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Emotional-Political Escape
Of course, everything seems great in the new little Mexican refuge--people are warm, the food good, and the weather great and it feels emotionally good but that's comparing to an undesirable feeling you had back home in the wild-wild west where emotions were taking over the senses. The thing is you want to have sensibility when making a major move in your life because it actually allows us to see everything as it really is rather than only what our emotional outlook allows us to see.
Escaping the usa for another country seems like the best solution to someone who does not really have control of their better judgment. But it's actually a bad excuse to move abroad because most of the time fleeing something gets us into another something that we don't particularly like and so, escaping from, rather than just going for the adventure, comes with its own challenges and not necessarily those with any real contentment ...
Many Americans have completely taken for granted the beauty of their own back yard regardless of emotional bias. Question: How come some Americans have this strong pull to leave the usa and move to Mexico and some do not? When you answer this question you will realize it is a "political type" of people that uproot their lives and go to Mexico.
Others leave to find their shangri'la, and since no place is perfect, we should know since we've lived in developing countries for 8 years, they eventually find they are not really any happier than they were before.
It certainly doesn't help that Mexico has been named one of the Best Places to Live and Retire. The old worn out clique says "If I had a dollar (inflation guys) for every person that moved abroad because the retire abroad media said it was the "best place to live" and then they moved back home, yeah I'd be rich!
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Tree Camp embodies the very essence of Londolozi's continuous striving to transcend and redefine the journey to the wilderness. This is a place of connoisseurship, leopards, orchids, lanterns and lead wood trees. Guests spend lazy afternoons on their decks, champagne in hand as they survey the ancient landscape, elephants feeding below in the river.
Rates inclusive of 15% VAT • South African Rand • Subject to Availability
1 Jan 2020 to 15 Dec 2020
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16 Dec 2020 to 15 Dec 2021
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At Londolozi there has always been an emphasis on family. Over the past 80 years four generations have adventured, dreamed and discovered here.
The bushveld of Londolozi is a wild wonderland, a child's dream come true, and we delight in being able to share her secrets with the next generation Children over the age of sixteen are always welcome!
Regrettably, no children under 16 years . Children under 16 years can only be accommodated if the entire camp is booked
All children pay adult rate
Elegance and simplicity are the hallmarks of the Tree Camp sanctuaries. In every detail and feature, from the private swimming pools and contemplation decks (salas) to the Ralph Lauren wallpaper and chocolate plaited leather beds, this exclusive camp provides a matchless showcase of African excellence. Tree Camp does not accommodate children under the age of 16, unless guests book the camp exclusively.
All rates are per person, sharing a room, per night, in South African Rands (ZAR). We reserve the right to alter rates at any stage.
All single rooms will be levied a 50% single supplement from date of arrival
Rates Include
- Accommodation
- All meals, teas and coffees daily, Soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers
- Two game drives daily in open Land Rovers
- Nature walks accompanied by experienced armed rangers
- One group yoga class per day at at Founders Camp
- Children six years and older welcome at Varty, Founders & Pioneer Camps, no children under the age of 16 at Private Granite & Tree Camps, unless exclusive use of camp is taken
- Children - Cubs Den programme
- Transfers to/from Londolozi airstrip to lodge
- Emergency medical evacuation insurance
- Laundry and VAT
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- Early morning departures – rules apply – contact reservations
- Londolozi "Life" treatments
- Telephone calls
- Londolozi "Living" purchases, Champagne, cognacs, cellar wines, premium brand spirits, cigars & cigarettes
- Transfers to and from the lodge
- Airport taxes or landing fees, where applicable,
- Gratuities
- Self drive park entrance fee, R250 per vehicle + R110 per person – subject to change without further notice
- Noise impact levy R4 500 for flights landing/ departing before 09h00 after 16h00
- Pilot room R2 500 per day, for one night's stay only
- No guide rooms
- Private Vehicles
The first four nights will be charged at the standard rate irrespective of length of stay. A discounted rate of 5% will only apply from the 5th night onwards. Refer to our Child Policy for costing and conditions Refer to our Group Policy for costing and conditions
Arrival and Departure
- Arrival not earlier than 11h00, check into rooms at 13h30
- Check out of rooms at 11h00, departure not later than 11h30
Unless previously agreed otherwise, we require a 20% non-refundable deposit within 10 days of reservation confirmation. Londolozi reserves the right to cancel the reservation should we not receive the deposit within 10 days. The balance of payment is required 60 days prior to arrival. Short-lead time reservations must be paid in full immediately.
Cancellation or part cancellation (reduction in number of rooms or nights) of a confirmed reservation will result in the loss of the 20% deposit. Should a cancellation be received between 59 – 0 days prior to due arrival date, 100% cancellation penalty would be charged. Londolozi reserves the right to cancel reservations should full payment not be received within 60 days prior to arrival.
Visas & Passport
Visa requirements to be checked before departure
All visitors to South Africa are required by law to have a minimum of two blank pages in their passport to enable the entry visa to be issued. If there is insufficient space in the passport, entry will be denied
All passengers traveling with children under the age of 18 are required to carry an unabridged birth certificate when traveling to South Africa.
Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance is recommended, covering for personal effects, personal accident, medical and emergency travel expenses, as well as cancellation and curtailment – as the reservation will be subject to cancellation penalties as detailed above.


