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Grand Historic Tours - 9N | 10D
Ethiopia Grand Historic Tours
Tour Code: ITO - 0001
Duration: 9N | 10D
Transportation: Drive and Flight
Tour Cover: Addis Ababa, Bahirdar, Gondar, Lalibela, Semien Mountains, Axum, Tigray Rock Churches, Denakil Depression
Day 1: Arrival and Addis Ababa City Tour
Date: Thursday, Dec 31, 2020
Up on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, you will be met by our tour representative and drive to hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you will have Addis Ababa city tour. Addis Ababa sightseeing will include Mount Entoto for the panoramic view of Addis Ababa ,National museum: home for the oldest and famous hominid fossil 'Lucy', Trinity cathedral church, Ethnographic museum the then palace of Emperor Hailesillasie known as little Ethiopia and Merkato: the biggest open air market in East Africa. Along the way you will visit significant historical monument of Addis Ababa.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Overnight: Hotel
Day 2: Bahirdar City Tours
Date: Friday, JAN 01, 2021
Transfer to the airport and fly to Bahirdar by ET 126 at 07:10 arrives at 08:15. After check in to the hotel, set out for a boat trip on Lake Tana to see beautiful island monasteries and their valuable treasures which include biblical wall paintings, crowns of different Ethiopian Kings, ancient illuminated parchment books, superb crosses etc. In the afternoon, you will have excursion on a rough road to the magnificent Blue Nile Falls. It is about 400 meter wide with full flood (in June, July and August to mid-September).
Day 3: Gondar City Tours
Saturday, JAN 02, 2021
After breakfast we will checkout from hotel and proceed to Gondar by passing through some of the rural villages, offering wonderful insight into the Amhara culture. After lunch, we visit the royal enclosures of Fassil Ghibe and all the castles of the Gonderian emperors as well as the famous Debre Birhan Selassie church, which is completely covered in murals, with the Angele's faces on the wooden ceiling that have become a trademark of Ethiopian art and design.
Day 4: Excursion to Simien Mountains
After breakfast we drive to the jagged panorama of the Simien Mountains National Park, famed for its exclusive landscape, afro-alpine vegetation and unique wildlife. Due to its unique landscape and its endemic fauna the park has been declared a UNESCO world nature heritage site in 1996. In the park, you may experience the very close interaction with the friendly Gelada Baboons. We drive up to Sankaber (3'220m) and admire the impressive scenery with its deep gorges and valleys and the highest waterfall in Ethiopia. Here a gentle walk would take us about 2 hours. We hope to encounter further endemic animals, such as the Walia Ibex and the Simien fox. In the late afternoon, we will return to Debark, where we will spend the night.
Day 5: Visit of King Lalibela's Rock Churches
After breakfast transfer to the aiport and fly to Lalibela. After check in to the hotel you will explore the rock hewnc church of Lalibela. The Rock-Hewn Ethiopian orthodox Christian churches of Lalibela, are one of the eight wonders of the world. The connecting walls are full of religious symbols. The city contains 11 monolithic churches that were built in the 12th century. Some are beautifully painted inside. Visit the first and the third group of churches, they include seven rock churches. After lunch visit the second group of four rock churches. After diner you will visit cultural houses and be entertained with Ethiopian traditional music and you can taste Ethiopian honey vine.
Day 6: Axum City tour
After breakfast fly to Axum, after check into the hotel, you will have a city tour in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Legends narrate in the Kebre Nagast (Book of Kings) how the city of Axum as early as the 10th century B.C. was already the city where the Queen of Sheba resided. It is told that the son of Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Menelik, brought the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem to Axum and it remained there to this day, preserved in a sanctuary. Famous long before the time of Christ, Axum was the capital of the long Axumite reign, one of the oldest African empires and represented a crucial trade connecting-point between Africa and Asia for almost a thousand years. Visit the Granite stone Stele of Axum, the Tombs of King Kaleb and his son King G/Meskel, the Ezana's stone inscriptions, Queen of Sheba's palace and Swimming pool, and the Church of Zion, the final resting place of the True Ark of Covenant.
Day 7: Visit of Tigray rock Churches
After breakfast, today we continue our journey through breathtaking scenery of Adwa. On the way we first visit Adwa, Yeha Temple then Debredamo; the oldest structure found in Ethiopia. The Adwa Mountains have been in the hearts and minds of Ethiopians for the last 100 years. In 1896, Ethiopians beat back the colonial efforts of Italy in the first ever victory of an all-African army against a European army. The mountains were famous for giving the Ethiopian fighters plenty of hiding places in the craggy, quartzite peaks (sometimes very similar to Utah quartzite). Some 55 km east of Axum, this is the most important pre-Axumite site and perhaps Ethiopia's oldest capital. The 5th century BC Temple at Yeha, displaying incredible skills in stonework, is the oldest building still standing in Ethiopia. Continue driving to Debredamo, which is accessible only by rope and not allowed for women. The most famous Debre Damo monastery is built in the 6th century A.D. as locals tell you, only accessible by climbing a steep cliff using a rope. For ages and ages, monks have been living here a retired, self-sufficient life. The monastery is only accessible to men. The biggest church is built in the Axumite style with beautiful carved wooden panels on the beams and ceiling.
Day 8: Tigray Rock Churches (Abune Yemata)
After early breakfast we drive from Wukro to Hawzen to visit one of the Gerealta rock churches called Abuna Yemata Guh. This church is is one of around 120 Tigray churches that were carved into cliff faces, caves and improbable plateaus between the 4th and 15th centuries. The lofty perches were chosen we're told for their natural protection against enemies of the Church. After lunch drive to Mekele.
Day 9: Visit of Denakil Depression
Friday, JAN 08, 2021
After early breakfast excursion to Dallol (116 meter below sea level, one of the lowest places in the world) where lakes of acid form colorful sulfur formation in the hottest and deepest part of Danakil depression and Look the activity of breaking the salt from the ground, cutting in to rectangular pieces and loading on camels for long caravan and visit the difference landscape formed by volcanic activity, Lake Assal, camel caravans, Acidic ponds, etc. After lunch drive back to Mekele.
In the morning transfer to the airport and fly back to Addis. Upon arrival in the capital city, your will have time for cultural shopping of souvenirs and Coffee. In the evening you will be invited Ethiopian dinner in one of the best traditional restaurants of Addis Ababa with a show of folkdances and songs of the different Ethiopian people. After dinner, it is time to say heartfelt goodbyes!! and proceed to the Airport to take the flight for your country with sweet memories.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Day use room
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Estimated domestic flight: Addis – Bahirdar/Gondar – Lalibela- Axum/Mekele – Addis would be about 250.00 USD/person
9 Nights' accommodation on double bed basis
All Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) on full board basis
All entrance fees according to the tour program
Transfer from/to airport
All ground transportation throughout the tour
English speaking guide services
Scout on the simian Mountains
Boat trip on Lake Tana
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Any service in Addis Ababa
Video and camera fees if and where applicable
Entrance fees to any special ceremonies you might encounter by chance
Tips, telephone calls, laundry services and other expenses of personal nature
Non specified meals
International and Domestic flight
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HMO REFORMS: Kaiser Foundation Study Questioned
The American Association of Health Plans criticized a Kaiser Family Foundation-sponsored study that measured the cost impact of two managed care reform proposals, calling the analysis incomplete. AAHP President Karen Ignagni said, "The biggest thing for us is they didn't score the [Patient Access To Responsible Care Act] provision we have been on record as indicating are the most troubling." The Wall Street Journal reports that these provisions "include the right-to-sue language and other provisions aimed at protecting providers in their dealing with health plans" (McGinley, 4/23). The study, conducted by Coopers & Lybrand, did not account for the costs of requiring "managed care plans to contract with more doctors and thus undercut cost controls." Taken together, the right to sue and any-willing-provider provisions "have an enormous impact on cost and even a small increase in cost has an enormous downward impact on how many people can afford insurance," said Julie Cantor Weinberg, the National Association of Manufacturers' vice president for health policy (Rubin, Los Angeles Times , 4/23).
