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The early penalty goal - what's the point?
For a facet of the game worth 2 points, early penalty goals are often remarkably pointless. Occasionally a team will be thankful for their existence after scraping over the line in a tight contest, but it seems that far more often the shot at goal will prove to be a rare and hastily forfeited visit to the opponent's end of the field. The Gold Coast Titans 27-2 loss to the Eels in last Friday night's elimination match was the perfect example of a football team prioritising the early lead over the bigger picture. They took the free 2 points in the 7th minute via captain Scott Prince. They never scored a try and never looked like winning. It was akin to the efforts of those enthusiastic limelight-seekers that dress up in superhero outfits or silly hats and sprint the first 200 metres of Sydney's televised City to Surf - a 14 kilometre annual run from the city to Bondi Beach - only to fade badly, collapse beside a portaloo, and be overtaken by shuffling elderly couples and mums pushing prams. That is not to suggest that the Eels were ever likely to be pushing any prams. Racing the prams downhill, gathering unprecedented momentum, and being absolutely impossible to stop, more like it. They entered the match in hot form and it would take something special from the Gold Coast to topple them. All the more reason to attack; to go for the try; to use field position and possession to gain the edge physically as much as on the scoreboard. Tries win matches in the NRL. It's not Rugby Union. A defending side's relief is often palpable when the attacking captain points to the sticks after a penalty is awarded. It's a giant let-off and the whole ground can feel it. The whole ground except the attacking captain, that is.
What's more it fills the defending side with confidence. The tired players' body language suddenly springs to life like Wendell realising there's a camera about. Their collective demeanour seems to taunt their adversaries: 'Thanks for taking the 2 points, fellas, we really needed a breather. By the way, if you can't breach our line now, what exactly makes you think you can breach it later?' And yet teams persist. They cherish that frontrunner's feeling. It lasts about as long as the flavour in chewing gum, but they cherish it nevertheless. Any lead is a good lead, as the adage goes. Perhaps in the past it was true. Certainly Queensland achieved a famous Origin victory in Game One of 1995 by running away with the match 2-0 after a first-half penalty goal to Wayne Bartrim. These, though, are the days of rapid-fire try-scoring. Anything is possible. Even a 16 point lead can appear precarious. A 2 point lead is as solid as a highway built of eggshells. Is there still a place for the penalty goal in our game? Of course there is. The key to its use is the state of the game. It comes into its own in the second half, when a lead is more meaningful as the final whistle approaches. Any goal that forces an opponent to score an extra try to hit the front is a goal worth taking. Otherwise it does nothing but make the scoreboard look prettier. Often for no longer than a few minutes. Surely that can't be a goal worth pursuing?
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Florida has attractions that preserve, highlight, and share Florida's history. These historic attractions are located throughout the state and include the homes of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford, Bok Tower, and Mel Fisher's Treasure Exhibit.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings did most of her writing while living in Florida. Her home has been restored to its original condition, and it is now a state historic site. It includes chickens in the yard and vegetables growing in the garden. One of her most famous works, The Yearling, was written when she lived in Cross Creek, a small, quiet town located south of Gainesville.
Lake Wales is home to Bok Tower, which stands on the highest point in the state. Built in 1929, the tower and its 128-acre gardens were donated to the state by Edward W. Bok, a publisher and writer. This estate was designed by the same man who developed New York's Central Park (Frederick Olmsted, Jr.). Bells chime throughout the day to provide a musical enhancement to the gardens and the wildlife, which are abundant. Bok Tower, also called the Singing Tower, is built of marble and coquina shells. It has extensive stonework with massive bronze doors that overlook a long reflecting pool.
The Edison and Ford Winter Homes, in Fort Myers, are a tribute to two of America's greatest inventors. The former homes of Edison and Ford contain outstanding examples of these men's work. In Thomas Edison's laboratory, visitors can see where he conducted experiments, which included the invention of synthetic rubber. Many of his inventions, including his famous filament light bulbs, are located in the museum. There is also a tour of Edison's home. The home was shipped to Fort Myers from New England and contains a completely original interior. Visitors can also see Edison's concrete swimming pool, which was one of the first to be built in Florida.Edison and his guests would enjoy this pool and the surrounding grounds, which contain many kinds of plants and trees collected throughout Edison's travels around the world. Edison used plants and trees for experimenting with filaments to develop long-life light bulbs.
Adjoining this estate is the home of Henry Ford, a great friend of Edison's. This home also reminds visitors of the past as its interior is furnished in a 1920s style. Many of Ford's automobiles are on display. The estate is named Mangoes after its many mango trees. A visit takes guests not only on a wonderful agricultural tour, but also back in time.
On Key West, Mel Fisher's Treasure Exhibit appeals to the treasure hunter in us. This exhibit showcases Fisher's search for underwater treasure left behind by a 1622 sunken Spanish fleet. Displays of recovered artifacts and gold pieces astound visitors. A video provides a brief history of Fisher's expeditions and his personal thoughts about treasure hunting.
With such outstanding attractions available in Florida, visitors can get a look at Florida residents' contributions from the past, given to enhance the future.
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The nation's first K-5 school with a sustainability theme, the goal of the Academy is to prepare students to be responsible citizens and agents for change, in their community and beyond. Located a few blocks from Seventh Generation's headquarters, the school is an international model for using sustainability as a lens for place-based education and service learning. Seventh Generation has participated in a literacy building program at the Sustainability Academy and has provided cleaning products for classrooms and teachers. This holiday season, the company will be "adopting" five families of the Academy in need to fulfill the children's wish lists.
Seventh Generation CEO John Replogle announced the partnership while the school unveiled a recently installed alternative energy system, including a solar tracker, funded by a Vermont state grant and in part by Seventh Generation. The system is designed to reduce the school's carbon footprint while serving as an educational tool for students. An energy monitoring display will facilitate discussions on how to track the school's progress towards "net zero."
"As a pioneer in sustainability, Seventh Generation is uniquely able to help students make the connection between the social and environmental issues we face as a society and the role green business and green chemistry plays helping to address these challenges," said Replogle. "We couldn't be more thrilled to partner with the Sustainability Academy to nurture and inspire the next generation of sustainability leaders right here in our own backyard."
In 2012, Seventh Generation plans to donate 880 hours of volunteer time to build an outdoor classroom and natural playground for the Sustainability Academy. The partnership will also include a science ambassador program in which Seventh Generation employees will work with students to understand the connection between personal and environmental health. In addition, the company plans on hosting a book drive with the school to support early literacy and assisting the Sustainability Academy with rebranding efforts.
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2011: Will serve as team captain for second-consecutive season … three-year letterwinner … enters her senior campaign with 101 goals, 22 assists and 123 points, just outside of the Top-10 all-time for career goals and points.
