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For as great and inspiring a love story is, it deserves to be celebrated with equal grandeur and radiance that's full of life and a heartbeat. And Farzia and Rajiv's wedding in a castle boasted of that exact exuberance and regality that was a class apart & heartwarming.
A flawless blend of intimate and majestic, their wedding was as stirring as empowering their love is. Restoring our faith in love and all the good things in life, this couple's wedding is something that's surely gonna make your day today.
About The Couple
Their Tale
Farzia and Rajiv's story is a unique tale brimming with equal mush and romance. They met online in January 2006 on IMDB. While she hailed from New York, Rajiv is a third generation Malaysian-Indian. What started off as a disagreement on the forum led to private messages as pen pals for almost seven years until Farzia decided to go visit him in Malaysia. The bride recalls, "Everything was so surreal when Rajiv drove down to see me at the weekend. I was counting the days, the hours, the moments and the second till I heard the doorbell ring, footsteps approaching my door and him knock."
Farzia and Rajiv balance each other out perfectly just like Yin & Yang. While they both are reserved, she is more spontaneous and he is much more disciplined. While she tries to do everything at once taking things on an adventure, he brings her back down to Earth but, ends up enjoying the ride.
The Proposal
Farzia connotes, "Since everything was far from traditions for us, we knew deep down inside it was never about just meeting but, it was the full deal. Him and I didn't keep in touch from 2013 to 2015, and in 2015 he had a dream where I was walking away and he was chasing me and at one point he couldn't reach me because I had faded. Funny thing was that something like that was actually happening in reality so when I got the message from him, my heart skipped a beat. A few months later, he did something he thought he'd never had the guts to do. He hopped on a plane, came to NYC, and swept me off my feet. And ever since then, we never looked back."
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For how Farzia wanted to celebrate the union of their love in a castle because their story is her favorite modern day fairytale, she planned her entire wedding by herself with truckloads of aid and support from her maid of honor Asma. With Rajiv and his family putting their absolute faith in her abilities and supporting her all along, she weaved the wedding of her dreams from scratch whilst taking inspiration from various celebrity weddings, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Farzia has been dreaming about Oheka Castle since she was 15 years old and finally getting married at the place was literally a dream come true for her. Her vision that was inspired by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in particular, Sabyasachi, and the dreamer in her, ended up coming to life phenomenally in quaint and romantic hues with sorbet flowers, candles, and crystals. Captured tastefully by I Alam Photography and Images by Aaron, the wedding video and photos are heart satiating.
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The revelries kick-started in the backyard of the bride's home with a fun and colorful Gaye Holud/Mehndi ceremony that later turned into a groovy Sangeet night. The Mughal Garden themed ceremony was exceptionally planned and executed by Glitz & Glamour Events lending a perfect Morocco meets India vibe just how Farzia wanted.
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For the day function, while Rajiv wore a champagne gold kurta, Farzia donned a floral organza saree in sorbet hues from Zahra which she accessorized with handmade floral jewellery from Flowers by Bhanu.
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Crash us out of the EU without a deal at the end of 2020, and Johnson will create a tidal wave of debt
Tory no deal Brexit would increase national debt by £220 billion say Lib Dems
Certainty of a Free Trade Deal with EU by December 2020 is Zero, say The Institute for Government
Crashing out of the EU would cause the national debt to rise by over £220 billion over the next five years, analysis of figures published by the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies) have revealed.
The Brexit black hole would be equivalent to an extra £8,000 of debt per household and would be equivalent to this year's government budget for Health, Social Care, Schools and Local Government combined. It would be also larger than the entire annual GDP of Finland.
Despite claiming on Andrew Marr that a Conservative Government wouldn't rack up national debt, the analysis shows that that if Boris Johnson goes through with his Brexit plan and ends up crashing the UK out of the EU in December 2020, the resulting economic hit would make national debt £221 billion larger than under Liberal Democrat economic plans. Managing the extra burden would risk yet more public services being cut to get debt under control.
Boris Johnson has said that if he wins a majority, he will seek a Free Trade Agreement with the EU but will not extend the deadline for securing a deal past December 2020. The Institute for Government has described the certainty around securing a deal within this time-frame as "zero".
The Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, would stop Brexit and keep debt falling. The IFS has said of the Liberal Democrats that "they are now the only major party committed to reducing the national debt as a fraction of national income, a goal now abandoned by both Labour and the Conservatives."
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor Ed Davey said:
"If Boris Johnson gets his way and crashes us out of the EU without a deal at the end of 2020, he will create a tidal wave of debt that would jeopardise funding for our schools, hospitals and vital public services. The £221 billion Brexit black hole in the budget would be equivalent to £8,000 of debt for every household in the UK.
"It was already clear that Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was yet another con, but these figures show what is ultimately at stake. Only a vote for the Liberal Democrats can stop Boris Johnson, stop Brexit and allow us to invest the £50 billion Remain Bonus in our public services."
According to IFS analysis of party manifestos, under a Conservative no-deal Brexit, Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) would rise to roughly 80% of GDP by 2023-24, whereas under Liberal Democrat plans it would fall to nearly 70% by the same year.
In the IFS model the two scenarios are calculated as a share of mid-year GDP. Different GDP baselines are applied to the two scenarios to reflect the parties' different policies in the run-up to 2023-24. This includes a boost to GDP under Lib Dem plans thanks to the Remain Bonus.
According to the above model, Public Sector Net Debt would rise to £2,106 Billion by 2023-24 under a Conservative no-deal Brexit happening in December 2020. This is £164 billion more than currently predicted and £221 billion more than it would be under Liberal Democrat plans in 2023-24.


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Critique : Charismatic Megafauna
par Jan Lumholdt
- Jesper Kurlandsky et Fredrik Wenzel co-réalisent un film ambitieusement composé qui propose un état des lieux de notre planète
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Two prolific Swedish filmmakers, producer-cinematographer Jesper Kurlandsky (The Ape [+lire aussi :
fiche film], Avalon [+lire aussi :
fiche film], Container) and cinematographer-director Fredrik Wenzel (Force Majeure [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Burrowing [+lire aussi :
fiche film]), have joined forces to co-direct a highly ambitious endeavour. The result, now entered into the 30th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival, is an experimental documentary titled Charismatic Megafauna [+lire aussi :
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fiche film].
