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The following information on subsurface anomalies and the Dulce base was compiled by researcher and explorer John Rhodes:
Legends from different parts of the globe all tell of an underworld inhabited by mystical beings of varied forms. I believe that the reptilian [race] still resides to this day underground. Hidden away in the dark crevices of the Earth and in the depths of the oceans. The evidence supporting this proclamation is also available through recent reports and historical documentation...
I the early 1960's, a subterranean nuclear blast occurred about 30 miles southwest of Dulce, New Mexico right off U.S. 64. This nuclear blast was conducted under the umbrella of project Plowshare, and was named Gassbuggy. It has recently been alleged that this particular subsurface nuclear blast was used to create a hollowed out chute or chimney for development of a substation for a super-secret tunnel system attached to an underground black book project base.
According to the infamous Thomas Castello -- a former Dulce base security technician -- this particular under-world city is a highly secret base operated by humans as well as reptilian aliens and their worker cast, the commonly encountered grays. It is here, apparently, that a multitude of experimentation projects are carried out. Primarily genetic experiments on kidnapped men, women, and children.
There are a myriad of other specialty science projects taking place at the Dulce base including, but not limited to: Atomic manipulation, cloning, studies of the human aura, advanced mind control applications, animal/human crossbreeding, visual and audio wiretapping, the list goes on...
Dulce, New Mexico is a strange place indeed. It's a sleepy little town perched upon the Archuletta Mesa, just south of the Colorado border in northern New Mexico.
Tourists passing through sometimes see little more life in the town other than that of a scruffy dog lazily spread out along side of the dirt road. Some claim that upon entering the town, black vehicles with heavily tinted windows tailgate them until they are outside the city limits and "heading out of Dodge"!...
In addition, several other sources, who wish to remain nameless, reported oddities in their work with operation 'Plowshare' during the 1960's. The project was created under the guise of the use of atomic bombs during peacetime, and forged ahead under the umbrella of "Natural Gas Exploration". In fact, several of these multi-kiloton blasts were used as a rapid way of developing huge sub-surface chambers for facility development. It is reported that the technology to clean radiation is available and already in use for such projects.
When I lectured on Friday, August 13th of 1993 in Las Vegas, I made public, for the first time ever, the floor plans to levels one and six of the Dulce Base. These floor plans were reproduced from the originals that were handed to Thomas Castello's friend. This friend did not previously release the floor plans because they were being used as a verification device to the claims of abductees that say they were there. To date, the originals have verified and disproved many stories circulating the field of ufology. This friend of Thomas Castello's, however, believes that it is time to begin [to] reveal the missing pieces...
The Dulce base floorplan was illustrated as per the originals by Thomas Castello and I released it... during my lecture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its layout, when inspected carefully, appears to be extremely strategically planned.
From a vertical viewpoint, it resembles a wheel with a central hub and corridors radiating outwards like spokes. This 'hub' is the focal point of the entire base. It is surrounded by central security and extends through all levels of the base.
I believe this core to be the Achilles heal of the entire facility. It probably contains fiber optic communications and power lines. This would justify its highly guarded and central location as well as explain its vertical continuation through all levels. With all communication lines and power lines focused towards the hub, it is possible that any one level could be completely "locked down" by its own security or the security hubs from either above or below its own level. This would provide maximum control over the entire facility.
The 'spokes' or corridors radiating away from the central hub, lead to numerous other labs in five different directions. Connect the spokes and a pentagon is revealed in its design. From above, this base resembles the layout of the Pentagon in Washington D.C. complete with halls, walls and military insignias! Since we do not have the exact heading on its corridors, magnetic alignments are impossible to determine.
When viewed laterally, its appearance takes on the look of a tree with a trunk at its center and its floors extending outwards like the branches. If this is a facility of science, then one could easily say that its lateral appearance is like that of the tree of knowledge (Note: The original Hebrew word for the tree of "knowledge" is "Dah'ath", or "cunning". It was the 'tree' where, according to Judeo-Christian accounts, the original 'serpent' convinced Eve to take part in a rebellion against the Almighty by promising her and Adam godhood. By accepting this false gospel of self-deification, so Genesis claims, Eve AND her husband who was WITH HER at the time, joined in the rebellion. Since they saw themselves as potential gods, they no longer 'needed' to depend on the Almighty as their Source, and once the flow from the SOURCE was broken the perfection that the world once knew was destroyed, as humankind -- and in fact all of nature -- began to turn 'wild'. In light of all of this, could the DULCE BASE be the modern TREE OF KNOWLEDGE [cunning], where the seed of the SERPENT and the seed of EVE have once again met in an unholy alliance, yet in a much more sophisticated form? In THIS case the "serpent" would be the GREYS, and the "forbidden fruit" would be the OCCULT-TECHNOLOGY that is being offered BY these demon-possessed beings to humans "elite" who are intent on "playing god" over their fellow man! Could it be that the Edenic scenario NEVER ENDED, but instead HAS BEEB and WILL KEEP ON REPEATING ITSELF OVER AND OVER until the "seed of Eve" once-and-for-all say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH", and basically tell the serpent exactly where it can go!? - Branton).
Was this purposely designed this way or does it just happen to be a coincidence?
The overall design of this facility reminds one of a multi-stacked subterranean Hopi Indian kiva. Although I believe that it's somewhat of a disservice to the Hopi to even be spoken of in association with a cave of horrors like the Dulce base, its similarity in design should not be forgotten.
As cultures around the world tend to bring their own styles of architecture with them during periods of migration, so perhaps did the advanced civilization that 'originally' built [the] Dulce Base. If the reptilian influence over man is as great as archaic documentation and myth would have one believe, then there have to be other subterranean dwellings similar to this in other locations...
(Note: The following are some additional facts and comments, concerning the late Thomas Edwin Castello, which are not mentioned elsewhere in this work. These have been 'paraphrased' from the research files of John Rhodes. - Branton):
In 1961, Castello was a young sergeant stationed at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada. His job was as a military photographer with a top secret clearance. He later transferred to West Virginia where he trained in advanced intelligence photography. He worked inside an undisclosed underground installation, and due to the nature of his new assignment his clearance was upgraded to TS-IV. He remained with the Air Force as a photographer until 1971 at which time he was offered a job with RAND corporation as a Security Technician, and so he moved to California where RAND had a major facility and his security clearance was upgraded to ULTRA-3. The following year he met a woman named Cathy, they married and had a son, Eric.
In 1977 Thomas was transferred to Santa Fe, New Mexico where his pay was raised significantly and his security clearance was again upgraded... this time to ULTRA-7. His new job was as a photo security specialist in the Dulce installation, where his job specification was to maintain, align and calibrate video monitoring cameras throughout the underground complex and to escort visitors to their destinations. Once arriving in Dulce, Thomas and several other new 'recruits' attended a mandatory meeting where they were introduced to the BIG LIE, that:
"...the subjects being used for genetic experiments were hopelessly insane and the research is for medical and humane purposes."
Beyond that, all questions were to be asked on a need to know basis. The briefing ended with severe threats of punishment for being caught talking to any of the 'insane' or engaging in conversations with others not directly involved with ones current task. Venturing outside the boundaries of ones own work area without reason was also forbidden and, most of all, discussing the existence of the joint Alien/U.S. government base to any outsider would generate severe and, if necessary, deadly repercussions.