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Slow horsemanship carries rider to the winners circle.
by Kim F. Miller
Nobody could beat Keri Potter's time aboard Bitalica in the jump-off for the $80,000 FEI CSI3* Grand Prix on Easter eve in San Juan Capistrano. That's kind of funny because not being in a hurry with the 12 year old Oldenburg has been the secret to their increasing success together. Owned by Julia Koetting, Bitalica "just kind of fell into my lap," explains the seasoned Grand Prix rider. "We weren't looking for each other."
When Julia, an amateur, chose to take a break from the sport a year ago, she offered Keri the ride. "He was always very talented when it came to jumping and carefulness, but the other stuff affected the end result," Keri says. Lead changes and steering were nearly non-existent when she first rode him. That lack of rideability led to show ring mishaps that left him fearful and "a bit lost," Keri notes. He's still a very sensitive horse and a tricky ride, but the patient process of consistent daily work built his trust in Keri and enabled her to make the most of his athleticism.
Keri is the only one who rides him now and they spend at least an hour every day on flat work. "It's consistency and the slow process of building one block on top of the next," the professional details. "We don't move onto the next thing until we have mastered the previous stuff."
The 4 p.m. start time for the Gold Tour CSI3* during Blenheim EquiSports' Spring Classic II was later than most classes, plus there was new fencing around the FEI warm-up ring. "He notices everything and he gets more nervous when things change." Several new jumps and an electric atmosphere marking the inaugural 3* upped the ante as Keri warmed Bitalica up for the class. She went into the ring "with more horse than I wanted," but was able to contain his energy enough for two clear rounds over Olaf Peterson, Jr.'s solid 1.5M track. "Our relationship is really important. He trusts me and he's putting it all together. We've become real partners."
Smart tack helps. That includes small blinders on his bridle's cheek pieces that "help him stay focused on what's ahead," and a drop noseband that prevents him from evading contact by twisting his jaw.
Since winning their first Grand Prix together in San Juan Capistrano last summer and their first FEI class during the HITS Sunshine Tour in November, Keri and Bitalica have consistently been a force to be reckoned with.
Motherhood and a gap since her last major FEI horse, Rockford, retired in 2010 has kept Keri's international track on the down-low until she and Bitalica hit their stride last fall. Their next stops are the Del Mar National's $100,000 Grand Prix on May 5, then the Showpark Ranch & Coast $60,000 class on May 13. Keri applied to represent the United States at the late-May Longines Nations Cup competition at Thunderbird in Langley, B.C. and is hopeful about her odds.
She's thrilled to be regularly back on the familiar turf of top competition, especially with two nice young horses coming along. She and 8 year old Diabolical C, owned by Jo Cho, won the Spring Classic II's Bronze Tour 1.35 Speed Stake. And Melanie Brooks' 7-year-old, Jiminy Cricket, is excelling in the Young Jumper divisions.
A Sporting Mom's Life
Keri credits a strong support system with enabling her to juggle family life with three girls and high-level show jumping. Seventeen year old Grace is accomplished and active in the theater and art world; 13 year old Cece is a budding beach volleyball player, and 6 year old Charlotte is most interested in basketball at the moment. None are interested in equestrian sports. Cece's father is Brazilian Olympic show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa, Keri's first husband, yet the horse bug seems not to have taken root with her or spread to her siblings.
Keri's husband Adrian Dollarhide, MD, is critical to her success as a rider and a mom. "He's amazing and he's great with the kids," says the equestrian, who was set-up with him by her close friend and top international rider Meredith Michaels Beerbaum. Along with being a physician at the La Jolla Veteran's Hospital, he's on the go with the girls and their activities, as are the couple's parents, grandparents and a terrific nanny. A highlight of Keri's March 31 win in San Juan Capistrano was having the whole family together to see it. "It's rare," she says. "I think the hardest part of trying to be a mom and a rider and a 'sport mom' is just balancing everything. I often find myself running out of time and it turns out that my family has to bend to accommodate my schedule. They've made incredible sacrifices for me."
Young horses are not the only rising stars in Keri's program. Under her guidance, 16 year old Hannah Loly has gone from pony jumpers to last summer's individual silver medal at the North American Junior Young Riders Championship, in the 1.4M Junior division. Hannah has already won the first two selection trials for the Zone 10 Young Rider team and is focused on medaling in that 1.45M division this summer.
Lessons at home or warm-ups at shows can be quiet affairs. "We've worked together for seven years and have such a bond and relationship, she kind of knows what I'm going to say before I say it," Keri explains.
"She's really a neat kid. She's a hard worker, very talented and strict in the way she approaches the sport. She is a total perfectionist. She's hard on herself if she makes a mistake and can't wait to come back and fix it and she knows that she can."
Hannah came to horses tagging along with her mother, accomplished Adult Amateur jumper rider Melanie Brooks. Melanie's parents Sarah and Jon Kelly own Tres Palomas in Rancho Santa Fe, where Keri's boutique training program is based. Hannah first started riding as "this wiggly kid, with braids flapping around and a bit of an attitude," Keri remembers. "You could tell she had the drive, passion and competitiveness, and it was obvious early on that she was disinterested in the hunters and equitation. She could not handle the slowness of it." As the sparks flew in the pony jumper division, her potential was clear.
That impossible-to-coach quality of "feel" may be Hannah's biggest asset as a rider. "Did you feel that?" is a frequent question as Keri points out a straying haunch or a creeping shoulder while watching Hannah on one of her horses. Hannah's answer is usually "yes," with the added ability to feel the difference between that and correct body alignment. Readying for her NAJYRC appearance last summer, Hannah said clarity of concepts and instructions were among Keri's strengths as a coach. "She's very descriptive in telling me what I need to do to fix a problem."
Hannah's ability to "let the words sink in and do something with them" makes guiding her very gratifying, Keri reports.
Hannah has a few horses, but her main star is NAJYRC silver medal partner Amya De la Demi Lune, a going Grand Prix horse Keri found through Cara Anthony. Coach and student often find themselves competing in the same classes, which "can be a little complicated" logistically. Jamie Taylor is Keri's go-to pro if the order-of-go requires extra help in the warm-up ring. Wise beyond her years, Hannah is also independent and self-sufficient as a horsewoman, which helps considerably, Keri adds.
Hannah's mother Melanie is grateful for the family's long-standing relationship with Keri. "It's been a lovely, long journey already and I respect Keri's ability and talent, in the saddle and on the ground," she says. Interesting and challenging at-home flat exercises have helped Melanie and Hannah with the split-second decisions and adjustments they both need in the jumper ring. Keri's voice is "one that I hear while I'm in the ring, but in a good way," Melanie notes.
Outside of the riding, their friendship and ease with each other has made the sport and the family's commitment to it fun, enjoyable and rewarding well beyond the many ribbons mother and daughter have earned in their shared passion.
West Coast Resurgence
The Gold Tour Grand Prix win has extra significance because Keri views more FEI classes as critical to West Coast riders getting their due on the international level. Fence heights and prize money have dropped too low the last few years, notes the lifelong California equestrian who has competed throughout the world. Coming of age as a jumper rider in California, "I could go to Spruce Meadows in Canada or the East Coast and win because jumping here set me up to do that." The Blenheim CSI3* typified the level of difficulty and prize money needed to bring top sport and horse and rider preparation back to her home turf. "What we jumped on Saturday is what we should be jumping: bigger and harder tracks," Keri asserts. "There's not a ton of us, but there's enough of us and enough good people coming up to be able to support the sport at that level.
"When is the last time a West Coast person has been selected for a USET team?" she continues. Indeed, it's been a long time since a local rider has been able to do that without leaving the region to gain mileage and FEI ranking points. "Things won't change overnight: it's a process," she notes, adding kudos to Robert and Hillary Ridland and the show organizing team at Blenheim EquiSports. "This was a good start."
Meanwhile, Keri, Bitalica, her young horses and student Hannah seem poised to capitalize on what many hope will be a re-start for West Coast show jumping as the launch pad for international contenders.


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Youth Training Week 2019
Date(s) - 28 Jul - 2 Aug
All Day
Plas Menai
We are pleased to announce that we will be running next year's Craftinsure and E Howard Davies Youth Training Week at Plas Menai from Sunday July 28 to Friday 2 Aug.
This is the week immediately before the UK 2019 National Championships at Abersoch, just a short drive down the Welsh coast. Putting the two weeks together will be a great opportunity for our youth fleet improve, develop and have lots of fun!
As in previous year's the training week will be fully residential with volunteer house parents and excellent value thanks to the continued support of Craftinsure and the E Howard-Davies Memorial Fund.
If you wish to join this event and meet the requirements, please complete the Application form and send it to the GP14 Association Office.
National Outdoor Centre
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Pit Bulls and Pit Bull type dogs and ways to keep your cat happy!
With the help of a new smartphone app by the Animal Farm Foundation, we discuss pit bull type dogs, the stigma they face, and the steps you can start to take to help educate yourself and the people in your community about these amazing dogs. Then Andi discusses a few tricks and tips she's found that helps keep her cats entertained!
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The Memphis Area Real Estate Market is HOT!
Memphis-area home sales for May increased 7.0 percent from a year ago, with 1,539 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Sales were up 1.9 percent from April, when there were 1,511 total sales. Average sales price from May-to-May was up 0.5 percent, at $161,482. Inventory decreased 1.1 percent, with 5,535 units listed for sale. YTD sales volume increased by 8.1 percent, at $999.5 million.
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In recent months, Japan has been debating the merits of joining trade negotiations that may lead to the realization of the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The TPP is promoted as a free trade pact currently being negotiated among the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Chile, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru and Vietnam. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is divided, but Abe seems in favor of joining the negotiations.
If the TPP is concluded, one outcome is likely to be the end of government protection for the agricultural sector.
Supporters claim that the TPP will result in free trade, regional prosperity and a rejuvenated Japan. Since by definition, free trade agreements discriminate against nonmembers, it is difficult to see how this will occur. After many years of unsuccessful lobbying, agricultural exporters are salivating over the prospect of greater market access in Japan.
While Japan will be forced to adopt "free trade" in the TPP, the U.S. Congress will most likely this year reach agreement on a new Farm Bill to assist American farmers.
The previous Farm Bill (2008) involved $288 billion over five years. As is the case in Europe, these subsidies protect agriculture in a more subtle but politically correct manner. A tariff, if sufficiently high, can deter imports and is usually viewed as an honest protectionist device. A subsidy, on the other hand, can be repackaged as a legitimate form of assistance.
This is how the European Union and U.S. can provide such massive support to their agricultural sectors and remain faithful to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The reality is that free trade in agricultural commodities has always been a farce.
The U.S. Farm Bill undermines the idea that the TPP will lead to free trade. It has been convenient for even the most enlightened presidents to claim that the Farm Bills were necessary evils to placate American opposition to global free trade. But it is more complicated than that.
The Farm Bill is tied to the future of rural communities, the environment and domestic politics. In reality, many Japanese and American farmers are in the same predicament: how to survive in an increasingly competitive world amid shrinking government budgets and expenditure.
Free trade in agriculture, if it does occur under the TPP, will radically change the rural landscape in the same way liberalization in industrial goods transformed manufacturing. The question is whether it is worth the cost.
The death of manufacturing ruined some cities in the developed world and free trade in agriculture will probably do the same. Manufacturing was different because trade barriers were a poor defense against cheaper products from emerging economies. On the other hand, agricultural sectors in most developed countries have rarely pretended to operate on the basis of free trade. If Japan is forced to eliminate tariff barriers for rice or adopt more flexible quotas, then this will hasten the demise of many rural communities already facing demographic pressures. The cumulative effect will be devastating.
The TPP has deeper contradictions. If Abe wishes to rescue Japan, why has he proposed closer economic ties with the nation responsible for the global financial crisis and with a serious debt crisis?
A possible free trade agreement involving the U.S. and Japan might have been useful during the 1980s at the height of Japan's economic success, if only to verify the legitimacy behind the many allegations of Japanese protectionism.
Japan is however no longer anywhere near No. 1 and the position of the U.S. is increasingly difficult to defend in the face of its economic realities.
Abe's timing is surprising because China is absent from the negotiations. Apparently, China is welcome to join a major trade agreement that other economies have already negotiated. This is childish and underlies a growing regional paranoia concerning China's regional ambitions.
The TPP could realistically be called the ACC, the "Afraid of China Club." A departure from more open trade policies hints at an emerging isolationist position in the U.S., suggesting a strategic withdrawal from the global stage and from involvement in the design and maintenance of global trade architecture. This is not a good sign.
This shift has not been sudden. Both the Obama and Bush administrations walked away from the WTO and the possibility of leading new global trade negotiations. If the U.S. will no longer lead, who will?
Critics argue that there are simply too many competitors and that, in any event, past U.S. generosity was in the national interest. Both are valid points. For decades, U.S. trade liberalization and open policies were symbolically "sacrificial" — promoting a fairer as well as a competitive and productive world. Such policies even fostered and underpinned a rejuvenated Europe and East Asia.
These days, however, few talk of leadership. In the past the slogan was "Yes we can," but the best President Barack Obama can manage is a trade negotiation that excludes Europe, China, India and most of the known world. Free trade pacts are for weak nations, not strong ones. They are for countries that no longer possess sufficient comparative advantages because of political and social compromises.
The TPP will neither jump-start the Japanese economy nor rescue it. The TPP is at best a distraction from the real world.
The world where China and India are not significant players is long gone. Any relevant regional architecture must involve China and other emerging giants. This used to be the view that underpinned decades of Asia- Pacific trade diplomacy.
China and India are both WTO members. Negotiate in the WTO, rather than among a club of a select few. This would demonstrate true leadership in an uncertain world and perhaps produce positive results.
Michael Sutton, Ph.D., is a visiting fellow at the WTO Research Center in Tokyo.