2010: Started all 18 appearances during her junior campaign ... finished third on the team with 41 points off of 31 goals and 10 assists ... posted the second-best totals on the team for draw controls (34) and ground balls (31) ... also forced 20 turnovers ... earned First Team IWLCA All-Chesapeake Region and First Team All-ODAC honors ... selected to the Second Team CoSIDA District III College Division Academic All-District Team while also garnering ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades ... named to the 2010 ODAC All-Tournament Team ... tallied four goals an an assist in a 13-12 loss to Elizabethtown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... notched three goals and one assist in helping W&L capture the ODAC title with a 14-6 triumph over Lynchburg (5/1) ... scored four goals in a 20-8 win over Virginia Wesleyan (3/20) ... tallied four goals and two assists in a 16-10 triumph over Mary Washington (3/13) ... finished with three goals in a 21-1 win over Sweet Briar (3/9).
2009: Saw action in all 18 games with 17 starts as a sophomore … earned First Team All-ODAC and IWLCA First Team All-Chesapeake Region honors … led the team with 48 points on a team-high 41 goals and seven assists … also led the team with three game-winning goals … tallied 31 ground balls, 30 draw controls and forced 17 turnovers for the season … had four goals in a 13-9 victory over Colorado College (4/18) … netted three goals and an assist in a 22-5 victory over Randolph-Macon (4/11) … notched three goals in a 13-7 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on March 21 … recorded four goals and an assist in a 20-2 win over Sweet Briar (3/18) … tied a career-high with five goals in a 14-13 overtime loss to Trinity (Conn.) on March 17 … recorded four goals and three assists in a 16-3 win over Bridgewater (3/4).
2008: Started all 20 games and totaled 34 points on 29 goals and five assists ... also had 40 ground balls, 24 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers … set a career-high five goals in a 14-9 win over Roanoke (3/20) ... also scooped up a career-high seven ground balls in a 14-8 victory over then third-ranked Middlebury (3/25).
High School: Lettered four years in field hockey, three years in lacrosse, two years in basketball and once in indoor track and field at Bryn Mawr ... field hockey team won the conference championship as a senior ... conference all-star in 2005 and 2006 ... all-metro in 2006 and an honorable mention all-state selection as a junior.
Personal: Father, Pete, played lacrosse at Princeton ... also an all-conference member of the W&L field hockey team ... W&L, ODAC and VaSID Scholar-Athlete … two-year member of the NFHCA National Academic Team … philosophy and business administration double-major.


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^because nerval and the other colony(eg. xanthippe)wasn't destroyed back half a century ago, we're not entirely sure leopard is indeed 100% complete at that time. i mean we seen in episode 7, that his soul shout/anti matter cannon couldn't destroy nerval anyways. the only thing we can assume is he either lost the golden orb, or his old golden orb were broken long time ago.
|2009-03-11, 11:22
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It is indeed true that his Soul Shout failed to destroy Nerval, and I assume the same happened back then when Leopard destroyed the actual colony of Nerval itself (Nerval still lived). So he was probably still incomplete at that time.
I was operating under the assumption that when Leopard was built, he was at 100%. So I think that the parts he is looking for are either parts that are lost, broken or an 'upgrade'.
|2009-03-11, 11:31
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|2009-03-11, 11:43
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when i mean "wasn't destroyed" is that they're body are destroyed, but their brain(the most important part) aren't destroyed. so as long as their brain exist, then they can always come back.
when leopard react seeing xanthippe again, he acted with a lot of surprise. this indicates that her body was destroyed long time ago, like nerval.
|2009-03-11, 18:28
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Yea the Colony Bodies of the Brains are most certainly destroyed by Leopard in the Nerval Incident, but Nervalists managed to save the Brains themselves.
Leopard himself may have went on a rampage for some reason and without maintainence and patching up of colony walls, he had been leaking parts like what happened in episode 1.
I brought a discussion with Cat Magex in the episode 10 thread, it may be spoilers for those who haven't watch episode 10, but this is the spoiler thread anyway lol:
Those who chose to be Nervalists are probably Aleida, Tsutsuji and maybe the council.
Then there are those who Aleida abducted long ago, they eventually become Boxes or Boxmen. The show itself uses these 2 terms, Hako-chan is a Box, a Part, they refer to the men with boxes over their heads as 'Hako-ningen', basically Boxmen.
I'm thinking that Nerval makes all Nervalists into EX-QTs, those who serve him willingly will become his agents, while those abducted as parts will work as slaves or serve as powerplants.
|2009-03-11, 18:48
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wonder we'll see box hako-chan again
|2009-03-11, 19:00
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^if you <3 ebil, might as well accept aleida as your waifu as well.
oh and add xanthippe too
in fact, whenever a evil girl comes out in the show, you can take that as your waifu as well for us
just kidding
but seriously, judging what happened in episode 9, you should realize something is fishy about Tsutsuji
|2009-03-11, 22:35
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=.= You all should realize I'm waiting for subs... *sniff*
Regardless of her ebilness, Tsutsuji is my waifu. <3
However, I WILL take Aleida and Xanthippe, but I think Xanthippe's already taken. If not I'll take Xanthippe too! Oh well, Aleida is awesome, I bet she's killer in bed all that armour, so she can be my meido next to Emilio the butler.
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|2009-03-11, 23:05
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glad at least i can read 60% chinese, or i'm stuck in the same group as you are
meido??? she'll kill you with her giant tachyon sword!
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|2009-03-12, 01:55
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Anyway, to continue the boxmen discussion that I guess I'd forgotten to...
My thoughts are that those red boxes that get put on peoples' heads are some sort of brainwashing device, basically being the first stage in the conversion to Nervalism. I'm guessing most would get put in boxes, but those with Ex-QT powers are probably used for different purposes.
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And Leopard is not happy at all and was cursing Sakura for inserting that huge Golden Gentleman Plug so forcefully, while yelling at Kazane for filling up his colony with people and parts.
@Cat Magex - The red boxes being first step sounds right, seeing Itsuki's past of the mass abduction carried out by Aleida. The people are marching off with boxes over their heads, probably as a mass mind controling system to bring them to Nerval.
The whole thing around Aleida is very complex, we have some connections here and there but at this point they can't make much sense.
|2009-03-12, 11:28
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well nerval want to enslaves humanity, so basically no human want to be a slave for someone else. so aleida and Tsutsuji are either brainwashed to be nervalist, or joined them willlingly(made deal with nerval?).
i mean if we think red boxes are mind controlling devices, and both aleida and Tsutsuji don't have them, so they have to be either brainwashed into nervalism, or joined nerval's force willingly.
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Tarte au Citron,watercolor 9" x 11"
But the tarte au citron contest is not over!