Thomas did his job as his superiors demanded. At first his encounters with actual gray and reptilian beings in the base were exhilarating, but soon he became acutely aware that all was not what it appeared to be. Thomas slowly began to sense that there was an underlying current of tension existing between some of the personnel and himself. Once in a while he would walk around the corner, interrupting serious discussions between coworkers and, as Thomas was a security officer, these talks would die off into a short murmur and individuals would part company.
One particular part of his job was to go into various areas of the base and align the security monitoring cameras when it was necessary. This afforded him the opportunity to venture out and witness things that would stagger the imagination. Later he was to report seeing laboratories that investigated the following: Auraic energy fields of humans; Astral or spirit-body voyaging and manipulation; Psi studies; Advanced mind control analysis and application; Human brain memory recognition, acquisition, and transfer; Matter manipulation; Human/alien embryonic cloning; Rapid human body replicating by use of energy/matter transfer [complete with an individuals memory from the computer memory banks] and other scientific advances.
Once in a while Thomas would see some of the horrifying genetic creations that were housed in separate sections of the base. These, he knew, couldn't have had anything to do with mental illness or health research. Thomas didn't want to look any further. For every time he discovered more pieces to this underground maze, it became more and more overwhelming to accept. His curious mind, however, implored him to search for the truth regardless of his own desire to turn away in horror.
One day, Thomas was approached by another employee who ushered him into a side hallway. Here he was approached by two other gentlemen that whispered the most horrifying words... the men, woman AND CHILDREN that were said to be mentally retarded were, in fact, heavily sedated victims of ABDUCTION. He warned the men that their words and actions could get them in big trouble if he were to turn them in. At this, one man told Thomas that they were all observing him and noticed that he too was 'uncomfortable' with what he was witnessing. They knew that Thomas had a conscience and they knew they had a friend.
They were right, Thomas didn't turn them into his commanders. Instead, he made the dangerous decision to quietly speak with one of the caged humans in an area nicknamed "Nightmare Hall". Through their drug induced state, he asked their name and their home town. Thomas discreetly investigated the claim of this 'insane' human during his weekends out of the facility. He discovered through his search that the person had been declared missing in their home-town after vanishing suddenly, leaving behind their traumatized families, who followed dead ends and trailed flyers. Soon he discovered that MANY of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of men, women and children [from ALL AREAS OF THE WORLD] were actually listed as missing or unexplained disappearances. Thomas knew he was IN OVER HIS HEAD and so were several of his co-workers. All he could do, until somehow the situation changed, was to be alert and extremely guarded with his thoughts. The gray aliens' telepathic capabilities allowed them to 'read' the minds of those around them and if he revealed his intense anger, it would be all over for him and his new friends.
In 1978, tensions within the Dulce base were extremely heightened. Several security and lab technicians began to sabotage the genetic experiments. Increasingly frail nerves and paranoia finally erupted into what is commonly referred to as the Dulce Wars. It was a literal battle between the reptilians and the humans for the CONTROL of the Dulce base. It was the reptilians more than the humans that were pushing the "Big Lie", and insisted on using humans in their experiments, AND those who did not survive the experiments [were used] as 'sources' for the liquid protein tanks which 'fed' both embryonic gray fetuses as well as full grown grays, as a source of nourishment. The initial "Dulce War" conflict began on Level Three.
No one is exactly sure how it started, but we do know through Thomas' account that it involved the [base] SECURITY FORCES armed with beam weapons known as "Flash Guns", machine-gun toting [U.S. Military] personnel, and the Gray alien species (who had apparently tried to turn the base security forces and U.S. Military forces against each other. - Branton). When the smoke cleared, sixty-eight humans had been killed, twenty-two were completely vaporized and nineteen escaped via the tunnels. Seven were recaptured and twelve remain in hiding to this day. Thomas returned to his post awaiting the planning of his own escape.
(Note: It is not known just exactly how many grays were killed in the conflict, but it is obvious that the human security personnel were far outnumbered by the aliens since literally thousands of grays worked in the lower levels of the Dulce base, according to Castello. There are indications that the 'spark' may have occurred when many of the scientists within the lower levels -- who had learned about the "Grand Deception" of the aliens and their LIES concerning the abductees -- were captured by the Reptilians and apparently confined deep within peripheral bases underneath the Ute Mountains of SE Colorado and SW Utah. A few others apparently escaped and told those in the upper levels what was happening below. The Grays/Reptiloids could not afford to let escape the fact that they had VIOLATED the treaty with MJ-12, and in fact had been violating it ALL ALONG with NO INTENTION whatsoever to keep it. They had hoped that the humans would not become wise to their "Trojan Horse" operation until they were able to infiltrate the planet more completely. At least 100 special forces were sent in by superiors who were ignorant of the whole picture in an effort to rescue the scientists and maintain order and control of the base, however the aliens -- who far outnumbered and out-teched the human forces -- managed to kill 66-68 of them. - Branton)
In 1979 the intense pressure that was brought upon Thomas in his job finally made him break the code of silence. He told his best friend, by a hand passed note, that he was working in a sub-surface, huge installation outside of Dulce, New Mexico.
He told his friend that he was working side by side with Gray aliens that consider themselves native Terrans and that the upside-down black triangle with the inverted gold colored T inside it was the insignia of the project.
Thomas knew that he had to leave the job for his own peace of mind, however now that he knew the truth about the abductees being held below, it would be almost impossible to live a 'normal' life. He would always be under observation and threat until the day he died. He also was aware of the fact that old age may not be his downfall. His demise could easily be expedited by certain individuals.
After one of his weekends away from the facility, he decided to return to work. This time through one of the less guarded air shafts, unannounced and into the base by way of secret passages. Once inside, he preceded to appear as if he was working his normal duties while taking charge of every thought as he passed by Grays. During this time inside the base, he removed still photographs of the facility and treaties signed, with authentic signatures, between California Governor Ronald Reagan, several other individuals and the Grays. Thomas also managed to retrieve a 7 minute black and white surveillance video of genetic experiments, caged humans, Grays, as well as schematics of Alien devices and complex genetic formulas. These items, he felt, were not only his chance to a seat at the bargaining table when the need arose, but also they were things that the public needed to know about.
He made copies of the films, photo's and paperwork, packed several 'packages' and instructed several different people who he trusted explicitly to bury or hide them until the right time.
He was then made aware through certain sources that his wife, Cathy, and son, Eric, had been forcibly taken from their home to an undisclosed underground facility for 'safe holding' until he decided to return with the items. At this point, he knew that even IF he did return everything to the Dulce commanders, that his wife and son were probably NEVER going to be the same again [if returned at all] after being manipulated by aggressive mind control. He also knew that he AND his family would most DEFINITELY become permanently missing due to some tragic accident. Thomas was at zero option. He quickly dissolved into a lonely life on the run. From state to state, border to border, motels to sofa's. Always looking behind him and trying his best to look ahead...
Further notes from John Rhodes:
During this initial period of evasion, Thomas was able to relay quite a bit of information about what was happening behind-the-scenes and what plans were being made by the government (that is, the fascist-corporate elements within the 'Executive-Intelligence-Industrial' government such as the NSA's MAJI & AQUARIUS agencies, which had re-established the collaboration two years following the cessation of official human interaction following the Dulce wars. - Branton) and the Grays. Some of it has been withheld by his closest friends as a control device in order to authenticate or invalidate some abductees' stories and researcher's findings. Believe me, there are some very well-known people who make a living from selling this type of information and they have been lying through their teeth about their 'experiences'.