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Come Have a Peace hosts Marriage Mondays and this week she wrote about the part of the marriage vows that says "in sickness and in health." It can be hard to "love and cherish" when the person is whining, complaining and just generally not a lot of fun. It's not their fault, they can't help being sick - but it doesn't make it any easier on the person caring for them. It's good to remember that you're not just in your marriage for the good times, but the bad times as well.
I know in my own marriage we've definitely had some rough spots. We've never done things slow or by the book. We met in October, got pregnant and engaged in December and were married in March. But things have always turned out alright. This March will be five years together and we're still going strong.
The traditional marriage vows also mention some other things - "for richer or poorer" and "for better for worse." There will inevitably be times in our marriage when things are rough - things can't always be perfect! We're supposed to hold fast even when we're experiencing turbulence - a job loss, an illness, arguments or anything else that may come up. If you are experiencing difficulties in your marriage, I encourage you to try some of the following:
- Draw closer to one another. Trouble forces couples further apart. Less communication means even more trouble.
- Pray and read! Talk to God about your issues and ask him to help & bless your marriage. Read your Bible and/or find a couples devotional that you can read together.
- Consult other couples who may have experienced something similar. Get together with some friends to discuss issues facing both your marriages or find an older couple to be your "marriage mentors."
Marriage Monday: Staying True to Our Vows
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Tottenham have agreed a club-record £25.8million transfer with Valencia for striker Roberto Soldado, according to reports in Spain.
The deal is expected to be finalised in the next 48 hours when Soldado will fly to London for a medical and to rubber-stamp personal terms.
Tottenham will pay an initial £14m for the 28-year-old striker, according to Spanish radio station Cadena SER, and the rest will be handed over if certain clauses in the deal are triggered.
That appears to be a fantastic piece of business by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and technical director Franco Baldini, who finalised the deal by telephone last night.
MORE: Back Bale to stay put at White Hart Lane
Soldado is a prolific finisher, scoring 24 goals in La Liga last term. If he reproduces that form in the Premier League then Spurs will be confident they can finish in the top four and return to Champion League football.
Valencia had been holding out for the full £25.8m in the Spain international's buyout clause and had turned down Spurs' original offer of £22m.
Soldado will be Tottenham's third signing this summer following Brazil international Paulinho's £17m switch from Corinthians and the £7m capture of Nacer Chadli from FC Twente.
MORE: Bale 'fuming' as Levy rejects £86m Real Madrid offer'


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Pamela Norris
A Hamper Of Delights
The Tent
By Margaret Atwood
Bloomsbury 160pp £12.99 order from our bookshop
The Tent is modest in size, a pocketbook that fits snugly into jacket or cardigan, or slips almost weightlessly into the smallest bag. A collection of thirty or so brief essays, stories and wry reflections on ageing and death, it's perfect to read on the train or bus, to fill the pauses and distract the mind from other travellers with their burgers and rucksacks and ambiguous expressions. At £12.99 for barely 160 pages, it might also be regarded as a publisher's scam, something to keep the punters happy and bridge the gap before the next major novel.


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End SARS protesters, on Sunday morning, blocked the popular Effurun roundabout in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
The roundabout is the gateway from Benin to Warri and from Port-Harcourt into Warri and its environs.
Many passengers were forced to trek long distance before they could get vehicles to their various destinations.
The peaceful protesters converged at the roundabout near Delta Mall as early as 6am. Vehicles were not allowed access through the roundabout to any location by the protesters.
They are demanding the end to the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and the newly created SWAT Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, bad governance, poor representation, extra judicial killings by law enforcement officers and oppression.
The protesters said they will not leave the roundabout until their demands were met.
In a chat with Muhabarishaji correspondent, one of the protesters said they blocked the road to draw the attention of the Government at all levels.


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Is the church for immigrants?
I've been thinking about the issue of immigration. After kicking around some ideas as a response to the State of the Union Address, I took a look at what the Bible says about the issue. The next question I'm asking flows from that biblical perspective: What is the Church's role – and the role of individual believers?
Churches in America are uniquely positioned to minister to the immigrants in their communities.
Wouldn't it be great if your church came to be known as the church for immigrants? How might this happen?
How to become the church for immigrants
Here are a few simple suggestions.
1. Establish language learning groups.
Can you imagine having to uproot your family, move across a border and try to survive in a land full of strangers who speak an entirely different language? It takes loads of courage and more than a little creativity and resourcefulness. It also takes a mammoth amount of work.
Christians should be first in line to help out. Most churches have the space. And, most churches have the people: Spanish teachers, English speaking former immigrants, or high school students who have acquired enough language to help them make an initial connection. A little bit of advertising, a little word of mouth, and a language learning group could be up and running.
And, notice, I didn't just say these should be English classes. No! I think they should be discussion groups where English speakers teach and learn and non-English speakers teach and learn. The reciprocity would set the stage for great learning and relationships.
2. Offer guidance.
Let's be honest. It's difficult for born-and-bred Americans to navigate most of the administrative or legal processes we come upon. When is the last time you signed a contract? Took out a loan? Renewed your driver's license? Applied for a job? It's a real hassle. Now, imagine trying to do that in a second language. Yikes!
The church could be on the front lines, guiding immigrants through any number of processes: enrolling their children in school, getting drivers' licenses, filling out medical paperwork, writing resumes, opening bank accounts, applying for insurance, finding affordable housing. The list could go on and on. Imagine the relief it would be for immigrants to know they're being patiently and skillfully guided. What a huge ministry!
3. Meet physical needs.
Immigrants often arrive in America with so little. They have only a few of the things they really need. Poverty can become a grind. And, unchecked, it can wear out immigrants and their families, leaving them hopeless and desperate.
Conversely, Christians in America have so much. We have a surplus. And, with a compelling vision and a simple process, churches with hearts for immigrants could stockpile huge amounts of products to share with immigrants in their communities. There is an ample supply of the things you typically think to donate: clothes, shoes, coats, kitchen supplies, toiletries and more. But, when challenged, it's amazing the big things people will donate: appliances, furniture, vehicles, living space. I've learned to never underestimate the generosity of Christians who are shown a need and then challenged to meet it.
4. Befriend.
Can you imagine how lonely you'd be if you moved from your home to a foreign land? Can you imagine being on your own without your family or friends? It would be miserable.
I understand the struggle of some well-intentioned Christians, feeling incapable of making a difference. The large gaps we perceive can leave us feeling unable to help. But, I've found that although many immigrants can be shy—they perceive the gap too—they are extremely grateful when others take the initiative to move toward them, to extend an offer of friendship. Immigrants crave the same things we do: love, acceptance, identification, friendship. The next time you have the opportunity, reach out, even if you're unable to use words. Make a move and see what happens through your act of kindness.
There are literally hundreds of ways churches could minister to the immigrant populations in their communities. They're only limited by the limits of their creativity.
How awesome would it be if your church—if my church—were to be known as the church for immigrants!


