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Turn on the evening news and you're sure to be overwhelmed with a barrage of complicated issues affecting our world. From digital privacy to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the controversies and challenges seem never ending. Have you ever wished you better understood what these issues really involve?
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Last Friday, we selected 58 people from the folks who logged their minutes last week to receive some awesome prizes, including a Karate Birthday Party, a gift certificate to Denver Zipline Tours and 28 Me & Earl & Dying Girl lunch bags. And I can promise you that this week's prizes are going to be just as cool! Don't forget to check your email to see if you've won!
If you or your kiddo are picking up a prize from your local library this week, we would LOVE it if you'd share a photo of you at your library with your prize with us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
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Don't forget to keep logging your minutes! We've still got tons of prizes to give away next week!
PS: Mark your calendars for our It's a Wrap Party on August 23rd at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We're going to have bouncy castles, live music, big trucks, race cares, giant boards games AND we're holding a grand prize drawing to win a Leapfrog tablet (for one lucky pre-reader) or a Kindle Fire HD (for one lucky child, teen and adult).
What's the last thing you read for fun? A book? A magazine by the pool? Facebook? Make reading a habit by doing it every day!
Yes, it can be difficult to find the time, but it's also doable with a little extra effort. As a busy parent, I need to get creative with my reading time since I'm usually too tired at the end of the day to sneak it in. One way I sneak in reading is by keeping a book or magazine in the car or on my phone. Did you know you can download magazines and books from our website using your library card? Try it and you'll always have something available for those times when you find yourself sitting at soccer practice, in between events at a swim or track meet, or waiting for your child in the car. Another idea? I prop a book on the bathroom sink when I'm drying my hair and easily get in about 10-15 minutes of reading. You can also sneak reading time in by downloading an audiobook and listening to it while you drive or workout.
How do you sneak reading into your daily life? We want to share those ideas with others and keep people reading so we're having a little contest. All you have to do is:
We're giving our winner an awesome Summer Reading prize package consisting of Five Free Entrees to a local restaurant, a coupon for the Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale and some awesome library swag!
Tell us your ideas this week on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #reason2read so others can benefit from your creativity.
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Visit us in person or online and check out all we have to offer – for free! We have nearly every subject you can imagine and we're constantly getting new books. You can see what's on order, download magazines, eBooks, and audiobooks. Or check out movies, books, and audiobooks the traditional way by visiting us in person. We can't wait to show you our stuff!
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Shawn Tateyama of Golden is the lucky reader who logged the 10 millionth minute in Jefferson County Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge. She receives a family prize of four Firehouse Subs and bragging rights in Jefferson County Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge.
Shawn was excited to learn she won a prize and shared with me a story. In June, she went to the Belmar library to sign her kids, Preston (grade 4) and Peyton (grade 2), up for summer reading. While there, the kids thought it would be more fun if they all did it together. Shawn says summer reading has turned into a friendly competition between the three of them to see who can read the most minutes. (Shawn is a first grade teacher in Jeffco and understands the importance of getting kids to read!)
How do you get your kids to read? Tell us on Facebook, or on Twitter or Instagram using #reason2read.
One more thing - nearly 28,000 people have signed up and have been logging their time. Several hundred have won random weekly prize drawings. We want to exceed 30,000 readers so we're asking you to encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to join the effort. They can still sign up, log their reading minutes on jeffcolibrary.org, and be eligible to win prizes throughout the summer. There's also a grand prize drawing to win a Leapfrog tablet (for one lucky pre-reader) or a Kindle Fire HD (for one lucky child, teen and adult) that will be awarded at a concluding event Sunday, August 23 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
Colorado author Cynthia Swanson is coming to Arvada Library to discuss her debut novel, The Bookseller. The Library Journal describes her book as "a stunner of a debut novel, astonishingly tight and fast paced. The 1960s tone is elegant and even, and Kitty's journey is intriguing."
Set in Denver in the 1960s, the story features Kitty who runs a local bookstore with her best friend when she finds the line between her reality and dreams blurred.
Swanson is a student of the Lighthouse Writer's Workshop and lives in Washington Park with her husband and three children.
EventDetails:6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4Arvada Library
Our friends at Scholastic offer these 9 Tips to Inspire Family Reading and we have some of our own ideas to share:
Sign up for Summer Reading and Read. Log Minutes. Win Prizes.
As you reach the mid-point of the Summer Reading Challenge, there's a lot to celebrate!
You've helped Jefferson County reach an initial reading goal of 1,000,001 minutes, then within just a few weeks, hit the revised goal of 10 million minutes. You've encouraged your family, friends and coworkers to signup, you've logged your time, and maybe you even won a prize.
So let's change it up a bit and focus on you! What was your Summer Reading goal? Have you also exceeded the number of minutes you aimed to read? Did you already revise and increase your original goal?
If so, it's time for you to stop by the library and pick up your Finisher Prize for achieving your personal goal – a free ice cream cone (donated by McDonald's). And if you're an adult, you get a $3 coupon for the Jefferson County Library Foundation's Fall Whale Sale.
There's also a Certificate of Achievement you can download for your children (or even yourself)! Go ahead! Hang that certificate on your fridge and celebrate your accomplishment.
And keep reading and logging your time. We still have lots of prizes to randomly award to people who continue to log their reading time. Even if you've already won once, you can win again!
Week 6 has come to a close. Today we gave away more than 75 prizes. To date, we've awarded hundreds of prizes to people who are reading and logging their time.
We thought it might be fun to share with you the top reading amounts for schools and each age category. Our top overall reader comes from the 6 to 11 age group, having read and logged 11,613 minutes (or an average of 4.7 hours a day). Wow!
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Don't forget to log your reading time. We have 27,401 registered readers but only 4,135 readers who logged time this week were eligible for the weekly prize drawing. We have a few more weeks of prize drawings, then we will award our grand prize drawings for Kindle Fires (three winners from ages 6+) and a LeapFrog Tablet (ages 0 -5).
