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This is it—the year baby boomers officially hit their "traditional" retirement age. They're the first generation to fully embrace the switch from defined-benefit to defined-contribution plans and all that it entails. Unprecedented market volatility, sequence of return risk, proper distribution of assets and converting lifetime assets into a steady stream of retirement income—these are just a few of the issues with which your clients are dealing. Throw a possible double-dip recession and European implosion into the mix, and your challenge (and opportunity) is clear.
What proactive steps are you and your clients taking? What cutting-edge products and strategies are now available to ensure your clients still enjoy the quality of life in retirement of which they've always dreamed?
Leading Boston-based research firm Cerulli Associates has put its advisor survey, administered annually to financial advisors across the United States, into circulation for more than a decade. This year's focus is specifically on retirement income and how advisors are addressing this increasingly pressing need on behalf of their clients.
Obstacles to Retirement Income Planning
Advisors cite the lack of consumer awareness (26%) and the time-consuming nature of planning (18%) as the primary obstacles to providing retirement income advice. Advisors' concerns about product complexity and home office support have fallen since 2009.
While many investors anticipate living off their wealth, their frequently meager assets are likely going to result in reduced standards of living or a shorter income time horizon than anticipated. For example, while an average parent of a baby boomer retired with little to no mortgage payment and a defined-benefit plan payout, baby boomers currently considering retirement will be reliant on defined-contribution drawdowns, which will likely change anticipated spending of retirement capital. An asset-liability-driven approach is critical to understanding additional potential sources of income for the retiree, as well as outstanding commitments on retirees' income streams.
Advisor Usage of Retirement Income Strategies
Variable annuities with living benefits (54%) and fixed-income mutual funds (37%) were the primary sources of retirement income used by advisors. Three-quarters (75%) of advisors report never using retirement income funds.
In the current low interest rate environment, it has become more difficult for advisors to develop a portfolio to meet the retirement income needs of their clients. While recent market turbulence has increased advisor interest in incorporating variable annuity products into their retirement income repertoires, few advisors have actually increased their allocation to the product. Unfortunately, many insurance companies have focused on the intricacies of various benefits rather than considering the planning aspects of the products.
Usage of Rollover Target Methods
Referrals from existing clients (68%) is the most frequently used method by advisors to target rollovers, followed by targeting existing clients with new rollovers (56%). Few advisors rely on rollovers from referrals from employers (29%) or qualified plans they have sold (21%).
Intense competition for rollover dollars is prevalent across the financial industry. The sizable assets moving out of defined-contribution plans can provide significant asset under management expansion in both new and existing relationships. DC plan providers have the inside track to contact employees following the discontinuation of investor participation in plans, but advisors are most likely to capture the high end of the rollover market due to their personal interaction with higher wealth clients. Plan providers must identify and capitalize on their opportunity to create stronger relationships with participants while they are active in their plans in order to maximize their chances of retaining assets once the participant has reached a distribution triggering event.
Average Retirement Plan Assets
Corporate DC/401(k) plans are the largest retirement plan type held by advisors, with an average advisor holding $12.5 million in assets. Assets in 403(b) plans ranked second, with an average of $8.3 million in holdings.
Growth within investment consulting has driven competition down market into small corporate retirement plans, which were historically serviced by advisors. Lower margins and stiffening regulation on fiduciary duty has limited advisors' ability to target small corporate clients as a significant source of assets. Independent, dually registered and RIA models will be best suited to apply the necessary fiduciary responsibility likely to be required upon regulatory change.
Opinion on Annuities as a Rollover Vehicle
Ideally positioned as a strategy during market uncertainty, 44% of advisors indicate that both deferred and immediate annuities would be good choices for a portion of rollover assets. Only 3% of advisors favor immediate annuities over deferred products.
Although immediate and fixed annuities are typically viewed as a nonqualified strategy, their use as a rollover vehicle has gained favor with about half of advisors. Fixed-income interest rates have been providing minimal return, so advisors have looked toward annuity options as methods to increase potential returns, while providing a minimum guaranteed level of retirement income. Conservative retirees looking to avoid the impact of market cycles are ideal candidates for the expanded use of the products.
Factors Addressed in Retirement Income Plans by Channel
Social Security (61%), longevity scenarios (55%) and budgets (54%) are the most common elements addressed in advisors' retirement income plans. Just under a third (32%) of advisors do not deliver written retirement income plans to their clients.
As a large swath of the population enters retirement, there are a number of critical factors in flux, including taxes, inflation, Social Security and medical expenses. Federal, state and local budget shortfalls imply increases in future taxes, while the Federal Reserve is looking to continue quantitative easing at the risk of inflation. Financial plans should include multiple scenario options as well as use Monte Carlo simulation to account for large potential swings in risk factors. While BDs and product providers have attempted to create education programs to guide advisors through this process, there are still significant opportunities to create expertise throughout the advisor base in order to increase the chances of improved client outcomes.
Factors in Selecting a Variable Annuity Provider
Advisors place the greatest importance on living benefits when choosing a variable annuity provider (83%). The insurers' financial strength (73%) and investment options (62%) ranks second and third respectively.
The two phases of variable annuities are accumulation and payout. Advisors looking to choose a variable annuity provider want to ensure that both of these phases are reached to their full advantage. During the accumulation phase, advisors are looking to gain significant return for their clients. In order to achieve this goal, advisors will look for a variety of investment options with strong performance. The payout phase of an annuity contract requires the provider to have the ability to provide the amount guaranteed to their clients. Advisors, therefore, also look for a company that is stable financially and has the ability to cover the risk they assumed.
Anticipated Change in Revenue due to Transition to Retirement Income by Channel
Revenue increases are anticipated among 73% of advisors as clients transition to the retirement income stage. Only 4% of advisors are anticipating a drawdown in their assets as a result of retirement outflows.
Advisors have been hard-wired to target and provide services to the aging baby boomer population. While rollover assets and retirement income strategies will drive revenue in the short run, advisors must develop new sources of assets that are in the accretive stage to counteract the declining balances of retirement funds or find additional services from which to draw revenue. Practices solely focused on retirees will be subject to declining assets under management, while service requirements will expand as investors rely on portfolios to support their living expenses.
Factors in Recommending an Underlying Fund in a VA
Investment performance (62%), management team experience (52%) and pricing (48%) were the top factors for underlying funds within variable annuity contracts. Inclusion of target-date funds, ETFs and multi-sector investment options were not rated as a significant importance factor for underlying funds.
Advisors directing assets into variable annuity products look for companies offering funds that will maximize client accumulation prior to payout. Quantitatively, investment performance is the critical factor to advisors. However, insurance firms should consider strategic marketing to bolster the image of the firm and management team. Annuity distributors that provide superior performance and management expertise should be able to command a high-margin pricing structure.


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Into the Woods Book - Anthology
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A true queen of urban fantasy the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular series featuring bounty hunter witch-turned-daywalking demon Rachel Morgan the phenomenal Kim Harrison explores the Hollows more deeply than ever before in Into the Woods, her first collection of short stories.
Rachel is here, as are Jenks the pixie, elven tycoon Trent Kalamack, and an unholy host of vampires, demons, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other assorted supernatural beings, friends and foes.
Into the Woods combines original work, including a new Hollows novella, as well as all of Kim Harrison's previously published short fiction gathered together in one volume for the very first time. No true Hollows aficionado will want to pass this up and readers of Laurell K. Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, and Jim Butcher; fans of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight novels and of paranormal romance superstars Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon, will be likewise enchanted.
