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...........big money job with Kelly Ripa in the morning if he played football outside of New York? I think the answer is no.
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Stated differently, If Cruz can get a million dollars more to play in Cleveland or Kansas City or Houston etc,, is he impairing what he's likely to make after football had he stayed in NY?
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Quiet apartment in the city center
Storlek50 m²
Våning Nr.4(med hiss)
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Communication with the main tourist points of the city is excellent. Metro and bus stop 5 minutes walk from the apartment with direct lines to the airport and the train station, the Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell, Plaça de Catalunya, Nou Camp, Port Olimpic, Barceloneta Beach, cruise terminal ...
Very pleasant environment with a large selection of restaurants to eat "tapas" at a good price, have a drink or shop. Supermarket opposite the apartment.
2 double bedrooms with plenty of natural light and 1,50x1,90m double beds, a living room with leather sofa, dining table, flat-screen TV and high-speed Wifi internet access.
Guests can prepare meals in the fully equipped kitchen, which includes a coffee maker, kettle and toaster.
The bathroom has a bathtub, towels, hairdryer, soap, shampoo and first aid kit.
Optional Parking not included in the price.
It will be happy to resolve any doubts arising guests in the booking process and assist you during your stay in the apartment.
HusreglerDear Guest:
We would like to warmly welcome you and wish you a pleasant stay in Barcelona. These are the rules of the apartment that you should follow:
1. Respect the neighbors. Refrain from parties in the apartment and not make noise when you come back at night, especially on stairs.
2. Please note that check-out is at 11:00 a.m. and we have to clean the apartment for the next guests. Put the keys on the table and close the door.
3. Smoking is not permitted in the apartment. If you smoke, do so on the balcony or outside the building. Please use the ashtray.
4. Not allowed to use the towels outside the apartment. If you are planning to go to the beach you must bring your own towels.
5. If you lose the keys have to pay the cost of the keys.
6. Is required to check-in a deposit of 200 € to be paid in cash upon arrival and returned upon departure if no damage or loss of keys.
7. For check in after 22:00 h is provided a supplement of 30 € and for after 00:00 h 40 € to be paid in cash upon arrival.
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Lägenheten är rätt, ligger på 4: e våningen i en gammal byggnad, men lägenheten är helt renoverat, mycket bekvämt för vila sängar, inget buller, bra badrum lägenhet i bilderna verkar grande.Situado inom en stadsdel som ser ut som den är i färd med att "förnyelse" i bästa fall och med bra val och ekonomiskt för lunch, middag och drinkar runt. Bekvämt beläget nära Plaza Spanien 5 minuters promenad.
Värd Oriol mycket vänlig och artig vid alla tidpunkter före och efter.
Generellt bra och ekonomiskt sätt att tillbringa en helg i Barcelona.
El apartamento es correcto, está en un 4 piso dentro de un edificio antiguo pero el piso está totalmente reformado, las camas muy cómodas para el descanso, no hay ruido, el baño bueno, en las fotos el apartamento parece más grande.Situado dentro de un barrio que parece que está en proceso de "renovación" a mejor y con buenas opciones y económicas para comer, cenar y tomar algo por los alrededores. Bien ubicado cerca de Plaza España a 5 minutos andando.
El anfitrión Oriol muy amable y correcto en todo momento antes y después.
En líneas generales buena y económica opción para pasar un fin de semana en Barcelona.
We want to thank you again for the great time we had in Barcelona. The flat was cosy, clean and we had Everything we needed to enjoy our stay! !thank you. We will definitely recommend you.
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Very nice apartment. Practical living room and kitchen. 2 bedrooms which is good when traveling with children. Also the bathroom is well organised. The apartment is located in a quiet environment on walk distance from the Ramblas and Placa Espania. We enjoyed our stay and if we go back to Barcelona, we'll look again to rent this apartment. We would like to thank Oriol as well for his very good service.
Perfect location and perfect Apartment for four people. Nice and clean. Disadvantage, the Apartment is located on Fifth, six floor.
But I can recommend this Apartment
Despite a miscommunication on our hour of arrival, Oriol sent his father to welcome us in the super clean and modern apartment.
Everything is provided for and in very good condition.
Close to metro and busstations, we had a great stay in wonderful Barcelona!
Oriol was really very kind, very friendly and very helpful. The house was very clean, we could find everything that we needed. The location of the house was also good. It is a good choice to have a nice time in Barcelona.
The apartment is well located, on a quiet side street with good facilities around it. It is a 10 to 15 minute walk into the old centre of Barcelona and is a short walk up the hill to the Olympic complex. The apartment is well set up, was very clean and is just as advertised. There are numerous excellent cafes and bars very close by. Oriol is a perfect host, he met us at the apartment, gave us helpful local advice and was in telephone contact. He speaks good English and was friendly and professional. We intend to return to Barcelona and would definitely stay here again.
We (four friends) had a super relaxed stay at Orio his appartment.
Everything you need is there, and the neighbourhood is great.
Some nice restaurants and bars are around the corner and all the other parts are easily reached by foot, with the metro or with the bike (rental is around the corner).
Towels are ready, a nice shower, two good double beds and a fully equiped kitchen (although going out for dinner is what we did).
Although my text message didn't arrive, Oriol was there at our arrival. He is very friendly and has some good tips for during your stay.
I definitly would recommend this appartment.
Hi, Overall it was a positive experience. Oriol was very kind, flexible and attentive.The flat corresponded perfectly to the pictures. Everything is new and clean.The main attractions are within the walking distance, as well as numerous cafes, bars and grocer shops. Neighbors were quiet, however the walls leave a lot to be desired in terms of sound-proofing. We stayed in winter months and the shaft windows werent realy a bother, though in the summer I believe I would rather enjoy my morning cup of tea along with street view.
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Double room Central located - BCN
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You can't be more central in Barcelona than at this location - just next to "Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', "Plaça Universidad", Góthic area, Cathedral, Picasso Museun, and much more! In a walking distance to the world famous 'Ramblas'. From here many top sights are in walking distance and next to the subway station at "Urgell", 'Plaça de Catalunya' (the city centre) or 'Plaça Universitat' if you need to travel more far.
It's the perfect spot if you want to enjoy Barcelona's night life, without need to taking a taxi home. Just next you'll find restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery (food) and much more just around the corner - that's very comfortable. From here in about 10 minutes you enter 'The Rambla', strolling by Sundays hippie markets, buy fresh fruits, having a coffee or leading down to the harbor and beach area walking. Once there you can take a ferry boat to Ibiza, Mallorca, Marocco or elsewhere and continue your travel... Barcelona has season all year round as there is so many things to discover and enjoy!
