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January 15, 2011
If it were possible to pinpoint the time and date that the birds start singing again, then I would say it was last Thursday morning (13th). On looking into the sodden garden before dawn I heard a Robin in full song and again when I parked my car in the centre of Norwich.
I suspect that in reality, bird song does not suddenly start but that after a period of rehearsal or sub-song, it gradually drifts into the real thing. Robins are notoriously territorial and it should come as no surprise that these street fighters are the first to shout.
There is a lifting of spirits which happens when hearing early Spring birdsong that very few other events can match. Music can create a similar feeling but I think it is the spontaneity of bird song which marks it out – bird song at this time of year creates such a contrast with the sheer dull dampness of January.
A couple of Sundays ago a similar thought occurred to me as two large skeins of Pink Footed Geese treated us to a mid-morning fly past. I looked up from my desk and threw open the roof-light to hear their wild hound like calls.


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Today (31 January) Oil & Gas UK will attend a meeting in Brussels to reiterate its opposition to the European Commission's proposed safety Regulation which Oil & Gas UK sees as a retrograde step more likely to damage than enhance the safety of UK offshore oil and gas operations.
Chief executive, Malcolm Webb, said: "Oil & Gas UK is extremely concerned by the European Commission's proposals for EU Regulation of offshore safety. While we will always support proper moves to improve safety standards, this proposal to dismantle the UK's world-class safety regime which is built on decades of experience and replace it with new centralised EU Regulation, is likely to have exactly the opposite effect. We are encouraged by the fact that the UK Government is of the same position and has signalled its intention to oppose the Regulation in the best interests of safety.
"The Commission has put forward an unjustified, poorly-worded and ambiguous draft Regulation which risks causing serious confusion within the industry and a very significant amount of unnecessary and unproductive work for regulators in the UK and elsewhere. This will only serve to stretch the resources of those regulators and divert attention away from their work with the industry on front line safety issues.
"Of the 27 EU member states, only three (the UK, Netherlands and Denmark) have offshore oil and gas industries of real scale and Norway, as a country within the European Economic Area, would also be subject to this Regulation despite having no vote on the matter. To propose that offshore safety in these four countries, which the Commission accepts are global leaders in offshore safety, should be placed under the effective control of the EU, which has absolutely no experience or competence in the regulation of safety in the offshore oil and gas industry is, in our view, totally lacking in balance.
"Transferring legislative competence to a group of countries without any experience in the matter carries a very significant risk for the future of safety in the North Sea; the same is true for countries outside the North Sea, such as Italy, which have smaller production volumes but nonetheless very effective regulatory systems and an exemplary safety record.
"Running the risk of damaging North Sea safety is totally unnecessary as any lagging safety regimes in the EU could be more effectively encouraged to come up to North Sea standards via an EU Directive whilst leaving those world class safety systems intact. If this route was taken, the UK oil and gas industry would be happy to work closely with the Commission to help disseminate good North Sea practices."


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It's the final day of Tom Mayle's week of top album picks on Dash 'n' Verve and boy have we enjoyed his choices. Each stand out track featured has come from an album Tom picked up on vinyl in 2017 (they all sounded pretty incredible on his LP12 when he gave them a spin this summer).
Not only does Tom appreciate a good guitar lick, he's a brilliant guitarist himself. He even makes the damn things (take a look at his handy work for The Tone Workshop)! It comes as no surprise then that for his final pick he's has drawn for one of the most iconic guitar bands ever to exist; The Rolling Stones, with their late 2016 cover album 'Blue & Lonesome'.
The song Tom has chosen from the album is from an equally iconic guitarist, the Mississippi bluesman Howlin Wolf's 'Commit A Crime'. Whilst the riff remains the same throughout Jagger, Richards et al. deliver it with aplomb flipping between typical blues based story telling and ripping harmonica solos.
If you want to listen back to any of Tom's picks this week, just click here. Let him know what you think by giving him a shout on social.
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On Saturday, July 23rd, I went to a presentation at the Walt Disney Family Museum called "Walt's Fascination with Outer Space." I was looking forward to this one because like Walt I am also fascinated with outer space. Some of what was discussed at the presentation I had read previously in different Walt biographies, but much of the information was new and very interesting. The speaker was Jim Korkis, longtime Disney historian and author of the book The Vault of Walt.
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It was only supposed to last an hour, but Jim ran a bit over because he was having so much fun educating all of us. Jim is very friendly and charismatic, and engaged with the audience several times. He'd be in the middle of a story that took place in the 1950s and spot somebody who appeared to be around his age, and say, "I know you remember this!"
Here are just some of the fascinating tidbits he shared with us (editor's note – I didn't have time to fact-check all of these, so if any of them happen to be incorrect please let me know):
-The 1939 New York World's Fair was what first inspired Walt's fascination with space.
-After World War II, scientist Wernher Von Braun, champion of getting man into space (and soon to be Disney collaborator), was brought to America from Germany during Operation Paper Clip.
-It was Von Braun who came up with the idea for the rocket ship, and he turned to the Disney artists for help designing it.
-Von Braun wrote articles for Collier Magazine detailing his vision of the space program (the first series was titled Man Will Conquer Space Soon!).
-When Von Braun, a genius in his own right, was asked who he felt was a genius, he replied, "Walt Disney." When the reporter laughed thinking Walt was just a cartoon maker, Von Braun advised him that when he and Walt were talking about the space program one day, Walt had asked him questions so sophisticated not even NASA asked him questions of that caliber 10 years later.
–Man in Space was the first of three films The Disney Company produced about space and the space program. It was so enormously successful that:
I President Eisenhower asked for a copy of the film so he could show it to the Pentagon.
II It was re-run more than once (which was unheard of back then) and eventually released theatrically, garnering an Academy Award nomination.
III It sparked a series of books published specifically for children's education.
IV Like Eisenhower, the Soviet Union asked for a copy as well (Korkis added a funny side note: Walt said no. Not because they were Russia, but because he had previously loaned them a print of Snow White for "two weeks" that they returned over 10 years later… scratched).
–Mars and Beyond was the third of the three space films Imagineer Ward Kimball directed for Disney. One scene depicts possible life forms on Mars. Some of them were "pretty out there," so much so that Walt himself turned to Kimball after a screening and asked, "How do you guys come up with this crazy stuff?" Kimball couldn't believe that someone with an imagination like Walt Disney asked him that question!
-The famous Moonliner in Tomorrowland got its name in part thanks to the Boeing Stratoliner.
-Imagineer John Hench designed a special entrance to the Moonliner for the pre-show of the old Rocket to the Moon attraction that showed guests just how they would be boarding their rocket. In those days when people traveled via air, they had to walk onto the tarmac and take stairs up to the airplane. Hench designed a covered, elevated walkway leading to the rocket's entrance. Airports wouldn't start using those, which we call jet ways, until 10 years later.
-In 1964 the U.S. was lagging on sending a man to the moon. Wernher Von Braun called upon Walt to re-spark interest in the space program by convincing him to pay a visit to Space Center Houston (which Walt Disney Imagineering helped design, by the way) and tour the facility. Walt, very curious by nature, wanted to take a crack at two different simulators there. This made Von Braun very nervous since he felt that if Walt botched either one, it could produce bad publicity and undermine the purpose of their visit. On top of that, a few professional pilots had just failed each simulator while demonstrating themselves. Walt completed both simulators successfully on his very first try.
After the event, Jim had a fun Q&A, and then a meet and greet/book signing. I didn't bring anything for him to sign, but I waited in line anyway so I could chat with him. In the few minutes we chatted we covered a lot of stuff. His knowledge of Disney is extremely impressive, and I am happy to say that I actually impressed him with a few of my questions, which was pretty cool. After our chat it was picture time.
|I still can't believe I was the only one who wore that shirt.
If any of you ever get the chance to attend a Jim Korkis event, I highly recommend you go. He is a very nice and knowledgeable man, and a pleasure to chat with. I myself was lucky enough to procure a ticket to the Carousel of Progress (my favorite attraction, ever) Event AllEars.Net is sponsoring in Disney World this December, which will in fact be hosted by Jim Korkis. Looks like I'll have a pic for him to autograph this time!
Thanks Jim for the fascinating insight.