Mark your calendar to attend the free It's a Wrap Party on Sunday, August 23 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

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But whether or not Rios gets his wish of which outfield position he'll play isn't so clear. Rios stated his preference, but seemed hesitant to do so.
"Um, I have played right and center," Rios said on Saturday. "I've never played left [very much]. I like center and right because those are the ones I've played. I think I played left last year. It's different. It's different. Center and right is different than left. We'll see what happens."
As of now, Dayan Viciedo is slated for right field while Alejandro De Aza is in center. Rios has played mostly center field since joining the White Sox in 2009. Manager Robin Ventura said Rios can expect to play multiple spots in the outfield.
"We're still going through that," Ventura said. "I know he's played right field, center field. Kind of how that matches up, there's no concrete thing to it. Guys will just have to be open to moving around and do what's best for the team. That's what we have to go with, and guys have to be flexible."
Rios is also looking to have a rebound season at the plate, where he hit a career-worst .227 last season despite finishing with a solid September. He said he watched a lot of film from the 2006 and 2007 seasons, when he drove in more than 80 runs in each season. But Rios wasn't about divulge what he was able to take from those film sessions.
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The extent of mycorrhizal colonization of roots and its influence on plant growth and phosphorus content
- Kathleen K. TresederAffiliated withDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine Email author
The most common metric of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) abundance is percent root length colonized (PRLC) by mycorrhizal structures. Frequently, plants with greater PRLC are assumed to receive more nutrients (such as phosphorus, P) from their mycorrhizal symbionts, leading to greater plant growth. Nevertheless, the functional significance of this metric remains controversial. In this review, I discuss whether manipulations of PRLC generally led to changes in plant biomass and P content, and whether AMF taxa and plant functional groups influence these relationships.
I conducted a meta-analysis of laboratory- and field-based trials in which mycorrhizal colonization was directly altered compared to unmanipulated controls. For each trial, I calculated (1) the difference in PRLC (ΔPRLC) between the treatments, and (2) the response ratio of plant biomass. In a subset of these studies, the response ratio of P content of host plants could also be calculated.
The response ratio of plant biomass and P content rose significantly and exponentially as ΔPRLC increased. Nevertheless, ΔPRLC explained only a fraction of the variation in response ratios in each case. Moreover, AMF taxa varied in their effects on biomass per unit ΔPRLC. In addition, plant functional groups differed in effects on plant P content per unit ΔPRLC, with C4 grasses responding most strongly.
It appears that as the extent to which plant roots are colonized by AMF increases, plant growth and P content often increase, although substantial variability exists among trials. As others have found, a likely mechanism for this relationship is increased transfer of P (and perhaps other nutrients) through the more-prevalent mycorrhizal structures.
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Jose Callejon scored the only goal of the game as third-placed Napoli beat second-placed Roma in the Derby del Sole at the Stadio San Paolo.
The Spanish winger headed Faouzi Ghoulam's cross from the right past Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis at the far post as Napoli inflicted only the second league defeat of the season on the Giallorossi.
Rafa Benitez's side now lie just three points behind Roma in the second automatic Champions League spot, although Rudi Garcia's side have a game in hand.
Roma were the better side in the first half, and Napoli were indebted to goalkeeper Peper Reina for a sharp save to deny Gervinho on 37 minutes.
Napoli seemed revitalised by the break, and Gonzalo Higuain and Dries Mertens both went close before the Roma defence was finally breached for the first time in the league for over eight hours by Callejon's late winner.
7'- STROOTMAN HURT: Strootman is down with an injury after a tackle with Dzemaili. Don't forget he injured his knee this week already when on international duty with the Netherlands.
9'- HE'S HURT: Strootman is down again - he collapsed even though there was no-one around him. It looks like Roma coach Rudi Garcia will have to make a change here.
18' – CHANCE: Roma break quickly and Bastos' cross from the right is controlled by Gervinho, but the Ivorian snatches at his shot and pulls it wide of Reina's goal.
22' – CHANCE: Nainggolan shoots a volley straight at Reina after the ball dropped to the Belgian on the edge of the box following a Federico Fernandez tackle.
24'- OFFSIDE: Maggio trips Romagnoli and wins the free-kick. Florenzi's free-kick is perfect and backheaded into the goal by Benatia, but from an offside position
37' – CHANCE: Chance of the game so far. Pjanic puts in Gervinho down the left channel. The Ivorian checks back past Fernandez and onto his right foot to shoot but Reina is quickly out to block.
41' – CHANCE: Gervinho lays the ball back to Bastos, whose left-footed effort is awkwardly tipped over by Reina. Napoli then clear Florenzi's corner.
52' – CHANCE: Dzemaili robs the ball off Pjanic in midfield and puts in Callejon, but De Sanctis makes the block.
53' – OFF THE BAR: Napoli keep the ball alive down the right, and Mertens pulls the ball back into the centre but Higuain's sharp half-volley clips the top of the crossbar.
58'' – SAVE: Reina makes a great save to stop a Maicon effort that clips Inler and heads for his near post. The Spaniard had to change direction midsave to stop that.
63' – SAVE: Mertens acrobatically backheels a pass back to Callejon, but the Napoli wide player is unable to control his effort from the edge of the area and De Sanctis is able to save.
74' – CLOSE: Maicon bends a cross with the outside of his boot from the right, but Florenzi is unable to get a proper connection on the ball.
81' - GOAL: Callejon head home at the far post to make it Napoli 1-0 Roma from a superb cross to the far post from Faouzi Ghoulam.
Jose Callejon's header is only the 12th goal Roma have conceded this season in 26 games.
Did Garcia take an unnecessary risk? Roma coach Rudi Garcia selected Kevin Strootman in midfield even though the Dutchman limped out of the Netherlands' international friendly in midweek. He lasted only nine minutes at the Stadio San Paolo, and his replacement Rodrigo Taddei was ineffective.