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Across the U.S., hospital executives are feeling pressure. Although growth rates in medical costs have slowed in recent years, hospitals now need to manage budgets within new payment contracts, such as value-based reimbursement and bundled payments. Unsurprisingly, then, an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey, sponsored by Prudential, revealed that costs are a dominant concern for hospitals and will shape business strategies in the years to come.
"The larger policy and payment environment has made cost—something that was already on their list—a priority," says Ateev Mehrotra, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.
And when payments are tied to outcomes, the economic balance shifts. "Take a large health system like the one I work in—you had inpatient settings in the hospital, outpatient practices, radiology and all the other services. And the moneymaker was the hospital," explains Professor Mehrotra, who is also a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "Now, so much pressure is on these health systems that it's flipped around and the hospital has become the place where everyone wants to cut costs."
The good news is that, from harnessing technology to maximizing staff capabilities, hospitals can adopt a number of measures to address their cost concerns.
Cost control sparks innovation
If necessity is the mother of invention, the crunch is driving hospitals to come up with new ways to contain costs. And hospital leaders are looking across their enterprises for savings.
When it comes to procurement, one area of focus is the purchase of implant devices, particularly for hip and knee replacements. Traditionally, surgeons have chosen their favored implant, resulting in small orders from many suppliers. "They now buy 50 of one type, so they have better negotiating power," says Professor Mehrotra.
Hospitals are also reviewing staffing expenditure. While competition for talent makes it hard to lower base pay, combining remuneration with flexible working and other quality-of-life benefits helps contain costs while giving hospitals a competitive edge in attracting skilled staff.
Another staffing efficiency is "top-of-license" nursing, where non-nursing tasks are delegated to support staff. "If you can have a nurse practitioner in a critical access hospital operating at the top of his or her license instead of having a physician there, that's going to save a considerable amount of money and address a staff shortage," says Chris Steel, Head of the U.S. healthcare practice at PA Consulting Group and Global Head of Healthcare at the firm.
Better care, lower cost
Many survey respondents believe that to benefit from economies of scale, they will embark on mergers and acquisitions or informal partnerships. And in some cases, these new models not only reduce costs but also improve care quality.
This includes a form of consolidation referred to as "factories of care." Rather than patients going to one venue to see their physician, another to visit the surgeon and another for an MRI or to undergo lab tests, many hospitals are bringing these services together.
"You've got better collaboration and faster-moving processes and thus reduced costs," says Mr. Steel. "That's an approach being adopted with the added advantage that it's better for patients," he says.
Another cost efficiency that improves quality of care is reduced hospitalization, which is incentivized by new payment models. "Research has highlighted that individual physicians and hospitals with the same patients can have hospitalization rates that vary quite a bit," says Professor Mehrotra. "But if you can shift hospitalization down, you can decrease spending."
This means making better decisions on whether to admit a patient to the hospital after he or she arrives at the emergency room. Patients are frequently admitted because they lack care at home. The solution is to find them better options. "Some hospitals have created the infrastructure within the emergency department to send the patient to a skilled nursing facility when they don't need hospitalization," says Professor Mehrotra.
Technology drives efficiencies
For a hospital CEO, decisions on technology investments are not easy. While technologies such as electronic health records are critical in improving care quality, and digital technologies increase operational efficiencies, it can be difficult to put a dollar figure on savings associated with these technologies.
In hospital administration, the challenge is that moving from paper-based to digital systems does not immediately cut costs but requires investment. "Now you have a huge line item in the budget for IT," says Professor Mehrotra.
This is the case with analytics, which requires investments in software that can harness computing to glean insights from large amounts of data. For the largest group of respondents, cost is a barrier to making better use of analytics.
The expansion of IT in hospital settings also requires an investment in human resources—creating positions that some employers are struggling to fill. In a recent survey by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), only 32% of health IT employers said they were fully staffed, suggesting strong demand for health IT workers.
Remote care extends services
When it comes to clinical operations, telemedicine—the diagnosis and treatment of patients remotely via communications technologies—helps improve the bottom line. The technology allows smaller or rural hospitals to justify hiring specialists to maintain a full range of services. An example is the case of a patient who has had a stroke, where an immediate decision needs to be made as to whether to inject him or her with tissue plasminogen activator to dissolve the clot. Hospitals that cannot afford a full-time neurologist can contract with companies that have a staff neurologist who can make that decision remotely.
The telemedicine model also cuts the cost of other hospital functions, such as the pharmacy. With an e-pharmacy service, a central hub is staffed with licensed pharmacists who create and approve the labeling. The drugs are then dispensed locally. "Telehealth and other virtual solutions are only viable as long as there's a clear path to return on investment," says Mr. Steel. "And with e-pharmacy, there is that path."
New payment models will strengthen the business case for telemedicine. "One of the blockers in bringing in virtual technologies has not been technology itself but the fact that it's been hard to get reimbursed for the consultations," says Mr. Steel. "That's changing in many states."
Meanwhile, in the drive to reduce hospitalization rates, telemedicine also plays a key role. Patients equipped with sensors and mobile devices can have their vital health signs monitored from home rather than in a hospital, with the readings transmitted to a clinician who can make decisions about potential medical interventions.
While virtual healthcare may have an immediate payback, hard evidence of the technology-driven savings on administrative costs has yet to emerge. But for those prepared to take the long view, technology can drive efficiencies that ultimately improve the balance sheet. And in many cases, these innovations can also increase quality of care.Source
1Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, "HIMSS Leadership and Workforce Survey Shows Health IT Continues as 'Bright Spot' in Economy," February 21, 2017, http://www.himss.org/news/new-himss-leadership-and-workforce-survey-notes-health-it-continuesbright-spot-economy-even-ehr