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Anna Tran: Strauss Scholarship Winner, Blog Post #1
According to the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau, over 40 million baby boomers reached the age of 65 in 2010. Within Orange County, approximately 360,000 individuals were 65 years or older in 2010, and it is predicted that Orange County's senior population will increase by 94% by 2030. Seniors tend to have less control over their lives due to physical and mental degeneration such as impaired vision, hearing loss, and reduced judgment, which can result in negative emotions such as anxiety, lowered self-esteem, sadness, and loneliness. Chronic depression is a recurring and persistent illness that disproportionately targets seniors, especially seniors not living with family members.
In my experience with senior patients at Joshua Medical Group, a medical clinic located in Buena Park and Cerritos, I am constantly faced with seniors who suffer from many chronic diseases. However, a discomfort acknowledged on a daily basis by the senior patients is their mental and social health. In a research study in 2009, psychologists observed a significant relationship between depression and sociability. "Sociability plays an important role in protecting people from the experience of psychological distress and in enhancing well-being. Social isolation is a major risk factor for functional difficulties in older persons. Loss of important relationships can lead to feelings of emptiness and depression."5 From my interactions with my senior patients and the research I have conducted, my solution to this growing epidemic is The Pay It Forward Program.
The Pay It Forward Program aims to enhance the lives of the elderly and bring generations together through three major goals:
- Companionship: A schedule of activities will allow seniors to interact and connect with the younger generation (reduce feelings of despondence and lowered self-esteem).
- Preventative Health: Health talks by trained medical professionals will provide seniors with a clear understanding of their health and actions that they can actively partake in, which will allow them to comprehend their medical conditions (reduce anxiety and misunderstanding).
- Active Learning: We will introduce seniors to activities that will improve their health, such as participating in non-strenuous exercises and learning how to browse the world wide web to keep in contact with family members and student participants (improve mental health and sustainability).
Thus far, I have appointed coordinators for the three senior homes that will partake in the project sponsored by the Donald A. Strauss Foundation Public Service Scholarship. I have been able to set senior activities with each senior home for the next three months. Over the summer, I was able to schedule health talks at each senior home with providers at Joshua Medical Group to meet the seniors and educate them on various topics such as depression, diabetes, antioxidants, etc. The senior facilities are requesting more health talks than I initially planned to provide to them. However, I have been very fortunate to have the support of Joshua Medical, a family practice located in Buena Park and Cerritos. My interns have all been very accommodating and enthusiastic about this project. The physicians at this clinic have also volunteered a lot of their time to shape and allow the intentions of this program to be met.
During the health talks, the seniors are a very inquisitive bunch, which makes the whole educational purpose even more worthwhile for my interns, physicians, and myself. The last 15 minutes of each health talk seminar is left to answer all the questions the seniors have relating to the topic (e.g. Stroke Prevention, Diabetes, etc.) or simply questions relevant to the senior's personal health.
All of the activities have been very enjoyable for the seniors since it is the holiday season with many festive arts and crafts to do. It has been a delightful journey for my interns and myself to get to know all of these seniors during the past three months. We were recently able to purchase the laptops and computers to begin the technological aspect of this program. Last Friday was my first test run at one of the senior homes. I must admit I was a bit too ambitious with the agenda I had planned for my first computer's activity. I did not know that my "first computer class" with the seniors literally meant FIRST computer class for the seniors.
After surveying the seniors to briefly understand their computer knowledge of laptops and Internet, I realize my agenda for that class should have been an introduction lecture. Usually, my events with the seniors last about an hour to 90 minutes, but for this computer activity, I ended up staying with the seniors for almost four hours. It was quite the challenge guiding each senior to use the mouse to navigate on the computer screen and answering all the curious questions that seniors had. Nonetheless, this was easily the favorite activity with the seniors. Their curiosity and lack of knowledge of how to use computers and its purposes further emphasize the need for this program.
During the last 30 minutes of this computer class, I introduced the seniors to Spotify, an online music application that is filled with all the songs that you can imagine. Each of the seniors took turns to call out an artist or song for me to look for them. This was the first time my interns and I have ever heard of musicians such as Chuck Berry or Bobby Day. Once the song went on, there were always one or two people shouting out, "I know this song!" or "Oh, I haven't heard this song in ages!" Some would close their eyes, smile, and hum to the tune. It was such a precious moment for everyone. I look forward to making more memories like these with the seniors at these homes and growing this program to its highest potential.


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Mushroom sweets? Well, not quite – these are sweets in a container shaped like the Super Mario Brothers Mushrooms.
There are three flavours available – raspberry (blue), cherry (red) and apple (green), with the containers sized at 3.5 inches high. That means you can use it again for storing your small essentials. Or as the makers suggest, as the Mushrooms can give an extra life in the game, they're ideal for medication!
Available to buy online, you can pick one up for $3 (around £1.50).
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When we caught up with Kentico last month to discuss how the Web experience management vendor is handling personalization, we learned that it bakes digital marketing into its system's core through Kentico CMS 7 in its Enterprise Marketing Solution.
Knowing the Digitally Savvy Customer
What is Kentico finding today? Customers who are savvy, constantly comparing digital marketing messages with their in-store experiences, and walking out of your virtual door when promises aren't kept.
"Customers like the convenience of shopping online via mobile devices, but they still want as much of an in-store experience as possible," Petr Palas, founder and CEO of Czech Republic-based Kentico Software, told CMSWire in an interview this week. "This means marketers who want to be successful in the future need to build strong skills in both analog and digital marketing and know how to integrate them into one smooth experience."
What can digital marketers do about it?
Kentico leaders and industry strategists will be discussing this in a new marketing track (in addition to a technology and partner one) during its fourth Kentico Connection in Burlington, MA, next week, and we'll be there monitoring the conversation. (Check out our tweets from @cmswire with the conference hashtag #KenticoConnection).
This week, we caught up for a Q&A with Palas, the leader of the now nine-year-old organization:
Overall, what are the challenges you are seeing in the industry from the voices of stakeholders?
More than ever, successful marketers and developers are required to deliver a customer-centric, context-aware experience that's consistent across all channels while delivering fast, measurable results against shrinking budgets. Essentially, we consistently hear from customers and partners that they have to do a lot more with a lot less.
What are some highlights/tidbits from your upcoming keynote?
I spend a lot of time talking with customers, partners and analysts. This becomes input into our normal planning process where we fine-tune our product strategy and long term vision. With the tremendous changes in the industry and our explosive growth, my keynote will focus on Kentico's mission to democratize digital marketing. Among the topics I will focus on include how we will address the tremendous challenges we see in the market by providing our customers and partners with the next generation of our Integrated Marketing Solution.
If there is one takeaway you'd like conference attendees to come away with next week, what would it be?
We want attendees to walk away armed not just with the latest technical knowledge and skills, but with unique insights and proven ideas from a number of digital marketing experts. This way, they're going back to their organizations teeming with the excitement, inspiration and know-how they need to take their marketing to the next level.
How is this particular space emerging in terms of trends, forecasts and general changes in the way folks operate in their businesses today?
The biggest change is how our real and digital lives have become one with the ubiquity of mobile, cloud, social and big data. That has an immense impact on how businesses communicate with customers and how customers make their purchase decisions. When a customer comes to your store, they already did their research and know what they want. They can easily compare your digital communication with their in-store experience, and if they find inconsistencies or do not feel comfortable, you will lose them.
Hang with CMSWire at #KenticoConnection, we're sure there'll be interesting insights and practices to pass on.


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The Drinkers stayed in the city longer than most of their class. Elizabeth chronicled the visits of men who agreed with her husband that there was no need for panic. Elizabeth noted that the death toll in the newspaper was low. Still she wanted to leave. Then Oliver Wadsworth, a teenager staying with the Drinker's daughter who lived a few doors up Front Street, had a chill after dinner on the 17th of August. All the other children in the household were sent to their grandmother Drinker.
Dr. Parke examined the boy that night and thought he had "every symptom of yellow fever." He had had a bilious fever the previous summer, so there was some hope that swimming too long in the hot sun had rekindle that old complaint. He was better in the morning. The black man who changed the boy's linens and sheets after a sweat didn't think he had yellow fever. Parke examined him after dinner on the 18th and advised that he be sent to the hospital. He hoped the boy had the disorder "lightly."