Federico Fernandez (Napoli): The Argentine central defender superbly marshalled Roma striker Gervinho all evening, preventing the Ivorian from running into the channels between the Napoli back four and goalkeeper Pepe Reina. His tackling was as good as his positional play, and was the main reason why Roma drew a blank in Naples.
Napoli: Reina 7; Maggio 7, Fernandez 9, Albiol 7, Ghoulam 7; Inler 7, Dzemaili 7; Mertens 7, Hamsik 5, Callejon 7; Higuain 6.Subs: Pandev 6, Insigne 6, Henrique 6.
Roma: De Sanctis 7; Maicon 7, Benatia 7, Castan 6, Romagnoli 7; Strootman 6, Nainggolan 6; Florenzi 6, Pjanic 6, Bastos 7; Gervinho 6...Subs: Taddei 5, Ljajic 6, Destro 6.
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No matter the age of the Android device user, chances are really good that his or her most-used app is Facebook.
That's according to new data from Nielsen, the market research firm, which conducted a survey of "thousands" of Android users who have agreed to take part in the firm's studies. In fact, among all three age groups – 18-24, 25-34 and 35-44 – the most-used apps tended to be the same for the highest rankings. After the Android Market (obviously), the most-used app among all groups was Facebook. In the lower two age groups, Facebook was the most popular app among 80 percent of users. In the 35-44 group, it was around 75 percent.
The survey broke down how many Android users used a particular app during the last month, with the survey conducted in September. So that means that among the 18-24 age group and the 25-34 age group, 80 percent of users had accessed Facebook on their Android devices in the previous 30 days. The next few slots are the same among all three groups as well, although their specific ranks vary. But for all three, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search and YouTube were among the most-used apps on Android.
YouTube's mobile app finds more popularity among 18-24-year-olds, notably, with 64 percent of users using it to watch Internet videos within the 30 days prior to the survey. Among the older age groups, it was a fair amount less – 56 percent and 51 percent, respectively. Pandora Radio falls off among the oldest Android users (just 20 percent compared to 30 percent among the youngest users and 28 among the middle range), but Angry Birds is more popular: 35 percent among the oldest crowd, 29 percent with the middle group and 22 percent with the youngest. It seems 18-24-year-olds prefer Words With Friends over Angry Birds, according to Nielsen.
The Amazon Appstore also had a fair ranking among all age groups, although the older the Android user, the more popular Amazon's alternative to Google's model became. Among 18-24-year-olds, Amazon's Appstore was used among 14 during the previous month among 14 percent of users; it hit 22 percent among the 25-34 crowd; and got as high as 24 percent among the 35-44 crowd. Amazon routinely offers daily free apps on its app store, but it seems that gimmick might not be having such a big impact among Android users. Or they could be accessing the store more from their computers than their Android devices.
All the results suggest different priorities among different age groups, and preferences for different kinds of apps. But among all three groups, it's clear that Google's apps have the biggest impact, outside of Facebook, that is. No matter where any of us go, it seems we all want to be able to look at photos of our friends and family and update our statuses.


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I normally post in the road forum but thought my question might be more appropriate here.
any of you tri people use the forerunner and notice issues with the distance being off?
I just started running this year and have done some footraces and du's. I've noticed on several
occasions that the distance my GPS says I did is different from the measured race course. I'm sure
there is always going to be some mismatch because the path I run may not be exactly where they
measured the course. But 1/2 mile off over a 10k or 12k course? That seems a bit weird. The last
two races I did were 10k and 12k and in both cases the GPS said I ran 0.4 to 0.5 more than what the
course was supposed to have been.
If it's a certified course, how could the GPS be that far off? I can't imagine that following different line would produce that much of a difference. So what's up with this?
I was trying to analyze some data from today's race when I noticed that it said I did 6.7 miles instead of 6.2 miles (actual course). So now when I go in and try to figure out what pace I was doing for a given segment, I am sure the numbers are going to be off.


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"How would you like to get personal coaching from a former ATP & WTA Grand Slam Tennis Coach."
Who Came From a Working Class Background and Went on To Become
One of The Top 5 Professional ATP & WTA Tennis Coaches in The World . . .
Former Coach to Professional Player Amelie Mauresmo . . . AND . . .
Former Coach to Professional Player Marcos Baghdatis . . .
Certified Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), USA & FRANCE
Should You Hire Me To Be Your Coach?
Before we dive into specifics, if you are considering possibly coaching with me, I think the most helpful thing would be to hear what some of my other coaching & consulting clients are saying in their own words about the type of results they have achieved working together - and what it is like coaching with me:
Here's What Actual Clients Are Saying:
"I really took my destiny into my own hands
once and for all when I hired Warwick Bashford ...
as my private coach. I was the only one in my age group to take that step. I had plunged, and now I had to swim! But a few months later, I saw results: a change had definitely occurred. It actually wasn't all tennis related. A lot of it was psychological. Learning to take risks taught me how to move forward."
~ Amelie Mauresmo, France - Former WTA world #1,
French Fed Cup Captain & Coach of current ATP world #3, Andy Murray.
"Warwick is a true professional ..."
"And the results his athletes achieve are top notch. He is very friendly and easy to work with. One would be challenged to find quality equal to that which Warwick offers."
Shannon Hernandez - Tampa, FL.
Benefit Solutions Strategist & Wellness Educator.
"Warwick teaches like no other tennis coach ..."
"He's an expert at teaching tennis at any level, and he also knows how to communicate with different personalities to motivate them to be successful. Warwick takes his teaching to heart. He doesn't just teach tennis skills. He teaches life skills! He will teach you how to get Mentally Tough in whatever you do."
Debbie Stevenson - Denver, CO. Wellness Expert.
We Can Focus On Your Business Goals or Start With A Specific Area In Your Life:
Whether you'd like help focusing on your overall business – or a specific area or project in your life, that's up to you. When we first start working together, I'll have you answer a series of questions designed to set our priorities and outline a plan of action for the next 30-90 days. Some of the areas in which I can offer you the most help include:
1. Mental Toughness Training:
I've been a high performance tennis coach for over 20 years working with some incredible talent, and have taken this philosophy into the world of business and life. Since then I've made some amazing discoveries and drawn some incredible parallels between sports, business and life.