Offering Their Own Analysis
The AAHP "plans to release a study Monday that covers" the liability and any-willing-provider provisions "and shows higher costs," the Journal reports (4/23). The group commissioned the Barents Group to analyze PARCA, the patients' rights bill introduced by congressional Democrats, and "other similar legislation." The analysis will be released Monday "as part of a Health Benefits Coalition press conference" (AAHP release, 4/22). Discussing the managed care reform issue in general, AAHP's Susan Pisano said, "The bill of rights represents good goals. The question becomes does it require legislative intervention to have it happen." Pisano "said her group would prefer that market forces guide whether consumer protections are added to health plans" ( Los Angeles Times , 4/23).
Seizing The Day
Reacting to the Kaiser Foundation study's analysis, President Clinton said, "This report again shows the utter groundlessness of claims that a patients' bill of rights will significantly increase health care costs. With this new information, there is no excuse left for inaction. I therefore call on Congress again to send me legislation that gives Americans the health care protections they need and deserve" (release, 4/22).
The Journal notes that PARCA's sponsor, Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA), and House Commerce Committee Chair Thomas Bliley Jr. (R-VA) are working "to develop a four-part proposal that would encourage employers, consumers, providers and insurers to create 'HealthMarts,' health-coverage purchasing pools for small businesses." The Norwood/Bliley proposal "also would include several patient protections, though not necessarily the right-to-sue provision; medical malpractice reform and a proposal to make health costs for the self-employed fully deductible by the year 2000" (4/23).

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What does Yoga means to You?
Today's discussion is what Yoga means to you?
What is your Favorite Yoga Practice and Why? Please include a short description of your "style", years of practice and how it makes you feel after the practice. Which yogic concepts resonates with you mostly ( physical, philosophical, spiritual, etc.).
I've been practicing and teaching yoga since 2008. I've got into the practice for a physical pain, evolving into much more. My definition of yoga is: Yoga is a practice to cultivate and sustain attention on the most needed subject. When I can sustain attention and rid of the "scattered" brain, I can perceive the reality a little better. For example, I love hiking with my dog and he is mostly leashed. If another dog is off-leash running towards us, I can react with fear and anger at the dog and the owner or I can see things for what they really are – I need to take control of my fear by taking a few deep breaths and focus on myself to manage my energy and my dog with plenty of tools that I've learned in my dog training.
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Last school year I had my son in an after school yoga class. I think it's wonderful for helping everyone manage big feelings and increase attention. I'm sporadic with yoga, although I know I won't see the benefits from it unless practiced regularly.
Thanks for your comments! Yoga is a state of mind with many benefits. It can be religious, but doesn't have to. I've taught to all kinds of groups from children to deeply religious – just needed to modify a bit for each.
Wow! Hot yoga is too much for me…Actually, I take very light and easy classes, but mostly I practice at home for about 20 minutes a day. My practice is very simple, easy and sustainable – just to get my mind anchored.
True you can see benefit from long term correct practice, but I also think you can benefit from sporadic classes as well!
Started out with Hatha yoga back in the day before there were styles. At that time there were lineages but no real style differentiation. Today mostly practice, Jñana yoga, karma yoga, and Bhakti yoga. Been contemplating getting on the mat again now that my shoulder is good to go again.
Great question. It's always interesting to find out where people are coming from.
Thanks for your comments! Great that you are able to make some time for yoga I have a simple daily practice. I used to teach 3 times a week in New York for quite a few years and it was so fun. Like you, I got quite distracted after we moved to CO and got a house and adapted a puppy followed by a ski accident. But I am hoping to get back to teaching as soon as I "unbusy" myself. In the meantime, have an idea to create simple yoga practice.


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Barton F. Graf Calls on Agencies to Promote Obamacare Enrollment After Trump Slashed Its Ad Budget
The Coverage Coalition sprang up after 90% cuts
By Patrick Coffee
The current administration cut the ACA's signup period in half and slashed its marketing budget by 90 percent.
Coverage Coalition
Few would deny that the American healthcare system remains a confounding beast. But maybe the ad industry can help.
This year's open enrollment period for the statewide health insurance markets established by the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, but the Trump administration is providing as little information as possible to Americans participating in the program.
In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it would be cutting the ACA's advertising budget by 90 percent, calling campaigns promoting it "unhelpful." The administration also reduced the open enrollment period from 12 weeks to six and announced that the healthcare.gov site would be down for 12-hour "maintenance" periods on certain Sundays during that crucial stretch.
Now, Gerry Graf is hoping he and other agency veterans can effectively take the place of the government in promoting its own program. His agency, Barton F. Graf, announced today the launch of the Coverage Coalition, a pro bono project aimed at filling the awareness gap left by the budget cuts.
Graf told Adweek he came up with the idea when a member of his creative department brought the 90 percent cut to his attention.
"We're good at marketing, so we might be able to fill that in, do our own campaign and get the message out to people who really need that information," he said.
Coverage Coalition began this week as a website and a series of Facebook posts, and Graf said his team will soon expand the effort to include 50-60 shareable assets including videos and Instagram-friendly GIFs.
The efforts will be aimed at relevant demographics using Facebook and Instagram's targeting capabilities.
"Once we let people know what we were doing, we picked up a lot of other partners along the way," Graf said, noting that production company Psyop worked on the GIFs and clips while development group Hook QA assisted with the website and Park Pictures is currently helping with an unspecified portion of the project.
Graf also has spoken with friends in the industry who plan to contribute. He said the Coverage Coalition plans to launch a "big influencer outreach" campaign as well. For now, he encourages all interested creatives with a moment on their hands to create their own assets and submit them via the organization's email line.
"We'd like the rest of the advertising community to join in and start making stuff as well," he said.
It's difficult to have a conversation about much of anything without getting explicitly political, especially a program named after the last president.
But Graf is trying.
"A really important part of this project is that the assets we're making have to be nonpolitical; they're really just informational," he said, adding, "There are just as many Trump supporters who need this information, so you can't put people off."
To that point, none of the agency's current clients will be contributing to this effort.
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An Anaheim man who illegally turned left in front of a group of bicyclists in Newport Beach last year, causing one rider to fatally slam into the side of his truck, was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
Jose Luis Huerta Mundo, 38, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, meaning he didn't know his action could kill someone, and was sentenced to 360 days in jail Monday.
Mundo was driving his landscaping truck on Spyglass Hill Road in Corona del Mar on July 15 when he made an illegal left turn onto Harbor Ridge Drive. Meanwhile, a group of morning cyclists were speeding down the hill toward Harbor Ridge, which is just after a blind right curve.
Mundo's truck was blocking the right lanes where the cyclists were riding and Michael Nine, 43, of Santa Ana, slammed head-first into the right rear side of the vehicle. He died from his injuries.
Mundo's guilty plea comes months after a jury deadlocked on the vehicular manslaughter charge and a judge declared a mistrial.