Our room is fully equipped with a comfortable double bed with shared bathroom just next, (but everything really clean, easy and convenient)! As the room is large it can accommodate up to three persons total - if you need a long stay, it's the perfect room. Staff is around all day to keep the house (and bathroom) clean and you have 24-hours access to the building with your own key.
Facilities:Fast way to prepare some meal; Shared Fridge ; Top location - at Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', Plaça Univesidad, and 'The Ramblas' Pick-up service - We also pick you up at the airport for a small charge (easier to get here) Flexible check-in/check-out (please ask in advance) All rooms with table/chairs as well (dine-in)
Nicely and cozy decorated house (to make you feel comfortable); Spacious bathrooms (shared/housekeeper on site) ; Later luggage pick-up/use of bathroom (if your flight/travel leaves later on day of check-out without charges) ; Free high-speed Wi-Fi in all rooms (no TVs in the rooms/bring your PC/tablet/Smartphone) ; Travel assistance (car rental, tour bookings, tickets, information - just ask!)
We're next to Bus and metro station to make easy your access to different places in Barcelona!
House rules
*At check-in you'll receive the password to the WIFI and your keys
*It's not allowed to bring guests without communicate before
*We're in a family building... You can enjoy your stay allot! Just be careful to don't incommode the neighbors - After 22:00 hrs the quite is required
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Reviews of this property
Bonjour j'ai passer un séjour de deux nuits chez Carlos, l'appartement est très bien situé à la sortie de l'arrêt métro Urgell Ligne 1, à trois stations du terminus des autocars provenant de France (station Nord) à Barcelona. La chambre était sympa la fenêtre sur cour intérieure et ce n'est pas plus mal vu la circulation extérieure, j'ai très bien dormi. Les salles de bains et w-c très propres.! petit déjeuner à disposition, calme pas un bruit pour celui qui aime les grasses matinées. Carlos était très accueillant et sympathique. Je retournerais dès mon prochain voyage à Barcelona....!!!
Nous avons apprécié séjourner dans l'appartement tenu par Carlos. L'ensemble était propre et bien situé, avec le métro et une épicerie ouverte 24h/24h en bas de l'immeuble. Le petit-déjeuner est compris et il y a du choix pour plaire à chacun.
Nous avions manqué notre train et Carlos est resté disponible et joignable pour nous recevoir.
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Carlos is very warm and good host. The rooms (we had an opportunity to sleep in 2 of them) are clean and comfy, there are 2 bathrooms in the appartament which is useful. The best thing is the location - close to EVERYTHING: metro station, bus (we came from the airport by it and we got off in front of the building), all kinds of shops (markets, farmacy etc.) and ATMs. There is a lift in the building and our stay was satisfying :)
The worst place in Barcelona, I know becuase I was there. Insects in the bedroom, but when I ask for this situation..."you can going other place".
The manager told me that situation can do it in anywhere...What?? maybe for you that´s a normal situation... insect walking on the bed.
I can´t change the place, because Barcelona was full...The worst place in the world
our stay in Carlos apartment was very good. Room looked exactly like on the picture. Location near University and Placa Catalunya is very convenient. Also in front of the building is metro station. Nearby you can find small restaurant serving delicious breakfasts :)
Carlos, thanks for your hospitality :)
I am in love with Barcelona! What a great city! Can't wait to go back. Also the room was nice, more central than you could wish for! Its next to the Rambla, the main street of the city!
Thanks Carlos, for the room. We enjoyed the trip!
Carlos was a great host, friendly and helpful! The room was great, large with balcony just as pictured and the rest of the apartment was also very good, clean and well equipped. Top notch!
Carlos was fantastic. What a lovely host, very kind and extremely helpful. He went out of his way to help us find his apartment after we arrived late. The room is a good size and has a lovely view from the balcony. The room and communal bathrooms were very clean. I would highly recommend staying here. Thanks Carlos
We knew it was noisy, but it's insupportable..tte night, trash cans, skaters, it's a busy street crossing. Small room and extremely hot. Not seen Carlos !!!!
Those who come home late, do not respect the rules and still make noise +
The + is the location and the apartment has a fully equipped kitchen, a corner for lunch and a bathroom with all products including cheveux..gros.inconvénient dryer, the toilet is in the bathroom. ..to 8-9 people ... not tjs own ......
.Immeuble Dilapidated, rooms do not have windows.
The reception given by the sister of Carlos was chaleureux.IL have to speak English .... if you do not understand ..... our stay in Barcelona was very rich in discovery, but we will not stay at Carlos..nous + will stay somewhere quiet and there are many nearby.
Nous savions que c'était bruyant, mais c'est insupportable..tte la nuit, les poubelles, les skaters, c'est une rue de passage très fréquentée. Chambre petite et hyper chaude. Pas vu Carlos!!!!
Ceux qui rentrent tard, ne respecte pas le règlement et font encore + de bruit
Le + est la situation et l'appartement a une cuisine très bien équipée, un coin pour déjeuner et une salle de bains avec tous les produits y compris un séchoir à cheveux..gros.inconvénient, les W.C sont dans la salle de bains...pour 8 à 9 personnes ...pas tjs propre......
.Immeuble vétuste, des chambres n'ont pas de fenêtre.
L'accueil fait par la soeur de Carlos fut chaleureux.IL faut parler anglais sinon....on ne se comprend pas.....notre séjour à Barcelone fût très riche en découverte mais nous ne reviendrons pas chez Carlos..nous irons dans un endroit + calme et il y en a beaucoup tout près.
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I didn't know you can put so many front fascias on a car I do like the 580hp though
i'm not even going to ask about mpg, but this could do 0-60 in less that 4.5.
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A group of alleged person's, who reside in the south side area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This group/gang is considered dangerous and should be avoided by all in the public domain. Main activites of this gang is considered illegal by the state including, Property Damage, Asult, Arson and Grand Theft Auto. If you ever meet a member avoid conflilct at all costs and flee the area as soon as possible. If you wish to obtain life.
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POCATELLO, Idaho - A Pocatello police K9 found a suspected burglar hiding in the trunk of a car early Thursday.
Police were called to Shaw Auto Parts shortly after midnight after they received two alarms from the main offices. Officers saw a man inside the fenced area next to the offices at 1445 N. First Street.
According to reports, several officers surrounded the fenced area. Police discovered the western door of the office had been forced open. A second outlying building had also been broken into and entered.