I've been obsessed with lemons lately...I want them on everything. Savory with a little parsley and sweet. I actually had a dream last night about a pretty lemon tart last night. I think your post is a sign that I should make one.ReplyDelete
mmm lemon tart. My favourite but--- are you kidding me?? Laura Mercier has a citron tart range ? I Lurve her products with a passion and have been known to smell quite strongly of Creme brulee.- women even follow me around the shops and ask me the perfume I am wearing...I have learnt something today and I am on the hunt.
Hope you are feeling better PT can be exhausting. I know I felt completely worn out after last years fall.
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I saw David's post this morning!! Congrats. :) Must now plaster this gorgeous tart citron all over Facebook my dear. :) One of our faves.!!! xoJanReplyDelete
Every BODY needs down-time, Carol.
And I do believe you've earned it.
Rest. Relax. ENJOY!
These watercolors are so filmy and delicate, Carol! Lovely! Really enjoying them, much more than the real tarts.
Oh, boy--now it sounds like you have to have an Angelina's, too!
This was better the second time around. Keep up the good work out. You must be ready for Paris/Venice in March!ReplyDelete
I agree that Aoki's is less than appealing. Pierre Herme does indeed make a fine one, but Laduree's is pretty close as an overall flavor/texture experience.ReplyDelete
Thanks for mentioning the dvd of our film Kings of Pastry on your wonderful site.
Your blog makes me so happy and hungry for all things French and beautiful.
It was a great way to start my day today.
I also really love your watercolors.
Please let me know if you have a show in NYC.
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The instructions we are considering (lw, sw, beq, add, sub, and, or, slt) are stored in three instruction formats (Fig. 5.16). The opcode of the instruction is stored in the high 6 bits (bits 26 to 31). However, the R-type instructions all are assigned opcode 0, and are differentiated by the "function" field, bits 0 to 5 of the instruction.
The register numbers are stored in the same place in all these instructions, and so we can connect the instruction fields (the output of the instruction memory) directly to the register number inputs on the register file. We need one multiplexer, however, since the number of the register to write sometimes appears in the rd field, bits 11 to 15 (for R-type instructions) and sometimes in the rt field, bits 16 to 20 (for load instructions). This produces the circuit shown in Fig. 5.17.
We construct a truth table in which the inputs are the instruction --- specifically, the opcode and function fields --- and the outputs are the control signals and ALU function. P&H do this in two steps: The control signals (exclusive of ALU function) are determined by the opcode alone. The dependence is shown in Figure 5.20. P&H then define a two-bit signal called ALUOp, which is a function of the opcode. The ALU control signal truth table is then based on two inputs: ALUOp and the function field (Figure 5.15).
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The options available to you will depend on whether or not you booked the holiday as a package. If it's a package holiday, you'll have extra rights.
Your holiday is likely to be a package holiday if it:
A holiday booked on the internet may still be a package holiday, particularly if you booked and paid for everything at the same time on one website.
Your holiday is unlikely to be a package holiday if you booked all the elements of it with separate providers - for example, booking the flight directly with the airline and the accommodation directly with the hotel.
The contract with the travel company can be made up of several documents, such as the booking conditions printed on the back of the ticket, a document confirming a booking, and information given in a brochure or by the travel agent. It's important to know whether your booking has been confirmed or not, as this will affect a lot of your rights.
Your holiday might not have turned out as you expected for many different reasons. For example, the facilities at the accommodation or resort might not have been what you were led to expect, or the holiday wasn't as it was described in the brochure.
If your holiday isn't what you were led to believe, in most cases you'll be able to claim compensation. Descriptions of holidays in brochures must be full and accurate. If the description of your holiday wasn't accurate, it may be a criminal offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. In this case, you should seek advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau, which can report criminal behaviour to your local authority trading standards service.
However, if the holiday wasn't as you expected simply because it was different from publicity material or an advertisement you saw, you may not be able to claim compensation. This is because publicity material and advertisements don't usually form part of the contract you make with the holiday company when you book your holiday.
Once your booking has been confirmed, there is a binding contract between you and the travel company. It can't be cancelled without breaking the contract.
If the booking hasn't been confirmed, there is no contract and either you or the travel company can cancel the arrangements.
If you cancel your holiday, for example, because of ill health, you'll usually lose your deposit or pay a cancellation charge as you've broken the terms of the contract.
The contract will usually say whether a cancellation fee has to be paid. If so, the amount will usually be binding.
If the contract doesn't allow cancellation, you'll be liable to pay any losses incurred by the travel company. Check to see whether your travel insurance covers the cost of cancellation.
Be aware that stopping any payments may result in the travel company seeking compensation and possibly taking court action.
If the travel company cancels, you may be entitled to claim compensation, e.g. to cover any financial loss you've suffered and for loss of enjoyment. Any claim will depend on whether the cancellation was due to something outside of the travel company's control and whether, in the terms of the contract, it has limited its liability to pay.
Whether or not you have to pay an increased price or a surcharge on your holiday firstly depends on whether the holiday has been booked and confirmed.
If the booking is confirmed, you'll only have to pay the increase or a surcharge if the contract allows this.
If you've booked a package holiday, the travel company must let you know of any increase no less than 30 days before your departure date and pay the first 2% of any increase in price.
It's a criminal offence to give misleading or false information about prices. This would include not making it clear that the price may be increased, and the circumstances in which this might happen. If you think a price you've been given is misleading, you should complain to the Citizens Advice Bureau, who can report criminal behaviour to your local authority trading standards service.
If your booking has been confirmed, there will be a binding contract between you and the travel company. If the arrangements are then changed significantly, you can either accept the change, or cancel the holiday and ask for a refund.
You may also be entitled to claim compensation for any financial loss you may have suffered as a result of cancelling the holiday and possibly for loss of enjoyment.
You may still be able to claim compensation if you accept the change 'under protest', i.e. accepting the change reluctantly or after having objected to it. The same can be said if you accept the change because you have little choice.
If you don't accept the change, you can cancel the holiday, but you'll only be entitled to compensation if the change means you'd be financially worse off.
If the change to your holiday arrangements is minor, you won't be able to cancel the holiday. But you may be able to claim compensation if the travel company has broken one or more of the terms of your contract. The Association of British Travel Agents suggests that increasing the price of the holiday by 10% or less is a minor increase. However, this is only a guide. A smaller increase to an expensive holiday could still be major.
Some contract terms can be unfair. Examples of this include terms written in such a way that you can't understand them or terms that take away your legal rights. If you have incurred a loss due to an unfair term, you should contact your travel company first. If you fail to settle the issue, ask if they have a trade association. The association may be able to deal with the dispute using alternatives to court, like mediation or arbitration.
As a last resort, you may need to start a court claim. If so, you have to report to the travel company to the Competition and Markets Authority.
If you don't query the changes, this can be taken as you accepting them.
