When I think of turnkey investing this is generally what I have in mind. However, you will find some variation of the product from provider to provider. For example I have seen "turnkey" marketed as a rehabbed property…period. No tenant, no management and no ongoing service of any kind provide by the company. That can be fine, but it's not what I consider turnkey. I see it as a house, with a little marketing sprinkled on it to attract investors.
More often houses are sold with either a tenant in place, or with a property manager actively marketing the property. Not a bad situation, it does allow a provider to focus on it's strengths – rehabbing houses – and the provider may have multiple property management companies in it's network, allowing you some flexibility to find a manager you're comfortable with. In this scenario I would expect a little more involvement on the part of the investor, the provider may be formally introducing you to a management company, but there may still be some due diligence and onboarding that needs to be done.
My preferred situation is too have the provider do everything in house: rehab, rent, manage and maintain the property. To me this is an ideal situation because it is the most passive way to invest, and that's one of my goals. These companies often work in larger markets and have hundreds (if not thousands) of houses under management. I like this arrangement because there is only one company to communicate with. If for instance there is a problem with a recently installed HVAC there will be no finger pointing between companies and contractors as to who's responsible for the problem and who needs to fix it. Additionally, should you choose to buy multiple houses with a provider like this, it gets easier each time. You exist in their system already, just add another property to it!
Did I leave something out? Do you have any questions? Let me know in the comments and I'll do my best to help you out.


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Golf News and Notes: August 31, 2011
Filed Under:FedEx Cup, Matt Kuchar, PGA, Pro Golf, Steve Stricker
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*Mr September – When looking for a sure bet in the topsy turvey world of the FedEx Cup playoffs, no one is better that Steve Stricker.
Since the playoffs started four years ago, Stricker is the only player to play in each round of the Playoffs (67 rounds) and has the most career top-10 finishes in playoff events (10). Stricker also leads the TOUR with 42 rounds in the 60s in Playoff events.
Last year, Stricker finished in the top 10 in the first three Playoff events, but finished a disappointing T25 at the TOUR Championship. He entered the 2010 TOUR Championship ranked 4th in the standings. Eventual champion
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*Rookie Success – Keegan Bradley was unknown coming into the PGA Tour regular season in January, but that all changed when he won the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff over Jason Dufner.
When the playoffs started Bradley was ranked 5th on the FedEx Cup list, the highest-ranked rookie entering the PGA TOUR Playoffs.
The last three years the top rookies were Rickie Fowler (19th) last year, Jeff Jeff Klauk (60th) in 2009, Adres Romero (26th) in 2008 and Brandt Snedeker (9th) in 2007.
Of that group, Snedeker finished the highest in 20th place.
Only three rookies have reached the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta in the FedExCup era – all three having been voted Rookie of the Year by their peers: Marc Leishman (2009), Andres Romero (2008) and Brandt Snedeker (2007).
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*Bubble Boys – The players on the playoff bubble are:
30. Brian Davis 1,128, would be the last to get into the Tour Championship if it was held this week, 70. Marc Leishman 692, would be the last to get into the BMW Championship in two weeks if it was held theis week, and 100. Ben Crane 526, was the last to get into the Deutsche Bank Championship this week from The Barclays.
*Matt Kuchar was going to the World Cup and was left to pick his partner for the late November event in China. When Kuchar heard the course at Mission Hills was long, Kuchar picked one of the longer guys on tour, Gary Woodland.
"I think a lot of his game," said Kuchar of Woodland. "I think he's going to be a guy we are going to see more and more playing some great golf. So I'm pretty excited to have a guy that plays as well as he does and hits it as far as he does as my partner, I think there's a lot of upside to that. I think I can be the steady one that makes a lot of pars and watch him just make golf look pretty easy."
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As you may be aware--if you've been keeping up on all things royal-- The Diamond Jubilee is taking place this year--right now as we speak in fact, marking 60 years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The Queen came to the throne on 6th February 1952 and her Coronation took place on June 2, 1953, so naturally this weekend is the Central Weekend of The Diamond Jubilee.
Lots of events, parties and fabulous horse races have been taking place with a highlight being tomorrow's Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant which will celebrate her 60 year reign with a flotilla of 1,000 boats on the River Thames which will be televised live on various networks such as CNN and BBC of course.
Monaco Meet England: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco say "hello" to the Dinner's Hosts, Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall--The Duchess wore a duck's egg blue shimmery gown designed by one of her favorite designers (as well as the late Princess Diana) Bruce Oldfield. The dress featured a delicate lace with a deep v-neck and three-quarter sleeves; all over a matching satin inner gown. She looked like a very, very elegant Mother-of-the-Bride, and I mean that in a good way! I LOVE her! I also love Prince Charles black tie patent leather slippers. I want a pair!
Peach Princess: Monaco's reigning royals, Prince Albert and his wife, Princess Charlene looked fresh and modern in their "Royal Red Carpet" looks. The statuesque Charlene wore a peach-colored silk crepe gown with a silk chiffon cowl-draped capelet from Christian Dior. The Princess always knows how to highlight those incredible swimmer's shoulders of hers and always chooses clean, elegant non-fussy styles, and it goes without saying, she always looks radiant in them.
The blue-green colored gown is a hand-beaded silk chiffon dress featuring a satin waist-defining belt, three-quarter sleeves and flared shape with train. It's the SAME gown that Katy Perry wore to the 2012 Grammy Awards earlier this year. The difference is the Grand Duchess payed for hers (It's Haute Couture kids and probably cost a cool $100,000)...and there was another difference: when the Grand Duchess custom ordered this gown she had the neckline dropped and scooped. I think for her, this was a wise choice since it opened up her neckline and balanced her upper torso. Perfect gown Maria Teresa. Bellisima!
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (top left): the Queen--who is of German and Brazilian descent--wore a silk taffeta navy blue high-necked ruffle Blouse/Jacket over an ivory gown skirt. On the right are Queen Anne Marie and King Constantine II of Greece. They don't really have a country to rule since the monarchy was abolished in Greece in 1973 but they still retain their titles. They're also VERY related to the British monarchs and just about all the other Euro Royals so they get invited to just about everything! Queen Anne Marie of Greece (who's actually Danish) wore a very lady-like silk chiffon flower print gown with a rosette waist detail. I am not sure who the designer is but it's very Valentino. Old-school Valentino.
Queen Sonja of Norway (left) wore a deep red high necked gown with semi-mermaid skirt and a Royal-worthy matching wrap. This woman is exquisitely ROYAL from head to toe. No one in their right mind would confuse her for anything but being a QUEEN! Next to her is Queen Margrethe II of Denmark; I just LOVE her; she seems like a hoot--just look at that facial expression on her--complete opposite of Queen Sonja. Margarethe can't wait for her first cocktail at the dinner! In terms of fashion, Queen Margarethe usually favors the big ol' ball gowns--usually with oversized flower prints. It was a nice change to see her in a more modern and not too over-the-top fashion statement.
Rome, Italy born Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (left) is the first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco. She's always very elegant and stood out with her Moroccan traditional gown at the Dinner Festivities. On the right photo is the always stylish Queen Rania of Jordan. A Royal Style Icon, Rania wore a color-blocked peplum gown with three-quarter sleeves, contrast waistband and "Mermaid-lite" shape. She is so ON TREND with everything in that gown, she's BEYOND Trend!
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended the dinner. The Empress look rather chic in a black and white column silk crepe gown with asymmetrical neckline and waist detail. But it is the Emperor who stands out for me: Simply, the Best Dressed Man of the Night! He looked impeccable in a double breasted tuxedo with peaked lapels.
One of the wealthiest men in the World, the Sultan of Brunei Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darusasalam attended with Pengiran Anak Saleha, wife and Queen Consort of the Sultan (left top photo). On the right is Princess Srirasm of Thailand, wife and Princess Consort to the Crown Prince of Thailand, who attended with her husband, the Crown Prince of Thailand, of course. I love how both of these ladies wore traditional ensembles and highlight the elegance and beauty of each culture.
Take a look at this lovely lady above ---She is (wait for it!) Inkhosikati LaMbikiza, one of the THIRTEEN WIVES of King Mswati III of Swaziland. First off, I just want to know how she got so lucky--out of the 12 other wives--to be the one to come to London. Does the King of Swaziland have a gold, diamond and ruby bowl that all of the wives put their names in and the first one picked was the Winner? Can you imagine! This above is what she wore to the Dinner for Foreign Sovereigns to Commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. It was a gold iridescent confection of a gown featuring gold lamé and poly organza ruffles tiered into a frothy pouf-cake of a gown, the top section was beaded and then, if that wasn't enough, in case she would be cold, a white mink stole.
Whatever it is, it's still TACKY-licious to me! One of my favorite pictures from the night's dinner is the one above where the Footguard is standing there, as she enters the Dinner Party, and you can tell that his insides are about to BURST out as he's trying to hold a professional look on his face while on the inside he is SCREAMING and saying "OOOOOH GURLLLL!!!"
I'm just going to say it: I want to see more of Inkhosikati LaMbikiza! I really, really hope she will be attending the Thames River Diamond Jubilee festivities tomorrow, hopefully on her own boat--with TWENTY half-naked hot boys around her dancing!
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The sheriff"s search and rescue team helped by a California Highway Patrol helicopter located four hikers Monday afternoon.
The hikers, three males and a female, were reported overdue about 2 p.m. They had been hiking in the Los Padres National Forest near the Arroyo Seco camp site.
Members of the search team were deployed, found the hikers and took them to safety, deputies said.