After searching the buildings, police called in a K9 officer and his partner to search the yard. The dog alerted on one of the vehicles in the salvage yard. Scott B. Corn, 44, was found hiding in the trunk around 12:50 a.m.
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I have been doing some reading into the use of bee venom for scars. A friend put me onto it after seeing a site on the internet where someone stung their scars and it improved the look and feel of them - so much so that the person using it believed they would completely disappear. Risky I know. However, after reading so many positive before and after stories on the internet, coupled with the cost/limited success of mainstream treatments I thought it might be wise to give it a go.
I stung a scar of mine last week and the area puffed up for 3 days. A few large pimples rose to the surface on day 3 where id stung and im taking it, thats the venom being expelled. I havent noticed any improvement to the scars. One actually feels thicker underneath where id stung it, like there are some additional ropes that have been created. Most importantly though, there has been no improvement to the tone or colour of the scar.
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When did we stop drafting LBers early? and why?
Heard Reese isn't too big on LBers.
Mood: WOOF!
and i dunno if JR isnt big on LB's, I think he just values it less than other positions, like significantly less. If u think about it, itd almost require more time and attention trying to hit on a LB in the 6th round than the 1rst or 2nd ya know what I mean...its not like he isnt investing time into the LBs, just in our system, JR is cognizant of the value in relation to the defensive scheme
We've picked up guys like Mike Barrow, Antonio Pierce, Mike Boley, Carlos Emmons, Barrett Green in FA'cy over the yrs, and had moderate success filling in with other picks in mid to late rds like Brandon Short, Dhani Jones, Jaquain Williams, just 2 name a few, which all changes the landscape of what u do in the draft at the positon..
I would say now more then ever, its seemed like the LB core if as bare, and not as potentially solid a unit as its been in some time.. even when guys like Barrett Green were busting for us, u still gotta give him his chance to proove hes a bust, and stuff like that.. For all we know, the GIANTS can go grab a couple FA's at the LB positon, and then we have a sick LB fall to us in a certain round, but we think we fixed the problem, and pass on em to fix other positons, and then u just wait and see, and it seems were ignoring hte positon in draft, but in reality, the thought process is we fixed it via FA'cy..
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not sure why either ,zone seems to be more of a detriment to the D rather than a help more times than not. guys seem to always be too far off the ball, receivers running wide open all the time. I like my corners to be physical at the line, jam the receiver, disrupt his route and the timing with the QB all together. I dunno, maybe it's just me,,I played corner from pop warner through HS and that's how we were taught to play. I guess our coach's weren't a zone guys.


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Like the cleanser except it was supposed to be unscented. It does have a scent even if it's not perfume. I believe it's oil essence. I ordered it because it was gluten free, unscented and for dry/mature skin.
I love Mychelle.
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This is my favorite Mychelle product. It is a super creamy cleanser that leaves your face feeling soft.
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Love this product, have used it for over 5 yrs. Its the only thing I will wash my face with.
MyChelle Dermaceuticals, Honeydew Cleanser,
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Product was as expected. I received very quickly.


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I thought a tutorial would be nice for those of us who are thinking of making the switch.
I would love for those who have made the transition to share their wisdom with those of us who are at the beginning of the journey.
What is the most efficient way to go about it, particularity for those of us who are new beeks, with limited amounts of drawn comb?
What pitfalls are there to avoid and how?
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Reward offered in beating death of manager
Published: Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 6:17 p.m.
SARASOTA — A reward is being offered for information in the beating death of a Sarasota restaurant manager.
ABC Action News in Tampa (http://bit.ly/1dNyI41) reports that Andrew Tian was severely beaten after confronting three men who skipped out on their $30 check at the New Dynasty Chinese Restaurant. He was found in the driveway of a nearby business and transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. Tian died Friday.
Crimestoppers of Sarasota is offering a $3,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects. They are described as three Hispanic men in their 20s with short hair, between 5-feet-8-inches and 6-feet tall and between 210 and 250 pounds. One has a pierced lip and eyebrow. Another has a rosary tattoo on his wrist and hand.
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Settling back in
Classes have started again and, hopefully, this will be my
LAST FALL SEMESTER at UNC.
nice to be back into a bit more relaxed atmosphere (if the
first week of class can be considered relaxing) and,
truthfully, back to the slightly slower paced South.
For the first time in my life, I'm living with a girl. I
never had sisters and my mom was, well, mom. Fortunately,
she's cool as shit and I'm looking forward to a fun year.
And, she gives better fashion advice than Joe.


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Solve mathmetical formulas and eat the ghosts!
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>>I know that Canada just opened up their border to USA bees
Dee, when did the boarder open? Can't find anyone to conferm this. Will you exagerate a little on what you know..
>>I know that Canada just opened up their border to USA bees
Dee, when did the boarder open? Can't find anyone to conferm this. Will you exagerate a little on what you know..
Allen Dick has an extensive discussion of the border situation on his website. I don't recall the address but if you type in Honeybeeworld on a search, it should come up.
I don't believe the border is open yet. But it is under review and may very well be open soon from last I heard.
I have been paying fair attention to the boarder opening, and dont know where you got this from, Dee.
Ian, it certainly came as no surprise to me that she never answered your question (she's choosen to ignore it twice).
It is better to remain silent & be thought stupid ,Than to speak up & remove all doubt.haha >>>>Mark
Hi Ian, Mark and TxBeeguy(?)
If you believe that, you younsters don't know me very well.
In fact I probably said more then I should have for possible paths into Canada and when.Forgot others might not have access.
Are you involved in a clandestine illegal smuggling operation? Or just advocating such opps-eration?
****. I was hoping you knew something i didn't about the boarder issue.
If you ask me, the CHC has their head up there *** and should just push american queen import. I'm not so sure about packages, but I feel importing queens is a good compromise. Instead they are allowing the smaller hobby type beekeepers control the industry, compermise is not in their nature. Well, I wont go on anyfurther about this,
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Southern California Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Department of Education
A woman who had served as the Financial Aid Director of a private graduate school of Oriental medicine has entered a guilty plea to charges that she defrauded the Department of Education by obtaining federally insured student loans for friends and family member.