He was sentenced to 360 days in jail and has a hold from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Begins Roll Out to Launch Pad
By Crystal Jones on December 23, 2021
Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is seen in the final assembly building ahead of the planned roll to the launch pad, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. It's vision is "To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity."">NASA's James Webb Space TelescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers longer wavelengths of light, with greatly improved sensitivity, allowing it to see inside dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are forming today as well as looking further back in time to observe the first galaxies that formed in the early universe.">James Webb Space Telescope has begun its stately rollout to the Arianespace ELA-3 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana. Arianespace and NASA will closely monitor the vitals of Webb and the Ariane 5 rocket during the nearly two-hour process. Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 7:20 am EST Saturday, Dec. 25.
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UBC Sending Delegation of Eight to COP26
I am pleased to announce that, following an open competition for all students, faculty, and staff, UBC is sending a delegation of eight to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow this November.
By attending the COP as official observers, UBC delegates deepen their understanding of how global climate negotiations work, with positive impacts for their research and programs. The delegates will also share UBC's exemplary work on the climate emergency with this global gathering, and share their experiences with the wider UBC community when they return.
UBC considers the climate crisis one of the most pressing issues of our time, and is committed to taking action as a leader in sustainability and climate action.
In December 2019, UBC declared a Climate Emergency recognizing that the climate crisis is posing and will continue to pose extensive and disastrous threats to peoples' lives and livelihoods both locally and globally, contributing to famine, migration, and disease worldwide, including impact on individual physical and mental well-being.
Both the declaration, and the resulting Climate Emergency Task Force report – developed in consultation with over 3,900 UBC community members – also recognize that UBC has a mandate to effect change beyond our institutional boundaries, and a fundamental responsibility to foster a culture of engagement and advocacy on climate action.
UBC is an agent of change for sustainability and social justice on the global stage, leading and partnering with other organizations to achieve impact at scale that make a difference for individuals and society. One way we can deliver on our mandate and achieve impact at scale is by fully participating in global dialogues like COP26 – an international convening of nations to discuss what actions are needed to address climate change and to negotiate global and national emissions reductions. UBC has 'Official Observer' status for COP26 and is allocated a set number of 'badges' that provide access to influential side events and exhibits at the conference.
This year, following one of the recommendations from the Climate Emergency Task Force report, the UBC COP26 delegate selection process was an open and transparent competition for all students, faculty, and staff. Applicants were asked to outline how they will use this opportunity to advance a sustainable and just society, how they might accelerate climate actions, and how their unique expertise and perspective can benefit COP26.
From 72 very high-quality applications, a selection committee agreed on eight delegates based on the final number of observer badges available.
The successful applicants include three students, one staff, and four faculty members.
Robert Godin Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UBC Okanagan
Rashid Sumaila University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics
Kathryn Harrison Professor of Political Science
Juvarya Veltkamp Director, Canada Climate Law Initiative, Peter A. Allard School of Law
Temitope Onifade PhD Candidate, Law
Max Cohen PhD Candidate, Geography
Eman Alsulaiti Undergraduate Student, CENES – Modern European Studies
Walter Mérida Senior Advisor to the President and Vice-Chancellor; Associate Dean, Research and Industry Partnerships, Faculty of Applied Science
We're planning some exciting ways to stay in touch with our COP26 delegation during their activities in Glasgow. In addition, I'll be participating in a number of virtual events and activities including a symposium on November 8th with other university presidents organized by the University of Strathclyde, the CESAER network, the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) and Science Europe.
Please keep an eye on the climateemergency.ubc.ca website for the latest news and events.
As one of the world's leading universities on sustainability, UBC is responding to the unprecedented challenges of a changing planet. We're harnessing our individual and collective powers to accelerate action. At this critical moment, it's up to all of us to step up as leaders. UBC is leveraging its position and empowering students, faculty and staff to make change.
Please join me in wishing our UBC COP26 Delegation well on their journey, and in making a difference in this vital work.
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Travel Grants For National Symposium On The Story-telling Tradition Of Sanskrit
Indica Today October 15, 2018
Amrita Darshanam (ICSS) and Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi are jointly organizing a one-day National Symposium titled 'Story-telling Traditions of Sanskrit'. This symposium is an attempt at thoroughly understanding the evolution of story-telling in Sanskrit and to analyze the creativity in bringing truth through the form of story.
India is a land of story-tellers and story-telling, and Sanskrit story-telling traditions are as diverse as the culture of the country itself. The story was the media to take Truth to the masses. Storytelling has it's origins in the form of verses, prose and music in the Trayi, the Vedas. It later moved through the form of much refined language and in poetry in Vālmīki's Rāmāyaṇa, VedaVyāsa's Mahābhārata and Śuka's Śrīmadbhāgavatam, thus completing the triumvirate of Indian culture. The famous trinity of prose literature — Subandhu, Danḍin and Bāṇa — solidified the stance of storytelling in Sanskrit literature.
Many ideas from the Indian tradition of storytelling were borrowed throughout the world. The Panchatantra's fame extended well beyond the reach of India. Works like the Kathāsaritsāgara and Vetālapañcavimśatiḥ are few amongst the many feathers in the shining cap of Indian story-telling. These stories have been re-adapted to the modern media many a time too, in the form of comics and TV shows.
Renowned scholars such as Dr. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra, former Vice Chancellor, Sampurnanda Sanskrit University, Prof. Prabhunath Dwivedi, the award-winning Sanskrit story teller of modern era, Dr. Balram Shukla, Dr. K.S. Kannan, Dr. S.R. Leela, etc, will present papers in the symposium. More information about the symposium is available here.
Indic Academy will provide a travel grant of INR 12,500 for two candidates to attend the symposium. Interested applicants should mail their CV to indictoday@gmail.com. The applicants will be chosen by our Editor-in-Chief. Selected applicants must write about their experience after attending the symposium.
Venue: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus
Date: 20th October, 2018
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describe "Time#wday" do
  it "returns an integer representing the day of the week, 0..6, with Sunday being 0" do
    with_timezone("GMT", 0) do
      Time.at(0).wday.should == 4
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2022 National Assembly Elections Candidates include SKNYPArians
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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 27, 2022 (SKNYPA) – The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) takes this opportunity to congratulate the candidates who were nominated on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, to contest the upcoming National Assembly Elections set for Friday, August 05.
SKNYPA makes special mention of Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, one of its founding fathers, and Ms. Jacqueline Bryan, a former president, who will both vie for the St. Christopher 1 (East Basseterre) seat on a St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party and a People's Labour Party ticket respectively.
Honourary members Mrs. Akilah Byron-Nisbett and Mr. Jonel Powell will also contest the upcoming elections. Mrs. Byron-Nisbett will contest the St. Christopher 3 (West Basseterre) seat on a People's Labour Party ticket. Mr. Powell of the People's Action Movement will contest the St. Christopher 2 (Central Basseterre) seat.
Alumnus Mr. Konris Maynard of the St. Kitts Nevis Labour Party will also contest the Christopher 3 (West Basseterre) seat.
SKNYPA's strong presence in the 2022 St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Elections with the five listed candidates is a true testament to the great work and impact the Association has made on the country's growth and development.
The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association extends best wishes to all the candidates and encourages free, fair, and free from fear elections in the country.
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Last year, our classroom received 10 iPads through a grant. I filled in the gap by purchasing old iPhones off Amazon ($40/each) so all my students would have a touch screen device. The hardware was secured, but I wasn't organized to really USE it with the kiddos.
