ensure that you can offer far greater value to your customers with the only upfront costs being the license itself. It's a quick way to get started if you have the money to buy the rights. Some are very high end and cost tens of thousands of dollars just for one product while others are very affordable.
Different items come with different plans for the way you'll use them.
Here's a quick overview:
Giveaway Rights
You are free to pass on the ebook or software at no cost to anyone. You sometimes
are not even allowed to sell it. You can find these rights usually stated at the beginning of
ebooks or somewhere in the software file.
Usually the author is more interested in getting more exposure, making a name for themselves, getting their product viral or building a list if they are using giveaway rights. Many times these are lead generators for their other paid products and services as well.
Giveaway rights are good for the end user as long as the content is quality and helps those who use it.
Resell Rights
Generally, you are free to sell these products at suggested resale price, plus these are usually royalty free with digital resell rights, so you keep all the money yourself.
Good ones come with pre-written sales pages, product images and even thank you pages,
and there's usually a suggested retail price listed. You should note that some countries such as the US & the UK have price fixing laws. You can read more about those here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resale_price_maintenance This is why licenses will say "Suggested Retail Price" in many cases. Make sure to read the terms and conditions set forth by the authors.
Once in a while, you'll come across a product with resell rights that has a few other limitations, such as a required minimum retail price or certain things you aren't allowed to do, like bundling them or giving them away free without permission. You should follow these terms out of respect for the author you bought the rights from.
Depending on the terms, you can sometimes give them to your customers or members
if they paid for something else, such as another product or membership fee.
The biggest difference between resell rights and master resell rights is that with just resell rights you cannot sell the rights to others – you can only sell the product.
Master Resell Rights
When you have these rights to a product, depending on the terms – you could give it away, resell it, bundle it, create new information packages or include them in your own membership sites such as SureFireWealth.com.
You can even pass on or sell the resell rights to others, meaning that when you sell
that product to someone, they can turn around and sell it to someone else.
Master resell rights usually cost more (and you can charge more when you sell the product) but they give the licensed owner more control.
Master resell rights do vary a little depending on the product creator. Also make sure you understand the difference between NON TRANSFERABLE Master Resell rights and TRANSFERABLE Master Resell Rights.
Non Transferable means exactly what the name implies – you cannot give/sell those rights to anyone – only you have those rights so they are more exclusive/high end and usually more expensive. For an example of products with rights go to: RightsGoldMine.com
Transferable means you can pass on/sell those rights to others.
Private Label Resell Rights
Here's where you can get really original! You usually get the source files to a product,
so you can create a new product from it and call it your own.
You could edit the content, add to it, remove certain parts, create new images, redo the sales page and repackage the entire product.
You could even use the text content to create a niche website theme, online e-course, or break a large file into mini reports.
You could then take the product you redid and give it away, resell it, bundle it, create new information packages or include them in your own membership sites such as SureFireWealth.com.:)
Whatever you like within the licence private label terms you have! Most of the time,
you can even sell the resell rights to others.
That is, unless otherwise stated in the private label rights, you could sell that product along with the resell rights for a higher price — and that would allow your customer to sell it to someone else.
Private label rights are usually the most expensive form of rights to buy, but you get the most latitude in what you do with the product with full editing control and the ability to create new products from the source files.
Non Transferable Master Resell Rights
As mentioned above – this is important so am mentioning it again – Generally, these have the same rules as the master resell rights listed above except you cannot sell the master resell rights, only the basic resell rights and the product itself.
Non Transferable Private Label Rights
Generally, these have the same rules as the private label rights listed above except
you cannot sell the private label rights, only the product itself or use the content to
create new products.
Many times private label and source code are used together. Usually PLR is used for text content while source code is used for software programs.
Please take some time to absorb this information, if you have added knowledge on rights feel free to leave a comment to help everyone out as well.
Resellers – make sure you always read the terms that come with each product very carefully. When in doubt try to contact the publisher directly with questions about the rights you have selling their product.
Product Owners – think what you can do to add licensing options to your line of products and services. This could really help to increase your profits over many years to come.


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Six Silent Men, Book Two (101st Lrp/Rangers)
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In the summer of 1967, the good old days were ending for the hard-core 1st Brigade LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, perhaps the finest maneuver element of its size in the history of the United States Army. It was a bitter pill. After working on their own in Vietnam for more than two years, the Brigade LRRPs were ordered to join forces with the division once again.