"Poor little Oliver is gone," a distraught Elizabeth Drinker wrote in her diary, "he appear'd willing to go - he was taken in a coachee, a man sat by his side against whom he lean'd, and a person was sent with them to see that they did not call for any other." The doctor advised the family Oliver had been staying with to leave the city. And Parke's report of the fever's spread finally moved Henry Drinker to make preparations to leave.
Two days later, a letter came from Dr. Cooper at the hospital. Oliver had died of "an inveterate yellow fever" after "all possible attention and care." Cooper assured the family that the fever was not contagious, "no one person takes it from another, but that it is in the air, and spreads very fast." The Drinkers sent their plate to the bank vaults, had their servants strip their trees of fruit, gave all but the grapes to the poor families who alone remained in their neighborhood, and left the city.
Descriptions of historic yellow fever cases, especially in Philadelphia and New York in the 1790s.
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The Bellini Dynasty (father of Jacopo Bellini and his sons Gentile and Giovanni) laid the foundations of Renaissance art in Venice. The Bellini family is always remembered when it comes to the Venetian school of painting or the Early Renaissance. This is a dynasty of artists, each of whom developed in his own style, but all of them are united by brilliant talent, craving for beauty and a desire to reflect it on canvas.
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Painting is a kind of slippery thing.
You start out by seeing a little patch on the wall that is just worn and stained enough to be distracting. You decide that you'll just get ahold of a paint and a brush and spend a half an hour touching that bit up.
Then before too long, you think maybe rather than just touch that bit up, you'll maybe paint the entire wall. After all, it's just one wall. One flat surface. You can put down some canvas cloth, get a roller as well, buy the big bucket instead of the little bucket, and really make a difference by knocking out that one, worse-than-the-rest (you tell yourself) wall.
But then, you think, "Well, if I'm going to do an entire wall, maybe I can choose a new color. After all, one wall is just about the right size for an accent color. Since you're painting anyway, now is as good a time as any to do it with a new color. So you go and get some color chips, and you pick a new color as you have the people at the hardware store prepare your paint bucket.
Now you get the paint home, new color and all, and you set to work. And as you put it on the wall, you realize that you really like having a nice, clean wall and a pretty new color. You like it so much, in fact, that you don't want to put the old, faded light switches and outlets and their old, faded cover plates back on the wall when you're done. It won't cost too much to get new ones, maybe ten bucks for the lot, maybe a little more.
So you make another trip to the hardware store and you get some new electrical supplies. New, bright white outlets and light switches, and clean and shiny plates to go along with them.
Then you notice that the old furnace intake grate is also dented and old-looking, and if you've gone to all the trouble to choose a new color, paint an entire wall, and replace the electricals, it would seem silly and a complete waste of effort to not replace the intake grate as well. Back to the hardware store.
Of course to prep the entire wall, protect the area, get it painted, and to re-do all of these fixtures, you've had to completely disassemble the room(s) along this wall, moving furniture and furnishings to the centers of rooms and/or to other rooms. And now as you start to move them back it occurs to you that it seems a shame to move dusty, nicked-up furniture back into place against the backdrop of a smooth, beautiful, new wall with new fixtures.
And while you're wondering how you can possibly afford to refurbish or replace a growing number of furniture items, you also begin to realize that other nearby walls also have a decent amount of wear and tear on them, and that they really do stand out as old in contrast to your new wall…
And before you know it, you have not one small paint can and a single brush as you'd imagined when you embarked on this journey, but four large paint buckets in different colors, three roller handles, a pile of roller brushes, canvas and plastic dropcloths in various sizes, multiple rolls of tape, plus new tools, cans of spray paint, replacement shelving, and more—and you have multiple rooms taken apart, multiple walls in the process of being repainted in multiple colors, furniture in various states of disassembly on the driveway sitting on cardboard to protect the concrete from the spraying of new enamel that you're giving to them, not to mention piles and piles of cleaning supplies from all the cleaning that you've been doing.
And as if that weren't enough, you're now eyeing the flooring as well and wondering what amongst your personal property you might be able to trade to whom in order to get some new flooring put down.
That's the thing about home improvement projects, and about painting in particular. You start, and then the boundaries are fuzzy. It always seems that for just a few dollars and a few hours more, you can do more great stuff. And the more great stuff you do, the more it seems a shame to let it all come to fruition next to the same old stuff.
Before you know it, you're halfway to a remodel that you can't actually afford, either in dollars or hours terms.
I want to say that this is why it's important to be disciplined and careful when you do home improvement projects, but that just sounds pompous and silly.


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Charlottesville's newest brewery will open without an IPA. That is not a typo. Mark Fulton, head brewer at Reason Brewery, has four beers planned for the July opening, and none of them will be a standard-issue bitter palate bomb or even have an ABV of more than 5 percent.
Reason's reason for avoiding IPAs is to stake out an identity sharply different from the other local breweries in a field that is starting to feel a bit crowded.
"These other breweries are already doing an excellent job of making IPAs and double IPAs," Fulton says. "I like making them, I like drinking them, but it felt like an opportunity to identify an under-served segment of the craft beer market."
Reason's reason for avoiding IPAs is to stake out an identity sharply different from the other local breweries in a field that is starting to feel a bit crowded.
Fulton grew up in Charlottesville but moved to establish himself as a successful brewer at other people's breweries. He left the top job at Maine Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, to come home and partner with high school friends J. Patrick Adair and Jeff Raileanu, and open a brewery and taproom.
His flagship beer will be a blonde ale that clocks in at only 4 percent ABV. It is mild with a hint of floral aroma from a touch of cascades hops, and it has a smooth finish from the restrained use of oats and wheat with Hallertauer hops. It is clean and sparse with no room for error on the brewer's part. The slightest problem with temperature or contamination would wreck this thing, which speaks to Fulton's skill.
Can a super-calm beer with an ABV lower than Keith Richards' sweat succeed as a flagship beer? Charlottesville drinks Champion Brewery's Shower Beer (4.5 percent ABV) at a rate only slightly slower than water, so Fulton might be on to something. All of Reason's beer, at least initially, will fit into this mold: low ABV, little bitterness, totally chill.
Fulton poured me a small glass of his new pale ale. The amazing thing about it is that it is an actual pale ale. Following the IPA arms race of the past decade, a standard IPA now tastes like a double IPA did in 2000, and a pale ale tastes like an IPA of yore. Double IPAs of today were previously known as Pine-Sol. Almost nothing tastes like a pale ale anymore, except for Reason's mild, pleasantly cloudy (I like cloudy beer because the vitamin B in that yeast means that it's practically medicinal) beer that seems to have time-traveled from the 1990s.
Reason's other beers have not been made yet, so they were not available for me to taste, but a planned saison will also be a retro brew.
That Belgian and French farmhouse style has been boosted and redefined by major producers such as Brasserie Dupont, which has popularized it in the U.S. as a high ABV ale of around 7-9 percent. They put it in wine bottles and make it feel like the real Champagne of beers. But historically, saison was brewed for field hands to drink during the harvest. It used to be fairly low in alcohol content and was often made using whatever fermentables were around, including oats, wheat and barley.
And that's Fulton's intended approach to a saison. It will be under 5 percent and likely a stark contrast to the polished saisons coming out of Brasserie Saison on the Downtown Mall right now. Reason also plans to offer cold-brew coffee served on nitro, like Guinness stout.
One potential roadblock to trying these new beers: finding the place. Reason is located in a large industrial building hidden behind the Guadalajara restaurant on 29 North (official address is 1180 Seminole Trl., Suite 290).
There isn't another brewery close to Reason's out-of-the-way location. Even so, is there really enough business left to support yet another local Charlottesville brewery?
"I look at it and say absolutely," Fulton says. "I was brewing in Portland, Maine, which is a bit bigger than Charlottesville but not by much, and we had 20 breweries. A good test is go into any restaurant in Charlottesville that focuses on local food and craft beer…look down the line of taps. How many are not Charlottesville breweries; how many of those could be?"


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Ready to say bye-bye to corporate cage and free coaching, and HELLO soulmate paying clients?!
After working in her parents' business and also in corporate finance for 10+ years, and running a personal finance blog, Reelika became an expert in balancing the personal and professional. She uses this business background to encourage other women in the online coaching field and to expand their reach through sales funnels, conversions, lead generation, evergreen business model, and passive revenue methods.