New year, new goals! I want my kiddos to really CONNECT with other kids this year using their technology. As a blogger, I see the power every day in communicating ideas over social media to others. It's no fun to work on a project and then keep it all to yourself-students want to SHARE!
To begin this process, I needed to make it visual, both to myself and my students. I picked up this wooden hashtag and @ sign at Target for about $5 each.
I then flipped them over and covered them with sticky foam squares. These squares are STRONG! I was going to have to stick the somewhat heavy pieces to a cement block wall, and they appear to have done the trick!
I found a spot on the wall in the front of my room, where the information would stay top-of-mind for us. If we're going to connect with others, we need to be consistent about it!
I then used my Silhouette Cameo to cute out our classroom handle (@RHDRoom10). We'll be using this on both Instagram and Twitter. I also wanted a # so my students could see what other students are doing in their classrooms. After poking around on Google, I realized there really isn't a hashtag (that I could find) for this purpose. So I made one!
If you are a fifth grade teacher (like me!), use #5thto5th.
If you are a fourth grade teacher, use #4thto4th.
If you are a third grade teacher, use #3rdto3rd.
If you are a second grade teacher, use #2ndto2nd.
If you are a first grade teacher, use #1stto1st.
My hope is that we can get a few more classrooms using at least the #5thto5th hashtag. Only students, sharing projects and ideas and work they are proud of. Think of the conversations they could have! Think of the ideas they could share! Think of the social media and digital citizen skills they could learn and practice!
If you have digital devices and are planning on using Instagram and/or Twitter with your kids, post your handle and grade level below so other classrooms can follow you! Post this hashtag on your wall to help remind your students to connect when they post!
I'm linking up with Monday Made-It at 4th Grade Frolics-check out all the other great ideas here!
This is off topic, but….
BRILLIANT! Thank you SO much for sharing this. This is definitely going on my list to make! I think I might have just squealed…a lot!
Love the wooden signs. Great idea to spread the classwork from student to student! Great authentic audience!
What grant program did you use?


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Peagle's Top 5 Gaming Introductions
Anthony Franklin II / October 24, 2013
A great opening can make a world of difference for engaging the player and sucking them into the story, whether it's purely cinematic, or a combination of cinematics and gameplay. The main criteria for this list is intros that immediately grabbed me and pulled me into the game world. With that, here are my 5 personal favorite gaming intros.
5. Gex: Enter The Gecko – At the risk of making my fellow writers feel old, I was only 8 years of age when this game came out. I can still remember falling out on the floor laughing when Gex passed gas in front of the agents. "They play rough, start giving me the business. I give em a little back." It set the tone for what was to come. Gex was the first game I played that "broke the fourth wall" and made me laugh at the different references to movies and cartoons I saw as a kid. Granted now, the whole opening comes off as corny, but this was more of a nostalgic pick for me.
4. WCW/NWO Revenge – Ok confession time, I love pro wrestling. Always have, always will. This game released in 1998, again, when I was 8 years old. At this time, the NWO story was winding down and a lot of kids my age who weren't already watching what was then WWF (now WWE) started moving in that direction. This game however, kept us checking back with WCW a little longer. I love everything about this intro, even Sting inexplicably appearing in the middle of the road with flaming tombstones. In the words of the truck driver in the intro, "WHAT?!" It embodied everything exciting to me about wrestling at the time. The moves, the characters, everything felt like what I watched on TV. To see the NWO version of the World Heavyweight Championship around the waist of Hollywood Hulk Hogan was amazing. I never skipped this opening growing up.
3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask – This remains, in my opinion, the most underrated Zelda game ever. Honestly, I prefer it to Ocarina of Time and for a while I didn't understand why. I realized after some time that it was the first time a Zelda game felt like a sequel (The Zelda Timeline is convoluted, but Zelda II technically is the first and only sequel in the series). The game picks up where OoT left off, explaining that Link is looking for a lost friend, who we know to be Navi the fairy from the previous game. We then see young Link riding his horse, Epona, through the forest. He gets ambushed by the Skull Kid and his two fairies and an epic chase ensues. I'll never forget seeing Link do a flip while jumping between logs. The intro was so fast paced and well done, making you feel like a Link that had learned from his last adventure. Then the game brings you down quite a few pegs…best Zelda intro ever.
2. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon – Mortal Kombat games to me have always been the simplest of the major fighting games in terms of mechanics. In contrast, the stories for the characters and the games themselves have always been detailed. This is easily the most epic of Kombat intros. Seeing every MK character fight it out was awesome and the chase up the pyramid was beautifully animated and well-paced. Now I had not played MK: Deadly Alliance or MK: Deception before this, but I knew Liu Kang had been killed prior to Armageddon. As such, I didn't expect to see him, but when Shang Tsung turned around and a zombified Liu Kang emerged from the fog, it was awesome. To paraphrase wrestling announcer Jim Ross, "BAH GAWD, LIU KANG!! LIU KANG!!!" It was creepy, it fit the MK universe perfectly and made that intro that much better.
1. Bioshock Infinite – The most recent of the games on this list and still my favorite of this year. First off, the degradation of the Bioshock logo never gets old to me. Such a beautiful, yet unsettling effect. The very next thing you see is a quote that, having played the game, is probably the most important piece of information you will get throughout your experience. I can't say more without spoiling it but it's great in that regard. Next, we see two people in raincoats rowing your character to an unknown destination, speaking to each other as if you aren't there. You're given a gun, a vague clue involving numbers and a picture of a girl. Upon reaching your destination (a lighthouse), you're faced with a door and a piece of paper that says "Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt." Eventually, you work your way up to the top. You solve a quick puzzle, and a rocket blast through the clouds later, you're in Columbia and your adventure begins. Irrational Games gives you so little and yet gives you just enough to want to keep going. It set the tone for the entire game and pulled me in so deep, I didn't want to stop playing.
So that's my top 5. Have favorites of your own? Let me know in the comments.
October 24, 2013 in Opinion. Tags: Game Intros, Top 5
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woods says:
Does the intro to borderlands 2 count? cause i thought that was very well done.
and mvc3 (even though it was done in parts) tapped into my inner capcom fanservice. Screw the game tho.
skuzemewoods says:
I'm here for MVC 3's intros– it was done in parts, but if you sat to watch them, it was very well done. Maybe it's the fact that it's good seeing those two universes in an intro that doesn't involve demo gameplay, but– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ-icjELTc4
and I thought borderlands 2 had a damn good intro that put you right in the game.
I hadn't played the first one yet, and i already had figured out what this game was gonna be about just from the intro.
peagle05 says:
yeah borderlands 2 was awesome. i wasnt really a fan of the first one. MVC3 is pretty good too


Dr. Yunquan Sun is President of the ENN Group North America, Inc. and Senior CEO of the InterSmart Robotic Systems Co. Ltd. offering cutting-edge robotic manufacturing systems. Dr. Sun has more than 20 years of experience in research and development, notably in new robotics techniques and solar energy applications. Before joining ENN, he worked as the Senior Research & Development Engineer in ABB's Robotics & Automation Lab, where he was responsible for significant breakthroughs in the areas of robotic calibration, robotic programming and robotic material removal. He holds six U.S. patents, 12 Chinese patents and two national standards, and he remains at the forefront in the development of solar energy in the North American market. A particular focus involves the development of brownfield solar farms.


Yes, yes, I've heard the rumors. The prince is royal, and cocky and has a—well never mind about all that. The problem is, he's also my job. When the King called on me to retrieve the wayward prince, I was ready to walk away. Then I caught my boyfriend cheating—and suddenly leaving never felt like a better idea.
