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Dear EarthTalk: What are the ramifications for wildlife of cross breeding species and creating animals like the "zorse" (horse and zebra mix) and the "beefalo" (cow and buffalo)?
—Kiernan Warble, San Francisco, CA
In 1986, a 14-foot long male false killer whale and a 6-foot long female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin at Honolulu"s Sea Life Park Hawaii became the proud parents of Kekaimalu, the first "wholphin" ever born in captivity. In the 19 years since, Kekaimalu, with a little help from male bottlenose dolphins, has given birth to three wholphins herself, each one three-quarters dolphin and one-quarter whale.
Though rare, the interbreeding of different animal species does occur in nature, even when unaided by humans. But mankind, in search of marketable traits or the next big zoo attraction, has long turned to controlled cross breeding. The mule (horse/donkey mix) has been a beast of burden for centuries. The zorse, also bred for its work endurance, has been around since the late 1800s. Beefalo was introduced in the 1960s to increasingly health-conscious American consumers to provide a heart-healthier alternative to pure beef. And the Sierra Safari Zoo in Reno, Nevada, now entertains visitors with a 1,200-pound "liger" hybrid. It has the face and mane of his father, an African lion, and the body and striping of his mother, a Bengal tiger. Says the zoo"s website, "He roars like a lion and swims like a tiger. He"s definitely all cat."
But according to Science World magazine, such a pairing would probably not occur in the real world: "If these ferocious cats met in the jungle, a tiger would probably not choose to visit a pride of lions; a raucous brawl—not romance—would be the more likely result. But with little choice in captivity—like an open zoo—the odd coupling may occur." Indeed, animals seldom interbreed in the wild for one very important reason: Unlike the wolphins at Hawaii"s Sea Life Park, offspring are usually, like mules, unable to reproduce.
Hybrid species would likely have many other survival challenges as well, even those, like beefalo, that can reproduce. Nature has evolved a number of unique traits within individual species enabling them to adapt to their unique climates, fight off particular predators and diseases, and live off of their indigenous food supply. These traits are passed on from generation to generation among naturally occurring animals, but may not do so in hybrid creations.
Genetically engineered animals also pose a number of potential ecological threats, chief among them the decrease in genetic diversity that has been the hallmark of evolution"s march. One negative outcome of too much genetic tampering could be greater vulnerability by both animals and humans to new strains of infectious diseases. Biotech animal hybrids can also wreak havoc on native wildlife. A study conducted at Purdue University concluded that if 60 genetically engineered salmon escaped into a native, natural population of 60,000, it would take only 40 generations for the wild salmon to be completely wiped out.
"Species are adapted to specific conditions," adds Susan Haig, who has conducted hundreds of studies on wildlife hybridization in her role as a wildlife ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. "So I think it's important to maintain the integrity of species."
CONTACTS: Sea Life Park Hawaii, www.sealifeparkhawaii.com; Sierra Safari Zoo, www.sierrasafarizoo.com; U.S. Geological Survey"s Haig Lab, fresc.usgs.gov/staff/haig .
Dear EarthTalk: What are "Toad Tunnels?"
—Peter Sterling, Worcester, VT
A group of conservation-minded Cornell University students invented "toad tunnels" in 2003 to help amphibians better negotiate a series of risky road crossings to springtime breeding ponds in a nature reserve in upstate New York"s Cornell Plantations. The students knew that frog populations were already in steep decline around the world for a variety of reasons, and they wanted to help.
When the students discovered that hundreds of toads, salamanders, newts and turtles were dying on one particular road through the area each spring evening, they hatched a plan. Working with a local polymer company, they designed and installed a "drift fence" to help guide the critters to previously existing culverts underneath the road. The fences—dubbed "toad tunnels" by the students—even curved over on top to prevent hopping creatures from turning back and abandoning their important reproductive missions. After a prototype test saved hundreds of amphibians one night at a particularly difficult road crossing, the students raised $5,000 to install toad tunnels at other key spots around the Cornell campus and beyond.
Cornell"s toad tunnels are just one example of hundreds of innovative structures designed to help wildlife make safe passage around, under or over various kinds of man-made barriers. In Amherst, Massachusetts, similar tunnels help salamanders reach breeding pools each spring—and a "Watch Out for Salamanders" sign alerts drivers to slow down in sensitive areas. And in Utah, fences channel deer across busy state highways around Park City, with white stripes on the roads serving as visual cues for the animals and to alert drivers. Researchers estimate that road kill in the region has dropped by 40 percent as a result.
Sadly, roadways kill hundreds of millions of animals every year. With highways already covering more than two percent of the land in the contiguous 48 states expanding and increasing, wildlife populations stand little chance of surviving the onslaught of automobiles into their habitat.
From the 1950s through the 1970s, the Human Society of the United States sampled road kill data from across the country and estimated that one million vertebrate animals—mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians—were getting mortally familiar with the wrong end of a car bumper on U.S. roads every single day. But according to surveys conducted over the most recent decade, American motorists are only killing 500,000 vertebrate animals per day.
But Mark Braunstein of the non-profit Animal Protection Institute isn't sure if that trend means we've made progress or if animal species have simply gotten scarcer. Still, others remain optimistic that so-called "wildlife mitigation" efforts undertaken in recent years have been paying off. In the old days, the construction of interstate highways took precedence over environmental concerns. But that notion may be falling by the wayside, as Congress last year allocated a record $3 billion to fund toad tunnels and other ambitious wildlife redirection efforts across the country.
CONTACT: Cornell Plantations, www.plantations.cornell.edu; Human Society of the United States, www.hsus.org ; Animal Protection Institute, www.api4animals.org.