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Q: How to force error reporting from django management commands? We are running custom management commands periodically on the server.
Is there any way to get something like error reporting via email working for the command?

A: You could use django logging handler AdminEmailHandler:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging/#django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler
As the docs say:

This handler sends an email to the site admins for each log message it receives.

So you could use this to log an error on any exception raised in the management command, and the exception would be automatically send to the admins

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Nature Photography: 'Nope, definitely not aliens' Mayor of LA Eric Garcetti tweeted as he posts pictures of visual glow in the clouds as SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket launches into space
October 9, 2018 Anino and Crafters MEdia Other Crafts 0
Mayor of LA Eric Garcetti, tweeted these pictures of the launch of the SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket as it launches into space on the 7th of October 2018.
See the screenshots below.
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Nope, definitely not aliens.
What you're looking at is the first launch and landing of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the West Coast. The rocket took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. and landed safely back on Earth.
Crafter's Companion reveals Quilling as the craft content in its subscription box for October 2018
With names like Glittery Galaxies, Fantastic Fabrics, Magical Monochrome and Deluxe Damask, Hunkydory Marvellous Mirri Pads 4-Pack Collection rises to a one day wonder on the 9th of October 2018 on Create and Craft TV


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Q: How I programmatically retrieve data from the NTFS $Secure file? I figured out how to read the NTFS $MFT file by accessing the boot sector and passing in the appropriate MftStartLcn value into the third parameter of ReadFile().  Now I want to access the $Secure file in a similar way.  How do I do this?
I'm writing this code in order to return the ACL for each folder and file on my hard drive (Windows 10).  My code below gets me the basic file metadata, but not the ACLs and other security information.  I do get the Security ID.  I'm assuming that I can then use this value to retrieve the related Security Descriptor (and thus the ACLs) in the $Secure file.  Thanks in advance for showing me how to do this.
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ReadFile(buffer, _diskInfo.BytesPerMftRecord, _diskInfo.MftStartLcn * _diskInfo.BytesPerSector * _diskInfo.SectorsPerCluster);
//This brings back the basic file metadata but not the security/permissions data


Amanda Wright found an open lane to the goal.
That's all the senior forward would need to get the Springfield College women's soccer team on the board, and on track towards a 2-0 win against Pacific University (Ore.). The victory jumped the Pride's record to 1-0 on opening day, while also lifting them into the Springfield College Invitational's championship game.
Uncovered as she traveled through the midfield, Wright made a b-line to the net as freshman teammate Kaleigh Dale corralled the ball near the center of Brock Affleck Field.
Up to that point, with 3:36 left in the first half, Pacific had played at a pace that had countered Springfield's speed-infused tempo of play. But the Pride successfully jumped at an opportunity given by a brief lull in the Boxers' defenses.
Pacific was a couple of seconds too late in getting to Dale, who quickly sent a pass up field that hit Wright in stride. With a Pacific defender tied to her left hip, Wright turned her stride into a full out sprint, and gained a step ahead of her opposition.
On a dash, Wright hooked a shot around her defender. The ball sailed through the air past the left of Saya Brown, Pacific's goalkeeper, before finding the left side of the net for Springfield's first score of the season. The senior finished the game with five total shots taken, with three being on-goal.
Wright acknowledged that the Pride has enough quickness among their forwards for speed on the fast break to be a big part of their offensive attack. It's a skill the team hopes to continue to hone, after graduating a 2017 senior striker group of Mary Silva, Mikaela Coady and Kim Quiles.
At midfield, Dale, who was credited her first collegiate assist for her pass leading to Wright's goal, finished with one helper to go along with five shots and four shots on-goal. Freshman forward Sydney Fackrell (one goal, two shots, two shots on-goal) added insurance to Springfield's lead nine minutes after halftime. In the game's 54th minute, the forward from Hamburg N.J. kicked home the Pride's second score of the game to even out the Pride's winning tally of 2-0. Fackrell created the scoring opportunity by rebounding a tipped ball from the goalkeeper Brown, who had deflected Springfield junior Sydney Wine's corner kick. Wine was rewarded an assist on the play.
In the Pride's net, freshman goalkeeper Bridget O'Connor earned the win in her first 90 minutes between the posts for Springfield. O'Connor recorded a save on Pacific's lone shot on-goal for the game.
Despite matching Springfield's pace in the game's early minutes, Pacific was unable to achieve any momentum against its opponent. Offensively, the team registered only one shot in the first half and four total shots for the game with Holly Bartholomew tallying the lone shot on-goal. The Boxers defense was pressured by the Pride throughout the majority game, with Brown (eight saves) needing to contest 10 shots on-goal. Springfield attempted 17 total shots and 11 corner kicks for the game.
The Pride will play Roger Williams for the invitational's first-place honors on Saturday.


P. Michelle McGee joined Fleet & Smith, P.A. in 2012 as an associate attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Furman University in 2005 and received her law degree in 2010 from Florida Coastal School of Law. Michelle grew up in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, and after working for a Jacksonville firm after law school, decided to come back to her hometown to pursue her career as an attorney.
Michelle is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Okaloosa County Bar Association, First Judicial Circuit Bench/Bar Professionalism Committee, Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, Destin Chamber of Commerce and the Walton County Chamber of Commerce. She served on the Board of the Young Lawyers Division of the Okaloosa Bar Association and was President of the Board in 2014-2015. She is also involved in several committees of the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, including Empower FWB and WomenConnect. Michelle, whose father is a community banker, continues to be involved in the banking community by attending events and growing her relationships within the community.
Michelle enjoys traveling, water sports, getting involved in her community, and spending time with her family and her pups, Daffy and Millie.
Michelle concentrates her practice in the areas of real estate transactions and closings; evictions and landlord/tenant disputes, both residential and commercial; foreclosures, both plaintiff and defense; boundary disputes; probate; judgment collection; creditors' rights; general business law, including formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships; and general civil litigation. Michelle can be reached at michelle@fleetsmithlaw.com.


