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Greet Ranch, Four generations work togetherWritten by Saige Albert
Ten Sleep – While the Greet family originally came from England, Carol Greet says the family is happily settled south of Ten Sleep, where four generations work in harmony on their ranch.
"The Greets came down here and homesteaded near where the present day monument for the Spring Creek Raid is," says Carol. "They were there for 20 years before moving to where we are now."
In 1909, the family moved to their present location. Twins Fred and Frank Greet started the operation.
"Frank and Edna had six kids, and the youngest was John, who is my father-in-law," comments Carol.
Carol's husband Vernon, her sons Daniel and Brandon, daughters-in-law Megan and Tessia and grandchildren Quinlan and Jaxon all live and work on the ranch alongside John today.
Carol and Vernon also have another daughter, Victoria, who lives in Kaycee with her husband Matt Davis and sons Wyatt and Waylon. Victoria visits and helps with the cattle as often as possible.
Greet Ranch was the first centennial ranch in the county, and Carol says, "It is very cool to see us on the land after all these years."
Commercial cattle
"We are a cow/calf and yearling operation," Carol explains. "While Daniel has a few registered Angus, we mostly stay commercial."
Carol notes that Greet Ranch has shifted from raising Herefords to black baldies to straight Angus, enabling them to break into a specific niche market.
"Black-hided cattle became more valuable," comments Vernon. "We like the Hereford cattle, but it was an economic decision."
"We raise all-natural Angus sourced cattle," she continues. "We are always busy and always going."
Daniel notes that they strive for cattle that are deep, thick-muscled animals.
"We also want big yearling weight EPDs and big dollar beef values," Daniel explains. "And, of course, for our heifers we look for calving ease."
Yearly routine
Each year, the routine is much the same. The family begins calving at the end of February with heifers.
"As soon as the heifers are done, the cows start," Carol explains. "We AI our heifers so the timing is right."
Greet Ranch sells their steers in June using Northern Video Auction.
Cattle are moved to the mountain and through a series of pastures at varying elevations for the duration of the summer.
After calves are brought off the mountain, they move through BLM pastures until they make it back to the home ranch.
In December, they also take bred heifers to Riverton to be sold.
Calves are fed beginning in January, most years. However, feeding dates depend on how deep the snow gets and how cold the winter is.
"There have been times when we had to start feeding in December, but usually we wait until January," she says.
Hay production
"We also do a lot of haying," adds Carol. "We have alfalfa/grass mix, and we raise a bit of grain for ourselves."
They feed their calves grain and hay during the winter months.
"Summer time is insane with the irrigating and haying," she comments. "We also run our cattle in the mountains during the summer."
After the hay is harvested, Carol says they keep most of it for their own use, making sure there is plenty of feed to get them through to spring.
"We might sell a bit of hay, but for the most part, we don't," she explains. "We've grown a bit in terms of the numbers of cows we have, so we try to play it safe."
Genetics aspect
"We generally try to watch our breeding and buy really good bulls," says Carol. "We really focus on genetics. Daniel is a whiz at the genetics and enjoys that part."
Because of his interest in genetics, Daniel decided to get into the registered business several years ago.
Brandon says, "Daniel grew up some of the bulls we bought to help the ranch out."
Because Daniel began to notice a narrowing of their genetic pool, he sought to gain more variety in the herd for better performing cattle.
"We've done a lot with the EXT and In Focus bloodlines. They are really good cattle that work nicely, but we've stacked it pretty heavily in the herd," he explains. "On top of that, we only buy PAP-tested bulls, which limits us severely."
Daniels continues, "We are looking to switch up our bulls a little, so I got into registered cattle."
He hopes to raise bulls on the ranch to give them the option to use those bulls or to sell them as an extra revenue stream.
"Quality is important to us," adds Vernon. "Dad always bought good bulls, and we have kept up with that."
Good life
While each of the wives of the operation lived somewhere else prior to moving to the ranch, they all enjoy ranching in Washakie County.
"This area is gorgeous, and the water is pretty good most of the time," Carol says. "We don't generally struggle too much."
Megan adds, "We feel safe out here. It is a small community where everyone knows everyone, so it's a nice place to raise our kids."
At the same time, they are able to maintain close family ties.
"I like being close to our families," Tessia notes. "My kids see their cousins every day, and we get to work with our husbands. That is unique and fun, most days."
And while there are challenges, Carol notes that they are typical challenges for most ranchers.
"There aren't many opportunities in this country," Carol says. "No one has their dad's hardware store for three generations, much less going on four or five. It is really cool what we are doing here."
The men also enjoy the valley, each mentioning that the solidarity and remote nature of the ranch.
"We aren't jammed in amongst a bunch of people," Daniel says. "I like that our closest neighbors are two or three miles away."
John comments, "It's a good life, for someone who likes it."
Blogging for agriculture
Carol Greet says that the high speed internet in their area has provided a number of opportunities, and one of those was the chance to be an advocate for agriculture online.
"I blog every day," she says. "I got started because people called me about my dogs – Rimrock English Shepherds – and told me I should post stories about my life."
"They didn't know people lived like this," comments Carol.
She blogs every day to help ease the disconnect between pasture and plate that is growing ever wider in today's generation.
"I started my blog in January 2008," Carol continues. "It also became something of a legacy for the family."
When Carol moved to the ranch, she says her mother-in-law left a journal detailing years of work on the ranch.
"I thought it was very cool to have her journal to look back at," Carol says. "I wanted to create something for my grandchildren and their children to look back at."
Rather than writing in a journal, Carol notes she found it much easier to tell stories using pictures.
"When my grandchildren get bigger, they will have the handwritten journal from their great-grandmother, and they'll have my blog with its photos. It's our legacy," she comments.
Supporting agriculture, Ambassadors support ag industryWritten by Saige Albert
Agriculture is an important industry in the Washakie County. For many years, the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce had an agriculture committee to focus on important issues for the community.
However, the committee slowly started to fall apart and fall on the backburner.
Jim Gill, then a UW Extension educator, saw the downfall of the committee and began to look for a way to bolster the ag community.
"At the same time the ag committee began to degrade, we also lost the Wyoming Bull Test here in Worland," Jim explains.
When the test was being conducted, a producer educational forum was also held to provide information on the latest information in the cattle industry.
"We did a nice program in conjunction with the test," Jim says, "but when the test was no longer happening, that ended."
"After the end of the test, I wanted to continue to do educational program," he continues.
The result of Gill's idea helped the Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassadors to solidify and become an important part of the ag community.
WESTI Ag Days
To carry on the tradition of an education seminar, a group of agriculture industry stakeholders formed WESTI Ag Days, an event that is held in February each year.
"When I started talking about putting on this seminar, the Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassador group also joined in. At the time, they were going but not a big group," Jim says. "The Ambassadors wanted to partner up for the event."
The Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassadors included a number of producers and industry members, and Gill says those people were involved in the community and in fundraising efforts, but they hadn't been involved in a big effort to that point.
Original board members for the Ambassadors included Bill Glanz, then publisher of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, MillerCoors Agronomist Tim Spade and Terrill Gibbons, owners of the Ford and New Holland dealership. Other community members were also involved, and Gill notes they began to work toward putting on a great event.