Akin to the works of Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi and the "Qatsi" trilogy) and to some extent recalling the more cosmic moods of Terrence Malick (notably Voyage of Time [+lire aussi :
fiche film]), with a few United Colors of Benetton mixed in, Charismatic Megafauna begins with a quote by turn-of-the-last-century author John Muir: "The blind question 'Why was it made?' goes on and on with never a guess that, first of all, it might have been made for itself." For the rest of this 70-minute journey, we're on our own, narration-wise. Supplementing the carefully juxtaposed shots of spacely and Earthly matters, near and faraway places, and various animal and human forms, is the rich musical accompaniment courtesy of composer Anders Hillborg, who certainly is, for this project, what Philip Glass was for the Reggio one.
Despite the quote about being made for itself, there may be some further thoughts down the line. A contemplative tone permeates the movie throughout, as does an almost romantic score, thus decidedly contradicting the more stressful and austere visions and sounds of the Reggio trilogy. Through remnants of supernovas, gas and magma, we disembark on this very planet, with moss, forests and living organisms of increasing size and stature (a smug lizard, a stately cheetah and a pensive baboon are given good screen moments), and finally, we see humanity in all states of dress and in various locations. There's the gathering of food in the South American rainforest and in the rice paddies of Asia, factory assembly lines (with humans and with robots), stock-market activity and laboratory research – most of it involving human interaction (even the robots need our monitoring). We encounter cityscapes, countryside and the people therein, dancing, in love, alone, in crowds, at home, without a home, with or without a family, young and old. In all, a pretty clear and fair picture of who we are, what we have and what we are doing, right here and right now.
The technical aspects are impeccably calibrated throughout, with pristine sound and camerawork (by Wenzel, a true master in his field). The musical score, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and featuring Royal Stockholm Philharmonic soprano Hannah Holgersson, could easily stand up on its own – in fact, listening without the pictures could easily imprint at least as strong an image on the mind. That said, Charismatic Megafauna should provide one of the season's richest visual experiences, one that will suffer substantially if viewed on anything smaller than the big and glorious cinema screen.
Charismatic Megafauna was produced by Fasad with co-production by Film i Väst and SVT. Its sales are handled by Cinetic.
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Turning to outside organizations to do more jobs
Philadelphia public school leaders seeking solutions to pressing issues such as running disciplinary schools, training student teachers, or providing technology-based learning interventions have increasingly turned to external organizations to do the job.
Since the onset of the current wave of reform in 2002, the School District of Philadelphia has stepped up its contracting with a large and diverse set of organizations – local and national, large and small, for-profit and nonprofit-to assist with the work of school and District improvement, according to a new analysis of District contracts.
During the 2005-06 school year, the District budgeted about $500 million, a quarter of its operating budget, on contracted services of all types, up from $380 million in 2003-04. Another $96 million was allocated for contracts from the District's "categorical" grants budget.
The school system has not only undertaken the largest experiment with contracting out of the management of individual schools to outside "education management organizations" (EMOs), but it has also been pioneering the use of external vendors and partners in areas such as curriculum and instruction, and not just for traditional areas of contracting such as school construction and transportation.
In a study by Research for Action in Philadelphia, we examined SRC resolutions for contracts exceeding $25,000 in the key areas of educational and management services from January 2002 through June 2006.
Preliminary results from our study showed that the number of contractors in these areas of work doubled from 2002 to 2003, and increased thereafter but at a slower rate. Overall, the number of individual consultants and organizations doing business with the District increased from about 80 in 2002, the first year of the SRC's existence, to 183 in 2005, a year in which the Vallas-led reforms were in full swing. Partnership activity with external organizations has remained strong into 2006.
The numbers of contractors would have been higher had we taken on the extensive task of tracking the many providers of "supplemental education services" (tutoring) required by the federal No Child Left Behind Law.
In our analyses, for-profit firms and consultants formed a substantial part of the contractor pool – 26 to 46 percent depending on the year – but an array of nonprofit organizations, ranging from universities and other large institutions to community-based organizations, outnumber business-sector contractors.
Corporations and consultants, however, garnered a bigger share of overall contracting dollars. Our analysis of SRC contract resolutions during 2005, for example, showed that in the types of educational and management services we tracked, the SRC approved approximately $95 million in contracts for for-profit firms and consultants and about $50 million for nonprofit groups and institutions. (A substantial portion of the funds included in some of the contracts of nonprofit organizations, however, passes directly through to students or other participants in those programs. On occasion, a nonprofit may serve as a fiduciary agent for funds passing through to another contractor.)
The contracts over the four-year period that we analyzed included agreements aimed at management efficiencies, curriculum and instruction, supports for low-performing students, student behavior and school climate, recruitment and retention of teachers, lobbying, and activities focused on improving accountability of the system. (Our scope was limited to these types of educational services; we excluded the EMO contracts to manage schools, agreements for health and special education services, and contracts related to charter schools, early childhood placements, leases, facilities, legal services, insurance, workman's compensation, systemwide school-year textbook purchases, and school construction and renovation.)
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To look more closely at the core areas where companies and nonprofit groups help carry out reform activities, we identified organizations with contracts exceeding $1 million for work carried out during the 2005-06 school year (see chart). Four of the 11 for-profit firms in this category were hired to run alternative disciplinary programs or schools. Another three provided materials and other assistance for the extended day program and summer school. Others provided services such as an intensive reading intervention; online access to student data, curriculum, and related professional development; and assistance writing the high school core curriculum and benchmark assessments.
In the 2005-06 school year, the District also turned to the city's established infrastructure of nonprofit groups, notably Communities in Schools, the Philadelphia Education Fund, the Philadelphia Youth Network, and Philadelphia Academies.
These groups design and implement school improvement activities or those aimed at upgrading academic and work-related outcomes for teenagers during and outside of school hours.
Colleges and universities also play important roles in the reform. The number of institutions contracting with the District jumped from 17 in 2002 to 28 in 2005.
During the 2005-06 school year, Temple and Drexel Universities had contracts totaling more than $1 million, and if school management contracts were included, the University of Pennsylvania would be counted as a key partner as well.