When I left behind my gilded cage of a palace, it all sounded so simple: find my long-lost brother & make him the prince so I don't have to rule the kingdom like my father expects. Then I meet my new neighbor, and quickly realize I've found the queen of my heart—and bed. Just one problem, I can't let her find out who I really am.
Guys! This book. Seb and Penny are just too much for me right now. Talk about a different spin on the whole royals sub genre. I will admit that the only reason I read the book is because of Ms. Malone. She is an auto buy/go-to author for me. Throw in a royals story and I'm even further in. What I did expect is the romance and slow build that these two have in the book. Yes, Ms. Malone takes her time getting these two to fall into bed together. In fact, it doesn't happen until, maybe the 70% mark on my Kindle. I know, I should be floored but in the case of this story, their relationship doesn't need to be rushed.
Penny and Sebastian are two people that are more alike than they realize. I loved watching them become friends and then lovers. It was also nice that while they had outside influences, it wasn't to break them up. Oh no, both of them had some really complicated family issues to deal with that I can't wait to see play out fully in the sequel. Michael and Robert need to be shot, and Aston is just an as* that I don't think we have seen the last of him.
I will give you a warning though. Do yourself a favor and read the free prequel. I know that some people complain because its NOT complete but trust me, it explains a lot of what Sebastian goes through and in a sense, Penny, too. It also sets up what I'm sure is going to be better explained in the next book. Plus, you get see Seb and Penny has children. What I thought was ironic is that never one of them has STILL put two and two together. They have honestly gotten to know each other has individuals and not has the world has seen them.
Honestly, the last page of this book just FLOORED me. Actually the last 3 pages. I know that Ms. Malone has her reasoning for it and I can't wait until I get my hands on Cheeky King. Did I mention that the guys from Blake Security show up??? O.M.G!!!! Ms. Malone if I could give you a kiss, I would. I big wet one. I miss Noah, the Viking God Oskar, and Matthias. No fair either because I'm still waiting for Matthias' book. Maybe Ariel? I loved her and she kept Matthias on his toes.


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Robert Riley Saunders. (File)
Province agrees to multimillion-dollar payout for alleged victims of Kelowna social worker
Robert Riley Saunders is accused of misappropriating funds of children — often Indigenous — in his care
The province has reached a proposed settlement with more than 100 alleged victims of a former Kelowna social worker that could cost up to $15 million.
B.C. Supreme Court documents filed Tuesday, July 15, identified 107 potential victims who were overseen by Robert Riley Saunders while he was in a guardianship role with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Ninety of those alleged victims are believed to be Indigenous. Two are dead and four have settled in separation actions.
Saunders was hired by the ministry in 1996 and transferred to Kelowna in 2001. He was fired in 2018.
Dozens of allegations against Saunders have come to light in the past few years through various civil claims. He is accused of misappropriating funds of children in his care through the use of joint bank accounts and plunging several of his clients into lives of addiction, homelessness and abuse.
READ MORE: Former Kelowna social worker sued again for allegedly stealing from foster children
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The settlement will see each of the 102 class members receive $25,000, with an additional $44,000 provided to Indigenous clients. On top of that, clients could apply for additional funds if they suffered sexual exploitation ($75,000), psychological harm ($45,000), homelessness ($25,000), educational delay ($50,000 over 3 years; $20,000 1-3 years) and bodily harm ($15,000). The maximum settlement any one of Saunders' former clients could receive is $250,000.
Jason Gratl, the lawyer for the plaintiff, said the total compensation could come out between $12 million and $15 million. Gratl also mentioned the allegations date back to 2001 and there may be more children involved. But poor or false records were kept.
"The records created by Riley Sanders tended to be false and self-serving because Riley Saunders was known to be a con-artist and a self-serving fraudster," Gratl said in an interview Wednesday.
He said employment records show that Saunders was insensitive to Aboriginal culture and history, yet he was assigned to work with high-risk Indigenous children by the ministry.
The ministry wasn't immediately available for comment and Saunders has never commented on the allegations or filed a statement of defence in court.
In its reply to the lawsuit filed in court, the ministry admitted to "vicarious liability" for the acts and omissions of Saunders.
The reply said the ministry detected financial irregularities involving Saunders in December 2017 and he was suspended a month later.
"Steps were taken under the direction of the local (ministry) office to ensure the immediate safety and well-being of the children, youth and young adults on the caseload of Mr. Saunders," stated the response to the civil claim.
The prosecution service said it has received a report on Saunders from the RCMP and possible charges are being assessed.
Two lawsuits filed against the province and Saunders in 2018, alleged Saunders moved the children from their homes in order to make them eligible for financial benefits from the ministry, then opened joint bank accounts for each youth.
"Saunders stole the funds deposited by the ministry into joint bank accounts by moving them to his own individual account at Interior Savings and by paying his personal expenses by electronic transfer from the joint bank account," the statements said.
They also alleged Saunders was aware of the youths' vulnerability and aware that he exercised parental control over them
After the allegations against Saunders became public, he disappeared from Kelowna. He has never been served with any of the dozens of civil suits he is facing.
Gratl said Saunders was recently believed to be working at a golf resort in Alberta.
A certification hearing for the class action is scheduled for July 28. If approved, it would allow an individual's case to stand in for all the class members.
A decision from the court on approval of the settlement is expected after the certification hearing.
The province has launched its own suit against Saunders to recuperate some of its lost funds.
– With files from the Canadian Press
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Haugaland videregående skole
Haugaland videregående skole is in a Norwegian context, a large upper secondary school, mainly focusing on vocational training. The school has approximately 850 students who come from a wide geographical area and has traditionally also had students with wide variations in their theoretical knowledge. The school offers the following vocational programmes:
Building and construction,
Design, arts and crafts,
Healthcare, childhood and youth development,
Service and transport,
Technical and industrial production.
Because it is a combined vocational and academic school, Haugaland also offers classes in General studies specializing in arts. The school has 170 staff and in addition to the 6 main education programs also has a branch for students taking alternative education and is responsible for 100 students at the apprentice school and for prison education in Haugesund, Norway.
Read about the project
Spannavegen 38
N-5531 Haugesund
Telephone: +47 52 86 56 00 Telefax: +47 52 86 56 09
Contact person: Mr Tim Golding - Project coordinator
Email: golding@skole.rogfk.no
Web: www.haugaland.vgs.no


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Here we are at the beginning of a new year once again, and you're probably already thinking about how to make 2017 even better than 2016. But let's take a minute and appreciate the great work you did last year. It was definitely a big year for real estate, and we asked real estate professionals to share the moments they were most proud of in the business in 2016. The question is how will you follow it up with even bigger accomplishments in 2017? Take a look at some of your colleagues' biggest achievements in 2016, and tell us your own story in the comments section below.
Love and Real Estate
In searching for a date, I encountered a woman with whom I shared similar interests: live concerts, movies, eating healthy, and enjoying each other's company. As we got to know each other, we discovered that we both were in real estate; she is a rental property owner, and I specialize in residential property management. I helped her divest her inventory and replace them with higher-quality rentals, as well as get the management accounts for the properties. We now share the same household together! —Norbert Huston, GRI, Huston Associates Real Estate, Stockton, Calif.