If your holiday plans are changed as a result of an overbooking, it's likely that the agreement between you and the provider of the travel or accommodation has been breached. When a contract is breached in this way, you're entitled to claim compensation or a refund from the provider.
If you have a package holiday and your accommodation or transport is overbooked, you should normally take action against the tour operator, not the transport or accommodation provider.
The tour operator should make alternative arrangements for you, which you shouldn't have to pay extra for. If you're not happy with the alternative arrangement but accept it either under protest or because you have little choice, you may still be able to claim compensation. This is the case particularly if the alternative isn't as good as the package you paid for.
If your booking with a transport company is overbooked, and your seats were reserved or the ticket specified a particular journey or service, it's likely you'll only be able to claim compensation. This might happen, for example, when booking with a train operator or an airline.
If this is the case, you can claim for breach of contract for any unavoidable expenses you incurred as a result of any delay, like the cost of meals or overnight accommodation and possibly compensation for loss of enjoyment (compensation based on an emotional rather than a financial loss, such as disappointment at the experience you actually received as opposed to what you expected to gain from enjoying the holiday).
You might need to go to court to do this. But you should first check your travel insurance to see if it covers you for delays caused by overbooking, as it'll probably be easier than making a court claim.
Airlines that overbook are treated differently to other forms of transport. For information about overbooked airlines, see Denied boarding: rights under EU regulations.
If you booked your accommodation directly, but then find that when you get there it isn't available because of overbooking, you should be offered either a reasonable alternative or a full refund.
You may also be able to claim compensation. You can only do so to cover any extra costs you incurred as a result and for loss of enjoyment.
If you accept alternative accommodation, but aren't happy with it when you arrive, you may still be able to get compensation if you made it clear that the alternative was accepted under protest.
If the alternative offer is of a similar standard to the accommodation you had booked, you're unlikely to get compensation unless you made clear at the time of booking the reason why it was important for you to stay in that particular location.
Special rules cover delays and diversions to flights either from an EU airport, or flights to an EU airport on an EU airline.
If these rules don't apply, you may still be able to get compensation for delays and diversions. You'll need to check with your airline whether any compensation is available for your particular circumstances.
For more information about delays and diversions to all flights, see the Civil Aviation Authority website.
Check your holiday insurance as this may include cover for delays or missed travel connections.
If you're injured or you become ill during your holiday, you may be able to claim compensation to cover your losses.
If you booked your holiday through a company that is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), you may be able to claim using one of the schemes it runs.
If you bought an airline ticket that wasn't part of a package holiday and the airline goes out of business, you may be able to use the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) scheme to get your money back or continue your holiday. However, this will depend on whom you bought the ticket from and when the ticket was issued.
For more information about what happens when an airline fails, see the section on Financial Protection.
Some travel companies are members of trade associations, which run schemes to help if they go out of business. To find out if your holiday trader is a member of a trade association, e.g. ABTA or Transport Focus, you should look for a logo or any information about the association in the written documents that came with your booking. For more information, see Consumer bodies for holiday complaints.
If you paid for your holiday by credit card, you may be able to make a claim against the credit card company.
Also, check whether your travel insurance policy covers you if the travel company goes out of business.
Claiming compensation when a travel company has gone out of business can be difficult, and you'll need to see an experienced legal adviser, for example, at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) can advise you about safety and foreign travel.
If your property has been lost, damaged or stolen while staying in a hotel in the UK, you may be able to claim a limited amount of compensation, depending on the hotel's terms of use. If your losses are substantial, you should see if you can make a claim on your travel insurance.
There are some circumstances where you may be able to claim more than this limited amount. For more information, you should see an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau.
If your property has been lost, damaged or stolen while on holiday abroad, your rights will depend on the law of the country where you're staying. Claiming compensation abroad is difficult and expensive, and you should consider claiming on your travel insurance instead.
If your luggage has been lost, damaged or stolen during the journey, you should consider making a claim against the travel company, for example the coach or train company. It's important that you report the problem to the travel company as soon as possible. Alternatively, you could consider claiming on your travel insurance.
Special rules apply to problems with luggage during air travel. For more information, see Luggage.
There are several organisations that can give you advice about finding a holiday if you have special needs or requirements. For more information, see Consumer bodies for holiday complaints.


text: Student Profiles Casey Philipsborn '05 Casey Philipsborn '05 Hometown: Evanston, Illinois Major: English and Environmental Studies, with a minor in Education Why did you come to Bowdoin? I knew I wanted a small school, a liberal arts school, and a well-known, good school. I went on a tour of schools with my mom in the New England area and Bowdoin had the education and it had the environmental stuff, so it definitely had some things I really wanted. I got a really good feeling walking around the campus. How did you decide on your major? I think I decided on Environmental Studies more towards the beginning. I absolutely love working outside and being outside and I feel like it's a large part of who I am, so learning about the environment and how to improve our interactions with it is really important to me. Originally I was going to do ES and Sociology, but when I decided to get certified to teach, I had to pick a core subject that I wanted to get certified in because I can't teach either environmental studies or sociology in a high school. So I decided that English was a subject that I could really use flexibly to engage students, in that it's an empowering subject. You learn how to read, you learn how to write, you learn how to use words in a powerful way, and that's such a self-enhancing, confidence-building tool to have. I felt like it was the subject that I would best be able to work with and that would incorporate everything that I feel is important, including multiculturalism and environmental studies. So that's how English came in. Most colleges don't offer [teaching certification] within the four years, so, one, [teaching certification] was a great opportunity. Two, the Education Department here is phenomenal, and I wouldn't pass up a day that I could take advantage of it. And I do want to teach. I love working with kids and I feel very strongly about working in the public school system, and so I thought I'd take advantage of [the opportunity to be certified]. What has been your favorite class at Bowdoin? [Assistant Professor of History and Environmental Studies] Matt Klingle's Environment, Culture, and the Human Experience was absolutely amazing. We had the most heated conversations that were so personally touching. It was wonderful because we talked about human interactions with the environment and the environment's interactions with us - it made you think a lot. I love [Associate Professor of English] Liz Muther. I've taken a bunch of her African American literature classes. She's such an excited teacher. I loved African American Poetry. We read great things and had wonderful discussions. The classes bring a more diverse population than you get in some other classes, so that was nice. Student teaching, I think, has been my favorite class. I've been teaching at Morse High School in Bath. I was teaching two freshmen heterogeneous English classes - so they're not tracked - and one sophomore honors English class. Every day since January 3rd, Monday through Friday, I got up at five o'clock in the morning and I was driving out of my driveway no later than seven o'clock. I had a prep period, which means I got ready for all three classes that I was going to teach that day. I could have taught the same lessons to both freshmen classes, but I taught completely different things to both of them. They were such different classes - I really couldn't see teaching them the same thing. So I had a class from 8:30-9:30 a.m., there's a little break, and I had another class from 9:45-10:40 a.m. - those were the sophomores - and then they have lunch at 10:40 in the morning. And then I had my third class from 11:10 a.m.