Several contracts to private firms for the 2005-06 school year fell outside the bounds of our study but illustrate of the scope of District contracting: a $19 million contract with Aramark for school cafeteria services; a $12.4 million agreement with Sodexho for school custodial services; and a $2.4 million contract with Elliot-Lewis Corporation to manage the new District headquarters.
In addition, contracts to four EMOs and to Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania to assist with school management added up to $20 million for the 2005-06 school year.
District contracting activity since 2002 evidences outreach to a broad assortment of organizations in its efforts to scale up reform. The accompanying challenge is that the District must build its capacity to choose appropriate contractors and monitor their performance.


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|Study of muon neutrino disappearance using the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam
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Andreopoulos, C
Arms, KE
Armstrong, R
Auty, DJ
Avvakumov, S
Ayres, DS
Baller, B
Barish, B
Barnes, PD
Barr, G
Barrett, WL
Beall, E
Becker, BR
Belias, A
Bernstein, RH
Bhattacharya, D
Bishai, M
Blake, A
Bock, B
Bock, GJ
Boehm, J
Boehnlein, DJ
Bogert, D
Border, PM
Bower, C
Buckley-Geer, E
Cabrera, A
Cavanaugh, S
Chapman, JD
Cherdack, D
Childress, S
Choudhary, BC
Cobb, JH
Coleman, SJ
Culling, AJ
De Jong, JK
Dierckxsens, M
Diwan, MV
Dorman, M
Drakoulakos, D
Durkin, T
Dytman, SA
Erwin, AR
Escobar, CO
Evans, JJ
Harris, EF
Feldman, GJ
Fields, TH
Ford, R
Frohne, MV
Gallagher, HR
Godley, A
Gogos, J
Goodman, MC
Gouffon, P
Gran, R
Grashorn, EW
Grossman, N
Grzelak, K
Habig, A
Harris, D
Harris, PG
Hartnell, J
Hartouni, EP
Hatcher, R
Heller, K
Himmel, A
Holin, A
Howcroft, C
Hylen, J
Indurthy, D
Irwin, GM
Ishitsuka, M
Jaffe, DE
James, C
Jenner, L
Jensen, D
Kafka, T
Kang, HJ
Kasahara, SMS
Kim, MS
Koizumi, G
Kopp, S
Kordosky, M
Koskinen, DJ
Kotelnikov, SK
Kreymer, A
Kumaratunga, S
Lang, K
Lebedev, A
Lee, R
Ling, J
Liu, J
Litchfield, PJ
Litchfield, RP
Loiacono, L
Lucas, P
Mann, WA
Marchionni, A
Marino, AD
Marshak, ML
Marshall, JS
Mayer, N
McGowan, AM
Meier, JR
Merzon, GI
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Miller, JL
Miller, WH
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Rameika, RA
Raufer, TM
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Reichenbacher, J
Reyna, DE
Rodrigues, PA
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|We report the results of a search for nu(mu) disappearance by the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search [D. G. Michael (MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191801 (2006).]. The experiment uses two detectors separated by 734 km to observe a beam of neutrinos created by the Neutrinos at the Main Injector facility at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The data were collected in the first 282 days of beam operations and correspond to an exposure of 1.27x10(20) protons on target. Based on measurements in the Near Detector, in the absence of neutrino oscillations we expected 336 +/- 14 nu(mu) charged-current interactions at the Far Detector but observed 215. This deficit of events corresponds to a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. The deficit is energy dependent and is consistent with two-flavor neutrino oscillations according to |Delta m(2)|=2.74(-0.26)(+0.44) x 10(-3) eV(2)/c(4) and sin(2)2 theta > 0.87 at 68% confidence level.
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Two of the most important spiritual figures in history emerged in vastly different times and with vastly different challenges.
Yet their discoveries and teachings have much in common AND much to offer your modern life...
Gautama the Buddha was born into great wealth and renounced it all for a life of austerity and ultimate peace.
Jesus ben Joseph was born into an occupied land that was stewing with revolutionary fire.
Both faced corruption in the old order and offered different pathways to transmute the suffering and delusion of the world into the gold of enlightened awareness.
While their journeys, and the traditions that emerged after their lives, may appear quite different, these two figures were indeed brothers in bringing the light of awareness and love into our world, and they point the way to how you, too, can walk a path of embodied bliss and blessing.
However, what is often overlooked is their profound wisdom teachings actually complement AND enhance the other such that, when explored in tandem, they offer you greater wholeness and an elevated approach to awakening.
Buddhism has grown into more of a transformational lineage than a religion in the conventional sense. It's renowned for its enlightened teachers, offering subtle distinctions between traditions related to levels of consciousness, meditation practice, and ways to refine your mind.
It can be very centering and enlightening AND in many cases can lead to being excessively inward and neglecting the challenges we face in the world.
Christianity has grown into a major faith that has inspired billions with its call to live from love and put spirituality into action in the service of justice.
It can inspire true sacred activism and heartfelt giving in the world AND in many cases puts too little focus on transformative practices and individual awakening.
How can these two great traditions benefit each other — and how can their precious insights about bliss and awakening benefit your life ?
The answers lie in a deeper understanding and rediscovery of what their founding figures actually taught and how they compliment each other.
For the first time publicly, two of today's most respected spiritual teacher-scholars are coming together to deepen your understanding of the powerful insights, practices and love Jesus and the Buddha offer.
Can Buddhism help soften Christianity's edges and lead to more truly transformative practices and enlightened followers? And can Christianity help Buddhists be more in the world and tap its passion for justice, which is required to create a truly enlightened society?
And for all of those who are not exclusive followers of either tradition, what profound gifts can we receive that deepen, enrich and open our own spiritual lives?
This event will be sizzling with wisdom, passion and laughter as Robert and Andrew address these questions in ways you've never heard.
They will explore:
Join us for what is sure to be a riveting hour that opens your whole being to more grace, wholeness and sacred wisdom. And you'll also learn about an exciting new program in which these two giants co-lead a training for the first time.
[Robert Thurman] is the Billy Graham of American Buddhism. Or perhaps the St. Paul, a latter-day, larger-than-life scholar-activist destined to convey the dharma, the precious teachings of Siddhartha, from Asia to America.