Back to Where It All Started
This year I was blessed with a heartwarming sale. I had the opportunity to sell a generational homestead back to its original family. It had ended up as an REO with the last owners (non-family members), and my clients called up wanting to see it. I had to tell them it was already under contract, but they begged and I relented. While I was showing the home, I heard whispers among my clients: "Remember when you fell in the creek, Dad?" That's when they told me their story and how much they wished they were able to repurchase their family home. With a wish and a prayer, I called the listing agent and asked her to please allow us first dibs if the current sale contract were to fall through. The listing agent said it was a pretty solid deal, but she'd let us know. The following Tuesday, the deal miraculously fell through, allowing my clients the opportunity to buy back their memories. It was a very touching sale and one that reminds me every day what a wonderful profession real estate can be. —Jacklyn Leber, e-PRO®, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties, Twin Bridges, Mont.
Proving Her Professional Worth
I got a seller $30,000 more for her home than she was asking as a FSBO. —Kathleen Marie Stansfield, GRI, Exit King Realty, Venice, Fla.
Balancing Priorities
I was an NAR regional vice president and still had a record year for sales and profit. —Joe Pryor, CRS, e-PRO®, The Virtual Real Estate Team, Oklahoma City
A Win for Everyone
My proudest moment was when I worked out an occupancy between my seller and a woman in her 70s going through a divorce. He needed to have a means of income, and she needed to have a place to live right away. The transaction closed about five months later. I felt I delivered on my duties to all parties. —Don Day, SFR, Diamond Realty & Associates, Bossier City, La.
Overcoming Complex Challenges
I completed a transaction that included an appraisal that came in $65,000 low, a lengthy temporary lease for the buyer, acreage that had to be reallocated and resurveyed, and a chicken coop full of chickens! It was an extremely complex transaction, but with the right attitude and a spirit of cooperation, the other agent and I were able to successfully close this transaction. I'm counting this as my big win for 2016. —Dana Johnson Williams, GRI, RE/MAX ONE, Beaumont, Texas
What was your biggest accomplishment in 2016? Share your achievements in the comments section below.
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Important Tax Provisions Still Available for 2016 Tax Year
The following status update on mortgage debt cancellation relief, an important federal tax issue for homeowners, is written by Jon Boughtin of NAR Media.
The 114th Congress recessed in early December without completing work on a so-called "tax extenders" package needed to continue important tax breaks for real estate. This included tax relief for the cancellation of mortgage debt, as well as the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.
Mortgage debt cancellation relief is important for underwater homeowners who, without the provision, would be taxed on mortgage debt forgiven in a short sale. Mortgage insurance premium deductions, likewise, are helpful for a large number of homeowners, particularly first time homebuyers, who lack a 20 percent downpayment when purchasing their home.
The National Association of Realtors® advocated for a tax-extenders package that would extend both of these provisions into 2017, but Congress adjourned without taking further action.
Although these provisions expired at the end of 2016, there is a misconception that they are unavailable to homeowners for the 2016 tax year. Both the mortgage debt cancellation provision and the mortgage insurance premium deduction are available to homeowners filing their 2016 taxes this year.
Further work is required in Congress to extend these provisions into 2017, and NAR is supportive of those efforts.
You can learn more about this issue at NAR.REALTOR.–Jon Boughtin, NAR Media
10 Articles You Found Most Useful in 2016
December 21, 2016 by Anna
We at REALTOR® Magazine are always looking for tips and insights into the real estate business to share with you in hopes of improving your odds of success. This year, we hit a nerve with a few interesting stories covering topics such as verbal missteps with clients, social media posts that could land you in hot water ethically, and underlying tensions between brokers and team leaders, among others. These 10 features were the most popular on our website in 2016; did they help you learn something about your business?
7 Things You Shouldn't Say to Clients
Sometimes, real estate agents' tongues get ahead of their brains. Here are some client scenarios to approach with tact and diplomacy to keep your business relationship on track.
5 Things Prospects Can't Say No To
People instinctively turn you down when you offer them your service. Work in these phrases when communicating with prospects to get them to "yes" faster.
Social Media Posts That Get You In Trouble
It's often misunderstood how the Code of Ethics extends to your online conduct. What you wouldn't say or do in front of someone, you also shouldn't do on social media.
5 Things Every Real Estate Pro Should Fear
These wicked marketing tactics are nightmares for your business. Here's how to avoid spooking clients and killing your future success.
Trends That'll Influence Homes in 2016
Help your buyers and sellers learn what's new on the residential front to meet their own needs as well as the desires of future buyers.
What Are Your Team Leaders Not Telling You?
Office dynamics can be tricky where sales teams are concerned. Team leaders offer brokers these thoughts on how to reduce frustrations.
7 Sins of Personal Branding
Your personal brand influences how you want others to feel about you. If your photos, logos, and other elements aren't executed right, it could harm your reputation.
Are You Too Nice For Your Own Good?
We're taught to be kind to everyone, but that means keeping your guard down against potential predators. To stay safe, adapt your nature to a more dangerous world.
6 Steps for New Agents to Succeed Long-Term
Do these things at the beginning of your career, and you'll set yourself up to build a business that will last well into the future.
Do You Know Your Emoji Etiquette?
Emojis are becoming commonplace in professional communications, but know when they are and aren't appropriate to use with your clients.
Families Can Get $11,000 More In Loan Funds
Interest rates are inching up and credit can still be hard to get but there is one bright spot for households hoping to buy a home soon: they can get a larger loan now, thanks to recent loan-limit increases for both conforming loans and loans backed by FHA.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) increased the conforming loan limit a few weeks ago, for the first time in 10 years, and it's now at $424,100 in most markets, up from $417,000.
That increase didn't come about by chance. Among other things, the agency last year heard from NAR on making the limits more responsive to changes in market conditions. "NAR encouraged them to use a number of factors that would create the most favorable result in all communities nationwide and did in fact result in an increase in loan limits," says Megan Booth, an NAR regulatory policy representative.
As a result of that increase, FHA loan limits will also be going up, because those limits are set as a percentage of the conforming limit. Starting in 2017, borrowers in high-cost areas will be able to get loans as high as $636,150, almost $11,000 more than what they can get this year. That increase is expected to make a big difference for households trying to buy in major metro areas like Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington.
Details of the new loan limits are covered in the latest Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR. Also covered are remarks by Reps. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) on why it's crucial that lawmakers do no harm to housing next year should Congress take up tax reform and reform of the secondary mortgage market companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Despite being on opposite sides of the aisle, both lawmakers said residential real estate is too important to the health of the U.S. economy for any changes to disrupt home sales. That means lawmakers must tread lightly as they look at whether long-time tax incentives for homeownership, like the mortgage interest deduction, should be touched. It also means any changes to Fannie and Freddie mustn't reduce investor interest in mortgage-backed securities. "I think [low interest rates on 30-year, fixed rate loans] go away if we don't have a government insurance program," Sherman said at a meeting NAR hosted last week with S&P Global on the state of homeownership.
The video also includes remarks by NAR President Bill Brown on the nomination of neurosurgeon Ben Carson to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and what to expect in home sales in 2017. Access the video.
REALTORS® Get In On the Mannequin Challenge
For those who haven't heard, the Mannequin Challenge, an online video challenge where people freeze in place to enact a still scene while someone takes a video of it, went viral in the last couple of months. The challenge, which started with teens capturing moments of adolescent life, has grown in popularity among people of all ages — and now real estate professionals are even joining the fun.
Members of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® went stiff for the challenge during the Triple Play REALTOR® Convention & Trade Expo in Atlantic City, N.J., earlier this month. The idea to take part in the online challenge came from Jesicca Skoloda, YPN chair for the Luzerne County Association of REALTORS®. Check out PAR's video above. Think your association could do better?