-12:05 p.m. What happens in student teaching is that you have a cooperating teacher - somebody you're assigned to. You observe [the teacher] all [the previous] semester, and you teach occasionally. I would teach one or two classes and then I took three classes a week and then, two weeks before winter break, when I was still supposed to be observing, I was teaching full time! It was awesome. It's weird sometimes because you question whether or not you have the authority to be making the types of decisions you make. You're trying so hard to engage [the students] and provide them with good knowledge, and to have nobody there [saying], "You should try this," or "You should definitely make sure they get this," or have it only be a side comment once in a while - I'd say it's kind of jarring. Not scary. But it adds pressure. But I was so thankful to have the class to myself. It really gave me the freedom to [say], "This is my classroom." And I really felt like it was by the time that I left. Have you done any independent studies? I've been doing independent studies all the while because my major is self-designed. For the ES major, you have to take ten courses, but because it's a coordinate major, three of the classes overlap with your other major [which becomes your ES concentration]. None of the ES classes cross-list for English, so I decided to self-design my concentration in environmental education. So I taught environmental education at Longfellow Elementary sophomore year, and that was one of my favorite courses. It was a double independent study because it spanned both semesters. One semester focused very much on curriculum and the other focused on researching urban environmental education. So a lot of my independent study aims have been towards how to better implement ideas of environmental education and place-based education in urban curriculums and urban high schools. Right now I'm doing an independent study on place-based education, and it's wonderful. It's with [Visiting Assistant Professor of History] Connie Chiang. Place-based education is when you make your curriculum interdisciplinary and then, using the curriculum - using what you need to teach the kids according to standards or whatever - you base these projects off of what the community needs. So you get these partnerships between the community and school, with the community using the students as resources. So you can take an example like the city of Brunswick. It wants a train station in town because trains are now coming to Maine, and the city planning office is working on planning an actual train station. They're a little crunched for time and money, so you get the high school students involved. In their math class they're drawing out models and then deciding, to-scale, how big they would be, so they're working on ratios, too. Then you have the history class looking a little bit into the history of the rails in Maine, but also, if we're doing U.S. history, we look at the history of the transcontinental railroad. Your English class is working on writing for public speaking and you're reading literature about something that connects to it. And language classes are working on translating into French because there's a large French population in Brunswick. It becomes a very engaging way for students to learn because they feel like they have a purpose to their education, and when the community starts looking to them for ideas, it's very empowering. What extracurricular activities do you participate in? Do you have an on campus job? I did Leadership Training [with the Bowdoin Outing Club] my freshman year, so I've been a BOC leader all four years. I've done the backpacking, sea kayaking, rock climbing. And I work in the Outing Club. I've played in the Bowdoin Brass Quintet all four years. I play the trumpet. So that's been really fun. The Bowdoin choirs need orchestras occasionally, so I play in those. I love doing the music thing. I've played in the musicals - I played in Hair freshman year! And in Into the Woods. I've tutored high school kids on campus all four years - a lot in math, and then in English, as well. Have you studied abroad during your time at Bowdoin? I went to New Zealand. It was the greatest decision of my life. It was wonderful. I took two undergraduate English classes and a graduate-level environmental science class. And then I taught in an elementary school. I was in Dunedin on the south island at the University of Otago. I hiked as frequently as possible when I was there. What is your best Bowdoin memory? I think I'll always remember the tree houses that were out on the Quad ["Simple Pleasures," an installation by Patrick Dougherty]. They were natural art made from sticks that were molded into houses. Those were great. I loved them. I took a class over spring break my junior year - it was a half-credit education class. There have been some semesters when I've been here because I'm a triple major, basically. So I took Urban and Rural Education. We went to Dorchester, Massachusetts, outside of Boston, for our urban education experience, and stayed at an Episcopal school for low-income kids. But it was one of the wealthiest schools I've ever been in because it was privately funded. That was quite an experience and I will always remember it. And then from there we went to rural Maine to island schools and to a different, really rural school. And then this year, Bowdoin Friends invited student teachers over for dinner, and one of our dinners was one of the swankiest things! The [Association of] Bowdoin Friends will always be in my memory. What are your plans after graduation? I've worked for a small non-profit for the past four years over the summer. It takes inner city D.C. kids out to Wyoming or Montana for three weeks at a time, so I'm working for them again this summer. I'm thoroughly attached to [kids I work with]. I love them all dearly and I cannot seem to get away from [the program]. And then I'm applying to work in small public schools. I have my eye set on the Bay Area, and I'm looking at a bunch of schools in Oakland. I'm looking for an urban environment that is near a natural environment [because] I really like working with urban populations of kids, and I need mountains to play in. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first year about the Bowdoin experience? I would say, right off the bat, if you want to do something with your education here, make sure you voice that to people, and make sure it happens, because if you want something, there are ways of getting it. Even though you might get resistance, it is well worth it to work for it because it's an amazing experience to be able to get the education that you want out of Bowdoin. I think if you don't try for it, then you can easily go by these four years and not get all that you wanted out of the school, and I think that would be a shame. Story posted on May 17, 2005 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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The Ottawa Senators are on the brink of advancing in the NHL playoffs, yet according to coach Paul MacLean they are fearful.
The Senators have a 3-1 lead over the archrival Canadiens heading into Game 5 Thursday night in Montreal. MacLean has done his best to deflect attention from his players during the emotional series, and Wednesday afternoon was no different.
MacLean is doing his best to make his team appear as the underdog.
"We're scared to death," said MacLean of Game 5. "I know I am. We know it's going to be really hard. Tomorrow is going to be a hard game and we have to make sure we're ready for that no matter what they have or who they play. It's going to be hard."
Last year, the Senators had a 3-2 series lead over the New York Rangers, but lost the next two games. They're hopeful they've grown from that experience.
"We're going to find out tomorrow if we learned any lessons," MacLean said. "We can talk about it, speak about it and address it, but it's actually done on the ice when the puck drops. That's when we'll find out for sure."
The Senators have a 7-0 record when leading a series 3-1, but the last time the Senators won three straight playoff games was 2007 Only four players — Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Phillips, Jason Spezza and Chris Neil — remain from that team.
Neil believes the team should be more than able to handle the pressure, with veteran leadership and the experience a number of its younger players earned in Binghamton when they won the Calder Cup in 2011.
"It's getting a taste of winning and some of our young guys got that and. And for some of the older guys they have felt the bitterness of losing," Neil said. "Whenever you have a team on the ropes you've got to be able to put them down and that's our mindset. We just have to play the game of games."