(Note: Are some of these false accounts given within THIS volume? I do not know, and as I stated at the beginning of this work I am not excluding ANY information source -- although I may have my own 'opinions' on certain information such as with the Phoenix Project 'research'. However, I have decided to THROW IT ALL out on the table for all to see, and will allow the future to make its own judgments. Even if one or a few of the accounts are misleading, the odds that ALL of the combined accounts within this volume are false would defy the laws of probability. Perhaps the only way to tell for certain would be to do as the unsung hero Paul Bennewitz suggested -- that is to make a full-scale military assault on the base, conquer the aliens whether they be genetic creations or true aliens or both, and bring all activities there under full Congressional oversight. I'm sure that there will be no lack of potential military recruits for this type of assault, after all tens of thousands of young American men have in the past been sent off to die to protect CIA drug-running operations in the Golden Triangle, to give their lives for the United Nations' "New World Order", or in wars that were never meant to be won. I should however in all fairness state that in the Korean and Vietnamese wars there was a very real threat in the form of Communism, and many young men bravely fought and died in the defense of freedom. However their patriotism and hopes of victory were often sabotaged by Communist sympathizing Socialist U.N. officials or by covert drug operations or other hidden agendas. In other words if we have fought wars in the past against the 'tentacles' of the beast, so-to-speak, then I see no reason why potential recruits would shy away from a battle against the 'head' of the Beast itself, especially when we consider that such a battle or war might ultimately have galactic ramifications. One of the problems with the "Dulce Wars" was that only 100 special forces with high-level security clearances were unknowingly sent-in to a base inhabited by over 18,000 Greys. 44 of these reportedly survived the firefight -- which considering the opposition was a very good survival rate. However with the latest developments in military technology, with the current 'civilian intelligence' on the base which exists now thanks to Paul Bennewitz and others, and with the millions of American Christian Patriots who would no doubt be willing and ready to wage a HOLY WAR against the entrenched Draconian COLLECTIVIST forces on earth... the next military assault on the DULCE BASE will not be so one-sided. - Branton)
He [Thomas Castello] hopes that you find this information interesting and noteworthy. We feel that it is imperative to release more information because of the stepped-up abduction activities. If you should ever be inquisitive enough to try and do a field investigation of Dulce yourself, then you had better prepare and prepare well!... Do not treat [this] information lightly. Thomas Castello, the former Dulce Base security technical [officer] and a personal friend of two OZ team members, may have given his life in order that some day the world may see the truth about the existence of the Dulce facility in which he worked [Thomas has not made regular visits to any of his known 'contacts' for quite some time. Some are fearing the worst...]
Elsewhere within the manuscript released by John Rhodes -- from which we have just quoted. -- we read the following:
"Obviously, if these snake-people or reptilians really did once live amongst the Homo Sapiens population, they have gone to extreme measures not to be revealed since they went into hiding... [however] OUR progression has been carefully monitored by the elusive reptilian race that lives within the cavernous Earth itself...
"Legends from different parts of the globe all tell of an underworld inhabited by mystical beings of varied forms. I believe that the reptilian race...still resides to this day underground, hidden away in the dark crevices of the Earth and in the depths of the oceans. The evidence supporting this proclamation is also available through recent reports and historical documentation... If you really want to see the big show, don't look above your head, look below your feet!"


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Hello From Liberty State Park
Hola Chicas!
I hope summer is as awesome for you as it is for me. We are exploring New York and New Jersey, visiting with friends and family and enjoying our summer.
We were the Liberty state park, out of all the cool stuff there, we were particularly interested in the old train hangard.
We had so much fun playing and pretending to catch the train and whatnot. We tried to take some pictures, but the girls were mostly behind the lenses as you can see LOL.
For some reason I really love the blurry, cutoff shots.
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Runtime: 1 hr 34 minBy the time Lady Antebellum swept the 2011 Grammy Awards they had sold millions of records, had No. 1 hits, and earned countless awards. Other than awards shows and television appearances, the world had not yet seen the trio's music come to life on stage. Until then they had opened for the industry's biggest superstars, and now it was time to step out on their own. Not only did they own the night, they owned over 100 of them across 11 countries in front of more than 1 million fans. The concept for the stage was simply sketched out on a paper plate while out on tour the summer of 2011, but evolved into a massive musical playground to showcase Lady A's exuberant talent. They dreamed big, but couldn't fathom what was about to happen to them. Before taking the show overseas, Lady Antebellum celebrated the final weekend of the North American leg by documenting the show from Little Rock, AR and telling their humble perspective of becoming international touring superstars. The 90-minute performance includes No. 1 hits "I Run To You", "We Owned The Night", "American Honey", "Just A Kiss", "Our Kind of Love" and of course, the greatest selling country single of all time, "Need You Now". Among the performances are documentary excerpts depicting their lives as songwriters, musicians, and most importantly...close friends.
Live at Soundstage
Trisha Yearwood
Year: 2005
Runtime: 45 minTrisha Yearwood could be considered a Triple Threat in the country music genre. Having garnered the trifecta of three Grammys, an Oscar-nominated song, and being the first female country singer to sell a million copies of her 1991 self-titled debut, she is indeed the marker of success to which all country female singers aspire. As a Garth Brooks protge, Yearwood began her career singing backup on his 89 debut. Appearing again on Brooks follow-up, No Fences, soon she was sought out by MCA who released her self-titled debut. More than a decade later with nine blockbuster albums and a string of chart-topping singles under her talented belt Yearwood returns with her 10th album, Jasper County. The album will premiere in September 2005.
Yearwood joins the Soundstage ranks, bringing with her a few special guests. Launching the show is Billy Currington, who performs the title track to his forthcoming sophomore album, Doin Somethin Right, which will see its release in October 2005. The trio Sugarland follows him. Performing songs from 2004s Twice The Speed Of Light, the talented Jennifer Nettles, Kristen Hall, and Kristian Bush are a fine lead in to the highlight of the show. Yearwood takes the stage performing some of her finest hits, including her very first single, Shes In Love With A Boy, Xxxs And Oooos (An American Girl) from 95s Thinking About You, and the Diane Warren-penned How Do I Live.
Incredible Machine
Year: 2009
Runtime: 57 minJennifer Nettles' voice can hold its own in any setting, but exceeds expectations alongside partner Kristian Bush's mandolin strumming at the Grainger Studio. During this sensational hour, Sugarland presents a versatile set that gains momentum with each song. "Joey" is heartbreakingly sincere, "Everyday America" reveals strong, twangy vocals while broken-down acoustics give "Stay" a more traditional country sound. Their forte is to effortlessly transition from energetic pop songs to heartfelt, soulful ballads without skipping a beat. The dynamic duo also present older classics like "Baby Girl" and even venture into covers of R.E.M to pay homage to shared Atlanta roots during their set.
Live at Soundstage
Tim McGraw
Year: 2010
Runtime: 52 minIn a record-shattering career, Tim McGraw has sold over 40 million albums, dominated the charts with 30 Number One singles and received three Grammys, among other countless awards. The 2009 release of his tenth studio album, Southern Voice, represents a new level of depth and intensity for the seasoned country artist, showcased on this episode of Soundstage. With a commanding stage presence, McGraw croons out his reflective and haunting new songs "If I Died Today" and "I'm Only Jesus." Other show highlights include "Live Like You Were Dying," "Good Girls" and "Still."