"Hollows fans will be enthralled.....Harrison's talent for making supernaturals understandable, likable, and engaging is amply demonstrated in this strong collection."
-Publishers Weekly on Into the Woods
"For the first time, all of Kim Harrison's shorter pieces are gathered together in one volume...A must read for Harrison fans."
-Booklist on Into the Woods
"Whether exploring the backstory of Mia the banshee ("Dirty Magic") or trying out a different sort of supernatural creature (e.g., the dryad in "Temson Estates"), this collection should attract Harrison's sizable fan base."
-Library Journal on Into the Woods
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Veteran and community groups will host a number of events Monday to observe Memorial Day.
Veteran and community groups will host a number of events Monday to observe Memorial Day.
Here is a list of the ceremonies:
- The Veteran�s Tribute Tower Committee and the Emerald Coast Chapter of the Association of the United States Army will host their annual ceremony at 11 a.m.at Beal Memorial Cemetery.
During the reading of the names of fallen comrades from the past year, guests and organizations are invited to place a fresh flower at the base of the flagpole.
It is requested that roll call listings of the names of veterans who have died since Memorial Day 2012 be turned in no later than 20 minutes before the ceremony.
The guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. David Harris, commander of the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base.
Eglin and Hurlburt Field will provide a 21-gun salute and taps.
For more information, call Tom Rice at 302-0266.
- The Harvey Eckhoff VFW Post 7674 will host a service at the post at 213 Carol Ave. at noon. A cookout will follow.
Post members also will ride with the Coast Guard to lay a wreath at sea at 7 a.m.
Call 244-3834 for more information.
- A service will be at 11 a.m. at Navarre Park at 8513 Navarre Parkway.
Lt. Col. Michael Accord, commander of the Army�s 6th Ranger Training Battalion, will be the guest speaker.
Veterans and other organizations will lay wreaths during the service. The Navarre High School Junior ROTC, Boy Scout troops and color guard also will participate.
The public is invited to American Legion Post 382 at 1850 Luneta St. for a cookout following the ceremony. Following the cookout, Boy Scouts will conduct a flag retirement ceremony to burn flags damaged in the last year.
- Bob Hope Village will host a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. in the ballroom of the Commons Building at 30 Holley Ave.
Chief Master Sgt. William W. Turner, command chief for Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, will be the guest speaker.
The ceremony will begin with the displaying of the avenue of flags on Memory Lane.
A Hurlburt Field honor guard will post the colors at 9 a.m. Victoria George, granddaughter of World War II veteran and former Bob Hope Village resident Sue Lell, will sing the national anthem.
Residents then will read their own patriotic verses and poems.
The public is invited. For more information, call 651-2635.
- The Vietnam Vets Motorcycle Club, Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club and Chapter Z will sponsor a ride and cookout.
The ride will begin at Badcock Furniture at 597 John Sims Parkway. Riders should meet at 10 a.m. for departure at 11.
The ride will proceed to the Memorial Day service at the Vietnam veterans memorial at Niceville City Hall. Riders then will go to American Legion Post 221 at 444 John Sims Parkway.
Food will be available for donations. A 50/50 drawing will be held at the American Legion.
- The Twin Cities Veterans Council will host its annual ceremony at 11 a.m. at Doolittle Memorial Park.
In addition to speakers from Valparaiso, Niceville and Eglin Air Force Base, AMVETS Post 78�s honor guard will do a rifle salute and the Niceville High School Junior ROTC will perform a flag-folding demonstration.
Visitors should bring lawn chairs.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be at the AMVETS post at 910 Valastics Ave.
For more information, call 678-5079.
- Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Crestview Unit No. 57 will host an observance at 10 a.m. at Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery at 112 North Avenue E.
Air Force veteran Eddie Hager will be the guest speaker.
Visitors are invited to place a wreath at the memorial at the cemetery.
Contact Merallyn McDonald at 682-3666 to take part in the program.
- A service will be at Stahlman Cemetery at 11 a.m.
The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. Kelly Eiland with the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
After the service, visitors are invited to a cookout at American Legion Post 296 at 311 Main St.
Korean War veterans in attendance will be presented with certificates of appreciation for their service.
- The Sandestin Owners Association will host the Sandestin Veterans Memorial Day Tribute at 7 p.m. at the Village of Baytowne Wharf.
The guest speaker will be Air Force Col. Robert Armfield, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field.
Musicians from the Fort Walton Beach High School Vikings Band, Junior ROTC cadets from Walton High School, the Walton County Sheriff�s Office honor guard and Sandestin residents also will participate.
Bring a lawn chair, as seating may be limited.
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- Gum Creek Cemetery will host its 18th annual Memorial Day Remembrance and Celebration at 8 a.m.
The guest speaker will be Ron Hargrove from the World War II Military Vehicle Federation Museum.
Gum Creek Cemetery is off State Road 83 north of DeFuniak Springs.
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Gray, Paddy, Guerra, Erick and Driscoll, John (2010) Living Together 1: Springfarm An Investigation of Case studies and strategies for Promoting Safe, Prosperous, Integrated, Sustainable Communities. International Centre for Local and Regional Development. Northern Ireland Housing Executive. 31 pp. [Research report (external)]
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This document investigates initiatives and policies in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to improve and build subsidised housing in mixed communities through the lens of six case studies – Springfarm, the Irish Street and Gobnascale interface and Carran Crescent in Northern Ireland and Cranmore, Mahon and Adamstown in the Republic of Ireland. Together, the six cases provide a cross section of the challenges faced by communities. Councils and central government agencies working to promote or provide mixed housing, the strategies that have helped address these challenges and opportunities to create and maintain housing that is safe, prosperous and open to all. A final synthesis report, Part I of this series, is also available to policy makers and practitioners and will also be used in ICLRD training programmes.
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Wild Journey South
New Zealand's natural landscape, raw and dynamic, a wilderness of epic proportions, is still a refuge for a rich variety of marine and birdlife.
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Our Journey takes you from the golden beaches of Nelson down the eastern Kaikoura Coast to cross through the Southern Alps at Arthurs Pass to the West Coast and on to Lake Wanaka. You have the opportunity to view penguins, seals, dolphins, whales, wekas, wetas, and many other native wildlife as well as the experience of staying on a high country farm. The Journey connects beautifully with Wild Havens of the Far South (our Journey through Stewart Island, the Catlins and Fiordland).
Green Journeys allow you to build you own itinerary or adopt one of our suggested itineraries, book it or modify it to suit your special interests and dates. Green Journeys itineraries encourage staying at least 2-3 nights in each location so that you have a chance of enjoying the region, sampling the activities and attractions available and relaxing in your accommodation. Accommodations in our Green Collection are individually owned and hosted, intimate, luxurious and situated in beautiful surroundings. Our suggested activities are equally carefully selected.
Nelson - Kaikoura - Arthurs Pass - Fox Glacier - Wanaka
Duration:12 days, 11 nights
Connection points: Wellington to Picton ferry - Nelson airport - Queenstown airport
Activity level: moderate
Best season: October-April
Driving times
Nelson-Kaikoura 4-5 hours
Kaikoura-Arthurs Pass 4 hours
Arthurs Pass-Lake Moeraki 4 1/2 hours
Lake Moeraki-Wanaka 2 1/2 hours
Day 1 - Abel Tasman, Nelson Region
Stay: The Resurgence luxury eco-lodge
Start this journey from Nelson airport (1 hour drive to The Resurgence) or catch the morning ferry from Wellington to Picton and drive 2 hours 40 minutes. The Resurgence is set high in the bush clad Riwaka Valley and is just 15 minutes from Kaiteriteri Beach. The lodge is a sanctuary surrounded by private bush with abundant birdlife. Dinner one night is a highlight.