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A £30 million upgrade of the water services in the Borders has been unveiled by Scottish Water.
The project will deliver improved treatment processes and a more resilient supply to over 20,000 households and businesses across several towns and villages including Selkirk, Galashiels, Melrose, Lauder, Fountainhall and Newton St Boswells. The project will also deliver environmental benefits.
It will involve constructing a 7-mile pipeline between Selkirk and Galashiels, building a new water storage tank to the south of Selkirk, installing new treatment processes at the Howden Water Treatment Works near Selkirk and turning off the Manse Street Water Treatment Works in Galashiels, which is coming to the end of its serviceable life and converting it into a service reservoir.
The works will take place in phases over the next two years, with the vast majority on private land away from local roads.
The project is broken down into three core elements – treatment, distribution and storage – and will be delivered by Scottish Water's alliance partners, ESD and CWA.
By upgrading the treatment process at Howden Water Treatment Works, the company will be able to provide clearer, fresher water than ever before. Part of these works will include the installation of new filters at the site, which will force up to 14 million litres a day through 0.4 micrometre wide straws – 25 times narrower than the thickness of cling film.
A new water storage tank capable of holding nearly five Olympic sized swimming pools worth of water will be sympathetically landscaped in to the hillside next to the A7.
The 7-mile pipeline will connect the Manse Street Water Treatment Works to the new water storage tank in Selkirk. It will carry up to 5 million litres of treated water every day.
The pipeline will also need to cross burns and rivers. Scottish Water said those crossings will be carefully managed to reduce any possible environmental impacts.
Manse Street Water Treatment Works, to the west of Galashiels, will be switched off in 2020 and converted into service reservoir. This will help to improve flows in the Caddon Water during dry summer periods.


Finally 'getting' broomstick crochet, thanks to the youtube film on Naztazia. Will give it a proper go this week and share the results.
A little tweak on this site. Can you spot the difference?
Time off work and a week with my family getting closer and closer!


Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Aug. 6, 2016.
The death toll from weekend protests in Ethiopia has climbed to nearly 100, by some accounts. Hundreds of people have also reportedly been arrested and many have been injured.
Protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions on Saturday and Sunday left dozens dead and hundreds injured. Amnesty International puts the number of fatalities at 97.
Opposition parties and human rights groups say Ethiopian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters who were unarmed and peaceful.
Despite their simultaneous demonstrations, the Oromo and Amhara do not have the same grievances, says Fisseha Tekle, a human rights researcher at Amnesty International's regional office.
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
In the Oromia region, people began protesting in November 2015 against a government "master plan" that would annex parts of their land to Addis Ababa, the capital city. The plan was officially put on hold, but people have still been demonstrating. In the weekend violence, Amnesty International says at least 67 people were killed in 12 cities and towns.
In the Amhara region, reports suggest at least 30 people were killed in the capital, Bahir Dar, over the weekend. The opposition had cancelled a planned rally after saying officials did not give authorization, but protesters still came out to support the Oromia people and ask the government to address local issues.
FILE - A farmer receives grain at an emergency food aid distribution in the village of Estayish in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, Feb. 11, 2016.
One grievance had already surfaced in July, when security forces tried to arrest a leader of the Wolqait Identity and Self-Determination Committee on alleged terrorism charges.
The Wolqait administrative district was formerly part of the Amhara region until 1991, when the ruling party took charge. In subsequent years, it has demanded reintegration.
Fred Nyabera works with child anti-poverty group Arigatou International. He believes that the common bond between the Oromo and the Amhara is their inability to express the grievances to the government.
"I think partly, according to my thinking, is that there's been a shrinking space for civil society organizations and alternative voices in Ethiopia generally. And people might have different grievances but they don't have a place to air it out," he said.
Awol Allo, a fellow in human rights at the London School of Economics, says that the groups are now starting to come together, after historically being pitted against one another.
"But what really happened over the course of the last one year is that people on both sides tried to come together and sort out the things that prevent them from having a conversation with one another so there are already very interesting expressions of solidarity between the Oromos and the Amharas," said Allo.
But no one, including Amnesty's Fisseha Tekle, is quite sure what the future will hold.
The government continues to warn against protests, which it says could lead to destabilization.


The best reasons to hire a local wedding photographer, no matter what how big your wedding or where you are.
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Why hire a local photographer for your castle wedding?
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It can also be a little overwhelming! Each mansion has acres of beautiful gardens, dozens of rooms, and endless hidden nooks that you won't want to miss.
When you hire a local wedding photographer, you get the benefit of our experience with each location. We know exactly where to take the most magical photos for every couple. Rain or shine, glamorous or romantic, intimate portrait or playful family group, we can help you find the perfect spot for every memorable moment.
Why hire a local photographer for your destination wedding?
Not every destination wedding happens in the Caribbean beach. Many of them happen in the romantic streets of New York CIty or the beaches of Long Island.
If you're not a local, you might not know where to head for romantic newlywed portraits. You might wonder which North Shore mansions are open for photography (even if they don't host ceremonies and receptions). You might forget about things like photo permits for parks, museums, beaches, and private estates.
But when you hire a local photographer, you have someone on your team who can help you keep track of all those details. You'll be able to relax, knowing the details are handled while you enjoy your special day.
Why hire a local wedding photographer for your elopement?
Just because you're keeping your wedding small and private doesn't mean you don't want to remember it! Every eloping couple needs the perfect photos to look back on their magical day.
Local wedding photographers know city hall inside and out. We know the best places to walk on main street, where to find some privacy on the beach, and the local can't-miss-it photo spot. And local wedding photographers can make sure you get the perfect photos every step of the way while staying out of your way.
We'll help you capture the magic of your intimate, romantic elopement without spoiling the feeling that it's just the two of you, all day long.
Whether you're heading to the streets of Brooklyn or lighthouse at Montauk, hiring a local wedding photographer for your New York wedding can be the difference between a relaxed day and a stressful mess. And finding just the right photographer — one with experience and a beautiful body of work — will guarantee that you love your wedding photos for years to come.
Want to find the right New York wedding photographer for your special day? Check out these 10 questions to ask your photographer [link to other article] -- or visit our portfolio to see how we can help you capture your wedding day magic.
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iHeartMedia Louisville Announces Community Partners for the Upcoming Year
By JJ Oct 2, 2019
Louisville, KY.- October 1, 2019 – iHeartMedia Louisville announced today community partnerships with 12 nonprofit organizations that fall under the umbrella theme of Kids: Heart of Kentuckiana.
Beginning October 1, iHeartMedia Louisville will support the mission of these organization through the stations' assets including on-air, on stations' websites and on social media. iHeartMedia Louisville will create in-kind media campaigns for the following non-profit organizations: CASA of the River Region; Center for Women and Families; Children Have Options in Choosing Experiences; Cure CF, Inc.; Family and Children's Place; Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana; Heuser Hearing Institute; Home of the Innocents; Kids Cancer Alliance;Lighthouse Academy of Newburg; Louisville Urban League; and Visually Impaired Preschool Services. Each non-profit will also be given a designated on-air station personality to serve as public ambassador. The last set of media campaigns will end in September 2020.
Each community partner will create a three-month marketing campaign based on their specific needs, ranging from seeking volunteers and raising visibility to increasing donations. iHeartMedia Louisville's Local Advisory Board, comprised of over 25 community leaders,educators and entrepreneurs, selected the recipients through an extensive application process.
"We are thrilled to partner with iHeartMedia Louisville in the coming year," said Laura Brock, vice president of development at the Center for Women and Families. "iHeartMedia is helping us expand awareness of our services to the individuals and family members who need us most. We feel certain these campaigns will generate further awareness, volunteerism and financial support of the important work we do."
Last year, iHeartMedia Louisville awarded in-kind media campaigns to three community partners: Family Community Clinic, 2NOT1 and New Roots Fresh Market. Following its three month campaign with iHeartMedia, Family Community Clinic reported a 400 percent increase in donations along with a 270 percent increase in volunteer applications.
"We are continually impressed by the commitment of all of our local community partners that dedicate their careers to improve the lives of Kentuckiana residents," said Earl Jones, regionpresident for iHeartMedia Kentucky-Indiana. "It is a privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with each of them."
iHeartMedia is the leading media outlet in the Louisville market with multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; live events; data; and its digital businesses and platforms,including mobile, social and its own iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – with more than 2 billion app downloads and more than 130 million registered users.
iHeartMedia Louisville owns and operates WAMZ-FM, WHAS-AM, WKJK-AM, WNRW-FM,WLGX-FM, WKRD-AM, WTFX-FM and WQMF-FM and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month – and with its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. The company's leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms including more than 850 live broadcast stations; streaming music, radio and on demand via its iHeartRadio digital service available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, TVs and gaming consoles; through its influencers; social; branded iconic live music events; and podcasts as the #1 commercial podcast publisher globally. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics and attribution technology for its marketing partners, using data from its massive consumer base. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.