Les Paul Concert
Deana Carter
Year: 2012
Runtime: 50 minThis concert filmed live on June 18, 2012 features, "Deana Carter playing a benefit concert for the Les Paul Kids Rock Free charity at the Fender Guitar Museum in Corona, California. The country star sang some of her hit songs to help get musical instruments and lessons to as many children as possible".
Revolution: Live By Candlelight
Miranda Lambert
Year: 2009
Runtime: 27 minRevolution: Live by Candlelight features acoustic performances of songs from Miranda Lambert's 2010 ACM Album of the Year Revolution, including #1 hits "White Liar" and "The House That Built Me" plus "Love Is Looking For You" from her Kerosene album.
Nash Lights Live
Reba Mcentire
Year: 2013
Runtime: 20 minShawn Parr brings the Party when Nash Nights Live hits the airwaves coast-to-coast; follow the iconic tune taste-maker as he and his co-host Elaina hang with the brightest stars in Music City.
The Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round
Carrie Underwood
Year: 2016
Runtime: 1 hr 46 minRelive the highly successful Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round, filmed at Underwood's sold-out Madison Square Garden show. The live concert features 17 of her 26 #1 singles, including "Church Bells," "Dirty Laundry," and "Something In The Water." 2016's top touring country female of the year took her critically-acclaimed world tour across nine countries, playing more than 100 shows for over one million fans. Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film. A seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner, she has amassed over 100 major honors, sold 64 million records worldwide, and recorded 26 #1 singles, 13 of which she co-wrote, with a catalog of songs that have been streamed more than 2.6 billion times worldwide. The first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year, Underwood was recognized by Pollstar as the top female country touring artist for each of her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016.
Summer in 3D Concert
Kenny Chesney
Year: 2010
Runtime: 1 hr 39 minKenny Chesney, the biggest ticket-seller of this century in any musical genre, has wrapped his latest concert tour, the Sun City Carnival. Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D, will give fans the chance to live the songs and the moments that make the Kenny Chesney concert experience.
Gretchen Wilson
Year: 2005
Runtime: 56 minUndressed follows Gretchen as she walks you through her life on the road and proves that the music doesn't stop once the show's over. It's a VIP pass to an intimate dressing room jam session with the band, crew and anyone else that wants to join in.
Country King
Garth Brooks
Year: 2010
Runtime: 58 minOn October 21st, 2012, Garth Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was recognition of an amazing career that has spanned over 25 years. His first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 on the US country album chart, and since that debut release, Garth Brooks has gone to become possibly the most successful Country Music Singer of all time. Brooks broke records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990's, and his integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances earned him immense popularity. He's the winner of two Grammy Awards, seventeen American Music Awards, and was awarded as the best selling solo albums artists of the Century in the United States. He is the king of country, and he's sold the records to prove it. Follow the incredible story of Garth Brooks.
Nash Lash
Lee Ann Womack
Year: 2013
Runtime: 14 minWhether its Maddie & Tae's purses or Kimberly Perry's Grammy dress; this fashion-based show features Nash FM talent, Elaina and Erika Grace, as they chalk-up the best of in-style lifestyle from country's trendsetters.


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An Investigation into Eating Behaviour
Name: Aimee Maxwell
Academic Institution: Griffith University
Contact details
Project email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Personal email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: https://aimee-maxwell.com/
Name of Chief Investigator: Aimee Maxwell
Name of University Supervisor: Dr. Natalie Loxton, and Dr Elliroma Gardiner
Project Name: An Investigation into Eating Behaviour
Study link: https://griffithmhiq.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jNF0XjrwRw4frf
Brief Blurb about Your Research
Which facets of impulsivity differentiate primary school children at high-risk of developing problematic eating from low-risk peers? This project will examine the relationship between reward sensitivity, impulsivity and food addiction in children. This study will involve parents of primary school-aged children (ages 4-12) completing various measures on personality, eating behaviour, food preferences, parenting style, degree of conflict and cohesion and demographic information.
Recruitment Details
We are looking to recruit Australian adults over the age of 18. Participants who identify as either 1) not having children in the appropriate age range, or 2) reside overseas will form the prevalence data for the relationship between food addiction and reward sensitivity and impulsivity. Australian parents with children aged 4-12 years are the primary analysis group.
Human Research Ethics Approval Number: GU 2018/205
Opening date for recruitment: 15/03/2018
Closing date for recruitment: 01/09/2018


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Screencast: Using Glimpse with Windows Azure Web Sites
Glimpse is a great open source diagnostic tool for web applications. Glimpse runs in your browser (it's all HTML, so no plug-ins required), and it gives you a glimpse into what's happening on the server when your code executes. You can see what methods are executing, how long code takes to run, configuration information, and much more. By adding output from ASP.NET tracing, you can get valuable diagnostic information that would be difficult to obtain otherwise.
(Check out our screencast on using Glimpse later in this post.)
What you see below is just one view that Glimpse can give you. In this particular application, I have some code that's taking a long time to run, and Glimpse gives me a good idea of exactly where to look.
You can add ASP.NET trace output to Glimpse as well. (As you'll see when you watch the screencast, it appears on the Trace tab in Glimpse.) In order to see ASP.NET trace output, you'll need to turn on tracing in your web.config file using the following code.
<trace enabled="true" writeToDiagnosticsTrace="true"/>
Using Glimpse with Windows Azure Web Sites
By default, Glimpse runs under a local policy that won't allow you to use it on a remote server. In order to use Glimpse on your Windows Azure Web Sites site, you'll need to disable that local policy. You can do that by adding the following snippet to the <glimpse> section in your web.config file.
<add type="Glimpse.AspNet.Policy.LocalPolicy, Glimpse.AspNet"/>
There are additional configuration options available as well, and you can find out about them on the Glimpse website.
Screencast Demo of Glimpse
In our screencast, you'll learn how to install and configure Glimpse. You'll see how you can dig into what's happening on the server when your code runs, and you'll also learn how to use Glimpse with Windows Azure Web Sites.


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Due to circumstances beyond the club's control, CWC's brand-new version of the Write On! contest must suspend its debut until further notice. The club apologizes for any inconvenience this causes. All who have entered the contest will have their entrance fees returned to them as soon as possible.
Subscribers to our website will automatically be notified when the contest is up and running again.
Thank you all for understanding.


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Become a riding instructor
No need to go to college to become a riding instructor.
There is another option to college – part time training using a distance learning course plus a local commercial equestrian centre. This route is often the best way for those who have work, family, horse etc. For younger people, attending an equestrian centre on a full time basis is a very viable option for gaining the right qualifications.
- Many do not realise that a UK riding instructor first has to gain 3 graded qualifications or be assessed in equine management and riding along with the coaching qualifications. They are qualified not to just 'teach', they coach, train horses, manage staff and stables and more.
College or Equestrian Centre? For a young person the route to working with horses will need some thought.
Equestrian centre: OK, so you won't get the long holidays the college kids get – but let's face it, 'working with horses' is what you are aiming for? In the real world, working with horses won't allow you take long holidays.
Maybe you or your parents, prefer you opt for the protective enclosed world of the college environment? rather than training in a real life commercial environment. However, will you get the qualification you actually need?
For the slightly older person or even the mature person, who left school a while ago, the equestrian centre offers a more flexible approach to learning than the structured 'courses' offered by colleges.
Many employers have advised us that they would rather take on an employee from a commercial riding centre than from a college course. Many prefer their staff to have started on the professional Stages exam route or the Association of British Riding Schools UKCC route rather than the National Diploma or BTEC courses they are gaining at college (these are the vocational qualifications).
Equine College courses:
Do you need a Diploma to become an instructor – or do you need a Coaches Certificate?
It is the coaching certificate you need – so aim for the instructors / coaches training. In fact many young people are pushed towards a college course believing that this is the best route to gaining the Coach Instructors qualifications. For some however, it is also entirely the wrong route.
- It is popular to assume that a college course, is the only route to take to becoming a riding instructor. This is not the case.
- Youngsters often enrol on what seems to be a good 'qualification' – A national diploma perhaps. The Levels 1 2 & 3 Diplomas however, are not a direct qualification route for an instructing career.
- Yet more exams will have to be taken after that Diploma is achieved – so do consider carefully if it is worthwhile and right for you.
In the UK, there are a number of different 'equestrian' qualifications – some are useful, but some, we believe are not. Some lead on to degrees – others provide functional practical skills which are good for gaining work as a groom, and others provide 'Coaching' or 'Stable Manager/Grooms' qualifications and today there are professional rider qualifications too.
Take care therefore, that the course you choose, or you choose for your child is in fact the right career path. Ask the questions. What does it lead to. If you want to instruct find out if it will finish up giving you an instructor's / coaching qualification in the end.
Part time instructor training:
As we mentioned earlier – both young and more mature people can often train full or part time at an equestrian centre.
If you want to train part time, you may even be able to offer work in exchange for training on specific days a week. This gives the yard a hand and provides you with the hands-on practical experience. You will need that hands on training to gain the practical skills for your exams.
The theory knowledge can be gained by distance learning such as Lingfield Correspondence courses whilst getting that practical help locally. Lingfield Intermediate Diploma programmes provides the majority of the theory on which you would be questioned during the day of the professional exams. You would not need lectures and can get this knowledge under your belt in advance – thereby being one step ahead when it comes to training.
Many yards these days offer adult riding and stable management lessons specifically targeted towards the entering and gaining professional exams. It just takes a bit of searching to find the right place. The Lingfield admin office offers help with tips of what to look for to find the right yard/equestrian centre.
I'm an experienced horse person – I don't need the basics.
If you are experienced already you may think you don't need more practical training. However, consider this: would you pass the advanced driving test after you have been driving a few years – probably not without someone telling you what is expected of you in the test. It is the same for working with horses – you need tips on what is expected and, 'exam preparation'.
Riding Instructor / Coaching Qualification System
The qualification system in UK is fairly straightforwards but few training providers or colleges seem to give you the whole picture. Often they tell you only what they can offer. The instructor qualifications can be gained through either the British Horse Society or the Association of British Riding Schools. Both have similar training and qualification systems which on completion, enable instructors to become professional coaches and to gain the ALL important insurance for teaching.
With the BHS system, once assessed by your trainer at the equestrian centre as being 'ready and up to the required standard', you can put yourself in for the exams and work yourself up the ladder.
You can in fact put yourself in for the exams whenever you like. However, we would say 'be realistic'. These are genuinely professional exams, the entry fees are not cheap. It could be a waste of money should you be considered borderline and fail and then have to re-take.
Although the systems for qualification are similar with each organisation, one thing is certain, everyone has to start at the bottom and work their way through the exams. There is no alternative with the BHS system although the ABRS do offer a direct entry via prior learning and experience in certain situations but this is currently (2017) at Level 2 only. ABRS About UKCC
There are also a variety of pre-requisite exams. These must be achieved prior to being eligible to take the coaching / instructor exams.
What makes a qualified riding instructor/coach
Instructors do not just teach riding – Today they are trained to a nationally graded sports standard in a variety of skills. For this reason we are moving over to call our instructors 'coaches'.
Instructors are and always have been horsemasters and horse trainers, which means they have the ability to understand and put into practice equine welfare and management to a high standard, and to teach and train horses. Riding instructors today are also trained people coaches working with their clients and pupils to improve both mental and physical skills.
To be registered with the British Horse Society as an instructor they must up hold to date first aid certificates, attend training sessions and seminars regularly to maintain their standards, gain their Riding & Road Safety Test, have CRB checks in place (Criminal Records Bureau) and be up to date with child protection checks too.
The ABRS have similar systems in place with the added advantage of the UKCC qualfication. In our articles section we provide more informtion about the UKCC route.
Along with the above mentioned tests and checks, the exam route to becoming an instructor via the BHS is as follows
BHS Stage 1 (both riding and horse knowledge elements – some questioned orally)
BHS Stage 2 – once at this level of training you can opt for three different routs or pathways; professional rider, groom, coach.
To become a professional coach you will follow the route which encompasses all three of these pathways and gain the 'complete horsemanship' qualification.
On reaching Stage 2 you continue in your chosen path or speciality (grooms, rider or complete horsemanship whch includes the coach qualification)
BHS Stage 3
After a specified amount of hours teaching – which must be signed off by a relevant person – the candidate is awareded the BHSAI.
Further Stages and Instructors qualifications follow to gain Stable Managers or Intermediate Instructors certificates.


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I've had flat tyres on my car. QLD roads must have something against Fords (or is it the vehicle serial number? JGWANK... doesn't sound too cool, does it?) It sucks to have 1500kg of empty car to swerve on the motorway, and even though it was a rear tyre (as before) the behaviour is...suggestive to an immediate stop. Anyway, after fitting the spare which is really lousy now, then bringing the dead to the service station and paying the requisite $17 I've got 4 3/4 working wheels again. Yay. (grumbles about the piece of shit car, especially after refitting the repaired wheel tonight.)
Now what is it with deadlines? Some fool students always have to test my resolutions the hard way. Well, 5 minutes to late is too bloody late. Ah, life.
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Join us for a tour of our Maternity Department
Meet our staff and learn about our maternity services. Our nurses will be available to answer your questions.
Can we take pictures or video of the birth?
For safety reasons, we do not allow any videotaping during your delivery.
Friends and family are welcome to take photos of you and your baby after birth.
Can I have a VBAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean) at your hospital?
Yes, women who have previously had a Cesarean birth may be able to have a vaginal delivery at our hospital.
What if I have a high-risk pregnancy?
Our hospital is not equipped with a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU to care for babies who are born prematurely (before their due date) or who require special care for other conditions that may arise from a high-risk pregnancy. To ensure access to a NICU, we'll refer you to another hospital for your birth if you have a high-risk pregnancy.
What if my baby needs a NICU?
We're doing teleneonatology, which means we can video conference immediately with a neonatologist (newborn baby specialist) at another hospital before we arrange for a transfer.
Can I get a tubal ligation after I give birth?
A tubal ligation is a permanent form of birth control (contraception) for women who are certain their families are complete. In a tubal ligation, a woman's Fallopian tubes are surgically cut or blocked off to prevent pregnancy.
If you wish to have this procedure at our hospital after you've had your baby, please inform your doctor. Ask her or him to complete and return the required forms 30 days before your due date.
Can you circumcise my son after he's born?
Circumcision is not offered in our hospital. Please ask your pediatrician for a referral.


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By Diane Whitehead,
With kind help and agreement of my anonymous client
People, who know me, are aware of just how much I love meeting with my clients. I find they give me, on a daily basis, amazing and unexpected insights into life. This is one part of the 'job' I really love, the other is seeing the same clients move from the lowest, most frightened, anxious or whatever place they arrive in, to truly flying out of my office, as if on a cloud. I often find it quite emotional watching a person grow in emotions and self- awareness that leads to the opportunity for further self- development, if they choose.
I meet clients who find it so difficult to let go of pasts. It can be a mistake they made, comments they have said. Guilt is always in the past (guilt is a debt that doesn't need to be paid – more of that in the future), it is shame or whatever. It clings like jam to a blanket (and that is the polite version of what my dad used to say!). So how do we let go, or even better, how do we not hang on, grasp it as if your life depended on it?
One of my clients recently gave me an amazing insight into how he lets go, or manages, his past. To some it may sound very cold and hard, but to me, well I found it so useful and insightful I asked him if I could use it in my work, to share it. Thankfully, he agreed, you know who you are, and I am so grateful. This is my version.
Life is a train, a long, long train with many carriages. We get on this train when we are born, but it is only as we mature, get older and a bit wiser, that we discern where we are and what it means to be on the train.
Each phase in life is a new carriage, we move through the carriages in our life, stopping to engage, chat and live with the people there, and when a phase is over, when we want to leave a phase behind; we move forward into the next carriage. All the people we want remain with us, all the important people in our lives, are already in the new carriage as we enter. Somehow, they are there, in the seats, waiting for us to join them. It is our move, not theirs, they do not need to move, they move on their own train.
Often we move on from, but not always, because of a crisis. We only move, though, when we have had learning. We can't move until we have explored it and are willing to learn from it, this way nothing we do in life is wasted. No failure, only learning. If we want, we can pinpoint the exact time when the doors close, when we move.
When we move forward, into the next carriage, the next phase of life, the door closes, of its own accord, we do not close it, no one else closes it, and it stays shut, tightly shut, not to be opened again. No windows, no locks, no buttons, nothing, which is why we need to be at the right time to move on, after the learning.
No going back, no looking back and regretting. This doesn't mean we can't enjoy past memories, we just cannot revisit and stay, which is what most of us do when we dwell on the past, we live in the past, stay there.
So we move forward through our lives, through our train, with the people who we know and love with us, accepting us for us. If we meet new people who become important to us, they appear, usually at the end of the carriage, waiting for us, ready to be with us when we are ready.
My question to my client was 'who is driving your train?' His answer was, immediately, God. This is up to you to decide, I am not going to tell you who your driver is. Next Question: what happens when you get to the drivers carriage, the front? His answer; death. My answer, for me, is wisdom. To be able to look at the wider picture, the whole horizon, take everything in, the wonder of it all. To enjoy arriving. Is this self actualization? Is this an end or a beginning? I do not know, however what a wonderful question to think about, to ponder.
I loved this analogy of the Life Train, and realise it is very personal, but if we can take bits of what works for others, and make a small part of it our own, we can evolve something that works for us, and if possible share it with others to help them do the same.
Do you have a Life Train, or something you can share? Please do.
Kind thoughts and much love
Till next time, or when we meet.


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Nokia has lifted the curtains on the new N9, the successor to the Symbian^3 operated N8 released last year.
The new addition the N-series of multimedia phone from Nokia is the first – and last - handset from the vendor to use the Linux-based open source mobile operating system, MeeGo.
In February, Nokia revealed it has abandoned plans to move forward with MeeGo and will instead pursue Microsoft's Windows Phone OS for future handset releases. It will be launching a Nokia Windows Phone OS handset at the end of the year, according to the vendor's CEO, Stephen Elop.
The N9 was showcased at a media event in Sydney.
Windows Phone 7 OS is not compatible with the N9. Users of the N8 handset will continue using Symbian OS and will only be able to upgrade the system to Symbian Anna, the updated version of Symbian^3, in the near future.
Once at the zenith of the mobile phone industry, Nokia has experienced a steep decline as Apple and Google continue to nab marketshare with iPhone OS and Android OS respectively.
But Nokia Australia managing director, Chris Carr, expects the N9 to do well in the local market.
"There's genuine excitement and buzz around the Nokia N9," he said in a statement. "Australian consumer groups and our partners were recently shown the smartphone and their response was overwhelmingly positive."
Nokia seemed unperturbed by the idea of launching N9 with the MeeGo OS despite the company's intentions to use Windows Phone OS for future products.
What OS a phone uses isn't really that important for consumers, Nokia Australia product and technology marketing manager, Kurt Bonnici, said at the press event in Sydney.
The N9 phone uses a full 3.9-inch AMOLED scratch-resistant touchscreen and swipe gestures for navigation. The colour goes all the way through the plastic casing, making superficial scratches less obvious.
It has an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera capable of capturing HD quality videos.
There is a strong emphasis on the multitasking with the N9 which is capable of split screen navigation which allows users to get an overview of applications opened through small preview windows. A quick access menu is also available but is not customisable.
One of the downfalls of N9 is the restriction on customisation. From the current preview models, users will not be able to customise a number of aesthetic qualities and features on the phone but Nokia's local representatives has stressed demonstration models all feature early software and hardware. Changes may be seen on the final version of the N9.
More solid information may be available closer to launch, which is set for August.
The N9 will be available through major telco carriers but exact details on availability and pricing remains unknown at this stage.
The phone will be released in three colours: black, magenta and cyan with either 16GB or 64GB memory.


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where the actual colours or tones on prints and other photo gifts differ to the colours and tones displayed on your monitor (unless this is due to fault on the part of FUJIFILM New Zealand Ltd or its agents and contractors and suppliers in connection with the production of your order); or where poor quality prints and other photo gift products are produced due to: your decision to use a low resolution or poor quality image; errors in spelling, punctuation or accuracy of any text entered by you; poor placement of images, text or embellishments by you; poor border selection, cropping of images or formatting of images by you; or errors that you have made in selecting the size or type of product (for example you have selected matte finish for digital prints when you had actually wanted gloss prints). If you wish to claim under this Photo Gifts Returns and Refunds Policy you must contact us within 30 days of placing your order. We recommend you carefully preview the items to be ordered by you and the choices made by you for their production before ordering, and ensure you are satisfied before adding them to your Shopping Cart. A tick box will prompt you to confirm this at the time you place your items into your shopping cart. Please note that generally we cannot cancel or make any changes to orders once you have proceeded through the payment checkout.
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Today's real wedding was sent over to us by PostScript Brooklyn, who did the invitations! Photographed by Jason Lee, here's what the bride had to say about the invitations and event:
We loved our invitations! We had a bunch of leftover, and at first we thought we would keep just a handful and then throw away the rest – but we couldn't bear to throw any away, so we've just kept them all. ;) We are happy to share some photos of our wedding with you. We had such a wonderful time and all of our guests seemed to really enjoy themselves too. In addition to having beautiful invitations, we were very fortunate to have some other creative and hard-working individuals help us with all the other aspects of our wedding. Attached please find some pictures that, to us, highlight the details that we appreciated about our wedding day. As far as what made our day special… well, aside from being able to marry each other, we just really appreciated all the love from our family and friends, throughout not just our relationship but over our entire lives. It was such a wonderful privilege to be able to celebrate and share our special day with so many people that love us and that we love. It was a blast!