— Time Magazine, Naming Robert One of the 25 Most Influential Americans
Every age has its teachers who keep the eternal truths alive for all of us. And when a generation is very, very lucky, it encounters a teacher so illumined that the words he delivers must be illumined as well. In the case of Andrew Harvey, the light he sheds is like a meteor burst across the inner sky.
— Marianne Williamson, Author of Everyday Grace
[Robert Thurman] is bright, he's iconoclastic, he's verbal, he's funny, he's avuncular... he's all of those things that you want in a professor. He turns people on.
— Richard Gere, Actor
Andrew is a genius and an inspired visionary who has the ability to interpret the meaning and significance of the chaos and patterns of change that are redirecting the compass of our contemporary culture.
— Caroline Myss, Author of Anatomy of the Spiritand Sacred Contracts
Robert Thurman is a living treasure, one of today's most provocative spiritual thinkers.
— Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence
Using humor, passion and analysis, Andrew Harvey challenges us to wake up and get up off of our couches to become the spiritual activists we all can be. A powerful, provocative, prophetic appeal to sanity and activism for our apocalyptic times.
— Reverend Matthew Fox, Author of Creation Spiritualityand Founder of Wisdom University
[Robert Thurman is] the most visible and charismatic exponent of Tibetan Buddhism.
— Rodger Kamenetz, The New York Times Magazine
[Andrew] Harvey's sacred activism is a corrective to the doomsayers and do-nothings who are part of our problems. He is a modern version of a fiery, Old-Testament prophet, whose words were ignored at great peril. We must attend to Andrew Harvey's message. Not only will it help us humans regain our sanity, it just might save our skins.
— Larry Dossey, MD, Author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things
Robert A.F. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a nonprofit affiliated with the Center for Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and dedicated to the publication of translations of important artistic and scientific treatises from the Tibetan Tengyur. At the request of HH the Dalai Lama, Robert co-founded Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization.
Thurman is known as a talented popularizer of the Buddha's teachings. He is a riveting speaker and an author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture, includingThe Central Philosophy of Tibet, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Why The Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World and, most recently, with Sharon Salzberg, Love Your Enemies. Time chose Professor Thurman as one of its 25 most influential Americans in 1997 and The New York Times recently said Thurman "is considered the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism."
Inspired by his good friend the Dalai Lama, Thurman stands on Buddhism's open reality, and thence takes us along with him into an expanded vision of the world, whether the sweep of history, the subtleties of the inner science of the psyche, or the wonders of the life of the heart. He always shares the sense of refuge in the Dharma, which unfailingly helps us clear away the shrouds of fear and confusion, sustains us with the cheerfulness of an enriched present, and opens a door to a path of realistic hope for a peaceful future.
Andrew Harvey is an author, speaker and founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective and practical agents of institutional and systemic change in order to create peace and sustainability.
Andrew Harvey has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as at various spiritual centers throughout the U.S. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary, The Making of a Modern Mystic, and appears also in Rumi Turning Ecstatic and The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for A New Humanity. He is coauthor of the bestselling The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and has worked with the great Iranian Sufi dancer, Banafsheh Sayyad, in producing a film, In the Fire of Grace, which marries Sufi-inspired dances to the stages of Rumi's understanding of the path of Divine love.
He has written and edited over 30 books and received many awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award.


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Fijian centre Boro Navari links with Young
Fijian power is about to hit Young.
New coach Roy Jewitt is hoping Boro Navari can deliver the strike power the Cherrypickers need out wide in 2019.
The Fijian centre has made a good first impression of the new coach.
"He's big, fast, very strong and very skillful," Jewitt said.
"He's got footwork and looks like a very exciting prospect."
Jewitt is looking for that to translate into plenty of points in Group Nine.
Navari has had experience in the Queensland Cup plus played with Bombala in Group 16.
The coach hopes he'll be a good fit in his first season at the helm.
While Young have been blessed with a strong forward pack in recent seasons, the back line hasn't always had the power to compete with the likes of Southcity and Gundagai.
However Jewitt is looking to change that as the 'Pickers try to launch back up the ladder after a horror 2018.
"You need a real good finisher and a try scorer," he said.
"Hopefully that is what Boro will give us."
Jewitt expects the Fijian will be a real boost to their existing outside backs.
Kye Tiedemann impressed after getting his chance in the top grade in 2018 while Thomas Jenkins is another promising junior who is looking to cement his place in the side despite being eligible for the new under 19s competition for the next two years.
"Looking at what they had this year we didn't need a lot, but a good centre is one thing that we did need," Jewitt said.
"It's exciting and when I've coach seniors we've also had Fijians.
"They're exciting, people come to watch them and you don't know what you are going to get from them, which is a good thing."
Young has already welcomed back forwards Haydn Cowled and Jayke Hogan but there are doubts over the future of former captain-coach James Woolford.
He isn't expected to play with the club in 2019.
Navari arrived in Young on Monday and was quick to get a taste for his new surrounds by heading down to training and the Cherrypickers hope to have another new face join him.
Young were the first club to get into pre-season training and Jewitt has been pleased with the response.
"We had 28 last week and 23 seniors which is good for this time of year," he said.
They'll have one more training run on Saturday before having a break for the holiday period.
"It will be all systems go in January then and we know we're on the front foot and ready to kick on," Jewitt said.
"It's exciting times."
Young have been working on bringing the Fijian to the club for some time and were thrilled the hard work of Darren and Sharon Corcoran during the immigration process had paid off.
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County reviews details of draft hemp ordinance
At Tuesday's Merced County Board of Supervisors meeting, leaders were asked to provide guidance on a proposed hemp ordinance drafted over the past several months.
A decision was made that the draft ordinance for industrial hemp cultivation would be forwarded to the Planning Commission for recommendations.
As it stands now, the proposed ordinance provides for cultivation of hemp outdoors and in greenhouses with licenses for transplant, but does not provide for indoor cultivation. The setback for growing hemp is proposed to be 200 feet from any residence, 200 feet from any parcel line unless under common ownership or management, and 1,000 feet from sensitive receptors, such as churches and schools.
Addressing indoor cultivation in greenhouses during the meeting, Supervisor Scott Silveira said, "What you can't see, you don't know what is going on."
He was concerned about potential "bad actors" taking advantage of that fact and violating the ordinance.
Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza, on the other hand, advocated for indoor cultivation to be added to the ordinance, but was comfortable forwarding it to the Planning Commission as drafted with the understanding that the board will have opportunities to modify the ordinance later.