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Canada's Official Residence, No Longer Fit For A Prime Minister
By Jackie Northam
Published March 9, 2016 at 4:06 AM CST
As Canada's new leader, Justin Trudeau should by rights be moving into the official prime minister's residence in Ottawa. It was a place where he spent much of his childhood, when his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, led the nation. But after years of neglect, the 34-room riverfront mansion is in such bad repair that Trudeau and his family have to live elsewhere.
Complaints about the residence at 24 Sussex Drive are legendary. Margaret Trudeau, the new prime minister's mother, famously called the residence "the crown jewel of the federal penitentiary system." The wife of a former Canadian prime minister placed buckets in the living room to catch rain leaking through the roof. Another complained it was freezing in the winter.
From a distance, the 138-year-old limestone structure looks distinguished and befitting a Canadian leader. But it shows its age when you get up close.
Diane Beckett, the interim director of the Sierra Club of Canada, visited 24 Sussex Drive a few years ago and describes it as "quite worn down and quite faded." The kitchen was minuscule, she says, and the place was drafty.
"They put in this 1960s cheap patio door that you would have in your cottage. And so when I was there, they had actually covered it in plastic to keep the cold out," Beckett says.
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Justin Trudeau — shown here outside Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's governor general, after being sworn in as Canada's prime minister on Nov. 4 — has opted to live in a house on the Rideau Hall grounds.
In 2008, Canada's auditor general released a report saying decades of neglect had left just about everything in the residence in critical need of repairs: floors, ceilings, electrics, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, not to mention the asbestos that needs to be removed. The cost of those repairs was estimated at $10 million Canadian, or about $7.5 million U.S., and those estimates will likely double at the very least.
Historian and author Charlotte Gray says the residence has had no major repairs in more than 50 years because prime ministers don't want to spend the political capital.
"It's always absolutely red meat for the opposition," she says. "This is the perfect opportunity to say your government is spending your dollars on luxury for their leader."
Gray says some former leaders learned this the hard way. "When Pierre Trudeau, the present prime minister's father, put in a swimming pool, that was seen as enormously self-indulgent," she says. "And then when Prime Minister [Brian] Mulroney, he tried to upgrade it because he had a much swankier lifestyle — again, it was seen as he was putting on airs."
Many other leaders simply chose to ignore the problems, Gray says.
Now that Trudeau has decided to move his family to another home, there is debate about what to do with the official residence. Many Canadians believe it's a heritage building that needs to be restored, and the hosts of two popular home renovation TV shows have offered their services.
Environmentalists like the Sierra Club's Beckett say the residence needs to be made energy efficient, in keeping with Trudeau's commitment to fighting climate change.
Greg Furlong, an energy specialist with Canada's EnviroCentre, says either way, great care needs to be taken with any sort of renovation on an old stone building.
"A lot of these older structures stay standing just because they were built in a certain era with certain conditions in mind," Furlong says. "And sometimes if you change the conditions, then the structure will start to deteriorate."
Maureen McTeer, the wife of former Prime Minister Joe Clark, says it's time to tear the place down. She told the CBC's Ontario Today program that it's not worth spending millions of dollars just to make 24 Sussex livable when there could be a new, modern prime minister's residence.
"I would very much like to see a house built which is worthy of all that is best in Canada, our best people putting it together, our best architects," she said.
A decision on the fate of the prime minister's residence isn't expected anytime soon.
Jackie Northam
Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.
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The Milwaukee Police Department's body-worn camera (BWC) program began in October 2015 as a response to strained police relations in the city's communities of color that were exacerbated by several highly public police shootings of black men in Milwaukee and across the country.
The Urban Institute surveyed Milwaukee community members in April 2016, September 2017, and July 2018 about their attitudes toward the police department and its BWC program, as part of a rigorous, independent evaluation.
This brief uses community survey data to examine how strongly community members from various racial and demographic groups believe MPD officers were respectful, as well as the role BWCs played in building community relations and holding officers accountable.
Survey findings indicate that public knowledge of the BWC program grew substantially each year and most community members held positive views of the program and the Milwaukee Police Department. Yet these views varied over the years and by key demographic characteristics.
Awareness of the BWC program among survey respondents increased as more officers were equipped with cameras. Across all demographic groups, awareness that MPD officers were equipped with BWCs grew steadily from wave one to wave three. This is a necessary step for improving perceptions of transparency.
By and large, people in Milwaukee held positive opinions about the police department and its BWC program. Most community members believed MPD officers "frequently" or "almost always" treat people with dignity and respect. A large majority of community members held high opinions about the potential for BWCs to improve police-community relationships and keep officers accountable for their behaviors.
Fewer black respondents across all three survey waves viewed MPD officers as respectful or believed BWCs could improve police-community relations and officer accountability. This is consistent with national surveys, which have found that black community members are less optimistic than their white counterparts that BWCs can reduce racial tensions or increase trust in the police.
Police departments must continue to revise their policies and fine-tune their BWC programs to maximize transparency and accountability and broaden public support, particularly among communities of color.
Departments should standardize, expedite, and publicly disseminate their process for releasing body-worn camera footage. In most localities, the public can request and access BWC footage through an open records request. But this process is often delayed when the police department or district attorney is using the footage for an ongoing investigation. The need to protect an investigation must be carefully weighed against releasing footage within a reasonable time frame.
The process of releasing footage must be consistent in all cases. Transparency and accountability will be compromised if the public believes departments are quicker to release footage that justifies officers' behaviors than footage that depicts police misconduct. It is essential that departments formalize and carefully follow their policy for releasing BWC footage.
Departments should clearly communicate their use of BWCs and the footage they produce. Departments must describe their process of and policy for reviewing footage to investigate police misconduct and substantiate or refute complaints from community members. They should also assess and communicate to the public whether BWCs have helped promote civility and professionalism during community interactions. By proactively describing the many uses of body-worn camera footage, departments can create a more complete picture of how BWCs affect police practices, further promoting transparency and accountability.