One of the important aspects putting on an event like WESTI Ag Days is the funding to bring in speakers and supplies for the event, as well as support from the community.
"An endeavor like this takes money to put together," Jim says. "The Ag Ambassadors were responsible for helping to raise money. At the same time, our merchants in the Worland area have been incredibly supportive in helping us to sponsor the event."
Ag appreciation
In addition to helping coordinate WESTI Ag Days, the Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassadors also hold an appreciation dinner for the ag community in the south Bighorn Basin.
"The dinner is free to all producers," Jim adds. "We want to honor them for their hard work over the past year."
The event is held yearly in conjunction with WESTI Ag Days.
Currently, over 20 people are members of the Ag Ambassadors, and almost 15 are incredibly active. Members primarily live in Worland, Manderson, Thermopolis and Basin, representing the southern end of the Bighorn Basin.
"Our members include producers, bankers, Extension educators and ag industry supporters," Jim explains. "We are a volunteer organization, and these people dedicate their time to these efforts."
Jim continues, "Our mission has always been to emphasize how important the ag industry is to the economy in this area. I think we've done a good job of promoting agriculture."
While the task hasn't been easy, Jim adds that they continue to push forward to accomplish their goals.
Other events
The Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassadors also work to help increase awareness of agriculture through tours.
"Though we don't do it every year, quite often we have an ag tour in the summer," Jim adds. "We tour a variety of ag operations. The last tour, we looked at Wyoming Whiskey in Kirby, and we toured the canal improvement projects in the Worland area."
Tours also visit operations like feedlot, production facilities and farms.
"Our tours really looked to educate locals about the agriculture in our area," says Jim.
More education
An additional activity that the Ambassadors worked on was a signage project to help people identify the crops being grown in the area.
"We had signs made and put up along the highway to identify what crops were being grown in surrounding fields," says Jim. "We put those signs along the highways."
Too often, Jim notes that people driving down the roads wonder, "What's that green leafy plant?" The signs hope to identify the crops that are prevalent and important in the Basin.
"We've had a lot of good comments on the signs," Jim said.
Moving forward
Into the future, Jim notes that the Bighorn Basin Ag Ambassadors hope to continue to support agriculture in the community.
"We hope to continue to help with WESTI Ag Days and to host the Ag Appreciation dinner," Jim mentions. "And most importantly, we hope to continue promoting and showcasing agriculture in our community."
Farming and feeding, Vigils take unique approach to cattle, farming operationWritten by Saige Albert
Worland – Michael Vigil and his family have owned farm ground in Washakie and Big Horn counties since the turn of the last century, and they continue to carry out their family's tradition on the land.
"We own the farm that my mom's family started in 1906," Michael, known by many as Mitch, says. "It is still in the family after all these years."
"Grandpa started working for the beet factory and bought a farm," he says.
Michael's wife Karen also has a history in the area.
"Karen's family ranched at Hyattville, and she worked on two of the big outfits outside of town," he says. "We met in high school, got married and started farming in 1984."
Today, Michael and Karen operate a farm and feeding operation with their family.
"There is always something going on here," says Michael.
Integrated operation
The Vigils raise sugarbeets, beans, malt barley, whole corn, corn for silage and hay.
"Along with the crops, we also custom feed cattle and have our own calves, as well," Michael says.
In addition to their commercial cow/calf operation, they feed up to 4,000 cows and calve out an additional 1,500 each year.
The Vigils calve beginning March 15 on their river bottom pastures, which provide adequate protection for cows, even during snowy springs.
"We usually plant grain the same time we calve," says Michael and Karen's son Bryce. "Then we start with beets and corn."
During that same season, Michael says they begin feeding beet pulp and silage to the cattle.
"Nearly all the cattle we custom feed get calved out here, as well," adds Karen.
"We end up branding around 1,500 head around here, so we are terribly busy in the spring," continues Michael. "We are trying to brand while planting all these crops."
In April and June, the cattle are shipped out, and Bryce says he is allowed to progress with the farming.
Farm work
"After cattle are shipped, we plant beans and start irrigating," Michael says.
To improve irrigation efficiencies, Michael notes they farm under 19 pivots, 15 of which they own.
"The pivots have really improved our efficiencies and decreased labor," he comments. "We have higher production, and they help our regrowth."
Summer is busy with irrigating, spraying crops and checking cows.
When planting is complete, Michael notes they take their cattle to the Big Horn Mountains to graze during the summer.
"We truck our cows to Ten Sleep, then truck them up to the mountain later," he explains. "They are trailed back off the mountain at the end of the season."
Harvest season
"The end of July, we start harvesting," Bryce continues. "Once we start, it seems like we continue from one crop to the next until we are finished."
First, barley is cut, then beans and corn silage, sugar beets and shelled corn are harvested.
As soon as September hits, the cattle start coming back from the mountain.
"It can be terribly busy that time of year," Michael says.
On finishing beet harvest, they begin to take in more custom-fed cattle and begin to transport beet pulp from the factory in Worland to their ranch.
"We stay busy feeding the rest of the winter months," Bryce says.
Then, they start their year over and continue to farm and raise cattle.
While they take on a number of cattle to custom feed, Michael also notes that they raise their own herd of commercial Angus cattle.
"We have to have high altitude cattle because we graze on the mountain," says Michael.
Bryce adds, "Since we are feeding them down here in the winters, we'd like to see a little more frame than some of the guys running on the range."
They have raised their own herd for nearly 15 years, though they have been custom feeding for 20 years.
Double cropping strategy
"The cows graze our fields in the winter," he says, noting that the farming operation works well with their cattle. "We re-seed the barley fields after harvest and grow a second crop."
The double cropping strategy allows the Vigils to realize up to five animal unit months per acre, allowing them to feed large numbers of cattle.
"After we bale the straw, we irrigate again within a week to help the regrowth," Michael says. "We also harvest the corn and graze cornstalks."
Sugarbeet pulp and tops are also fed to the cattle.
Nearly all of their cropland can be utilized again by the cattle, says Michael, adding, "It helps that we are multi-cropping many of our crops."
Continuing the family
The Vigil's continue to run cattle and farm as a whole family.
"We are a family operation," says Michael. "That is one huge thing that I really appreciate."
Michael, Karen and Bryce work full time on the operation, while the Vigil's daughter Brittany and son Brian work on the operation when they aren't busy going to school.
Bryce's fiancée Leann is also joining the family operation in the near future.
Michael and Karen's other daughter Justine and her husband Brenton Paxton also farm in the area with their children Hayden, Brooklynn and Carston.
"My brother Danny also farms next to me," Michael says. "We've farmed side by side, but we don't compete. We help each other and give each other ideas."
Working close to his family is important to Michael, and he hopes to continue, noting, "It's pretty cool to work with our family."
Benefits and challenges
Despite their incredibly busy schedule, the Vigils appreciate their operation and location.
"The nice thing about where we are is the population," Michael comments. "We are pretty rural."
At the same time, he sees benefits in the quality of the resources.
"We have really excellent ground through this valley, and we have good water," he explains. "Our production is outstanding because we have a lot of heat units to raise corn. That is true down the Worland and Manderson area."
Karen also says they are fortunate enough to be close to many good facilities.