Love these beautiful photos, and what nice looking invitations! See the rest of the photos after the jump…
Wedding photos by Jason Lee, invitation photos by PostScript Brooklyn. To see more about PostScript Brooklyn, check out their website!


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What if you were to pull your socks up a fun and bracing New Empowering Habit Plan attractive only just a few proceedings all day to draft and picture your self-made day on paper? In doing so, you would be able to overhang any obstacles or outcome. More importantly, you could thought and system of rules your occurrence. With this inestimable information, you could accurately set yourself up for natural event by preparation and sighted the anticipated in advance.
"Exactly How do I do this?"
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For those of you who are interested, here is the session information for the paper on Tatian and Thomas. Peter Williams is reviewing Nick Perrin's position in this session. I mention it because the SBL book doesn't reveal the subject since it is categorized as a "panel."
New Testament Textual Criticism
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: 23 C - CC
Theme: Honoring the Work of William L. Petersen
AnneMarie Luijendijk, Princeton University, Presiding
Peter Williams, University of Aberdeen - Scotland, Panelist (30 min)
Ulrich Schmid, Free University, Amsterdam, Panelist (30 min)
Lucas Van Rompay, Duke University, Panelist (30 min)
Bart Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Panelist (30 min)
Discussion (30 min)


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How to Draw a Military Helmet
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Whether you want to show support for the troops in an illustration, or just like creating exciting military action in art, drawing a military helmet is an essential subject. Despite the many types of military helmets, they all can be drawn from the same basic form.
The ability to draw this form and adding some ornamentation to it is all that is needed to draw a military helmet.
Draw a circle. Divide the circle in half by drawing a horizontal line through it. The top half of the circle will be the basic shape for the helmet. Draw another horizontal line below the first, close to the middle. Connect the two lines by drawing a curve on each side that runs from the end of one line to the end of the other. This will make the circle appear three-dimensional as it gives the illusion that you are seeing through it. The two connected lines become an eclipse that represents the bottom of the helmet.
Study a photo reference for the type of military helmet you wish to draw. Use this as a guide and draw the helmet outline over the half-circle. Draw what you see by looking for the individual characteristics of the helmet's form. The helmet may not be as perfectly round as your circle and may have many other imperfections from wear. Express the individuality of the helmet shape by using contour drawing that captures the visible bumps and dents in it. Contour drawing is just another term for drawing the outline of something. Unlike the circle drawn from memory, contour drawing is made by referring to a reference of some sort. The goal is to create a realistic representation of the helmet with the contour drawing.
Add the details of the helmet such as texture and any accessories attached to the helmet. Texture can be expressed with cross hatched lines and shading. If you are drawing bumps, or raised areas of the helmet, hatched lines can be placed around the form to make it appear three-dimensional. Hatch marks can also be used to create the shadow of the bump. Shading can also be used instead of hatching to show forms such as this. Draw dents in the helmet by reversing the placement of the shading or hatching. Place the shading or hatching inside the dented area and leave the space around it lighter. Accessories such as goggles and straps on the helmet can be drawn on top of the circular form with contour drawing. Study the reference and draw the outlines as they appear. Shading or hatching can be added around these accessories in the same manner as the bumps, since these are all raised above the helmet surface.
- Dragoart: How to Draw a German Helmet
- You Tube: Battlefield Heroes--National Soliders FAST PAINT
- Gung Ho! How to Draw Fantastic Military Comics; Steve Miller; 2006
- How to Draw Manga: Guns & Military Vol. 1; Ichiro Kamiya; 2003
- Thomas Northcut/Photodisc/Getty Images


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The Opinions of Treating, Examining Physicians May Be Afforded Greater Weight Than Those of Nontreating Physicians in Long Term Disability Claims
Case Name: Brown v. Life Insurance Company of North America
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Type of Claim: Long Term Disability.
Insurance Company: Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA).
Disabilities: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), frequently referred to as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD); Nutcracker Syndrome; connective tissue disease; an autoimmune ailment diagnosed as scleraderma; and lupus.
Benefits Paid? Yes. During two year "own occupation" period. Benefits cut-off after two years with transition to "own occupation".
Issues: Whether the Court could afford a greater weight to the opinions of a claimant's treating examining physicians over those of nontreating, nonexamining physician opinions.
Summary: In Brown, the Plaintiff sought Long Term Disability benefits with LINA. Three of the Plaintiff's treating physicians opined that she is disabled and those opinions were uncontroverted. The United States District Court for the District of Arizona found that LINA wrongfully denied plaintiff benefits, and granted the plaintiff judgment with an award of retroactive benefits.
The District Court evaluated plaintiff's claim under a de novo standard rather than a deferential standard of review. In so doing, the court determined that the opinions of plaintiff's treating physicians should carry more weight than the opinions of the non-examining reviewing doctors hired by LINA:
In addition, this Court afforded a greater weight to the opinions of treating examining physicians over those of nontreating, nonexamining opinions. See, e.g., Bray v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219, 1228 (9th Cir. 2009)(a treating physician's opinion is entitled to substantial weight in social security disability claims). Further, LINA produced no treating doctor opinions contradicting Plaintiff's treating physicians and the Court finds no reason to reject the well-considered opinions of her treating physicians, who are in the best position to know their patient. Medical opinions and conclusions of treating physicians are accorded special weight because these physicians are in a unique position to know claimants as individuals, and because the continuity of their dealings with claimants enhances their ability to assess the claimants' problems. See, Embrey v. Bowen, 849 F.2d 418, 421-22 (9th Cir. 1988). The fact is that three of Plaintiff's treating physicians opined that she is disabled and those opinions are uncontroverted; disabled under both definitions of "disabled" under the Plan.
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Posts tagged with "Coney Island":
Giant affordable housing development planned for Coney Island Boardwalk
Coney Art Walls opens for 2016 summer with new work
Mayor de Blasio's $2.75-per-ride ferry service to begin summer 2017
Pringle-topped Coney Island Amphitheater on the Boardwalk set to open this July
Woody and The Donald
Beach Haven ain't my home! I just cain't pay this rent! My money's down the drain! And my soul is badly bent! Beach Haven looks like heaven Where no black ones come to roam! No, no, no! Old Man Trump! Old Beach Haven ain't my home! Trump's involvement with and creation of (racially exclusive) affordable Beach Haven housing for the hundreds of thousands of returning servicemen to New York after World War II is a sordid tale. Kaufman unearthed the story after going through the Guthrie archive in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He reports that "when the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) finally stepped in to issue federal loans and subsidies for urban apartment blocks, one of the first developers in line, with his eye on the main chance, was Fred Trump. He made a fortune not only through the construction of public housing projects but also through collecting the rents on them." Its a fascinating story of housing policy in New York that becomes more pointed "in the wake of Donald Trump, who says, 'My legacy has its roots in my father's legacy.'" (via Gawker)


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Welcome to the Gardner Aquatic Center!
We are so glad you'll be visiting the Gardner Aquatic Center and we know you're going to have a great time with your friends and family. Prior to your visit, we would like to familiarize you with some important information to make your visit more enjoyable.