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Die Frau Ohne Schatten at the ROH
17/03/14 - some corrections and comments have been made for the second night performance, altogether a better experience.
Die Frau Ohne Schatten is one of those cultish operas that is a bit of an event when it is staged, because it's not quite standard repertoire, has the moniker of "Strauss's most ambitious opera", and is difficult to work out musically and philosophically, though many make great claims for it. Few would yield to me in my love of Strauss, but that shadowy cadre of Straussians for whom bigger is better, who claim that Die Frau Ohne Schatten is "Strauss's greatest opera", are in my opinion very mistaken. Robin Holloway has written brilliantly about this fascinating opera and calls this attitude "taking the will for the deed" i.e. accepting the lofty intentions of the creators as the measure of the worth of a work, rather than evaluating the actual artwork that lies in front of our senses and critical faculties. If Der Rosenkavalier is Strauss and Hofmannsthal's Figaro, a bittersweet comedy that inhabits a bustling, full, social world, Die Frau Ohne Schatten was intended as their Magic Flute - a fairy tale parable with a transcendent message. It is set in a mystical world with two couples - one "high", one "low", there are mysterious gods, trials, and an improving moral. But the purity and charm of Die Zauberflote has been inflated by Wagner (without capturing his breadth and depth), and Hofmannsthal has inadvertently imitated all the worst parts of Die Zauberflote without also mirroring its felicities - the illogical plot that falls to pieces in the second half, the blandly unfinished characters (apart from Papageno), the removal of personal agency by the much put upon "higher powers" that undermine the characters' choices. On the other hand, Die Frau Ohne Schatten is a sort of travesty (in the literary sense) of a Wagner opera. Superficially there are lots of similar elements - slow psychological action, leitmotifs, enormous voices, bigger orchestra, overtly philosophical in feel. But unlike Wagner there's no tension, no drama - the symbolism is empty and (ironically) unpregnant, the libretto fails to make a drama of Hofmannsthal's subject matter, the scenario self consciously epic but lacking in specificity and therefore bland and only psuedo profound.
Many an opera has survived a questionable libretto, but Strauss struggled to respond to the text, and the result, as always with Strauss when he isn't fully engaged, resorts to note spinning, professional grade glitter and splurge, music written by the yard with ceaseless energy, expertise, mastery even, but lacking true inspiration. During its composition he wrote as much to Hofmannsthal: "I'm toiling really hard, sifting and sifting - my heart's only half in it, and once the head has to do the major part of the work you get the breath of academic chill which no bellows can ever kindle into a real fire." At the same time Strauss, having just produced four operatic masterpieces (flawed or otherwise), was at the height of his stupendous technical powers and so there are of course passages of wondrous beauty and brilliance. The opening half hour contains the opera's best music by some distance and is consistently inspired. The end of Act I is also extremely beautiful and almost convinces that it is of commensurate quality. The opening imprisonment scene of Act III is also quite extraordinary and then moments in the remainder of that act make one marvel. But the end is banal, inflated and leaden, sugar cream and glitter masquerading as fulfilment and sublimity. Again Holloway hits the nail on the head when he says "The use of extreme intervals, in Act III especially, can epitomise the discrepancy between will and deed. They are literally attempts to soar out of the habitual, but they don't sear and hurt like comparable places in Bruckner 9 , Kundry's music or Mahler 10 (to say nothing of early Schoenberg) because the harmony is basically bland." This encapsulates the problem for me - the blandness of the harmony means the work lacks form, shape, momentum and contrast and no extremities of colour, pitch, volume, however vehement, can rescue it.
Claus Guth struggles to make any sort of statement with the piece, obfuscating the already limping dramatic frame with a jejune hospital sequence opening, and, incredibly, a final scene where the Empress wakes up and "it was all a dream". The Empress writhes with night terrors in the opening scene and seems to be in extreme psychological anguish, though we're not sure why. Then her nurse cooks up this fantastical story for her (in the dream? as a bed time story? as a therapist?), and continues to pull all the strings throughout the opera in the guise of a cartoonily gothic, rocky horror demon. There's lots of playing with doubles and mirror images as the Empress empathises with the Dyer's Wife (or rather the Dyer's wife is a projection of her own insecurities), after the bed ridden descent to the earth, which confirms that the opera in this production is in fact all a delusion of the Empress. Guth runs out of interpretive ideas and the concept becomes more tenuous and ever less probing as the story churns on into Act II, several decisive plot points lacking any obvious motivation or on stage stimulus (e.g. the Emperor deciding he has to kill his wife, the total changes of character in the Dyer's wife, the reason for the nurse's punishment). This can be chalked up to "dream logic" but it feels lazy and doesn't make for satisfying viewing since we don't know what The Empress is so cut up about in Act I and what all these Freudian images are a reflection of in the waking world. Add to this copious sexual imagery (pleasure/pain at being penetration by a husband's spear, sperm like "fishes" as the voices of the unborn children) and an embarrassingly literal physical rendering of the wounded gazelles that we are told about in Act I who return wherever there is an orchestral interlude, and we get a hodge-podge of sophomoric story telling that fails to congeal into a convincing whole for even a moment. The set designs by Christian Schmidt are unsuggestive and characterless - a curving wooden wall with a rotating panel at the back - which neither conjure the hospital "real world" or the dreamy fantasy world with any force or specificity.
In a sense it seems like the two central soprano roles have been cast the wrong way round. Elena Pankratova's smooth, silvery sound seems much more apt for the supernatural, insubstantial Empress, whose vocal writing also requires more flexibility. Emily Magee's earthy, heavy, solid voice seems more apt for the earthbound Dyer's wife, though the lack of a working chest register is less of a handicap in the Empress, the role she was hired for. Both Pankratova and Magee seemed a little out of sorts in Act I, though they both warmed up considerably for the more strenuous later acts. Pankratova's voice is very pleasing: strong in all registers, and with good German diction, famously difficult for Russians. [On the second night she was even better, dispatching some truly magnificent singing in the ridiculously demanding second act - soaring lines of extraordinary power without losing the fundamental silkyness. A very different singer from Goerke, but in her own way just as good, and she is surely one of the very best singing today in her vocal category. Special to witness and I'd love to see her in another Strauss or Wagner role.] Magee was less convincing I thought as the vocal production sounds very effortful with the line constantly broken to change register, or reach a high note, which happens constantly in this high lying role, though she got a very large ovation, so many obviously disagree with my assessment. Acting wise she was hammy and there was very rarely a feeling of true connection with the character. The one exception was the moment in Act I when she wasn't singing and was sitting next to the Dyer's wife. The production can't have helped any of them to create a sense of connection with their characters though as all performances felt rather on the surface acting wise.
Michaela Schuster has a very exciting, juicy mezzo, very resonant and powerful through her whole range, and does a good job of the Amme's extremely angular vocal lines. The voice slipped off the breath quite regularly though during quiet singing which lead to some lumpy phrases, and though she is a German native I understood only four words she sang in the entire evening. Quite strange, as this was vocally the total opposite of her recent ROH Klytemnestra. A compelling singer though. Johann Botha does his normal thing: mullet, goatee, park and bark come fitted as standard, but he is one of the very few heldentenors who can sustain the very high "Lohengrin" tessitura of the big Strauss roles. I don't think it's a particularly beautiful voice, and there's not much variation in timbre or care for text, but the stainless steel edge seems to expand to unlimited volume and with endless stamina - hard to complain too much in this role. Johan Reuter did very well as Barak, the voice large and the delivery committed, and on the second night he dispatched his lines with naturalness and ease. David Butt Philip deserves a special mention for his very good singing in the small role of the Apparition of Youth - he's a Jette Parker Young Artists that seems to be well above the normal standard.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the ROH orchestra with assurance through this gargantuan maze of a score. He still can't sell the pages and pages of gilded slag, but he stirs up a tremendous din when required and it flows along well enough. I'm not quite as sold on his Strauss conducting as many seem to be - I find that the line is often lost in the stolid harmonic firmness, and though the sound is very ripe, it rarely has that inner warmth and luminescence that the very greatest Strauss conducting achieves. He's obviously still very good! On the first night the ROH orchestra were not quite on best form in this tremendously demanding music, with quite a few moments of coarse musicianship in the solo playing - this is still Vienniese music and it needs that seamless elegance and refined beauty in the quieter moments. [On the second night the finale was given a much better shape and all five central singers seemed much more secure. A better all round performance]
All in all, despite many enjoyable moments of music making and some very exciting singing, this was a bit of a disappointing evening that failed to make light of this tricky work.
Labels: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Elena Pankratova, Emily Magee, Johan Botha, Johan Reuter, Michaela Schuster, ROH, Semyon Bychkov, Strauss
It's a shame you didn't enjoy it as it sounded very promising. I personally love die frau ohne schatten. I have a question. What is your opinion of Cheryl studer. She's my favorite empress and superb as Salome and in elektra. I think she's prefect for Strauss. Do you have an opinion?
Studer is by some distance my favourite Salome on record, and Sinopoli's wonderful conducting makes that set one of the jewels of the Straussian recording legacy. Surely her finest recording. For this reason I got the recording of her in Die Frau Ohne Schatten and I must say that I was not as impressed - I much preferred the crystalline intensity of Varady on the Solti set. It might be time to give the Studer set another go however...
Watch the Solti video with her. She's even finer
You should also listen to inga nielsen as Salome!
The Solti video I watched even longer ago, but recently purchased it again, so actually already had plans to watch it very soon. Thanks for he Inga Nielsen tip - will check her out as well.
Thanks for the Nielsen tip - just wonderful! Salome sung as if it is Lieder repertoire. She's wonderful too in Mozart and Massenet it transpires. Can't thank you enough!
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Her Erwartung (which she sang at covent garden) is unreal. And she's a wonderful Fidelio