Reelika Schulte, International Business & Success Coach with Honors degree in Business, and Top 1% Conversion Club Award Winner
Coach from
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This is THE Program to join – IF you are ready to stop playing around small, and go from your dreamy vision to serious success.
This 5-month journey isn't for those who are happy with their hobby-style business idea – if I'm committing to you, soul-sister, you need to be committed, too.
If you are looking to play bigger game in your business, then you know you need to go all in to win. BOOM!
Your business needs a MIRACLE.
It's 2 AM again.
This is the third time this week your bleary eyes have been glued to a computer screen until the wee hours of the morning. You're hustling and really trying hard to make this online business thing work for you.
You've listened to nearly every nugget from every "expert" you've run across on Facebook and jumping from tip to tip from newsletters in your inbox. You're posting in groups daily, writing guest posts, trying to make it work.
All of that, and the research and the free tools… and you've only gotten a few bites from prospects, but not enough business that really makes you feel like:
"Hey, I finally made it."
But you're not giving up easily because you've got bills to pay and a family who is depending on your success.
It's frustrating you to tears, really.
You want to be able to have your own successful business where you're able to pay the bills and have enough money to take your family on a nice trip or something once in awhile.
You want to give to charity to help build schools and provide drinking water to people in need. You'd love to help family members when you see them suffering.
You want to make a schedule that works with your family, not work your family around someone else's schedule.
A following of loyal clients and fans of your work would be nice, so you can make real change in people's lives and to feel like you've made a mark in this world.
Is that too much to ask? Why is that so stinkin' hard?
Your entrepreneurial game just isn't happening the way you imagined.
No one is beating down your digital door and things are sometimes financially uncertain.
You're not here to struggle. You're here to soar. And you're ready to do it NOW.
I have some GOOD news, some GREAT news and some AWESOME news
The good news is that there's no reason for you to struggle in your business. None. Not one.
The great news is that I know what the real problem is. Are you ready to hear it? The REAL problem is, you are simply lacking proven strategy and support.
- The awesome news is that you can turn it around now!
That's it! There's nothing fundamentally wrong with you. You aren't cursed. There's no hex on your family. You didn't make anyone mad in a former life. You just need a strategy that works and the willingness to go for it!
It's clear you have the willingness, but do you have a strategy?
Christine went from burned out CPA to launching her Health Coaching Business in 2 weeks. She signed her first client less than 4 weeks, and next two $3k clients during the next weeks.
LaKeisha signed 9 dream clients to her coaching program through automated marketing funnel and booked several speaking engagements
Will This Work for You? Yes!
Even if:
You have been struggling in your coaching business for a year or two on a sales rollercoaster?
You're wondering whether you even have what it takes to make it online ("not techy enough, smart enough, knowledgeable enough")
You are just getting started with your coaching business and need help launching and growing from "0"
You aren't quite sure what to offer, how to stand out online, or how to do the whole "marketing" thing
Brooke created a new coaching program, filled it with ideal clients and made over $30,000 in less than 8 weeks
Genevieve went from no niche or business to clarity, creating her premium $2,000 offer and signing her first client in few weeks
I created my Signature Coaching Program, and signed 4 clients during ONE week, including my first international client from Dubai!
It's all about being fit and fabulous!
I finally love what I do, and this is just the beginning.
Shalini, Life, NLP, and Transformation Coach
I work with women with multiple sclerosis, and automated my marketing to serve them globally.
I had no clue how to implement those pieces in my business, but with Reelika's help I was able to start already in 2 weeks.
My evergreen system is in place, and I am able to do speaking engagements while it brings in discovery calls, and empowers women with MS globally.
This is just the beginning, and I couldn't be more excited!
Patricia, Empowerment and Weight Loss Coach for Women with MS
I launched my Coaching Business from scratch.
I signed my first $4,000 client to my Signature Coaching Program, increased my prices to $5,000, and I have my first ever passive income product!
Travelling to UK with my hubby and church!
Amanda, Christian Mindset Coach
I quit my job, and went fully into my business.
I signed 2 ideal clients, and my business has brought me many speaking engagements. I am able to take time off, and travel with my kids. My birthday will be in Bora Bora!
Cat, Social Media Coach and Strategist
Decision to Succeed
From Dreamy Vision to High Level Success with Grace and Ease
The Decision to Succeed is specifically tailored for ambitious and visionary new coaches who would love to design a high-level coaching business online, serving clients globally with grace and ease.
If you're ready to ditch your insecurities and move forward in your business with confidence
If you want to design your own coaching business using your talents and skills
If you want to diversify your income streams and turn on the automation that keeps your income flowing, even while you sip margaritas at the beach
Keep reading. See, it's all about the:
Signature System + Strategy + Growth + Automation
Working together, you and I…
we're going to transform your coaching business and your world as you know it in just 5-Months! How exciting is that?
In Decision to Succeed, you will:
Launch your Premium Online Coaching Business that will make you stand out online as the go-to Coach in your niche (even if you're just starting out as a new coach).
Create value-packed Premium Coaching Packages ($1,500-$5,000 or more!), Groups Programs, Intensives, and Passive Income Products your ideal client is going to love and that sell out with grace and ease through automated business systems.
Implement the proven Business Structures and Marketing Systems that will bring you quality leads on autopilot 24/7 without spending every night and weekend on your laptop.
Grow your income and following with your authentic marketing message and gorgeous coaching brand to attract premium clients that will love the transformation you provide.
Become part of a high vibe community of amazing women who will be there to support you and create life-long friendships and allies in business.
I walked into this Program with NOTHING! WOW! Just wow!
I went from burned out CPA to launching my online Health Coaching Business in 2 weeks.
I signed my FIRST client less than 4 weeks, and next two $3k clients in few weeks later! Happy dance!
Christine, Health Coach
I booked my first $2,000 client, and went from an idea to fully launched coaching business online. Since then I have signed 7 one-on-one clients, and launched several online courses.
It's such an incredible journey and I have never looked back.
If you have this desire, then go for it!
Addie, Self Love and Empowerment Coach
I was brand new when I got started.
I now have a clear idea of my ideal client, my signature program, passive income, and my business model.
I wanted to implement evergreen business model, and have a steady flow of ideal clients every month.
My goal was one client per week, and I smashed it! Signed 5 one-on-one clients, and made $12,500!!
Thank you, Reelika, for always having my back.
Michelle, Emotional Eating and Healing Coach
I was brand new in coaching, but I knew it was my calling.
I trusted God to show me the way, and it has paid off well.
I know who I serve, and I have already signed 6 clients to my Signature Coaching Program, and launched 6 passive income products!
Thank you, Reelika, and thank you God!
Ladi, Entrepreneurship Mindset and Practice Coach
Here's the Decision to Succeed Plan of Action:
Month 1: Build Your Powerful Signature Business System
Decide on a business model that's in alignment with you
You don't want to work weekends? Done. Want to take Friday's off for self care? Perfect? You get to decide what your business is and is not.
Discover what makes you unique, and how to use the power of your story to stand out online
You're not like anyone else and neither is your business! Learn to successfully and effortlessly do your market research, so you can narrow down your ideal client and use your unique story to market to them
Feel like an imposter in your market?
I'll show you how to get absolute clarity on becoming the go-to expert in your niche with confidence so you can approach clients with poise and grace
Design your high-end coaching program
Once you know what you're offering and to whom, stand out amongst the others and charge what you're worth
Month 2: Create a Custom Strategy
Master Facebook marketing strategies
Meet your potential clients where they are. Facebook. Stand out and attract your ideal clients by the dozens every day
Design your lead magnet
Like bees to honey, find out what your clients want and mesmerize them with your free lead magnets building your list fast
Create your sales funnel
Converts your prospects to happy customers by doing the work once and watching the inbox notifications forever!
Month 3: Design Your Signature Style
Craft your signature message
Potential clients will think you're reading their minds when you talk directly to them in their words as the go-to expert in your field
Creating content that sells with less time and effort
The magic of repurposing and how to leverage everything you do
The words that sell and the words that repel, are you using them on your website?