It's these discoveries that have shaped my approach to guiding business owners and executives to becoming the best they can be, and instilling the 'True' champion attitude across all areas of their life and work, into each department, and influencing the performance of everyone involved in the growth of the company.
In sports, business and in life, I've realized that it only takes small shifts to make a huge difference. I have seen first hand how one adjustment can separate a "True Champion" from a "Contender." This is the same for Corporations, Winning Wimbledon, or Anything that is important to us. I have a simple process that can help any group or person excel.
Here are what a few clients have said about the results we've gotten in terms of their mental toughness training:
"My son adores Warwick and cannot wait to get on the court with him . . ."
"I've known Warwick for several years, primarily in his capacity as the coach of my son. His coaching with my son is unparalleled due to Warwick's infectious enthusiasm, unmatched technical/mental expertise and humble style that is endearing to all in which he comes in contact. He is the most conscientious tennis professional with whom I've had the pleasure to work with."
Randall Hester - Los Angeles, CA. Senior Human Resources Executive.
"Warwick Bashford is a unique tennis coach. . . ."
"His clinics are not standard, one-size-fits-all drills; rather, they are customized tutorials based upon your individual needs, what happened the previous week in match play and a longer view of how to build one week upon the other. His insights into both the mechanics and psychological elements of my game were remarkable."
"Coach Warwick finds the inner champion in each player he coaches whatever their initial skill level. To him it is all about developing the potential in each individual and taking them as far as they can go."
"Warwick changes your technique as a by-product of a larger, more significant change in your attitude about tennis and about yourself as a winner. He doesn't push you to get it right; but pulls from you the desire for excellence."
Rob Smith - Los Angeles, CA. Senior Marketing & Business Consultant.
2. Learn to Think Like Professional Athletes in High Pressure, High Performance Situations:
This is where I've invested my 10,000 hours. Why knowing the mental toughness process will change your life forever! - by training your mind to find solutions to difficult problems or struggles and maximize your true potential . . .
At 19 years of age, I decided to live and train in France to fulfill my dream to become a professional tennis player. At the time, I had little money for living and travelling expenses. I had to be content to live out of my van and eat when I could afford it. In other words - when I won a tournament! On top of things, I could not speak French and communicating was not easy.
After 15 years of what I thought was a strong marriage, ended in a bitter divorce. I was helpless and ended up losing custody of my 3 very young precious children. I ended up living on the streets of Paris, France and losing my sense of identity in a foreign country.
I learned how to not survive, but to thrive and become unstoppable. For the past 10 years I have made the art and science of mental toughness my everyday focus. Some of the areas, I can really help groups or individuals grow & excel include:
- Lead with a Mental Toughness formula that is proven to achieve results
- Believe in your self to achieve a dream no matter what is happening around you
- Increase Sales performance by creating a Win/Win High Performance Environment
- Influence staff & team managers to achieve higher standards of success
- Unlock the key to boosting your motivation & self confidence
- Discover the success principles that raise employee satisfaction
- Enhance ability to perform during organizational change
- Increase retention rates of your valued performers
- Realize you don't have to be an athlete to be a True Champion
3. Realize You Don't Have To Be an Athlete to Become Mentally Tough:
I can also help you EVEN if you never played sports – or are thinking about how to get started. After moving from South Africa to Europe as a young boy, then back and fourth from Europe to the Unites States, (3 times) becoming fluent in French, (against all odds) and launching two of my OWN successful businesses, I 've since coached dozens of groups & individuals through the same process.
Whether you're looking to improve your self confidence, banish procrastinating beliefs, or are considering a specific area or project in your life, getting through college, improving your company's retention rates, I can walk you through the process step-by-step – along with showing you how having the right mindset will make you or your organization excel!
Name any emotional toughness problem, I have seen it. In my own life and in clients' professional or personal lives. I have a simple process to get you through the fear and overwhelm by thinking like a True Champion.
I know what separates 'True Champions' from 'Contenders' that don't stand a chance out of the gates.
"Warwick Bashford is a someone who really walks the talk . . ."
"He is a genuine guy. A visionary and a thought leader, his impeccable set of values, stringent regimen of health and fitness, and insistence on quality, have earned him admiration by me and his peers. His Mental Toughness training will lead you to greatness."
Ruben Gonzalez - Colorado, USA (4 Time Winter Olympian)
Why Should You Hire Me Specifically?
One of the things you should be asking yourself when deciding to work with me as your personal coach is this:
Has this person walked the talk – transforming the qualities of individuals & groups lives, whether it being peak performance athletes, coaches, world class entertainers, celebrities, teachers, youths, parents and businesses. In other words, have they been successful doing something other than simply teaching others how to be successful?
"Warwick Bashford is one of few Tennis Professionals
with real integrity and a genuine persona . . ."
"Warwick knows the game of tennis and how to advance the Junior tennis player to achieve their highest goals possible."
Marysue Catlin - Florida, USA.
Recreational Facilities & Services Professional.
I founded and created Championship Mindset and Tennis Mental Toughness outside the professional tennis arena . . .
As you probably already know, I'm someone who founded and created Championship Mindset and Tennis Mental Toughness outside the professional tennis arena, serving hundreds of clients from 4 continents around the globe.
I Know What It's Like to Get Through the Tough Times…
I also know what it REALLY takes to be successful when you're starting from nothing in a foreign country or struggling to believe in yourself – and when money is tight and you're living through your "baguette & cheese sandwich" days.
In fact, just recently I was given what we believed to be an amazing opportunity to live and work in Corsica, France. Thus, our family sold up everything here in the US. This was very difficult, especially since we were also financing all relocation expenses.
After just three months, we realized we had been mislead and my family was ready to return to the US. The only problem; I had made a commitment for 12 months! The following nine months was an incredible challenge, a struggle that tested everything I knew about the mental toughness process. We ended up fulfilling our end of the contract, but were mentally and emotionally drained! Despite the unstable situation I had put my family through and after using most of our life's savings, we still managed to find a way to return to the US!