Day 2 - Abel Tasman, Nelson Region
Do: Tonga Island Marine Reserve with The Sea Kayak Company Stay: The Resurgence luxury eco-lodge
Paddle out over clear turquoise waters of the Abel Tasman National Park to Tonga Island. Visit with the inquisitive New Zealand fur seals, then explore on south through small bays and beautiful inlets to finish at sheltered Anchorage cove.
Day 3 - Abel Tasman, Nelson Region
Do: at leisure, explore the area with advice from your hosts
Stay: The Resurgence luxury eco-lodge
Spend a day hiking the Abel Tasman Park or exploring the valleys and beaches of Golden Bay. Do not miss the gloriously wild Whariki beach and Farewell Spit, famous for its bird reserves.
Day 4 - Kaikoura, Canterbury
Do: Drive Nelson, Blenheim, Kaikoura
Stay: The Factory
Allow 4-5 hours for the drive to Kaikoura. Stop in Blenheim
for lunch and to collect some wine from one of the famous Marlborough wineries. Enjoy great views of the Pacific Ocean as you head south and keep an eye out for seals on the rocks. The Hapuku Factory is situated 10 mins north of Kaikoura on the beachfront at Hapuku. The Factory is a lovingly restored 100 year old dairy.
Day 5 - Kaikoura, Canterbury
Do: Wings Over Whales Flight
Stay: The Factory
Take a morning trip with Wings Over Whales for a chance to see Sperm, Pilot, Humpback, Southern Right whales, Orca and even a mighty Blue Whale. There are also large numbers of dolphins.
Day 6 - Arthur's Pass, Canterbury
Do: Drive to Arthur's Pass
Stay: Wilderness Lodge Arthur's Pass
The drive to Arthurs Pass takes just under 4 hours. Follow the coast then take the inland scenic route via Oxford, a good stop for a light lunch. Then start the climb into the mountains as you approach Arthurs Pass. The lodge, which is just before the village is set amidst native beach forest with grand alpine river valley views in every direction. Dine at the lodge tonight.
Day 7 - Arthur's Pass, Canterbury
Do: at leisure, explore the area with advice from your hosts
Stay: Wilderness Lodge Arthur's Pass
A highlight of staying here is a daily programme of complimentary nature discovery tours as well as farm tours and hikes available exclusively to guests. Discover rare mistletoes supporting many bellbirds or watch the border collie dogs round up the sheep. Dine at the lodge.
Day 8 - Lake Moeraki West Coast
Do: Drive to Fox Glacier, Moeraki
Do: Fox Trot Glacier Walk with Fox Glacier Guiding
Stay: Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Drive over the wild and spectacular Arthur's Pass to the luxurient forests of the West Coast. At Fox Glacier (3.5 hours drive) stop for your hike with Fox Glacier Guides. Climb amongst crevasses and ice ridges which lead onto the middle of the glacier for spectacular views of the icefall and lower glacier.
It is an easy 1 hour drive south from Fox to Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge. The lodge is utterly remote, beside a river that runs between Lake Moeraki and the sea. Dinner is booked for you at the lodge tonight. relax after a long but enjoyable day.
Day 9 - Lake Moeraki, West Coast
Do: at leisure, explore the area with advice from your hosts
Stay: Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Each day the lodge runs two complimentary guided nature activities. Go forest exploring, hiking, birding, kayaking or discover the freshwater ecology of the Moeraki River.
Day 10 - Wanaka, Southern Lakes
Do: Drive to Lake Wanaka
Stay: Riverrun
A spectacular 3 hour drive further down the West Coast and then inland up the mighty Landsborough and Haast rivers and over the Haast Pass to lakes Wanaka and Hawea. Lots of options for short walks and detours to rivers and pristine lakes. Riverrun lodge is just outside Wanaka township, set on a 500 acre merino sheep farm. If you still have energy, bike along the side of the Clutha river to Lake Wanaka and watch the sun set over the Alps. We suggest booking dinner for the night you arrive.
Day 11 - Wanaka, Southern Lakes
Do: Mou Waho Island Cruise and Walk with Eco Wanaka Adventures Stay: Riverrun
A half-day trip up Lake Wanaka to Mou Waho island and hike up to an idyllic little lake called the Arethusa Pool with panoramic views of Lake Wanaka. Your guide from Eco Wanaka Adventures will point out buff weka, falcons, wood pigeons, bellbirds, fantails, wax eyes, greywarblers, the occasional kaka, geko lizards and wetas.
Day 12 - Journey's End
Do: Fly out or join Wild Havens of the Far South. Queenstown airport is one hour from Wanaka and connects with other New Zealand destinations as well as direct flights from Australian cities.
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Keeling: Missing TV news, the GOP of old and real statesmen
FRANKFORT —By all rights, a first post-election column should say something insightful, if not outright brilliant, about the results. But we're nearly two weeks out from that angst-filled day and night, and all my fellow know-it-alls of punditry have carved the corpses up nicely by now.
So, I'll leave my scalpel in the drawer instead of using it to dissect what U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler did wrong, why "minority" remains the operative word when referring to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's leadership position and how Kentucky and the nation are headed in opposite political directions (typical for a state that joined the Confederacy after it lost the Civil War).
Instead, today's topic is harmonic convergence.
Not the harmonic convergence the latest misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar suggests would occur before the Earth spins wildly off its axis Dec. 21 of this year, hurling all of us into space singing Fly Me to the Moon with the fervent hope that, when we plop down there, we will find a land of milk, honey, breathable air, drinkable water (along with other libations) and nary a politician (much less a political TV ad) in sight.
Forgive a digression, but I must note for the record the only people hurled into space following previous misinterpretations of the Mayan calendar were wearing spacesuits and traveling in spacecraft. I would also advise you to look at the up side if doomsday purveyors finally hit the mark. No need to put up a Christmas tree. No need to risk life and limb hanging lights on the house. No need to max out the credit card for presents you may have to return later anyway.
Back on subject, the harmonic convergence I refer to is a bit of a personal one I experienced several months ago. (Lest some of you political junkies stop reading because of my use of the word "personal," I assure you politics will play a big role in my tale. I am who I am.)
My harmonic convergence began when I recorded and later watched a KET-Kentucky re-airing of Gentleman from Kentucky: John Sherman Cooper, a 1989 profile of the late U.S. senator and diplomat who was and will always remain one of my most admired heroes. Cooper personified the Republican Party I knew in my youth, the party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower that championed civil rights and knew "conservative" and "conservation' share the same root word.
Cooper was among the first to stand up to Joe McCarthy's Red-baiting. He was a leader in pushing for progressive civil rights legislation. He was an early opponent of the war in Vietnam. And as William Greider of Rolling Stone said in the profile, Cooper "believed the government had a moral duty to help people in need." In short, he was the antithesis of the jingoistic, monochromatic, serve the rich and to heck with everyone else attitudes prevailing in the national Republican Party today.
About the same time I saw the Cooper profile, I was reading The Race, a 2007 novel by Richard North Patterson about a Republican presidential primary contested by two U.S. senators. One was a moderate in the Cooper mold. The other was a "mainstream" Republican, strictly in the modern reactionary sense of the term, who followed Richard Nixon's "Southern strategy," played the race and religion cards at every opportunity and embraced a campaign style only the Karl Roves of the world could love.