It was mentioned that Supervisor Daron McDaniel, who was absent from the meeting, supports allowing indoor cultivation as well.
In the draft ordinance, the minimum parcel size for the crop is 20 acres, and the zone is A-1. But at Tuesday's meeting, the idea of expanding zoning to A-2 was brought forward.
During the public hearing on the matter, a criticism of the draft ordinance was that the ability to farm hemp should not be limited only to property owners with 20 or more acres.
When introducing the item at the meeting, County Executive Officer Jim Brown described the steps taken thus far resulting in the draft ordinance.
He said, "We have reached out to the ag industry and interested stakeholders."
He explained that "multiple departments were looking at this", and the county was trying to "provide tools necessary to put a structure in place for the next growing season."
He noted, "USDA doesn't have their plan in place, but the county is trying to align with where we think they're going."
By way of background, the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill removed Federal prohibitions on the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp in the U.S., subject to compliance with applicable regulations.
Hemp comes from cannabis plants that are low in THC (the substance responsible for the user's "high") and higher in the amount of CBD.
Effective January 1, 2019, State Senate Bill 1409 provided hemp can be grown for CBD.
CBD is a chemical which some believe reduces anxiety and pain, and helps with movement disorders and cognition.
Many people interested in cultivating hemp are interested in CBD production. Farmers are among those who stand to make a lot of money by planting and selling this crop.
But the production of hemp is complicated by the fact that the state and federal governments have not finalized their regulations.
So during the May 7, 2019 Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors placed a 45-day moratorium on the cultivation of hemp on unincorporated farmland so that the county staff could get together with the interested stakeholders, including the Merced County Farm Bureau, and put together the draft industrial hemp ordinance.
The goal was for the ordinance to provide appropriate regulations before allowing hemp to be grown. The county staff was hopeful that the state and federal governments would come up with their regulations in time so the county ordinance could be aligned with them, but as of Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, this hadn't happened.
One of the most important issues the County Ag Commissioner, David Robinson, has to deal with is testing.
To be considered hemp, the field crop is limited to three-tenths of 1 percent THC in the flowering tops and other parts of the plant.
If random testing finds that the hemp has between three-tenths of 1 percent and 1 percent THC, the hemp must have a second test.
If it goes above 1 percent, the Ag Commissioner's office has to make sure the entire crop is destroyed.
There is language about abatement of the crop in the ordinance.
The draft ordinance allows for three visits to the field crop for testing, but that may not be enough.
An issue addressed at the meeting was how to deal with the possibility that a hemp crop could be used to hide a crop of cannabis, which is completely banned in the unincorporated parts of Merced County.
One idea proposed at Tuesday's meeting was for an additional test to be held if it was suspected the crop was cannabis instead of hemp.
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke was asked to weigh in and said, "We get lied to all the time."
He said he would like some language added to the ordinance about levying fines, fees or sanctions on the land to cover these situations, but added that in any event his department could handle illegal marijuana grows masquerading as hemp.
He exclaimed, "We are actively and currently writing warrants for illegal grows for misdemeanor citations."
There may be additional issues with hemp as well which could require the ordinance to be amended, such as hemp emitting an odor, and hemp harboring pests and requiring the spraying of pesticides, which has to be regulated.


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LAHORE - Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf has said the interfaith harmony is vital for establishing peace in Pakistan.
Addressing international Seerat Conference here yesterday, the minister urged upon the followers of different religions to promote culture of tolerance in the society.
"Interfaith harmony is need of the hour. I believe the peace cannot be established without it," he said.
Turkey's Religious Affairs President Prof Dr Mehmet Gormez, religious scholars of different faiths also addressed the conference. The federal ministry of religious affairs organised the sitting in connection of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). The minister said the conference was good effort for gathering renowned scholars and intellectuals at one platform. He said the government would continue its efforts to make people united for the development of the society.
Terming welfare of people PML's government main objective, Yousaf highlighted a society could not achieve prosperity until the people shun the differences in the name of religion. The minister, however, urged the need for making religious education a vital part of educational curriculum. He declared terrorism as the greater enemy of Pakistan. To eliminate the menace which the country had been facing for around a decade, he said, people of Pakistan should stand firm, promote message of peace and love by giving no space to extremist thinking in their minds.
"Unfortunately, element of terrorism had penetrated into our society instead of wellbeing of humanity. It is high time that we must show seriousness to this grave situation, otherwise our coming generation will be facing the brunt of this menace."
Dr Mehmet Gormez said that Pakistan and Turkey were not brothers but twin brothers. He said Holy Prophet's (BUH) birthday week had been celebrated in Turkey since 1389 Hijri. He said Prophet of Islam is actually the Prophet for entire mankind.
He said that sub-continent had produced great poets and scholars such as Dr Allama Iqbal, Mirza Ghalib and Maulana Altaf Hussain Haali, who were second to none in Seerat Nigari and poetry. He appreciated people of Pakistan's love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said Eid Milad was the day to renew pledge for a Muslim that he/she will continue following the teachings of Prophet (PBUH).
Twenty Muslim and non-Muslim scholars held a discussions on principles of harmony for peace, role of media for peace, role of religious leaders for promotion of harmony and formation of syllabus and textbooks to forge harmony during the conference. Their proposals should be considered by the government to promote peace and harmony in the society.


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|Condition or disease
|Parkinson's Disease
|Other: occupational therapy
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|43 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Study Start Date :
|October 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2010
|Experimental: occupational therapy
Other: occupational therapy
Patients in the experimental group will receive 10 weeks (maximum 16 hours) occupational therapy according to a treatment protocol, which is based on the Dutch evidence based guideline for occupational therapy in Parkinson's Disease and refined for this study.
No Intervention: No occupational therapy
Patients and their caregivers in the control group will have no occupational therapy intervention until their last measurement has taken place (3 months).