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George Morris demonstrates proper flat work without stirrups during the 2015 Michigan clinic.
Temperance, MI – September 8, 2015 – Stoney Ridge Farm hosted the George H. Morris riding clinic and USHJA Trainer Certification Program (TCP) at Hunters Run Stables in Temperance, MI. The three-day clinic organized by Scott Alder with Diane Carney, Antioch, IL, as the barn manager, stressed flatwork, discipline and all aspects of horsemanship.
Day two was no-stirrup day focusing on balance and position. Morris' flat work included serpentines and voltes and stressed suppleness and straightness of the horse through use of the leg and hand aids. Morris also spoke to the teachers in the Trainer Certification Program encouraging them to know the basics inside and out.
"Two percent (of riders) get it a lot. Five percent get nothing. Only ten to fifteen percent want to be serious, the rest are recreational. And there are few boys coming up the ranks and that is bad for our sport," said Morris.
Morris demonstrated straightness of the horse.
Jumping exercises focused on gymnastics and the rider's release.
Morris talks to the teachers, explaining theory and skills they should learn and continue. Morris explained that students need to see how it should look, so trainers have to be able to do it or have an assistant who can show them so riders can copy. He also emphasized attention to the whole program in the barn.
"John and Beezie (Madden) run a top class stable. They use only the top grooms and managers, the best vets and farriers in the country. She's a great rider but that's just part of it," Morris pointed out.
Rachel Kotowicz of Waverly Farm in Leonard, MI, is one of the trainer's participating in the Trainer's Certification Program.
Trainer, Rachel Kotowicz, participated in the riding clinic and TCP.
"I was riding in the clinic so combining it with the TCP was a no brainer," said Kotowicz. "I wish he (Morris) was here when I was younger so I could have taken advantage of it then. I think I will pay more attention to detail at home. It's a little intense for the kids when I come home after these clinics," added Kotowicz.
Morris showed riders and teachers various training exercises to improve suppleness of the horse.
Melissa Hirt is a professional from Traverse City, MI, who is already certified and was renewing her certification. She has ridden in Morris' clinics in the past and had three students from her Northern Pines Farm riding in the clinic.
Several of them will be doing the Zone 5 Horsemanship class in Kentucky prior to the Maclay Regionals. The class consists of a written test, a flat phase, a jumping phase and usually an additional work off. The test is created from the Hunter Seat Equitation book by Morris. There's no better preparation for them than Morris' clinic.
One of the riders competing in the Zone 5 Horsemanship class is Paige Matthies, 14, who is qualified for the USEF/Pessoa Medal Finals and the ASPCA Maclay Regional Finals. She has been preparing for the clinic and the finals for weeks already.
Paige Matthies reviews the basics before medal finals.
MacKenzie Snider, 14, of Traverse City, is also qualified for the equitation finals and will be in the Zone 5 Horsemanship class with her barn mate, Matthies.
McKenzie Snider works on skills she can use in he Zone 5 Horsemanship class.
Riders listened to Morris explain the basics.
Carney, also a USEF R HU/EQ/JP judge, has learned during the 30 plus years of organizing the George Morris clinics, that Morris emphasizes being prepared. She arrives at the clinic with a tack trunk filled with Morris' basic 'must haves', such as bit keepers, double wire bits, rein stops, hole punches, snaffles, spurs, crops and the ability to pull a shoe when needed.
The trunk containing Morris' basic 'must haves'.
"George's clinics are always progressive. Day two is generally without stirrups and every rider today improved their seat because of it," said Carney. "It prepares them for what's coming on day three, which is typically the toughest day."
Alder organizes a fantastic three-day opportunity for trainers and riders in the Michigan and surrounding areas to easily commute to and participate in. Alder has made a great effort to provide accessible and affordable education to the area in hopes of increasing the level of horsemanship for the benefit of all, especially the horses.
Auditors are welcome for $75 per day.
Hunter's Run Stable is located at 9241 Secor Road Temperance, MI, 48182.
For more information on the clinic, contact Scott Alder at 734-395-9086 or srfalder@aol.com.
For a list of more GHM clinics visit www.GHMclinics.com.
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Home Norway Fine arts/music One of Norway's Most Interesting Pop Artists
One of Norway's Most Interesting Pop Artists
Pop artist Kai Gundelach or just "Gundelach" has drawn praise from both media and streaming platforms. Gundelach'x cool falsetto and Nordic-noir analog-electronic production quickly went from being an underground favorite to one of the big cross overs in Norway. His is often cited as one of Norway's most interesting pop artists.
Also called the Norwegian master of melancholy, Gundelach premiered his latest video, made in collaboration with Oslo singer ARY, earlier this year. Before becoming a solo artist, Kai Gundelach worked as a DJ, having kept his music to himself for several years while playing the clubs of Oslo. It's a good thing he decided to air them as they deserved to be heard.
Related: Norwegian Pop Band Highasaklite Is Back With Brand New Single
Gundelach released his first single, Alone in the Night, in 2015 and the hype has been rising around him ever since. His self-titled debut EP was released in 2016. His single Spiders changed everything. Pharrell Williams played the track on his radio show and the Norwegian was also praised in the UK by BBC Radio 1's Phil Taggart.
Related: 7 Years With Norwegian Singer/Songwriter Hanne Kolstø
Gundelach released his first single, Alone in the Night, in 2015 and the hype has been rising around him ever since
International recognition has also lead to him playing all over Europe and receiving heavy radio play in Germany and the UK. Recently, he signed a deal with American label Terrible Records – joining the likes of Blood Orange, Public Access TV and Solange – and breaking out onto the global stage is now a very real possibility for him.
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The Universe of Gundelach
Dark and introverted but with danceable rhythms that evoke the neon lights of the dance floor, his songs mix analog synths and soulful R&B vocals with minimalistic, dark electro-pop. The universe of Gundelach is Nordic cool, bleak and cold but full of sexy sounds that touch your soul.
One of Norway's Most Interesting Pop Artists, written by Tor Kjolberg
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I am avid follower of all things Gretchen Rubin (author of The Happiness Project and Happiness at Home) and regularly listen to her podcast Happier. During one of the episodes about making a difficult decision, Gretchen's "happiness hack" was to pose the question "If you were in my situation, what would you do?" There is no doubt that this question is a powerful one because it forces the person being asked the question to remove their "professional" or "academic" hat and put on their "human" one. Often this question garners insight or responses that were not shared during the initial exchange of scientific or logical information and can offer a sense of comfort to others.
I must admit to being in situations when I have posed this question to other people. Whether I was looking for advice as to how to manage a difficult case or make a difficult decision, this question has been incredibly helpful for me and has given me relief in knowing that what I am considering doing is indeed what someone else who I trust would also do in my situation. But I can also remember situations when I asked this very question and received an answer that did not align with my current line of thinking, leading me to question whether I was making the wrong decision or whether I should be doing something else.
And this is precisely why I cringe when owners ask me this question. While some situations in the veterinary hospital are relatively cut and dry: for example, a dog has a bowel obstruction and needs surgery, if the surgery is delayed, the bowel could perforate leading to a much more critical and life-threatening scenario. Other situations are much less clear: for example, a dog is diagnosed with bowel cancer and options include performing surgery, administering chemotherapy, or electing palliative care to provide pain and nausea relief. In that situation, there is no right or wrong answer and what I might choose in that situation if it were my own pet could be completely different than what another person chooses.
When asked "What would you do if it was your pet?" there are so many things that make answering that question quite complicated. For instance, my financial situation could be different, my mental band width to manage a sick pet long term might be different, my circumstance at home (i.e., my schedule, support system, living arrangement) might also be different. All these factors are personal and affect the decision and ultimately determine what is best for that owner and their pet. Because the bottom line is that it isn't my pet, I'm not in that situation, nor can I presume to know all that affects that owner's decision, so I would much rather leave that decision up to the owners who I firmly believe must make the decision that they feel most comfortable with.
That said, there are veterinary care providers out there who will gladly answer this question and take pride in doing so. I posted a poll on my professional Facebook page a few months ago asking: "Do you answer the question when asked by clients 'What would you do if you were in my situation?". More than 50 veterinarians and technicians responded, and the results revealed 2/3 said yes and 1/3 said no. Those who wrote comments acknowledged that there are many factors to consider such as whether the owner has pet insurance, the evidence / research to support the options provided, other specifics regarding the owners' situation, and ultimately what the owners' goal is for their pet (e.g., longevity vs. quality of life). Some also said that rather than saying what they would do, they share the options and then explain how they would advise a family member in that situation.
I've learned that the most important thing for me to acknowledge in these situations is that the owner is clearly struggling with their decision and to determine what I can do to help alleviate their stress in making the decision. Sometimes asking the questions "How can I help you make this decision?", "Tell me what it is that is holding you back from making a decision", or "What do wish for most in this situation?" can help to uncover where the sticking points are and provide me with a way to help them talk through it without me making the decision for them.
Having been in situations before where I made a decision because someone else told me it was what they would do (and later having regretted that decision), I think the most important thing that we can do is to help pet owners come to the decision that they are most comfortable with on their own, but with compassion and patience. Ultimately, I tell owners that no matter what their decision, they will be supported and often that allows them to breathe a sigh of relief and embrace their choice.
Marie K. Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC is a small animal emergency and critical care specialist and certified yoga and meditation teacher with an invested interest in the health and well-being of veterinary professionals. She facilitates wellness workshops, boot camps, and retreats for veterinarians, technicians, students, and other veterinary team members. To sign up for newsletters containing information regarding these events and veterinary wellness topics, please click here. More information can be found at www.criticalcarevet.ca.