Design a personality brand that shines
Show your brilliance through your unique branding and design your gorgeous website that stands out and is memorable
Month 4:Grow Your Credibility and Following
Host your webinars like a superstar
Grow your credibility and book your sales calls like whoa!
PR prowess!
Learn the magic of PR and collaboration, and how it can grow your following fast
Build your visibility fast with Facebook ads
It's time to implement simple yet effective marketing strategies that position you as the go-to coach in your niche even to the cold leads
Month 5: Automate and Diversify Your Income Streams
Diversify your income streams with passive income products
Create passive income products without doing extra work!
Turn on the evergreen machine
Book your sales calls on autopilot and make sales, even when you sleep
Optimize your sales funnel
How to increase conversions so you are set up for long-term success forever
Yes, you should expect to grow your following, your team and your income! You can make a bigger and more powerful impact in your "run it from anywhere, serve people everywhere" business.
Thank you Reelika for believing in me, and showing me what's possible. I just got my two clients and both of them paid in full! My very first $10k month while travelling with my boyfriend. New normal!
Corina, Mindset Expert
I enrolled my first high end client within four weeks! I decided to work with Reelika to launch my first premium Coaching Package and learn how to fully automate my business with paying clients, and do the work I truly love.
Thank you, Reelika, for helping me to create a business that is totally in alignment with the truth of who I am.
Liz, Transformational Coach
I quit my job in few weeks, and signed 2 clients!
I can't even express how much Reelika has helped me to develop my business. She has been an invaluable resource for a budding entrepreneur like myself and has given me the support and business suggestions that have taken my brand to the next level.
Having Reelika as my coach is the best business decision I have made and I can't thank her enough!
Nakeesha, Leadership Coach
Reelika takes the time to truly get to know you and your business, and supports you with a sincere, genuine and honest style. Reelika is such a savvy business woman and is the GO TO EXPERT for coaching and funnels! Reelika also has an amazing way of making you feel like you are capable of anything, and will help you achieve even your biggest goals and dreams!
Angela, Creative Business Strategist
I'm Reelika Schulte
and I'm here to help you launch and grow your online coaching business, so you can cut the guesswork and finally make money and spend time with your family. Not one or the other.
I help new and aspiring women coaches, just like you, create success without burnout by taking their big dream and turning it into a signature program. Together we're going to develop income streams through sales funnels and automation.
I know that there are a lot of business coaches out there, promising you success with no real business knowledge or experience. That's kinda like taking your car to a nail technician for an oil change. You wouldn't do that, would you?!
I received an honors degree in business and finance and I followed the traditional path and worked for Fortune 100 companies. Despite my success in the corporate world, my heart hurt every day that I had to spend long hours away from my son. It was the complete opposite of my dream lifestyle. That's why my online business was born.
Maybe that's why you're on this path too?
You want more than a "traditional 9-5 life."
But let's face it, getting my first paying client, as you know, didn't just happen. Nor did earning consistent passive income, getting published in Forbes, or building an entire international coaching business. Those weren't accidents that I stumbled upon. I wish it were that easy!
To get here, I had to take ACTION with COMMITMENT (which is what you're likely doing now) but beyond that, I had to use a STRATEGY that actually worked. When I finally got the strategy piece down, it ALL happened way FASTER than I ever imagined!
Looking back, I wasted too much time, energy and money building my business… but you don't have to.
This is exactly what you can have too and I'm going to show you how. You can duplicate proven steps and follow a roadmap to success. Now is your time to launch and grow!
You've been busting your tail… hard. Isn't it your time? Don't you deserve to finally see those email notifications on your phone. "You've received a payment"?
What you're creating here is not only a business, it's a life. It's an opportunity to be the parent you want to be. It's your key to everything that you know that you're supposed to have in this life.
What's included in your Decision to Succeed?
You'll get:
Comprehensive Welcome Packet that sets you up for success
30 min Success Mindset Call
Recordings of all live calls
Access to the Membership site
3 Step-by-Step Coaching Modules per month over 5 month period, so you know EXACTLY what you need to focus on (without any fluff so you only focus on the RIGHT things in your business)
20 Live Q&A Coaching Calls with me (One 50 min call per week) to get my eyes on your business and all your questions answered
15 Workbooks (3 per month), which will show you exactly how to implement strategies in your business
5 Accountability Checklists (1 per month) which keeps you on track that you have actually implemented everything from the past 3 weeks before you move on to the next month's modules and strategies
Additional tutorials and templates for yours to keep forever
Guest Expert Trainings
Private Facebook community to get additional support and build amazing relationships with other like-minded women on the same journey
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks". ~Mark Zuckerberg
Picture it, you've committed to your success. You're ready to light a fire, stop playing around and make things happen.
You click the "Apply Now" button and schedule your complimentary Breakthrough Call, a shot of adrenaline rushes through your body. All of the sudden, you feel committed beyond your words. You've taken big action and the universe knows it.
You're so excited, but also a little scared. Okay, maybe a lot scared, if we're being honest. This is uncharted territory. You're really doing this thing! Wow, how CEO of you!
Nakeesha quit her job in HR, signed 2 clients, and all of it in a matter of weeks!
You'll also get my hand-picked guest expert trainings
Chantelle Adams is a Professional Speaker, Speech Stylist and Courage Igniter. She has delivered over 800 speeches and added more than 6 figures to her business through speaking. Now she teaches women entrepreneurs how to own their story and have the courage to share it while turning their message into a movement!
Chantelle Adams, Professional Speaker, Speech Stylist and Courage Igniter
Tami Anderson is the go-to graphic and web designer. She creates high end branding and web sites for established female business owners. She is passionate about her work and loves her clients.
Tami Anderson, Graphic and Web Designer
Before committing herself full-time to entrepreneurship, Heather worked as a CMO at a multi-national clothing brand and led the top sales team for Canada's largest digital marketing agency (serving clients like Walmart Canada, 3M, and Allstate). After achieving the entrepreneurial dream of having Homefront bought out, Heather spends her time working solely one-on-one and in small groups with clients who want to find more prospects, drive more traffic, and close more sales.
Heather Prestanski is founder of Homefront Marketing and a Traffic and Conversions Expert.
Lauren Vanessa Zink has coached, mentored and written for more than 500 entrepreneurs and small business owners, including New York Times bestselling authors, multi-6-figure and 7-figure coaches and start-up dynamos. She is the creator and hostess of BraveTV, a web-based TV show designed to give entrepreneurs the strategies and winspiration they need to build their empires and make more money. She's been featured on Get Rich, Lucky Bitch, JessicaNazarali.com, and Biz Rocks Magazine. She currently resides in San Diego with her sweet, lazy pup Sphinx and the beloved MacBook Air that makes it all possible.
Lauren Vanessa Zink, Copywriter & Content Strategist
Kate uses her clinical expertise as a trained psychotherapist, along with her experience of owning both a local and online business. She helps women create massive success in their businesses by helping them identify patterns that have held them back from greatness by lovingly challenging, supporting and guiding. Kate guides them in creating an unshakable mindset and confidence to enable them to do the miracle work they were meant to do and make a bigger impact in the world.
Kate Crocco is a Confidence and Mindset Coach for ambitious female entrepreneurs
What happens when you enroll?
You check your email and read over your welcome packet. You schedule your 30-min, one on one Success Mindset Strategy Call to say "hi" and chat about your goals and desires (my favorite part!).
You even make a trip to Office Depot to get some new notebooks, pens and maybe even some of those cute little color-coded paper clips, just like you used in school.
It's go time!
Every week, you excitedly check your inbox. You tear into your 3 lessons each month like a kid on Christmas morning. You work through the strategies and implement them one by one. You follow the step-by-step road map that sets your business up for success with every step you take. You use your implementation weeks to catch up on lessons and go one step beyond that because you want… no… you NEED this business to be a success.
Every week, you focus your attention on the 50-minute, live Q&A coaching sessions where you ask questions specifically about your business.
You go to the membership site to watch and apply the videos that support your growth even in those hours when no one is awake.
Some of the questions that you had about copywriting, building a converting website and what exactly you need to do to set up Facebook ads are answered in the guest expert training sessions that you got as a bonus for signing up early. Score!
Your new favorite hang-out is in the Private Facebook Community, you've even made some new friends that you talk to about all of the success you're seeing in your business!
