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Aaron won Tupelo Quarterly's TQ5 Poetry Contest with his poem "St. Inside & Not," About the winning poem contest judge Amaud Jamaul Johnson wrote: "I read the list of finalists aloud, alone, standing in my office. While there were many fine, well-polished poems, the music of Aaron Coleman's 'St. Inside & Not' followed me out of the room. The use of anaphora, heavy alliteration and assonance, the quirkiness of the syntax, the image system, all kept me off balance. I was under the spell of this poem. A poem should possess its own logic; establish a unique authority over the reader. From the first line, the poem takes you by the throat and turns. Reading 'Being midnight ripped / off the face of constellation,' I thought of Dickinson's 'If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off …' Of course, I've never been able to divorce this sentiment from my lingering fear of racial violence. But I know Coleman's lyric shatters us into song. I know this is poetry!" Congratulations, Aaron! Aaron earned his B.A. at K in psychology, and he studied abroad in Caceres, Spain.
Corey Marks '92
Corey is a professor and director of creative writing for the department of English at the University of North Texas. He is a prizewinning author of two volumes of poetry, Renunciation and, more recently, The Radio Tree. Corey is also a poetry editor at the American Literary Review and a judge for the University of North Texas Rilke Prize, which recognizes mid-career poets. An article on Corey that mentions his roots in rural Michigan and at Kalamazoo College appeared in the NTDaily.com.
Gail Griffin, Professor Emerita of English
Gail joined two other Kalamazoo writers in a recent issue of the journal Quarter Past Eight. It was the first time that longtime colleagues and fellow writers Gail and Di Seuss '78 appeared in print together. Di is Writer-in-Residence and a professor in the English department. The two colleagues were joined in print by Hadley Moore '99, a short story of whose appeared in that issue of the journal. Di's piece won the journal's Short Prose Contest. Gail's two pieces were both finalists.
In other "English" news, Gail may have retired, but she keeps a close eye on K graduates in the arts. She sent us the following note:
"Lisa Kron '83 is almost sure to win the Tony Award for the book associated with the Broadway hit Fun Home, and possibly share the Tony for lyrics as well. Joe Tracz '04 was just nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award (off-Broadway) for the musical The Lightning Thief. David France '81, of course, received an Oscar nomination for his documentary film How to Survive a Plague, and it's being turned into a series on F/X. It's interesting to me that Lisa was a theatre arts major, Joe an English major, and David a political science major. And then there's Jordan Klepper '01 (a math major!) of The Daily Show fame and Steven Yeun '05 (psychology) who plays Glen on the The Walking Dead. What a crop of media stars from K! And the breadth of their liberal arts journeys is incredible."
Aaron Coleman '09
Aaron is currently a third-year Fellow in Poetry at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Aaron is a Fulbright scholar, winner of Tupelo Quarterly's TQ5 Poetry Contest, and a semifinalist for the 92Y/Discovery Poetry Contest. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Boston Review, Meridian, Pinwheel, Southern Indiana Review, Tupelo Quarterly, and elsewhere. The Spectacle recently published "The History Behind the Feeling," Aaron's conversation with poet Claudia Rankine.
Corey Marks '92
Corey was the spring 2016 Lawrence Clayton Poets and Writers Speaker Series guest at Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas). Corey is the author of two award-winning volumes of poetry. His first book, Renunciation, was selected by the late Philip Levine as a 1999 National Poetry Series Competition Winner. It also received the Natalie Ornish Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters. His most recent book The Radio Tree, won the Gren Rose Prize from New Issues Press in 2011. Corey is the Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of Creative Writing at the University of North Texas (Denton).
At Hardin-Simmons Corey participated in an afternoon question and answer session and, in the evening, he read poems from his collection of works. His poems have appeared in the New England Review, The Paris Review, Poetry Northwest, Ploughshares, Southwest Review, The Threepenny Review, TriQuarterly, The Virginia Quarterly Review, as well as in the anthology Legitimate Dangers (Sarabande Books, 2006) among others. Corey earned his B.A. in English at K. His Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (poetry) is from Warren Wilson College, and his Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature is from the University of Houston.
Jessica Walsh '96
Jessica published her first full-length collection of poems, How to Break My Neck. She is is a poet and professor of English at Harper College in suburban Chicago. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Midwestern Gothic; Ninth Letter online; TRIVIA; The Fem; Whale Road Review; Crab Creek Review; Yellow Chair Review; artisan: a journal of craft; The Listening Eye; Driftwood; Furnace Review; Blood and Fire Review; Mobius; The New Press Literary Quarterly; Red River Review; Third Wednesday; In Posse Review and others. At K Jessica earned her bachelor's degree in English and studied abroad in Caceres, Spain. She earned her master's degree and Ph.D. in literature from the University of Iowa.
Earth Words
". . . we go to poetry … so that we might more fully inhabit our lives and the world in which we live them, and that if we more fully inhabit these things, we might be less apt to destroy both." – Christian Wiman, poet
Amy Newday plants seeds in soil (she runs her own farm), and she plants seeds in students (she directs K's Writing Center and teaches classes in the English department). Some seeds grow green crops. Others grow green poetry.
Newday recently completed a winter term course called "Ecopoetry," and is currently teaching a spring term senior Capstone class called "CSA (community-supported agriculture) and Sustainability." The two courses are an integral part of Kalamazoo College's ongoing creation of a Center for Environmental Stewardship, teaching students about the impact of human life on their world.
"I feel a strong call to be of service to the earth and the non-human beings we share it with," says Newday. "As I get older and get to know myself better and as our ecological crises worsen, this call becomes stronger. What I was curious to explore with my students in the ecopoetry course was—what does poetry have to do with ecological crises? Can poetry be a vehicle for transforming our relationships with the ecosystems in which we dwell?"
A farmer and a poet, Newday grew up on dairy farm in Shelbyville, Michigan. Her "Ecopoetry" course drew thirteen students, all of whom participated in a reading on campus to draw their class to a close. Each student read a poem from the textbook that had especially moved or inspired them.
Emily Sklar '15 was one of those students, a biology major with an interest in ecological issues. "I love biology, although I'm not quite sure yet what I will do with it," Sklar says. "I also love being outdoors, and I'm concerned about the environment, so I've been wondering how to combine all that. Science comes short on the ethical and moral aspect of ecological issues, so that's why I took the poetry course. Poetry gives me another way to understand what's around me, and the course has given me a blend of language that builds collaboration between scientists and poets."
"Ecopoetry" is a relatively new term, if not quite a genre in its own right, Newday explains. "Writing about daffodils is no longer enough. Critics beat up poets like Mary Oliver for being what they call a 'nature poet,' writing about birds and trees. Writing about birds and trees is important, but ecopoetry includes the bulldozer that knocks the tree down and destroys the bird."
Three main groupings of poetry compose the new genre, Newday says. As defined by Ann Fisher-Wirth and Laura Gray-Street, the editors Newday's class textbook, The Ecopoetry Anthology, poetry that explores nature and the meaning of life falls into the first group. A second group includes environmental poetry with a more political slant that may address social justice issues and is often related to specific events. The third group includes poetry about ecology, often in more experimental forms.