The third element in my harmonic convergence came from Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom, a sometimes preachy and pretentious but often fun HBO series about a moderate Republican cable news anchor who, at the prodding of his boss and new executive producer, decides to ditch the modern, lightweight formula for such shows and start practicing serious broadcast journalism again. The opening credits of the show pay homage to the likes of Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, some guys who wrote the book on serious broadcast journalism back in the day John Sherman Cooper was practicing some serious statesmanship.
My point? Simple. This harmonic convergence reminded me how much I miss the Republican Party I grew up in, the party personified by Cooper, and how much I miss the broadcast journalism standards of Murrow, Cronkite, Huntley, Brinkley and their contemporaries. In an election year that once again raised the bar on nasty campaigning (by both parties) and 24/7 hype and spin from cable news networks, I missed them a lot. Some things were just better way back when, back before the Karl Roves of the world took over the Republican Party and before talk radio and Fox News became the new opiate of the American masses.
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Urge 3 Peaks Enduro
Rooty, muddy and steep, riders put down some solid runs at the Urge 3 Peaks Enduro.
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I arrived in Dunedin to photograph my first mountain bike race in New Zealand, the Urge 3 Peaks Enduro. The event was held over two days and brought in riders from in town, out of town and Australia. Typically the weather forecast was meant to be pouring rain but it held off for the most part. When it did rain it felt like I was back in Scotland shooting on a dreich day. With it being an enduro event riders would climb to the start of each stage and ride down the course, carrying this on for six stages, three each day.
Rooty, muddy and steep, riders put down some solid runs and most managed to get back up after sliding out. Even for me shooting could be interesting at times as I made my way up steep, off-camber land, darting to get the best angle while trying to avoid going flying down the hill (only happened once). Riders were looking controlled and relatively energetic, even after making the long, steep climb up to Mount Cargill to take on the steps. It was impressive seeing the amount of encouragement and support for this race, especially when the crowd are giving it 'yaldy' to passing riders. I was greeted by a local on the first day in boxers, a platinum blonde wig and goggles, yielding a chainsaw and encouraging everyone to go faster. At the final stage there was a mass of hecklers cheering on riders with music, chainsaws and horns as riders pinned it to the finish.
Kashi at Bike Otago and his team did an incredible job on the event, getting times in fast and creating something locally with a great vibe. For full race results head over to their Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/3peaksenduro


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Norah offers an overview of foundation paper piecing, showing you how to avoid common trouble spots. As you piece blocks inspired by traditional Amish quilts, the windows of Notre Dame and Roman mosaic floors, you'll achieve beautifully matched points, even Y-seams and smooth curves. With Norah's detailed instruction, you'll create intricate designs with the accuracy that quilt-show judges demand. Your "Best in Show" journey begins here.
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Things are so bad for CNN that its rating dropped to below that of the Gardening network. Now that is telling and all this is due to their terribly biased coverage of Trump and his run for the presidency. At every twist and turn, they would make a mountain out of a molehill if it pertained to Trump but when it came to Hillary they would downsize a mountain into a molehill. The leftist liberal media is in panic for their day of reckoning has arrived; a huge swath of Americans will never trust them again. Fox which portrayed an accurate scene of what was taking place has soared to number 1 as they told the story like it was and not as Hillary Clinton demanded.CNN Ratings Drop But Fox's Ratings RiseFor the past 8 weeks and counting Fox News has been the highest rated network during prime time; they averaged 2.3 million viewers in primetime and 1.3 million viewers in total per day last week.Once again Fox seems to be taking things more seriously in the sense that they follow the trend. They understood that America was shifting more towards the right and embraced this trend with a gusto. Thus while CNN's ratings drop, Fox's ratings, on the other hand, continue to trend upwards.For the 16th straight year, Fox News topped all comers in the cable news ratings war.Nielsen Media Research found that for total day and primetime viewers FNC continues to outpace rivals MSNBC and CNN.For the month of January, Fox averaged 1.5 million in total viewers throughout the day and 2.5 million viewers during prime time.The most-watched program on cable news is "Hannity" with approximately 3.3 million viewers tuning in nightly throughout January. MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" followed, with just over 3 million watching. Western Journal


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Friday, April 8, 2011
9 comments:
- Kelly said...
adorable! love that shade of blue!
- April 8, 2011 at 8:51 PM
- Rachel said...
I'm dying--those are TOO CUTE! I love it! I have some shoes that I'm aching to make over--I love yours!
Rachel @ Maybe Matilda
- April 8, 2011 at 9:03 PM
These are too cute. Love the idea of spray painting shoes, first of all. And I love those polka dots!
- April 8, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Kathie @ Like A Box Of Chocolates said...
so cute!!
- April 8, 2011 at 11:17 PM
- Sommer said...
WOW! Those shoes are out of this world CUTE! I would love to have you share this at my VIP party this weekend =) http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/vip-party-10.html
- April 9, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- Mikey said...
You're not the only one who has spray-painted shoes!!! I had a pair of metallic silver boots I painted for a play I was in, and liked them so much they were a staple of my wardrobe until they fell apart! Ha!
~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
PS Following back!
- April 10, 2011 at 1:05 AM
- Melissa said...
I love all your different subjects in your blog. Are you kidding me with the shoes? I just saw another post where someone redid their shoes. These are so cute! I'm a new follower on Google and FB, from the TAter Tots blog hop. I gave you the Versatile Blogger Award. You can go to my post and check it out: http://www.meldreamsoften.com/2011/04/versatile-blogger-award.html
- April 10, 2011 at 2:44 AM
- Jessica said...
very cute and great idea!
- April 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Kimbo West @ a girl and a glue gun said...
I featured this on my blog today!
- April 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM


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Former Psychology Professor Passes Away After Accidentby Howard Hewitt • May 31, 2005 Share:
Former Wabash College psychology professor John Lawrie passed away Monday at Methodist Hospital following an automobile accident last week.
Lawrie joined the Wabash faculty in 1964 and retired in 1994. He was one of the founders of the Wabash Institute for Professional Development.
Lawrie, 71, was also a widely published author who published work in Personnel Journal, Training and Development Journal and Supervision. He was a staff specialist and consultant to National Bank of Detroit and General Motors before coming to Wabash. He also served as the first chairperson of the Indiana State Board of Examiners in 1977 and chaired the Governor's Task Force on Training and Development in 1980.
He graduated from Beloit College with a major in English literature and earned his masters in Personnel/Labor Relations at the University of Michigan. Lawrie earned his Ph.D at Wayne State University in 1963.
A memorial service is planned for 3 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Episcopal Church. The family will be at the Holiday Inn following the service to greet friends.


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I could hardly let National Poetry Month come to a close without paying some kind of tribute to the main venue where most readers encounter poetry, now could I? Once, ages ago, that venue would have been the bard in the hall, the singer on the portico, but for most readers since Gutenberg, the main place where they encounter poetry is in books - and not just any books, but poetry anthologies. Poet jostling against poet, centuries eliding into centuries, styles and movements recklessly colliding with their polar opposites. Most readers out there first read poetry in just such heterogeneous company ... it was only later, as a mature-feeling act of adulthood, that some of them began buying entire books of poetry written by only one person.
Since the poetry anthology is perfectly adapted to pedagogy, they proliferate in schools, and this forces us to specify our terms. In terms of sheer numbers in print and sheer numbers of eyeballs that have scanned its pages, by far the most important poetry anthology of all time is the Norton Anthology of Poetry, the various incarnations of which have been mainstays in schools for three or four generations. But there are two kinds of poetry anthologies: the itemized tour and the personal statement. The Norton Anthologies are very much the former - they have to be, if they're going to work in classrooms. And while I don't discount the viral vitality of all literature (you can get infected regardless of the vector), I'm concentrating today on the other kind of poetry anthology, the personal statement. These are usually no less scholarly, and in their hearts they'd certainly like to be as impartially inclusive ... but they're not boardroom-generated, so they end up being as much reflections of their creators as they are reflections of the state of the art when they're made.