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West Texas worth the road trip
Fall kicks off high season in Big Bend National Park, and it's little wonder. The sun isn't so relentless, the nights can be downright chilly and the leaves of the cottonwoods turn a magical yellow. It's time to make plans to hit the open road to West Texas.
With wide open sky and scenery for days, you can soak in Texas' natural beauty with stops in Alpine, Marfa and Marathon. Bonus points: The stars at night are big and bright. First timer? Let our cheat sheet be your guide to the area.
It's a 10-hour drive to Big Bend, but don't let that deter you. With more than 800,000 acres of parkland, it's the 15th largest national park in the U.S. - but the least visited. This means that even on crowded days, you can have views all to yourself. Just remember to bring your camera, and leave your dog at home - they're not allowed in the park. With deserts, mountains and even the Rio Grande River in the mix, there's never a shortage of photos to take. Cottonwoods, maples and sumacs lend fall color. Entrance fees are $25 for a seven-day pass, and $50 for an annual membership. Tape your tag to the windshield and you can come and go as you please.
New exhibit: Big Bend's Fossil Discovery Exhibit opened in January, offering visitors a chance to explore the park's prehistoric timeline. The interactive exhibit shows the changing landscape of the area over a 120-million-year period, as it morphs from a shallow sea full of predatory fish, to a massive swamp populated with dinosaurs, and eventually the desert it is today. Massive depictions of prehistoric animals and a slew of fossils make it a family-friendly stop. You'll find the exhibit 8 miles north of Panther Junction.
Favorite hikes: Window Trail, 5.6 miles (round trip) offers lovely sunset views if you time your hike to begin a little more than two hours before the sun is scheduled to go down. Other well-traveled trials: Grapevine Hills trail to Balanced Rock, 2.2 miles; Santa Elena Canyon, 1.7 miles; Hot Springs Historic Trail, half-mile to the 105-degree springs; Emory Peak, 10.5 miles to the highest peak in the park, with stunning, 360-degree views. You can place an order for a brownbag lunch at the Chisos Mountain Lodge restaurant the night before your excursion, available for pickup after 7 a.m. the day of your hike.
Boquillas Crossing: If you have your passport, you can take a row boat across the Rio Grande ($5 round trip) to Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico. The tiny village offers horse and burro rides ($8 and $5, respectively), restaurants, border shopping and a cantina. The pass through customs (a trailer in Mexico, an automated machine in the Boquillas Crossing building on the U.S. side) takes only a few minutes.
Chisos Mountain Lodge: If you want to stay in the park, the 72-room lodge is centrally located and has a restaurant, a store and an incredible view. The rates start at $140 per night. The lodge also operates the Roosevelt Stone Cottages, six historic cottages built by the CCC. With plenty of demand, and not much supply, you'll want to plan about a year in advance if you want to snag one of these rooms. 877-386-4383.
Camping: There are 184 tent campgrounds across the park with a $14 one-night fee, as well as 25 RV spots, which start at $36. To book a back-country site, you'll need to check in at one of the visitor centers in person no more than 24 hours in advance, and pay the $12 registration fee. 432-477-2251.
At 300,000 acres, Big Bend is Texas's largest state park, and it offers hiking, biking and backpacking. The hiking trails are mostly primitive, marked by rock cairns and a few signs, so be sure to bring a map and plenty of water with you. You'll get great views on the 5-mile there-and-back trail to the western rim of Fresno Canyon. If you'd prefer biking, try the path to the Solitario Overlook, where you'll glimpse of the rugged geologic formation. Stay at the Sauceda Bunk House or big Ranch House.
Entrance fee: $5 at Barton Warnock Visitor Center (open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily) near Lajitas. Reservations, 512-389-8919; tpwd.state.tx.us/bigbendranch.
The town of Marathon has only about 400 residents, but its location as the gateway to Big Bend National Park brings visitors by the carload. If you're looking for a place to stay in town, check out the historic Gage Hotel. Here, you'll find luxury - in the spa, or the 27-acre landscaped gardens - with a rustic touch. If you're just passing through town, pop in for a quick drink at the bar. Your hiking clothes will be fine. Rooms start at $229 per night; 102 W. U.S. 90, 432-386-4205; gagehotel.com.
DINING: At the 12 Gage Restaurant, you'll find an ever-changing seasonal menu, featuring everything from locally sourced wild game to fresh seafood. Sit inside or out on the patio, 432-386-4205.
Shopping: There's a newly renovated shopping strip just north of the Gage Hotel with a few window-shopping opportunities. Pitaya Verde has Texas-centric jewelry, clothing and accessories. The Rusty Rabbit sells home furnishings and art, including original pastels and oil paintings (closed Monday and Tuesday). Evans Gallery features photographs by Big Bend author James H. Evans.
With 6,000 residents, Alpine is the largest town in the Big Bend region of the state. And though it has plenty of cowboy swagger, there's also a good deal of art, with more than a dozen galleries sprinkled around Route 90. Check out the annual art walk Nov. 17-18; artwalkalpine.com.
Holland Hotel: The elegant historic hotel, built in 1928 by West Texas' most famous architects, Trost & Trost, was renovated in 2011, creating what the owners call "the newest old hotel in Texas." Stop by the hotel's Century Bar & Grill for a look at the painted ceiling and have a cocktail on the patio. Live music on the weekends. (The train is loud on the hotel's east side, but earplugs are provided.) Rooms start at $125. 209 W. Holland, 800-535-8040; thehollandhoteltexas.com.
Reata Restaurant: Named for the legendary ranch in the classic James Dean movie "Giant," Reata is West Texas destination dining; there's no better place to have cowboy cuisine. Reservations are recommended for this homey spot, although there's often room at the bar. 203 N. 5th, 432-837-9232; reata.net.
Museum of the Big Bend: On the campus of Sul Ross State University, this natural history museum tells the story of the American Indians, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo settlers. There's also an annual "Trappings of Texas" exhibit, which features cowboy art and artifacts. Open Tuesday-Sunday; museumofthebigbend.com.
Alpine Auto Rental: If you're renting a car or trailer in the Big Bend area, this is the place. 2501 E. Texas 90; 432-837-3463.
McDonald Observatory: The sky is different in West Texas, and the McDonald Observatory is the perfect place to explore this. The University of Texas outpost has one of the darkest night skies of any observatory in the country, as well as research telescopes that attract astronomers from around the world. Solar-viewing sessions are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, but plan to visit during the Star Parties on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. They book up fast, so make a reservation, 432-426-3640; mcdonaldobservatory.org.
Fort Davis National Historic Site: The town of Fort Davis popped up around the military fort, first built in 1854. At this historic site, you'll see one of the best-preserved "Buffalo Soldier" outposts, complete with restored bunkhouse. You can also catch hiking trails from the fort to Davis Mountains State Park. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $7 per person. 101 Lt. Henry Flipper, Fort Davis; 432-426-3224; nps.gov/foda.
Prada Marfa: The permanent installation is perhaps the best-known landmark in Marfa these days. But you should take note: Prada Marfa isn't actually in Marfa. It's actually about 40 miles away, just northwest of the tiny town of Valentine. It will only take about 30 minutes to get there, thanks to the 80 mph speed limits in West Texas. Bring your camera, and expect to wait a few minutes if you want a clear shot of the exhibit, built in 2005, without any other tourists in it. You're not the only one with this idea.
El Cosmico: If you're in search of a whimsical place to make your Instagram followers jealous, try El Cosmico. They've got teepees, yurts, safaris tents and trailers situated throughout a 21-acre property with communal bathhouses. Lounge in the hammocks or the outdoor kitchen area, and listen to your neighbors play the ukulele at the picnic tables. It gets cold in the desert at night, but El Cosmico will make your bed up with heated blankets - and the teepees come equipped with fire pits. Nightly rates start at $85. Book early. 802 S. Highland, 432-729-1950; elcosmico.com.
Hotel Saint George: This swanky spot is the newest thing on Marfa's main drag. The first floor is home to the popular Marfa Book Co., as well as a sleek bar and LaVenture restaurant, run by Texas native chef Allison Jenkins. The hotel has 55 guest rooms and a swimming pool. Rooms start at $125. 105 S. Highland, 432-729-3700; marfasaintgeorge.com.
Hotel Paisano: Grab a prickly pear margarita on the terrace as you listen to the fountain burble behind you. This historic hotel is a great place to try dinner under the stars at its restaurant, Jett's Grill, or stay for the night. Designed in 1929, by Trost & Trost, Hotel Paisano became the headquarters for the cast and crew of the movie "Giant" in 1955. Liz Taylor, James Dean and Rock Hudson all stayed here, and there's plenty of old-time Hollywood memorabilia still hanging in the hallways. (See if you can spot a signed headshot of a young Dennis Hopper.) 207 N. Highland, 866-729-3669; hotelpaisano.com.
Restaurants: If you're looking for stellar coffee and a café-style breakfast, try Squeeze Marfa. There's plenty of fresh-squeezed juice here, and the egg sandwiches come on delicious baguettes. 215 N. Highland Ave.; 432-729-4500. Bring cash to Marfa Burrito, where Ramona Tejada whips up massive burritos on homemade tortillas; 104 E. Waco. For a refined yet rustic take on European cuisine, make a reservation at LaVenture, which is open for dinner only; 105 S. Highland; 432-729-3700.
Shopping: If you're staying at El Cosmico, you have to head to the gift shop, where you'll find all the substance and swag needed for the adventurous traveler, including camping tools, home accents and cute T-shirts that'll make your friends want to check out Marfa on their own; 802 S. Highland.
A former mining town, Terlingua is the quintessential West Texas ghost town. Rugged and sparsely populated, it's a world away from Houston, but the town still has its charms. You won't find any four-star stays here, but you will find character.
Big Bend Art Studio: The artwork of Alice Knight lives here. The studio, which has been in operation for 35 years, has everything from acrylic paintings and watercolors to pottery, jewelry and even original music. FM 170 at Terlingua Creek Bridge, 210-226-7220.
Starlight Theatre Restaurant and Saloon: A nice spot for those who seek live music. There's also a solid food menu, and the manager books an impressive schedule. 631 Ivey, 432-371-2326; thestarlighttheatre.com.
Outfitters: If you plan to paddle the Rio Grande, take a Jeep tour, mountain bike or hike, check out Big Bend River Tours, 432-371-3033; Desert Sports, 888-989-6900; or Far Flung Outdoor Center, 432-371-2633.