VIP support is obviously included!
You'll get additionally
10 50-min One-on-One Calls with Reelika over 5 months
1 2.5 hour intensive
Patricia launched her online Coaching Business, has been invited to TV and radio shows, and is now organizing her first 3-day Live Coaching Event!
When you reach the end of your 5-month Decision to Succeed you:
Know exactly what makes you unique and how to stand out from the sea of coaches
Have a high-end signature premium program that your ideal clients are buying like crazy
You are the go-to coach in your niche and have successfully designed the lifestyle you crave!
Your lead magnet, sales funnel, and evergreen webinar are bringing in leads 24/7
Your passive income streams allow you to go on vacation without panic attacks about money
You wake up to sales notifications in your inbox
Ready to Launch and Grow Your Coaching Business with Zero Drama and Overwhelm? No more struggling. No more hobby business. Let's do this!
Nutritionist Ashley testimonial
Real Estate Coach Rochelle testimonial
John Lee Dumas recommendation
Cat is a Social Media Coach, who launched her business, signed 2 clients, has been invited to speak on stages, won awards for her work, and is now travelling to exotic locations with her kids! (Next destination: Bora Bora!)
Entrepreneurial Mindset Coach Ladi launched her Coaching Business, signed 6 clients to her brand new Signature Program, and launched 6 passive income products!
I haven't even started my own Coaching Business yet. Can I still work with you?
Yes, if you wish to create a coaching business. Starting a coaching business is when support is especially powerful! It will save you many wasted hours in working out what to do, decision-making on your own, and worry about whether it will work and be a success. I'll be right there by your side every step of the way. You should, however, at least have an idea what you want to create.
I just recently started my Coaching Business, is this Program right for me?
Yes! I believe there's no reason for you to wait for another year to get your first paying client. Whether you're just beginning or you've been in business for a while and aren't making the big impact and money you desire, you simply need to master the business and marketing knowledge I'll be sharing with you in the program. This program will give you the exact steps you need to take to sign your paying coaching clients, make passive income every month, and have a highly-successful online coaching business, while standing out from the sea of other coaches, and creating the lifestyle and freedom to your entire family.
What makes this different from other programs?
You will be working with me throughout your Program, and it's my unique mix of experience, talents and high level coaching training that will rocket your success and help you get to your desired result sooner.
I'm a Business & Success Coach with honors degree in business and finance. I have worked for Fortune100 company, and also been part of my parents' company over 12 years. Before transitioning into coaching, I actually had already successful online business that brought me consistent passive income, got me featured in Forbes and HuffingtonPost Business section as well. But I also know what it really takes to build a business from scratch, be stuck in the fear and doubt in yourself. The good news is, you are in the right place, and what worked for me, works for you as well.
You'll be personally guided by me as I'll listen to what it is you truly desire and support you with the exact next steps. You'll be also surrounded by your high-vibe mastermind soul-sisters in the program. Relationship always comes first at Decision to Succeed, so you'll get lots of support in the Facebook group and on the weekly calls with me.
How will I get the training materials?
This is entirely online Program, so you can attend your weekly live calls no matter where you are in the world (whether you're at home or travelling). All the materials will be provided weekly basis, and you can access to the Private Membership site 24/7. All the calls will be recorded and you can re-listen those as many times as you prefer.
Is there anything else included in the Program?
Yes! There are several guest expert trainings, step-by-step tutorials, private Facebook community, and I often give feedback on branding, landing pages, webinars, websites, copy and visuals to help you reach the right decision for you and your business. I'm like a business partner in your business, as well as your success coach!
Is this Program too advanced for me? I'm already established in business... or the other side of the coin...will this program be too basic for me?
This course is for anyone who wants to be enrolling consistent clients into their high end coaching program, and make additionally consistent passive income online. If you are not at this stage yet then this Program is for you!
I'm not a Coach, will this Program work for me?
This Program is mostly for Coaches, who want to establish themselves as Premium Coaches online, and make passive income. However, as long as you're in an online service-based business, such as consulting, healing, fitness, design, etc., you can benefit from this program as these marketing strategies are easy to apply to any of these online businesses.
Do I need to be a certified coach to enroll?
No, not at all. You just need to have a big vision and dream that you want to bring in life now, not one day.
I'm still trying to figure out my ideal clients, programs and marketing, will this Program help me do that?
Yes. That's perfect, because we'll focus on all of these aspects and you'll get step-by-step roadmap that helps you do all of that.
I'm not making any money in my business, is this Program for me?
Yes! Most likely you're not making money in your business, because you haven't mastered the online business marketing, and passive income streams. Once you have some business foundations in place, typically you just need to make a few easy tweaks to what you're already doing to start seeing some positive changes (both in your coaching business and your bank account as well).
Lovely, I have been in that position, and I know once you go all in, you're up leveling SO FAST that you won't even recognize your business and life 5 months from now. (I say this from experience!)
I don't have paying clients yet. Should I wait until I get one before investing in my business?
If you're not booking paying clients and you're still struggling to put yourself out there as a high-level coach, then I highly recommend you sign up for Decision to Succeed now. If you keep doing what you've done before, you will keep getting the same results. Investment always comes first, that's why it's called return on investment.
The most important thing is to start!
When can I expect to make my money back or have my first $5k+ month?
There are no guarantees and everyone's journey is different. Therefore, you can only enroll by application only. I want to make sure you have what it takes to be successful online. What you achieve will depend on the amount of time, focus and action you take, and where you are at personally and professionally. What I do know is that everyone I have worked with says they have made powerful changes, it's been a worthwhile investment and many describe the experience as 'life changing' and that 'the investment made is almost insignificant in terms of the benefits received'.
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Accommodation themes
The house
1 bed 140cm
Room 1
- 1 Double bed (140cm)
domestic equipment
- Accès Web
- Freezer
- Microwave oven
- Cottage on the floor
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Local ski-bikes
- Child reads
- Television
- Heating oil
outdoor facilities
- Shelter motorcycles
- Enclosed ground
- Garden
- Individual house
- Enclosed ground
- Terrace
- Heating included
- Provided sheets
- Bed made on arrival
- Heating oil
- House cleaning(30.00 € for the stay)
Leisure and amenities
- Bathing :2 km
- Shops :5 km
- Horse riding :6 km
- Climbing :10 km
- Station :18 km
- Fishing :1 km
- Forest :0,5 km
- Downhill skiing :5 km
- Cross country skiing :8 km
- Hang gliding :15 km
- Windsurf :20 km
- VTT :0,5 km
Themes of your stay
- SWEET BABYGoing on holiday with one or more children is not always easy. That's why we have created the 'loving baby' stay. No need to bring all baby's things and overload your car, your hosts will provide the necessary equipment: cot, high chair, changing mat, etc. The owners will advise you on family activities and outings accessible with a push chair. In some cases they can even arrange babysitters so that you can spend an evening alone together.
- INTERNET ADDICTSStay connected, receive your emails, surf the net, or work online…To stay in touch with your loved ones or your work, send news or your holiday photos, to search for an itinerary or plan the next stage of your holiday, your gîte has an internet connection accessible during your stay.
- GITE RANDO (HIKERS)The accommodation is situated near one or more marked hiking trails (PR, GR). The owner provides topographical maps (IGN) and guidebooks. He will be able to advise his guests on the itineraries and can provide a packed lunch (if you take your dinners with him).
- CHRISTMAS IN A GÎTEAs Christmas approaches, everyone prepares for the festivities: illuminated tree, crib and its figurines, stockings hanging from the fireplace… Restaurants with their traditional menus are not to be outdone. Your hosts will be happy to point out local activities and will have decorated the gîte for the celebration. On your arrival: a bottle of champagne, chocolates and sweets. Fully experience the Christmas tradition in Hautes-Alpes.
- GITE AT THE WATERFRONTThere is no shortage of water in the Alpes du Sud with its numerous dams favourable for swimming, boating and fishing. Serre-Ponçon Lake at the confluence of Durance and Ubaye rivers, at 3000 ha, is the largest artificial lake in Europe, Embrun, le Sautet, and the many rivers and torrents: Durance, Clarée, Buëch, Guisane, Drac, Blanchem Méouge, Blaisance and Avance.