"The MillerCoors facility is here, and we have Yellowstone Bean and Wyoming Sugar Company nearby," she says. "We don't have to truck things too far."
Michael and Karen both note that they also work with a number of good people, mentioning, "We work with some excellent people in the Basin. There are a lot of really good people that we work with."
In addition Michael says, "My dad has also helped to give us really good focus and direction."
Michael's parents Ted and Patsy Vigil, as well as Karen's parents Roy and Virginia Frisbee, have helped to shape their operation.
At the same time, while they enjoy benefits in the Worland area, the Vigils also experience some challenges.
"Farm ground is short around here," says Karen. "There isn't a whole lot of ground to pick up, and everyone is looking for it."
Bryce adds that grass isn't abundant during the summer.
"We have a lot of feed for cattle in the winter, but in the summer, grass is kind of short," he explains.
A different take, Bush family takes an alternative approachWritten by Saige Albert
Ten Sleep – Nearly 30 miles from Ten Sleep, Maurice Bush and his family run a cow/calf and yearling commercial operation on land that his family has been on for the past 100 years.
"My granddad came up and bought land up north of here in 1898, and we've been here ever since," Maurice says. "He immigrated from France."
Originally, the family herded sheep in the region.
"They trailed sheep all over the country," he explains. "We would winter and lamb them down in Worland in the valley, and then move up here for the summer."
They have remained in the stock business, although today, Maurice, his wife Kathy and son Myles run cattle and raise hay.
Making a switch
"We had sheep until I went to college in 1967, but at the time, we couldn't make any money on sheep," Maurice comments. "We started raising cows and have been doing that ever since."
After selling the sheep, he also notes that they also sold their farmland near Worland.
During his college years, Maurice says he learned how to artificially inseminate cattle and decided he would AI their cows each year until the practice became too labor intensive and impractical for him to do on his own.
Since then, they have used bulls that provide genetics leading to animals with good carcass traits.
Genetics and replacements
"When we are looking for cattle, we are looking for the carcass," Maurice mentions.
They send calves to Decatur County, Kan., where they are slaughtered and hung on the rail.
"We've been doing this for 20 years, and it works well for us," he says.
Maurice also notes that he takes a unique approach to buying bulls. Rather than attending bull sales and selecting stock, he simply calls seedstock breeders and requests a certain number of bulls.
"The breeders know their cattle, and they are concerned about their reputation, so we get good bulls," Maurice says. "Then, we don't have to go to the auctions and bid against our neighbors."
Rather than investing large amounts of capital, time and resources into raising replacement heifers, Maurice also notes that he buys replacements from the Padlock Ranch each year.
"We haven't raised replacements for years," he says. "The huge amount of money that goes into a replacement heifer isn't worth it."
Innovative management
Because Maurice notes that he, Kathy and, more recently Myles, are the only labor on the farm, they have taken steps to make improvements and ease the amount of labor required.
"One thing we did almost 22 years ago was move to fall calving," Maurice says. "It has worked well."
Rather than spending 60 days and nights awake waiting for cattle to calve, they allow the cattle to calve in the fall when less labor is required.
"We got the idea from the outfits in the Sandhills of Nebraska," he explains. "A lot of the big outfits out there have been fall calving for years. It is easier, so I asked myself, 'Why can't we do this here?'"
He also adds that Mike May from Antler Ranch near Meeteetse influenced him to try fall calving to save labor.
Other options
"Mike also used what he called natural weaning, where he wouldn't actually wean the calves, leaving the mothers to kick off the big calves when new ones were born," Maurice explains. "We tried that for several years, and it worked for some of them."
However, because not all calves were being weaned effectively, Maurice says they discontinued the practice.
They continued to move up their weaning dates until settling on the beginning of January.
"After we wean, we take the calves to Worland and feed them separately from the cows," he comments. "The cows don't need anything extra to eat for the rest of the winter."
The Bush family also runs their yearlings on pastures near the ranch, and they raise enough hay to feed an average of 300 cattle during the winter. They pivot irrigate their hay meadows to increase efficiency.
"We are just trying to squeeze a little more out of these cows," Maurice says. "We calve in the fall, so we have higher calving percentages and less labor. Then, we run the yearlings over, so we see a little bigger margin there. We have another premium we see when we take them to the rail."
"We just keep struggling and making it through," Maurice comments.
Challenges and benefits
Maurice says he feels fortunate to not run on any BLM lands, rather utilizing deeded pastures to graze their cattle.
With the rest of the challenges they face, he mentions that they do all they can to make things work.
"The markets and the weather are all challenges," Maurice explains. "We are all rich in land, but we don't have money, and the margins are slim."
Increasing expenses in terms of fuel, equipment and other inputs put ever-increasing pressure on the operation.
Drought also provides a continual obstacle, he notes.
"This summer, there was 18 to 20 miles along this road where no grass was growing," he says. "Then, in the fall, we had two feet of snow at the beginning of October."
Planning for these unpredictable extremes is nearly impossible, Maurice says, adding, "The drought is really killing us right now."
Continued education
Maurice notes they have undertaken a number of efforts to improve their management and cattle.
"Myles and I signed up and took the Master Cattlemen's class," he says, "and we did an enterprise analysis on our operation."
They look at the data available to try to make profits where they can.
Guests and cows, Red Reflet takes unique approach to agricultureWritten by Saige Albert
Ten Sleep – South of Ten Sleep, Bob and Laurence Kaplan purchased a ranching operation with the intent of finding a place they could enjoy during their retirement.
"We came from Jackson," Bob says. "In Jackson, we saw a great deal of bustle, helter-skelter growth and frenetic tourists trying to squeeze a month's worth of sight seeing into three days."
The negative atmosphere led the couple to begin a search for a ranch.
"We undertook a ranch search with the idea that we would be on the ranch in the summer and go ski in the winter," Bob continues. "My skiing enthusiasm faded, and after the five years it took to find this place, we also had a home in Arizona."
When they closed the sale, Bob and Laurence decided they should spend their time on the ranch, so they sold their Arizona home and moved to Wyoming.
"Laurence and I did not spend our adult lives together," says Bob. "This was a joint venture that was new, exciting and different for us. It was an opportunity completely unlike our past experience."
The new opportunity didn't start with the idea of creating a guest ranch, either.
"Our general contractor was so proficient and so resourceful that I told Laurence I thought we could make this into a guest ranch if we wanted to," he continues. "She thought that would be a lot of fun and a really nice adventure."
Guest operation
After deciding to move forward with a guest ranch, Bob designed four chalets and a lodge, as well as a number of other facilities that have been constructed through the years.
"We have had 26 or 28 projects that ranged from moving the cattle center a mile from the ranch house to building facilities and a small airstrip," Bob says.
He also notes that they appreciated the landscape and hoped to incorporate it into the ranch's appeal.
"The landscape here is really quite special," Bob explains. "We found this ranch had a diversity of landscape like none of the others we looked at."
"When I asked Laurence, 'Do you know how many guest ranches we looked at before we decided to buy this place?' She answered, 'I do. None.' It has been a great adventure," he continues.
The guest ranch provides a wide variety of activities for guests at an all-inclusive rate.