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"The Revolution will not be televised…you will not be able to stay home …you will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out…the revolution will be no re-run brothers…the revolution will be live." … Gil Scott-Heron
I (along with fellow SEO´s John Andrews, Dustin Woodard, Aaron Wall, Chuck Price & Dave Bascom) attended the 2007 Domain Roundtable in Seattle . There has been a lot written about domaining recently by SEO´s…some of it complimentary, and some of it misinformed. I find domaining to be fascinating because I view it as an online extension of old-school business that just so also happens to reasonably immune from the shifting search engine algorithms. Even more compelling, the amount of money that successful domainers earn from their investments is downright scary.
Domain Names Are Assets
The parallels between Domain Names and Conventional Real Estate run deep. A domain name can be compared to "raw developable land" (which can either lay fallow or be developed). The domain name can be either "parked" for revenue or "developed" into a business.
Domain Parking
To park a domain, a domain owner forwards the Domain DNS to a parking company. He/she than tells the parking company what type of ads to show on the page (by category, by keyword or both). The domain owner can then "optimize" the parked page by choosing a user-friendly page design and advertising content for the page for ads that both map best to the topic of the website URL and also offers the domain owner the best EPC.
Typically, parked domains get visitors and earn revenue from "type-in traffic", where a web-surfer types the search terms into the browser without spaces (followed by a .com or other extension). However, if the parked website has previous link popularity, it might also get traffic from people following those links.
Site Development
A domain owner might also do a cost-benefit analysis and decide to "develop" the domain name through site creation. Most domainers lack some if not all the skills for site development, so a true domainer will only do development with the strongest generic brands due to the cost involved.
The level of site development might somewhat depend on the intent of the domainer. Is he/she planning to hold the domain for the long-term or planning to sell? Either way, a developed site is all about "profit and loss"…that´s how a domainer evaluates the performance of his/her investment.
Some take site development one step further. For example, Mike "Zappy" Zapolin will, for some of his super-premium domains, form a corporation, hire a CEO, and build out a major business presence revolving around his generic name purchase.
Have you noticed on business shows recently that many of the interviewees are from "generickeyword.com"? Behind that business is likely a domainer trying to get maximum ROI from his/her premium domain investment.
Domain Values
Hopefully, most SEO´s now know that the intrinsic value of a domain name can far exceed the slight search engine benefit accrued from having the targeted keyword present in it. Each generic keyword dot com domain is unique and can have only one owner. Each will also control a consistent level of type-in traffic. Formerly, many domain owners believed domain value to be 5 to 10 times its yearly PPC revenue…however, this rule of thumb has been mostly discredited. A domain is worth what a willing buyer will pay for it and domain appraisal seems to be an inexact science.
The desire of many businesses to brand themselves with a generic dot com domain combined with the incredible scarcity of quality premium names is driving the value of them sky high…
…and yet, there is plenty of room for newbies to make money in the marketplace. Learn the ground rules, be perceptive, take a 5 year nap, and you might be able to cash out quite handsomely.
What´s A Domainer Conference Like?
Low-key. Mellow. Relaxed. Welcoming. The business and social acumen of everyone I met was extremely high. There aren´t any Jason Calcanises in the domaining world…everybody I spoke to was very interested in SEO and how it could help domainers earn more from their investments. Also, I could not possibly imagine a group of people who were friendlier to newbies and would answer the type of questions that would have gotten me the brush-off at an SEO conference. Even when I obviously approached booths just to pick up the goodies (thanks for the t-shirt Michelle), people would still offer themselves as resources to help a domain newbie learn the industry.
Also, having been to SEO conferences, it was hard to fathom that the stars of the industry seemed so "normal". Just from observing Frank Schilling at the conference (his keynote was extraordinary…please watch or listen to it), I would never be able to guess how incredibly successful and influential he is. Even more surprising is the level of respect and deference that attendees gave the top domainers. Sure, people chatted with them but they didn´t attract mad throngs of people looking to network or for tidbits of advice. They were allowed to orchestrate their own maneuverings during the conference and conduct their business. Could Danny or Rand walk the conference floor without gathering a crowd? I don´t think so.
Conclusion #1
Domainers know that SEO´s can add value to their investment and our overall reputation in the domaining community seems to be quite good. Even Frank Schilling mentioned in his keynote that his "Fall Traffic Initiative" would likely include an SEO component. However, we need to learn their needs and talk their language. They want to hear about ROI and Profit/Loss…they don´t care about "SEO-Speak". An SEO also needs to know that a premium domain name isn´t just the online presence of a business…it is the business. The first premium domain screwed up by an SEO firm will kill our reputation in the domaining community…let not have this happen.
Conclusion #2
The domaining industry now is like SEO back in 2000 when I started learning search. There is still plenty of opportunity to jump in, learn the ropes, and make spectacular profits. Domain name articles are hitting local newspapers, publicizing the industry and bringing conference attendees like Trader Wayne who perceive domaining as a natural extension of web entrepreneurship. Domain conferences will soon become as crowded as search conferences if not more so. SEO´s do have a built in advantage over other industry entrants if they are willing to adapt to the rules of a new game…the high levels of intuition and perception common to top search marketers will translate well to domaining.
Conclusion #3
SEO is an excellent vehicle to get to a destination, but is rarely a destination unto itself… don´t be afraid to leverage SEO knowledge for something bigger and better.
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Todd Mintz is the Director of Internet Marketing & Information Systems for S.R. Clarke Inc., a Real Estate Development and Residential / Commercial Construction Executive Search / Recruiting Firm headquartered in Fairfax, VA with offices nationwide. He is also a Director & Founding Member of SEMpdx: Portland, Oregon's Search Engine Marketing Association.
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Reed relives members' win
PUBLISHED: 13:00 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:04 24 May 2012
As a young farmer, Arthur Reed must have questioned his judgement when he bought a horse for £50 at Exeter market - it was in poor condition after spending three weeks on a boat from Ireland.
But, he managed to ride it home to Farway and, within a few years, pulled off such a sporting victory with the acquisition that it remains a legend to this day.
At the age of 24, Mr Reed stunned a crowd of 2,000 when he rode Flash to victory against professional jockeys in Axe Vale Harriers members' race at Stafford Cross.
The triumph fitted in well with his nickname, 'Nip', which he acquired shortly after birth.
Sixty-five years later, that victory is being remembered.
Nip will be guest of honour at Axe Vale Hunt's point to point meet at Stafford Cross on Saturday (May 26).
Flash has long since gone, but memories of that remarkable day - and a remarkable horse - remain as fresh as yesterday.
Now 89, Nip, of Honiton Bottom Road, Honiton, says he can't sleep with the excitement of being guest of honour.
"I am not going to make a speech or anything," he said.
"I am quite proud to think I did it - and beat a professional jockey.
"I have been thinking about it every day. I can't sleep."
Riding horses was second nature to a young Nip.
"I was a farmer and we didn't have tractors in those days," he said.
"Flash was in poor condition, but soon came on.
"I was encouraged to run Flash in the members' race by the hunt's master, John Treffrey."
But stopping off for a tipple on the way to Stafford Cross nearly cost Nip his place in the race.
"I missed the declaration, because I was in the Three Horseshoes," he said. "But, when I got there, I discovered Mr Treffrey had declared for me."
In a nail-biting race, Flash crossed the finish line ahead of Kestral Bay ridden by professional Captain Parker.
The moment was captured in a photograph that has delighted racing fans for decades.
Nip remembers Flash was seven at the time of the great victory. The horse was sold when Nip started courting, but has never been forgotten.
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Ocean-inspired artworks to go on show at cafe
PUBLISHED: 11:35 25 March 2019 | UPDATED: 16:37 25 March 2019
Artworks inspired by the ocean will go on show in a new exhibition.
North Norfolk artist Rainie Kay's work including photographic-based pieces, prints and ocean-themed paintings will go on show at the Art House Cafe in High Street, Cromer, from August 1 to 11.
The exhibition called Ultra Marine: An artistic journey under the waves, will also include jewellery and other items.
Mr Kay said: "For the first time, I've also made some lovely 'ocean-inspired' jewellery featuring recycled vintage, antique and semi-precious beads and real drilled sea-glass. There are plenty of new greetings cards to choose from, as well as some attractive 'dolphin' tote bags, so you can say goodbye to plastic in style."
Susan Purser Hope, an artist who works with fused glass, will also display colourful bowls and dishes at the venue.
There will be a launch event on Friday, April 5 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.


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Anyone who works in medicine, or who has witnessed a medical procedure, knows that the marvels of modern medicine come with various prices. One of which is trash: many medical tools and devices, like syringes, are used once and then thrown away. And each of


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Legal Momentum previously reported (see here and here) on our involvement in the case of Montana rapist Stacy Rambold, which drew international attention because of the one-month prison sentence that Judge G. Todd Baugh imposed on the 42-year old teacher, who raped a 14-year-old student who later killed herself. Judge Baugh also made appalling comments about the victim, saying she "looked older than her years "and "was as much in control of the situation" as the rapist. Legal Momentum joined others in calling for censure of the judge and re-sentencing by filing a censure petition against the judge—which resulted in the Montana Supreme Court taking action—and then an amicus brief in support of the Montana Attorney General's appeal of the illegally lenient sentence.
We are pleased to report that a new judge has re-sentenced Rambold to 15 years with five years suspended. If he violates his probation conditions during the suspension period he will have to serve the five years as well.
Rambold's and his lawyer's words and actions during the appeal process continue to underscore important issues around sexual assault and the language used to discuss it. Prior to sentencing, Rambold sent the judge a letter expressing remorse in an apparent bid for leniency. In the letter, Rambold claims to have "completed the sex offender program." In fact, he was terminated from one program for missing too many sessions, and the one he completed lasted only four months, making it implausible that he could have been fully rehabilitated. Indeed it is clear that he was not. According to his probation officer Rambold violated the terms of his probation while the sentencing appeal was pending by, for example, searching the internet for local massage parlors. In court filings, Rambold's counsel made matters worse by making new statements blaming the victim, which were later struck out by the new judge.
While this notorious case has finally come to a fair conclusion, the attitudes it epitomizes are still all too common in our justice system and throughout society. It is critically important that we use appropriate language about sexual assault. The language of consensual sex and using phrases such as "engaged in sexual activity" instead of "rape" suggests that both parties were willing participants, diminishing the crime and the victim's experience. Legal Momentum's National Judicial Education Program has developed a training module, Raped or "Seduced"? How Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence, that is appropriate for a wide range of audiences.


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Ryan Thompson – President, relm sports
Sports have been important to me for my whole life. I am now 37 years old and live in Kingston, Ontario with my wife Erin and daughters Libby and Molly. We are incredibly grateful for our involvement in sports and love that we can offer opportunities for you and your family to participate! I believe that sports should be fun!
A graduate from Brock University (Bachelor of Kinesiology) and Royal Military College of Canada (Master of Business Administration), I strive to have fun, work hard, and try new things.
I joined Armand St-Pierre in 2011, hosting hockey and ringette tournaments in Kingston. After some restructuring, I am now the owner of relm sports and look forward to hosting our popular hockey and ringette tournaments!
See some of my highlights below:
Hockey Player
- Fort Erie Meteors (Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League)
- Guelph Storm (Ontario Hockey League)
- Niagara Falls Junior B Canucks (GOJHL)
- Jacksonville Barracudas (Southern Professional Hockey League)
- Royal Military College of Canada (USports, OUA)
Hockey Linesman (Ontario Hockey Association)
- Schmalz Cup Finals (PJHL)
- Carr Harris Cup (USports, OUA)
- West Point vs Royal Military College
- OUA Round 2 playoffs (USports)
Hockey Coach (Hockey Canada High Performance 1 & Hockey Canada Skills Specialist (trained))
- Niagara Falls Junior B Canucks (GOJHL)
- St. Catharines Minor Hockey AAA (OMHA)
- Niagara 67's summer hockey program
- Royal Military College of Canada (USports, OUA)
- Canadian Forces Base Kingston multi-sport
- Ontario Prospects teams and camps
- IP Technical Committee member, KAMHA
- GKMHA Midget AAA (OMHA)
- Military Sports Coordinator (Canadian Forces Base Kingston)
- Partner, Youth Hockey Festival
- Owner, relm sports tournaments
- Committee member, Kingston Sports Tourism
I look forward to meeting you for the first time or seeing you again!
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Gov. Deval Patrick is touting a "major milestone" in the state's use of federal stimulus dollars — the weatherizing of 10,000 homes in Massachusetts.
Patrick said the initiative has not only saved money and energy for thousands of families but has also helped create much needed jobs as the state works to climb out of the recent recession.
Administration officials said that as of the end of July, the federal stimulus funded program has provided work for 129 private sector weatherization contractors and 21 special purpose electrical and heating contractors.
Nearly 3,000 individuals have received a stimulus-funded paycheck.
The money set aside for the weatherization program is a fraction of the $7.4 billion Massachusetts has received in stimulus dollars since President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009.