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We received our letter mail always on time even though there are raining all these days. They are very inspirational.


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Sun in Gemini
Allison Schmitt
Canton, Michigan, United States
Allison Rodgers Schmitt (born June 7, 1990) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle events, and is a six-time Olympic medalist.In her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Schmitt won a bronze medal as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a total of five medals, three of them gold, in the 200-meter freestyle (in which she set a new Olympic record), in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and in the 4×100-meter medley relay (in which a new world record was set); and she also won a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.In total, Schmitt has won seventeen medals in major international competitions: eleven gold, four silver, and two bronze spanning the Summer Olympics, the FINA World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games. She was a four-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national champion in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle swimming events during college, and was a member of the Georgia Bulldogs team that won the NCAA Division I Women's team title in 2013.
Allison Schmitt by Agncia Brasil Fotografias, is licensed under cc-by-2.0, resized from the original.


This is the seventh installment in our series of posts comparing significant events from a year in United States history with a few of our unique architectural plans from the same period. 1882, the topic of this installment, subsequently marks the seventh year of the American Architect and Building News' existence.
Thomas Edison continued to shape the nation's history in 1882. To add to his list of ever-growing achievements, he established the world's first commercial electric power plant, giving electricity to an entire square mile of lower Manhattan. These two houses, at 37th Street and Park Avenue for Howard Potter, might have not been in that original lighted area, but were sure to soon feel the full effects of Edison's genius. They were designed by the master of the Beaux-Arts style, James Brown Lord.
On March 24, 1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow succumbed to peritonitis in his Cambridge, Massachusetts home in the company of his close family. The celebrated poet and Harvard professor was best known for his works The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline, though he was also the first American to produce a translation of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. The First Baptist Church of Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose interior is shown below) would have been quite near Longfellow's home, though Longfellow did not attend himself. It was designed by Hartwell & Richardson.