Why Do I offer Private Coaching?
First and foremost, I enjoy it. I mean, I really, really enjoy it. And if you talk to one of my clients, they'll tell you they can TELL I enjoy it. Part of me loves to teach, mentor and guide people.
There is nothing more gratifying to me than helping athletes reach their peak ... to increase sales performances, enhance the ability to perform during organizational change within your corporation, increase retention rates of your valued performers, elevate engagement scores and achieve higher overall job satisfaction by creating a compelling vision for your future ?… or enabling individuals or groups go from "good to great." ... helping someone increase their self esteem and confidence. The list goes on ...
In fact, here's what one of my clients, Suzi has to say in that respect:
"Warwick has not only the heart and wisdom of a True Champion,
he has what it takes as a coach to get the job done . . ."
"I have been collaborating with Warwick Bashford for awhile now. Integrity and character are the two words that I would use to sum Warwick up."
Suzi Nelsen - Corporate Group & Incentive Travel Specialist.
How The Coaching Process Works
Coaching is done in person, over the phone or via Skype. Because we'll often be discussing confidential results and information (which I don't publicly reveal), you are allowed to record our calls for your own private use only.
Before we start working together, I'll ask you to answer a series of questions about your business objectives or your life goals designed to help me understand where you are. From there, we'll establish a game - plan and decide where we should place our initial focus. We'll move fast – and we'll get a lot done together.
Here's How to Sign - Up Now
Spots are made available on a first - come, first - served basis. If the links below have been disabled, then it means that I'm currently fully-booked up. If spots are available, simply choose whether you'd like to sign up for one of the options below.
NOTE: After clicking one of the links below, you'll be redirected to a checkout page where you will be asked to enter your billing information. Once you've signed up, you'll be redirected to a page with instructions for setting up our first session as well as my private email address. I'll also ask you to answer a series of starter questions to help me understand your current business and/or life goals to kick-start our work together.
I'm very much looking forward to working together.
Internationally recognized as one of the world's best tennis coaches, Warwick Bashford is considered by tennis enthusiasts around the globe as "Le Head Coach" (master/teacher) of tennis and life coaching.
An artist in his own time, Warwick has achieved the kind of worldwide acclaim reserved for only a handful of tennis coaches. Warwick Bashford is renowned as much for his dedication to the principles of excellence as he is for his tennis coaching accomplishments. He is recognized worldwide as an uncompromising perfectionist who settles for nothing but the best. A visionary and a thought leader, his impeccable set of values, stringent regimen of health and fitness, and insistence on quality, have earned him admiration the world over.
"What began as a commitment to helping individuals improve their tennis performance, has also grown into transforming the qualities of people's lives, whether it being peak performance athletes, coaches, celebrities and entertainers, teachers, youths, parents and businesses."
Born in South Africa and educated in London, England, Warwick began his career in tennis on the European Circuits. He soon learned his real interest was in the technical, psychological and physical intricacies of the game, which in turn, lead him to spending more time coaching than playing.
Warwick has spent the past 25 years gaining valuable experience, traveling & learning from legends around the globe – the late Harry Hopman (AUS), Nick Bollettieri (US), Jean Claude Labout (FR), Robert Lansdorp (US) and Bob Brett (AUS)
Warwick Bashford, has been cited as a mental toughness expert & coach in countless media including CNBC, FOX, The Miami Herald, The Boston Globe, and many others, also author of the book "10 second Tune Up", a guide to shift your mindset & excel.
Founder & Creator of Tennis Mental Toughness™ coaching, and Championship Mindset™ online interactive training, serving hundreds of clients from 4 continents around the globe.
Tennis Mental Toughness Coach to World Class Players:
I have had the privilege to personally coach the following ATP & WTA world ranked players. I continue to develop players both locally and internationally. It is an amazing honor and journey that will remain close to my heart forever. I look forward to meeting YOU on the court some day!
Marcos BAGHDATIS – (Cyprus) Career best ranking ATP tour # 8. At age 17, Marcos was the # 6 Junior ITF player in the world. Within 6 months of working with me, Marcos become # 1 with a Junior Grand Slam victory in Melbourne, Australia. Helping Marcos discovery his true personality on and off the court was very fulfilling. Marcos has a wonderful personality and is a very hard worker when focused.
Amelie MAURESMO – (France) Former WTA tour # 1. At age 17, Amelie was the # 1 Junior ITF player in the world. With a WTA ranking somewhere in the 400's, Amelie came to me with a big vision. When I told her she could become # 1 in the world, she looked at me and said, "Nobody ever told me that!" Within 18 months, Amelie had beaten Wimbledon Champion, Jana Navotna and the then WTA # 2 player in the world, Lindsay Davenport. Amelie is an amazing individual and a true ambassador to the sport of tennis. Thank you Amelie.
Magdalena GRYZBOWSKA – (Poland) Career best ranking, WTA tour # 30
Magda asked for my help during the red clay court session in Europe. Ranked just outside the top hundred in the world, Magda would have to play the qualifying rounds of the French Open to make the main draw. Beating the then up and coming Italian player Francesca Schiavone in the last round of qualifying, Magda reached the third round of the main draw against all odds. Magda had never won a match on the red clay of Paris. A true champion and a never die attitude who is too beautiful to be playing tennis. An amazing woman.
Sandrine TESTUD – (France) Career best ranking WTA tour # 7
Sandrine approached me when she was just outside the top 10 in the world and wanted to qualify for the year end Masters Championships which at that time was in NYC. (Only 8 spots were available) It was in Filderstadt, Germany where Sandrine would realize her dream and qualify for the masters. Having never gotten past the first round in 7 previous attempts, Sandrine won the tournament beating Serena Williams in the semi's and the then WTA # 1 player in the world, Lindsey Davenport in the final match. A very determined woman who graced the courts with her elegant strokes and personality.