But even as these formidable hunters and killers were themselves swallowed up by the Screaming Eagles' Division LRPs to eventually become F Co., 58th Infantry, they continued the deadly, daring LRRP tradition. From saturation patrols along the Laotian border to near-suicide missions and compromised positions in the always dangerous A Shau valley, the F/58th unflinchingly faced death every day and became one of the most highly decorated companies in the history of the 101st.
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Leigh Ann: Robert Downey Jr.'s Son Arrested For Drugs
June 30, 2014 12:20 PM
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I think we all remember the dark days that Robert Downy Jr. went through.
It was a miracle that he pulled it together and went on to have an even bigger career.
How sad that his son is now going through addiction. Hopefully, he will be able to get the help he needs.
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WPTV - Noise from three birds at a Port St. Lucie, Florida home apparently became too much for one man.
Joseph Pacheco is accused of going onto his neighbor's property Monday and spraying chemicals on a handful of birds.
Homeowner Ed Santos said Hannah, Red and Sam are beautiful, expensive birds.
The three are temporarily being cared for at the Avian and Exotic Clinic of Palm City.
Santos said Red has tremors after what happened.
The trio was on the patio of their home in Port St. Lucie when, according to police, their neighbor Pacheco came into the yard.
"My daughter was inside, called me on the phone, crying screaming hysterically, 'the neighbor is killing the birds, the neighbor is killing the birds,'" said Santos.
Santos went around to the back of his home and said he saw someone spraying something through a hole in his patio screen.
A police officer called to the scene had Pacheco show him the spray bottle.
Inside was Roundup, a weed killer.
Dr. April Romagnano has been dealing with bird emergencies for 25 years, but weed killer is a first.
"It changes the surface tension of the respiratory membranes so it makes it very difficult for you to breathe," said Dr. Romagnano.
She thinks the birds will make it, but right now Hannah is on oxygen.
The vet bills for the Santos family are already at $1,500 and are expected to rise.
Santos says Animal Control and police had been to the home before over noise complaints and he had worked things out with them.
He also said he tried working things out with his neighbor Pacheco by giving him his cell phone and telling him to call whenever there was a problem.
"Now my wife wants to move. The kids say, 'Daddy is he going to hurt us?'" said Santos.
The Santos family has only lived in the home for 10 months, but now they're trying to figure out if they want to live there any longer.
Efforts to contact Pacheco but were unsuccessful.
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POTSDAM - When the Whiz Quiz teams from Potsdam and Immaculate Heart in Watertown met in this years tournament final, the pairing was a rematch from last years first round, a match Potsdam lost, eliminating them from the tournament.
This years rematch was a different story as Potsdam defeated IHC and claimed the Whiz Quiz American championship that airs on WPBS, Watertown. The show is aired by former WWNY TV and WMSA radio personality Glenn Gough.
This is my second year coaching, but three years ago they also won, Advisor Catherine Boula said. Last year we werent quite as fortunate as we got out on our first match.
James Merrill, a senior, who was on the team last year though, pointed out that IHC was one of the toughest teams in the tournament, as they reached last years finals as well.
He said the fact their championship victory came against IHC made the victory that much sweeter.
It was nice because our last match was against IHC for the championship.
Chatham Borsch was also on the team last year and said being a member of a championship team is something hell always remember. It was a good experience to be a part of with my teammates, he said.
For their efforts, each student receives a plaque, with the school receiving a trophy. The team is also awarded $1,200 in scholarship money to divide among its six members.
Robert Milne, the lone junior on the team, said hes looking forward to competing on Whiz Quiz again next year.
I learned a lot from my teammates and Im looking forward to being a leader next year, he said. Ill have the honor of representing Potsdam in multiple competitions.
This years tournament, which features a single-elimination format involving approximately 30 teams, started with a victory over St. Lawrence Central. The teams first round win was followed by victories against Madrid-Waddington, South Lewis, Heuvelton and then IHC in the championship match.
Ms. Boula said weekly practices, which often consisted of Trivial Pursuit games, began at the start of the school year and were held up until the tournament, which was actually held in November, but didnt air on television until mid-December.
It was hard to wait a month to announce it, but with reality TV you cant announce anything until it airs, she said.
Whiz Quiz team representatives and their advisor shared their experiences at this weeks board of education meeting.
We certainly want to congratulate this group on becoming Whiz Quiz champions, Superintendent Patrick H. Brady said. We always love to have students at our meetings, especially when theyve accomplished something special.