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Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment
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Demonstrated that functional connectivity among a large number of brain regions predicts patients' chances of achieving abstinence in treatment for cocaine use disorder.
Raised the prospect that altering connectivity among the regions might be an effective way to treat the disorder.
NIDA-supported scientists have shown how to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and machine learning to predict patients' outcomes in treatment for cocaine use disorder. Their findings have promising implications for both research and treatment.
Dr. Sarah W. Yip and colleagues at Yale University recruited 53 men and women who had volunteered to participate in a clinical trial of the medication galantamine. At the start of the trial, the researchers performed whole-brain fMRIs while the patients played a reward game ("Monetary Incentive Delay Task") that activates regions of the brain known to be implicated in drug use. The patients then received 12 weeks of behavioral therapy, with or without galantamine. They provided biweekly urine samples to test for cocaine throughout the treatment.
The researchers fed the fMRI and drug use data into a machine-learning algorithm for analysis. (See the textbox for more information on machine learning.) The machine-learning algorithm they used is a recently developed approach designed for neuroimaging data, called connectome-based predictive modeling. The algorithm revealed significant correlations between connectivity (coordinated responses) in 529 neuronal pathways and patients' cocaine use during treatment. Treatment success was correlated with stronger connectivity in about half the pathways and with weaker connectivity in the others.
Figure. A Model of How Five Brain Networks May Influence Abstinence From Cocaine The researchers suggest that pathways associated with abstinence overlapped or interacted with at least five known functional networks: the frontoparietal and medial frontal networks, which coordinate attention and executive control, and the sensory motor, salience, and subcortical networks, which coordinate salience and reward responding. Stronger connectivity within these two systems of functional networks predicted more abstinence during treatment. Conversely, weaker connectivity (i.e., greater segregation) between the two systems predicted more abstinence during treatment. See full text description at end of article.
The 529 pathways linked a large number of distributed brain regions. To summarize the overall pattern of connections, the researchers proposed a five-network model that relates their findings to commonly studied, well-established brain networks. Strong connectivity between two networks (frontoparietal and medial frontal) that serve executive control functions correlated with abstinence. So did strong connectivity among three other networks (salience, sensory motor, and subcortical) that regulate responses to rewards. However, strong connectivity in pathways that joined the executive pair to the reward responsiveness trio was associated with reduced likelihood of abstinence (see Figure).
Prediction scores
Dr. Yip and colleagues demonstrated that the functional connectivity within the networks identified by the machine-learning algorithm could be used to predict individual patients' success or failure in treatment. The researchers confirmed the procedure by showing that prediction scores generated from the same networks of patients in another, unrelated treatment study also distinguished those who achieved abstinence from those who did not. For each patient in the separate study, they recorded the connectivity strength of each of the 529 connections from the patient's fMRI and then summed them all to create an abstinence prediction score. When they then correlated these scores with the patients' actual abstinence values, they found a significant association, indicating a high predictive accuracy.
Dr. Yip says, "These data demonstrate, for the first time, that individual differences in substance use outcomes can be predicted from whole-brain patterns of functional connectivity in a data-driven manner. This is a critical step toward the development of reliable, brain-based markers of treatment outcomes."
The researchers showed that prediction scores based on connectivity are stable and have long-term predictive value. They examined 40 patients who were scanned before and after treatment and found that their scores had not changed with treatment. Moreover, the scores predicted which patients were abstinent and which were not at follow-up testing 6 months after treatment.
Dr. Yip says, "Unlike traditional statistical approaches, machine-learning methods are designed to generate predictions in novel data. They therefore have tremendous potential to inform clinical decision-making through individual prediction of outcomes." One potential use of the method would be to balance patients in the treatment and control groups of a clinical trial with respect to their potential to benefit from treatment. Dr. Yip and colleagues found that the prediction scores based on connectivity predicted their patients' treatment outcomes better than the clinical and demographic characteristics that researchers currently use for such balancing. More exciting, connectivity relationships may provide clues for the development of effective new treatments. For example, treatments might be tailored to alter connectivity in ways that increase patients' abstinence prediction scores.
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a computer-based approach of data analysis using programs and algorithms that allow the computer to automatically "learn" without being explicitly programmed. The computer is initially trained to recognize certain patterns in data using a set of known training data (e.g., from known examples or tests). The computer can then apply this information to new data to identify new patterns and make inferences, predictions, or decisions without additional input from programmers. Machine learning allows for the faster and more accurate analysis of massive amounts of data and information than would otherwise be possible, such as those necessary for tasks as diverse as self-driving cars, speech recognition, and analysis of the human genome.
This study was supported by NIDA grants DA039299, DA009241, and DA035058.
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The figure illustrates how connectivity between five brain networks influences abstinence during treatment for cocaine use disorder. Five rectangles indicate the five brain networks. The two orange rectangles on the left represent networks related to coordination of attention and executive control: The frontoparietal network (top) and the medial frontal network (bottom). The three green rectangles on the right represent three networks related to coordination of salience and reward responding: the sensory motor (top), salience (middle), and subcortical (bottom) networks. Red lines between the frontoparietal and medial frontal networks, as well as salience and sensory motor, salience and subcortical, and sensory motor and subcortical networks indicate that higher connectivity between these networks, also known as between-network integration, predicts increased abstinence during treatment. Blue lines between the frontoparietal and sensory motor, medial frontal and sensory motor, medial frontal and salience, and medial frontal and subcortical networks indicate that lower connectivity between these networks, also known as between-network segregation, predicts increased abstinence during treatment.
Yip, S.W., Scheinost, D., Potenza, M.N., Carroll, K.M. Connectome-based prediction of cocaine abstinence. American Journal of Psychiatry 76(2):156-164, 2019.
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NIDA. 2019, October 14. Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment . Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2019/10/machine-learning-applied-to-brain-imaging-data-predicts-response-to-cocaine-use-disorder-treatment
NIDA. "Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment ." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 14 Oct. 2019, https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2019/10/machine-learning-applied-to-brain-imaging-data-predicts-response-to-cocaine-use-disorder-treatment
NIDA. Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment . National Institute on Drug Abuse website. https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2019/10/machine-learning-applied-to-brain-imaging-data-predicts-response-to-cocaine-use-disorder-treatment. October 14, 2019
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"Hey Big Boy! Whatchya doin' with that crackery thing on your noggin?"
The criminal not only photobombs the cracker but as usual, tries to intrude upon his morning meditations.
"Hey Juicy. I'm just chill-axin my chakras. Why you gotta go get up in my zens?"
Poor Loki is on the down low. It seems for a while now, his back knee is giving him some trouble. The dogtor ordered 2 weeks of strict rest and Traumeel for inflammation three times daily. Naturally I didn't really listen because how can i possibly deny a cracker no walkies? I gave him 2 days of rest and of course it didn't work. So now it's time for tough love. We made it through the first week of no walkies. His knee is better but still a bit stiff at night and he still favors it at night. After this next week of rest, I have him set up to meet with Juno's Physical Torturer, Therapist. We think it's a strain or partial cruciate ligament tear which can be helped with PT. So hopefully that's all it will need because I cannot see putting the cracker through surgery and then 6-8 weeks of crate restricted rest. Golly, that would be hell on earth for all of us.
"Juicy, you cannot tempt me. I can ignore the power of your floof and stick to my zen meditations."
"Oh Big Boy, there is no power in the world greater than the will of a Siberian husky. Now take that crazy thing off your head and come play with me!"
Their expressions are priceless! Love them! So sorry Loki is injured. I hope it heals up quickly and without complications.


La Union -:- New edition of the local school sports championship, "offroad"
The competition, which was attended by about 600 students of all schools in the municipality, has been a success of participation and this has been achieved that school enjoy a great sports day.
This test is used to select students classified to represent the Union in the regional finals of "Cross Country" next February 6 in Puerto Lumbreras for the categories of Children, Youths and Young, being in Lorca, March 6 when the regional championship is held for categories of Benjamin and Child.
The Councillor for Sports, Laura Vincent, has awarded medals and encouraged these children and young people to continue playing the sport as a guarantee of a healthy lifestyle.


The construction of new pump-filter station finished at JSC "Proletariy" inner and fire water supply. Transformer sub-station was assembled and started-up with the force of electric department for needs of new pump-filter station and for future boiler house. Substation of old water treatment switched off and dismantled. Installation of utilities, power supply and air supply finished, installation of pump equipment and water treatment system finished.
In the middle of December 2018 the team of JSC "Proletariy" visited office of Voith company in Heidenheim. The main target of the visit was the discussing of the third step of rebuild BM-5 and signing of the contract for buying the equipment. Firstly, changing was connected with press section. Instead of existing equipmet it is planned the installation of new shoe press, at the result it will lead to decreasing of steam consumption during the technical board production.
One thousand New Year's presents for children JSC "Proletariy" bought this year. Personnel who has children till 14 years old got presents free of charge. The others got the present paying money. Annually on New Year's Eve JSC "Proletariy" also gives presents to children who have problems with physical activity.


Dear Parents, The beginning of a new school year is always exciting for our students and the staff. We want our students to be able to attend school every day, but unfortunately germs seem to follow the students to school. . . .
Beginning the school year of 2015/2016, the school nurses will no longer perform Scoliosis Screenings. If there are concerns about your child having Scoliosis, please see your child's primary physician.
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Adventure Stage Chicago presents the first Adventures in Storytelling festival! Stories from tellers of all ages will be on display as you experience the dramas of other people's lives. Our opening and closing showcases will flaunt professional tellers as they express their personal narratives and more. Jasmin's Cuentos from the Americas will bring you on a bilingual journey into South America as she proclaims local legends, myths, and folktales. Throughout Saturday, we will feature youth tellers as they flourish in their own adventures. Take part in workshops and learn to grow your own stories with sessions by Scott Whitehair, Emily Lansana, and Earliana McLaurin.
Events range from FREE to $5, with our opening and closing performances at $17. Workshops offered at $30.
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