The Senators know they can't afford to wait until the last ten minutes to take control as they did in Game 4, where they scored two late goals in regulation before winning in overtime. The Canadiens had been the better team for much of the game and, if not for a few breaks, the Senators could easily be heading to Montreal with the series tied.
But this has been a season of resilience for the Senators. Few gave the Senators any chance of reaching the playoffs after lengthy injuries to Spezza, star defenseman Erik Karlsson and starting goaltender Craig Anderson decimated the team in the regular season. But the depleted lineup found a way to keep winning, and from that players gained a sense of confidence in one another that is now reaping rewards.
It's why when trailing 2-0 heading into the third period the team still felt it had the ability to get back in Tuesday's game.
"It's nice to know that we can persevere in a game," said defenseman Eric Gryba. "We kind of laid an egg in the first half of the game or even arguably the first two periods, so to be able to come back and show the character that's in this locker room and battle back to win the game is really a testament to our leadership and the guys in this locker room."
The Senators could be facing a very different team in Montreal. Goaltender Carey Price is listed as day to day with a lower body injury, while Brandon Prust and Ryan White are out with upper body injuries. Captain Brian Gionta, who missed Game 2 and Game 4, will undergo surgery Friday for a torn bicep tendon and is done for the season.
Not that it has affected the confidence of P.K. Subban
"We can beat these guys. We're better," Subban said. "Guys are going to realize when we're coming out the gates and we're flying that we're the better team and there's still life in this series for us.
"But it takes the guys in this room to believe that."


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Recovering heroin addict shares his story
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) - Aaron Smith began struggling with addiction at 17 years old, after a doctor removed his wisdom teeth and handed him a prescription.
"Once I got pain pills I knew, like drinking and everything went out the window. I found what I liked," Smith said.
He says that feeling eventually led him to heroin -- a cheaper, better high, or so he thought.
"The feeling -- like once you do a shot -- is the best feeling in the world. There is no comparison. Nothing can hurt you," he said.
His tolerance grew, and so did his habit. Soon it began costing him nearly $400 a day.
"It's hard for family members, because I've had people tell me all my life, 'You have to get help. You have to get help.' I know for me, I wasn't going to do it until I was ready," Smith said.
After racking up several felony charges, Smith says six years ago that time finally came for him.
"Just going to jail over and over, you just get tired of it," he said. "I just got sick and tired of the life."
Smith moved away from his hometown in Memphis, and came to treatment in Chattanooga. However, like many recovering addicts, Smith recently relapsed.
"It's hard to get out of that cycle once you get into it," he said.
Now, fighting to break his habit again, Smith has been clean for nearly three months with the help and support of other people living sober.
"That helps a lot. I actually live in a sober living home," he said. It's just five guys that are sober, going to meetings. The support helps a lot."
Smith is back at work, employed by the same company he was before he relapsed. He says it's because his boss decided to give him a second chance.
We have a new section of our website for those looking for help with heroin addiction. Go to the "News" tab and click "Hooked on Heroin."
NewsChannel 9 will also stream a live Town Hall debate on the heroin epidemic on Wednesday.
Our sister station WJLA in Washington, D.C. will be hosting that event. We will be streaming the debate beginning at 7 p.m.
If you would like to join the conversation, you can share your opinions and ideas on social media using the hashtag "Your Voice Your Future."


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MINEOLA, NY — Federal prosecutors say they have arrested a New York man accused of owing more than $1 million in child support.
The U.S. Attorney's office in Central Islip says 50-year-old Robert Sand was arrested Tuesday when he landed in Los Angeles after being deported from the Philippines.
Prosecutors believe Sand had been living in Thailand. He was taken into custody last month in the Philippines. Details were not immediately available.
Sand was listed as the federal government's "most wanted deadbeat parent." He allegedly failed to pay child support for more than a decade for three children from two marriages.
Sand is expected to be returned to Long Island federal court for an arraignment Jan. 16.
Defense attorney Glenn Obedin says his client "looks forward to the opportunity to address these issues."


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In targeting a number of "million-dollar clients," as the distributor calls them, the bank hoped not only to get the business of the organizations, but also of their employees – or at least be on their radar. Of course, getting past the company gatekeeper is always a challenge to those dropping in on a new prospect, and jumping right in to a sales pitch might put the client on the defensive.
"They were looking for some way that they could stand out when up against the name-brand banks, and at least get their foot in the door to market to these employees," the distributor says.
So they came up with something of a sales Trojan horse. The distributor worked with a supplier to create a box covered with a laminate so it looked like a small bank, complete with the phone number and information about the community bank. They then filled each box with a dozen donuts and brought them to the prospects, with little explanation beyond the fact that this was just a little something from the local bank. This continued for three weeks, dropping off the box of donuts every Tuesday, until the fourth week, when the delivery inexplicably stopped.
"More often than not, they would get a call from the office manager asking, 'What happened to the donuts?' " the distributor says. "If they did not get a call, they would call the prospect the next day and usually found themselves welcomed to the office to make their pitch. They got substantial business out of it."
Since the bank saw not just the company, but also its employees, as potential clients, the donut box, which would get a lot of attention in the break room, was a particularly potent tool. It created interest in the brand for those coming in and grabbing the donuts, and many would assume their company was already doing business with the bank, thus creating a level of trust and name recognition.
Select small businesses in Manhattan and Brooklyn recently received an unexpected gift – a live fern. The fern served as an introduction to The Park Avenue Bank, a local New York City bank that specializes in serving small businesses. The plant was also a metaphor: While big, corporate banks handle their customers carelessly or roughly, The Park Avenue Bank treats its customers as one might treat a delicate fern.
A hundred ferns were sent out – 25 in Manhattan and 75 in Brooklyn – plus a handful to journalists. Affixed to the pot was a sticker with the bank's name and website, plus two stakes with care instructions: an informative, pleasantly written one from the Park Avenue Bank; and a humorously dispassionate, bureaucratic one from a "big bank."
The branch managers followed up with a call or letter to targeted businesses. A second mailing of a "deluxe fern flair kit" was also conducted by New York ad agency Walrus, which handled the effort.
"The direct-mail campaign was part of a larger rebranding effort for the bank and its website, www.parkavenuebank.com. Our site has become much more of a resource center for small businesses, and we wanted to communicate that core message to a select group of potential new customers," says Annamarie Suriano, vice president and director of marketing at The Park Avenue Bank.
Ferns were selected because they make a different impression than many of the traditional promotional products, says Suriano. "People expect things like pens and toasters from their local bank, and we really wanted to go beyond that and give something of value that carried our message."
Plus the gentle fern has a strong advantage: "No one is going to toss out a plant," Suriano says. "It's likely the fern will stay in their office as a constant reminder of the bank."