- EXPLORING NATUREThis accommodation is located in a well preserved natural setting. The owner will be happy to propose activities to explore nature and wildlife.
- HERITAGEThe accommodation is situated near many cultural, heritage or historic sights (museum, fortification, architectural interest, monument or special interest site). Your host, who is sensitive to and knowledgeable about the region, will be happy to provide information and brochures on the subject. Amongst the Hautes-Alpes highlights: the villages of character, the sundials, the bell towers, the mountain villages, the ancient fortifications, the museums (mine museum, ecological museum, ethnological museum, railway museum).
- GOLFINGTwo 18-hole golf courses are beautifully integrated in the Hautes-Alpes scenery. They are well adapted to this sport demanding certain technical skills, patience, dexterity and relaxation in the open air. Accessible to experienced players, there are also numerous beginners' courses. Accommodations near the Montgenèvre and Gap-Bayard golf courses will provide you with useful information and storage will be available for your equipment.
- GITE CALINA break for lovers. Cosy little nests where you will have no wish to go out. The 'gîtes calins' permit you to re-establish yourselves as a couple for a weekend or longer. Intimate and cosy, they make delightful harbours of affection to share hand in hand, in the quiet of the garden or curled up on the sofa head against shoulder in front of the fire …depending the season.
- ACCESS TO CHAILLOL SKI AREAOverlooking the wooded mountain meadows unique in Europe, St Michel de Chaillol is a mountain village with a ski resort and, in summer, the starting point for many hiking trails. It is situated at an altitude of 1600 m and has a lot of sunshine and snow. Chaillol has all essential facilities: ski rental, restaurants, paper shop, mini- market, etc. The ski area is built on two sides of the mountain, and rises to 2000 m altitude. It has 10 ski lifts and 11 pistes. The area is equipped with snow guns. In addition, Chaillol offers 31 km of cross-country pistes through open country and forested trails. Whether an introduction to cross-country skiing or a more challenging run, you will discover the beauties of the landscape, from the Champsaur valley to the snowy peaks of Vieux Chaillol.
- Massif des ÉcrinsThe massif des Écrins is a large mountain range in the French Alps. It is a wild, authentic, Mountain beauty has been able to be preserved because of its status of National Park. \"Le veil of the mariee\" in the Valgaudemar, the refuge of the Glacier Blanc at 2542 m a.s.l. " in Vallouise, Prapic village in the Valley of Champsaur, the Shepherd House, home of the Parc de Châteauroux-les-Alpes in the Embrunais and the Meije cable car are places not to be missed.
- The route NapoléonExiled to Elba in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte landed secretly at Golfe Juan on March 1, 1815. He moves back to Paris by road which now bears his name and to almost, which follows the route of current RN 85.
- PROMO -25 for nursing staff


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It's an Election Year; Is Your Will Updated?
Voting for President Provides A Good Reminder to Reassess Important Personal Choices
By KAREN BLUMENTHAL
August 27, 2008; Page D1 WSJ
The most important decision you'll make this fall may be whether to vote for John McCain or Barack Obama. But as you mull that over, you might also take the opportunity to make some important choices for your own financial future.
If you're like me, you may have let some financial tasks slide for way too long. My husband and I knew we needed to update our wills, but it took us months to actually call the lawyer -- and then we stalled nine more months before signing the paperwork. ...(more)


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Welcome to
Primary School
Stanford Primary School is in an exciting phase of its development having joined PACE Academy Trust, which has a track record of promoting excellence in all of its schools.
We are a small welcoming school at the heart of a rich and vibrant community who seek the very best for their children.
We are moving forward in partnership with our wonderful children, their parents, governors and staff. Be part of it and make a difference!
If you seek any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Twister Time: 13 Minutes to Take Cover
Boy Scouts slammed by tornado in Iowa only had minutes to find safety.
June 12, 2008 -- With more tornadoes than ever menacing the Heartland this year, twister fatalities have already set a record, and as Wednesday's carnage showed, victims usually get mere minutes to reach safety. Often that is not enough time.
But tornado experts point out that those precious minutes are from when a funnel cloud forms and the tornado touches down. Far too often, those who live in Tornado Alley put more faith in the odds that "it won't be me" and ignore the "tornado watches" that are issued as much as three hours ahead of time.
When the siren goes off indicating that a tornado is on a rampage, those who fail to take heed may find themselves face-to-face with a storm with killer 150 mph winds.
When tornadoes tore through Iowa and Kansas Wednesday leaving wreckage and bodies in their wakes, Boy Scouts caught in the storm said they didn't have time to react to the warning, which came only 12 minutes before the storm touched down.
"They saw a rotation in the clouds," recounted Zach Jessen on "Good Morning America," who got caught in the storm with his Boy Scout troop while on a camping trip. "We all grabbed our stuff from one building. We went outside. The alarm went off. We woke up everybody. We got the people to the shelter just in time, just before the tornado hit."
This description of hearing warning sirens and then immediately seeing a tornado is not all that uncommon, according to meteorologists. Warnings are often only issued minutes in advance — about 13 minutes on average — and that warning only comes when tornadoes are spotted on the radar screen.
By the time warnings come, "the tornadoes are already on the ground," said Penn State meteorologist Jay Searles. "It's the nature of the beast. The best we can do is these enhanced statements [that say] people should begin to take shelter. … Just explain if a thunderstorm approaches your area you should be seek cover immediately."
According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, both Iowa and Kansas had tornado watches that extended over wide areas for hours on Wednesday before a tornado warning was issued or before a funnel cloud set down.
In Iowa, a tornado warning was issued at 6:23 p.m.; the tornado, which reached speeds of up to 135 mph, touched down at 6:35 p.m. In Chapman, Kan., a warning was issued at 9:45 p.m., with a touch-down time of 10:22 p.m. In Manhattan and Soldier, also in Kansas, residents had about 10 minutes between the warnings and touch downs.
"The role of the National Weather Service is to forecast and warn for severe weather," said Keli Tarp, a Storm Prediction Center spokeswoman.
According to Tarp, NWS sends alerts to media and disseminates warnings online and via NOAA weather radios. Local emergency services run tornado siren systems, not the NWS, she said.
Kathy Irvin, a 60-year-old resident of Germantown, Tenn., says she only heeds watches once they close in around the Memphis suburb where she lives. Memphis, in the western part of Tennessee, is prone to tornadoes in late spring. Earlier this year, a tornado tore through the city, damaging homes and ripping the roof off of a large local mall.
"We don't pay that much attention to them anymore unless they get … close to where we are," Irvin said. "If one is sighted, we have the siren system. Of course, we run for cover."
According to Paul Markowski, a meteorologist at Penn State, anecdotally, people generally pay attention to warnings, but not always the watches that come before.
"Issuing the warning is only part of the battle," he said. "The challenge is disseminating the information so that it gets to the right people. That goes beyond meteorology. … Having a good warning or a timely warning doesn't guarantee that people know they're in danger."
Markowski envisions a future where NOAA weather radio is in every car or message alerts can be sent to every person's cell phone.
Over the past 10 years, forecasters have gotten much better at predicting and warning people about tornadoes, a fact that causes frustration when he shares stories about tornado fatalities.
"All of these advances we make are only as good as our ability to have people take shelter in safe places," he said.
Having a plan before that warning siren goes off, however, is essential, according to Accuweather meteorologist Henry Marguisity.
"When you're in a situation where you're in a tornado risk area, you have to have a game plan ready to go and be ready for what could happen — especially this year," Marguisity said. "We're so far above normal in the reports of tornadoes. People should be especially careful in the Midwest; they should really take this seriously."
This year in the U.S., a record number of tornadoes has already killed more than 100 people. And forecasters don't expect things to get much better, at least not in the coming week.
Accuweather is forecasting severe weather and potential tornadoes in Wisconsin, Illinois and Southern Kansas, with more severe weather on Saturday in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
"Sometimes people have to take a little more care," Penn State's Searles said. "If people aren't able to look and take a little personally responsibility, it is a little hard to do. Educating yourself can really aid or help prevent disasters from happening as far as loss of life."


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Top 5 Healthy Snacks for your Dog
Slimdoggy's mom is not much of a cook, but that doesn't mean we don't have Tasty Treats As long as they are good for us. Here's SlimDoggy Jack's TOP FIVE HEALTHY snacks (in no particular order)
- Carrots: Can't say enough about carrots…healthy, good for their teeth, their eyes and Maggie treats it like a bone – she goes and lays down and gnaws at it for 5 minutes or so.