"In this course we explored how the language of poetry has shaped and reflected changing perceptions of nature, ecology, and humanity over the past two centuries," Newday says. "We looked at what poetry can contribute to current cultural and cross-cultural conversations about environmental justice and sustainability."
Students at the reading in March read favorite poets they had studied, such as, yes, Mary Oliver, and also Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Ralph Black, G. E. Patterson, Deborah Miranda, Tony Hoagland, Robert Duncan, Lucille Clifton, Lola Haskins, Sandra Beasley, and Linda Hogan. Some students also read their own work.
"I'm not a big reader," Sklar admits. "But I fell in love with this poetry. What I had hoped would happen, happened. The facts in science are great, but poetry gives us a way to connect to people who aren't scientists."
The ecopoetry course, Sklar adds, helped her to solidify an idea for her Senior Individualized Project that she'd been mulling over for about a year. Her interest in nature, biology, ecology, and human responses to all three came together in a plan to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. Along with a K alumna, Margaux Reckard '13, Sklar began 2,200-mile adventure a few days after the poetry course concluded (see "Where the TinyTent AT?" in this issue of BeLight).
"Poetry can help us question," Newday says. "We are losing all kinds of diversity in our world, and cultures and languages are being lost along with biodiversity. Languages each give us a unique way to see the world and add perspective. Poetry can help us imagine possibilities … possible solutions to ecological crises."
In her senior Capstone course, "CSA and Sustainability," Newday digs even deeper into building connections between students and the earth. Along with textbooks, she hands them trowels, hoes, shovels and watering cans. She takes her students to her own CSA operation, Harvest of Joy Farm, where she and partner John Edgerton practice sustainable and organic methods of farming.
The Capstone course, Newday says, offers students the opportunity to explore and experience food systems, agriculture, community building, education, economics, business, and food justice as an alternative to the mainstream food economy. If that sounds like it's dealing with a great many topics—it is, and that's the everyday life of a farmer.
Part of the course will take place in the traditional campus classroom, and for at least three hours each week students will work on the farm. They will help plan the CSA business, prepare the soil for planting and then plant a wide assortment of seeds and plants, maintain compost and learn about permaculture, and maintain and harvest the garden. Students will also experience the business aspects of running a CSA, the marketing and selling of vegetables to community members, and the relationships built between farmer and community members.
The course will also involve an ongoing blog of farm activities, and a student-generated on-campus collaborative project. Students will participate in discussions about their experiences and observations working on the farm.
In informational sessions held prior to the beginning of the course, Newday and Edgerton met with students interested in learning more information before making a decision to enroll.
"I was surprised how much I loved running a CSA," Newday says to the students gathered to hear about the course. "The relationships we developed through the CSA were very rewarding. There's an instant gratification when you give good food to people, and you see how excited they are to receive it, taste it, and share it."
The concept of a CSA, Newday tells the students, is not the traditional business model of trading cash for product. "A CSA offers people the opportunity to invest in the kind of world they want to live in."
The Harvest of Joy Farm is in its fourth year. At the beginning of last summer's (2013) growing season, 45 members paid for 28 shares and half-shares in the operation, which provided the funds to cover the costs of farming. In return, shareholders receive vegetables and fruits each week during harvest.
"The course will help students to better understand the economics of farming, especially on a small scale, and to consider how small farms fit into the larger agricultural economy, in the United States and across the world," says Newday. "Along with learning about sustainable agricultural practices, students will learn how to critically consider what it means to make environmentally, socially, and ethically sound food choices."
To learn more about the Kalamazoo College Capstone CSA experience, read student blog entries, and view photos, visit kzoocsa.blogspot.com. To learn more about Harvest of Joy Farm, LLC, visit harvestofjoyfarm.wordpress.com.
How to Grow a Poet
Back when she was a third-grader in Marshall, Michigan, Kate Belew '15 certainly wasn't going to argue with Conrad Hilberry, professor emeritus of English and founder of Kalamazoo College's creative writing program. If he told her she was a great poet—and he did—then she would prove him right—and she has.
Jane Huffman '15 had been writing stories all her life; by the time she was in high school in Livonia, Michigan, she'd learned enough about poetry to have her work published in an anthology. When it was time to choose a college, Huffman applied to only one: Kalamazoo College. "I saw Kalamazoo as a mecca for writers," she says.
Of course Belew's and Huffman's orbits would coincide at K, and it was only natural that it would happen in one of the classes they both took from Diane Seuss '78, writer in residence and assistant professor of English. Under Seuss's mentorship, the two English majors (Huffman also has a major in Theatre Arts) have learned how they can turn their passion for words into their life's calling, and both have done an extraordinary—although radically contrasting—job of laying that foundation.
Belew's K roots run deep. Her dad, Kevin Belew '85, had taken classes from Hilberry, and her mom, Patricia Franke Williams '85, is also an alum. Yet another K grad, a class mom, was the one who had issued the invitation to Hilberry to visit with Kate Belew's third-grade class.
At K, Belew has combined her passions for language (she and Huffman co-edit K's literary journal, The Cauldron) and for dance (she also co-directs Frelon, the student-run dance company). As a first-year student, she received the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute for Environmental Education's Nature in Words fellowship. Participating in the Great Lakes Colleges Association New York Arts Program during her sophomore year, she says, opened up her writing horizons and helped her envision her future as a writer. The culture shock of living in New York that term was huge: "I couldn't even grocery shop for the first few days," Belew recalls. "But writing was a way to understand what was happening to me." Four days after returning to Michigan from New York, she left for her study abroad program in Spain, and the personal development and life experiences from that time gave her still more inspiration. Her Senior Individualized Project (SIP) is a collection of poems centered on the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca and is based on her experiences in Madrid.
Back on the K campus, Belew honed her skills with experiences at literary magazines and workshops. Along with Huffman, she served an internship at Sundress Publications (a national press), and she assisted Hilberry in planning a children's poetry workshop in Kalamazoo. She has had work published in a long list of journals and reviews.
Likewise, Huffman's K years have been spectacular. She's studied at the Frost Place Advanced Poetry Seminar in Franconia, New Hampshire; the O'Neill Theater Center's Critic's Institute in Waterford, Connecticut; the Medieval and Renaissance Conference at Albion College; and the Newberry Library in Chicago, to name just a few. She has had dozens of poems published in anthologies and reviews; she's won a number of awards and honors—not just for her poetry, but also for her work in theater. As dance is a second passion for Kate Belew, theater is for Jane Huffman. "I'm obsessed with language," Huffman says, "and theater lets us make words visual and spatial. It's the stage of the poet."
For the next phase in her academic and literary life, poetry will take the forefront, because Huffman has been accepted into the prestigious University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, the top-ranked creative writing program in the world. Accepting her into its MFA program, the Iowa committee told Huffman they consider their candidates to be "the future of American literature."
Kate Belew and Jane Huffman are very different, in both their writing styles and their career goals. Huffman describes herself as a formalist, "drawn toward form and narrative." Belew's work, in Seuss's words, is "nebulous, like grabbing air." As Huffman is launching her graduate work at Iowa and hopes someday to get a Ph.D. ("I'm an academic person"), Belew wants to spend a few years in the workplace before she considers graduate school. She'll choose a big city ("I could never go to Iowa," she laughs), and hopes to teach poetry to children. Living up to the descriptor "nebulous," used by Seuss to describe her poetry, Belew says, "My life is going to zigzag a lot."