While marketing budgets may have been trimmed for many banks, concern about sustainability and the environment has increased for financial companies, particularly larger ones. This has led some to seek out socially or environmentally responsible products for both internal messaging and for the public. Similarly, products that promote health and wellness continue to provide a positive message for financial institutions.
One promotional products distributor recently found that an eco notepad he used for a banking client – made from 100% post-consumer sources, from the cover material to the plastic binding – was a big hit. A shift away from disposable break-room supplies has opened an opportunity for promotional products to be included in these areas, with distributors providing branded mugs or heavy-duty water bottles.
Another major bank removed all of its Styrofoam and paper cups at its call center, replacing them with some 3,000 branded plastic coffee mugs, featuring green messaging on the cups.
"They said it was great and everybody loved it," says the distributor that provided the branded mugs, who adds that the bank recently ordered several hundred more for another division of its company.
As banks look more carefully at their impact on the environment and on their community, they are proceeding with a higher level of caution in how they are examining their supply chain, all the way through suppliers and manufacturers.
"They want more due diligence from our suppliers, to be sure they have fair wages and good work conditions," says the president of an ad specialty company. "The bigger companies just don't want to take any chances." She recently worked with a bank on a promotion in which safety items such as purse hangers, earthquake kits and eco-blankets were given to existing customers.
While this caution continues to extend to financial institutions' approach to promotions, (they generally avoid out-of-the-box creativity), there are some cases where this is shifting. The ad specialty company president recently helped a large bank promote its Back-to-School Join Up campaign, in which parents brought their child in to set up a new bank account. Each child who opened an account received a free Ogio backpack and iTunes gift card. So far 400 sets have been given away.


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The Close Garden is tucked into a hillside behind the house, offering no clues to its existence from the front. Clean and simple lines are the hallmark of this private, compact, serene getaway designed in the manner of a stylized Italian villa. Espaliered pears, spire-like arborvitae and container accents frame the intimate swimming pool and sitting area.
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Arts & Mysteries: The Standing Desk, Finished
Built with traditional joinery and tools, this year-long project looks at home in an 18th-century shop.
By Adam Cherubini
Pages: 24-27
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This is the last article in my year-long series on building a standing desk for my shop. In this article I'll show the various activities required to finish this piece. For me, finishing encompasses all the work that takes place after the structure is complete. So we'll look at making mouldings, application of paint and film finishes, and the attachment of hardware.
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By Natasha Baker
TORONTO (Reuters) - The lock and key has been a mainstay of security for thousands of years, but companies developing new apps are bringing them into the digital age, allowing people to share keys digitally and gain keyless access to homes.
KeyMe, an app for the iPhone, aims to modernize the way spare keys are stored, and how copies are shared with family and friends. With KeyMe, home owners can photograph their keys, which the app converts into instructions that a locksmith can follow to replicate the key.
"When you get locked out, instead of waiting for a few hours and spending hundreds of dollars for a locksmith, you can go to your local mom and pop shop and pull up instructions for them to make a copy of your key," said Greg Marsh, chief executive officer of KeyMe, based in New York.
Digital keys can also be shared with others, such as a new roommate or out-of-town guest. The app, available in the United States is free, but instructions for replicating the key cost $9.99 and copies of keys can also be ordered for up to $7.
Other apps use the smartphone as a digital key that can unlock doors.
Lockitron, for iPhone and Android, and the apps Kevo and August for the iPhone, pair with digital devices that are attached to existing locks or replace locks to provide keyless entry, and allow home owners to remotely control who can enter their homes.
"Just say you have a dog-walker, or maybe your parents are in town for the weekend. You can provide them with temporary access to your home through the app," said Cameron Robertson, co-founder of Apigy, creators of the Lockitron, based in Mountain View, California.
The apps connect with the locks through low-energy Bluetooth technology to unlock doors if users are authorized. They can also notify a home owner when someone enters and leaves a home. The devices linked to the apps control existing deadbolts or act as a digital deadbolt.
But not all security experts are convinced.
"I have reservations considering the results of my research showing that these types of devices tend to be vulnerable," said Daniel Crowley, a researcher at Chicago-based security company Trustwave.
Creators of the apps said security is a top priority and the companies encrypt the communications. Kwikset, which makes and markets door locks and hardware, has hired security experts to unearth vulnerabilities, and KeyMe does not store any personal information, such as location, with key images.
"This is a new product category so we have to prove to consumers that this is something they can trust," said Jason Johnson, CEO of San-Francisco company August.
The apps and the devices they pair with range in price from $179 to $219.
But will keys ever disappear?
"There's no doubt about it that the electronic space is growing significantly but I still think keys will be out there for a while," said Marty Hoffmann, vice president of marketing at Kwikset, based in Lake Forest, California.
"There's a reason they've been the dominant technology for thousands of years," said Marsh.
(Editing by Patricia Reaney; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)


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By Leslie FitzwaterOAK HILL, W.Va. -- George Rogers and Brandon Holmes say that a beautiful landscape is the best incubator for business. So for them, the ideal site to locate their three businesses is the historic town of Oak Hill in Fayette County. For these two "serial entrepreneurs," the New River Gorge area provides the perfect base for their business pursuits and their active outdoor lifestyles.
As owners and partners of two Web-based businesses and a real estate company, the pair could work anywhere. Their marketing company, WELD, does just what the name implies; it fuses, bonds and connects a variety of content across the Web that allows the clients' marketing efforts to all move forward at one time. WELD does everything from writing copy to capturing video, while at the same time monitoring and using new trends like video search engines to ensure their clients' needs are well served.
A second company, ELITE Swiftwater Institute, offers Web-based distance learning for first responders of flood, swift water and rope rescue emergencies. ELITE provides courses that range from swift water rescue to river-based and wilderness first aid, and is partnering with the New River Community and Technical College to introduce the Web-based distance learning courses to a wider audience. In addition to online courses, ELITE offers field instruction and scenario simulations to give students a well-rounded training experience.
The Bellann Building on Main Street in Oak Hill is headquarters not only for ELITE and WELD, but also for the pair's third company, Lights ON! West Virginia, a real estate business that buys old buildings and renovates them into environmentally friendly office spaces. In July 2007, Rogers and Holmes began gutting the 10,000-square-foot Bellann building, which had sat vacant for 16 years. Within a year, the first phase of the renovation was complete, housing five other businesses besides the three owned by Holmes and Rogers. Each office has a window, which cuts down on the need for artificial, electrical lighting, and all the businesses share a 400-square-foot conference room, kitchen and shower.
When possible, Lights ON! West Virginia used local craftsmen and materials in the building's renovation. "One of our goals for Lights ON! West Virginia is to maintain a balance between economic development and responsible economic development," Rogers said. "We wanted to renovate the Bellann in a conscientious and earth-friendly way by using materials that were already in the building or available locally."