The ground-breakers in (more or less!) modern times were Palgrave's Golden Treasury and Quiller-Couch's Oxford Book of Verse ... and the main thing we notice about their original versions today is how narrow and parochial they seem, how limiting their personal statements are. We know there's a bigger verse-world out there than all those syrupy pastorals, but you certainly can't tell that from the neat and well-tended confines of the volumes themselves. I've got three very different - one can't help but think "better" volumes in mind.
The first is one that might actually compete with the Norton Anthology for academic sales: Hayden Carruth's hugely popular 1970 book The Voice That Is Great Within Us. There was a time when I could walk into the ramshackle apartment of any young poet and find a dog-eared copy of this book with its signature white cover. Carruth was a rotten poet himself, but with the overseeing of this particular volume, he hit a fascinating balance - like all the best 'personal statement' poetry anthologies, this one can be very pleasurably read from front to back like a novel, rather than picked and pecked through. Although I'll peck for you now, since I'd like to share one poem I love from each of the three anthologies mentioned here. From Carruth's book it's got to be Countee Cullen's quick ditty "Incident":
Once riding in old Baltimore,
Heart-filled, head-filled with glee;
I saw a Baltimorean
Keep looking straight at me.
Now I was eight and very small,
And he was no whit bigger,
And so I smiled, but he poked out
His tongue, and called me, "Nigger."
I saw the whole of Baltimore
From May until December;
Of all the things that happened there
That's all that I remember.
The most august of the three volumes I'm writing about today - indeed, quite possibly the most august poetry anthology in English - is Helen Gardner's mighty successor to the Quiller-Couch Oxford Book of English Verse. I prefer the Gardner even to its own successor, since that later version seems to me to be an Oxford Book that's finally more concerned with what it's not leaving out than with what it's including, if you follow the distinction. Any personal statement that even so much as acknowledges consensus is irredeemably craven, which is why I prefer the magisterial perfection of Gardner's version. Here are all the greatest names of English poetry, to an absolutely remarkable degree unmixed with baser matter, and here, unapologetically, are all the greatest poems by those great names, one after another in an astounding, uplifting fusillade. I'll again pick only one, well-known and well-loved by me: Tennyson's "Ulysses," which starts like this:
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Matched with an aged wife, I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
And that ends, wonderfully, like this:
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail;
There gloom the dark broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toiled, and wrought, and thought with me -
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads - you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
And naturally, in any post like this, we must come at last to simple personal favorites, and I have one: the magnificent 1998 soup-to-nuts update of Mark Van Doren's Anthology of World Poetry, this one edited by Katharine Washburn and John Major and full of 1300 pages of endless variety and wonder. Where the Gardner volume has one immortal standard after another, this volume is a steady stream of surprises, whole worlds of the unexpected on every page. It's broken down roughly chronologically and sprawls across the whole of recorded human history - African chants, Elizabethan madrigals, Chinese miniatures, Beat imponderables. This is my single favorite poetry anthology, the book I would hand to somebody if they stood next to me in the Poetry section of the Brattle and asked me "What one book should I get?" In part this is due to the elastic range of the contents, because more than anything poetry should be about not letting our aesthetics calcify - but mainly due to the sheer beauty of so much of what's in here. I could pick a dozen examples instantly, but I'll stick to just one: a very loose adaptation of Horace by J. D. McClatchy, a poem called "Late Night Ode" that I've loved for long enough so that some of its terms are already outdated (CNN, beepers...):
It's over, love. Look at me pushing fifty now,
Hair like grave-grass growing in both ears,
The piles and the boggy prostate, the crooked penis,
The sour taste of each day's first lie,
And that recurrent dream of years ago pulling
A swaying bead-chain of moonlight,
Of slipping between the cool sheets of dark
along a body like my own, but blameless.
What good's my cut-glass conversation now,
Now I'm so effortlessly vulgar and sad?
You get from life what you can shake from it?
for me, it's g and t's all day and CNN.
Try the blond boychick lawyer, entry level
At eighty grand, who pouts about the overtime,
Keeps Evian and a beeper in his locker at the gym,
And hash in tinfoil under the office fern.
There's your hound from heaven, with buccaneer
Curls and perfumed war-paint on his nipples.
His answering machine always has room for one more
Slurred, embarrassed call from you-know-who.
Some nights I've laughed so hard the tears
won't stop. Look at me now. Why now?
I long ago gave up pretending to believe
Anyone's memory will give as good as it gets.
So why these stubborn tears? and why do I dream
Almost every night of holding you again,
Or at least of diving after you, my long-gone,
Through the bruised unbalanced waves.
I can't recommend World Poetry eagerly enough - if you ever find a copy, snatch it up. And if you should have the option to spend a few warmly drunken nights exchanging favorite finds with a beautiful young poet, don't hesitate to do that too. It definitely adds to the experience.


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Shahram Vahdany: King of the Jews
The magical and yet extremely subtle gift that Gilad Atzmon offers through his personal journeys in The Wandering Who? is the wisdom of disillusionment; the gift of not floating above water, but having to take an insightful dive into a shrouded underworld of appearances and disappearances.
The Wandering Who?: intelligent, bold, unapologetic.
At a certain stage, around 2005, I thought to myself that I might be King of the Jews. I have achieved the unachievable, accomplished the impossible. I have managed to unite them all: Right, Left, and Centre. The entirety of the primarily-Jewish British political groups: the Zionists, the anti-Zionists, Jewish Socialists, Tribal Marxists, The Board of Deputies, Jewish Trotskyites, Jews for this and Jews for that, for the first time in history all spoke in one single voice. They all hated Gilad Atzmon equally.
Gilad begins his book, The Wandering Who? with a brief story of his childhood and the tremendous influence of his grandfather on his adolescence. He writes "my grandfather was a charismatic, poetic, veteran zionist terrorist. A former prominent commander in the right-wing Irgun terrorist organization …" He writes about his attraction to jazz, his enlistment in the IDF (Israel Defense Force), and finally being sent to the first Lebanon war. He writes of his experience in Lebanon saying:
I studied the detainees. The looked very different to the Palestinians in Jerusalem. The ones I saw in Ansar were angry. They were not defeated, they were freedom fighters and they were numerous. As we continued past the barbed wire I continued gazing at the inmates, and arrived at an unbearable truth: I was walking on the other side, in Israeli military uniform. The place was a concentration camp. The inmates were the 'Jews', and I was nothing but a 'Nazi'. It took me years to admit to myself that even the binary opposition Jew/Nazi was in itself as result of my Judeo-centric indoctrination.
This becomes the focal point of the transformation in Gilad's young character. He writes "This was enough for me. I realized that my affair with the Israeli state and with Zionism was over." In TheWandering Who?, Gilad divides Jews into three main categories: (1), those who follow Judaism; (2), those who regard themselves as human beings who happen to be of Jewish origin; and (3), those who put their Jewishness over and above all of their other traits. He regards the first two categories as harmless and innocent groups of people. Gilad is not so kind to the third category, however. This group is the primary focus in his book. He goes beyond the what to the how and why. Like a forensic scientist, he dissects them piece by piece historically, economically, philosophically, psychologically, and politically.