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14 www.coalage.com March 2017 coal-fired power IGCC Technology Coming of Age Eyeballed by Asia and Europe, tested in the U.S. at a cost, coal gasification power proves promising By Jesse Morton, Technical Writer Too old to be babied, yet still too young to be blamed, integrated gasification com- bined cycle (IGCC) technology is slowly emerging from adolescence. While there are hundreds of pulver- ized coal-fired power plants in the U.S., there are only three operational IGCC power plants stateside. The eldest IGCC facility celebrated its 20 th anniversary of operations last year, and it no longer uses coal due to costs. Its youngest sibling is double its size, more complex, and con- sistently garnered maudlin headlines over the last half decade as it exploded budget constraints and repeatedly missed dead- lines while ramping up. The middle child, also double the size of the eldest, during ramp-up was such a locus of scandal an executive told the local daily it would "need an exorcist." 1 Their parents were prototype facilities, conceived in the pub- lic sector and academia, birthed in the private sector, coddled by government, and now either closed or converted. One is currently being repurposed to make fertilizer. Abroad, IGCC has met perhaps more success and interest, specifically in countries with high coal and low natural gas reserves. This snapshot perhaps lends to cyni- cal conclusions unnecessarily. No doubt, cheap natural gas from north-central Ap- palachia is killing more than just the U.S. coal sector. Nuclear plants nationwide are getting the axe, and uranium miner Came- co recently vaporized jobs after shuttering a mine and attempting to placate stam- peding investors. Indeed, IGCC is in good company as a viable technology that has been sidelined by the advent and deploy- ment of innovative hydraulic fracturing drilling technology making Marcellus shale-bound gas accessible. In this economic environment, all three IGCC plants face challenges and un- certainty, but ultimately will prove to be viable at generating low-emissions power from coal, advocates and experts say. They also say prospects for IGCC technology are promising, thanks in part to lessons learned the hard way. Hard lessons come quick when build- ing a modern engineering marvel. Engineering a Tourist Attraction In layman's terms, an IGCC plant treats coal to release gases that are cooled and cleaned to create a fuel gas called syngas, comprised of carbon monoxide and hy- drogen. Syngas is burned to turn a turbine. For the combined cycle part, heat gener- ated in the process turns water to steam, which spins a turbine. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides details. The coal "to be gasified is combined with steam and limited ox- ygen in a heated, pressurized vessel. The atmosphere inside the vessel is starved of oxygen, and the result is a complex series of reactions of the feedstocks to produce syngas," DOE, via the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), reported. During that stage, much of what would have become airborne particulate matter were the coal burned remains in the slag. Tampa Electric Co.'s (TECO) integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) unit, Polk 1, celebrated its 20 th anniversary last year. Knowledge gained from Polk 1 was used in designing and launching Duke Energy's Edwardsport, Indiana, IGCC unit, which is meeting milestones after being at the center of scandals and controversy when its launch missed deadlines and broke budgets. (Photo: TECO)


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Feb 28, 2017
Lady Norah Docker of Daimler: The Car World's Own Marie Antoinette
How one flamboyant, free-spending couple managed to destroy a staid old auto company.
Feb 24, 2017
Buried Cars: Who Says You Can't Take Your Ride With You?
True-life tales of cars buried with their owners, entombed for decades behind brick walls, or used as time capsules and tombstones.
Feb 14, 2017
Why We Drive 55: The Strange but True Story of America's Interstates
"We Like Ike" because he pushed through the idea of a coast-to-coast ribbon of highway across the length and breadth of the U.S. of A.
Feb 01, 2017
Before Tobacco, There Was Leaded Gas
Today marks yet another anniversary of the monumentally unfortunate first time gasoline with lead in it was offered for sale to consumers.
Nov 03, 2016
Geronimo's Cadillac and Other Automotive Tales of the Old West
Legends like Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and indeed Geronimo survived into the horseless carriage era, and readily turned in their faithful steeds for something more dependable.
Oct 25, 2016
Five Car Milestones: Does Innovation Pay Off?
For the most part, going first with new auto inventions failed to pay off. The cautious companies gave the people what they were used to, and made the money.
Oct 19, 2016
Hardly Worth Mentioning: Features We Take for Granted
Once upon a time, a radio and heater were exciting car options. In today's highly equipped auto market, we don't get excited about air conditioning, automatics, power windows and doors or cruise control.
Sep 09, 2016
Please, No: Failed Automotive Trends
Automatic seatbelts and semi-automatic transmissions, plus the supposed demise of the convertible and the incredible disappearing CD player.
Aug 08, 2016
Elvis' BMW: Lost and Now Spectacularly Found Again
While he was famously in the Army, stationed in Germany, Elvis commuted to work in a BMW 507 roadster--a car that was lost for decades. Now it's back on the road, and headed for Pebble Beach.


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Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
The Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Fife by Richard Murphy Architects has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2017. From a shortlist of twelve projects, all winners of RIAS Awards for 2017 (presented in June 2017), the judges selected the Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries as a clear winner. The award was presented at a ceremony at the National Museum of Scotland (Doolan Award winner for 2011) on Tuesday 7th November by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Ms Fiona Hyslop MSP alongside Mrs Margaret Doolan Hon FRIAS (the late Andrew Doolan's mother).
The winner of this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award receives a gold medal cast by internationally renowned Scottish Goldsmith, James Brent Ward and a cheque for £25,000. This makes it the richest architectural prize in the UK and one of the most significant architecture awards in Europe. The award is generously supported by the late Andrew Doolan's family and by the Scottish Government.
Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, said:
"Last year the RIAS-led national Festival of Architecture focussed international attention on Scottish architecture and the quality of the shortlist for this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Award illustrates again the continuing excellence of new architecture in Scotland.
I am always delighted to announce the winner of the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award and, in this Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, the quality of the winner and of all the shortlisted projects illustrate that we are building a future heritage in Scotland that we can truly be proud of."
The judges for this year's award were RIAS President, Stewart Henderson PRIAS, Professor Sue Roaf FRIAS, recently retired Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University and Susie Stirling, Head of Placemaking & Housing in the Scottish Government's Planning & Architecture Department. The full judges' citation for the winning project reads:
"In 2007 Richard Murphy Architects won a competition for a major new cultural hub in Dunfermline's historic centre. The new building is organised along a top-lit internal street, criss-crossed by bridges. To provide access an adjacent car park was redesigned as a walled garden leading to an entrance courtyard. External materials are sandstone, oak and Corten steel, acknowledging the town's industrial heritage and the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, after whom the building is named.
Internally the new spaces connect with the existing library, reference rooms repurposed as events spaces. At the lower level the local history reading room is organised in three tiers. The children's library, opens directly onto the garden. On the floor above the café's terraces offers views over the Abbey. Above is a double level, barrel vaulted museum and three flexible art galleries. The circulation 'architectural promenade' offers key views of significant historic buildings, culminating in a cube window framing views of the Abbey."
The building was selected from a strong shortlist of twelve projects which represented a comprehensive range of building types. The shortlist for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award comprised this year's RIAS Awards winners, as follows:
City of Glasgow College - City Campus
Reiach and Hall Architects / Michael Laird Architects for City of Glasgow College
Due West, Craobh Haven
cameronwebster architects for Gordon and Margaret Turner
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
Richard Murphy Architects for Fife Council
Eastwood Health and Care Centre, Glasgow
Hoskins Architects for hub West Scotland on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde with East Renfrewshire Council
Edinburgh Road, Musselburgh
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Fernaig Cottage, Stromeferry
Scampton and Barnett Architects for Andrew and Gillian Barnett
Glendale Primary School, Glasgow
Glasgow City Council - DRS Project Management & Design for Glasgow City Council
James Gillespie's Campus, Edinburgh
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Moray Place, Edinburgh
Somner Macdonald Architects (for a private client)
Newhouse of Auchengree, North Ayrshire
Ann Nisbet Studio for Dr Michael Law and Sally Law
Powis Place, Aberdeen
Carson & Partners for Alumno Development
Rockvilla - National Theatre of Scotland HQ, Glasgow
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How Green Was My Goblin!
Script: Stan Lee
Art: Johnny Romita
Inks: Mickey Demeo
Lettering: Artie Simek
Originally published: August 1966
"Spidey Saves the Day!" Featuring: The End of the Green Goblin!
Writer: Stan Lee
Penciler: John Romita
Inker: Mickey Demeo
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Originally published: September 1966
So this is the first Ditko-less Amazing. I felt weird about it before I started, but in all honesty, Romita does a great job. I may like his stuff better than Ditko… :O On with the show!
How awesome is that fucking cover?! Spider-Man unmasked and being dragged around by the Green Goblin. You know you're in for excitement when you see that!
Spider-Man breaks up a robbery, but it's all a setup by the Green Goblin to lure him in. The thugs hit him with some gas that, unbeknownst to Peter, dulls his senses — including his spider-sense. Without it, he doesn't realize that the Goblin is tailing and watching him, and Peter takes off his costume in full view of him! Ahhh! Bad move! The Goblin follows Peter to the Bugle, where he overhears the kid's name, and then home, where he attacks. After soundly beating an unprepared Spider-Man, the Goblin takes him back to his lair and reveals his own true identity – Norman Osborn!
Next issue!
Peter and Osborn are having a nice conversation about stuff, and it's pretty obvious that Osborn is completely nuts. The dialogue is actually surprisingly interesting and competently written; I didn't think Stan had it in him. The Goblin dishes out his whole origin story, then we cut to some super frivolous scenes of Aunt May worrying and JJJ yelling. After that, though, we finally learn the whereabouts of Betty Brant: Chicago! The reason? Well, there wasn't one really, she was just overwhelmed by stuff and took off I think.
When we cut back to the Goblin, he uses a "retro-scope helmet" to "project mental pictures" of their previous battles to Spider-Man. WTF, now there's damn virtual reality in the 60s comic too?! Jesus. It's a super lame way to recap their previous encounters. Whatever, then they fight and Spider-Man wins. But the Goblin knows his secret identity, so what's he going to do about that? Well, luckily Norman Osborn is injured and gets amnesia, so that all works out just fine. Norman has no memory of ever being the Green Goblin, or of Spider-Man.
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It's no secret that special district elections in Colorado, which will be held across the state Tuesday, do not attract a whole lot of attention.
There is little mudslinging, no character assassinations and few debates. That may be why 90 percent of the contests typically get nixed per election cycle, with too few candidates running to merit a race.
In 2012, 1,616 special district elections out of 1,796 statewide were canceled. Two years earlier, 1,593 out of 1,760 contests were axed.
Around the metro area, elections for the Bennett Fire Protection District, the Greater Brighton Fire Protection District and the Evergreen Fire Protection District were canceled. The same went for Heather Gardens Metro District and East Arapahoe Metro District, both in Aurora.
"There are so many special districts out there, and they perform the basic functions of our everyday life," said Joe Mc-Connell, an administrator with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. "People don't even think about them."
Colorado's special districts, quasi-municipal subdivisions of the state, were formed to provide many basic services, including fire protection, water and wastewater service, parks and recreation amenities, hospitals and even mosquito control.
Their boards of directors have the power to tax those in the district, either through mill levy increases, issuing bonds or charging fees.
McConnell said there are approximately 2,000 special districts in the state, some of them with just a handful of constituents. Others are huge — like West Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 250,000 people in the suburbs west of Denver.
Ann Terry, executive director of the Special District Association of Colorado, said the fact that special district contests are canceled at such a high rate is more an indication that the entities are ably doing their jobs rather than a sign that anything is wrong.
"The day-to-day operations of a district are important, and those who run or sit on the boards are non-partisan," Terry said.
University of Colorado at Boulder political science professor Ken Bickers said the fact that most special district elections are held outside of normal election cycles — in May of even years — cuts down on the number of voters and candidates participating.
But he said the quiet nature of the contests is due mostly to the fact that at their core, special district elections are devoid of the political drama that surrounds congressional or state legislative races.
He compared voters in special district elections to a fire department waiting for a call as opposed to voters in the general election, who more closely resemble a police force on the lookout for trouble.
"The electorate is rational, and unless there's a fire alarm being pulled, it's not in their interest to obtain all the information to decide what to do," Bickers said.
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Loreal Paris True Match BB Cream Review & Swatches
Today I'll be reviewing a BB cream (they call it 'skin idealizing cream') from one of my most favourite brands of all times, Loreal. I have always loved Loreal for their cosmetics, as they really work well with my skin type and are not super expensive although they do hit the margin of a high end brand. I have tried quite a few BB creams until now and read on to know how this one fared for me!
Product Claims: True Match BB cream is a smooth milky emulsion with a touch of tint for natural coverage and a luminous satin finish. Discover your true match from 3 flawless shades.
A super-blendable, true to skin tone BB Cream. Skin tone is perfected with pores, imprefections covered. Get all day hydrated coverage.
Price: INR 655 for 30ml, but I got this on a discount at around INR 516 online
Package Description: This comes in a silver and white tube style sleek packaging, which looks quite rather dull in my opinion. Looking at the packaging of a few of their other products, I think L'Oreal could've revamped the packaging of their BB cream too. However, I have no qualms with the quality of the packaging, as it is quite sturdy.
Texture, Consistency and Fragrance: The Loreal Paris True Match BB Cream has a very sheer feel and the consistency is quite runny. This is the first BB cream that I have tried which has such a unique texture. It does not smell particularly great but does have a very mild chemically scent.
My take on the Product: This BB cream comes in three shades: Ivory, Honey and Gold. I picked up 'Gold' since that seemed the darkest shade in the range. Initially, I was impressed by the claims that this product made about the formula being hydrating. This BB cream contains Hyaluronic acid which is known to retain the moisture into the skin. I was really happy because this meant I could skip on the moisturizer and just use this as a 2 in 1 product since I have oily skin and I didn't need heavy moisturization. However, I was quite disappointed with the way this felt on my skin. After about an hour of the application of this BB cream, my skin felt really weird and when I looked onto the mirror I had this really patchy, white and uneven layer on the skin which looked rather greasy than fresh and moisturized. Keeping my skin type in mind (oily skin) I'd made sure to skip the moisturizer and use very little of this product, but the results were very disappointing! I ended up blotting my face with a tissue and using a compact powder to even out my face. I would only recommend this to someone with very dry skin.
Overall, this was a very average product, and although on a good side it didn't break me out but the claims made by this just give out high expectations!
Hits – Loreal Paris True Match BB Cream
- Affordable
- Easily available
- Contains Hyaluronic acid and aqua which retains moisture
- Doesn't break me out
- Contains SPF
Misses – Loreal Paris True Match BB Cream
- Uneven and patchy on the skin
- Pricey
- Limited shade selection
- Suitable only for dry skin
- Doesn't live up to the claims
- Tends to look whitish on the skin despite a medium shade.
Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Verdict: There are a lot of other better BB creams in the market, and I must admit I was highly disappointed that a brand like Loreal could dip down so much on an essential like a BB cream. Nevertheless, if you are someone with really dry skin, I think this might work for your skin type.


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The best way to understand what it's like to sell a business is to learn from someone who has experienced the process. Ed Antonowicz, former co-owner along with his wife of a successful ComForCare home healthcare franchise in Scottsdale, Arizona, discusses the process of selling a business and what it's like to separate yourself from "your baby." Ed also shares his philosophy on the importance of building customer relationships and the requirements for building up a business so that you can sell it at a substantial profit while leaving a legacy in the process.
Morgan & Westfield sat with us and said, 'You know what, this is going to be stressful, but we have a process, we have a system and we will work together so we can achieve that goal, which is transitioning your business to the right individual to carry on your legacy,' and that was the most important thing for us.
- Ed Antonowicz
Ed: Well, great Jeff! Thank you for having me.
Jeff: Mr. Antonowicz, first of all to start with, tell us a little bit about how you and your wife Mary got started in the Home Healthcare field to begin with and this goes back about to another 11 or 12 years ago or so now.
Ed: 12 years ago, in fact, I was working in high tech industry and my wife was an occupational therapist, working as an administrative supervisor in a rehab. The Health Care industry is going through ebbs and flows and it was downsizing that occurred and she was looking at some career opportunities, so I happen to see an article in newspaper about Home Health and she said to me, "you know I just was visiting a client and the gentleman had home health and I was an occupational therapist, so I went out and perform a service with him. I spent 45 minutes with him and I realize that once I was gone there was no one there to help the gentlemen." And so we got talking about it and I said: "Well, let us investigate." So, we got online and we started looking around and Mary basically found four or five different opportunities and she went and visited those and spoke with all of those and we connected with the ComForcare senior services and we consumed our time with Mark Armstrong and his team, and we were just convinced that this was the right thing for us do, it was the right fit from an ethics point of view of what we both had envisioned and what we want to perform help as a service the community and a great business opportunity. So we actually, in December of 2002, signed up as franchise number 11. And the rest is history, as they say.
Jeff: Well, certainly for your wife Mary, it was a natural fit it seems but you know Ed, obviously you kind of come from that high tech background and I can see how there might be some of that. It kind of lends itself to the technology aspects that are involved with Home Health Care. But really, in your industry, it is kind of removed from that; how easy was it for you personally to kind of make that leap into the Home Health field, because as I understand it, from some information you passed along to meet plan or program today this was really something that Mary kind of really picked up the ball and ran with the first few years that you owned the business, is that right?
Ed: Yeah, that is true. She used to kid me that I would fly in and make my comments and then fly out again every quarter when I worked the financials. But yes, she started with a small, one room with a folding table, a phone and a laptop and at that is how she started the business. But what I did, what I brought into the businesses, even though I came from a high tech background -- I was in sales so I thought it was a natural transition from a sales position over to building relationships because that is really what you are doing when you are not an entrepreneur starting a franchise, starting a Home Health Company like we did -- nonmedical Home Health Company, it was really building those relationships and for me that is really where my fit was. I went out and I started doing community marketing, building strategic alliances and basically working that way. Mary did a great foundation for the business while doing it, she was franchise of the year, doing it on her own and I came in 2009 and pushed it, expanded, develop the business and we were very fortunate to be franchise of the year again; we got that award twice. So, I think the dynamics that someone from my background brings to the business is basically building those relationships and just establishing those contacts.
Starting a Home Health Company like we did -- nonmedical Home Health Company, it was really building those relationships and for me that is really where my fit was.
Jeff: And so it really did actually come more naturally to you than maybe we first might guess just by your background alone but in sales like you said it all kind of -- it does not really matter the industry, it is all about relationship building very important indeed.
Ed Antonowicz is on the phone with us from Prescott, Arizona and we are talking with Ed on Deal Talk today about the experience that he and his wife had. Not just owning and operating their Home Healthcare business franchise, but really the sales process too because they owned and operated their ComForcare Home Health franchise for a little over 10 years and then decided to go ahead and sell that business. Now, and I think it bears probably some repeating, your business was very successful indeed, can you give us some idea as to just how much it grew in such a short period of time because you reach these milestones as franchise of the year, twice, in a tenure period but, I mean, that really did speak very highly as to the growth of your business, did it not?
Ed: Yes, I think becoming, selected as a franchise of the year, the growth was there. It is more of an organic growth. I mean, my wife always telling me: "Anything in business we just learned that from the grassroots is: do the right thing and treat your clients and your customers as you want to be treated. We have had personal experience dealing with Home Health agencies and nonmedical Home Care from a personal family background. So coming into that personal experience, having the business ethics and values to move forward and really want to make a successful business; it is really a team approach. It is in our caregivers who are the front line individuals, all our nursing staff supervise and develop the care plans and make sure they are executed, and our office staff and the internals, making sure that the payroll, the accounting, and the billing is done correctly, that clients are satisfied, the employees are getting paid correctly, and the management team inside are making sure all those needs are met with additional training for our employees and giving the entire staff on the team the tools to be able to develop and build those relationships and actually provide a superior product, which, in the service business, is your people. And that I really attribute to the model and help we got from ComForcare corporation as a franchise. They have great tool set that enabled us to grow the business and gave us the flexibility to offer some unique product offering that are specific to our region of the country in our area and so, with that, having a nurse on staff, we grew our business considerably - doubled our business; when nursing oversight came on board so that we can help managed care plan to have good communication protocols with the family, the caregivers and the medical providers that are working with the families, so it really did explode the business by doing that after 2008, 2009.
Jeff: And so what we all want to know is: you and your wife had a great run and owned the business, operated for about the 12 years plus.
So why did you decide to sell then? It sounds like everything was going well for you and it sounds like Mary probably got some real satisfaction out of operating her own Home Healthcare business along with you by her side. What was the reason to go ahead and sell?
Ed: I want to stress that when you are an owner of a business, this is your baby, this is your child, it is living and breathing 24/7 and it is not like your owning another kind of service business where it's 8 to 5, Monday to Friday, and then you have your nights and weekends and you are done. It is not being a plumber; it is not being a contractor. This is a 24/7 business. You are dealing with the most vulnerable of the population, who are stressed, either with medical changes in their condition, or a loss of a spouse and they need some help in their home, so it is a very high energy, emotional process and we are very vested in that process. We have clients for 2, 3, 4 years and when they pass it is like a member of your family passed because you get to know them so well, you get to know their family members so well. So, after 12 years we just found it, being on our early 60's, that we wanted to pass to the baton over to give another person the opportunity to grow the business to the next level. But for us, personally, it was time for us to have some time for our family because it's all encompassing, it really is. It is very high energy business and after 12 years we just say: "Hey, listen we have grand kids, kids are getting older and I am still blessed to have my mom and dad at 91 and 92 and they are our clients. So it is so to like that hair clubs for men, it is how we use the product. My mom and dad use the product and they are our clients and there are still clients of the new owner and we just want to spend more time with family.
You are dealing with the most vulnerable of the population, who are stressed, either with medical changes in their condition, or a loss of a spouse and they need some help in their home, so it is a very high energy, emotional process and we are very vested in that process.
Jeff: Well, there you have it and I cannot fault for that. I do not think anyone can quite frankly, life is short and you have to be able to take your turns and that means you need to be able, as you said, to find that time that you can finally say: "Okay it is time to settle and enjoy family life. Ed Antonowicz, this is a delight I appreciate you joining us were to take a short break. A real life story of a successful business transaction from a business owner in his own words, that business owner is Ed Antonowicz along with his co-owner wife Mary. You are listening to Deal Talk, I am Jeff Allen and I will be right back after this.
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Jeff: Welcome back to Deal Talk, my guest is Ed Antonowicz and we are talking about his experience selling his and his wife's successful Home Healthcare business franchise here on Deal Talk. Again, my name is Jeff Allen and so glad you are able to stay with us through the break. Ed, when you guys decided you were ready to go and sell, how did you decide who would help you to sell your company? I mean, did you have to do a lot of research, make a lot of phone calls to settle on an expert to help you?
Ed: Well, the process was pretty involved. We actually went to a corporate office and because we respect that team so much, we move back to Mark and his team and Phil, who is the individual and his team do the transition. And he has the whole transition team that helps franchise owners. So, we sat with them and talked, and said: "You know, we are getting close, we are looking to do that." So we asked them for some help and they gave us some guidelines and somewhere to go and Ashley gave us a Morgan and Westfield's phone number and said: "there are a lot of people you can talk to, explore, talk to a lot of people but do yourself a good favor and talk to this gentleman." So when I did, basically it was an interview. I asked him a bunch of questions and he came back and ask me questions and we went back and forth and being an all sales guy it is like, you want to do business with people you like and people you trust and filling a business is probably the most difficult thing you can do as for the stress level is concerned. And the team at Morgan and Westfield actually sat with us and said: "You know what, it is going to be stressful but we have a template, we got a process, we have got a system and we will do by working together we can achieve that goal, which is transitioning your business to the right individual carry on your legacy," and that was the most important thing for us. Obviously, when you are a business owner, you want to sell to the maximum, you want to be able to get out of your business but, also, the other side of the coin is what your business really worth? What is the real evaluation of your business? What is the discretion your honor in owner income? What is the real number? Working with Jacob gave us the opportunity to find that number, to really go to the process. They made us really comfortable and we were excited about moving forward with Jacob and his team.
Working with Jacob gave us the opportunity to find that number, to really go to the process. They made us really comfortable and we were excited about moving forward with Jacob and his team.
Jeff: What kinds of things were you and Mary responsible for, in terms of bringing to the table, whether that be records of making sure that the books were up to speed in and everything was accounted for properly? Your responsibilities first of those things that Morgan and Westfield were responsible for. You do not have to go into any great detail but maybe you can give us a rough sketch.
Ed: Well, basically, the rough sketch and the first thing you have to do is, when you are doing a sale, is you have to have your house in order and that is a broad stroke comment, but it really is, when you think about it, what would that mean to have your house in order? You have to have your staff in order, which means you have to have your working team in the office stable, functioning and doing their job, like you were not there and that is really building successful management team. With that in place, we sat down with our professional team, sat and spoke with an attorney and worked very closely with the corporate office. We worked very close with our accountant and that is pulling together all of the financial information. We had Phil as chief since the inception of the current company. P&L's tax returns, all of those things have to be put together in the package and, basically, Jacob and his team put together a great document which basically went through a lot of that material for a buyer gave us a background. So, we were responsible to put the financials together, put together our profiles and work with corporate to get a good layout of the program, what the systems are offering, what our sales model is and what target markets are, so put it together a package. So with that, that was our responsibility and Jacob put it together an a great package was concise, it was quite lengthy, it was probably -- the document had to be 30, 40 pages long but it was very thorough and gave a good overview of the business baseline and the potential growth and to be able to go to that group of perspective buyers and make sure that that they had good information to move to the next level.
You have to have your staff in order, which means you have to have your working team in the office stable, functioning and doing their job, like you were not there and that is really building successful management team.
Jeff: Ed Antonowicz joins me here on the Morgan and Westfield Deal Talk podcast program. Thank you so much Ed again for joining us today. He and his wife Mary scaled a professional business owner's Home Health Care field; and have just recently completed the sale of their business and used Morgan and Westfield to help them do that. Ed, did you use any advisers, accountants, attorneys and so forth to help along with this process as well as working with Morgan and Westfield of course?
Ed: Yes and it was really a team approach. We worked with our corporate office, Phil Le Blanc and his sales team with the financial group at the corporate office and also RCPA and those were really the two teams. We also had an attorney in Arizona for an asset sale like we had, really was not necessary, I have them look over the contract and but the team really was the accountant and corporate to help pull all the information together.
Jeff: How would you compare the actual process of selling the business with your original expectations? Is it easier or more difficult, a lot of hoops to kind of jump through, just kind of in your own words?
Ed: It is like what you just said; basically a lot of hoops to jump through and there is a lot of emotional connection to it. I mean, because you are turning the page in your life, moving on to another page. So part of the process is finding the valuation and adjusting and dealing with what your perception of what the business really worth and what the reality of what business is worth. Being able to go through and have lunch. The potential buyers were vetted. They go through process, corporate gets them, Morgan and Westfield obviously talked to them first and then went to the corporate office and so, they all vetted in anyone that would meet us. And so the process is rather lengthy and it's all ebb and flow. I mean, you may have a lunch with an individual and you might think it is great and they would not follow-up even though they are vetted. So, there is a lot of highs and lows and but I really do think that it was more challenging than I thought was initially.
Jeff: So it is not like selling a piece of personal real estate; nothing like that, but it actually kind of goes above and beyond that and you kind of touched on something I thought was interesting, you said that there is a lot of emotional highs and lows, it can be a very emotional process. Emotional really for you and your wife Mary in other ways in that you are dealing with a lot of human beings, people who are part of your team but not only that but all of those patients too that Mary, I am sure, probably directly touched and really became part of. Maybe in some ways like extended family, really when you get right down to it.
Ed: Yes, I mean you would really get attached to the client and you maintain a professional approach to this picture involving their lives and it is an emotional attachment too when you are very involved with your staff, I mean Mary worked with some individuals for 10, 12 years, with certain caregivers. So that emotional component and the other side of it is when you are selling the business on someone's perception of what the business is worth and what your perception of what the business is worth and so you get to a common ground of what the baseline is, but then going through the sales process, you have to be thick skin because people might look at and say: "Oh, I am not going to", there is that process. Sometimes, I thought that the process was this trying to sell a used car because it was back and forth, back and forth but then other times when we found the right qualified candidate, it flowed so much easier. So, just getting through that and that is just the process, you have got to get to lot of stuff until you get to right fit and the right candidate and then when that happens it moves very quickly.
That is just the process, you have got to get to lot of stuff until you get to right fit and the right candidate and then when that happens it moves very quickly.
Jeff: What was it about working with Morgan and Westfield, Ed that you like the best? Is there something in particular that you really liked in terms of the experience that help things go more smoothly for you, that made you think that the into day: " My gosh I am really glad that the corporate guys recommended these people to use?
Ed: Yeah and I think Jacob and just his persona, his ability as we had a challenge or question that would come up how should we approach this, he always had a good tool set that gives us good suggestion so that we can say: "This is an unreasonable request and it is good, once you follow the program and work through those issues and those questions that come up and he was invaluable, if I ever would buy another business and do it again and want to sell again, I would like him on my team because it really is a team and I felt that he was there to assist and make sure that on our legacy was put in the right hands and it was between corporate and Jacob and his team and my wife and myself to make sure that we found the right individual that had the right set, tool set, emotional set and commitment to carry on the legacy and it was invaluable having him as a resource.
Jeff: And we only have a couple of minutes here and so go ahead and we will wrap up with two last questions here quickly. If you kind of think back about the process of buying a business going back 12 plus years or so ago back when you get into the into the Home Healthcare field with your wife, whether it be Home Health Care or in a dry cleaner or whatever the case may be, what kind of advice would you give to someone, maybe an entrepreneur or someone who is coming in and buying their own business for the very first time, what kind of advice could you give them?
Ed: I think the most important thing is to understand when you go into this field and go to work to yourself that it is 110% commitment. It is not like I am going to do this and I am going to do it part time or it is really got to be all in and mentally and emotionally. And part of my process is Mary started the business, worked on it for a while and I came in later because that was our choice because of financial situation and maintaining our household because to start up a business and to get it profitable and it takes time and with that just have resources and so you really have to go in and do your homework, make sure you understand the market, understand the industry that are going in to, understand the competitive nature of what industry that you going to and really get advice of a business consultant so you would understand what capital is going to be needed and a good account. So, it is really like I mentioned earlier, selling or buying, it is really a team approach you should go to the professionals, you should sit down and do your homework and do your due diligence to make sure you make the right choice and for me a franchise gave it a lot of tools and it gave us a template and it gave us a skillset that we would not have been able to learn on our own, we could have probably gotten there but it would have cost us more money and a lot more time. So, depending what type of business you are doing look it up if it is going to be a franchise or if it is going to be an independent operator and you are going to do it on your own but just do your homework.
I think the most important thing is to understand when you go into this field and go to work to yourself that it is 110% commitment.
Jeff: So you really had kind of a springboard for success by deciding to go the franchise around and I can kind of see exactly what you mean having the benefit of having the corporation behind the scenes ready to help you and provide you with a necessary support was very, very important.
Now, final question for you Ed and it will really provide us, I think, a nice way to kind of cap this discussion off. What kind of advice you have for those people who were out there now, maybe there on the fence, maybe they are in the beginning stages of the process of selling their business, maybe they don't know exactly what they need to do, they have got questions, what is it that you would tell them in terms of maybe some helpful advice to help them get through the process and make some decisions to help them kind of move things forward?
Ed: I think number one is, like I mentioned earlier, have your house in order. So, have your financials up to date and have all your sales data up to date and make sure you can articulate, understand your market and go to a professional, go to a business broker, go to someone that can assist you, go to your accountant, so again I think it is a team approach, start making some phone calls, talk to your accountant, talk to a business broker, understand what your market is, certain markets have higher resale than other markets, do the evaluation sales or maybe if I grow my business another 20% and I would maintain its market share or grow this market share, I can get a better outcome if I would decide to sell in a year or two why not do it now. So, there are a lot of components to make that decision and again as I mentioned earlier that team approach, talk to your business broker, get a good evaluation, make sure your financials are in order and release it down and crunch the numbers and see if it is appropriate to do it now or wait.
So, there are a lot of components to make that decision and again as I mentioned earlier that team approach, talk to your business broker, get a good evaluation, make sure your financials are in order and release it down and crunch the numbers and see if it is appropriate to do it now or wait.
Jeff: Ed Antonowicz and his wife Mary both successful, business franchise owners with the ComForcare business franchise and now enjoying retired life in Prescott, Arizona and I want to thank you so much for agreeing to join us today on Deal Talk, thank you again for being with us, it is good to talk with you.
Ed: Well, thank you so much. Have a wonderful day.
Jeff: That is Ed Antonowicz, business owner along with his wife Mary Antonowicz on their experience selling their Home Healthcare business.
Deal Talk has been presented by Morgan and Westfield, a nationwide leader in business sales and appraisals. If you like more information about buying or selling a business call Morgan and Westfield at (888) 693-7834 or visit MorgansndWestfield.com, and make it a point to check in with us again soon for valuable information and insight from our growing list of small business experts on Deal Talk, until then, my name is Jeff Allen. We will talk to you again soon.


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I picked up the Breaking Benjamin songs, I've been waiting for So Cold to come out and glad I did as it's fun to play. I also picked up some other songs and my song count is way to large now, and I can't believe how much I've spent and will keep on spending. They did release a patch and it solved some of my gripes but not all. I do like that you can download songs in the RB store in the background instead of having to download each song individually so I did that last night. I wish there was a way to skip songs when you do the quick play because some songs are just too hard and you have to quit all the way out and pick a new set list.
Halo ODST (360) (1hr)
I wish I had started this on the Normal campaign because I just want to see the story and have a good time and playing on heroic is quite challenging and I started to get frustrated. The game is good overall but for me it's just a rental.


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We are a 3Gun Nation affiliated club in Byram, Mississippi.
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Our home range is Magnolia Rifle and Pistol Club, in Byram, Mississippi.


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Selling the Couch: The Business of Psychotherapy
An interview with Melvin Varghese, PhD
Posted Apr 09, 2015
The business side of private practice is something that eludes many, if not most, mental health professionals. As an outgrowth of his practice, Philadelphia-area psychologist Melvin Varghese has created an iTunes podcast called Selling the Couch, which is an on-going series of interviews with thought leaders in practice building, marketing and social media like Keri Nola, Becky DeGrossa and Cory Bank, among others. I interviewed Dr. Varghese about his experience developing the project, and his perspective on the therapist as solopreneur. A full list of current interviews is available at the end of the interview.
MJF: The name "Selling the Couch" is intriguing and really ripe with possibility. How did you come up with it?
MV: To be completely honest, I came up with the name in the shower. I wanted to have the word "couch" in the title. I also wanted something that communicated business. Then the word "selling" popped into my head. I remember jumping out of the shower, throwing on clothes and sprinting to my laptop. I typed in "sellingthecouch.com," and it was available. I don't think I've ever typed a credit card number in as fast as when I registered that website!
MJF: The Selling the Couch podcast has been downloaded more than 3,000 times since its launch just a few weeks ago, and was ranked one of the top 20 new podcasts on iTunes. That's quite a success. What encouragement would you give to someone who wants to take the leap into small business, but is apprehensive?
MV: We're all more courageous than we give ourselves credit for. For so long, I listened to the voice of fear. Launching a podcast terrified me. I didn't know how it was going to be received, or whether anyone would listen. In fact, there were nights I would actually cry myself to sleep in frustration. What I've learned from this whole process is that it's not whether something succeeds or fails that matters—it's being willing to take the risk, and taking it. I'm convinced more than ever that the hardest thing to bear is not failure, but regret.
MJF: What's been the most challenging part of launching a small business?
MV: Without a doubt, it's balancing my work, my family and developing the podcast. During the months before launch, I was working 14 hour days, 6-7 days a week; but I have a very supportive spouse, family and friends. They understood I needed the time, and that I wouldn't be able to hang out with them for a while. I honestly wouldn't be doing this without them.
MJF: What's one online business tip you would give to someone?
MV: Build an email list. I love social media, but the reality is that not everyone sees your social media posts. Email is still the one medium where everyone you contact will see it. For private practitioners, the key is to give something away—what's called an opt-in gift—that's a "pain point" for people, or makes people want to get what you have to offer. For example, if you work with couples, you could create a one-page sheet of "50 Couple-Friendly Activities" in your local town, or something of that nature.
MJF: What's an emerging social media platform that therapists in private practice should be on?
MV: I'll share two: Pinterest and Instagram. Both are visual platforms, and visual content tends to get much more engagement across all social media. In fact, I believe there is some research on how we are moving more toward visual engagement, which accounts for the rising popularity of infographics. You can use a free program like Canva to create shareable visual content like inspirational quotes. By tactfully placing your brand, like a website address or Facebook page, on what you create, people will know where to go to learn more about you.
MJF: In your opinion, where are the best places on social media to network with colleagues in the mental health field, especially those in private practice?
MV: There are several wonderful communities on Facebook, including the Selling the Couch community page. I know there are some large communities on LinkedIn, but I've noticed our colleagues seem to be more active on Facebook. The easiest way to find Facebook groups is to use the Search box on the top of your Facebook page, then look for "therapy" or "private practice."
MJF: What's the one piece of advice you keep hearing from successful practitioners when starting a private practice?
MV: Research your market before making any commitments, financial or otherwise. That means looking into the needs of the community, figuring out how many practitioners are in your area, what the going rates for various services are and in what areas other professionals specialize. You can get this information by visiting area office buildings, as well as checking out the various online directories. This way, you're not entering a saturated market and you're not either pricing yourself out of that market, or undercutting yourself. Even if you do make a misstep, you can always figure out how to stand out from the rest of the crowd; that is something essential to ongoing success.
MJF: You often ask your guests about their daily habits. What's a daily habit that contributes to your success?
MV: I take a 25 minute power nap in the early afternoon, most days. I'm not a coffee, tea, or soda drinker, so a nap helps me rest, clears my mind and helps me be as productive in the afternoon as I am in the morning.
MJF: What's the most important aspect of your daily routine?
MV: I give equal time to dreaming, planning and executing. As much as is possible, I feel the key is to spend equal time on each. If you send too much time dreaming or planning, you'll never get started, and too much execution without a vision or concrete steps is a formula for burnout.
MJF: What makes having undertaking this project ultimately rewarding for you?
MV: When someone takes the time to write a note saying the podcast and blog have helped her in taking the small business leap, or provided him with new insight into further developing his existing practice. It's a wonderful feeling knowing you're using your talents and abilities to help someone else.
MJF: What's your short- and long-term vision for Selling the Couch?
MV: For now, my goal is to produce the best podcast possible; helping aspiring and new private practitioners become better business owners, as well as inspiring established practitioners to think about the bigger picture. Long term, I want to use the blog as a platform to help private practitioners develop an online presence through their social media platforms, blogging and engagement. Social justice and advocacy are also things that are very important to me, and I'm exploring some ways to make that vision a reality, as well.
Introduction and What to Expect – Melvin Varghese
Lessons from 15 Years in Private Practice – Cory Bank
5 Years and a Thriving Private Practice – Camille McDaniel
How to Stand Out on Twitter – Bud Hennekes
How to Build a Private Practice (Without Relying on Insurance – Keri Nola
Great Audio Made Easy – Matt Maszkzac
On Being a Counselor and Professional Blogger – Michael J. Formica
How to (Really) Build Trust on Your Website – Becky DeGrossa
From Successful Paralegal to Blossoming Therapist – Laura Reagan
Balancing Life and Private Practice – Mari A. Lee
Landing Local Media Interviews – Betsy Fitzpatrick
Private Practice Taking Flight – Deb Owens
© 2015 Michael J. Formica, All Rights Reserved
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I bought these knobs from Anthropologie last summer and have bee waiting for just the right piece to use them on.
Seriously, whomever buys this will need to also buy the rug! Am I right?!?!
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Love it.Milk paint?ReplyDelete
Thank you! No, this is latex. I haven't found just the right blue in milk paint, yet;-)Delete
Dionne, you must try milk paint at, The Real Milk Paint Co. Tell Dwayne I sent you! This cobalt you used is like then one I used on my antique piece years ago. It used to be called, Ultra Marine Blue, but now its Lakeland Blue,,,I think. They got a bunch of new colors. I ordered the Beach glass, and Dragonfly, and a few others. You should try them. You'll love them on the raw oak. I used a combo of a bunch of them on this old apothecary cabinet. check it out! (and the dresser in the pic with it is also their milk paint) http://makemeprettyagain.blogspot.com/2016/03/vintage-apothecary-cabinet.htmlDelete
This is so beautiful. I love the patina you created and your styling with the brushes is so ARTSY!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Mary! I try to have as much fn with staging as I do painting. Thanks for the comment:-)


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The pale white broiler chicken is no match to its wild forebears or country cousins. All you need to do is flip through the pages of a naturalist's monograph or a farm manual.
Image Attribution: The image above is sourced from Wikimedia Commons and present in a book published by The Home and School Education Society of Chicago, Illinois (USA) in 1917.


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Connect with Métis culture at Voyageur Days! This is a wonderful weekend filled with experiences and activities for the whole family. Join us a Métis Crossing and nearby Victoria Settlement for a range of exciting new events on August 25, 26, and 27.
Find a full program of events here!
Immerse yourself in a range of fun family activities.
- Camping at Métis Crossing – Friday and Saturday night
- Earn your Voyageur Certificate while paddling a 25 foot North Voyageur Canoe
- Listen to Métis Elders tell stories to help you connect with the Métis culture
- Hear the sound of the fiddle, live, as you kick up your heels to the Red River Jig or Square Dance
- Complete several rows on the woven "Infinity Sash" using a historic weaving loom
- Participate in fun fur trade activities at Victoria Settlement Provincial Historic Site
- Chow down on Bison Bannock Burger's…or dogs
- Try your skill in Voyageur games
- Test your throwing accuracy in the horseshoe tournament
New special Voyageur Weekend experiences will connect with the traditional knowledge of the Métis culture and create a special sense of place. Haskin Canoe will provide 25 foot North Voyageur Canoes and will transport participants from Métis Crossing to Victoria Settlement. At Victoria Settlement Provincial Historic Site, visitors paddling in Voyageur canoes will be greeted on the shore of the North Saskatchewan River and welcomed to Fort Victoria which was established as a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post in 1862. Experience life as it was in the 1860's with a focus on the fur trade!
Voyageur Canoe Experiences (Saturday & Sunday)
- Immersive (5 hrs): Travel by Voyageur Canoe down the North Saskatchewan River to Fort Victoria and delve into the lives of those who once called Victoria Settlement home. Trained guides will facilitate this excursion. ($30.00 for adults and $15.00 for youth)
- North Voyageur (1.5 hrs): Led by qualified canoe guides, paddle in an authentic 25 foot North Voyageur Canoe down the North Saskatchewan. This canoe experience builds upon Voyageur life where they transported furs and supplies along Canada's historic fur trade routes. ($10.00 for adults and $5.00 for youth)
- Fort Victoria Fur Trader (3 hrs): Paddle in a North Voyageur Canoe and experience how fur traders spent their summers travelling along Canadian rivers. Land ashore at Fort Victoria and step back into the 1860's. This experience, led by costumed guides will connect you with Victoria Settlement that grew out of the fur trade. ($20 for adults and $10.00 for youth)
For further information on camping and events please contact Leon & Phoebe at (780) 656 2229 or email@example.com


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Listing # 95106503 Lawn Business for Sale in Manatee
Asking: $127,000
Owner Benefit: $82,000
*** Seller Financing Available ***
This is a successful and growing lawn care & tree-shrub trimming service. It has been in business for about 4 years and has stood the test of time even through the down economy. It is well known and has a great reputation in the region where is serves. It consists of Residential and Commercial accounts (including a major Shopping Center). The business is a money maker. Seller is so confident in the success of a new owner, he is willing to offer SELLER FINANCE.
This business has been SOLD or is No Longer Available.
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There are just days left to vote for Chipping Norton in the Great British High Street competition.
The public vote, which makes up 50 per cent of the result, closes at midnight on Friday, so it's the last chance for people to get online and show support for their local retailers.
Bid leader, Shaun Fagan said: "The judges visit was a huge success and we're receiving support and encouragement from all over the world. Being a finalist has created a buzz in the town and a real sense of what can be achieved when everyone pulls together.
"But our job is not finished yet. We want to win the Great British High Street competition and need more votes to keep our heads in front.
"I can't stress how important it is now for everyone who loves Chippy as much as we do to vote every day until the polls close on Friday."
Chipping Norton is alongside Helmsley and Colne in the market town category. With one week to go, Chipping Norton was in first place.
High streets minister, Marcus Jones said: "The excitement this competition has generated has been proof that the local high street is the life and soul of towns, villages and cities across the country.
"It's also been great to see the innovation that's going on to make sure the high street is the go to destination for years to come.
"Chipping Norton has done fantastically well to make it to the final, but the result is still in the balance. If you cherish your local shops, pubs and restaurants get online and cast your vote."
The Great British High Street Competition is run by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Winners in each of the seven categories get a share of a prize pot worth £80,000 which includes expert training and tailor-made tips from Google's training taskforce for 100 of their shops, bars and restaurants.
This year's competition saw a record 230 applicants and for the first time saw the public have the chance to vote directly for their best-loved high street online.
To cast your vote, visit the Great British High Street website – thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-award – and follow @TheGBHighSt on Twitter.


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A Record of the Darker Races
Vol. 21, No. 3
Du Bois, W. E. Burghardt (editor)
New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1921-01
52 p.; 22.9 x 15.2 cm.
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- Cover Image: 'Africa': A-A
- Front Advertisements: B-B, 98-100
- Contents: 97-97
- Opinion (Du Bois, W. E. B.): 101-104
- Colored Teachers of Cape Colony, South Africa: 105-105
- Election Day in Florida (White, Walter F.): 106-109
- Margaret Garner: A True Romance (Wyman, Lillie Buffum Chace): 110-111
- Marcus Garvey (DuBois, W. E. B.): 112-115
- The N. A. A. C. P.: 116-119
- Men of the Month: 120-121
- Thirteen Negro-American Legislators: 120-121
- The Looking Glass: 122-125
- The Outer Pocket: [Letters] (Barstow, C. H.; Skeen, Ruth Loomis; Buckmiller, Helen; Moxley, Bertha; Singh, Lila): 126-126
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