- Patient: Combination of AMPS-process skills and COPM-performance measure [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Caregiver: Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient: Assessment of Motor and Process Skills(AMPS)- motor skills [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)- satisfaction measure [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient: Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA) [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient: AMC Linear Disability Scale (ALDS) [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient: Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39 (PDQ-39) [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient and Caregiver: EQ-5D and VAS [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient and caregiver: Resource utilization [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Caregiver: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Caregiver: Questionnaire Objective Caregiving Burden [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Caregiver: SF-36 [ Time Frame: 0 and 3 months ]
- Patient and caregiver in intervention group: satisfaction with intervention [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria patients:
- idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to UK Brain Bank Criteria
- home dwelling
- indication for occupational therapy (according to criteria in the evidence based guideline)
Inclusion criteria caregivers:
- available to provide informal support minimal two times a week to a patient who participates in the study.
Exclusion criteria patients:
- not capable of completing the self assessment forms (i.e. due to language or severe cognitive problems)
- comorbidity with symptoms that interfere with actively taking part in the intervention (e.g psychosis, severe heart condition). Or limitations in activities are dominated by the co morbid condition rather than by Parkinson's Disease.
- current participation in other allied health research (IMPACT, PARKFIT, ERGODIM)
- having received occupational therapy intervention in the last 12 months
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01010529
|Meander Medisch Centrum, locatie Elisabeth
|Amersfoort, Netherlands, 3816CP
|Gelre Ziekenhuizen, locatie Lukas
|Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 7300DS
|Alysis Zorggroep, Ziekenhuis Rijnstate
|Arnhem, Netherlands, 6800TA
|Ziekenhuis Rivierenland Tiel
|Tiel, Netherlands, 4000HA
|Principal Investigator:
|Marten Munneke, Phd
|UMC St Radboud
|Responsible Party:
|Marten Munneke/Dr, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01010529 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|November 10, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 18, 2011
|Last Verified:
|October 2010
Occupational Therapy
Parkinson's Disease
Activities of daily living
Caregiver's Burden
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases


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"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair."
–SAM EWING, former Major League Baseball player
Inflation is a fickle measure influenced by several economic variables. Over the last 100 years, the rate of price inflation in the United States has swung wildly, from upwards of 20% in the early 1920, to -17% a few years following, to a steadier rate in the low single-digits over the last 35 years.
Today, most economists favor a low and steady rate of inflation with a benchmark of around 2%. Central banks have a key role in controlling this rate through the setting of interest rates and banking reserve requirements.
While inflation in the United States hasn't accelerated to alarming levels since the late-1970s, as this week's newsletter points out, the changing demographic picture could create a domestic and international wave of increased consumption, thus leading to higher rates of inflation.
The irony in this possibility is that retiring baby boomers, who are the demographic with the most influence over this trajectory, are the same demographic that would be most impacted by a sharp rise. The reason being is that if inflation rises, the purchasing power of cash would diminish, and a lifetime of hard-earned money could last shorter than originally planned. This, mixed with longer projected life-expectancies, would be a recipe for trouble. But more on that from Evergreen Gavekal's partner Louis-Vincent Gave below.
As you will read, he makes a not-so-popular claim: that this administration's crusade to bring manufacturing industries back to the US by slapping tariffs on goods imported could very well be positive for US growth, living standards, and market outperformance.
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By Louis-Vincent Gave
Imagine a society where everyone is a consumer and no one saves. In such a society, the competition to buy goods and services would be fierce, and prices would likely rise. Now imagine a society in which everyone saves a substantial portion of his or her income, and therefore "under-consumes". In such a society, capital would be abundant (and so cheap), ensuring high (even excess?) levels of production, and a constant downward pressure on prices.
This is not just a theoretical exercise. The demography of most Western and Asian countries is set to change dramatically over the coming years. Take the US as an example. Every year from now on, some 3mn people will turn 70 years old. And while Charles would argue that 70 is the new 40, the reality is that at around that age, the direct contribution of most people to society shifts. From their 30s to their 60s, people are capital providers. Past 70, they become heavy capital consumers.
As the chart above illustrates, most people:
are net consumers between the ages of 0 and 34 years old;
are net savers between the ages of 35 and 64 years old;
are net consumers again past 65 years old;
and when they pass 70 years old, their consumption of capital really goes into over-drive.
So, if we accept that in most countries most of the saving is done by people aged 35-64 years, we can come up with a "capital providers ratio". This is a weighted coefficient of the numbers of people in the savers' cohorts relative to the total population. For the world (or at least for the top 85 countries by GDP, which account for almost all global saving), the capital providers ratio looks something like this.
From the 1960s to the early 1980s, as the world went through the tail-end of the baby boom and the first boomers went to college and then joined the work force, there weren't enough savings to go around. The global capital providers ratio kept on deteriorating (the ratio on the chart above is inverted). The competition for goods and services was fierce, and the world experienced a parallel rise in inflation and rise in the cost of capital.
By the early 1980s, however, the global capital providers ratio started to improve as the baby boomers hit their mid-30s in ever greater numbers. Contributions into pensions funds, 401(k) and savings accounts duly shot up. In the following years, the world as a whole "over-saved" and "under-consumed". Inflation duly collapsed, along with interest rates.
Unfortunately, the world is now entering a new "dis-saving" phase, as the baby boomers start to live off their past contributions into 401(k), pension plans and the like. History suggests this phase is likely to be inflationary.
Of course, not every country shares the same demographic profile. Across emerging markets, a number of countries will continue to see improving capital providers ratios. But will China's, India's or Brazil's excess capital flow to the US to fund excess consumption there? Or will it stay at home?
The counter example to this theory, of course, is Japan, where the capital providers ratio topped out in 2010 and where inflation has yet to make a significant mark. However, it is interesting to note that Japanese inflation bottomed out in 2010, just as the capital providers ratio topped out.
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By Charles Gave
It is extremely unfashionable to say so, but Donald Trump's campaign to bring manufacturing industries back to the US by slapping tariffs on goods imports may not be quite the act of economic illiteracy most professional practitioners of the dismal science would have you believe. On the contrary, it could well be positive for US growth, living standards, and market outperformance.
I realize this is a contentious statement, so please allow me to explain. Back in the very early days of Gavekal, we did a lot of research on a new form of corporation we dubbed the "platform company". The idea was simple: every business has to do three things: design its product, build its product, and sell its product. These days, value is created by design or marketing. So, with the simultaneous emergence of the internet and globalization, it made sense for a bunch of US companies to get out of the low margin, capital intensive production business, contracting it out to China, and to concentrate on research and development and marketing.