- Please take the time to read all of our Rules & Regulations. These are also posted at the entrance of the Gardner Aquatic Center.
- Swimwear with buckles or any other oversized metal ornamentation will not be allowed on the slides. This includes on the front and back of a swimsuit.
- There is a height requirement of 48 inches on the slides (Family Slide excluded), Lazy River (unless accompanied by an adult), and Floatable Walkway.
- There is no swimming or walking allowed in the Lazy River. It is for tube riders only.
- The Gardner Aquatic Center will close for inclement weather (rain, lightening, low air/water temperature). Refunds are not given if we close due to these conditions. If weather is questionable that day, please check the Weather Hotline at 913.543.5305.
- If a patron leaves for any reason, they must get a stamp to re-enter.
You may want to review our Commonly Asked Questions; however, if you still have more questions, feel free to contact us:
Gardner Parks and Recreation
120 E. Main Street
Gardner, KS 66030
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Gardner Aquatic Center
215 N. Center Street
Gardner, KS 66030
913.856.0962 (Phone answered during hours of operation only)
Mon-Sun 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. May 23 - August 9, 2020)
(After Aug. 12, pool will be open Sat & Sun only from Noon-5:00 p.m.)
Special Amenities at the Gardner Aquatic Center
- Zero-depth entry
- Active in-water play area
- Lazy river
- Multiple water slides
- Floatable walkway
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There were so many great moments:
Our group early on in the camp (Titch, Jen, Louis, Stef). A lot of fun. Watching Louis disappear off over the final climb to Embrun on his own was pretty inspirational:
A lot of laughs with Stef across many hours of cycling. I nearly fell off my bike a few times I was laughing that hard. Here we are getting close to arriving in La Grave, in a depleted haze:
Riding up the Galibier wih Julian, Iain and Stef. Jules gave us an impromptu Tour de France history lesson, followed by a lesson in descending:
Watching Iain tough it out over many, many climbs:
He's even had time to set up camp here while waiting for us:
Our chalets for the last week (Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Grand Bornard & Morzine). The common areas gave us a chance to chill, watch le Tour & recover:
Fellow Endurance Corner athletes Rob Mohr and Walter McCormack. Rob is a gazelle in running shoes, and Walter is an AXE on the bike (and quite handy to draft behind in open water – like being behind a mid-sized boat). Good blokes. Here they are analysing the day's events (sponsored by Apple):
Riding through part of the 2016 Tour route. It was nice to know that even the TDF is not immune to the force of the French unions. Road surfacing has been affected by striking recently (we didn't notice it until we hit a 7km climb which had a half-finished gravel surface). Hopefully they will have caught up by 22 July:
Running with Rob and Stef in Morzine. It was great listening to their views & philiosophies on nutrition and training. I am going to add some different foods into my diet for gut health. An hour went by incredibly quickly around this lake:
The "gravestones" at each kilometre mark of the major climbs. An easy way to create a series of short-term goals:
I am pretty good at home when it comes to getting my training done, but quite often it takes a conversation with myself (and a bit of mental energy) to get out the door, or get on the trainer, or get to the pool. This didn't happen once in France – that is the real power of these camps. The training was definitely tiring, but motivation was easy.


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Alot of things have been happening lately.
Firstly, we went Trick or Treating for Halloween.
Kate was a 50's rock and roll girl. Luke was an elf. Amy was a bumblebee.
We went with a big group of kids, about 13 in all. They had so much fun. :)
Steve got a new company car, so we took it for a spin in the National Park at Glenbrook. Kate didn't get carsick at all, which is wonderful. For us it means that we will be able to go for drives without worrying about her. Steve took this photo of myself and the babes at the lookout, overlooking the Nepean River.
We have also been camping. We bought a camper trailer about a month ago but we haven't used it because we haven't had all the equipment we need. So we finally had enough stuff to go for a camp. We only went overnight, up at Burralow Creek, which is up near Kurrajong/Bilpin.
Luke even learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels, it's just a shame for photographic purposes that it was his sister's girly bike. LOL.
We went for a bush walk to see Bulcamatta Falls.
Just a collage of some random vegetation photos. These photo's don't do the area justice. It is so pretty.
The kids were so excited by the campfire and they were loving toasting marshmallows.
We camped with a couple of families from Steve's work. Here is a photo Kate took of the campsite.
And lastly, since it was raining, the valley really looked spectacular. Although I think it would look beautiful regardless of sun or rain.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Travel: Burralow Creek
Blogged by BethJ at November 09, 2009
Labels: Australia, Day to day, Travel
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Good to see you back :) You could always change the photo of Luke on the bike to black and white - might make it look a little more masculine for him lolReplyDelete
looks like great fun - good on you :)ReplyDelete
Love the costumes Beth! BTW have you started calling Kate mini-me yet!!?? She is the spitting image of you isn't she??!!ReplyDelete
Looks like you had fun on your first camping trip - I wish I could go camping right now....ahhh soon enough I guess. The kids looked great for Halloween ..... I worked - so any fun that was had was missed by me.....oh hang on...my guys didn't go trick or treating and not ONE kid came to the door looking for candy....pitty for them...I had stuff here :)ReplyDelete
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Looking after one energetic toddler or preschooler can be challenging enough at times, so if you are brave enough to entertain a large group of excited children, it is worth planning in advance. The key is to use activities that are simple to follow, keep their attention and get everyone involved -- then you are less likely to have a mini-riot on your hands.
Circle Time
Circle games work well with large groups of young children because once you have them all in one place, you are more likely to get their attention. Duck, Duck Goose is a traditional game that some of them may already know. One person walks around the outside of the circle, touching everyone's head and saying "duck." At some point, that person says "goose" instead of "duck" and the child he touched has to chase him all around the circle and back to the empty space; if the chosen child doesn't catch him in time, she becomes the picker for the next round. If you have a really large number of children, it is worth making two circles. Change Pass the Parcel to Pass the Teddy, and when the music stops, the child holding the teddy bear has to run around the circle or perform another agreed-upon forfeit.
Team Game
Get them working in teams with a competitive game to burn off some energy. Relay games work well because they are fast moving and children do not have to wait too long for their turn. Split your children into two groups and then split each group into two with half at one end of the backyard or room and half at the other. Give each corresponding pair of children a different means of moving -- balancing a ball on a spoon, bunny hopping, sliding on their tummies, jumping or balancing bean bags on their heads. Each child takes turns traveling to the other side of the room before the next person on that team sets off.
If you have a large group of children that needs calming down a bit, get them involved in an art project that has them working in pairs; you don't need a big table, just sit them on the floor or patio. Give everyone a piece of paper and a few crayons and get each child to draw her partner's head and shoulders while the partner draws her. Write the name of the subject and artist on the back of each one. Hold all the pictures up at the end and see if everyone can guess who they are. A tip is to make sure everyone has the right colors for face, hair and eyes -- yellow, brown, pink, blue and red. You can then walk around offering other colors for clothes.
Singing and Actions
Encourage everyone to join in with some singing and actions. Pick some nursery rhymes you think most children will know and get them to copy your actions as you all sing. Rhymes that work well for this activity include Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and If You're Happy and You Know It; these are extremely repetitive so children should find it easy to join in. You could encourage the children to call out requests for songs as well.