Zionism: A Global Network
Israel is not a colonial power and does not function as such. Colonial powers form an equilibrium with the indigenous peoples whose land they occupy. They have a parasitic nature that knows their survival is based on cooperation with and even helping the indigenous peoples, albeit on a very minimum level. We have seen this with the colonization of India by the British, Algeria and Morocco by the French, and South Africa by Afrikana apartheid. Israel's function is more that of a cancer that consumes its host resources until there is nothing left, consequently destroying itself as a result. As Farid Esack, a South African scholar, writer and political activist, known for his opposition to apartheid, says in his open letter to the Palestinian people, "Israel is not an apartheid, it's worse."
Gilad also writes:
Zionism is not a colonial movement with an interest in Palestine, as some scholars suggest. Zionism is actually a global movement that is fuelled by a unique tribal solidarity of third category members.
Zionism: Realm of Hungry Ghosts and Animals
By referring to hungry ghosts and animals the intention is not to dehumanize Zionists but is a reference, from a Buddhist teaching, to two of the six realms of existence, describing states of mind that human beings inhabit at any given time. The hungry ghost realm applies to those who are never satisfied, perpetually discontented no matter what they have. The animal realm refers to those without reason, who function solely by instinct and are incapable of identification with others. As Gilad put it:
Also, considering the racist, expansionist Judeo-centric nature of the Jewish State, the Diaspora Jew finds himself or herself intrinsically associated with a bigoted, enthnocentric ideology and an endless list of crimes against humanity.
Israel is the only country recognized by the United Nations without any roots in the land it occupies. In 1947, the newly formed United Nations brought a group of people from the four corners of the planet and located them in one place and called this 'chicken soup' the State of Israel. But more was needed in order to legitimize this newly made nation. They needed national history, which they conveniently borrowed from the Bible. It did not matter how fictional the Biblical story of Jews are. As Gilad put it, "the Jewish people is a made-up notion consisting of an imaginary past with very little to back it up forensically, historically, or textually."
Zionists' claim of Jewish ancestral homeland is echoed by the Christian right and Christian Zionists primarily in the historically ignorant United States population, 20% of whom still believe the earth is flat, and 55% regard evolution as a hoax. Furthermore, the majority of people in the U.S. accept the Bible as a historical and factual book.
The magical and yet extremely subtle gift that Gilad Atzmon offers through his personal journeys in The Wandering Who? is the wisdom of disillusionment; the gift of not floating above water, but having to take an insightful dive into a shrouded underworld of appearances and disappearances. He disarms his critics beforehand by saying: "I am a proud self-hating Jew".
Although Gilad discusses an extremely sensitive phenomenon in every sense of its meaning and implications, nothing is taboo for him; even those subjects which have been expressly forbidden to explore lest one be labeled anti-Semitic or worse. Gilad recalls: "While in the past an anti-Semite was someone who hates Jews, nowadays it is the other way around, an anti-Semite is someone the Jews hate."
Further on he writes about Holocaust as a religion:
To a certain extent, the Holocaust religion signals the final Jewish departure from monotheism, for every Jew is potentially a little God or Goddess. Abe Foxman is the God of anti-defamation, Alan Greenspan the God of 'good economy', Milton Friedman is the God of 'free markets', Lord Goldsmith the God of the 'green light', Lord Levy the God of fundraising, Paul Wolfowitz the God of US 'moral interventionism'. AIPAC (the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee) is the American Olympus, where mortals elected in the US come to beg for mercy, forgiveness for being Goyim and for a bit of cash.
Whether or not one agrees with Atzmon's views, his book would propel Jews and non-Jews equally toward a better understanding of Israel, Zionism, and Jewish identity, beyond news headlines or state propaganda. This book is the odyssey of one man's transformation within transformation, the end of which is yet to be written.
You can now pre-order Gilad Atzmon's New Book on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
Source: http://www.mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/13317-king-of-the-jews.html


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LOVELAND — A Loveland limousine company that a restaurateur launched "to give guests a treat" is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month – more than 10 years after the restaurant closed.
Summit Limousines owner Kim Galloway said her late husband, Tim Galloway, was co-owner of the Summit Restaurant at 3208 W. Eisenhower Blvd. when he and his partner started Summit Limousines in June 1992.
"We bought a small six-passenger to give guests a treat, and it just grew from there," Galloway said. That first limo, a 1984 Cadillac stretch, was white with brown velour interior, she said.
The restaurant closed a month after 9/11, but the limo company grew, she said.
Her husband, who died of cancer last November at age 55, had taken a job as a Frontier Airlines flight attendant, so she came on full-time as office manager in 2006.
The old white Caddy is gone, but Summit now has a fleet of 12, including sedans, an executive van, SUV limos, stretch Lincoln limos and a Hummer stretch limo.
The company employs 11 drivers, seven of whom are full-time, and a part-time office worker.
"Seventy-five percent of the business is our corporate clientele," Galloway said. "On any given Monday, we'll have 26 trips to the airport in sedans."
Although the company felt a dip during the recession, it still did well because companies continued to use Summit's services, she said. High-level company officials' time became more valuable, she said, so they would use their time in the back of the sedan on the way to the airport to conduct business.
Summit also drives people for special occasions such as weddings and concerts. "We do sporting packages – Cheyenne Frontier Days is always huge, and the Greeley Stampede, things like that."
"We just try to do what we do really well, and we get a lot of repeat business and referrals, and the company just grows and grows and grows."
For more information, call 669-9049 or go to summitlimousine.com.
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PARIS -- Silicon Valley is famed for its role in nurturing startups, but companies there often suffer problems from not looking beyond the insular region to the rest of the world.
So warned Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive of YouSendIt -- one of those companies in Silicon Valley "echo chamber" -- speaking here at the LeWeb conference.
"The hype factor that has impacted Silicon Valley is an unhealthy thing," Garlinghouse said. "Companies focus more on the hype than building a great experience."
Garlinghouse is a high-profile voice in the echo chamber. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame was his "peanut butter manifesto" written years ago when he was at Yahoo, which he believed had spread itself too thin over too many projects.
As Yahoo itself showed then and a new generation of companies is showing now, reality eventually intrudes on hype. "People get all excited," he said. "With Groupon and Zynga, when the hype of the company gets ahead of the reality, eventually that comes into equilibrium."
Garlinghouse, naturally, believes YouSendIt stays grounded by concentrating on helping its users. It got its start as a way to send large files that don't fit in e-mail, but now it's expanded into online file storage a la Dropbox.
With that expansion, a name centered on e-mail is too narrow, so the company is considering a new name.
"We are actively looking at changing its name," said Garlinghouse. "I would expect sometime in the next quarter or two to change the name to really demonstrate how we've grown the company."
The company also is trying to expand internationally. Next quarter it will adapt to more languages and to accepting payment in more currencies, he said.


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The National Cable Splicing Certification Board (NCSCB) recently introduced a national program to certify medium-voltage cable splicers. The program, an offshoot of a regional certification, the Mid-Atlantic Cable Splicing Certification Board, consists of a written exam followed by performance, or practical, exams.
To develop the program, the certification board involved union and non-union contractors, manufacturers, utilities, and engineering groups. The board also hired the services of the American Institute for Research, Washington, D.C., to perform a validation study and a job analysis, as well as offering help in constructing and validating the test instruments.
"If you're going to have a certification, you want to make it legally defensible in court," says Steve Anderson, president and chair of the executive committee for NCSCB and director, National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. "In the two-and-a-half years that we've been working on this, we've talked to a lot of different groups — from engineering to utilities — and not one person has said, 'I don't know why you're doing this.' This is long overdue."