"We designed our format to reflect what we would want to find when we arrived as guests," Bob says. "We include everything from shooting and full-time use of an ATV to pick up at the Worland airport, the opportunity to ride horses and the chance to work cattle. It includes everything a guest can eat, drink, or do."
The format allows families to be at ease knowing their vacation is covered and to enjoy time in an intimate setting.
"We set the rates high and limit the number of guests, so everyone can do what they want in their own schedule," Bob says.
'A series of delightful surprises'
"This business has been very interesting and very satisfying," Bob notes.
Each morning, guests are provided with all the necessary supplies to prepare their own breakfast in a fully equipped chalet kitchen. The ranch's full-time culinary trained chef and pastry chef prepare the remaining meals each day.
"No meals are served the same," he comments. "We try to utilize the ranch butcher shop, ranch eggs, large garden and greenhouse as much as we can."
"The whole intent of the operation is to give our guests a series of delightful surprises," he continues.
Bob says that right now, Red Reflet doesn't look to increase the number of guests that it is serving.
Rather he says he hopes to serve current guests at the highest level possible.
"There are so many new things that are fun to do together here," Bob says. "From dad to the youngest of the kids, families are experiencing something new, and that is what builds memories and experiences."
Working cattle ranch
While hosting guests during the spring, summer, fall and winter months, Red Reflet also serves as a full-time working Black Angus cattle ranch.
Harry Mills, cattle operations manager, says, "We run mother cows and replacement heifers, and we have about 50 guest horses."
With a small crew, including wranglers Clay and Tammy Trollinger, Harry says they keep themselves busy with the cattle and raising hay.
To hit their target markets, calving dates have been moved. Rather than February and March calving, heifers are calved in April and cows calve in May.
"We used to artificially inseminate the cows, as well as the heifers, but because the herd is all natural, we moved calving later into spring. The only place to AI would be on the mountain, and that would be too difficult," he comments. "We are looking at phasing out AI'ing the heifers, as well."
Mountain summers
Harry continues, "Our cows are run here on the ranch during the spring and winter, and they run in the Big Horn Mountains in the summer."
The cows graze up to 7,500 feet, and Harry says that larkspur can be a challenge.
When steers are shipped in the fall, Harry notes that Bob retains ownership on the calves but sends them to a feedlot in Nebraska that finishes them for Whole Foods.
That same time, the cows are taken to a farm in Worland or the badlands until early January, when they are trucked and trailed, respectively, back to the ranch to be fed until calving.
Hay production
Red Reflet also irrigates enough hay to feed to their cattle during the winter months.
"We have artesian wells that feed these pivots," Harry says. "The wells start in the spring with an incredible amount of pressure, but by the end of the summer, the pressure backs off."
Integrating guests
One of the differences between Red Reflet and other working ranches is that Harry works to incorporate guests into the activities of the ranch.
"I try to incorporate moving cows and branding with when guests are here," he says. "Some of them aren't crazy about it, but some of them really enjoy it and want to be involved."
Harry notes that guests interested in the agriculture operations of Red Reflet Ranch have the opportunity to see what happens on a Wyoming ranch.
"We do things a little differently here to accommodate guests," he comments. "When we brand, we do small numbers and shorter days. We bring in lunch for the guests and provide them a whole experience."
Ten Sleep benefits
Red Reflet's cattle and guest operations continue to be successful, and Harry says he appreciates his job.
"I think ranching is in my blood," says Harry. "I've worked on this place since before Bob bought it, and I enjoy working here."
Bob says that Ten Sleep has been a great community to move into, and they enjoy Red Reflet Ranch.
"Ten Sleep is a lovely community that is very welcoming," he explains. "It is very western in so many ways, and they embrace a, 'Mean what we say, do what we say we are going to do,' motto."
Though he says they were hesitant in moving to the area because their background is substantially different than many community members, Bob adds, "It didn't make any difference to the people here."
Bob also comments that he feels the ability to enjoy life during his retirement is important.
"We have learned so much, and this has been a really great experience in a community that is so supportive and nice," he comments. "Life is not about what we have, it is about how we enjoy life and how we put into life those things that are savory and enjoyable."


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Most people, however, react instinctively to each particular beggar. We don't react identically to every person at a party: some appeal to us and others do not. No surprise if the same is true of beggars. The violinist playing something obscure but classical gets my coin every time; but I never give money to women with babies or young children beside them, from a visceral horror at the notion of anyone under five spending hours in the grimy, foetid hell of an underground tunnel.
The people who seem to elicit the most negative response from the public in general, however, are young beggars. It may be to do with their youth, which allows people to impute to them health and strength and thus employability. It may be to do with their clothes, which are often bizarre or even alarming. It may be because people believe the money they give will be spent on drugs or cigarettes rather than something "proper", like food.
Whatever the reason, young beggars are particularly unlucky. I gave a coin to a bedraggled young woman at Liverpool Street station the other day, only to be embarrassed by tears of gratitude. "Nobody's looked at me for two hours," she said, "and you're the first person who's given me something all day."
About 56,000 young people in Britain have no permanent address. After leaving home, usually for good reasons, they may move into a squat, "doss down" on friends' floors, or spend as long as possible (they are not allowed to stay for more than a month) ata short-stay hostel for the homeless. Many are left on the street, sleeping rough.
The Children Act imposed upon councils a statutory duty to house homeless 16- and 17-year-olds. In spite of this, a report published last month by Char, the national homelessness charity, claims that councils say the homeless must have "additional problems:" to qualify for help. About 25 per cent fail to assess the young homeless people who approach them, while almost half offer no housing to those with drug or alcohol problems. Dear heavens, what more problems than homelessness and addiction does anyone need to qualify for help in this ruthless country that the Tories have built for us?
If the homeless are under 18, they do not qualify for Income Support, either. Let me spell out what this means. A 16- or 17-year-old who has left home, or been living in "care", has two choices: sell his or her body, or beg.
People are fond of saying, "Have they no self-respect? I would have died rather than beg for money!" But how are these supposedly feckless, idle, shiftless, unself-respecting young people supposed to find work, when they have no home, no money, not much
to eat, and few facilities for washing either themselves or their clothes?
"Let them work on a building site ... in Woolworth's ... anything!" you say? Talk to building firms, and they will tell you that they have little enough work for their present employees, and no facilities for training new apprentices, let alone the young
homeless. It is pie in the sky to believe that work is available if only they would get off their butts, stop cluttering up the streets, and go out and look for it. Work is hard to come by, especially for an unhappy, unqualified 17-year-old. V a cancies favour the well-qualified, well-washed and well-dressed.
New Horizon, founded by Lord Longford in 1967, is one of the oldest charities helping the young homeless. Yesterday, Bob Hoskins opened its new centre, strategically placed between Euston and Kings Cross stations, where so many arrive from the Midlands and north of England, naive, incorrigibly optimistic, and pitifully vulnerable.
In his pithy speech, Lord Longford pointed out that when figures were compiled in 1970, 43 per cent of the young people using the facilities of New Horizon had been "in care" (that grim euphemism). In 1994, that figure is 44 per cent. That's about the only figure that has remained constant. The numbers of young homeless have been rising since 1970, and are rising still.