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June 2020 Office Updates!
June 2020 Office Updates!
While we are temporarily closed for our wellness walk-in hours, we are available for acute care.
As of March 23, 2020, in accordance with the Dallas County shelter-in-place order, Blackwell Chiropractic will be temporarily closed. Please read on for more important information.
At Blackwell Chiropractic, we believe that high-quality supplementation is a crucial part of a well-balanced health and wellness plan.
As a self-proclaimed "wellness" chiropractic clinic, we are often asked what wellness care really is.
The question we're asked most in our office – do you accept my insurance?
Neck pain is one of the most common complaints we treat here at Blackwell Chiropractic.
The summer has drawn to a close and fall is officially in full swing, which may have many of you asking, "How do I stay healthy this fall?"
There are many beliefs and misconceptions about the field of chiropractic.
There are many myths and misconceptions about chiropractors and chiropractic care.
When you're in pain, waiting days or weeks to relieve your discomfort can seem like a lifetime.
Welcome back to the Blackwell Chiropractic blog!
The summer weather is here and with the official start of summer less than a week away, many of you will be getting outdoors, ramping up your physical activities.
Welcome back! In part one of our short blog series, we began looking at foods that can contribute to joint inflammation.
Joint pain, most commonly the result of arthritis, affects more than 54.4 million American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Learn About the Benefits of Walking to Improve Your Spinal Spinal Health
Sleep Better While Improving Your Posture and Back Health
Welcome back to the Blackwell Chiropractic blog! In part one, we offered some tips for making small changes in your daily habits to improve and maintain your overall health and wellness this spring.
Spring is the perfect time to rejuvenate your health and restore your wellness.
Welcome back! According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), back pain is one of the most common reasons why workers across all industries miss work.
Welcome back to the Blackwell Chiropractic blog!
Welcome to the Blackwell Chiropractic blog! We are excited to launch our blog and will use this space to provide helpful information about our chiropractic and massage therapy services.


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Do you know that Origins also introduce beautiful winter shawls in its new collection? If you want to know the details then have a look at the below pictures. Well, who don't know about Origins? If we talk about most popular clothing brands for women then our list incomplete without mentioning the name of Origins. In short, yours seasonal shopping is incomplete without buying Origins dresses. So just few hours back, first time Origins introduced winter shawl collection 2014-2015 for women. The most important attraction of this collection is that it is available in unstitched pattern.
Secondly, you will find the unstitched fabric of long shirt, trouser and beautiful shawl. Till now, you definitely check out so many winter shawl collections by big and popular brands, but this collection is completely different from others. Origins unstitched winter shawl collection is colorful and stylish. Apart from young girls, even married women can also buy this collection. We are sharing just only few pictures because the whole collection will be available in the outlets from 13th December 2014.
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Some of the world's most incredible places of worship and spiritual study are also some of the most difficult to access. Most of the time, this was intentional in the design of the complex.
Whether perched on a cliff, hidden in high mountains, or built into the side of rock formations, these monasteries, temples and abbeys were designed to isolate and test the dedication of the monks and nuns who inhabit them, bringing them closer to God in a place of peace.
Though some of these ancient monasteries are no longer in use, all of them make for fascinating travel destinations, especially for those interested in religion, architecture, history and geology. If that sounds like you, read on for 15 of the world's most isolated monasteries:
1. The incredible Greek Orthodox monasteries of Meteora, Greece
2. The ninth-century Sevanavank Monastery on Lake Sevan in Armenia
3. The fifth-century Hanging Temple in Datong, China
4. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos, Greece
5. The 1st-century BC Monastery at Petra in Jordan
6. The Taktsang Palphug Monastery (aka "Tiger's Nest) in Paro, Bhutan
7. The 16th-century Blagaj Tekke in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
8. The 1st-century Saint Catherine's Monastery at the base of Mount Sinai in Egypt
9. Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona in Spiazzi, Italy
10. Kye Monastery in the Spiti Valley of India
11. The fourth-century Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery in Maçka, Turkey
12. The sixth-century St. George's Monastery in Wadi Qelt, Israel
13. Santa Maria of Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain
14. Basarbovo Monastery in Basarbovo, Bulgaria
15. Ypapanti Monastery in Kalambaka, Greece
How's that for some monastic inspiration? To see more of the world's most isolated monasteries, check out the full list here, and don't forget to share your own isolated discoveries on Trover!


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Immediately when I think about the word Sparkle two things come to mind.
- The Holiday Season. Everyone dressing up in their best sparkly attire; the slimming blacks, shinny golds, shimmering silvers, and radiant rose golds as they go from one party to the next. It has always made me feel extra special. When I walk in the room its like, "I have arrived." LOL I asked friends how dressing up made them feel, even when it wasn't Holiday Season and perhaps not sparkling from head to toe. One friend had this to say:
"I feel confident; like I can do anything I put my mind to. I feel pretty opposed to just being in sweats with uncombed hair." ~Takoiya K.
It was evident that dressing up played a major role in how we viewed ourselves and our ability to get things done. Another friend stated this:
"I love dressing up! I feel beautiful, confident, and flawless. Now that I dress up everyday for work I'm more motivated. When I could wear jeans and sneakers to work I realized I felt powerless. Plus, my man loves when I dress up!" ~Brandi S.
Both quotes dance around the same ideas of being more confident, motivated, and present. I have noticed a total relaxed society over the pass 10 years or so compared to when I was a kid. We hardly dress up for anything these days. For me, I can't wait for the next opportunity to dress up. Sparkles! Shimmer! Maybe Leather! It doesn't matter what your personal style may be as long as you are aware of how you are feeling in that particular moment. Shine Bright!
- The next best thing to dressing up in your sparkles is listening to Anjelah Johnson, a stand-up comedian, impersonate many workers across the World doing manicures for a living. When I heard this clip a few years ago, I know I laughed for hours. I must have watched this YouTube clip about 20 times that day. Everything she was saying was so true. You have to watch until she get to the "Sparkle like Diamond in the Sky" part in order to understand the sparkle correlation and why it stands out to me.
Let me know your stance on dressing up in your sparkles and how dressing up makes you feel. Also, what did you think about the video?
This post was inspired by: Daily Prompt: Sparkle