Anna Yun, 26, a Cerritos resident, pled guilty to two counts of student loan fraud arising from her employment in 1998 at Dongguk-Royal University, a private graduate school of Oriental medicine located in Los Angeles, United States Attorney Alejandro N. Mayork as announced today.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Paul H, Rochmes, who prosecuted the case, Yun served as the Financial Aid Director of the University from February 1998 to May 29, 1998. During her tenure as the Financial Aid Director, Yun was responsible for processing applications for student aid, including applications for federally guaranteed loans under the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan Program. Yun applied for and obtained Stafford Loans for her mother, her father and two friends, even though they had never applied to or attended the University. In order to obtain the loans, Yun falsely certified on the applications that all of the borrowers were full-time graduate students. The University discovered the fraud and reported it to the Department of Education shortly after Yun resigned.
The loans that were fraudulently applied for totaled $62,500. Approximately $33,000 was disbursed before the fraud was discovered. The banks that had made the loans froze the remaining funds after the University reported the fraud.
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An airman's final homecoming
Original post made by Jocelyn Dong, associate editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jun 23, 2006
As a teenager growing up in Palo Alto in the 1940s, June Robertson often daydreamed about the moment her big brother, John Austin Widsteen, would return home from WWII. Robertson often had such daydreams while watching old Danny Kaye films because "his humor was like my brother's," she said.
Friday, more than 60 years after his B-24J Liberator crashed into the jungles of Papua New Guinea in 1944, Second Lt. Widsteen finally came home. He was buried with full military honors in Palo Alto.
In April, the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of the 11 American airmen aboard the B-24J Liberator had been identified. The group remains of the entire crew were buried at Arlington National Cemetery with the exception of three, including Widsteen, whose families elected hometown burials. Friday Widsteen was interred beside his mother, Beulah Widsteen, in Alta Mesa Cemetery.
"In my religious philosophy, spirits go on, and I thought it would be an honor to him and to her to have them together again," said Robertson, now a resident of Utah. "I wanted to bring him home to have him next to my mother because she felt he was so special."
When their father died of pneumonia, Widsteen had to fill his shoes at the age of 11, during some of the bleakest years of the Great Depression. The oldest of three children, Widsteen had two younger sisters: Evelyn Arceneaux, who died two years ago, and Robertson. Robertson said that in 1932 there were few ways to raise money, so Widsteen took on odd jobs -- raising and selling rabbits, selling eggs and delivering telegrams for Western Union around the city -- to help the family. He was also handy and could repair anything around the house.
Widsteen attended Palo Alto High School, where he had a dance band and was known by his school friends as Austin or Aussie. Robertson remembers Widsteen as a fun-loving, humorous and thoughtful boy: "He was a fun person. I can remember him having arguments with my mother about staying out late, but he would always peek around the corner and ask, 'Are you still mad at me, Ma?'
"I just idolized him. If we had dessert he got the biggest piece -- not because he demanded it, but because I thought he was special."
After graduating from high school, Widsteen held a job doing sheet metal work in Los Altos. He soon wanted a change of pace and scenery and in January 1941 enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. That spring, he left for the South West Pacific Theater of the Second World War.
Even from halfway across the world, Widsteen steadfastly looked after his family, Robertson said. During the war, he sent money home every month to help support his mother.
There was also the exchange of letters. When Robertson once told her brother about a sweater she was trying to save up for, his next letter included some money for her to buy it. He also sent her charms for her charm bracelet. And when Arceneaux was about to get married, Widsteen wrote "real sweet letters" that, in good older brother fashion, inquired whether the boy in question was kind and respectful.
On April 16, 1944, the B-24J Liberator Widsteen was co-piloting with Capt. Thomas Paschal was one of the 300 aircrafts returning to Nadzab, New Guinea, from the successful completion of a mission to bomb Japanese airfields in Hollandia, now Jayapura in Indonesia. The plane was last seen flying into a severe storm that ultimately claimed the lives of 54 crew members and 37 planes, according to the Department of Defense. It was the Air Force's greatest non-combat aviation loss in WWII.
When the news of Widsteen's disappearance reached the family, Robertson remembers being most concerned for her mother.
"I just felt so bad. She just about fell apart," said Robertson. "The fact that my father died when my brother was 11, and then having my brother die 11 years later was devastating for her as a mother and a wife." Initially, the family was told that Widsteen was considered missing in action. Two years later the government decided he was dead.
However, some sense of certainty about what had happened to Widsteen started coming to light when in March 2001 the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii (CILHI) was informed that a native villager who had been hunting wallaby in the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea found the wreck. The CILHI identified the tags as belonging to two of the airmen on Widsteen's aircraft. During 2002, CILHI recovery teams excavated the crash site and collected remains, which were later repatriated to the United States.
"I felt someone socked me in the stomach," Robertson said of first hearing, nearly 60 years after the crash, that her brother had been found and identified. Widsteen was identified by tests that used Arceneaux's DNA. The families of the 11 airmen were all given booklets more than an inch thick detailing the research that had been done around the wreck.
Robertson's daughter, Redwood City resident Lisa Drakos, who has a son named for Widsteen, said that the news brought "some relief because he had been found; dead or alive, he had been found."
Both Robertson and Drakos attended the ceremony in Arlington in April, where Drakos said there had been a general sense of enlightenment because families finally knew what had happened to their soldiers.
She added: "The army did everything they could to bring these men home. They never gave up looking for them; they never wanted to stop looking for them."
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on Jun 24, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Leave No Man Behind
by Garnett "Bill" Bell
Leave No Man Behind: An eyewitness account of the Vietnam War from its early stages through the last day of the Republic, 30 April 1975. A startling new look at the postwar era and the issue of America's unreturned veterans listed as POW/MIA, an issue that has haunted America since the beginning of American involvement. Shrouded in controversy, a subject of great emotion amid charges of governmental conspiracy and Communist deceit, the possibility of American servicemen being held in secret captivity after the war's end has influenced U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia for three decades. Now, the first chief of the U.S. Government's only official office in postwar Vietnam provides an insider's account of that effort. The challenges he faced daily in dealing with U.S. politicians, including Vietnam veterans, Senators John McCain and John Kerry, are an ardent reminder of the many similarities in the bloody wars fought by American troops in both Vietnam and Iraq-Afghanistan. In an illuminating and deeply personal memoir, the government's top missing persons investigator in Southeast Asia, who later became a member of the U.S. Congressional Staff, discusses the history of the search for missing Americans, reveals how the Communist Vietnamese stonewalled U.S. efforts to discover the truth, and how the standards for MIA case investigations were gradually lowered while pressure for expanded commercial and economic ties with communist Vietnam increased. Leave No Man Behind is the compelling story of a dedicated group of professionals who, against great odds, tried to uphold the proud military traditions of duty, honor and country.