Michael CHANG – (USA) Career best ranking ATP tour # 2
It was at the young age of 15 when I (a rookie coach at the time) had the privilege of working with Michael. I was the assistant coach for Jean Claude Labout, a French 'genie' of a coach based in Paris, France. While Jean Claude was asked to prepare Michael for the red clay courts of Paris, I become one of the sparring partners and translator which later spring – boarded my professional tennis coaching career. Michael went on to win the French Open the following year at the young age of 16.
Irena SELYUTINA (Kazakhstan) Career best ranking WTA tour # 31
Irena asked for my help when she was struggling to maintain her singles ranking within the top 100. Within a few months, Irena was back in the hunt and was then able to play in the big events without qualifying. When Irena realized that future sacrifices needed to stay on top, deep down Irena knew it was not her top priority in life and more importantly wanted to settle down and start a family. You can only respect her honesty and integrity. A beautiful human being.
Anne Gaelle SIDOT (France) Career best ranking WTA tour # 11
Anne Gaelle asked me to help her understand what it would take to reach the top 10 in the world. At the time, A.G was hovering around the top 30's. Upon an honest realization that her priorities were elsewhere, Anne Gaelle decided to pursue other interests outside of tennis. In my opinion, A.G. was the most talented of her generation. However, talent is never only enough.
Marlene WEINGARTNER – (Germany) Career best ranking WTA tour # 34
I was approached by Marlene' father when she was struggling to find her form both technically and emotionally. It was in Melbourne, Australia and Miami, Florida where Marlene got her break through, beating the then WTA players # 6 Jeniffer Capriati, # 18 Amanda Coetzer and # 14 Eleni Daniilidou. Marlene is a bright, intelligent and cultured person who was a pleasure to work with.
"Mental toughness is like a muscle. It needs to be consistently worked to grow and develop. If you haven't pushed yourself in thousands of small ways, of course you'll wilt when things get really difficult." - Warwick Bashford
More Testimonials:
I was recently introduced to Warwick Bashford by a mutual friend who is also involved with our local tennis community. Immediately after talking to Warwick I was thoroughly impressed by his extensive knowledge and experience of not only the game but the industry.
He has coached on the professional level, specifically, the ATP and WTA tour. He has taught privately, in clubs, schools and colleges and also has extensive management experience.
I have been involved in tennis for nearly thirty years. I have taught, played competitively in college and now have kids that are involved at a very high level. I know and have worked in some shape or form with a number of the coaches and teachers.
In my opinion, Warwick brings the experience, knowledge and passion required to develop players into their true potential. He is the total package.
Ron Kammerer - Longmont, CO.
Owner at Grouse Mountain Medical, Inc
Responsible for the Laboratory of Bio-mechanics & Physiology of Human Movement, Warwick was a great help in assisting me over a period of 2 years regarding, Nutritional, Technical, Movement, Strength & Velocity training and counseling with young athletes. Warwick Bashford has the singular & essential talent that it takes to be a successful coach at any level.
Chris Hausswirth - Paris, France.
National Institute of Sport
Events & Workshops:
Celebrity Events: Classic Tour - Hanging out with Monsor Bahrami and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Bjorn Borg. Porto Vecchio - France
Speaking Events: Maximize Your Business - Gary Barnes, (The Traction Coach) Myself & Ruben Gonzalez (4 x Olympian). Denver - Colorado
Speaking Events: Gary Barnes, (The Traction Coach) and myself with James Malinchak (Secret Millionaire on ABC & Big Money Speaker). Denver - Colorado
Workshops: Tennis Mental Toughness with Ken Caryl Ranch team in Littleton - Colorado
Tennis Events: Hanging out with Nick Bollettieri (Legendary Tennis Coach) Miami Tennis Open, Key Biscayne - Florida


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Discussion in 'Cool Internet Videos' started by Hoagie, Apr 9, 2012.
Almost as good as "They're rapin' errybody up in here".
Ain't nothin' sweet about her.
Wow! Forget Stereotypical Black Lady, that news anchorette is hot!
Exactly! Who is that slit?
Some people really should hide themselves from all audio and video recording technology.
Some blonde slit.
Give this lady a talk show
Put her on with Fat Al and we'll all have a great laugh.
Joleen Chaney?
I still want to compare the "They're rapin' errybody up in here". video... Where is that?
Hide yo kids hide yo wife they rapin everybody
BAHAHAHAHAHA never gets old
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A long and bumpy flight The tanker contract has had a remarkably tangled history. October 2001: As the airline industry struggles following...
The tanker contract has had a remarkably tangled history.
October 2001: As the airline industry struggles following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Air Force proposes to lease 100 air-refueling tankers from Boeing at a cost of $20 billion or more. Sen. John McCain quickly becomes the chief critic, calling it "a sweet deal" for Boeing that would cost taxpayers more than alternative plans.
November 2003: Boeing fires CFO Mike Sears and Darleen Druyun, vice president of missile-defense systems, after concluding Sears improperly offered her a job in October 2002 while she was a top Air Force acquisitions officer overseeing the tanker contract. Boeing CEO Phil Condit resigns a week later.
May 2004: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld effectively scraps the tanker-leasing deal.
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April 2006: The Air Force formally reopens its procurement process for replacing tankers.
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February 2008: The Pentagon announces that Northrop/EADS will build its next generation of tankers, now named the KC-45A. News reports suggest that late changes in the contract criteria may provide grounds for the loser to appeal. The Pentagon is scheduled to brief Boeing on March 12 about why its bid lost.
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It's becoming apparent that a new Highway 520 floating bridge won't solve traffic jams without a tax increase, expansion of tolls to nearby I-90, or both.
It's becoming apparent that a new Highway 520 floating bridge won't solve traffic jams without a tax increase, expansion of tolls to nearby Interstate 90, or both.
More than three years ago, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) acknowledged a $2 billion shortfall for the $4.65 billion crossing from Bellevue to Seattle. It's a problem that has yet to be fixed.