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I'm on the phone with Shauna right now…yes, right as I speak I'm here blogging on HER blog (the sacrilege!) while I sit here in Seattle, Washington, she's in Canberra, the capitol of Australia, lying in bed. She says she's contemplating blogicide if she can't think of anything to post. So, she's soliciting ideas. She the promises to consolidate all of your suggestions into a singly, wacky (I'm quite sure it will be wacky) post. Examples: "Shauny we haven't heard about Mr. Shakey II recently, write about him!" or, "I like it when you use a bunch of weird Australian terms, like 'root rat' and 'stunned mullet'… use some of those in your wacky post." And don't forget to visit Shauna over at my blog, the tinyblog from the 14th to the 24th, where she will be guest curating whilst I go on retreat. Commence with your suggestions. That is all.
22 thoughts on "Consolidated post of great wackiness"
Blogicide?!?!? Nooooo!!!!!
But if Shauny's had enough of blogging, then fair enough.
As for suggestions for blogging, how about…
* Favourite expletives, and most disliked expletives, and why.
* Pros and cons of blogging, and online journalling generally.
* What Canberrans really think of the Carillon on Aspen Island – and does it play tunes these days?
* Where, if anywhere, we Shauny Groupies can go to get more Shauny goodness if blogicide is committed (once the stint at the tinyblog is done, that is) – and whether or not there are support organisations if there is to be no new Shauny goodness on the web.
* Again, if blogicide is committed, who Shauny thinks the new Queen or King of Canberran blogging ought to be.
i'm sick, that's all! SICK! SIIIIICKKKKKK. Kill me.
I would like to see a discourse on the merits of European dance music v. American Hair Metal of the 1980's.
With footnotes, citations and pictures of Axl Rose setting himself on fire.
Thank you.
No, no, no. What I meant was, pictures of Daniel naked.
Which would set me on fire.
Rather than suggest a topic, I will employ a theatresport technique – write an entry in a particular genre.
1930's film noir, Shakespeare, spaghetti western. You decide.
"Forsooth, Axl, thy burning tresses doth inflame my lust such that I must lob petrol onto the fire."
aw…Shauny, if your tired then take a break. If your sick, get some sleep. (feed a cold, starve a flu) If your hungry, eat and if your thirsty drink.
don't give in to the pressures brought on by needy people like myself who go half-way around the world just to see if you've written anything funny so we can start our day with a laugh and hang around your comments area like a dog looking for scraps.
(…or is that too bleak?)
Just because your funny, doesn't mean your obligated.
I kind of feel like if you take care of yourself the posts will come all by themselves.
Oh…and thanks to you I won a free cup of coffee. The trivia question was what's the capital of Australia. 🙂
(lets just say that geography is not one of our strong suits here in the states)
Starve a cold, feed a fever…
Go try to shag Brodie on Sunday night.
Get some rest, girlie. Both from rl and from blogging.
(PS. If you go forever, then I'll have to be the Grand High Poobah of Canberra blogging. And that would be sad. Don't do it to these poor people.)
And dammit, it's you're, not your.
I would like to hear Shauny's take on the Return of the Pedants 😉
Nothing to write about? There's ALWAYS something to write about. With that in mind, I will flip through this sadly inadequate abridged dictionary currently at my side (which I did not purchase, but is here) and submit some phantasmagoric topics based off of the random words I pick out of this terrible representative tome of the English languge.
Fingers flying:
MOCHA is the first word I land on. This leads me to believe that you should right about the beverages you consume on a daily basis, whether you have broken the routine, the various receptacles that they can be found in and chronicle the discernible differences between Australian beverages and beverages that you may find in other countries. Tell me: is there a certain classism with beverages down there? How omnipresent are certain brand names? You have one feverish reader here who would love to peruse a 5,000 word report on this from your hands! And if that's too much, why not approach this in installments? Fresh from the field! Copious research! Bring a tape recorder and get the words of others! Tell us about beverages! Write the tell-all article that conveys to the world precisely what the Australian stance is on mochas, beverages and more!
The finger lands on FEE. I don't particularly like the word "fee" because I've always been on the wrong end of it. But are there any ridiculous fees that the Australian government imposes that you could enlighten us savage Americans about? Have you deliberately not paid a fee? And did the bill collectors come after you? Have friends imposed a fee? Can you get through one day without paying so much as a fee anymore? Why not try that?
WORD NUMERO TRES! The finger flies, randomly hitting the page. And I get RESIDUUM. What was the last lingering trace of human existence that you encountered on the streets? And how did it make you feel? Disgusted that your fellow humans disposed of something in that matter? Disheartened that when you came back 24 hours later the residuum stayed there?
I think the point I'm trying to make here, Shauny, is that there are all sorts of things to write about. If, however, you are burned out, there is no particular reason to force it out. Why not impose a short hiatus, get yourself up to speed and then return to the Web world of the living? BLOGICIDEs (the horror! the horror!) are not really necessary, will make some of us cry and, should you do this, it will take me at least nine months to find another blog to post longass comments to. And that's something I can't really devote to anyone else but you, dahling.
if you like i shall send you some of my mothers super extra happy fun dal for colds. hot enough to blow any cold out of your head in 2.3 seconds.
i could also send you alex from bb carrying a packet of tim tams and a 'do not disturb' sign.
oh, and i think we all know that, heaven forfend, should you decide that this blogging lark is all too much, i shall be the queen of canbera bloggers. despite the fact that i don't technically have a blog.
Wow there are some talented writers amongst y'all.
Shauny…what's up petal?
Brain drain I doth think.
But maybe you need to get yourself outside and experience life. Do something because those experiences will feed your soul and your soul will feed your brain and your brain will…awww you get the picture.
i think you should write something more about your mum. my favourite journal entry of yours is still the one about the onions in the freezer. now im going to go thru your wishlist and maybe get you something cause ive loved your writing so much for a while now.
Panos has the right idea! Come on, everyone, let us buy things for Shauny so we may bribe her into, um, feeling better! Yes! Surely she will be unsick once we buy her presents!
Lovely. I write the post and Shauna gets all the comments. What's up with that.
Okay first order of business is this your/you're thing. Darling Slack, even though you write a 'sporadic diatribe of trailer-park reality', and even thought you wrote a really kind comment, it's important for you to know that people are not going to be able to have much respect for your writing when you use 'your' when you really mean 'you're'.
You're: is a contraction. It means 'you are'. So in effect you are saying "If you are tired, rest." But shortened…so it sounds like human speech.
Your: is the 2nd person possesive. You use it when you are referring to something that belongs to the person you are addressing. Example: Is that your unabridged dictionary?
So if you say, if YOUR tired, rest…then when people read it, they are trying to find out what is being possessed, and when they don't find it in the sentence, it is confusing. It interupts the flow of the reading, which is something you really always want to avoid when you are writing. You want it to flow like a smooth, seamless dream. So it's not just literary snobbery…it's something you can apply to make your 'sporadic diatribes of trailer-park reality' more enticing.
Daniel! What a malarvellous post. And hasn't Shauny just got the cutest accent?
OK that's enough comment for you Daniel. 🙂
Shauny, rest up. I'll come over and bother you if you like. That's if you are at home, and I hope you are if you're sick.
And write what you damn well want to, when you want. You know we'll all be here for you.
Does the Carillion still play songs? If anybody knows, you would.
To paraphrase Steve Martin "I was born a poor black child"
Thank you all for your "Kind" help in letting me know that I am a poor speller. Somehow I have managed to go though my ENTIRE life with no one mentioning that particular fact! (dripping sarcasm)
But I can see not a day will go by without the eagle eye of the Canberra "cartel" pulling out their abridged dictionaries they stole from grammar school (or is it "grammars"?) and crusading for justice against improper usage of "you're".
Thank god I didn't say "their"!
Oh…and Daniel, anyone who would equate good spelling with respectable writing…
what can I say…there are plenty of poor spellers out there who are very respectable writers. They just have better editors than I do. 🙂
now now, kiddies! stop yer fussin' and feudin'!
i love you all equally, in spite of grammatical errors and pettiness!
except i possibly love Ed more coz he leaves the biggest comments 😛
anyway, thanks for all the suggestions. it wasn't really a blogging crisis, more just me being sick and delirious and in need of virtual huggles.
Shauny: Kiss kiss! You're back! And here I was willing to declare myself an Eva Braun for your Adolf, should you commit the final solution.
As for respectable writing? You're kidding me, Daniel. In a comment pop-up window? Someone give me a slatterny unabridged dictionary to sleep with. The Webster's bitch on my bed is just too much of a lexicon next door type.
Wow, I guess I'm late to the throng here. What a lot of posts and bickering…
Shauna, obviously people love YOUR writing, so now that YOU'RE feeling better, I hope, let's hear more about YOUR dreams, if you've had any lately, that is.
I love keeping a dream journal, it's fun to go way back and see what was up in your sleeping cranium a couple years back. Mine tend to be pretty wild and crazy – especially on the full moon.
Do I get an A for grammer?
I vote for naked Daniel, too.
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Selwyn Resources and Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium have agreed to form a joint venture to develop Selwyn's Selwyn zinc-lead project in the Howard's Pass district in the eastern Yukon (90%) and the Northwest Territories (10%). Selwyn will contribute its mineral and other assets to the joint venture. Chihong will contribute C$100 million and will earn its 50% interest in the joint venture when these funds have been expended on development programs. Closing of the transaction is targeted for May 2010.
The Howard's Pass district has been explored since the 1970s across a 38-km-long mineralized trend. The current Selwyn project is the consolidation of Selwyn's wholly owned lands and Howard's Pass Joint Venture lands acquired by Selwyn from Placer Dome and Cygnus Mines.
Upon formation of the joint venture, Selwyn and Chihong intend to undertake initial underground development and advanced exploration on current NI 43-101 compliant mineral resources of the XY Central deposit. The underground development will provide a platform for exploration of the core of the deposit's synclinal structure, which is known to host high-grade mineralization but which is difficult to test from surface. In addition, surface diamond drilling is planned to resume on the Don deposit.
Chihong Zinc & Germanium is an integrated Chinese lead and zinc producer, whose Qujing smelter recovers lead, zinc, and precious and rare metals. The company is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Its major shareholder is China Yunnan Metallurgical Group, a diversified resources company majority-owned by the Yunnan provincial government.


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Decline Of Spengler, The
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|WBAI And NPR Playhouse
|Original Broadcast Date
|Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank
|1 hour
|Preceded by:
|Pilot :: The End
|Followed by:
|The Queen Of Puerto Rico
"Hoffman died today."
"The Decline of Spengler" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series WBAI And NPR Playhouse. It was originally broadcast in 1983.
- Hoffman dies in surgery
- Joe ponders technology and society on a plane. Robot stewardess.
- Joe dreams he is a doctor on horseback. Hoffman's funeral and the fountain of youth is in Florida.
- Dream: film of Austria with weapons demos.
- Human centrifuge and fast-moving-foods dialog.
- Dream: Joe is a lawyer before a jury of prophets and seers.
- Joe gets cold call from Mrs. Waterman, they go to hotel, she is in a wheelchair (monologue, followed by actress).
- A doctor is called to a hotel where an operation is performed on him.
- A German engineer is mistakenly trapped on a train bound for a concentration camp, he escapes and finds the messiah.
- A three act play about a film about a man who loses his memory, emerges from the screen and is shot. The shooter than begs the projectionist to run the film backwards. Later a muffled telephone conversation accompanies a theological debate.
- A doctor dismisses a patient in a call-in medical program.
- Old people at a beach chat. Joe visits the zaddik of Rome.
- The messiah talks about time and decay, denies responsibility.
- Joe imagines a life married to a woman in Tampa who finds Jesus.
- Cleaning out Hoffman's room, finding a ticket to a rocket ship launch in Dreamland, ending up crashed in the swamp hundreds of years in the future.
- Nonsense monologue.
Interesting Facts
- "Unknown" - Steve Reich (from "Music For Eighteen Musicians ", 1978)
- "I'd Have You Anytime" - George Harrison (from "All Things Must Pass ", 1970)
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