The concrete countertops for the conference room were poured by one of the Bellann's tenants. The building's ceiling tiles are comprised of 80 percent recycled materials, and nearly 95 percent of the original hardwood floors were able to be recovered. In some offices, carpeting made of recycled soda pop bottles was installed. A new roof, which is white and reflects heat, is now in place, helping to reduce the amount of electricity needed to cool the building.
All of the materials used in the Bellann's renovation are LEED® compliant. LEED® is the acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™, a program that supports "green" or environmentally friendly building practices and products. Rogers and Holmes expect to complete phases two and three of the Bellann's renovation within the next two years and become LEED® certified.
These next two phases include renovating the building's exterior and installing a "green wall" with plants and a solar-powered water pump that will not only water the plants, but also provide a water source for their concrete-laying tenant. Tenants will sign "green leases" that stipulate criteria each one must comply with, including outfitting their offices with ENERGY STAR® office equipment. When the process is complete and the Bellann is LEED® certified, it will be the first privately-owned, pre-existing building in West Virginia to have that designation.
"Our goal is to make money in real estate in a responsible way," Holmes said. "Renovating this old building and utilizing the materials already there allows us to create more by using less."
Proximity to the New River Gorge area is one reason Holmes and Rogers decided to locate their operations in Oak Hill. Both men are avid outdoorsmen who enjoy the limitless activities the New River Gorge provides. They like the fact that when their work days are over they don't have far to commute for world-class climbing, paddling, biking, hiking and whitewater rafting.
Holmes believes that a sense of place and quality of life are drawing members of the "creative class" to scenic locations like West Virginia's New River Gorge. Of WELD's 10 employees, only Rogers is a native West Virginian. Holmes is originally from Maryland, and the duo has recruited employees from across the nation to come to West Virginia.
"The creative class can work anywhere and still be connected to the world by the Web," Holmes said. "When you can work anywhere, then you can live anywhere, and there's no better place to live and work than the New River Gorge area. A little bit of money goes a long way in West Virginia, and when you add that to the state's great people, non-existent traffic congestion, great weather and fantastic views, you've got a winning combination."
Surprisingly, when the business partners are asked what they consider the state's best kept secret, they don't mention the great landscape or outdoor recreation. Instead, Holmes and Rogers resoundingly agree that West Virginia's best kept secret is the entrepreneurial opportunity.
"West Virginia is a clean slate and anything is possible," Rogers said. "People are open to new ideas and readily embrace new entrepreneurial endeavors."
Rogers adds that some of the national development trends that excluded West Virginia in the past are now propelling the state forward.
"Small towns, good transportation and solid infrastructure make West Virginia a smart business location," Rogers said. "Decision makers are easily accessible and supportive of new businesses and new ideas."
Holmes says that the pair's entrepreneurial efforts were successful in West Virginia because of the support of banks like BB&T, local economic development groups such as 4-C Economic Development Authority, and Community Development Financial Institution Funds such as the Natural Capital Investment Fund.
"BB&T, 4-C EDA and NCIFWV helped us refine our business skills, develop a business plan and pull together creative funding for our financing packages," Holmes said. "The people who work for these agencies have a high level of integrity and a genuine interest in seeing increased economic development in West Virginia."
Rogers sees their entrepreneurial efforts as an example for others who may be thinking about investing in West Virginia. "Here's our model. Take it and run with it," Holmes said. "Take responsibility for the state. Find new ways to push the envelope."
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Logo and NewNowNext Launch Inaugural #LetterToMyself Campaign in Advance of National Coming Out Day
Logo, the Emmy award-winning and leading entertainment brand inspired by the LGBT community and NewNowNext, the network's home for LGBT pop culture and news, premiered their inaugural editorial series, "Letter To Myself."
The NewNowNext series, which launched two days before National Coming Out Day, features letters penned by 40 prominent figures in the LGBTQ community to their younger selves, which provide insight, advice, praise, and/or comfort that they wish they had back then.
Hailing from a variety of backgrounds and industries, the authors include actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman ("UnREAL"), Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Etheridge, actor Daniel Franzese ("Looking," "Mean Girls"), Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza, transgender activist Jazz Jennings ("I Am Jazz"), "RuPaul's Drag Race" runner-up Peppermint, LCD Soundsystem's Gavin Russom, "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Sasha Velour and many more.
The campaign was launched in hopes that today's LGBTQ youth will understand that they are not alone -- that their feelings, ambitions, hopes and dreams are often shared by those to whom they look up.
Below is a sampling of quotes from participating talent and activists:
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman: "You are light. You are right."
Melissa Etheridge: "Start loving yourself as much as you want others to love you."
Daniel Franzese: "The sooner you can learn to accept yourself, the sooner the world will be ready for your greatness."
Alicia Garza: "The goodness of the world only prevails when we are courageous enough to defend it."
Jazz Jennings: "You will see change be brought upon this world - a change that you will help create."
Peppermint: "Thank you for daring to find your place even though it meant you will be called names and attacked."
Gavin Russom: "Find other girls like you and listen to their stories. They will help you understand your own."
Sasha Velour: "There will be many missteps. Make sure you are wearing cute shoes."
The full letters from all 40 prominent LGBT figures can be found at http://logo.to/2xZJnem.
The other participants in the "Letter to Myself" campaign are:
Schuyler Bailar, transgender swimmer
Jay Blotcher, ACT UP activist
Brayton Bowman, singer-songwriter
Rhea Butcher, comedian
Garrard Conley, author
Jeffery Costello, fashion designer, JCRT
Shea Diamond, musician
Josh Dixon, Olympic gymnast
Drew Droege, actor/comedian
Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO/President of GLAAD
Noah Galvin, actor, "The Real O'Neals"
Mitchell Gold, furniture designer, MG+BW
Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality
Mary Lambert, singer-songwriter
Tobin Low, Nancy podcaster
Amit Paley, CEO of The Trevor Project
Ashlee Marie Preston, journalist/trans activist
Tatenda Ngwaru, intersex activist
Angela Robinson, filmmaker
Angelica Ross, actress, CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises
Elliott Sailors, model
Adam Shankman, filmmaker
Omar Sharif Jr., actor/activist
Mathew Shurka, anti-conversion therapy activist
Brian Sims, PA State Representative
Robert Tagliapietra, fashion designer, JCRT
Rod Thomas (Bright Light Bright Light), musician
Zeke Thomas, musician
Jacob Tobia, non-binary activist
Sam Tsui, singer-songwriter
Kathy Tu, Nancy podcaster
Jorge Valencia, Executive Director/CEO of the Point Foundation
Wrabel, musician
NewNowNext.com is also inviting readers to write their own "Letter to Myself" by posting on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with the hashtag #LetterToMyself. Select letters will appear in a future post on the site.
For more information, visit http://www.newnownext.com/letter-myself-40-queer-people/10/2017/