Both Belew and Huffman say that poetry influences the way they think. Writing a poem, says Huffman, makes the writer approach every word with precision and thoughtfulness; it lets them dig deep into a small area. Belew says that her poems are like a snapshot of one moment of her life. "They allow me to focus and to voice things I couldn't articulate otherwise."
What is it about Kalamazoo College that has given Belew and Huffman such a boost at such an early stage in their literary careers? Huffman knows a lot of words, but she can answer that question with just one of them: "everything." "Everything I've done at K," she says, "has helped me develop what I need to go out into the world as a writer."
Seuss says she tries to instill some specific lessons into students in her writing classes, including:
• Read all the time. She asks all her students to keep up with contemporary poetry.
• Send out your work. Be prepared for rejection, cope with it when it comes, then send the piece out again. To make it in poetry, she advises, you have to be tough.
• Be brave. Contact people you admire and ask them questions.
• Sustain and help each other. Belew has learned, she says, "If somebody lifts you up, you lift the next person up." To grow the community even further, they point out, K writing students have recently opened the Kalamazoo Poetry Collective to Western Michigan University students and other members of the Kalamazoo community.
• Don't take yourself so seriously that you're not willing to take risks. In Huffman's words: "My biggest lesson was to be fearless."
Huffman and Belew agree that one of the major contributions K has made to their writing lives is community. "As a writer," Huffman says, "it's easy to isolate yourself. At the beginning, it's just you and the page. But Di [Seuss] has helped us turn this thing we love into something we can do as a career." Seuss agrees. "All of us have hermit tendencies, but writers need to make connections with other writers."
Seuss says she's been impressed by the class of 2015. "This senior class is amazing," she says. Then, nodding toward Kate Belew and Jane Huffman, she adds, "and these are two of the amazingest."


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Fantastic relaxing time, highly reccomended for water sport lovers
My boyfriend and I stayed with Mark Warner at the above hotel. It was amazing and worth every penny.
The watersports on offer by Mark Warner are fantastic and the staff exceptional. My boyfriend and I both had beginner lessons in windsurfing and sailing which were very good fun. Although the resort does typically have high winds which are enjoyed by the more experienced we had no problems as beginners. Only once were we turned away from the windsurfing as it was too dangerous for beginners.
The range of equipment on offer is vast and it is all brand new. We never once had problems taking out equipment at any time of the day all week, probably because the rest of the hotel was empty. The Mark Warner staff launch all your equipment for you, so you need not worry about setting anything up!
I highly reccomend the water ski-ing but make sure you wear appropriate bottoms!
The hotel although very quite was beautiful. However, if it wasn't for the Mark Warner guests it would be empty, so don't expect a busy, lively resort. The evenings were dead. However to their credit all the restaurants and facilities were open.
The pool is huge and very clean, but cold.
Neither of us could fault the food on offer - it was excellent. The drinks are a little pricey so make sure you stock up on Duty Free before you arrive. Note that the Duty Free shop in Egypt will only except cash! Expect to pay London prices for your drinks once they add all their taxes.
My only advise would be to avoid Hurgada - we were not impressed by our evening trip there. We both felt extremely intimidated by the town. You would probably be fine as part of a larger group but certainly don't venture to the old town on your own it is not worth it.
Overall it is 5* luxury and I would return tomorrow!
Top holiday with Mark Warner
I went with my girlfriend to the hotel with Mark Warner. The Mark Warner staff were good with the transfer and welcome meeting. The dinghies and windsurf equipment exceeded my expectations, there are better dinghies than in the brochure (including a high performance Laser Vago which I wasnt expecting) and the windsurf kit is far better than stated in the brochure.
The hotel was great, we ate in the buffet every night but 1 (when we visited the lebanese restaurant). I thought the buffet was very good, although a number of people did have stomach aches, I avoided any food that wasnt cooked and didnt have ice in my drinks and I was OK, I suspect those that did get ill ate the salad and had ice in their G&Ts.
I wouldnt recommend it to someone who wanted to learn to windsurf or sail as its too windy for that but if you are already good at either then its definitely recommended. It was a great holiday as I am an intermediate windsurfer and I learnt to waterstart and got in the footstraps for the first time.
I wouldn't stay here again
My boyfriend and i stayed at the intercontinental in Hurghada last autumn. I have to say that it did not live up to its 5 star claim.
Firstly the room allocated was below average. The bathroom was not clean, and the there were split floor tiles. We originally requested a sea front room and paid extra for it... but when they gave us another room, it was facing the car park. We finally settled reluctantly on the 4th room given - and we are not picky by nature!!!
The hotel facilities was fine, but the staff were not efficient. Room service took almost an hour for some drinks. The food menus were very basic, and expensive for what they were.
We had a fantastic holiday overall, but the hotel itself was little more than 3 star quality.
Nice but......
Let me begin by thanking Mark Warner for a lovely time in Abu Soma. At the same time however I must confess that I would probably not go again. Why is this?
The hotel is advertised as being 5 star; the hotel is 5 star but the hotel staff are not. I liked the staff very much, friendly and wanting to please but I did not really expect to have to telephone on several occasions to have the room cleaned, dirty glasses replaced etc etc. I quickly learned to lower my expectations, accept that "coming immediately" meant "coming some time in the next 20 minutes" and as a result had fun. Food and staff attitudes were both excellent.
The resort is billed as being a water sports resort which it is -kind of. High winds make it unsuitable for beginners and the low amount of MW staff means that the amount of training available is extremely limited. My wife tried to get onto the sailing course but since there are only 12 spaces for the whole week was unable to. 12 spaces is a pitiful number. The private training offered at the beginning of the week was withdrawn on Wednesday and Thursday due to staff shortages. I would add that the Mark Warner staff were brilliant. The windsurf trainer Ed was a great guy and a capable trainer (not always the same thing) and the people running the kids club are heroes, my son Joe had a ball.
The tours were great. Both Barakuda diving and Marhaba do good jobs, but both from a customer service point of view and also from a business model point of view seem a little eccentric. Barakuda does full day dives on Monday and Wednesday....fair enough. However Marhaba also does its two main tours (Luxor and desert safari) on Mondays and Wednesdays. I have suggested to Mark Warner suggest that the diving remains as it is with Marhaba doing the tours on Tuesday and Thursday. This would enable guests to do more, increase profits all round, and enable parents to go diving on Wednesday and still see the kids show. That aside the tours were great. If you like diving I recommend Tobia Arba a shallow dive around 7 coral pillars, prolific fish life and good coral. Tobia Hamra has a pretty coral garden but is not as good in my view. I did not have time to dive the Salem express alas.
We took the day trip to Luxor travelling by coach (approx 4 hours). Well worth it and I would recommend it in preference to the flying option as you see more of the desert and the land outside Luxor. Be warned it is very hot and I would not take kids younger than 13 as they might become hot bored tired and fractious. The temple of Karnak is fantastic and unexpectedly colourful, and the valley of Kings is wonderful. Do go Tutankamen's tomb even if the guide says don't, though this costs an extra LE70. The demo making was Papyrus is interesting.
The desert safari is billed as romatic ....it isn't. It is great fun however. It begins with a madcap race across the desert. Our guide decided to climb out of the car when it was going about a 100 to hang on the outside...nutter and I was not impressed. Still the drive was fun. You then arrive at some Bedouin with camels, go for a ride which to my surprise was comfortable and pick up some general info relating to the Bedouin. A trip to another camp was with some pseudo folklore (self contradictory most of it) and a quad bike ride across the desert. For speed freaks be warned it is not fast. For the terrified be warned you need to keep up. My wife did not and was close to being left behind. To avert this she and another were put on a bike in front of a Bedouin who roared off to the head of the queue at top speed. This was followed by an excellent dinner and more star gazing followed by the charging across the desert return. The desert and its mountains are very beautiful.
A last note.....yes the temperature is 40 degrees plus but don't let that put you off. It is not as bad as it sounds.
Had we been beginners with our hearts set on water sports the holiday would have been a washout, as it was we all had a fine time.
Bright blessings.
Not so splendid isolation.
Like other reviewers we were at the Abu Soma with Mark Warner ( two adults and two children). As usual the Mark Warner staff and facilties were excellent , However , much of the Club atmosphere and intimacy of traditional MarkWarner holidays was absent from this resort.
The hotel itself is extremely impressive as far as the fabric of the building is concerned but unfortunately this in itself does not make it a good hotel. My overriding impression was of an isolated, soulless, bleak, windswept place lacking in any sort of atmosphere. This was compounded by the the worst piped music I have ever had to suffer. A constant, depressing funereal dirge summed up by my 10 year son who said it sounded like the music they played when the Queen Mother died!
The main restaurant is a cavernous echoey hall with the feel of a works canteen and eating there is not a paticularly pleasant dining experience ! The food I would describe as adequate, being neither good nor bad but certainly not 5 star standard. Mark Warner clients should be aware that the $10 supplement for the other restaurants sounds OK but be prepared . As a family of four our restaurant "supplement" was working out at about �60. Drinks are very expensive and by the time you've bought a bottle of wine and a couple of soft drinks each for the kids you will have spent another �32 on top of your $40 supplement. The specialist restaurants were however pretty good and had live musicians who were also very good, particularly at the Greek Restaurant and made a refreshing change from the aforementioned piped music.
The doctor is indeed excellent which is just as well as I had a very bad dose of gastro enteritis. So bad in fact that I ended up in the hotel surgery with an intravenous drip in my arm !! This was the only holiday where I have come home weighing less than I did at the start of the holiday. Serious stomach upsets appeared to be the norm and I spoke to many other guests who had been ill. This really is not good enough in a so called 5 star hotel.
The highlight of our holiday was when we actually left the hotel on our day trip to Luxor by air. I would recommend this to anyone at Abu Soma but I would pass on the "Mega safari" which was disappointing.
. We would not go back to Abu Soma nor would we recommend it to others. If you want the true Mark Warner experience I would recommend you go to one of their other resorts.
By way of comparison, last year we paid the same money for a proper all inclusive holiday in Mexico which was fantastic and infinitely better than the Abu Soma experience.
Not recommended
Although I fully believe that Mark Warner is a great company to travel with I would strongly recommend anyone thinking of travelling with them to select one of their other resorts. Most of the problems seem to be out of Mark Warner's control and in support of them I can honestly say that the staff tried their best to make the experience a pleasant one. However there are a number of problems with the resort, hotel and it's staff:
- Force 8 gales were blowing for most of our stay, which is apparently normal for the resort. This is great for experienced sailors etc but bad for begginers - a lot of the lessons had to be cancelled. It also made the beach quite unpleasant at times because the sand was blowing in your face.
- The staff were obviously annoyed with the Mark Warner guests (who were pretty much the only guests - the main hotel was deserted) being fully-inclusive and therefore not tipping at every meal time etc. As a Mark Warner guest I felt I was treated like a second-class citizen by waiters etc. because they knew they couldn't get tips from us all the time.
- The hotel allows touts etc into the resort, which I think is inappropriate because the main appeal of a private beach is to avoid the letching, tacky products and annoying sales techniques that go hand-in-hand with touts (I know these people are only trying to make a living but it's still not nice).
- Some of the restaurants mentioned in the brouchure were not open, or rather they were, but temporarily placed in the pool bar etc. Also the ordamental pools had been drained because mosquitoes had been breeding in them, this gave the whole resort and unfinished look.
- Water is expensive and subject to 2% tax like everything else, bringing it to nearly �2 a bottle. This wouldn't bother me too much if it wasn't for the fact that an enormous amount of the guests (myself included) were ill with stomach complaints and therefore needed to drink lots of bottled water. Pretty much every guest I met was ill at some point in their stay, some to the extent that they we're put on drips!
- The entertainment was laughable and the hotel had no atmosphere. If you do go be prepared to make your own entertainment in the evenings.
That's it. You can see the good points of Abu Soma in the brouchure of which there are some - honest - but if visiting you will probably have to deal with the problems above too.
Five star experience
My friend and I have just returned from one week at Abu Soma with Mark Warner. Upon arrival in Egypt, and again at the resort, we were greeted by numerous Egyptian and English staff, all eager to make us feel welcome, and explain where things were - great when you're feeling disorientated after a long flight (and, for us, a four hour delay).
The entrance hall is opulent: patterned marble floors; a domed ceiling four storeys high; gold leaf, pillars, paintings, statues and fountains wherever you turn; and, in the centre a gleaming wooden bar area suspended over a large pool filled with koi carp. The room we stayed in was large, beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean. It had a large balcony with a beautiful view.
The resort itself is large and sprawling with a fair walk between the many amenities -you'll need a day to find it all! Don't miss the gym area, whirlpool bath, plunge pool and massage area! All watersports on offer were manned by friendly and informative staff. The food in the restaurant was delicious, and the waiting staff courteous and helpful. Although the weather was very hot, we were always a comfortable temperature: indoors, the air conditioning was very efficient; outdoors, a cooling wind is always blowing from over the sea (although sometimes quite strenuously!). We were gratified to see one of the waterfront staff tactfully offer to take a couple out for a free catamaran ride as he could see that they had been lying in the sun on their first day, "Perhaps a bit long." - A really nice touch.
The two hour snorkelling trip from the resort was one of the high points of our holiday - well worth the money. The diversity of marine life in the red sea is astonishing, if a little unnerving for beginners. Even snorkelling off the hotel beach we saw (amongst other things) a ray, angel fish, two lion fish (luckily well out of reach in deep water, hiding under a rock!) and many inquisitive sergeant major fish with a large shoal of babies that looked like little bumble bees!
Visitors, beware that if you are ill and need medication there is no pharmacy on resort - you will have to see the doctor which can be quite expensive. Take LOTS of anti sickness/diahorrea medication, rehydration salts and anything else you might need, with you. Also, after one slightly dodgy situation we had (which was rectified very quickly and efficiently by the hotel staff), we'd recommend you be slightly careful around beach sellers; avoid booking anything unless you're sure it has been endorsed by Mark Warner or recommended by other tourists, and don't let sellers push you into buying anything you're not 100% sure of.
All in all, a truly five star experience!
Great hotel, will be even better when remaining work is finished
We stayed at the Abu Soma Intercontinental with Mark Warner holidays (an activities based holiday company mostly catering for people from the UK) from 22 to 29 April 2005.
The hotel is located about a 45 mins drive from the Hurghada airport (do not confuse this hotel with the Intercontinental hotel more centrally located in Hurghada). The grounds are beautiful, with palm trees, grass, lots of birds and pools of water.
The reception area is stunning, an atrium with a bar, lots of marble and statues.
The Mark Warner guests are in their own block of rooms. The rooms are large, ours had 2 large single beds in it. There was also a table and chairs and a large wardrobe. There was a TV with cable and a good selection of channels, a safe, coffee making facilities and a mini bar. The bathroom was large with a good supply of hot water. The shower was powerful. There was a clothesline over the bath for drying your swim suits. There was a balcony with sea view, and with 2 chairs and a table. The block has been designed so that everyone has a balcony with a sea view but are not able to see into other rooms, therefore each is very private. The rooms were kept spotlessly clean.
The food at the Caf� Stella was buffet style, with a good selection, which varied every day. There were salads and bread, vegetables, a choice of meats and fish, potatoes, rice, a huge selection of sweets and fruits. There were tables both outside and inside. The only thing which let the caf� down was the service for drinks and laying tables, you often had to wait a while for water to be brought to the table or for a fresh table to be laid.
There were 4 other restaurants which we could eat at for a supplement, an Italian, a Greek, a Lebanese and a seafood. We ate at both the Greek and the Lebanese, there was a good choice and the food was really delicious. The service was also good. The Greek and the seafood restaurants are currently not in their correct places as their buildings have not yet been finished. Hence they do not have a lot of atmosphere and I image they will be even better when they are in their proper places.
I thought the wine was quite expensive, �25 for the cheapest non Egyptian wine. Also if you charge things to your room they add a 1.8% charge.
The main swimming pool is stunning but be warned, is not heated and was freezing! The kids seemed to enjoy it though. There is also another smaller swimming pool by the health club which is heated.
The beach facilities were great. The hotel was about 1/3 full when we were there and you could always find sunbeds on the beach. You have beach towel tokens which you turn in for beach towels, at the end of the day you return the towels and get your tokens back.
Mark Warner have their own windsurfers, kite surfing, sailing boats and canoes, as well as games such as croquet, badminton, etc. I think other hotel guests may hire the equipment if it is not being used. There are separate areas allocated for the windsurfing, kite surfing and sailing. The sailing area is quite large. The wind varied from howling to dead calm while we were there, one day we were not allowed out because the wind was too strong. Apparently we had quite typical wind (check out www.windguru.com for wind forecasts, they have a forecast for Egypt, Hurghada).
The week before we arrived apparently there was quite a large mosquito problem. I think people left their sliding balcony doors open during the day (there were no screens) and then were bitten during the night. The week we were there they had emptied some of the decorative ponds (where the mosquitoes were breeding) and were cleaning them and fumigated every night. So do take mosquito spray, but when we were there the problem was no worse then you would expect in a hot country.
In summary, we had a great week here with Mark Warner. As it is a new resort there are some things they are still working out but overall the facilities are great (and will be even more impressive when they have finished the rest). I would return here again, though as the temperature in April was 30C already I don't think I would want to be here when it is much hotter.
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we was stayiing 14 days in abu soma in april with 2 children. the hotel is very excellent and have a magnific pool and beach. food in the � la Carte Restaurants was good and a really good standart for egypt! breaktfast and buffet only standart for 5 star restaurant. sometimes the quality could be better.
the pool is great, but could be more headed in the time vom november to mai.
the service personal was between poor to excellent. the hotel just openend and is on the way to get better. all time you can see "supervisors" checking the service personal.
the owner (refrigatormanufacturer in egypt) of the hotel maded a big show at the beach when he arrived and wanted to get a place and drinks at the beach. there was 7-10 people in 5 minutes there to take orders from him.... i wished to get only 10% of this service he has got in this moment...
i think there are some things they can to better, but i really think they will be better in only a few weeks.
when the last 2 restaurants (nearly on beach!!) and the lounge (executive/suite) would be ready, this hotel can be definitly a dream hotel!!
i was there with my family and we had a very good time.
would i stay ever again there ? YES, i would definitly.
please heat the pools more next winter and open the lounge and restaurants and we will stay there when it is cold in europe :-))
for the moment 4 points, but it�s only one little step to the 5 stars!
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Flavia Pennetta knew her opponent's game almost as well as she knows her own.
She came out a winner Wednesday over Roberta Vinci in the most important meeting between the Italians over a friendship and rivalry that has lasted more than 20 years.
Blunting Vinci's net attacks, taking away her deft drop shots and preying on her nerves, Pennetta made it to her first Grand Slam semifinal and climbed back to the top of Italy's competitive tennis ladder Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the U.S. Open.
"I know how she plays, she knows everything of me," Pennetta said of her 10th-seeded opponent. "We get in the court, and I think today was more about inside, not about tennis. It was about how you play, how you feel in the court, and how can you handle the situation."
Pennetta will play the winner of Wednesday's later quarterfinal between No. 2 Victoria Azarenka and 48th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova. No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 5 Li Na won Tuesday to secure spots in the other semifinal.
Men's quarterfinals on Wednesday's schedule were No. 4 David Ferrer vs. No. 8 Richard Gasquet and, at night, No. 2 Rafael Nadal against No. 19 Tommy Robredo, who defeated Roger Federer in the fourth round to deny fans of the first U.S. Open meeting between Nadal and Federer.
Back in 2009, Pennetta became the first Italian woman to crack the top 10. But she fell out of the spotlight in her country's tennis scene after the emergence of Vinci and Sara Errani, combined with a wrist injury that sidelined her during the end of last season.
Pennetta came into Flushing Meadows ranked 83rd, but will leave with victories over both of Italy's top players.
After her win over Vinci, the Italians met at the net and hugged. Vinci gave Pennetta a kiss on the cheek and told her, "Brava."
"She's someone who, when she wants something, she wants it all costs, which is the right way to be," Vinci said. "It might seem strange to say it, but it's great when a person gets back to this level after an operation. She deserves to be in the semifinals."
Unlike most women in this era of baseline tennis, Vinci attacked the net 34 times. But she won only 18 of those points. She finished with 14 winners and 28 unforced errors. Trailing 5-4 in the first, Vinci saved a pair of set points and had two chances to break, but couldn't convert either. Vinci attacked the net on the last two points of the set, but Pennetta hit shots Vinci couldn't handle both times to close things out.
The second set took only 24 minutes.
Vinci said her style is, well, her style, and it has served her well through a career that brought her into the top 15 for the first time this summer.
"Yes, of course I have a different kind of tennis," she said. "This is my key. Sometimes it helps me, sometimes not. Depends, of course, the opponent."
In this case, the opponent knew what to expect. No big surprise considering they've known each other since they were juniors, have played on Italian Fed Cup teams together and have even played doubles together on the tour. After completing the win that gave her a 5-4 edge in the series against Vinci, Pennetta spoke with reverence about her friend.
"She's Roberta, and she's the only one," Pennetta said.
Vinci acknowledged that, yes, there were nerves, but not necessarily because of the person on the other side of the net. This was Vinci's third straight match against an Italian foe.
"By now, I'm used to playing (them). It's not like this was the first," she said. "There's always pressure. Even if Williams was on the other side, there would have been the same amount of tension. It didn't have the sort of effect you might think."
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"She felt more tension than I did at a certain point. And I kept my foot on the accelerator, no matter what, even if I felt tight," Pennetta said. "And she felt more pressure, I assume."
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Pennetta hasn't lost a set en route to the final four of the year's last major.
Pennetta is 31, while Hantuchova and Vinci are both 30 - part of a group of five thirty-somethings to reach the quarterfinals this year, matching the most in the Open era of Grand Slam tennis.
"It's good to stay physical, in a good way, and play this good tennis at this age, of course," Pennetta said. "I'm proud of (myself) now. I'm 31, and physically, I feel good finally. I'm in the first semifinal in Grand Slam. There is nothing to say more."


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Photo courtesy Fundación ProAves (www.proaves.org)The Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) is among several threatened species of Colombian parrots.
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By establishing and supporting scholarship programs for internships and thesis, ProAves enabled researchers to identify the ecological requirements, threats and population status in each of the localities.
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Botero cited several successful previous research projects. These include: Project Ognorhynchus for the yellow-eared parrot; Project Pyrrhura for the Santa Marta parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata), brown-breasted conure (P. calliptera), Perijá conure (P. caeruleiceps) and maroon-tailed conure, (P. melanura pacifica); and Project Central Range for the indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi), rusty-faced parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina), Rufous-fronted parakeet (Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons) and golden-plumed parakeet (Leptosittaca branickii).
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Providers at all stages of their careers – whether they currently feel physical pain or not – are invited to participate.
"Ideally, these best practices would be reviewed in dental school to help students avoid developing bad habits during their clinical training," Mr. Caruso said. " Your body is the most important instrument you have for a fulfilling career."
Elsewhere at the Midwinter Meeting, attendees can schedule a health screening with BlueApple Health. They offer more than 31 tests, at prices up to $115, to assess cardiovascular risk. The CDS Wellness Center will be open from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Feb. 26-28, in room CC20 at the Hyatt McCormick Place Conference Center. Schedule an appointment online, when you complete your Midwinter Meeting registration.
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Conversation came easily at the 270 Restaurant Friday evening,
when dentists who have been in practice for 10 years or less gathered for
cocktails and camaraderie at the New Dentist Reception.
"It's a relaxing thing to do after a day of learning, to
come out and meet other dentists," said Sandra Lu, a Midwinter Meeting
attendee who earned her dental degree from the Southern Illinois University
(SIU) School of Dental Medicine.
Beside her, fellow SIU grad Jessica Rhodes added that she was interested
in networking there and furthering her career.
"This is effective networking," affirmed dentist James
Benz, who leads the GPR program at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
"It's becoming less common to graduate and immediately go into a practice
situation that you'll have for your whole career, so networking at this stage
of your career is essential."
Dr. Benz came to the New Dentist Reception looking to reconnect
with former students and hear how the GPR program trained them to meet the demands
of their careers. He would take their feedback back to the office to improve
the program for current residents.
Across the room, Marquette graduate Andrew Wiers was talking up
the benefits of organized dentistry. Dr. Wiers is a member of CDS's New Dentist
"Job opportunities, debt load, how to piece together jobs to
develop the career you want, are all topics that we talk about there, and
here," he said. He called the reception a success. "The room is full,
people are having a good time, and it's almost difficult to hear because there
are so many great conversations going on."
Among them was endodontist Milton Davenport, looking to meet more
local doctors. He earned a dental degree at Harvard University, and then
completed his residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
"Everyone is so busy and spread out, but everyone can be
here at the Midwinter Meeting, and then we party all weekend," Dr.
Davenport said.
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Local dentists know that their membership in the Chicago Dental Society has its benefits.
They aim to educate more of their non-member colleagues at a Midwinter Meeting symposium Friday, Feb. 21, Are you getting the most out of your membership?
The program begins at 11 a.m. in Room W474A. It will last one hour and is open to all dentists and dental students who are attending the Midwinter Meeting. Attendees will not receive CE credit for their participation.
"We talk a lot about the power of three and the alignment of the tripartite," longtime CDS member Michael Durbin said, speaking of the relationship among the American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society and Chicago Dental Society. "This program is designed to overview what's out there and present an argument for membership in organized dentistry. We want people to see the opportunities there are to save money, improve their practices and improve themselves through the features we offer."
The symposium will feature a panel of CDS members sharing how they have used their member benefits at all stages of their careers.
"The best way to see the value of a CDS membership is to hear other members share their stories. They practice the same as you, work the same as you, and they have used organized dentistry to their advantage to improve their lives every day," Dr. Durbin said.
He encourages members of organized dentistry to invite their non-member friends – and for both to stay and learn more about the benefits of membership.
He explained, "I want people to leave with an answer to the question, 'how could I not be a member when I see everything that comes with it?'"
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Do you remember the Ad Council? They were responsible for all the Public Service Announcements were remember from childhood:
The Ad Council has turned its attention to National Brush Day, which will be celebrated Nov. 1. The day after Halloween will be an ideal time to remind parents and children about the importance of good habits for healthy teeth.
The Ad Council is armed with facts like these:
To combat these trends, the Ad Council is working with the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives to supply parents with simple ways to improve their children's oral health. They're the same recommendations you give your own patients about how much toothpaste to use and when to start taking a child to the dentist. But they've also built a website.
2min2x.org offers a collection of free, two-minute videos— featuring characters from Sesame Street, Cartoon Network and My Kazoo —which kids can watch while brushing. The two-minute clips also help parents easily measure the amount of brushing time that is recommended by leading dental health experts.
Find your child's favorite character there today.
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The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all dentists and
their staff who are exposed to bloodborne pathogens attend annual
The Chicago Medical Society is offering a two-hour training course,
"Bloodborne Pathogens & Beyond," for CDS members and their
staff at the discounted rate of $99 per person. This course will
satisfy most of your yearly OSHA requirement.
After attending this course, you will be able to
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A tradition of working for the dental profession. The Chicago Dental Society was organized in 1864 and incorporated in 1878. The objective of the Chicago Dental Society is to encourage the improvement of the health of the public, to promote the art and science of dentistry and to represent the intrest of the members of the profession and the public that it serves.
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I was reading my newest issue of Sports Illustrated and decided to share some stats they compiled on players/teams with best/worst performances after the All-Star break. I'm not going to list them all, I'll just pull out the Reds related ones.
Over the last four seasons....increase/decrease in teams' winning percentages:
Reds fifth worst in winning % falloff- .480 Before Break, .428 After Break = -.052 Decrease in winning percentage
Over the last four seasons....increase/decrease in pitchers' ERA:
Eric Milton at #10 in largest decrease in ERA - 5.62 Before Break, 4.82 After Break = -0.80 Decrease in ERA
FYI, Complete listings for both:
5 Best winning %'s after break (Astros, Athletics, Devil Rays, Twins, Giants)
5 Worst....(Orioles, Mariners, Tigers, Mets, Reds)
Top 10 Pitchers in Decreasing ERA
Andy Pettitte
Johan Santana
Glendon Rusch
Doug Davis
Greg Maddux
John Thomson
Mike Hampton
Kevin Millwood
John Lackey
Eric Milton
Bottom 10....
Nate Robertson
Woody Williams
Cliff Lee
Esteban Loaiza
Mark Redman
Tanyon Sturtze
Freddy Garcia
Jeff Suppan
Dontrelle Willis
Miguel Batista
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Rescue personnel from the Milwaukee Fire Department responded Tuesday to a report of a person in Lake Michigan.
Authorities said a person was seen falling into the water around 10 a.m. near Lake Park on Milwaukee's lakefront.
WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz said a person was taken from the water. Officials on scene said the person was breathing.
A deputy with the Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office said a man drove up to ice at the lakefront, walked out of his car and then jumped into open water.
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Betty Hall
Betty (Anderson) Hall, 69, of Bassett, Neb., passed away August 19, 2012 at her home.
She was born December 6, 1942 in Cheyenne, Wyo., to R. Gail Anderson and Ila May (Burrows) Anderson. Betty grew up on the M Lazy M Ranch at Egbert, Wyo., where her family raised registered Hereford Cattle. She was actively involved in 4-H and enjoyed showing hogs and cattle with her brothers. Betty had the privilege of attending National 4-H Congress in 1959 as a part of the Wyoming Livestock Judging Team.
She attended school in Egbert, Wyo., and Burns, Wyo., graduating with honors. Betty attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., earning a Bachelors Degree of Science in Home Economics in 1965.
She was involved in a variety of activities including the Student Senate, Home Economic Club and field hockey.
After graduation, Betty worked as the Home Extension Agent in Carbon County, Wyo., until the time of her marriage to Edwin Hall of Bassett, Neb., on November 26, 1966. They made their home on the Hall Ranch along the Niobrara River in Keya Paha County, Neb. Three children were born, raised and nurtured, Les, Kyla and Cody.
Betty was an active citizen and community leader. She gave freely of her time to the United Methodist Church, served on the school boards of Rock County High School and Bassett Grade School, was a member of the Rock County Fair Board, volunteered time to the Bassett Arts Council, was appointed to the Niobrara River Council, and belonged to the KBR Home Economists. She assisted many organizations with their budgets, including Rock County and various fire districts all while managing the financial and herd records for the family ranch. She was instrumental in establishing the Rock County High School Foundation. Betty's contributions to her community and the lives around her are immeasurable as well as her commitment to developing our youth.
She is survived by her husband, Edwin; three children, a son, Les and wife, Rachel and their son, Craig of Bassett, Neb.; a daughter Kyla Olson and husband Peter and their daughters, Abigail, Katie and Emma of Sargent, Neb.; and son, Cody of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one brother, Lyle Anderson and wife, Barb of Scottsbluff, Neb.; one sister, Lois Schoene and husband, Kenneth of Cheyenne, Wyo.; three sisters-in-law, Becky Anderson of Frederick, Colo., Beverly Hall Young and husband, P.H. of Valentine, Neb., and Carolyn Hall of Bassett, Neb.; along with nieces, nephews, cousins and innumerable neighbors and friends.
Memorial services were held August 24, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Bassett, Neb.
A private family inurnment will be held at a later date in the Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rock County High School Foundation POB 326 Bassett, Neb., 68714. ❖
Mae Etta Steckman
Mae Etta Steckman, 98, passed away August 22, 2012 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kan.
She was born March 3, 1914 at Auburn, Neb., the daughter of Albert E. and Gladys (Lewellyn) Noah. She was a homemaker and resident of St. John since 1972. On October 30, 1931, she married Doral Castro Steckman at Alliance, Neb. He preceded her in death in 1992.
Memberships include First United Methodist Church, 90's Club, Red Hat Ladies, Rebekah's, 4-H, Grange, Saddle Club, Campers Club, and Scout Leader.
She is survived by two sons, Clifford "Red" Steckman, Bunker Hill, Kan., and Doral Eugene Steckman, Medicine Lodge, Kan.; three daughters, Francis Morland, Fort Morgan, Colo., LeeEtta Summers, Whitewater, Kan., and Mary Mae McCune, Pratt, Kan.; 26 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren, 33 great-great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Gladys Butters, and sister, Francis Bishop.
Memorial services were held August 25, 2012, at Minnis Chapel, St. John, Kan.
Burial followed at Fairview Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to South Wind Hospice or Rebekah's, both in care of Minnis Chapel, P.O. Box 34, St. John, Kan., 67576. ❖
Mary Batten
Mary Batten, 100, of Valley, Neb., passed away August 27, 2012, at Valhaven Nursing Home in Valley, Neb.
Mary Helen (Finnegan) Batten was born December 12, 1911, in Ames, Neb., to Thomas and Annie (Riley) Finnegan. She grew up in rural Fremont, Neb., where she attended Jamestown Country School and graduated from Fremont High School in 1930.
Mary married George Batten on September 15, 1936, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fremont, Neb., and they were blessed with three children: Jeanne, Tom and Blaine. Mary and George made their home on the farm north of Valley, Neb., where Mary stayed for 68 years until her health forced her to leave.
Mary was an active farm wife, raising chickens and selling eggs. She learned her love of flowers from her father and enjoyed a lifetime of raising flowers. She was a judge at the county fair for many flower exhibits. Mary was a wonderful cook and baker and enjoyed quilting and sewing. She was active in school board activities and St. John's Altar Society.
She is survived by her daughter, Jeanne Lynch of Worcester, Mass.; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Judith of Valley, Neb., and Blaine and Betty of Waterloo, Neb.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Annie; husband, George; brothers, Joseph, James and Wilbur; and grandson, John Lynch III.
Memorial services were held August 31, 2012 at St. John's Catholic Church in Valley, Neb.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Fremont, Neb.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Association.
Online Condolences may be sent to ReichmuthFuneralHomes.com.❖
Marvin F. Martens
Marvin F. Martens, 94, of Fremont, Neb., passed away August 26, 2012, at Nye Legacy Health & Rehab Center in Fremont, Neb.
He was born December 26, 1917, in Benson, Neb., to Hans and Meta (Kahnk) Martens. He moved from Benson, Neb., to Craig, Neb., then moved to a farm north of Fremont, Neb., where he helped his father farm.
He was a 1936 graduate of Fremont High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from September 3, 1941, to October 12, 1945. He held the rank of staff sergeant and served in the European Theater of Operations, Rhineland and the Aleutian Islands.
Marvin married Verla "Elaine" Anderson on December 29, 1946, at Emmanuel Baptist Church of Mead, Neb. The couple moved to a farm northeast of Colon, Neb., where Marvin farmed for 45 years. They moved into Fremont, Neb., in November 1990. Elaine passed away August 19, 2011.
Marvin was a volunteer fireman at Colon, Neb., for 25 years and a life member of American Legion Post 265 at Colon, Neb., and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 200 of Fremont, Neb.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Kirk and Sue Martens of Fremont, Neb.; daughters and son-in-law, Karlene and Eric Benson of Fort Calhoun, Neb., Karyl Martens of Omaha, Neb., and Kristi Martens of Chicago, Ill.; and four grandchildren, Ben and Troy Martens of Lincoln, Neb., Klint (and wife, Grace) Benson and Katie Benson of Omaha, Neb.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and brother, Elmer Martens.
Memorial services were held August 30,2012 at First Baptist Church in Fremont, Neb.
Burial was in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont, Neb. Military graveside services will be conducted by members of American Legion Post 265 of Colon, Neb.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 265 of Colon, Neb.
Online condolences may be left at www.MosermeMorialChapels.com. ❖


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it may not help, but a lot of people do well with a combination of yoga and acupuncture or other form of energy healing for arthritis.
I wish going grain free would resolve my hip osteo. I am afraid I will be having hip replacement in the near future unless I can resolve the pain. I feel too young at 57 to be having this problem. Any other hip sufferers out there?
it may not help, but a lot of people do well with a combination of yoga and acupuncture or other form of energy healing for arthritis.
EFT can be really helpful if the pain is related to an old injury or trauma.
I am 56 and I've been on the Primal Lifestyle for a couple of weeks. I am getting the eating down pretty well, and dealing with the challenges of living with a man who loves to cook and experiments with pie, etc almost daily. He has no interest in PB. But, I'm concerned about the exercise. I have osteo in both knees, the left is bone on bone. I have heel spurs on both feet and a neuroma on one foot. This from 13 hours shifts on concrete floors. Question, is there hope that I will be able to do the exercise portion of the program? I really would like to lose about 40 pounds but my real goal is to get healthier!
Reading this thread has been so inspirational-thanks to everyone who posted!!!
I have just learned about this thread. I've been hoping to find a band of lady silver-backs here, and I have!
I'm 57 with sleep apnea. Have been on the Primal path just over two months. Have lost fifteen pounds--down to 231 from 246. Still having trouble with exercise. Getting better with wall push-ups. A recent bout with a Bad Bug of some sort has left me tired. More sleep is helping that.
Here's a question: I am chained to a desk most every day at work. Winter has curtailed taking a nice walk at lunch. What to do to break up the monotony?
Entwyf - I find myself in the same boat. Winter is too harsh here for me to get outside and walk safely. I have a treadmill but it bores me to tears. I'm trying to still walk on it two - three times a week, and then do some exercising on the floor on off days. It really isn't much or enough - it seems.
I am 52 and post menopausal - I lost 115 pounds on WW (goal May 2007), but when I started menopause in 2008, I started having trouble maintaining that weight. After my hysterectomy in 2009, I gained 20-25 pounds that I can't seem to get rid of. After reading Gary Taubes book on why we get fat, it seemed that my problems were caused by carbs...so I am going to try paleo. I have dabbled with it in the past, and did loose some weight with Atkins about 10 years ago. So we'll see how it goes.
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> Is Stag arms still in business ?
July 10, 2009, 10:50 AM
Which would u prefer, Stag vs Bushmaster ??
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July 10, 2009, 12:24 PM
I'd flip a coin. And what's your real question? Stag Arms is very much still in business.
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July 10, 2009, 12:35 PM
If they're not, they're spending way too much money on advertising.
July 10, 2009, 12:38 PM
Google is your friend.
July 10, 2009, 12:51 PM
Er, yea, they're still open, and I personally will take one of their rifles over Bushmaster, mainly because if I ever need to worry about the warrenty, I can take the five minute drive to their location from my house to drop it off rather then mail it haha, well I actually doubt they'd let me, but if they would, I could.
I also like how in my annoying state of CT, mine came standard with a YHM compensator attached to the end of the barrel so it looks a bit better IMO.
Not sure if the shops I've been in lately have even HAD an Bushmasters, but they have had Stags around.
July 10, 2009, 12:57 PM
I prefer Stag over Bushy, ten times out of ten.
July 10, 2009, 03:52 PM
Yes, still in business.
I own both so to answer your question about which is better I would say.....
"6 of one; half a dozen of the other" Both are good. A lot fo people don't like the Stag logo, I personally like it.
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July 10, 2009, 11:35 PM
IMO, Stag is definitely superior to Bushmaster.
July 10, 2009, 11:41 PM
Flip a coin.
July 11, 2009, 01:20 AM
either way you can't go wrong. i have used bushmaster since i have owned an ar, and trained heavily woth bushmaster, buut i have seen alot of stags go the distance too.
July 11, 2009, 01:45 AM
Like what has been said, flip a coin, both are good.
July 11, 2009, 02:27 AM
Been using Bushmaster back when the only quality AR & AR parts came from ABC (Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt).
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On the big-picture side The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is a massive Government program resulting from a treaty signed in 1986 which was an agreement to sell water from the Lesotho mountain areas to South Africa. Visit their website at http://www.lhwa.org for project details. In addition to financial and hydroelectric power benefits the LHWP has been instrumental in the formation of the beautiful Ts'ehlanyane National Park. From the LHWP website:
Tag Archive for Lesotho National Parks
Water is a big deal in Lesotho. A very big deal.
Lesotho's Natural Heritage
The National parks and reserves of Lesotho are just as diverse that the country itself. Sehlabathebe boasts open grassland, lakes and striking rock formations. Ts'ehlanyane is awe-inspiring with its indigenous forests, wildlife and dominating mountain peaks. Bokong is perched high above Katse Dam and offers uninterrupted views of the Lepaqoa Valley, while Liphofung has unique cultural and historical significance.
All of Lesotho's parks and reserves are part of The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfontier Conservation and Development Project (MDTP). This is a collaborative initiative between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho to protect the exceptional biodiversity of the Drakensberg and Maloti mountains through conservation. This includes, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Qwa Qwa Nature reserve, Sterkfontein Dam Nature reserve, Royal Natal National Park and the Malekgonyane (Ongeluksnek) Nature Reserve.


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Sigmund Freud was born on 6 May 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now in the Czech Republic)). His father Jakob was a wool merchant, and Freud's mother, Amalie, was Jakob's second wife. Jakob had two sons from his first marriage, and at the time of his birth, one of Freud's half-brothers was already married and had a child. Freud had two brothers (one died in his first year) and five sisters from his father's second marriage. In 1859 Freud's family moved to Leipzig, then settled in Vienna in 1860, where Freud went to study medicine at the age of 17 in 1873, and completed his final examinations in 1881. Freud was a highly intellectual child living in cosmopolitan imperial city with a large middle-class …
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- Das Unbehagen in der Kultur [Civilization and its Discontents]
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- Der Untergang des Oedipuskomplexes [The Dissolution of the Oedipus Complex]
- Der Wahn und die Traüme in W. Jensens 'Gradiva' [Delusions and Dreams in Jensen's 'Gradiva']
- Die Traumdeutung [The Interpretation of Dreams]
- Totem und Tabu: einige übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker [Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics]
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