Sponsor Webinar: The Future of Property Management
November 30, 2016 by Anna
REALTOR® Magazine is promoting a sponsor webinar on the future of property management. Below is text provided by the sponsor, AppFolio, about the event.
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Do You Know the ABCs of Personal Branding?
By Seth Price, digital marketing specialist and vice president of industry relations for Placester
Do you consider yourself to have a great personal brand? Would you buy a house from yourself? If you hesitate in answering those questions, it's time to take a deeper look at your personal brand. People still like to do business with those they know, like, and trust. And, if you're not paying close attention to your reputation signals, you could be missing out.
In real estate, your personal brand is more important than ever. Word of mouth and "word of mouse" can make the difference between obscurity and a million-dollar listing. In research for my new book, The Road to Recognition, I interviewed over 250 successful personal branders, from Gary Vaynerchuk and Chris Smith to Brad Inman and Ben Bacal. You may have heard of Ben; he's one of the top REALTORS® in the U.S. and sold more than $400,000,000 in real estate last year with a team of just six.
What I discovered in my research turned out to be a surprisingly simple road map for building a personal brand. If you want the best personal branding tips in one place, then you'll LOVE this infographic.
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A Reminder of What's Good in the World
November 7, 2016 by Anna
Good Neighbor Award winners from left: Ed Liebzeit, Cindy Barrett, Susan Gruen Helsinger, Wyn Ray, and Sarah Sorenson.
As I took my seat shortly before the start of Saturday night's ceremony honoring REALTOR® Magazine's 2016 Good Neighbors, I grabbed my phone and got on Facebook for only the second time all day. "For once, I've been too busy to post about the election," I wrote in my status update. (Covering the REALTORS® Conference & Expo, which is now being held in Orlando, Fla., will keep you from thinking about almost anything else.)
I scrolled through my feed, looking at articles and comments disparaging this or that candidate, which is pretty much what I see all day, every day on Facebook anymore. (I'm way too guilty of contributing to this myself.) The more I read, the more I became angry and impatient. And then I felt angry for allowing these emotions to take over at a time when I should have been celebrating the extraordinary measures the five REALTOR® winners (and five honorable mentions) have taken to make life better for disadvantaged members of their communities.
I resolved to power down and turn my full attention to these heroes' amazing stories. What I heard was nothing short of miraculous. If you're overwhelmed, as I am, by events in our country and world at this moment, I'd like you to hear what I heard Saturday from these awe-inspiring Good Neighbors. Maybe it will give you a much-needed emotional reboot.
"Imagine a house with no indoor plumbing less than a mile from where you live," said Cindy Barrett as she accepted her Good Neighbor award. For her, it's not just in her imagination. Her organization, Christmas In Action-Spartanburg, has repaired more than 800 homes for low-income owners who in Spartanburg, S.C., who were living in unsafe conditions because they couldn't afford to keep up with home maintenance."
"They cannot believe that someone they don't know wants to help them," Barrett said. "I'd like to believe we also restore their hope."
CIA has helped veterans with disabilities, elderly widows who couldn't afford to keep up their home, and many others who have to rely on help from their neighbors. "We need to be neighbors helping neighbors," Barrett said. "The way it makes me feel to love my neighbor is something I never bargained for. It's an awesome privilege."
Susan Gruen Helsinger talked about her son, Jason, with the pride every mother feels. "He loved building model rockets, he was a black diamond skier, he loved computers. He wanted to go to Princeton." But then, at age 15 in 1985, Jason died from a sudden cardiac event.
In his memory, Helsinger established the Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation, dedicated to funding advancements in cardiac research and screenings for children. The foundation has brought screenings to 2,000 kids – 72 of whom have been diagnosed with cardiac abnormalities.
"I always felt that if there had been a test for Jason, maybe we would have understood and been able to do something more," Helsinger said. She travels widely, to such places as the West Point Military Academy in New York, to spread her message. "I asked cadets for a favor. Somewhere along their journey, I asked them to do something for a child somewhere in the world and to say it's their contribution to Jason's memory. His life had meaning."
Men have a particular responsibility to stand up to domestic violence, said Ed Liebzeit, whose Community Safety Network offers a safe haven for women escaping violence, harassment, and sexual assault. "Men need to stand and say loudly, 'That's enough and we're not going to accept it anymore.'"
Domestic violence affects every demographic group, Liebzeit said, but too often, people look the other way. He noted that high-profile people such as celebrities and athletes often add to an environment in which domestic violence is excused or swept under the rug. "Every one of us can help by being a friend, recognizing the signs of abuse, and reaching out and being that voice that victims need.
"My wish is that others are inspired by my story," he continued. "Giving back is really what it's all about. It's the best feeling you could ever have. Success is defined by what we have done to make our community a better place."
"Our story is filled with faith, miracles, and answered prayers," said Wyn Ray, who, along with his wife, Sunny, regularly travels to the impoverished African nation of Ethiopia to help build projects that improve conditions for the people of the village of Wekin. There used to be elementary and high schools where students would sit on dirt floors and couldn't drink from fountains or use bathrooms because there was no access to clean water.
"When I'm at home, pouring a glass of water, I think about the 8,000 people [in Wekin] who are forced to drink dirty water," Ray said. Over the years, he has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help build latrines and a security fence around schools and soon will ship 20,000 books for students.
Ray spoke of the people he's met who have inspired him to work harder every day for the people of Wekin. "I think about a paralyzed woman who walks on her hands. She lives in her mud hut without electricity, a bathroom, or running water," he said. "I hope to bring a wheelchair for her."
Ray also remembers a young, sick boy he met. Ray raised enough money to pay for the boy's medication for two years. But the boy took the money and instead bought a cow, who then gave birth to two calves. The boy sold their milk to pay for his medication. "What an entrepreneur," Ray said.
Sarah Sorenson, who founded Wishing Well…For Maui Students in Hawaii, recalled her first career as a public school teacher. It was then that she learned how inadequate school funding was for ensuring a quality education. "The first frustration was convincing people that our public schools needed anything at all," she said. "Most people don't realize that in Hawaii, our schools don't get any funds from property taxes. There is never going to be enough money to fund our schools."
But her organization and its volunteers have raised $1.5 million in goods to give to Hawaii's public schools. They gather wish lists from teachers and try to fulfill their requests. "Schools are the backbone of most neighborhoods," Sorenson said. "If schools improve, our communities improve, too."
Sorenson closed the evening with a quote from her favorite author, Dr. Seuss. "'Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened,'" she said. "We're all glad for what has happened in Maui."
True Colors of Good Neighbors
Feeling a bit frazzled at the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla., and want a fun way to relax? Coloring is a popular and proven relaxation technique. Stop by the Good Neighbor Awards booth (outside the Expo entrance) to help color our Good Neighbor mural. You might even meet some of the Good Neighbors themselves, like 2016 winner Cindy Barrett, pictured at front, who stopped by to give us her autograph on the mural.
How One Association Uses the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
One tool the Northern Virginia Association of REALTOR® uses to help its members succeed is NAR's Profile of Home Buyers ad Sellers. This year marks the annual report's 35th anniversary, and to note the occasion, Ryan Conrad, NVAR's CEO, sat down to talk about how his association uses the data and
graphs in the report to help its members understand today's consumers, both on the buyer side and the seller side. That's especially important now that millennials have become such an important consumer presence in the market.