Every American fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan should read "Leave No Man Behind."
As the US Marine Corps helicopter lifted from the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon at daybreak on April 30, 1975, I thought about the carnage that would result from a heat-seeking missile fired by Vietnamese Communist forces gradually encircling the besieged capital of the dying Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Exhausted by a lack of sleep for the previous several days, I no longer felt fear, only curiosity. Tears welled up in my eyes, perhaps due in part to the anguish of witnessing the tragic events unfolding before me, but also from caustic smoke belched out of rooftop incinerators glowing cherry-red from reams of frantically burned secret US Government documents. Feeling a sense of relief, I nevertheless harbored an even stronger sense of guilt. On the Republic of Vietnam's final day, as I looked down into the gradually diminishing compound and into the terrified eyes in the upturned faces of hundreds of Vietnamese nationals and citizens of other countries friendly to the United States, who were being left behind, I knew that I would be haunted for many years to come. As the venerable "Sea Stallion" throbbed its way through the damp morning air toward a helicopter carrier anchored off the coast at Vung Tau, blazing multicolored tracers rising from the dark-canopied jungle below bade farewell to America and to an era known as the Vietnam War.
During the more than 30 minute flight into the future I sat angry and confused after some 10 years of involvement with a faraway place called Vietnam. I wondered whether the sacrifices in lives and national treasure made by America had been worthwhile or in vain. After contemplating the issue for the past 30 years, I believe it is now time to take st ock of the American War in Vietnam so that Americans, especially those of us who served there, can finally decide whether or not the impending 30th anniversary marks the cause for a celebration or the lingering agony of defeat. With the demise of the RVN, as many analysts had predicted, jubilant communist forces quickly invaded and occupied the populated areas. Hundreds of thousands of former military and civilian officials were required to be screened, classified and registered as enemies of the revolution to be detained in remote, isolated concentration camps under horrific conditions. Thousands died due to disease and malnutrition, many never to be heard from again by family members. At the same time, the communist leadership insisted that the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the no! rth and the Provisional Revolutionary Government in the south be united as one.
From that day forward, according to the constitution, only one political party, the Vietnam Communist Party, would be allowed to exist. On official letterheads of government stationery the three previously used terms comprising the national motto of the communist north: "Freedom, Independence and Democracy" were changed forever to read "Freedom, Independence and Happiness." To the Vietnamese people this change in terminology, especially the reference to happiness, would provide one of the few sources of humor during a desperate time. To add insult to injury, the graves of fallen RVN military personnel were razed by bulldozers in cemeteries across the country. Typewriters, radios, televisions and anything that could be used for propagation or communication were required to be registered with the "Military Management Committee" responsible for political security under the new "Socialist Republic of Vietnam." As interest began to wane, occasional references to the Vietnam War coined phrases such as "a noble cause" or "an unnecessary war." The question as to whether the Vietnam War was or was not necessary was just as divisive in postwar debate as it was during the days following the 1968 "Tet Offensive." In my own assessment of both the necessity for and the outcome of the Vietnam War two primary considerations were the U.S. national interest at the time and the mission of the U.S. Military Forces that fought in Southeast Asia.
The overall mission of U.S. military forces for the latter part of the 20th century began to take shape shortly after the conclusion of World War II. At that time the policy of the United States was one of containment of Communism. I believed that this policy was fully justified, because it was obvious that the Communist International, especially Russia and China, sought to "liberate" the entire world. This policy of containment became known as the "Cold War" and although there were numerous violent clashes involving small units and air crews during missions involving special operations and reconnaissance, the first major battlefield of that war erupted in 1950 on the Korean Peninsula, where the successful accomplishment of the mission of containing communism there was dubbed by the media as a "stalemate."
At the beginning of the War in Vietnam, the basic mission of American soldier worldwide was to kill, destroy, or capture the enemy, or repel his assault by fire. Over one million men and women answered their nation's call, and they did their level best to carry! out their mission in Southeast Asia. As a result, some 58,000 Americans and some 225,000 allied personnel made the ultimate sacrifice, while by comparison, communist Vietnam suffered the loss of over 1,300,000 personnel, including 150,000 personnel who were killed-in-action, body-not-recovered (KIA/BNR). I personally witnessed the strongest blow struck at communist forces by hard-fighting American and South Vietnamese troops that occurred during the January 31, 1968, "Tet" offensive. The bodies of thousands of communist personnel were stacked in piles around installations throughout South Vietnam, and losses were so heavy for the communist side that the entire military rank structure was temporarily abandoned and cadre selected to command and control units were assigned based on position or job title only, rather than actual military rank. The loss of life to the communist side was nothing less than staggering, and any U.S. military commander whose losses approached even a small percentage of actual communist fatalities at that time would most likely have been relieved of command and drummed from the service.
Even though America's servicemen and women fought valiantly during the 1968 "Tet" offensive, the U.S. and international media nevertheless managed to reshape their hard-earned victory into a political defeat. Vietnamese communist propaganda experts were so skillful that they were able to convince many members of the media and even some military analysts that two separate governments, the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the North, existed side by side and that both were involved in a "civil war." It has since been proven that both the NLF and the DRV were tightly controlled by the Vietnam Communist Party and both governments were actually one and the same. Moreover, personnel of the two purported military organizations of both illusionary governments, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) ! and the Viet Cong (VC), were in reality members of the Peoples Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
Admittedly, in terms of national treasure the Vietnam War was not cheap. Depending on which expert's figures are used, the total cost of the Vietnam War to America was somewhere in the neighborhood of 220 billion dollars. By comparison the overall U.S. defense budget during postwar, peacetime years exceeded that amount annually. In reality one million men could not have been trained at U.S.-based training centers for a 10 year period, even using blank ammunition, for a lessor amount. While the Vietnam War was certainly a drain on the U.S. economy, during the decade of our of engagement there the former Soviet Union also provided significant amounts of financial and material support to communist forces deployed throughout Southeast Asia. Support by the USSR to Vietnam, the 1979 ! invasion of Afghanistan and a badly managed, centrally controlled economy all combined to bring the former Soviet Union to its knees and bring about the collapse of the Communist Party. Ultimately this collapse led to the end of the Cold War. Veterans of the Cold War, especially those who fought in Korea and Vietnam, now enjoy the gratitude of the peoples of many European, East Asian and Southeast Asian nations. Regarding Vietnam, as a result of the sacrifices made by America's veterans, today the people of Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia are living under freely elected governments. This accounts for one quarter of the earth's population.