I asked New Horizon's director, Julie Fitzgerald, what was the most serious issue to be dealt with. She said: "Some action must be taken to relieve the hopelessness in the minds of so many young people today. They have no work and thus no income to give them choices: what to buy, what to eat, how to spend their leisure time, where to go, how to live. And people living in substandard hostels or on the street become very damaged. That presents the Government and, ultimately, the country with grave and expensive long-term problems."
I spent last weekend in Budapest. Hungary is riven by economic problems, with high unemployment and 25 per cent inflation, yet I saw no homeless young people anywhere, although I travelled throughout the city by metro. If Hungary, with all its social andeconomic problems, can take care of its troubled young, why cannot out-of-recession, onwards and upwards Tory Britain?
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Americans Concerned About Heart Health, But Not Proactive Enough To Prevent It
The national survey revealed that more than three in five (61%) Americans incorrectly believe that the processes related to heart disease do not begin until adulthood.
Alarmingly, fewer than four in ten (38%) correctly surmise that people should be concerned about living a heart-healthy lifestyle to prevent a future heart attack beginning in childhood, and continuing throughout every life stage.
While the old adage says "an apple a day will keep the doctor away," a new study on heart disease shows that a more comprehensive approach to being heart-healthy is key.
According to the study, published in September in an advance online edition of the journal Circulation, even with the success of past heart disease awareness and education campaigns the trend toward reducing cardiovascular risk is now headed in a negative direction. The vast majority (92%) of Americans are still at risk, primarily because of the rise in obesity.
"This is a wake up call for parents and their children in particular," says Laura Hayman, Ph.D., RN, a member of the PCNA Board of Directors and a leading researcher on obesity and cardiovascular disease in children, adolescents, and families. "Some strides have been made; however, since more and more children are currently overweight, they are more likely at risk for obesity-related conditions later in life such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes."
As two Harvard professors noted in an accompanying editorial in the Circulation e-publication, millions of Americans enter adulthood already overweight and thus are putting themselves at risk for a lifetime of disease and early death. "Much potential exists to reverse ominous trends in cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in the United States, but this is unlikely to occur without making prevention of overweight and obesity a clear national priority," they stated.
Recent research has found that when children learn about heart-healthy eating habits, it can strongly influence their behavior to reduce heart disease risk later in life. Yet, according to the PCNA survey, less than one-third of Americans follow a diet that is healthy for their heart. Also, seven in ten (70%) would not want their kids to adopt their eating habits because they do not think they set a good example when it comes to food choices (26%) or some of the time they eat food that is not healthy (44%).
"We are at a critical juncture," explains Hayman. "It is imperative for parents to lead by example with an all encompassing hearty-healthy lifestyle, making the necessary changes both in diet and physical exercise."
Since the survey found that the majority of Americans are at risk of heart disease due to some lifestyle factor, such as being overweight or having high cholesterol, small incremental changes in diet and physical activity can have a lasting healthy effect.
To help parents learn how to make important lifestyle changes and become better role models for their children, to help reduce their risk of heart disease in the future, PCNA has launched a national education campaign called "Family at Heart."
Visit http://www.FamilyatHeart.org today, because it's never too early or too late to improve your family's heart health.
The nationally representative survey of 1,000 adults was conducted by Kelton Research September 14-21, 2009 using an online methodology. Quotas were set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total U.S population ages 18 and older. The margin of error is +/- 3.1%. The survey was commissioned by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association.
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We Rebuilt Our Website and Rebranded Our Product Offering
We are very excited to present to you a rebranded Agility Inc. that includes a new and improved website and a reformatted product offering.
Plans for our new website were first etched out at the beginning of the year, and we launched in the wee morning hours of March 11. We went into this project with the objective of creating a modern, responsive design that is intuitive and easily discoverable for anyone who lands on the site. We also took the opportunity to have fun with our branding by bringing our logo, the Agility leopard, to life on every page.
We also did a little spring cleaning with unnecessary content to get rid of any clutter. Some pages were removed and new ones were added so that each individual user can find exactly what they're looking for within two clicks of a mouse. The Tour page is a new addition and it explains what the Agility CMS Platform is and what it can do. The Get Started page, which previously didn't exist before, outlines the three easy steps that it takes to start using Agility.
While we were working on the redesigns, we decided that a website relaunch would be the perfect time to rejig our product offering. The Magazine Suite is now the Publishing Package, and it has a companion solution, the Content Marketing Package. Each solution is tailored to the publishing and content marketing industries, respectively, and configured for their specific needs.
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Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research
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Reducing Non-Medical Opioid Use: An automatically adaptive mHealth Intervention
Cunningham, R., Farris, K. B., Ilgen, M. A., Piette, J. D., Baveja, S. S., Bohnert, A. S., Janevic, M. R. & Blow, F. C.
Health and Human Services, Department of-National Institutes of Health
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A low-intensity, cognitive-behavioral self-management intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults
Murphy, S. L., Piette, J. D., Williams, D. A., Clauw, D. J., Mody, L. & Janevic, M. R.
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Augmenting ongoing depression care with a mutual peer support intervention versus self-help materials alone: A randomized trialValenstein, M., Pfeiffer, P. N., Brandfon, S., Walters, H., Ganoczy, D., Kim, H. M., Cohen, J. L., Benn-Burton, W., Carroll, E., Henry, J., Garcia, E., Risk, B., Kales, H. C., Piette, J. D. & Heisler, M. Feb 1 2016 In : Psychiatric Services. 67, 2, p. 236-239 4 p.
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Communication Barriers and the Clinical Recognition of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in a Diverse Cohort of Adults: The DISTANCE StudyAdams, A. S., Parker, M. M., Moffet, H. H., Jaffe, M., Schillinger, D., Callaghan, B., Piette, J., Adler, N. E., Bauer, A. & Karter, A. J. May 3 2016 In : Journal of Health Communication. 21, 5, p. 544-553 10 p.
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Confirming the theoretical structure of expert-developed text messages to improve adherence to anti-hypertensive medicationsFarris, K. B., Salgado, T. M., Batra, P., Piette, J. D., Singh, S., Guhad, A., Newman, S., Marshall, V. D. & An, L. Jul 1 2016 In : Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 12, 4, p. 578-591 14 p.
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Cooperative pain education and self-management (COPES): Study design and protocol of a randomized non-inferiority trial of an interactive voice response-based self-management intervention for chronic low back painHeapy, A. A., Higgins, D. M., Lachappelle, K. M., Kirlin, J., Goulet, J. L., Czlapinski, R. A., Buta, E., Piette, J. D., Krein, S. L., Richardson, C. R. & Kerns, R. D. Feb 16 2016 In : BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 17, 1, 85
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Correlates of family involvement before and during medical visits among older adults with high-risk diabetesJanevic, M. R., Piette, J. D., Ratz, D. P., Kim, H. M. & Rosland, A. M. Aug 1 2016 In : Diabetic Medicine. 33, 8, p. 1140-1148 9 p.
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Present: Julie Fisher, Eric Seaman, Laura Hillman, John Besser, Lottie Bushmann, Lori Hagglund, Alice Robinson, Doug Miller, Allison Vaughn, Howard Hinkel.
Due to a tornado warning and hail storm, the meeting started a little past schedule. Julie was presiding in Bill's absence.
The minutes from the March board meeting were reviewed. John moved we accept them without change. Lottie 2nd. Passed
Eric presented the budget for next but we won't vote on it until next month. There was some discussion about keeping educational and operational expenses separate.
Doug reported on the new Facebook. About half of users were local and half not connected with CASl. He reviewed the guidelines for Facebook. There was one new donor and a family membership. Some have requested the Chat who aren't members. All agreed that the Chat has been great!
Band with Nature was discussed and helpers reminded to bring lawn chairs. Howard reported that Bill had all arrangements made. Mike S. will decide if they have to cancel because of weather. Need 24 hours to cancel Porta-Potties and the lunch order. Encouraged us to take pictures for Chat and website.
Doug showed us the proposed ad for the Maneater which would cost $180 with 2 colors and be run in the back to school issue. Laura moved we go ahead with this and take the money from membership funds. Howard 2nd. Passed
Laura reported on the nominating committee. For Vice President: Lottie Bushmann, Secretary: Alice Robinson, 3 year term board member: Carolyn Terry, Laura will finish out the final year of Bonnie's term.
It was decided that CAS would not furnish meat for the annual picnic. Alice will check to see if the bathroom at Bonnie View will be ready in time. If not, we will need to make other arrangements.
The Migratory Bird Count is organized for May. Need the State record so we can continue the count. It is no longer on the ASM website.
Lottie reported that arrangements are in place for the teacher to attend Hog Island. Lottie will volunteer this summer. She will lead a youth bird trip in May in cooperation with Songbird Station.
John reported that 13 people attended the bird field trip at Wildhaven. He will get estimates to get the power turned back on before the summer.
Chat articles and information are due by May 3.
Allison reported that she probably got the grants for woodland restoration at Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
There were 18 present for the general meeting. Bill Rowe gave an interesting presentation of the Missouri Birds Record Committee and how it functions.
Julie reminded everyone about the May picnic and Laura presented the slate of officers for next year.
Vic Bogosian made an appeal for help to compile data at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. A person would be responsible to count the birds and report the species in a minimum of 5 points. Each would take about 7 minutes of observation.


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Even the great man himself never experienced anything like this. Europe sought inspiration from the late Seve Ballesteros and retained the Ryder Cup in a fashion which proved the ultimate tribute.
This was the finest Sunday comeback in Ryder Cup history given how Europe had trailed 10-6 overnight on Saturday. It is the highest achievement of José María Olazábal's career. And, for every onlooker, one of the most astonishing sporting spectacles in living memory. The bare statistics will show a Europe win by 14½ points to 13½; anyone who fails to look beyond that fact is doing both themselves and the tournament an epic disservice.
Europe's team donned the navy and white colours so closely associated with Ballesteros for the Ryder Cup's final round. They proceeded to display the exact elements of spirit which made the Spaniard such a revered figure in golf. Given the close link between Olazábal and Ballesteros, Europe's triumph was so perfectly appropriate.
"This is for the whole of Europe," Olazábal declared. "Seve will always be present with this team. He was a big factor in this event for the European side. Last night, I think the boys understood that believing was the most important thing; they did that."
To those involved, talent almost seemed an afterthought amid surely the most colossal test of collective nerve in the 39 stagings of this event. On the 18th green, at the denouement of the penultimate match in the competition, Martin Kaymer holed from 6ft to prompt European scenes of wild jubilation. It seemed almost poetic that Kaymer had been such a peripheral figure until the closing holes of his meeting with Steve Stricker.
The United States recovered from four points behind to win the Ryder Cup in 1999 at Brookline. That, however, was done on their own soil. Before their Medinah success, Europe's best Sunday turnaround was from two points adrift.
"It has been a tough week," Olazábal added. "For the first two days nothing went our way. This morning I felt a little change, we started to make a few putts, the Americans started to miss them and winning those early matches was key. I have been under pressure hitting golf shots but today tops that."
Olazábal, earlier criticised for elements of his captaincy, was vindicated entirely by close of play. As Kaymer's putt dropped, Olazábal looked to the heavens with tears in his eyes; earlier Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Paul Lawrie, Sergio García and Lee Westwood had won the matches which scratched Europe back from a seemingly inevitable defeat.
"We wanted to do it for Seve," admitted Donald. "We wanted to show our grit. We've been known not being that great in singles, and we showed that we can win. It's going to go down in history.
"We talked about Brookline in '99, losing that one. We wanted to come back and show that we could win from behind, too. We were able to get off to a fast start today, and we did it."
Donald, rightly, pointed to the value of wins for himself and García, plus McIlroy and Poulter, in the dying throes of Saturday's fourballs.
Olazábal opted to deploy Donald, rather than Poulter, at the front of his singles order. That tactic paid dividends, Donald defeating Bubba Watson and Poulter – who returned a perfect four wins from as many matches in Chicago – seeing off Webb Simpson in the following match.
Even at that stage, the odds were so firmly stacked against Olazábal and his team that the United States had little cause for concern. But something had changed: namely that the clutch of Europe's players who had under-performed on Friday and Saturday started to discover some form.
Lawrie dismissed Brandt Snedeker 5&3, Europe's biggest winning margin, with that result only partly offset by Dustin Johnson claiming a point in his match against Nicolas Colsaerts. Graeme McDowell, who had been out of sorts all week, was the next European to slip to defeat, to Zach Johnson. Yet Rose had brilliantly recovered from one down with two holes to play to beat Phil Mickelson on the 18th green and García was to benefit from a missed Jim Furyk putt from 6ft, also on the last, to win a point.
All of this ensured the final batch of matches were so pivotal. Jason Dufner saw off Peter Hanson but that was to prove the last American success; Westwood displayed his finest Ryder Cup touch to swat Matt Kuchar aside which left only two matches on the course: Kaymer v Stricker and Francesco Molinari against Tiger Woods. Therein lay the possibility, one Olazábal had surely wanted to avoid, of Woods controlling the destiny of the Ryder Cup.
Kaymer averted that turn of events. The German, who has toiled so badly in recent times that his value to Europe was widely doubted, found the green from a fairway bunker on the 18th and two-putted.
As is always awkward in such scenarios, Woods and Molinari were waiting on the 18th fairway as Kaymer led the victory dance. After the duo eventually got around to playing, Woods sportingly conceded a 5ft putt to his Italian opponent to halve the match.
"I thought for a second on Saturday that the US were going to drive off into the sunset on us," conceded McDowell. How wrong he was; Seve will be smiling in that great clubhouse in the sky.


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Cucumber and Baby Pea Salad
This green salad contains no lettuce and no vinaigrette—just cucumbers, peas, parsley and basil in a tangy yogurt dressing.
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- 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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- 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup finely shredded basil leaves
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound frozen baby peas, thawed
- 3 large seedless cucumbers (about 1 pound each)—peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick
How to make this recipe
In a large bowl, whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice and olive oil. Add the parsley and basil and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the peas and cucumbers and serve.
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TSX edges up as Fed talk buoys golds, drags banks
By John Tilak
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed on Wednesday, led by gold miners, after a day of choppy trading as optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its easy money policy in place for now was tempered by fears of a stimulus rollback.
The resource-heavy market, which advanced for the fourth straight session, reached its highest in more than two months due to early gains.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover, but added the bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas.
Central banks are hesitant to turn off the tap because of the risks involved and the unprecedented scale of government spending, said Michael Sprung, president of Sprung Investment Management.
"Government officials are dancing on the head of a pin themselves," he said. "They don't want to do anything to destabilize the economy."
"We've never seen an environment where the market is held up by such massive spending by governments," he added. "That cannot be sustained forever."
With Wednesday's gains, the benchmark Canadian index is up about 2.6 percent on the year.
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Brighton & Hove Pride and Brighton & Hove Buses have together launched the magnificent new Diversity Bus – the latest incarnation of the wonderful Pride Festival Bus. The Diversity Bus has been designed to promote and celebrate diversity in the community. Managing Director Martin Harris said: "The Diversity Bus not only celebrates Pride and everything […]
Pavey bounces back as Butchart retains his 10k title on record-breaking day Andy Butchart produced a front-running masterclass to retain the British men's 10k road title at the biggest ever Vitality London 10,000 in central London this morning while there was an emotional return to form for Jo Pavey who became the first triple winner […]
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Elite Women's Preview: Keitany stars in stellar line-up Six of the world's fastest marathon runners gathered at Tower Bridge today (19th April) ahead of Sunday's Virgin Money London Marathon 2017. The 2017 women's field, topped by two-time London Marathon champion Mary Keitany, is one of the strongest ever assembled for a major city marathon. Keitany is […]
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Dr. Luke & Kesha's Mother Issue Statement on Defamation DismissalIn the statement, Dr.Luke maintains his innocence and Pebe Sebert admits she has no firsthand knowledge of the alleged incident.
Clip of Kesha's Fierce 'Woman' Video Leaks"I do what I want/ Say what you say/ I work real hard every day," she sings. "I'm a motherf-----' woman, baby, alright/ I don't need a man to be holding me too tight."
Jerry Seinfeld Addresses Kesha Hug Diss"When you get to be my age and you've done a couple things, you have your own reality. In my reality, I don't hug a total stranger."
Daily Dish For 6.9.17Jerry Seinfeld speaks out, Taylor gets Petty and Melissa McCarthy continues to make us laugh on Today's Daily Dish.
Daily Dish For 6.8.17Alex Rodriguez is rumored to be stepping out on JLo, #JerrySeinfeldIsOverParty has begun after he denied Kesha, James Corden's performance of Mary Poppins and the CMA awards.
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Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of NCR Co. (NYSE:NCR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning.
According to Zacks, "NCR is one of the world's leading consumer transaction technology providers. The stock has outperformed the broader sector over the last one year. We believe, NCR's growing exposure in the self-service kiosk space is encouraging, given the tremendous growth prospects. The company has also been the global leader in self-service ATMs for several years in terms of market share. NCR remains the largest supplier of ATM machines in Asia-Pacific and North America while maintaining its leadership in the Asian and European markets. By 2020, RBR Research expects India to install base similar to the size of the U.S., trailing only China. This creates huge opportunities for companies like NCR. Going ahead, continuous product launches, growing popularity of its self-service offerings and synergies from acquisitions are the catalysts. However, intense competition from peers and a high debt burden remain concerns."
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NCR (NCR) traded up 0.91% during midday trading on Monday, hitting $39.97. The stock had a trading volume of 276,070 shares. NCR has a 1-year low of $25.20 and a 1-year high of $49.90. The stock has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.97 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a 50-day moving average of $41.16 and a 200-day moving average of $42.83.
NCR (NYSE:NCR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 20th. The information technology services provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.10. NCR had a negative return on equity of 11.13% and a net margin of 3.86%. The company had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. NCR's revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that NCR will post $3.37 EPS for the current year.
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In other NCR news, EVP J. Robert Ciminera sold 3,086 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.48, for a total transaction of $131,093.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $420,042.24. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Holdings L.P. Blackstone III sold 3,002,753 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.47, for a total value of $145,543,437.91. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky acquired a new stake in shares of NCR during the first quarter worth $1,124,000. FNY Partners Fund LP acquired a new stake in shares of NCR during the first quarter worth $107,000. Janus Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NCR by 16.2% in the first quarter. Janus Capital Management LLC now owns 193,200 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $8,825,000 after buying an additional 26,900 shares during the last quarter. Gareth Morgan Investments Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of NCR during the first quarter worth $996,000. Finally, Credit Suisse AG increased its stake in shares of NCR by 79.6% in the first quarter. Credit Suisse AG now owns 222,053 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $10,143,000 after buying an additional 98,422 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.73% of the company's stock.
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I signed up for the Cortijo Romero experience to discover myself, not someone else ... which was probably just as well. A friend once described the concept behind this mind-expanding holiday in southern Spain as "Club 18-30 with crystals". He was lying. This is not the place to plan a romantic meeting of minds, although most of the people on my holiday were single. He was right about the crystals, though.
The brochure offers "relaxation and restoration, a time for healing and a place for replenishment". For a professional cynic unfamiliar with the language of self-discovery, the promise of sunshine, mountains and good food was, I have to admit, more attractive. So it was I found myself - in the physical sense - on a minibus with 19 strangers and a slightly nauseous feeling. However much I tried to focus on the inner self, the world outside kept encroaching.
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John Edmund Taylor, View along the Beach by Singlap, Singapore (1879)
Siglap is a neighbourhood located in Bedok in the East Region of Singapore. Politically, Siglap is split between Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency and East Coast Group Representation Constituency.
Etymology and History[edit]
The present area of Siglap was founded by Tok Lasam, the Chieftain or Penghulu of Siglap.[1] He had sailed to Singapore to escape the Dutch's attack on his kingdom in Sumatra Minangkabau.[2] According to legend, it was said that dark thunder clouds had appeared when he first landed in the area which led to the name "Si-Gelap", derived from the Malay word 'gelap', meaning "darkness that conceals".[3]
The graves of Tok Lasam, his wife and his panglima (Commander) can be found near Jalan Sempadan off East Coast Road.[4]
Siglap is a residential area on the east of Singapore where a majority live in landed homes such as freehold semi-detached houses and bungalows. The area near Siglap Centre has been redeveloped into serviced apartments and luxury condominiums housing expatriates. The few Housing and Development Board flats in Siglap were demolished in 2015 under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme. East Coast Park is also located nearby, across the East Coast Parkway.
Siglap has two community centres, Siglap Community Centre and Siglap South Community Centre. East Coast Road and Upper East Coast Road are lined with several restaurants, food courts and shops.
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- Siglap Secondary School, which used to be in Siglap but is now in Pasir Ris.
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1.
- ^ https://abdillahzamzuri.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/tok-lasam-chieftain-of-kampung-siglap/
- ^ https://sgfilmhunter.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/of-lost-kampongs-fishnet-bondage-and-remnant-tombs-in-an-equatorial-hollywood/20-9-keramat_kubor_lansamcoupletomb/
- ^ https://sgfilmhunter.wordpress.com/tag/tok-lasam/
- ^ http://2ndshot.blogspot.sg/2010/03/old-east-coast-2-remains-of-cemetery.html
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my favorite is the 3/4″ adjustable collar in dapper dog – blue/yellow is my favorite color combination & i love its preppiness!
I'd love to get the 1″ Woofstock adjustable collar for one of my boys! It's the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this year and that would be a great way to celebrate one of the coolest concerts/festivals ever. We have one of Lupine's 6′ leads and just love it!
Love, love, LOVE the 3/4″ combo collar (gotta have that Martingale with my greyhound!) in Dapper Dog (can you ever go wrong with argyle?). It would compliment my Casey's coloring just beautifully – plus, I run my own dog-centric business and it's important that my pup looks really spiffy. He is, after all, my spokeshound! Anyway, everything about this collar/lead is a perfect fit for us. Time to start spreading the word!
(Can you tell I would really love this collar/leash for my pup? LOL.)
Ooooo, Superstar in medium, any of my dogs are superstars – really, they are.
Rosie would be awesome in a 1″ plum blossom collar and leash!
I love the 1/2″ Roman Style harness in Watermelon! Both of my girls could fit this and it is the only collar we use when walking with them… not to mention that the Watermelon pattern reminds me of Summer and they have loved going on walks during the warm weather!!
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ohhhhhhh, me, me, me, me, i NEED the 1/2″ Wing It Roman-Style Harness !!!!! And for the obvious reason, I would look ADOGABLE in it.
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Riley says he wants a new collar. He's getting tired of the old one. The new puppy is hanging off it all the time. Won't let him be. Ever. Because it's orange? Maybe it's too easy for her to see? Ah ha! If he had a Medium 1″ "Bone Hunter" Collar (and matching leash, for the sake of style), perhaps he would be able to hide from her! If he wore such a camo collar, she couldn't find him to torture him! Now you see Riley, now you don't! Ha ha Reva! Fooled you! A dog can dream, can't he?
I love Luipne!!
Raven would really like the Susie Q, 3/4″ adjustable, 12-20 inch collar and lead set because she would look awesome in it. Oh course then Riley would be jealous and I would have to get her a new set too. Right now the girls are sporting Flower Power (Riley) and Raven is wearing a purple Daisy pattern that they don't have listed right now.
Our rescue boxer/greyhound mix would totally rock the Woofstock pattern in 1″. He is the calmest dog ever, so peaceful, so this would be so peaceful for him! Awesome contest. Have a blessed day!
I love lupine!
I am really liking the new Woofstock – Austin would wear there the 12-20 inch.
I am consistently happy with your products! I have returned numerous cat and dog collars over the years once the animals have completely demolished them (which isn't easy, btw) and have always had prompt customer service and new products returned! The collars and leashes are high quality and do last for years! (if not destroyed by the small furry ones
Currently, my kitties have all different collars on, and Austin is wearing Wave Hound! We're Lupine customers for life!
i love the plum blossum pattern i think the harnus in that pattern would look great on my white alaskan huskies and i think the girls ( my dogs opal & pearl would love them
I would really love to win the 1″ Flower Power Adjustable Collar and Lead for my One year old black lab pup, Maddy. I am saving for expensive surgery for her and she can use a new collar. I picked the flower power because I really want something girly for her so people stop mistaking her for a boy. LOL
We love the 1″ Flower Power collar! Candi just had her studio picture made in it and it looked great!
My black lab mix Bruno loves wearing lupine collars and leashes! He has quite a few! I really do like the new Woofstock 1″ adjustable collar and 6 foot leash! Maybe it will bring him peace and calm him down a little bit. Ha ha. I can wish!
I agree with the doggy alarm call on the dog tags. I always get weirded out when her collar's off and I can't hear her.
Anyway, I tweeted!!
Juno and I would like a 16″-28″ 1″ collar and 6 ft nylon 1″ leash in the Woofstock pattern. Reason to follow in next comment post!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Brooke Trout retired pattern for my male yellow lab….perfect for our trips to camp and he would look so handsome…..also love Meadow for my female Chocolate…..thanks for the AWESOME collars and leads. Even when my puppy chewed through her brothers….twice….I knew I could count on Lupine!
OOPS! 1″ in Meadow and Brooke Trout are my faves! i have a handsome Male Yellow Lab and a sweet Female Chocolate! Love Lupine!
I'd love the 1″Bling Bones combo collar in size 19-27″ with a 4′ leash. My Wiley thinks he is something of a pirate (ARGGGGH), and his trout collar just doesn't let him portray his true image. He'd love to have his own parrot also, if you need giveaway ideas.
I would really love to win. I am anxiously awaiting for my order that I just placed. However, I do need to order one more collar and lead. But first I will wait to see if my name is picked. I adopted a foster who is 10 years old and he would look great in 1/2 inch Dapper dog 10-16 inch collar and the lead 4′. He came to me, very matted and had spent his life at a Puppy Mill. After a Great Grooming, he looked and felt so much better. I now have 4 dogs and they are the best furry family that I have.
Juno and I would like a 16″-28″ 1″ collar and 6 ft nylon 1″ leash in the Woofstock pattern. This year's not only the 40th anniversary, but my parents were cool enough to introduce me to the music from that era. Also, I wanna change the pit bull image a little… right now Juno has the bling bones leash w the paws and crossbones, and how cute would a PEACE-LOVING combo look on a pittie?!? It totally describes her laid-back personality. Love it!!
And my only beef with Lupine is that the leash never breaks – I need a reason to buy more!!
I too LOVE Lupine collars and won't buy anything but, Lupine. We have 6 cats…all wear a different Lupine pattern and two dogs. My Shih Tzu is a little spoiled and has few different patterns from Lupine. I would love to add the Just Ducky pattern in the 1/2 inch collar to his collection. I would also LOVE for our German Shephard to have her very first Lupine Collar….I think she deserves a GIRLY, GIRL collar and would love her to have the 1 inch Plum Blossom collar. My husband thinks she should look more reserved and has a very gender neutral collar now. She NEEDS a GIRLY collar! The tag clip is an AWESOME idea!
posted my tweet! http://twitter.com/abbyroad/status/3148018255
My choice is the 3/4 inch combo collar in Superstar! My Sheltie Remy is a superstar–he competes in Flyball and Agility, and recently finished his Flyball Grand Champion title and his MACH–making him likely only the second Shetland Sheepdog to earn both titles.
Also, as my boyfriend says "no one will ever love you more than that dog loves you."
He uses his Lupine martingale at Agility and Flyball competitions because they're easy to put on and take off, and he looks very handsome in them.
Oh wow, thanks for giveing away so mant free collars. I would love either a 1″ Bone Hunter or Mud Puppy for my addorable rescue chocolate lab, Chance, who absolutly loves hunting!
Juneau and I would love to have the 3/4″ Trail Mix collar and leash. You see, we spend a lot of time out in the woods and mountains hiking and camping together. It's one of our favorite bonding experiences, and we think it would be awesome to have a reminder of that time even when we're stuck in the city because I have to work. Juneau also likes to wear thinks that let folks know that even though she's a lhasa apso, she's no sissy dog. She's a rugged outdoors animal who has no problems on the trail!
My Boxer would love the 1″ adjustable collar in Bling Bonz with matching 4′ Padded Handle Lead. He needs a new collar!
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