- Zuke's Minis: These little kibble sized treats are great to put into Jack's treat toys, for 'find the food' and for his clicker training. The ingredients are reasonable and the calorie count is low.
- Canidae Snap Biscuits: Although these contain chicken meal (which is processed) not chicken, we like these for portion control– each biscuit snaps apart into 4 smaller ones which helps with total daily calorie counts.
- Apples: These are a great low calorie treat that provides some tartness as a change of pace. Jack prefers Pink Lady and HoneyCrisp when they are in season (What am I saying…Jack eats anything! )
- Peanut Butter: Ok, so maybe it's not that healthy, but it is high in protein and a little can go a long way if used properly (with treat toys, for example).
What are your top "go to" tasty treats for your dog?
We're joining the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop sponsored by Sugar, the Golden Retriever and Kolchak from Kol's Notes:
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Those all sound like great treats! Fortunately Shiner loves just about anything. Her treats are usually what's left on the baby's tray after dinner. Tonight it was broccoli.
Woof! Woof! Apples, Carrots and my favorite BANANA. Yes to Zukes, the only brand that mom buys for me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Peanut Butter but its been a year that mom took it out from my treat list. Have Peanut Butter with caution. Happy Tasty Tuesday. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
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Is Jack eating natural honey roasted peanut butter?
BOL…that wouldn't be too healthy…only mom eats that. He gets plain old unsalted.
Oh yummy treats! My babies love carrots and broccoli and tomatoes. And eggs. And everything. But their favorite, of course, are Jones Natural Chews. I love that a center bone can be stuffed with peanut butter or pumpkin,
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Kolchak and Felix are wild over sweet bell peppers. They LOVE THEM. They also eat a whole lot of green or wax beans – Koly will even pick them right off the vine in the yard!
Sometimes I will make bit sized treats, just for this reason! They're better for the diet.
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We're an apple, carrots, peanut butter family!
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Kirby loves em all except carrots so I sneak them in his meals and treats.


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An author and motivational speaker who adores the power of words both written and spoken, at the end of 1996 this former BellSouth employee left 18 years of service and stepped out on faith as she pursues her purpose and passion—writing and speaking. A wife, mother of three sons, grandmother of four granddaughters, Vanessa Davis Griggs resides in Irondale, a community just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Among many recognitions and awards, she received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition March 2010 from Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. of Georgia. Her novel Forever Soul Ties was a 2012 RT Book Review nominee and The Other Side of Divine received RT Book Review's highest recognition of 4.5 Stars, Top Pick! She's the author of 16 novels: Destiny Unlimited, The Rose of Jericho, Promises Beyond Jordan, Wings of Grace. Blessed Trinity, Strongholds, If Memory Serves, Practicing What You Preach, Goodness and Mercy, The Truth Is the Light, Ray of Hope, Redeeming Waters, Forever Soul Ties, The Other Side of Goodness, The Other Side of Dare, and The Other Side of Divine. She's also the contributor of 10 devotionals on Self in the Sisters in Faith Bible (KJV).
It is so wonderful to have you with us today Vanessa, we are excited about this interview. You have achieved many wonderful things in your literary career, the most important being giving back the gift God gave to you. Well done, you are an inspiration to me and other authors who strive daily to do the same. We have some questions to ask you, so let's dig right in madam!
1. What made you choose to write in the Genre that you write in?
I write what feels most authentic for me and that happens to be fiction with some Christian characters. I'd say that I didn't really choose the genre as it actually chose me.
2. What is your favorite thing about the writing experience and why?
I love to create something out of nothing. Taking words to create people, places, things, activities, etc. is an awesome way to journey. I especially enjoy watching my characters unfold right before my eyes and cause even me to say, "No he/she didn't!"
3. What was the first moment you knew you wanted to write?
I loved writing in elementary school. I wrote plays back then. In the sixth grade, I wrote, directed, and produced a play for my class. After that, I would write church plays. I loved to read and I recall after reading Ernest Gaines' novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman saying to myself, "I would love to write like this!" I think that reading a good book inspires a true writer to want to write and to write well. And reading a bad book inspires a true writer to say "I'm sure I can do better than this" and proceed to work at doing it.
4. When you write, do you write for a long period of time or do you write in short burst?
When I write, I prefer not to have to stop if I can help it. Yes, I will shut down to sleep and eat, but I try not to even travel during that time. When the flow is going, I don't like to find myself not being able to keep going as the plot or characters are on a roll. It's like watching a good show on TV and not wanting the phone to ring, causing you to miss anything or even have to press pause (even if you have that capability).
5. Where did your inspiration for this book come from?
The Other Side of Divine is the last installment of The Blessed Trinity Series. There were characters with a lot of drama that needed to be addressed such as Gabrielle Mercedes who had fought so hard to become the mother of Jasmine Noble. Paris Simmons-Holyfield finds herself in a mess as does her one-time, co-worker Darius. There are lots of surprises in this novel. I love the response I've received from it from the readers, which now also includes an RT Book Reviews 2013 nomination for Best Multicultural Fiction (winners to be announced May 2014).
6. What words of advice would you give to aspiring authors?
If you're thin-skinned then this might not be the business for you. There are plenty of places for rejection starting from agents to publishers to reviewers and critics to the readers themselves. You need to be true to you and not try to be a copy of anyone else. Learn the craft of writing (which includes spelling, grammar, and the art of writing, using correct techniques) so that you can be on the top of your game. Then be determined to always get better.
7. What is your favorite character in your book and why?
In The Other Side of Divine, if I had to choose, I would say Miss Esther Crowe. She played a pivotal role throughout this novel. She's a special kind of person, someone who shows how one person can make a difference in the lives of many.
8. What is the best book you have ever read?
The Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino
9. What is your favorite song?
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. I love the words and the meaning behind this song. It speaks about life and how the pen is in my hand. It's not about writing a book, but about writing your life and the future that awaits you.
10. What is your favorite musical artist?
Since I was a teenager, I have loved Earth, Wind, & Fire. I love their older works more than the new so far. Their earlier works have always spoken to me in a deeply spiritual and healing way.
11. What do you hope to say to people with your writing?
My goal is always to encourage. I like to write about real life situations, but to make the reader feel that no matter what he or she is going through, it's going to be all right in the end. I'm not talking about living in la-la land, but just to give hope and uplift—to being some light in places of darkness. I also love knowing that I may be educating while entertaining. That's always so much fun for me.
12. Do you have an official website?
13. Where can we find you on social media?
14. Where can we find your books?
My books are available with all bookstores and booksellers including brick & mortar and online. Also available at Walmart, Target, and some grocery stores.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Growing Up Is Hard
I've been wondering for the past few seconds whether our lives and relationships are like those of T.V. shows.
I loved Gilmore Girls. Every Tuesday at 8, I'd be home hanging out with it - all throughout high school. Then, I got to college, and I kind of just... stopped. I'd tune in every now and then, but ultimately, I just stopped watching. I went off and lived my life - and Gilmore Girls finished out its life, and I barely know what happened in it.
It's like any relationship or friendship we have. We hang out all the time, we form bits, we make jokes, we're there for each other when we need each other. And eventually, we grow up and grow apart. Every now and then, we check in with each other - see what's happening. Maybe get some dinner, or a drink - maybe even kiss again, or do other things we shouldn't be doing with people we've had romantic relationships with. But, ultimately, we go off and live our own lives and forget to keep checking in, so we end up sitting on our porches to escape our families, thinking, "I wonder how they are doing..."
I think that's happening right now. I think we're all growing up. I think we're out of college, and we're not kids, and we've got lives and responsibilities. So, it's hard to maintain these relationships we had during those years when we didn't have these things. Especially when you're not sure what it was that made you friends - maybe it was the lack of responsibilities, the closeness.... just being kids who shared the same problems. But when those problems go - what's left?
It's probably more grown up to let it go out on a high note (unlike Gilmore Girls) and remember it for all the times it was there for you, and still love it a whole lot - but realize it just isn't your time anymore.
I guess I take my T.V. shows pretty seriously.
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