Conrad says his association uses the data in its magazine and in outreach to the press. It also uses it as material for educational sessions. "What I like most about the report is the value the research provides to add context to our presentations at sales meetings and community events," he says. "My staff and I use the data to help our members stay on top of market stats and to ensure our association remains a reliable source of information for them, for the media, and for the community."
Conrad talks about the report in a one-minute video.
Other association executives and brokers talk about the report as well in another short video:
More on the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.
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Inaugural Nanna Golf Classic
February 8, 2015 flurryjimbob
Attendees: CG (scratch), JH (scratch), RH (9)
Result: CG: 92-16, JH: 85-21, RH: 110-11. Jim takes it.
Format: Stableford
Keilor Public Golf Course. The course is okay, but probably below what the Nannas usually expect from their golfing facilities, being very flat, very straight and the greens not quite up to snuff. It looks to be in the middle of a major overhaul as three quarters of the holes have been upgraded, with bunkers lining fairways and a lot of landscaping being completed, however, the run from 7 to 9 feels very much like playing in Junee.
Gilla and Jim played off scratch, and Rhian got nine shots. The handicapper got it pretty much spot on for Gilla and Jim, however there is still a question mark over what Rhian should be playing off. He was given shots on half the holes on account that he had previously beaten Gilla (no mean feat), however, he probably should sit somewhere around 12 to 14.
Front nine
After the first couple of holes, which were a bit of a mixed bag for all involved, Jim quietly started to establish a slim lead. He hit the green in two on the par 5 third then got nearest the pin on the par 3 6th, with a majestic pitching wedge, and was generally playing solid, getting off the tee nicely and hitting the ball straight if not particularly sweetly with his irons. The one area he wasn't particularly doing so well at, though, was with his flat stick. He couldn't buy a putt.
Gilla was hot on his heals. After his abject failure at the 6th, he started to come at Jim, matching him off the tea and generally going stroke for stroke with Jim until the nine, the first hole he won. Gilla's driver was key, and his chipping, when he missed green, was really making Jim work hard. It seemed like he was settling into groove and was going to streak away from the field.
Rhian meanwhile, was struggling. He repeatedly sliced his driver, which often left him in the tea trees and nothing to work with for his all important approaches. The one thing that Rhian did have going for him was his putting. Mid way through the front nine, he found his range and started banging them in from all over the place.
After Gilla's run culminating in him winning the 9th his back nine got off to a bad start. On the par 5 10th, his tee shot went straight left, not making twenty metres and not getting passed the women's tea (he owes us all a round), and then he started playing army golf (left, right; left, right). From there he did still play some good golf but was always behind and trying to make it up. It was his work off the tee that was hurting him. The par 3 13th was a classic example. His tee shot he duffed, barely hitting it 30 metres, but stepping up to his second shot, he put it on the dance floor and then holed out for a par.
Rhian, on the other hand, started to pick up. His swing found a bit more rhythm and his putting remained a factor. Mid way the back nine, it looked like he would overtake Gilla, only for him to bomb out on the last three holes. Again his driver let him down, finding the trees right, just when it looked like Gilla was in trouble.
Jim meanwhile, was in the groove. He messed up the par 3 11th, hitting his seven over the green but apart from that he played solid par/bogey golf. He bought a new three wood over Christmas, and coming into the last four to five holes it really started to pay off. He didn't hit fairway every time but he put the ball way down the fairway, and most times gave himself a short iron to the green. It has to be said if he had been putting better, he would have shot a much lower score, but the greens were a bit of mystery to him.
In the finish
In the finish it was a pretty good day. Apparently the Nannas will be heading out on a monthly basis to do battle again, so we will probably have to look into some better courses. Yarra Bend will come into it (even though this correspondent thinks it's a bit over-rated, especially after its last facelift), Gisborne will be an option too (if Gilla can get over his nightmares from his last visit there), and Trentham could also be an option (even if it does give Jim a significant advantage).
September 30, 2006 flurryjimbob
Friday, 6th October 2006
5-7:45pm, drinks at Riverland
8pm, dinner at the Waiters Club
10:30- Midnight, Daytona
Midnight, poker, venue yet to be decided on (although all suggestions will be investigated for their suitability by upper management)
One option is Prudence, however we have to finish by 1:30 am
Kondo is also offering his house in Richmond as another venue
One other venue I forgot to mention was Ume, after 1:00 1:30am


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Marianne Gosz|May 4, 2005
The end of this academic year means the end of my career as a columnist. Jump for joy, all anti-Goszers, but for those of you who crave my bi-weekly slap-in-the-face, this is a sad, sad day.
I'm graduating with a degree in Broadcasting, and I've decided to pursue a career in radio. Everyone tells me all the money is in television. Then, I look at them, a deadpan expression on my face, and sneer, "I'm not perky."
I had the unfortunate experience of meeting one of Milwaukee's celebrated news anchors during my internship last summer. He came to the radio station I was working at to read the news because our regular anchor was on vacation. He asked me what I was doing there. I said I was an intern.
He asked me if I was going into radio or television. I told him radio. He told me there was no money in radio. He said that anyone who believes money can't buy happiness never had a lot of money. I told him that was alright, maybe I'd marry a doctor or something. He told me that doctors always divorce their first wives, and I should be sure to get the house put in my name. That way, after the messy divorce settlement, at least I'd have a place to live. Apparently he knew from experience.
On my way out to the parking lot, I thought about vandalizing his Cadillac. I wanted to destroy him the way he'd destroyed me. I wanted to call the television station he worked for and tell his bosses that he was a jerk … but then I realized they probably already knew he was a jerk and didn't care because he was good for ratings. The only people who didn't know what a tool this guy was were the poor viewers who fell for the act.
It dawned on me then that career advice from "professionals" isn't all it's cracked up to be. I've gotten some great tips over the years, but I'm not going to heed the words of Mr. Big Shot. Except maybe the house thing.
When I take everything I've learned under consideration, one cheesy quote sticks: "Wherever you go, there you are." Read into it what you will, but I think it means that no matter where you are or what you're doing, you're always going to be the same person. Nothing's going to make you any better … not a job, not a house, not anything, really, unless you're happy with yourself. The celebrated news anchor that I met, despite all his material possessions and success, was obviously unsatisfied. I'm not. My life kicks ass, and I think that makes me a bigger success.
This viewpoint appeared in The Marquette Tribune on May 5 2005.
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Children's & Youth – Steven Universe (Cartoon Network): "On its surface, Rebecca Sugar's animated series develops a complex mythology centering around the Crystal Gems — 'polymorphic sentient rocks' who protect young Steven and his human friends from cosmic threats. But in this earnest fantasy epic and superhero saga, empathy is perhaps the most important superpower, something our real-world human society needs now more than ever."
Institutional Award – Sesame Street: "For 50 years of educating and entertaining children in the U.S. and around the world. Conceived by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, Sesame Street" premiered in 1969 with wide-eyed optimism and determination to make a difference. Structured on the belief that a children's TV show could help close an achievement gap in preparation for school, while also teaching about the values of diversity, mutual respect, and empathy, it remains one of the 1960s greatest offerings. Its central messages are about appreciating locality, accepting and valuing difference, and learning how to be a massive bird's friend when you're a green trash monster. And yet it teaches these lessons, day in and day out, alongside functional lessons about basic math, spelling, logic, patterns, and a love of music, art, and dance. Sesame Street is also honored for its advocacy role in reminding citizens and politicians why public broadcasting is necessary and valuable, challenging us to make a difference and to be good, caring people while we do so."
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