In a world of perfect competition, this would not have been a problem. Except our world is far from perfect, and over the last 20 or so years these platform companies and their global supply chains have in effect become labor monopsonies; that is, they are the only marginal buyer of labor.
This means we are no longer in a Ricardian world of comparative advantage. Instead, we are in the sort of world described by the Cambridge economist Joan Robinson as long ago as 1933. Robinson showed that the emergence of labor monopsonies would lead to an unsatisfactory equilibrium, where most of the value-added went to capital, and only the crumbs to labor.
In a competitive labor market, each company has an incentive to bid up the wage it pays its workers in order to recruit and retain staff. This bidding war pushes up wages to the point at which the marginal cost of hiring new employees equals the marginal revenue a company can expect to generate by expanding its workforce.
In contrast, in a monopsonistic labor market, the sole employer has an incentive to cut costs by paying lower wages. The reduced pay pushes some workers out of the labor force, meaning the company earns less revenue. But fatter margins achieved by cutting costs more than compensate for its reduced revenue, pushing up profits, even though overall economic growth is slower.
This is the Robinsonian world we are in today. In almost every sector, the biggest three or four companies occupy a position of overwhelming dominance—much as in the time of Theodore Roosevelt, when he went after the US "trusts".
Now, this situation is entirely at odds with the tenets of the law of comparative advantage, which is the intellectual basis for free trade. We all accept free trade as a "Good Thing", because it is supposed to allocate labor and capital in the most efficient way possible. But if labor monopsonies start to arise on a global basis, then free trade will no longer guarantee an economic optimum—quite the reverse.
If I am right about all this, it is likely that the only way to restore a favorable economic situation at the national level is to tax away the excess returns that the monopsonies earn from their dominant positions. And the best way to do this is probably to tell them: "You can remain a platform company, but only if the production you contract out is contracted out at home."
In short, companies that want to sell their products in the US will have to make their products in the US. And as they bring their supply chains back onshore, they will have to compete with other companies for labor. And because competition in the US labor market is so intense, such re-onshoring will help to restore the long-lost conditions of optimum economic growth, or at least something a lot closer to them (and eventually something similar could happen in Europe and China).
But bringing US supply chains back onshore will leave the rest of the world with huge productive overcapacity. Returns on invested capital outside the US will collapse, while ROIC in the US will go up. Since financial markets are in the business of measuring ROICs around the world in real-time, we should expect the stock market in the US to outperform stock markets in the rest of the world. Sure enough, this is what we have seen since Trump introduced his first tariffs against China, on solar panels, on January 22, 2018, just four days before world markets hit their peak—a peak that non-US markets have yet to recover.
The conclusion is simple. The days of globalized platform companies are numbered. Supply chains are going to localize. Or more likely they will regionalize, with goods produced locally in three zones - North America, Europe and Asia - while shipping goods from one zone to another will become a great deal more difficult and expensive.


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ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford University women's soccer team (0-7-1, 0-1 NACC) fell 11-0 at home to the Dominican University Stars (6-1-0, 1-0 NACC). The Stars were in control the entire match scoring four goals in the first half and seven in the second to secure the win. However, Rockford's Amelia Harper continued to grind in goal with 21 saves for a season high and most saves in a single game since 2015 for the Regents.
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- The Stars added three more goals in the half to take a 4-0 lead into the intermission.
- Dominican extended its lead with four additional goals in the first six minutes of the second half to jump out in front 8-0.
- The Stars would find the back of the net three more times in the half to defeat the Regents 11-0.
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Personal Fitness Trainer Business Idea
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Business Summary:
Personal fitness training is one of the fastest-growing segments of the fitness industry today. The range of services offered by personal trainers are limited only by the scope of each trainer's interests and the education and experience levels they achieve. Personal training services not only include exercise training in many specialized areas, but also nutrition counseling, motivation, and life-coaching as clients are guided into a healthier lifestyle.
A personal trainer was once a luxury accessible only to the rich and famous: high-profile athletes, movie stars and celebrities, Fortune 500 CEOs, and other privileged types. In today's ultra-fitness-conscious society, people of all age groups and in every walk of life are using personal trainers to assist them in learning how to exercise, lose weight, rehabilitate from illness, and generally adopt a healthy way of living.
Personal trainers work both as employees and as independent contractors in many venues such as in large gyms and fitness centers, on cruise ships and spa resorts, sports team settings, YMCAs, and the list goes on. Many have set up shop working from home in their own private gyms as well as going to clients' homes.
Fitness trainers who work on their own can set appointments exclusively one-on-one with individuals, but in today's personal training business environment, small group programs are proving to be more mutually beneficial for the the average trainer and client. Only trainers who develop a seriously upscale following can make a good living doing private single-individual training and counseling sessions. Most trainers these days create sessions for clients in groups of four to eight people who meet on schedules ranging from three to six times a week.
Start Up Cost: $5,000 – $20,000
Can Be Home Based?: Yes
Can Be Operated Part Time?: Yes
Skills Required:
Most people considering personal training as a career are already major fitness enthusiasts, in fact, many personal trainers go into the business in order to afford their own workouts. But before you develop a personal training business, it is important to take a realistic look at yourself: do you represent, physically, mentally and emotionally, the type of person your clients will want to become?
Are You Ready for Your Own Business Now?
If you are not now at the epitome of health, physical fitness, energy, exuding a positive attitude toward life in general, you may need some level of personal overhaul before thinking of becoming a personal trainer for others.
Qualities of Successful Personal Trainers
To gauge your chances of launching a thriving personal training business, answer these questions honestly:
- Are you a "people person" or more of an introvert?
- Can you comfortably tell people what to do?
- Will you be at ease speaking in front of a group of people?
- Do you maintain a high level of energy throughout a 12-to 15-hour day?
- Have you been called a go-getter?
If you are unsure about your answers to any of these questions, it doesn't mean you can't be a success at your business, but you will to work on yourself in these areas.
Knowledge and Education Are Prerequisite
It may seem obvious, but understanding of the human body is critical to becoming a respected personal trainer. A Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology or a related field is a definite jump-start to a personal trainer's business aspirations. Expert knowledge of physical anatomy is a must; many who call themselves personal fitness trainers know a lot about doing exercise routines, but do not have any depth of awareness of the "whys", and therefore cannot professionally direct clients to predictable results.