Pontoons to support the new bridge are about to be built in Grays Harbor, but only about two-thirds of the new six-lane crossing can be completed with money approved so far. The state can build the floating section but cannot yet afford to complete the Seattle landings from Foster Island to Interstate 5, the most politically and economically tricky segment.
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The money already allocated for replacing the 1963 bridge will come from a variety of sources including federal grants, 520 tolls and gas taxes.
However, "it'll take some kind of legislative decision to fully fund the $4.6 billion project," said Amy Arnis, DOT's chief financial officer.
That means more taxes and tolls, and it means that while the floating segment of the bridge can be done by 2014, the now-clunky west-side approaches won't be. Finishing the project would likely take a couple more years in ideal political conditions.
Project critic Fran Conley, whose Roanoke Park home overlooks the Portage Bay segment of Highway 520, fears westbound drivers could have to squeeze from three bridge lanes into two on the west side for far longer — in effect moving today's Medina bottleneck west until the 2020s, when money might be found and the project finished.
One reason is a statewide highway-fund shortfall. There soon will be no money from gas taxes approved in the 2000s that isn't already spoken for by other projects or bond debt. The forecasts errantly assumed growth in gasoline use, which instead has gone nearly flat. As a result, long-term projects that leaders promised — such as Stevens Pass safety rebuilds and the redecking of worn I-5 through Seattle — are now underfunded.
Another cause of the problem: The scope of the project has expanded over the years, making it more expensive, says former state Treasurer Mike Murphy.
Rep. Deb Eddy, D-Kirkland, a bridge supporter, acknowledges "you could fairly say we haven't filled in that blank" with a funding plan.
While nobody can absolutely guarantee the state will deliver money on time, Eddy said several options already have been studied, so she's confident lawmakers will figure it out.
Most likely, she said, there needs to be some kind of statewide funding — decided by legislators, not a public ballot, she hopes — that encompasses roads, transit and freight projects. Some form of I-90 tolling also will happen, she and other legislative leaders have said.
"I realize there are unknowns and risks out there. But I don't see anything out there that gives me heartburn right now," Eddy said.
Conley, former CEO of Cutter & Buck, replies that if the bridge were only a couple hundred million in the red, optimism might be OK, but not at a couple billion.
"People have a tactic of using happy talk, and I think that where it gets us is a partially funded bridge."
Piling up debt
Conley recently has spotted details in state documents that dramatize the funding gap:
• Even after variable tolls on the new bridge that reach $3.50 or so each way at peak times, the state will end up with debt financing for about three-fourths of the total, putting a squeeze on any tax flow for future projects.
Part of the funding plan calls for the state to sell bonds based on anticipated federal bridge grants, a tactic Murphy questions because federal funding is given on only a six-year cycle, and it's risky to assume what future U.S. governments will do.
• A 2010 gas-tax bond prospectus mentions an "initial component" worth $2.6 billion, and a July diagram shows a "Floating Bridge and Landings Project" portion that halts short of Seattle.
Conley calls that the partial-bridge plan.
The floating stretch is what Gov. Chris Gregoire refers to in speeches when she promises a new bridge will be ready by 2014.
"The schedule for constructing the other segments of the corridor is pending additional funding," DOT's project website says.
For the record, state leaders have never endorsed an incomplete bridge.
What Gregoire has said is that time is of the essence to replace the floating part, which DOT says is at risk of sinking in a severe windstorm. Only this year, after 13 years of debate, have the state and city governments agreed on design concepts for the Seattle side.
Ted Lane, a fellow member of Conley's group, Coalition for a Sustainable SR 520, suggests strengthening the bridge and observing for five years the effect tolls have on traffic. "Right now, a lot of this is flying blind," he says of the toll and finance plans.
• The state transportation budget shows only $2.6 billion in revenue from now through about 2019, confirming there's not a long-term source of revenue to finish the west side of the bridge.
Gas taxes
Conley has written a report and discussed it with a number of leaders, including Murphy and current Treasurer Jim McIntire, and House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle.
Eddy compares Conley's maneuvers to those made by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn regarding the Highway 99 tunnel.
"She is going to continue to look for every opportunity to throw a monkey wrench in the works. She will not be happy unless the bridge is not built," Eddy says of Conley.
State Sen. Ed Murray, whose district includes the Seattle bridge landing, said Tuesday that Conley's report "confirms the point that I've made, that we don't have a solid financial plan for 520." Murray has long supported I-90 tolls.
He also expects that any new taxes, such as on gasoline, will need his district's voters to withstand any initiative challenge. Therefore, DOT must improve the 520 plan's transit connections, limit congestion and reduce noise, he said.
Aubrey Davis, the 92-year-old former Transportation Commission chairman, said another increase in the state gas tax, which rose 14 & 1/2 cents a gallon in the 2000s, would indeed be one answer. Gas taxes seem relatively popular because they penalize the "bad behavior" of carbon use, he said. Lawmakers don't want to raise them, but they will do it if the alternative is canceling projects, he predicted.
What won't happen is that the state leaves an unfinished bridge on Lake Washington, he thinks.
The Legislature will probably avoid the issue in 2011 while it focuses on the broader budget crisis in state services, he said. Lawmakers will grapple with highway spending in 2012 — the last year they could do so without wrecking the 520 work schedule, Davis says.
"No one can call that a strategy," he said. "It's a consequence."
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Walk 'cheques out' for charities
Published 05/12/2012 | 09:36
FOUR cheque presentations, totalling an incredible €24,000, were made to four cancer charities in Hanafin's Bar, Annascaul on Friday night, thanks to a sponsored walk from Dingle to Annascaul on Sunday September 16.
The cheques, for €6,000 each, were presented to representatives from Ward 2D at Cork University Hospital, Kerry Cancer Support, Children's Leukaemia and Friends of Leukaemia.
This inaugural walk last September, conceived by Jim McCarthy and devised by Annascaul Walks, was endorsed by a host of GAA stars past and present including Seán Walsh, Ger O'Keeffe, Ger Power, Seán Ó Luing, Dara Ó Cinnéide and Marc Ó Sé. Ger Power also made the journey to Annascaul last Friday night to attend the cheque presentations.