Obviously, the true losers of the Vietnam War are the Vietnamese people, not just the people of the former Republic of Vietnam, but citizens from all areas of the country, including the north. Although millions of Vietnamese "voted with their fe! et" by escaping on small boats across dangerous ocean currents, result ing in staggering losses to mankind, today millions more freedom-loving Vietnamese still yearn to be free. As the 31st anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, I believe that the two most important bilateral issues remaining between the U.S. and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are an accounting for the more than 1,800 Americans still missing from the Vietnam War and democracy for the Vietnamese people.
Successive administrations in Washington, D.C. have pressed for democracy in many countries around the world, including Russia, Haiti, South Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq. But there has been very little interest shown in gaining democracy for Asians, and this double standard is difficult to understand. It is almost as though we Americans have a collective mentality whereby we believe that peoples with yellow skin cannot manage freedom, and that tight control is the only option available.
It is no secret that the American business community, aggressively buying up cheap products manufactured in Asia for resale on the U.S. market, is blinded by the lack of labor unions, cheap wages and fear of violent reprisals against labor strikes. It is ironic that after some 58,000 fine young Americans died in Vietnam while fighting for democracy the American business community is now steadily developing the economy of communist controlled Vietnam, insuring that the Vietnam Communist Party will not only remain in power, but that it will increasingly have the ability to maintain an even larger and more powerful military force. Concerning the plight of the families of Vietnam War POWs and MIAs, democracy can also go a long way to help in this regard. I believe that most Americans, especially Vietnam veterans, will agree that for the most part the Vietnamese people are honest and hardworking. Like our people right here at home, I can't imagine a situation where the people of Vietnam would be willing to hide the remains of anyone's loved one in order to extort money from them. Although during the past 30 years the ruling communists have gradually doled out bits and pieces of skeletal remains and personal effects in return for large monetary sums, once the Vietnam Communist Party has collapsed the Vietnamese people will rise to the occasion and provide whatever assistance is necessary to resolve the issue of our missing men. We should all be doing everything we can to make sure that day comes.
Garnett "Bill" Bell went to Vietnam as an infantryman in 1965 and served multiple combat tours there. Bell's wife and son were killed and a daughter critically injured in April 1975, when the families of U.S. officials assigned to the American Embassy in Saigon were evacuated in conjunction with the "Operation Babylift" program. Bell returned to postwar Vietnam as the first official U.S. representative after the war ended when he was assigned as the Chief of the U.S. Office for POW/MIA Affairs in Hanoi. Bell later became a member of the Congressional Staff, U.S. House of Representatives. Bell is the co-author of his memoirs on the Vietnam War: "Leave No Man Behind."
"I knew with your involvement Leave No Man Behind would be first-rate, but Bill Bell too has an obvious gift for storytelling along with his other remarkable qualities. What impressed me was not only the authoritative in-depth reconstruction of events but the facile, very skillful writing. To interweave the family history and bio with the search activities, the anecdotes with the analysis and the pen portraits of Bell's colleagues and commanders--as any author knows--is a huge challenge, one that you guys bring off brilliantly. I don't know how you and Bell divided the writing and the work generally, but the effort deserves high praise. I hope it finds the wider audience it deserves."
Dr. Stuart Rochester, co-author, "Honor Bound: The History of American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973"
"Leave No Man Behind" by Garnett "Bill" Bell with George J. Veith.
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The Vietnam War's POW/MIA issue has haunted America since the early stages of the war. Shrouded in controversy, a subject of great emotion amid charges of governmental conspiracy and Communist deceit, the possibility of American servicemen being held in secret captivity after the war's end has influenced U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia for three decades. Now, the first chief of the U.S. POW/MIA office in postwar Vietnam provides an insider's account of that effort, as well as a detailed account of the final days of the Republic of Vietnam in April 1975. In an illuminating and deeply personal memoir, the government's top POW/MIA field investigator discusses the history of the search for missing Americans, reveals how the Communist Vietnamese stonewalled U.S. efforts to discover the truth, and how the standards for MIA case investigations were gradually lowered while pressure for expanded commercial and economic ties with communist Vietnam increased. Leave No Man Behind is the compelling story of one man's quest, at great individual cost, to find the truth about America's missing in action from the Vietnam War.
"The most comprehensive study of our government's efforts to account for our POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War I have read to date. Bill Bell and Jay Veith have done a masterful job with a very personal subject, recounting these efforts in an objective and straight forward manner. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing a greater understanding of the POW/MIA issue."
--Rod Utech
Producer, POW/MIA Radio
Subject: Leave No Man Behind
Mr. Veith-
I just spoke to Stuart Rochester and he gave me your contact info. I gave a lecture last week at the University of Maryland on POW/MIA issues of the Vietnam War. I have done this several times before and I usually contact Stuart for last minute suggestions or current information I can share with the class.
I met with Stuart last week and he let me borrow some video material and his copy of "Leave No Man Behind." I have read about half of the book and would like to order a copy. Can you let me know how to order the book? I tried Alibris, but they do not have it listed yet.
I have been interested in POW/MIA issues for many years and was very involved in the resubmission of the Medal of Honor for Rocky Versace as well as in the building of the Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Alexandria, Va.
"Code Name Bright Light" and "Leave No Man Behind" are tremendous contributions to the telling of the Vietnam POW/MIA story. Thank you and Mr. Bell for the great work you have done for our country, and for the memories of many lost in the Vietnam War.
Mike Faber
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Honorary Member, West Point Class of 1959
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Rod Utech, Producer, POW/MIA Radio
"The most comprehensive study ... to account for our POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War I have read to date."
About the Author
Garnett "Bill" Bell was the first chief of the U.S. POW/MIA office in post-war Vietnam. Since his enlistment in the U.S. Army in 1960 to his retirement in 1993, Bill Bell played a vital role in the history of the American POW/MIA issue. In 1973, Bell was chosen as the American interpreter-translator for "Operation Homecoming," the release of U.S. POWs in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao. During the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, Bell helped clandestinely evacuate American and South Vietnamese nationals from Saigon, and was one of the last American officials to leave by helicopter. In 1988, he became the U.S. Government's field investigator for the first POW/MIA search and recover operations undertaken in post-war Vietnam. George J. Veith has written countless pages about the Vietnam War, including "Code Name Bright Light: The Untold Story of U.S. POW Rescue Efforts during the Vietnam War" (Military Book Club's Book of the Month for January, 1998). He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on the POW/MIA issue and has been interviewed on radio and TV on behalf of the families of POW/MIAs.