Personal Trainer Accreditation Programs
It is possible to become a professional personal trainer without formal college degrees, but to earn accreditation, without which you really can't hang out your shingle, you will still need to have the knowledge level to earn certifications from at least one of the organizations accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
What Certifications Are Best?
Personal fitness trainer certification preferences vary somewhat by geographical area. Contact gyms and talk to the Fitness Directors or Fitness Managers about which certifications they prefer. You can also get a feel by learning what certifications the most successful private trainers in your area hold.
How Many Certifications Are Really Needed?
If you will be working for a gym, or using gym facilities to work with your clients, you will need to go by their requirements. Most gyms require a minimum of one national certification, but often prefer two. Some places, the YMCA for example, also have their own personal fitness trainer certification programs that you will need to pass.
What Do the Certifications Require?
Various levels of education are required by different certification boards, some requiring college degrees and some only a high-school diploma. Each certification has its own testing. All personal training certificate programs call for enrollees to have a current CPR Certification. Most gyms and fitness centers are now requiring trainers to certify in advanced lifesaving techniques through the American Heart Association's Healthcare Provider CPR.
After you become certified, completing a certain number of continuing education hours every year is also mandatory to renew each certification.
How Much Can You Earn:
Potential income for personal training on your own depends largely on how much time and effort will be put into operating your business. Working part-time, perhaps meeting clients during after-work hours, can garner but a few extra dollars. Going all-in with every resource possible to make your personal training business a success can be another story.
Rates per hour vary widely per trainer, depending a lot on the reputation they have forged, and their level of education and experience. For a one-hour one-on-one appointment, personal trainers charge from an average $65 up to $200 per session. Small group rates vary, but range anywhere from $30-$45 per person, per group session. Most personal trainers working with groups offer weekly and/or monthly packages, with frequencies of from three times a week sessions to five to six sessions per week. Trainers charge clients additional fees for periodic tests such as heart-monitoring and fat level ratios, and they may also offer fitness and nutrition products to clients for increased revenues.
Meeting Clients in Gyms Is a Business Expense
Independent personal trainers without their own fitness facilities often meet clients at commercial gyms and fitness centers. Arrangements with gyms can be on a monthly or by-hour flat fee the trainer pays to the gyms; some gyms charge trainers a percentage of their client fees.
Understanding Customers:
Experience is key to understanding the needs of various types of clients. At least one year of personal fitness training is usually required for accreditation. You can acquire this by working at a gym or fitness center, or any one of a variety of other places.
Spas and resorts hire fitness instructors to teach exercise classes as well as do individual work with guests. You can find job listings online for spas, resorts and parks at the following websites: Cool Works, ResortJobs.com and Spas at About.com are websites that provide job listings for parks, resorts, and spas. The corporate sector is also a potential source of jobs. Physical fitness packages are common in large corporations, and some even have their own in-house gyms.
Working at YMCA facilities can also give you insights into the needs of many segments of customers. Senior fitness classes, mother and baby programs, and a number of other classes for specialized groups may offer valuable experience and give you ideas on the type of customers you will want to focus on in your business.
And then there are the cruise lines. Exercise and fitness programs are a big part of the cruise experience, and you will run across many different customer segments.
Marketing Strategy:
Finding customers should not be a big problem for independent personal fitness trainers. Fitness types usually have been hanging out at gyms, attending exercise programs, and the like for a long time, and you can build on contacts you have made at all these.
Many gyms and fitness centers keep a list of approved personal trainers to refer to people. Meeting these customers at the referring gym can incur an expense, as the gyms will want a cut of your fees, but this can be a way to build your credibility and reputation. Contact the health clubs in your area and speak to the hiring manager about applying to be on their list.
In personal fitness training, word-of-mouth is the best way to grow your customer base, so always be prepared to sell yourself and your services everywhere you go. A friend or family member's referral is worth a lot more than expensive advertising.
NCCA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Choose from the NCCA-approved certification programs that apply best to your situation. Below is a list of prominent certification organizations along with their website addresses and basic certification requirements.
- ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Cost: $175-$220 for exams plus $129-$359 for workshops. Pre-requisites: A high school diploma or equivalent, 18 years of age and a current adult CPR certification.
- ACE (American Council on Exercise) Home study with exams taken on location. Cost: All exams are $175 if you register early. Pre-requisites: 18 years old, CPR certified.
- AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) Home study with exams taken on location. Cost: $459 for a 3-day workshop that includes certification.
- AFPA (American Fitness Professionals and Associates) Home study available. Cost: $175-$200. Pre-requisites: High school diploma.
- ISSA (International Sports & Sciences Association) Home study available. Cost: $495-$595. Pre-requisites: CPR certified.
- NCSF (National Council on Strength and Fitness) Home study available. Cost: $249-349. Pre-requisites: CPR certified.
- NFPT (National Federation of Professional Trainers) Home study available, exam on location. Cost: $350-$375. Pre-requisites: High school diploma.
Home Office Equipment
Every business owner needs a computer with the usual office software set, internet access, and a printer-scanner-copier. If you will have occasion to meet with clients in your home, your office setting should be attractive and businesslike.
Personal Fitness Trainer Liability Insurance
Personal fitness trainers cannot work professionally without special liability insurance. This can cost from $200-$500 annually.
A Professional Website is a Must
If you are a professional, you should have a website, even if it is very simple. Even though your business is built client by client, a well-done website is an investment that will not only pay off, but for a business, is a must-have, basic marketing tool. Your website URL will feature information about yourself, your education and other credentials, as well as a resume of your experience. Make sure your URL is listed on all print materials, such as your business card.
Resource Urls
- www.fitness-training-solutions.com Comprehensive course for purchase on how to start a career as a personal trainer.
- www.nfpt.com National Federation of Professional Trainers website. Good information on the business of being a professional trainer. Contains page offering liability insurance.
- www.sadlersports.com/personaltrainerinsurance Personal Trainer Insurance, Personal Trainer Liability Insurance, Fitness Instructor Insurance.
- www.starting-a-personal-training-business.com Lots of free information, a newsletter offer, forums and FAQ, plus a course for purchase on becoming a personal trainer as a business. This site is definitely worth taking time to go through.