Hundreds of people took part in the walk and Noel Spillane of Annascaul Walks said he was delighted with the support the event received from the community. Plans are now afoot to make it an annual fixture.
"Annascaul Walks will set a date for the 2013 walk some time between the date of the Hurling AllIreland and the Football All-Ireland," he said. "This is a huge achievement for a small village and we are delighted to be able to support these charities in their work."
"The amount of money collected was way above our expectation and we are thankful to everyone who took part," he added.
The cheque presentations in Hanafin's Bar were attended by a large crowd who enjoyed a mighty night of craic and entertainment in the Annascaul Walks HQ.


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Player's Resource: Peace
Target Resource: Wealth
1620/Storm Season/Illusion Week/Entire week
Slow start-up, new character created, some scenes missed
|. Scene Number |. Player/GM? |_. Type |. Characters|. Details|
| #1 | Stayn | Color |Stayn, audience of songs|Stayn composes a song, "Holy Shit" which is designed to inculcate sober, clear-eyed perception of current troubles in Pavis|
| #2 | Javan | Color |Javan, on duty with city proles |Puts on a show of being extra vigilant |
| #3 | Ty | Color |Ty, training for ritual duel as part of devotion ceremony |Ty is really getting warmed up for the devotee ceremony |
| #4 | GM | Intrigue |Jotoran Longsword and the whole clan |At a public meeting Jotoran reads the Imperial proclamation that there will be a ritual wedding of Pavis with the Moon Goddess as a consequence of the destruction of the Air Temple, and that the imminent fall of Whitewall will mean the end of Orlanth worship. |
| #5 | Stayn| NPC |Stayn, Ginkizzie dwarves |Dwarves are unsure of what the marriage means, it is not in the schedule. Stayn convinces them to study their schedule and thus effects a delay in their participation in the remodeling of the temple. But to study Mostal's schedule they need to complete construction of an observatory in a propitious spot: Uncle Ogul's bar. |
| #6 | Javan | NPC |Javan, Longsword's office, view of GimGim heading to torture chambers |Javan fully convinces Longsword that the Golden Arrows will be good on their contribution. |
| #7 | Ty | NPC |Ty, seeking Praxians fails, meets Basmoli berserkers |A search for the allies ends up with a bizarre desert encounter with lion berserkers. They do promise to help Ty meed emissaries of prominent Praxian groups.|
| #8 | GM | Scheme|Jotoran Longsword |J.L. working the enemies of the Golden Arrows |Bullfords, Lismeldings, Latish, Ingili and the Altmandi throw in big cash for wedding of Moon and Pavis|
| #9 | GM | Scheme |Tintalker |T. working friends of the Golden Arrows|The Orvost, Woodpecker, Black Spear, and the Garhounds promise blood and treasure to support the building of the rebel temple in the rubble|
| #10 | GM | Intrigue |Tintalker |Stayn, Javan, and Ty are summoned to a meeting at the hideout. Tintalker drills them about the lack of donations from the G.Arrows. Stayn again fobs him off with promises of forthcoming aid.|
| #11 | Group Extended Conflict | GM & Players |Players pursuing collective agenda: prepare for rebellion |Javan and Stayn spied on Fleeter Nim and the revision of Pavis temple, narrow victory, and Ty meets various tribal representatives and presents himself as possible ally. |
- the clan's War resource remained unaffected, though still in crisis
- Clan got both interested parties to back off a while on demands for religious contribution
[ ] no change to Wealth
- +3 to Peace (for showing all sides that the Golden Arrows are reasonable and for reaching out to Praxians)
- Default Resistance 22/18 on next adventure. [previous resistance was not updated, so don't be unfair to players]
- We will pick up on 1620, Truth Week, Freezeday. This is the last week before Sacred Time
"In the two weeks of a Year (the fourteen days just before the spring equinox), the barrier between the Mundane World and Otherworlds is weakened. Magical rituals are done during this time in each communities for this status. "
- next session will be "Luck Week"
- the following session will be "Fate Week"
at the end of that, we will look at the state of the clan and plan for arc #2


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BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man and his daughter have been charged with incest after eyewitness statements that they were having a sexual relationship, authorities said Tuesday.
Alton Everett Smith and his wife Tina Marie Smith already each face 37 counts of possessing child pornography.
After being on the lam for a week, Alton Everett Smith was arrested Monday and is being held at the Volusia County jail on a total of $950,000 bond. Kristilyn Smith was arrested Tuesday on an incest charge and is in jail on $25,000 bond, a jail official said.
The names of their attorneys were not immediately known.
Investigators who searched the house where the three were living said they found several hundred photos, CDs, VHS tapes and 8mm videos taken over a decade with most showing children posed in sexual positions.
Maj. David O'Brien of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said some photographs show children as young as 8 years old engaging in various sex acts, while others show Smith and his wife engaging in sexual acts with minors.
Alton Everett Smith has told investigators he's not the monster the news is making him out to be and has denied taking inappropriate pictures of children and disputed reports from authorities that there are tapes of him having sex with minors.


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John Cranford has worked for more than three decades as a reporter and editor, much of that time covering economics and government fiscal and monetary policy.
After graduating from college in 1974 and taking a succession of jobs as a reporter, writer and editor, Cranford joined Congressional Quarterly in 1984. He served as CQ's economics editor for three years before becoming senior economics writer. He covered banking and securities issues during the stock market crash of 1987 and its aftermath, and the savings and loan and banking crises of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is the author of Budgeting for America, a 1989 book on U.S. federal budget policy, published by Congressional Quarterly.
Cranford left CQ in 1996 and for six years was senior economics editor at Bloomberg News, managing coverage of the Federal Reserve, and of economic policy and developments broadly. He returned to CQ in 2003 and currently serves as managing editor for enterprise reporting and writes a weekly column called Political Economy.