The NCSCB will offer three separate certifications: the installation of medium-voltage, hand-taped splices and terminations, paper-insulated lead-covered cable (PILC), or lead certification. "All of the practical exams are separate," Anderson says. "You can determine which of the practical exams that you want to take. What they have in common is that there'll be one written exam."
A passing score on the written exam is required to continue on to the practical exams. The exams predominantly cover solid dielectric medium-voltage cable, but according to Anderson, with the changes to the U.S. infrastructure, more underground cable is being used for both distribution and transmission. Therefore, the certification will fall right in line with the re-cabling of the country.
The Board hopes that offering the standardized exams will take a burden off utilities, as well as some contractor and engineering firms. "This is a portion of the industry that does require a certain amount of skill and knowledge," Anderson says. "There are too many people out there doing this work that can cause a lot of harm not only to equipment and machinery but also to individuals. It's very expensive for the utilities to have this done."
Currently, the Board is trying to locate a third-party examiner to proctor the written exams. It will begin offering exams in Washington, D.C.; Phoenix; Ontario, Calif.; and possibly Detroit or Atlanta by August. Locations throughout the rest of the country will follow. Certification is still strictly voluntary but may soon become a de facto standard in the industry. "One thing people will be assured of is that once they get somebody with this certification, that person will have at least demonstrated that they know what's involved in this type of work," Anderson says.


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Quick mini rant.
Know how I was moaning about ASOS?
So I promised myself that my order in April, a farce, would be my last, no matter gorgeous the models looked in their rags.
I did return one item a pair of Jeans – see I bought them in a Uk 12 – wayyyy to big so I changed them for a Uk 10 – please, I couldn't even get them past my thighs!
So back it went for the final time. 2 weeks on I decide to check up the returns (I have a reciept for the return).
Turns out ASOS not only charge you for returning their badly fitting clothes, they will not take ANY responsibility or even CHECK to see if an item has returned.
I told them I had a tracking number. Says delivered, guv'nor.
The customer care department told me they ain't bovvered about what my tracking slip says – they won't check if something has been returned or if it has been cleverly stuck under a pile of rubble somewhere. Either you get an email saying that the items has been recieved or you don't. End of. Tracking? Pah what's that? We don't care if Sue/Melvin/Rory/Serendipity signed for it. Computer says no.
Charming. I guess this means I need to deal with the lovely people at Royal Mail then and try and claim my hard earned £30 back for some jeans made 'in the style of Jessica Alba'. That's what you get for trying to look like Jess.
So let it be another warning to you. I have had good experiences with them sure, but never outstanding. Not outstanding enough to want to deal with the sort of company that has the 'computer says no' mentality. Online retailers should have a tremendous returns policy, and be extra helpful, no? Since we can't visit them in person and they don't have a phone number (always dodgy. Emails are easy to ignore, right?)
I yearn for some decent customer service, like I yearn for a decent bacon butty.


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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our One and Only Saviour Jesus, the Christ.
I write on the 490th anniversary of that moment in Church history when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Cathedral in Wittenberg in which he asserted, among other things, that the truth of the gospel must always take precedence over the structures of the church. It is becoming increasingly clear that we are facing a similar situation today. While it has been my hope that we would be able to share these reflections face to face it seems unlikely that we will be called to meet together in the near future and so I offer these thoughts by letter.
It has been repeatedly stated and most succinctly summarized in the report, 'Road to Lambeth' we face a two fold crisis in the Anglican Communion: a crisis of doctrine and a crisis of leadership, in which the failure of the "Instruments" of the Communion to exercise discipline has called into question the viability of the Anglican Communion as a united Christian body under the common foundation of faith. (See the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral)
The Church of Nigeria is not interested in territorial expansion. The failure to resolve these dual crises has been at the heart of the decision by our Church and a number of other Global South Provinces to offer encouragement and oversight to a growing number of clergy and congregations in the USA. These pastoral initiatives are not and should not be seen as the cause of the crises.
Although they have variously been described as "interventions" "boundary crossing" or "incursions"—they are a direct and natural consequence of the decision by The Episcopal Church (TEC) to follow the path that it has now chosen.
These pastoral initiatives undertaken to keep faithful Anglicans within our Anglican family has been at a considerable cost of crucial resources to our province. There is no moral equivalence between them and the actions taken by TEC. They are a heartfelt response to cries for help. We acted in accordance with the Gospel mandate. Had TEC, against all godly warnings, not taken actions that tore the fabric of our beloved Communion there would be no need for hundreds indeed, thousands of its members to seek pastoral, episcopal and now primatial care elsewhere.
It has been suggested that our actions violate historic Anglican polity and early church tradition with particular reference made to the Council of Nicea. This assertion is both hollow and made in bad faith since those who make it are more than willing to ignore historic biblical teaching on the uniqueness of Christ, the authority of the Scriptures and the call to moral obedience. With regard to Nicea - while there was concern for proper order there was even greater commitment to maintaining right teaching. This can be seen by the provision of godly bishops and clergy in places where the incumbents were proponents of false teaching.
The world needs to understand that the situation that we now confront is not primarily about structure or conferences but about irreconcilable truth claims. It is worth remembering that in the Biblical narratives religious structures have often been the enemy of revealed truth. When these structures become obstacles, YHWH, in his own way and at a time of his own choosing removed them and brought His people back to Himself. Of course there is value to preserving Anglican structures but we must never do so at the expense of the people for whom our Lord Jesus the Christ gave his life.
Until the Communion summons the courage to tackle that issue headlong and resolve it we can do no other than provide for those who cry out to us. It is our earnest prayer that repentance and reconciliation will make this a temporary arrangement. One thing is clear we will not abandon our friends.
When we met in Dar es Salaam, after a great deal of effort, we suggested a way forward that had the support of all those present – including the Presiding Bishop of TEC. The House of Bishops and Executive Committee of The Episcopal Church quickly rejected this proposal on the grounds that it apparently violated their canons. We now have a counter proposal from TEC and yet there is no indication that it will meet the needs of those for whom it is supposedly designed. This endless series of proposals and counter proposals continues with no apparent conclusion in sight. Sadly, it is becoming increasingly clear that the only acceptable end as far as TEC is concerned is the full capitulation of any who would stand in opposition to their biblically incompatible innovations- this we will never do. There is a way forward - we have written and spoken repeatedly about it – the time for action is now.
I believe that we Primates must meet in the next few months to respond to the crisis that now confronts us. The situation in The Episcopal Church is deteriorating rapidly. Lawsuits are escalating and I have just heard that Bishop Bob Duncan is now threatened with ecclesiastical trial by the Presiding Bishop for his faithful attempts to find a way to protect his faithful members and diocese. Other godly bishops are under the same threat. Their only crime is a desire to continue their Christian pilgrimage as faithful Anglicans. This situation will affect all of us. We dare not let our love for the historic structures of our beloved Communion, important as they are, allow us to destroy its future. We are losing members. We are losing time. We are losing our integrity as an important part of the One, holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
"Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision". Joel 3:14
+Peter Abuja,
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We all hope we'll never be put in the position of having to save a baby's life, but it could happen. Babies can and do choke on food and toys, slip under the water in the tub or a pool, and get caught in drawstrings and curtain cords.
This step-by-step guide explains the basics of first aid for choking and CPR, but please don't rely on it as your sole source of information. Set aside a few hours to take an infant and child CPR course to learn and practice the proper techniques. These techniques differ depending on the age of the child, and doing them improperly can be harmful.