Whiz Quiz is a game show pitting teams of four from St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties against each other in a 30-minute session filled with questions about everything from academic areas to trivia.
Its all high school level questions, according to Ms. Boula, who added categories included history, literature, science, math, current events and even sports trivia.
A lot of it is stuff you either know or you dont, Mr. Merrill said.
In addition to Mr. Borsch, Mr. Merrill and Mr. Milne, the team also included William Baker-Hastings, Taylor Dow and Thomas Hobbs.
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Oct. 23, 2011
Evanston, ILL – Wisconsin had five singles players and two doubles teams compete at the Wildcat Invitational in Evanston Ill., Oct. 21-23.Both of the Badgers young doubles teams reached the semifinal of the tournament and have shown a lot of growth throughout the fall season.Sophomores Alex Robles and Alexander Teppert paired together to defeat Muddappa Appanervanda and Willi Peter of Illinois State in the first round, 8-5. Freshmen Austin Akers and Jack Larsen also won their first round match 8-5 against in state rivals Jonathan Schwerin and Logon Collins from Marquette.In the quarterfinals Robles and Teppert made easy work of Nadin Indre and Aaron Wong of Western Michigan by defeating them, 8-2. Akers and Larsen had a much more difficult time against Minnesota's Michael Sicora and Eric Frueh. The two forced the match into a tiebreaker and then won the tiebreaker, 9-7, closing out the match 9-8.Teppert and Robles were unable to advance to the finals after losing to Nikhil Jayashankar and Alberto Zanotti of Northwestern, 8-6. Akers and Larsen also lost in the semis to Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski of Illinois, 8-2.In singles sophomore Fredrik Ask recorded the best results by posting a 2-1 record for the weekend in the Flight A Singles Bracket. Ask lost his first round match to Jusso Ojanen of Illinois State 6-4, 7-5.Ask then rebounded in his next match against Matija Palinic of DePaul. Ask won the first set 6-4, then struggled to put Palinic away as he lost the set 6-7, but was able to close the match out in the third by winning the match tiebreaker 10-6.In his next round of consolation Ask dominated Garret Dunn of Iowa 6-1, 6-2.The strong performances by all five Badgers show the improvements all of these underclassmen have made during the fall season. The Badgers will compete next at the Big Ten Singles Tournament in Iowa City from Oct. 29-31.
Wisconsin's Results from the Wildcat Invitational
Flight A Singles Bracket
1st Round Jusso Ojanen (ISU) def. Fredrik Ask (WIS): 6-4, 7-5Maksym Bartiuk (NIU) def. Alex Robles (WIS): 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-2)ConsolationFredrik Ask (WIS) def. Matija Palinic (DPU): 6-4, 6-7, 10-6Alex Robles (WIS) def. Tomas Stillman (TOL): 7-5, 6-4Fredrik Ask (WIS) def. Garret Dunn (Iowa): 6-1, 6-2Nadin Indre (WMU) def. Alex Robles (WIS): 6-3, 6-1Flight B Singles Bracket1st RoundSimon Blomberg (WMU) def. Alexander Teppert (WIS): 6-3, 0-6, 10-5Jack Larsen (WIS) def. Andres Estenssoro (Iowa): 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)QuarterfinalsTim Kopinski (ILL) def. Jack Larsen (WIS): 6-1, 7-6ConsolationAlexander Teppert (WIS) def. Muddappa Appanervanda (ISU): 6-4, 4-6, 17-15Simon Blomberg (WMU) def. Jack Larsen (WIS): 6-4, 5-7, 10-8Ross Guignon (ILL) def. Alexander Teppert (WIS): 4-6, 6-4, 10-7Flight C Singles Bracket1st RoundMaximilian Phillips (NIU) def. Austin Akers (WIS): 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 11-9ConsolationNicholas Wong (TOL) def. Austin Akers (WIS): 6-2, 6-7 (7-5), 12-10Austin Akers (WIS) def. Ben Brocker (TOL): 6-2, 6-4Flight A Doubles Bracket1st RoundAlex Robles/Alexander Teppert (WIS) def. Muddappa Appanervanda/Willi Peter (ISU): 8-5Austin Akers/Jack Larsen (WIS) def. Jonathan Schwerin/Logon Collins (MARQ): 8-5
QuarterfinalsAlex Robles/Alexander Teppert (WIS) def. Nadin Indre/Aaron Wong (WMU): 8-2Austin Akers/Jack Larsen (WIS) def. Michael Sicora/Eric Frueh (MINN): 9-8 (9-7)SemifinalsRoss Guignon/Tim Kopinski (ILL) def. Austin Akers/Jack Larsen (WIS): 8-2Nikhil Jayashankar/Alberto Zanotti (NU) def. Alex Robles/Alexander Teppert (WIS): 8-6
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012: NPR has Sandusky's trial analysis on every a.m. talk show. According to an expert on men in prison, there is a huge number of men clogging the penal system who have histories of sexual abuse. All those men, untreated for sexual abuse. All those men with huge violent wounds. And while I listen to why men seek treatment less often (fear of being perceived as weak or non-manly) for sexual abuse than women I read Hayley's piece about online misogyny. Then, as is my ritual, I stopped by Jane Roper's, she had a piece on girls getting waxed before going to summer camp.
How the hell am I going to connect these seemingly disparate pieces of information?
With the strong thread of misogyny.
I can sew the man in the cell who didn't want to discuss sexual abuse because he would seem like a "girl and not strong" with the animated female "fuck toys" populating the background of video games in Hayley's online misogyny piece…
I pick up my needle and thread again: Of course twelve-year-olds are waxing before camp. Nobody can look anything other than airbrushed anymore. (Think of those perfect girls in the video games!) Not if you have a vagina. And finally, I can say that after watching pre-prom-prep, I realize that never in my whole life–as a make up loving, high heel-hoarding woman–have I ever spent as much money or time getting ready to go anywhere as female teenagers going to the prom in 2012.
The standards, to which women are now held, are stricter than ever before. And the standards correlate with increased animosity toward women. The perceived threat of female success is greater than ever before. Women take college more seriously than their male peers and often go on to out-earn their male peers. Better put the overachievers in their place before one of them becomes president! How else could Hilary's weight become an issue in the middle of Syria's bloodbath?
And that folks, is how you take a morning talk shows, a post on numbness to sexism on the web, bikini-waxed campers and prom-preparation, use a little red misogyny thread and make an uncomfortable quilt of many layers.
The web offers a place of discourse and change and potential revolution. Revolt on and listen not to the hate, but the howling winds of change! Woop!
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Inflation is the Fed's 100 year legacy.
Behold the chart that, in a more just and sane world, would force Bernanke and Krugman to retire and drive the Fed out of business. Consumer prices are now 30 times higher than when the Fed was created in 1913.
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Stumbo spokesman Brian Wilkerson said the briefings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday in the House chamber. All 100 state representatives have been invited.
At the top of the agenda for the legislative session that begins on Jan. 3, is adoption of a two-year state budget. Medicaid is among the most expensive programs in the budget, and a managed care plan has been developed to help control costs.
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"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined ... to strengthen each other ... to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories."
"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."
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"Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker."
"There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope."
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2012 Ford Focus Touring Car Races into Geneva Motor Show
well that should take the place of viagra for many wealthy and older men.
. . . Who said Volkswagen's styling had gotten boring?
According to jalopnik the price is $379,700
Most aggressive looking Lambo since the Countach (not including the super-exclusive Renventon).
MT, the price has been reported to be $379, 700 u.ssd
Can´t wait to see Top Gear´s review! (ehem.. MT's too, of course)
Congrats Lamborghini on a such a successful showing! I am really not surprised by this news because if I had the money, this would be the supercar that I would purchase! If you think about it, yes the styling can be directly attributed to the fornication between a mercialago and reventon (which sounds hot anyways), but is that really a bad thing? Not at all. And I would definitely be getting it in that white with red leather interior for sure!
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Here's a shocker!!! Torture in a muslim country! No way!!!! I am in disbelief…
U.N. body says torture widespread in Indonesia
A UN rights body says Indonesia's police, armed forces and intelligence services routinely torture and degrade criminal suspects to extract confessions.
The U.N. Committee Against Torture says it is "deeply concerned about numerous ongoing credible and consistent allegations" of abuse in the Indonesian justice system.
In a report released in Geneva the 10-member independent panel says military officials and police have used disproportionate force and violence, particularly against women, in the Aceh province and other areas of conflict.
It says attacks on ethnic and religious minorities remains a problem in Indonesia.
The committee says no state official accused of perpetrating torture has been found guilty, this despite efforts to combat rights abuses.
The UN panel has called on Jakarta to take immediate steps to uphold legal safeguards for those taken into custody.
Nothing surprising at all, to be honest. But I did get a good laugh about the UN calling on Indonesia to uphold legal safeguards. I guess they forgot about Iraq, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and all those other muslim countries and terrorist groups ignoring their requests to stop torture and blowing themselves up.
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As the anticipation for his Paul McCartney-inspired mixtape Yesterday's Future is increasing, Laws keeps teasing his followers with the official video for the project's second single "Momma Miss America." The Derek Pike-directed visual neatly combines retro-styled images from the Floridian rapper and the ex-Beatle. The original version of the song stems from the 1970 album McCartney. Stay tuned for Yesterday's Future to drop soon. Hosted by Mick Boogie and Don Cannon, presented by yours truly, Hypetrak.
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Record labels are clamoring for a chance to have their artist lip-synch alongside 16-year-old YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill in, of all places, his bedroom.
But could a proposed amendment to the federal copyright infringement law potentially land Cahill, or any person lip-synching copyrighted material in a YouTube video, behind bars?
Senate Bill 978, a bipartisan measure introduced last month by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.), is backed by supporters who say it closes glaring loopholes in current copyright infringement law created by the realities of the digital age.
"As technology rapidly evolves, our laws must be updated to protect creativity and innovation," said a statement by Cornyn.
But critics say a section of the bill provides for steep penalties — up to five years in prison — for "publicly performing" copyrighted material and embedding the video to sites like YouTube.
"It seems like (the bill) is attacking the core of the Internet itself, which is to promote communication amongst people all over the world," said Hemanshu "Hemu" Nigam, a former White House counsel for online protection and the founder of the online safety advisory firm SSP Blue.
Cahill's manager, David Graham, said record labels have contacted the teen in an effort to use the material in his YouTube videos. But what about the average person who lip-synchs and plays a copyrighted song in the background of their YouTube video who doesn't receive permission from a record label?
Nigam said something as simple as a school recital could expose students and anyone else who participated in the potential copyright violation to prosecution.
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47 violations found by city
Tenants, Campfield spar over condition of condemned rental house
- Letter from the City of Knoxville to Stacey Campfield
- Letter from the City of Knoxville to Campfield's tenants
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Tenants living in a condemned rental house belonging to state Rep. Stacey Campfield allege the lawmaker has dragged his heels making repairs, threatened to sue them if they break their lease and pumped raw sewage out of the basement that went into a storm drain.
Campfield countered Thursday that his tenants just want out of the lease, which has seven more months to run, and that he would have the property up to code in time to pass muster with city officials before the deadline for them to vacate the house.
The city codes office deemed the house at 315 Silver Place, which is north of the Broadway-Central Street intersection in North Knoxville, "unfit for human habitation" after a Jan. 8 inspection that found the basement flooded with water and feces, leaking faucets, inoperable windows, missing gutters, "bootleg wiring" and other problems - 47 violations in all, according to city records.
Under city law, the tenants have to leave by Feb. 8, while Campfield has until May 8 to make repairs. The four tenants, all University of Tennessee students, say they only want to move somewhere else. They allege Campfield threatened to sue them during a meeting at the house Wednesday morning and use his influence to out-muscle them if they tried to spread the word about the situation.
"He's telling us if we leave he will sue us," said tenant Ben Fish, a 22-year-old senior from Etters, Pa.
Fish said Campfield told them he would arrange to have papers served on them in class. When they told Campfield they were prepared to go to other public officials, Fish said, the Republican lawmaker was dismissive.
"He said he had more contacts than we could dream about in this town," Fish said.
Campfield said Thursday that he would make all the necessary repairs before the tenants would have to move out. Some of the problems, he said, could be blamed on the tenants, while others weren't problems at all.
"Unfortunately, these have been problem tenants," said Campfield, who, records show, owns at least nine rental houses in the city.
Campfield also disputed Fish's version of their Wednesday conversation.
"He (Fish) said to me, 'I know people, I know the mayor, I know people with the city.' I said, 'I know those people, too, and that doesn't matter to me.' I said I would stick to our agreement," Campfield said.
The four students pay $1,600 a month in rent and are responsible for utilities. The litany of their complaints is long - a partial list includes an inadequate heating system, appliances that break down, nonexistent weather stripping, leaking sewer pipes, a lack of interior locks on bedrooms and bathrooms, doors with missing hardware, delays in repairs and unresponsiveness on Campfield's part.
At the beginning of a tour of the house Wednesday afternoon, Fish turned on the shower and cranked up the hot water all the way. About 20 minutes later, the water was still ice cold.
Fish and his housemates bundle up against the cold. Jonathan Salamat sleeps under six blankets, while Andrew Blanchard cocoons himself inside two sleeping bags. One recent cold night they turned up the thermostat to 90 degrees, but the air temperature didn't reach 50.
Campfield said the breaker for the water heater had merely tripped and that one of his maintenance workers said there was nothing wrong with the furnace.
"I was there (Thursday), and it's been 70 degrees," Campfield said.
Records show Campfield bought the house for $60,000 in June, and he reckons he's put another $20,000 into it. He said he's bought and renovated several condemned houses.
When the tenants moved into the frame house in August, there were no smoke detectors, the electrical outlets weren't grounded and more than half the windows were painted shut, Fish said. Fish said the sewage pipes began leaking in October. Sewage destroyed belongings stored in the basement, including Christmas decorations and a space heater, he said.
For Blanchard, a 23-year-old from New Orleans, living in the house brings back bad memories.
"It's like living in a house after (Hurricane) Katrina," Blanchard said.
The tenants wrote and kept copies of notes to Campfield they included with rental payments. Though the checks got cashed, Fish said, maintenance was slow in coming. For example, they asked for smoke detectors in October, according to their records, but didn't get them until December.
"We were patient with the man for a long time," Fish said.
Fish said Campfield didn't return repeated calls. Fed up at last, tenant Dillon Carty, a 22-year-old from Kingsport, called the city codes enforcement office. Codes Enforcement Officer Jim Hutchens found 47 violations and condemned the house, records show. The sewage, he wrote in his notes, flooded the water heater and furnace.
Since then, Fish said, Campfield has come over from time to time to pump sewage out of the basement.
Campfield described the tenants as partying college students who are frequently late with rent payments. He said they have broken a couple of windows, knocked glass out of the cabinets, spray-painted a bedroom wall and blamed the sewage problems on them.
"They flushed a garbage bag down the sewer line twice," he said. "Not once. Twice."
Fish scoffed at the notion that college seniors would flush garbage bags down a toilet.
"That is ridiculous," he said. "That is insulting."
Fish said the windows are in the same condition they were in when the students moved in. He also blamed the broken cabinet glass on one of Campfield's maintenance workers and said no one had spray-painted a wall.
The only time he was late with the rent, Fish asserted, was when he withheld it in December until he and Campfield could discuss adjusting it to compensate the tenants for the property damaged by the leaking sewage.
"He's never gotten back to me about it," Fish said.
One of the more serious allegations is that Campfield has been pumping sewage out of the basement that eventually went into the city's stormwater system.
Campfield said sewage pumped from the basement did not go into the storm drain.
Fish, however, has a videotape that follows the sewage from the house to the storm drain. Discharging sewage where it is likely to wind up in the waters of the state is a violation of Tennessee's Water Quality Control Act.
Campfield said a plumber and electrician would be taking out permits for work at the house in the coming days. Disputes such as this, he said, come with the territory.
"Dealing with problem tenants is part of what I do for a living, I guess," he said. "It's not joyous, it's not glamorous, but it's part of the job."
As for the students, they seem somewhat disillusioned by the ordeal.
"One of the reasons we felt secure about renting from him is that he is a state legislator," said Salamat, a 22-year-old from Kingsport. "Now we don't want anything to do with the guy."
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NEWPORT/DERBY – The Newport and Derby area will come alive the last weekend in September as it hosts the Newport Fall Foliage Festival.
Event organizers say there will be everything from a street parade of antique and classic cars, to an arts and crafts show, chili contest, strolling street musicians, cycling event, a scarecrow contest, and even a Rotary Duck Race.
The area is promoting itself as "Where Fall Foliage Begins" in Vermont, a state known world-wide for its fabulous fall foliage.
JAY – Jay Peak Resort president Bill Stenger met with members of the media and local officials Friday as he described the progress that has been made with the Northeast Kingdom Economic Development Initiative (NEKEDI) over the last year and gave an update on future projects in the City of Newport.
ORLEANS-Haley Kennedy popped in a goal just two and a half minutes into the first half, and that is all the Lady Rangers would need, as they went on to defeat Lamoille 2-0 on Saturday morning.
"I'm happy to get a win against a Division II team," said LR coach Brad Urie. "(Lamoille) played two tough games before this one, and I knew they were ready to win, thankfully it wasn't against us."
For the full story, see the Express on Monday, 9-16-13.
Shover–– Gladys Myrtle (Labor), 96, of Barton, VT, formerly of Brownington, VT, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2013 in Barton, VT.
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But after 15 minutes of play, all the Tologs had to show for it was a one-goal deficit. It was hardly enough for visiting Alemany to escape Occidental College with an upset victory, though, as junior Casey Basso provided an immediate spark off the bench to score the equalizer, sophomore Hannah Armendariz followed shortly with the eventual game-winner and senior Krista Meaglia scored the clincher late in the game to salt away a 3-1 win.
Despite outshooting Alemany (6-4-2, 0-1 in league) by a staggering 26-5 margin, the Tologs still had to come back and fight through a contentious match until Meaglia tallied the clincher when she blasted in a rebound of her own previous shot.
"I think we just had to relax and play our game," Armendariz said.
Alemany didn't have a shot until Tologs goalie Dani Garcia snuffed out a breakaway on a give-and-go 13 minutes into the match. But minutes later, another lapse led to a defensive miscue and another give-and-go. This time, Alemany's Lauren Bennett crossed in a low shot for a 1-0 lead with 25 minutes to go in the first half.
"I think it was a little lack of focus," Armendariz said.
Added Meaglia: "Sometimes we get too comfortable."
Not long after Alemany's goal, Basso came into play and at one point fired off four straight shots. Two of those came after Meaglia fed her a pass and Basso fired one shot and then took the rebound and crossed it to the far post where it caromed in for a 1-1 score.
Less than three minutes later, senior Sarah Teegarden, who missed the second half with back spasms, tapped a pass up to Armendariz, who put it in the back of the net. Armendariz was whistled offsides, though, just as another would-be Tologs score was called back later on.
But with just over two minutes left, after a frenzied Alemany attempt to clear a corner kick was played back in by senior Kendall Sandoval, senior Savannah Viola tapped a ball over to a streaking Armendariz in the center of the field and she one-touched a ball into the net for a 2-1 lead.
While many of the shots were right at her, freshman goalie Janay Varela was a thorn in the collective Sacred Heart side all match, as she tallied 17 saves.
"I think she was pretty good," Meaglia said, "but our shooting still isn't up to par."
Sacred Heart — which bestowed Frank Pace, now the associate coach, his 200th win on the Tologs sideline — relinquished only two shots in the second half, though both needed to be saved by Garcia as they came in a three-minute span that saw Alemany stay within striking distance despite the Tologs having controlled the run of play.
Nevertheless, for a Tologs team that's started the league season in recent years against fellow heavyweights like Harvard-Westlake and Chaminade, it was a good start to the Mission gauntlet.
Said Meaglia: "I think it gives us a lot more confidence."


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Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system. See Bronx Charter School for Better Learning's test results to learn more about school performance.
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For all of your information this school is the best in the biz. Me and my brother went to this school. I'm now 13 and my brother is 16. If this school was so bad then why would my mom put me in the school and let my brother continue when it was so bad. This school is better then the middle school I'm going to right now all the things we learned at this school is helping us achieve more than what you would believe. Every person that was in 5th grade at this school HAS graduated. I'm now in 7th grade now and i HATE IT, because they don't get us ready for high school and college,they only push us around they spend more time yelling at us than teaching us. In the school I'm in right now they are so mean to us I've thought about harming myself, you know to let the pain go away(but not cutting).Bronx charter is the best place you can send your child,for all we know that "parent" could be an angry student that wanted revenge. This school just cares so much about you mostly the teachers if you tell them your not feeling well they say okay don't push yourself. They even kept us an extra hour at school on different days in groups to tutor us for the state exam, that parent that reviewed,do you want your child to fail the state test and get left behind...NO!!! You want them to pass the state test. So i advice everyone that looks at thins site to SEND your child to this school.Also if this school was so bad, then why would they be opening up another Charter school. SEND your child HERE at this school.Trust me you won't regret it.
From the very beginning I've had problems with this school. This school cares about one thing and that is state test scores from the beginning of the school year up until the state test are taken, that is there only priority. They could care less about the children. If you are a child, that they feel you wouldn't perform well on the state test, they will do anything within their power to get that child removed from the school. If you have a child with any special needs, stay clear from this school.