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"Leave No Man Behind" is the powerful story of Garnett "Bill" Bell's quest, at great personal cost, to find and bring home the POWs and MIAs of the Vietnam War. With his encyclopedic knowledge of the Vietnamese Communists and his fluency in various regional dialects, he penetrated the system the Communists had created to exploit American POWs for diplomatic concessions, or their remains and personal effects for financial rewards. In this book, Bell shares his perspective as a witness to history as it unfolded.
The Author Is A Hero!, December 19, 2004
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"Leave No Man Behind" is the true guidepost to the painful saga of resolving the search for POWs and MIAs in Indochina. It should be required for anyone interested in the details and history of the quest.! The author, a genuine hero, spent most of 20 years, 1973-1993, interviewing refugees, battling U.S. bureaucrats (military and civilian) and wrestling with Communist officials in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. He was also this country's senior field investigator, searching remote crash and burial sites for remains of U.S. military. Along the way he was actively involved in the final evacuation from Saigon in 1975. He learned several distinct Vietnamese dialects, the better to communicate/negotiate with the adversary. Few Americans would be that conscientious. Those of us who have followed and supported the search for POWs/MIAs all these years know how venally, dishonestly and even cruelly the Vietnamese have acted. They deny storing remains and then repatriate bodies with obvious evidence of chemical storage. They allow us to "investigate" crash sites that have been clearly sanitized in advance. Bodies are dug up, moved and re-interred. After payment of search fees, permits, excavation fees and other "costs", remains are found! And so it goes, on and on, year after frustrating year. But when Vietnamese act that way, they are being themselves! How can we explain or describe American officials, civilian and military, who descend to the same level? Mr. Bell makes it perfectly clear that a POW assignment was all too often a just soft "REMF" job. These guys did not want too many POWs being repatriated all at once. How would that look? The longer the searches went on, the longer the comfortable gigs. In the words of a previous reviewer, the whole deal was nothing more than a meal ticket. This reviewer has always suspected that we were own worst enemy and the list of "usual suspects" is long and sickening. There is no doubt in this quarter that these quislings would never want any American MIA found alive. They would be too frightened to explain the reappearance! One specific suspect on the list of lowlife Americans is President Carter, who tried very hard to underfund the original search efforts and nip them in the very bu! d. Another is not President Clinton but John Kerry. He was so in love with normalizing relations with North Vietnam that his so-called Senate Select Committee swept whitewashed the entire POW/MIA effort. All so his family owned company received exclusive American rights to real estate deals in North Vietnam. How Mr. Bell kept his calm and perspective dealing with so man cowardly and selfish Americans is a mystery. This review could continue at great length, but I'm sure my amazon friends have the picture clearly. In a review of Bernard Fall's "Street Without Joy", this observer closed by writing that the author would be "a great guy to have a few beers with". I feel the same about Mr. Bell except that he would not have to pay for a round. The author is a true American hero. I'll conclude this review by restating that "Leave No Man Behind" is required reading for anyone concerned with the resolution of the 1,845 men still missing in Indochina.
A cause, a vocation, a career?, July 3, 2004
R. ARANT "toun" (Lanesville, Indiana USA)
Whether or not a reader has the same take on the history of the POW-MIA issue as Bill Bell, most will be able to acknowledge that he took the issue to heart in a very active way. His commitment to the study of the languages of the region set him head and shoulders above the vast majority of NCOs and certainly all of the officers who were assigned to work the issue, and those linguistic skills for the most part served him very very well. Unfortunately, by the time Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia began to open up and the many years of almost hopeless interviews in refugee camps came to an end, the "issue" had devolved into a series of highly-publicized scams and silly bureaucratic turf struggles between bureaucracies with no missions, and inevitably was exploited by the odd politician or three. We ended up not serving the missing or their families as well as the naive among us would have expected. What was once a sacred cause degenerated into a comfortable meal ticket for many of those "involved," but in spite of all that, Bill often took stances which he knew would bring him his fair share of abuse. If anyone made an honest effort for an extended period of years, Bill did. Those that have hung on for decades sitting idle at the trough have much to answer for. Bill Bell was active in the pursuit of his life-defining mission, and that alone makes his writing worth our time and our respect.
From: Amorosi
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: please, read
I am finally finishing Bill Bell's book. For a comprehensive look at the POW/MIA issue, you owe it to yourself to read Leave No Man Behind by Bill Bell with George J. Veith. Buy it, borrow it, or check it out at the library. But, please, read it. The struggles of the past are alive and well now. Ask Keith Maupin's family.
Don Amorosi VVA 79
I enjoyed the book. There are certain happenings in the book that I was personally involved in. As example, during TET, when the missionaries were captured and or killed, I photographed the graves and the houses. I knew them and of course am still in contact with my friend Mike Benge. The unit I was assigned to performed many searches for them but to no avail. Also have many pictures during TET in the Banmethuot area.
Take care and thanks again, Jack Jarnigan, Hilltop Lakes, Texas
From a press release by the publisher.
Goblin Fern Press is pleased to announce that our book "Leave No Man Behind"
has been selected as a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's National Book of the
Year award in Biography. This is a very prestigious award as it comes from
the one of the most respected pre-publication publicity and review magazines
in the book industry.
Congrats to Bill Bell and Jay Veith co-authors of the book.
For those of you who haven't read the book it's about Bell's over 30 years
as a soldier and civilian looking for live soldiers in Vietnam, and
repatriating the remains of those who died. In the book the authors reveal
the myriad ways in which Bell tried to systematize the investigation of lost
planes and loss incidents, only to be thwarted in his efforts by the
government of North Vietnam and sadly, our own government. In order to
conduct his investigations, Bell learned several Asian languages ! and
dialects so as not to rely on a translator/interpreter. This is a
fascinating, detailed, life of a courageous man who truly lived the motto
"Leave No Man Behind."
This book isn't just for the soldier, student, or history buff. It's also
for the average American who should know more about the Vietnam War, how
people in our CURRENT government felt and behaved then, and how the war in
Iraq really is similar. The book is available at Goblin Fern Press, 3809
Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, or Web Link
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text: This blog is geared primarily toward the case study chapters appearing in the ACE Personal Trainer Manual and the ACE Health Coach Manual, but this information can still be very useful for any health professional. These chapters are often overlooked and underused because there is no new information presented in this chapter. However, this is a HUGE mistake! This chapter facilitates some of the best practice in putting all the information together, and learning how to approach working with various types of clients. In this blog, I highlight the key things you're looking to identify, and how to apply that information to someone's health-risk appraisal, assessments and initial workout program. Doing so will provide you with some clarity on how to use these case studies, which will also help you pass the exam. There are a couple of things that you're really trying to identify to make the most safe and effective program for this person based on his or her attitude, current health and fitness status, and goals. As fitness professionals, we are looking to identify the following things from our clients: -What stage of change is your client in? By first getting an idea of how ready your client is to change, we can determine the most appropriate strategies to take with this client. For more information on the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change, please see our Motivation and Behavior Change Blog. -What is your client's atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACD) risk stratification? The Health-Risk Appraisal is the ONLY part of the assessments that is mandatory. While it is ideal to perform postural and movement assessments, as well as physiological assessments that could identify strengths, weaknesses, current fitness level, etc., if a client does not wish to perform them, it's not mandatory. This is because the health-risk appraisal is used to determine if this person is healthy enough to begin an exercise program or if he or she needs to obtain medical clearance first. It's our responsibility as fitness professionals to recognize the signs, symptoms and risk factors that determine an individual's risk. For more information on this, please see our Risk Stratification Blog and Health-Risk Appraisal Blog. -In what phase of the ACE Integrated Fitness TrainingTM (ACE IFTTM) Model should this client begin? This requires an understanding of what is generally occurring in each of the four Resistance and Cardiovascular Phases. It's a little easier when a client is new to exercise because he or she is most likely to start in Phase 1. If the client has some exercise experience, then it is up to you to determine in which of these phases it is appropriate for him or her to start. See sidebar for more information on the ACE IFT Model. -What is the appropriate end-phase for your client based on his or her goals? According to the ACE IFT Model, the last phases of the Resistance and Cardiorespiratory Training are appropriate only for elite athletes whose goals are related to performance in a sport or event. By having a thorough understanding of each of the phases of the ACE IFT Model, you will also gain the ability to recognize where the appropriate end-phase is and how to best reach your client's goals. For example, most people will never need to progress past Phase 2: Aerobic Efficiency of their cardiorespiratory training unless they have some performance goal they need to accomplish. -What assessments (if any) are appropriate to perform at this time? Again, keep in mind that besides the health-risk appraisal, none of the other assessments are required, but some are definitely recommended! When determining which assessments to perform, refer back to the client's goals and current fitness status. You will generally perform posture and movement assessments with most clients, but you will want to pick and choose which ones you do based on individual needs. For example, if you're working with just your average, healthy client, some general assessments are sufficient (e.g., static posture analysis, Thomas test, Core Function Assessment) to gain insight into what you should focus on. However, if you're working with someone who plays in an adult softball league and is concerned with his lack of range of motion (ROM) in his shoulder, you might elect to perform all of the shoulder movement assessments. Regarding physiological assessments, If a client is new to exercise and you know you're going to be starting her in Phase 1 for either cardio and/or resistance training, there is no need to perform cardiovascular and/or muscular fitness assessments at this time (and unless the client is an athlete, you would not need perform sports-skills assessments at all). Why? Because these assessments might challenge the client beyond what his or her body is ready for. If it aligns with a client's goals, even beginning exercisers might benefit anthropometric measurements (body composition, girth measurements, etc.) and the McGill's Torso Endurance Test Battery. These assessments can provide us with some great starting points to track progress. For more information on the assessments, please refer to our Posture and Movement Assessment Blog Anthropometric Assessments Blog and Cardiovascular Assessments Blogs. More on the ACE IFT Model Because ACE is required to structure exams in such a way that people can prepare without purchasing the manuals or other various materials, you will NOT see the words "Phase" or "ACE IFT Model" on your actual exam. Instead, you will read a description of what a theoretical client is currently doing and be asked what the most appropriate progression might be. The ACE IFT Model was designed to help you as a trainer design programs based on a client's current fitness level. Here is an example of a question you might see and how to use the ACE IFT Model to help you figure out the answer: Question: Your client is brand new to exercise and needs help creating an initial cardiovascular training program. What should the focus of the initial program of their program be? Answer: Gradually work their way up to 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise. Reasoning: If someone is brand new to exercise, you're going to start him in Phase 1: Aerobic Base Training to establish his aerobic base and get his body used to moving for extended periods of time. The end goal for Phase 1 is 20 tp 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, so we want to start the client at a level that is appropriate for his fitness level (e.g., 5-10 minute bouts of walking) and gradually increase the duration. Once the client can complete that, we know he's ready to progress to Phase 2. For more information about the ACE IFT Model, check out this FREE IFT Model Webinar. Simply go to the ACE Store and add it to your account. TIP: This is a continuing education course (CEC), so while I highly encourage you to watch the video as many times as you'd like, wait until after you've earned your certification to take the quiz because you will be awarded 0.1 CEC credits upon passing. If you complete the quiz prior to your certification exam you will NOT get the CEC credit. Let's look at a case study and put it all together! Refer to Case Study 1: Sharon in Chapter 12 (begins on page 412) of the ACE Personal Trainer Manual. Click HERE to see this information if you do not have this manual. -Stage of Change: Sharon is in preparation. She has previously been active, but has been sedentary since her second child. She knows the benefits of exercise and has begun to make the necessary arrangements to get active again. -Risk Stratification: Sharon is a low-risk candidate. Her only positive ACD risk factor is her sedentary lifestyle so she is cleared to participate in both moderate and vigorous activity as well as submaximal and maximal exercise tests without physician's clearance or supervision. -Appropriate Beginning Phase: Because Sharon is brand new to exercise, we will start her in Phase 1 for BOTH cardio and resistance training. -Appropriate End Phase: Based on her goals, we want to take her to Phase 2 for cardio so she works on the efficiency to feel good and have fun during her soccer games (but because she has no competitive goals we do not need to take her beyond phase 2). For resistance training we want to take her to Phase 3 because she had goals of completing three body-weight pull-ups. We need to get into the Load Training phase to accomplish an activity that is that advanced. -Appropriate Assessments Based on the Needs of her Goals: Because Sharon is currently sedentary, we do not need to perform any cardiovascular or muscular fitness assessments at this time. However, we should still do the McGill's Torso Test because it can help identify muscular imbalances that could potentially lead to low-back pain. A body-composition assessment should also be performed to establish a starting point, but all other assessments should focus on general posture and movement analysis until she has progressed to more advanced stages of cardio and resistance training. I hope that this breakdown of a case study was helpful for you, and that you feel more comfortable with how to practically apply this information. 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