The following instructions are for babies younger than 12 months old. To find out what to do when an older child is choking or needs CPR, see our illustrated guide to CPR for children age 12 months and older.
ChokingStep 1: Assess the situation quickly.
If a baby is suddenly unable to cry or cough, something is probably blocking her airway, and you'll need to help her get it out. She may make odd noises or no sound at all while opening her mouth. Her skin may turn bright red or blue.
If she's coughing or gagging, it means her airway is only partially blocked. If that's the case, let her continue to cough. Coughing is the most effective way to dislodge a blockage.
If the baby isn't able to cough up the object, ask someone to call 911 or the local emergency number while you begin back blows and chest thrusts (see step 2, below).
If you're alone with the baby, give two minutes of care, then call 911.
On the other hand, if you suspect that the baby's airway is closed because her throat has swollen shut, call 911 immediately. She may be having an allergic reaction – to food or to an insect bite, for example – or she may have an illness, such as croup.
Also call 911 right away if the baby is at high risk for heart problems.
Step 2: Try to dislodge the object with back blows and chest thrusts.
First do back blows
If a baby is conscious but can't cough, cry, or breathe and you believe something is trapped in his airway, carefully position him faceup on one forearm, cradling the back of his head with that hand.
Place the other hand and forearm on his front. He is now sandwiched between your forearms.
Use your thumb and fingers to hold his jaw and turn him over so that he's facedown along the other forearm. Lower your arm onto your thigh so that the baby's head is lower than his chest.
Using the heel of your hand, deliver five firm and distinct back blows between the baby's shoulder blades to try to dislodge the object. Maintain support of his head and neck by firmly holding his jaw between your thumb and forefinger.
Next, place your free hand (the one that had been delivering the back blows) on the back of the baby's head with your arm along his spine. Carefully turn him over while keeping your other hand and forearm on his front
Then do chest thrusts
Use your thumb and fingers to hold his jaw while sandwiching him between your forearms to support his head and neck. Lower your arm that is supporting his back onto your opposite thigh, still keeping the baby's head lower than the rest of his body.
Place the pads of two or three fingers in the center of the baby's chest, just below an imaginary line running between his nipples. To do a chest thrust, push straight down on the chest about 1 1/2 inches. Then allow the chest to come back to its normal position.
Do five chest thrusts. Keep your fingers in contact with the baby's breastbone. The chest thrusts should be smooth, not jerky.
Repeat back blows and chest thrusts
Continue alternating five back blows and five chest thrusts until the object is forced out or the baby starts to cough forcefully, cry, or breathe on his own. If he's coughing, let him try to cough up the object.
If the baby becomes unconscious
If a baby who is choking on something becomes unconscious, you'll need to do what's called modified CPR. Here's how to do modified CPR on a baby:
Open his mouth and look for an object. If you can see an object, remove it with your little finger.
Give him two rescue breaths. If the air doesn't go in (you don't see his chest rise), tilt his head and try two rescue breaths again.
If his chest still doesn't rise, do 30 chest compressions.
Look in his mouth and remove the object if you see it. Give him two more rescue breaths.
Repeat the chest compressions and so on, until help arrives.
How to perform CPRWhat is CPR?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This is the lifesaving measure you can take to save a baby who shows no signs of life (consciousness or effective breathing).
CPR uses chest compressions and "rescue" breaths to make oxygen-rich blood circulate through the brain and other vital organs until emergency medical personnel arrive. Keeping oxygenated blood circulating helps prevent brain damage – which can occur within a few minutes – and death.
CPR isn't hard to do. Follow these steps:
Step 1: Check the baby's condition.
Is the baby conscious? Flick her foot or gently tap on her shoulder and call out. If she doesn't respond, have someone call 911 or the local emergency number. (If you're alone with the baby, give two minutes of care as described below, then call 911 yourself.)
Swiftly but gently place the baby on her back on a firm, flat surface.
Make sure she isn't bleeding severely. If she is, take measures to stop the bleeding by applying pressure to the area. Don't administer CPR until the bleeding is under control.
Step 2: Open the baby's airway.
Tilt the baby's head back with one hand and lift his chin slightly with the other. (You don't have to tilt a baby's head back very far to open the airway.)
Check for signs of breathing for no more than ten seconds.
To check for breathing in a baby, put your head down next to his mouth, looking toward his feet. Look to see whether his chest is rising, and listen for breathing sounds. If he's breathing, you should be able to feel his breath on your cheek.
Step 3: Give two gentle "rescue" breaths.
If the baby isn't breathing, give her two little breaths, each lasting just one second. Cover the baby's nose and mouth with your mouth and gently exhale into her lungs only until you see her chest rise, pausing between rescue breaths to let the air flow back out.
Remember that a baby's lungs are much smaller than yours, so it takes much less than a full breath to fill them. Breathing too hard or too fast can force air into the baby's stomach.
If her chest doesn't rise, her airway is blocked. Give her first aid for choking, described above.
Step 4: Do 30 chest compressions.
With the baby still lying on his back, place the pads of two or three fingers in the center of his chest, just below an imaginary line running between his nipples.
With the pads of your fingers on that spot, compress the chest about 1 1/2 inches. Push straight down. Compressions should be smooth, not jerky.
Do 30 chest compressions at the rate of 100 per minute. When you complete 30 compressions, give two rescue breaths (step 3, above). (Each cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths should take about 24 seconds.)
Step 5: Repeat compressions and breaths.
Repeat the sequence of 30 compressions and two breaths. If you're alone with the baby, call 911 or the local emergency number after two minutes of care.
Continue the sequence of compressions and breaths until help arrives, you find an obvious sign of life, an AED (automated external defibrillator) is ready to use, the scene becomes unsafe, or you are too exhausted to continue.
Even if the baby seems fine by the time help arrives, a doctor will need to check her to make sure that her airway is completely clear and she hasn't sustained any internal injuries.
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Last year in UK campsites, seven people died and 17 were injured from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by bringing BBQ's inside tents and enclosed spaces. Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous substance which is created when fossil fuels such as gas and solid fuels like charcoal fail to combust fully due to a lack of oxygen. The major danger is that you can't see it, taste it or smell it but it can kill quickly with no warning.
If you're bringing a BBQ to Glastonbury, please consider the following advice:
For more advice from the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service at Glastonbury, follow them on Twitter at @Glasto2013Fire
And for more info on BBQ safety, head to Gas Safe Register's website.


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When paying cash fare, insert bills in the bill receptor or coins in the coin receptor. We do not accept pennies. We only accept U.S. currency.
Our fareboxes accept $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. Drivers cannot make change. If you pay more than the required fare, you will be issued a change card which is good for your next ride. We cannot issue cash refunds for the value on your change card or apply it to another purchase.
If paying reduced cash fare, we ask that you show the driver a qualifying reduced fare card before paying.
When you get a new bus pass or ride card you will have to activate it by inserting it in the Ticket Reading Issuing Mechanism (TRIM) on top of the farebox.
After you activate your bus pass, you will see the first use date, and the end date. Bus passes are valid for 1, 7, or 31 consecutive days of use. Bus passes will expire on the end date at 11:59PM.
Each time you get on a bus after your bus is activated, simply swipe it through the card reader slot found in the upper right corner.
If you need more than one bus to complete your one way trip, you may request a transfer ticket. Transfer tickets are issued only to passengers paying cash fare or using a ride card. Bus pass users do not need a transfer ticket.
Transfers are good for one (1) hour after being issued. Transfers are good on any route except the route on which the transfer was issued. Transfer tickets are only valid at these designated transfer points: