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You are certainly encouraged to help your little athletes as they go about their events each Friday night and any assistance on Wednesday will always be appreciated.  Very limited coaching is possible on Friday nights but there are are some techniques that we have found to be valuable for young athletes and require all our coaches to generally follow those guidelines.  We have found these techniques are well suited to proper development of the young athlete - bad habits once learned are rarely forgotten.
We will have a small group of young coaches wandering about each Friday night who have been instructed to coach those techniques and they may be at your events to help with your athletes.   The intent is for the parents to work with the coaches, generally following our required procedures but always to ensure the athletes are having fun.


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Rural America

  • Trump’s Attack on the Postal Service Is a Threat to Democracy—and to Rural America

    You’d think that the Republican Party, which depends on the undue weight given to rural voters for its continued political life, would be particularly solicitous of the post office. But, at the higher reaches, its ideological preoccupations are stronger: the post office is a government service, and therefore bad; it should be run instead by people who can make money from it.

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Path Analysis on the Biopsychosocial Determinants of Infertility among Reproductive Aged Women in Surakarta, Central Java

Luthfia Zauma, Uki Retno Budhiastuti, Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari

Background:  Infertility is a multidimensional problem. This problem occurs not only because of health problems related to anatomic factors such as problems in the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and endometrium, but also there are more factors such as physiological, genetic, and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the incidence of infertility in women.

Subjects and Method: A case control study was conducted at the Gynecology Obstetrics Polyclinic and Sekar Fertility Clinic, Dr. Moewardi hospital, Surakarta, Central Java, from October to November 2019. A sample of 200 women reproductive age was selected by fixed disease sampling. The dependent variable was infertility. The independent variables were age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, endometriosis, family history, exposure to cigarette smoke, and stress. The data were obtained from medical record and questionnaire. The data were analyzed by path analysis run on Stata 13.

Results: Infertility in women was directly increased with age 35 years (b= 1.20; 95% CI= 0.18 to 2.22; p= 0.021), BMI <18 or ≥25 (b= 2.93; 95% CI= 1.95 to 3.91; p<0.001), high physical activity (b= 1.30; 95% CI= 0.28 to 2.33; p= 0.013), endometriosis (b= 1.17; 95% CI= 0.20 to 2.13; p= 0.018), exposure to cigarette smoke (b= 1.19; 95% CI= 0.20 to 2.23; p= 0.023), and severe stress (b= 1.18; 95% CI= 0.27 to 2.08; p= 0.011). Infertility in women was indirectly increased with age, physical activity, and family history of infertile.

Conclusion: Infertility in women is directly increased with age 35 years, BMI <18 or ≥25, high physical activity, endometriosis, exposure to cigarette smoke, and severe stress. Infertility in women is indirectly increased with age, physical activity, and family history of infertile.

Keywords: female infertility, risk factors, path analysis

Correspondence: Luthfia Zauma. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126. Mobile: 0813379 77377.

Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2020), 5(2): 173-181

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Differences between a will and a trust

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Guest: 00:00 Hey, good morning. How are you doing? So I want to make sure I understand the significant difference between a will and a trust. For example, I’m remarried and I have a child, a former child with my previous marriage, and I have one with my current one. Why to make sure everyone’s taken care of and want to do and just don’t understand the differences really with what a trust is.

Justin: 00:26 Yeah. Bill, there’s, there are some differences between there, generally the trust is just something that’s more involved. And if you have, you know, multiple people and depends a lot on your the amount of assets that you have. Really depends on whether you need the will or the trust

Guest: 00:37 The I got, I got a couple of homes. Yeah, I’ve got some assets.

Justin: 00:41 You know, it’s probably better to, you know, sit down and he’ll prly, it and he’s probably gonna tell you to do a trust just because it’s an easier way to divide up the assets and make a crystal clear of what’s going to go on. Because what we often see, as, you know, I don’t even do this kind of work, but I see the people who come in and you know, it can destroy a family if it’s not all laid out properly of who gets what, where it goes, and have the property divided up in order to avoid a probate. That’s what you’re really trying to do is, you know, avoid the probate and make sure that your wishes, you know, get carried out. Right? That’s what we really want. Right?

Guest: 01:11 Right.

Justin: 01:12 So if you give me a call on Monday, the same number, eight, five, five law show, give me a call on Monday and I will get you to someone who can set up a trust for you. Okay.


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August 2019

Highs and lows in Cambodia

Monday 26 Aug Krong Svay Rieng to Neak Loeung. 63km.  Our first proper day on the road in Cambodia and scenery-wise it’s not that exciting. A flat road that’s bumpy and dusty …..but considering it’s their main highway through the country it wasn’t that busy for a Monday morning, which isn’t a bad thing for […]

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Bye bye Vietnam, hello Cambodia…

Along the sides of most of the roads in Vietnam there are way-markers that count down the number of kilometres to the next town or city. Every now and then there are also markers to towns and bigger cities further away. Today I looked over my shoulder when I passed one and saw Hà Nội […]

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The road to recovery

Monday 12 Aug – Friday 16 Aug. 72km around  Nha Trang.  In recuperation mode and although neither of us are good at completely relaxing we have been forced to have a week of doing very little while I try to get back to full strength to get back on the road. We have read many blogs […]

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Our round-up of Vietnam

We have been holed up in Nha Trang for Martina’s convalescence, so there was the potential for a gap in our blogs as there’s not much happening. Well actually there’s a lot happening… just invisibly inside Martina’s bones and muscles! So, we have decided to finish our Vietnam round up to ‘plug’ the blog gap. […]

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A big ouch and the big five oh!

Tuesday 6 August 19 – Ninh Hoa to Nha Trang – 41km (Martina last 16km by ambulance) As we had a short day planned we were up and out a wee bit later than usual. We were being blown along nicely by a tail wind so at about 18km, instead of going straight to Nha […]

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Friday 2 Aug 19 – Quang Ngai to Bong Son – 90km We are very much in functional cycling mode now, so in between days off we’re trying to cover a decent few miles each day. However, as Martina wasn’t too well yesterday we decided to see how we’d get on today …and as it’s […]

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– Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard

The Little School approach to nutrition is designed not to simply feed the children, but to nourish their whole selves – to care for their nutritional health, to provide a joyful eating experience in an inspirational environment, and to connect them to their larger eco community through tending gardens on campus and sourcing local farms for the freshest ingredients.  Our goal is to respect children’s natural ability to eat as much as they need and to grow in the way that is right for them while we work to cultivate positive lifelong eating habits within them.  We are aware that early childhood is a critical time period for influencing healthy eating habits and we take this window of opportunity seriously.

When feeding children in our care, we work to maintain a division of responsibility:

It is our job to choose and prepare the food, provide regular meals and snacks, support a pleasant eating experience, teach children about the food they are eating, and model openness and enthusiasm about the food at mealtime. It is the child’s job to eat the amount that they need, learn to eat new foods, grow predictably, and learn positive and pleasant mealtime behavior.  For infants, the division of responsibility is clear- parents choose what the child will be fed – formula or breast milk, and the infant is responsible for everything else.  We follow the infant’s innate cues to determine when, where and how much we feed them. When babies begin to transition to solid foods, adults are still responsible for what the child eats, and  also become more responsible for when and where the child is fed. The child is still, and always, responsible for how much and whether to eat the food that is offered.   This continues from toddlerhood through childhood – the adults are responsible for what, where and when and the child is responsible for how much and whether they eat.

This approach allows us an opportunity to demonstrate our belief in the competency of children. And it is an approach that takes patience, practice, and perseverance.  The key to success is confident consistency. We understand and respect children’s innate fear of new or unfamiliar foods and view a child’s hesitancy as a stage he or she can move through with our support.  We operate with the knowledge that when we provide multiple exposures of new foods in a non-threatening, non-judgemental manner, children will eventually choose to alter their attitude about the food and include it in their repertoire.   We are mindful to never use coercion, even well intentioned rules such as: “finish your plate”, “take a no thank you bite,  or “eat more of this, then you can have this.”  This is pressure that impedes the children’s right to take their own risks, listen to their own signals, and develop their own healthy sense of initiative.

Just as Conscious Discipline challenges adults to examine their own beliefs around children’s compliance, our Nourishment philosophy requires us to turn our gaze inwards and examine how our own beliefs, assumptions, and attitudes about food impact our children.  We are consistently mindful of our power to influence children’s choices and behavior. We know that the attitudes we model toward nutritious food, particularly if negative, act as powerful motivators for children.   Our preconceived notions of what children will or will not eat can influence a child’s decision to try a bite of something new.  By being conscientious of our own limitations, we are able to employ strategies for enticing children to eat while  perhaps even acquiring a new relationship with the food we eat ourselves.

With our infants, we work to support them as they develop trust in their world. We demonstrate that we are responsive to their hunger cues and offer security by demonstrating to them that their needs will be consistently met.  We provide a nurturing and comfortable place to eat, in our arms, and spend this eating time also connecting with each child until we read cues that he or she is done.  We feed them when they are hungry and stop when they are done.  As babies begin to explore food served at school, we follow their cues and allow them to explore with small bites and tastes.   As soon as they have developed the finger control to grasp, they are given opportunities to feed themselves.  By the time they are one, most babies are on a consistent and predictable snack and lunch schedule.

Our toddlers’ growing independence calls for us to allow them opportunities to do more for themselves, including taking on more responsibility for feeding and cleaning up after themselves, regardless of the mess.  Spills are considered routine, not a crisis. We provide portions appropriate for them and present them in a manner to promote success. We allow them to say no to new foods and respond with respect for their personal tastes as well as offer possibility for change:  “Ok.  You don’t like (the new or unfamiliar food)  yet”.  We understand that sometimes toddlers go on food jags, or can change preferences frequently.  We expect that at this stage in their development, often their appetites are led by growth spurts, which can lead to varying eating habits.  Predictable routines and repeated exposure  are provided.  We maintain confidence that if a child does not eat all foods presented at a meal, another opportunity is only a short time away.

As toddlers move into early childhood, we encourage them to take on even more responsibility around mealtimes. They contribute to setting the table with silverware, pouring milk into glasses, passing ceramic bowls to each other, and cleaning it all up.  The practice of passing plates, not only encourages social development, but requires balance, coordination, and problem solving.  Real risk of breakage allows for the opportunity to learn how to safely handle and manage these items. When an occasional dropped glass breaks, we use these opportunities to teach how to safely clean up after an accident happens.

We encourage the children to listen to their own bodies’ signals of satiety to decide when they are hungry and when they are full.   Children are empowered to serve themselves from the family style servings, and adults act as as advisors when it comes to portion sizes.  Children are responsible for whether they try a new food or how much to try.  We provide encouragement to take those risks and celebrate when new foods are explored. Children learn a great deal from each other in this stage. Witnessing a more adventurous eater happily take a spoonful of chickpeas and tomatoes can stir curiosity in a picky eater, and lead to an exploratory taste.

We provide all of our children with meals that are created with intent.  We offer opportunities to learn and experiment, to take risks, to practice independence.  We demonstrate our trust in their ability to listen to their own internal signals as they decide how much and what to eat from the choices that are offered. We serve delicious food prepared with fresh ingredients brought to us by local farmers or grown in our own gardens.  And we understand and accept the powerful responsibility we carry to nourish the children in our care.


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5 Things We Know On A Sunday – From What You Should Want From Politicians And What They Should Wear To Handwriting And Hot-Wings

5 Things We Know On A Sunday

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  1. I realized recently that I no longer know how to write every letter in cursive. My writing has evolved into some sort of hieroglyph that future scholars will long debate its meaning. Sometimes, looking back at my own notes, I am that scholar.
  2. The best way to find things you’re not looking for is to look for something else. I’ve already found several things today I didn’t know I needed. Still haven’t found what I started off for though. I think this may also be a U2 song.

3. Top 3 Hot-Wing Sauce Flavors. 3. Traditional Buffalo Style Wing Sauce. 2. Bourbon Honey Mustard. 1. Any version of Mango-Habanero. Bonus: Bleu Cheese is the only acceptable dipping sauce .

4. When I hear a politician or leader talking about “unifying” us or finding “common ground”, what I really hear is “I want you to think like me and I don’t want to have any dissent or disagreement”. Politics is and always should be about sharp differences and disagreements. And that is OK. Personally, I don’t want a politician I favor to compromise and embrace ideals that I’ve rejected. I want that person to stand-up for those ideals and fight for them. Whatever it is you believe in, you should want and expect nothing less from the person you vote for.

5. I think it would be awesome if politicians wore suits like NASCAR drivers and PGA golfers that have their sponsor logos all over them. When it comes to some of your local folks, there might be just a few names on those suits, but they’d probably all be the same names for the elected officials. Plus, if they wore these suits, it would be cool when they get interviewed on local news and start thanking all their sponsors for a great council meeting and a fun tax-increase!

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(September 16,2013: Please note I am no longer accepting photos – thanks for all your great submissions!)

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Please share your wonderful urban wildlife photos!

Beginning in mid-September, I’ll be speaking at various venues about my new book, The Urban Bestiary, and I’m developing a slideshow of urban wildlife images that will play as folks in the audience find their seats.

I’ll also be using urban wildlife photos in some short videos I am producing for the book, and other social media venues.

So I’m inviting you to submit your best urban wildlife photos! The Urban Bestiary is about the community of beings, so I’m happy to have a way for others in the community to join in and play a part.

With Tom’s help, I have set up a submission site here. I’m looking for images of North American wildlife, especially in urban contexts (coyotes on sidewalks, raccoons on porches, squirrels on bird feeders, bears raiding garbage cans, hawks on the fencepost, chickadees in the garden…).  Fancy lenses not required–some of the best urban-wild moments are captured on iPhones!

I’ll be posting my favorite images to an album on my Facebook page, I’ll put a few here on the blog, and I’ll use them at speaking engagements. Of course I’ll credit all photographers.

In addition, I’ll draw from the submissions and send one photographer a personalized, signed copy of The Urban Bestiary the week it comes out (September 17).

Please submit your photos here!

Please read the terms on the submission form. By participating, you are granting me the right to use the images you submit as part of promotion for The Urban Bestiary, and certifying that you own the rights to the images you submit.

Thank you so much! I’m looking forward to seeing your photos and reading your captions!

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Distributed Simulation: A Model Driven Engineering Approach

Distributed Simulation: A Model Driven Engineering Approach

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

My Book Cover is In!

Hi Readers:

Not to sound like Steve Martin in The Jerk when he ran through the street with the White Pages yelling, "The new phone books are here!  The new phone books are here!", but I've just gotten the cover for my novel from the designer and I like it.

This book is a romantic comedy/chick lit/inspirational, but the next one I plan to release will be a Christmas story called A Shepherd's Song.  Since that will be an entirely different genre, I thought that perhaps blocking the title and my name and carrying that over to my other books will tie them all together.  I'll probably change the colors and fonts to suit the book though.

Here is my cover.  What do you think of it?  I'm shooting for a release date of July 26, which if you didn't know it is St. Anne's Day.  St. Anne We learned this prayer in high school and it figures in the book:

Dear St. Anne, get me a man as fast as you can.

I went to an all girls, Catholic school and some of the girls needed prom dates.  Sr. Jane Frances taught the class this prayer, and all the girls got dates for the prom.  St. Anne is the patron of single women.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Some Great Feedback & Praise for Second Set of Eyes

Well, I'm progressing with the publication of my novel, St. Anne's Day.  All the experts recommend having your manuscript professionally edited before publishing.  I searched for an editor and found one with impeccable credentials and experience.  Plus her website has the same template that I used for a former website--I figured she had good taste like me (ha ha).  The editor was Cynthia Sherwood at

I sent her my first chapter to evaluate it for an estimate and was I pleasantly surprised to get this message from her:

However, and I should preface this by saying I've never said this to a potential client before, you need to decide whether it's necessary to hire someone. Though it's possible the rest isn't as clean as the first chapter, it really does look like it's in great shape. I hate for you to spend money on something that may be only marginally helpful. But, of course, if you decide to go ahead with it, I would love to take you on as a client. Let me know what you think.

Not only does she have great credentials, she has integrity!  What a gem I found.  I'm ecstatic that the novel is in such good shape and doubly pleased to find someone with such depth of character that she would actually advise me that I don't really need her services.

You can bet I will be consulting her in the future for any editing projects I may have.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Six Line Sunday

This is a scene from St. Anne's Day, my soon-to-be published novel, when Anne, the main character, and Gerry, her love interest, take to the dance floor during a wedding they attend.

Little by little, Anne melted into Gerry’s body until there was no longer any distance between them. The stiletto heels made her taller, elevating her head so that it came to his chest. She rested it next to his heart, closed her eyes, and inhaled his intoxicating cologne. She could feel the strength of his muscles beneath the gabardine suit as he held her tightly. The heat from his body penetrated her and fused them together. She would be content to spend eternity like this.

Monday, February 13, 2012

A Daddy of a Plan Redux

Great news! The people I interviewed for an article last year called to say that the editors at Woman's World magazine saw my article online and are interested on doing another article on them. They are thrilled and so am I! This is one of my favorite articles that I've written. It's a beautiful story.

In case you missed it in Northern Connection magazine last June, here it is again.  Keep the tissues handy!

A Daddy of a Plan

Like most new fathers, Bruce Russell beams with pride when he talks about his daughter, Julie. What’s different is that Russell, of Ross Twp., is 61 and it took nearly 40 years to meet his child.

In 1971, when he was heading into his senior year at Slippery Rock University, his former girlfriend, who had broken up with him the month before, called to tell him she was pregnant with his child. After much consideration, they decided it would be best to give the baby up for adoption. The child was a girl and Bruce never got to see her. “That was something I really regretted,” he said.

Bruce resumed his life and eventually married his wife Karen when they were both in their forties. “I’ve known about the baby since our third date,” Karen said. “When we started dating, we both sensed that this relationship was going to be lasting, and Bruce confided in me about her.” Besides Karen the only others who knew about the baby were Bruce’s parents. “My brother was in the service at that time, and we decided that he didn’t need anything else to worry about,” Bruce said.

Then last August everything changed. “I picked up the phone and it was the Pittsburgh Children’s Home” Karen said. “I assumed it was one of Bruce’s clients. When I asked if I could help, the woman said they could only speak to Bruce. I immediately called him at work.”

When Karen told him the Pittsburgh Children’s Home was looking for him, he knew exactly why. “I’d never stopped thinking about or loving my baby, and I had always had this gut feeling that if she is like me at all, she’ll contact me,” Bruce said. After Bruce called them back and verified that he was the Bruce Russell they were looking for, he remembers telling the woman, “You don’t know what good news this is.”

His daughter, Julie Morse, a professional bassoonist and music teacher who is married with two children and lives in Phoenix, then contacted him by e-mail. In the initial message she told Bruce about her life, and the similarities between hers and Bruce’s are uncanny. Julie related that she had been placed with loving parents who lived in the Pittsburgh area until she was five. Her family then moved to Baltimore. She told Bruce that she was athletic and loved music and had to decide between the two when she entered Ithaca College. “What was amazing is that I always loved athletics and music too. I’m a phys ed major. I grew up near Albany and moved to Pittsburgh. She was born in Pittsburgh and attended college in Ithaca and lived near Albany for a while and even chose to work in the Catskills just as I had,” Bruce said. “She wrote that she often thought of becoming a marine biologist, and I don’t know how many times I’ve told Karen that if I had my life to do over, I think I’d be a marine biologist.”

Another similarity is their sense of humor. In one of the paragraphs Julie told Bruce that she often fantasized that her biological father had been a member of the rock band Rush. “I burst out laughing, and realized that like me she often resorts to humor,” Bruce said.

They e-mailed each other every day for a month and then exchanged photos. And the similarities between the photos they swapped are enough to induce chills. Although the relationship was developing smoothly, both moved cautiously. They were both conscious of not slighting Julie’s adoptive parents whom Bruce feels he owes a debt of gratitude. “When I heard about all her accomplishments and the things her parents had done for her, I knew we’d made the right decision. I could have never given her the wonderful life that they did.” Bruce has written her parents a letter expressing his appreciation.

Then Bruce and Karen began to tell family and friends about their new-found daughter and her family. When asked how difficult that was, Bruce said: “I was so happy, I told anyone who had a pulse. I swear I was beaming so much Karen was suffering scorch marks.” His only regret is that his parents will never know their granddaughter. His father passed away a few years ago and his mother has Alzheimer’s disease. “After the adoption, my parents never mentioned it ever again. I think if they had, it would have made it real, and they would have missed her too much.”

This past January Bruce and Karen flew to Phoenix to meet Julie; her husband, Saul; son Ian, 11; and daughter Evelyn, 8. They were met at the airport. “The first time I saw her, I looked into her eyes, and it was like I saw myself looking back at me,” Bruce said.

“I had planned to video the meeting,” Karen said with a laugh, “but I started crying and the video is a disaster. All you see is feet and hear everyone sniffling and crying.”

The Russells spent four days with Julie and her family doing things that fathers and grandparents do. “I hate to make it sound like it was all rainbows and roses, but it was,” said Karen. Bruce was mindful of how this was affecting Karen too. “I’m now sharing him with someone else,” Karen said, “but he’s kept me in the loop on everything, showing me every e-mail. Bruce has changed. There’s a side of him I’ve never seen before. He seems much more at peace.”

There was a moment during their visit to Phoenix that stands out with Bruce. “Julie and I stood in front of a mirror and looked at ourselves together, and I just felt complete. My heart got bigger.” In addition to e-mails, they talk every Sunday and the calls last for over an hour.

This month Julie and her family are coming to Baltimore to visit with her parents, and the Russells are traveling there too. They hope that in the future Julie will come to Pittsburgh because family, friends and neighbors would love to meet her.

In one of her e-mails to Bruce, Julie referred to herself as a mistake. Bruce forbade her to ever say that again. “I told her that she may not have been in my plans, but you certainly were in God’s.”

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday

Letitia took Gerry’s name and address. When she asked for his insurance card, he stood, holding the towel to his hand, and tried to reach into his pants pocket to extract his wallet but couldn’t.

“Anne, could you get into my pants?”

Anne’s eyes grew wide. “Pardon me?”

“Hell,” Letitia mumbled. “Now that is what I’d call one of them ‘offers you can’t refuse.’”

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Depositing Regularly

Last month I wrote about wisely investing your trust. Not to belabor the financial metaphor, but this month I want to discuss something related to investing—that is the need for making regular deposits. In November, the Penn State sexual abuse scandal blasted onto the stage, unfolding like a Shakespearean tragedy. I must qualify myself as biased. I didn’t attend Penn State but my husband, son-in-law, nephew, and numerous friends and relatives have. Currently, my youngest son is a sophomore there. During the last 32 years, I’ve visited State College numerous times and have had nothing but wonderful times there with the Penn Staters I have met. It truly has been Happy Valley for me.

While the “Penn State family” has been horrified by the child abuse that allegedly took place there, many were also saddened that Joe Paterno, who passed away on January 22, was consequently fired. During the holidays, the scandal naturally was a hot topic. A clear divide emerged about the justification for firing Paterno. Those in the “Penn State family” most frequently offered the opinion that if Joe knew something and didn’t do it, he should have been fired, but they just couldn’t imagine him not doing the right thing. Those who were not Penn States were less inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Why is that?

I think the Penn Staters’ view goes beyond school loyalty—to something important--that if we were wise, we would all do. And that is to make regular deposits into your integrity account. The truth will either vindicate or indict Paterno. However, for those of us who are Penn Staters, we’ve studied Paterno, knew his deeds and have admired him not only for his success on the field but also for his integrity. He regularly made significant deposits into his integrity account. Joe Posnanski, a journalist with Sports Illustrated, moved to State College last fall to objectively study Paterno for a book he is writing about him. Posnanski wrote this blog in November that helps to explain the feelings of Penn Staters:

I have thought about Joe Paterno, his strengths, his flaws, his triumphs, his failures, his core, pretty much nonstop for months now. I have talked to hundreds of people about him in all walks of life. I have read 25 or 30 books about him, countless articles. I’m not saying I know Joe Paterno. I’m saying I know a whole lot about him. And what I know is complicated. But, beyond complications — and I really believe this with all my heart — there’s this, and this is exclusively my opinion: Joe Paterno has lived a profoundly decent life.

He has improved the lives of countless people. I know — I’ve talked to hundreds of them. Almost every day I walk by the library that he and his wife, Sue, built. I walk by the religious center that tries to bring people together, and his name is on the list of major donors. I hear the stories, the countless stories, of the kindnesses that came naturally to him, of the way he stuck with people in their worst moments, of the belief he had that everybody could do a little bit better — as a football player, as a student, as a human being. I’m not going to tell you these stories now, because you can’t hear them. Nobody can hear them in the howling.

Clearly, Paterno has made countless deposits into his integrity account. What about you and me? Do we have a healthy integrity account? If someone were to accuse you of a misdeed, would you have enough good will in reserve to preserve your reputation and provoke people to say, “They would never do that!” I hope I do.

I tried to recall if there had ever been a time when I was accused of something and what had happened. While this may seem inconsequential to you, to me it was important—it must have been; this interlude happened more than 30 years ago.

During the last week of my senior year of high school at Saint Benedict Academy in 1978, we girls were suffering with spring fever and severe senioritis. Undoubtedly, this led to the students becoming a bit rowdy as we neared graduation. One afternoon during the change of classes, things got very loud as only a hallway packed with 250 teenage girls could get. Someone was wailing, and our principal, Sr. Kathleen, thought I was the one responsible. “Janice,” she scolded, “settle down and stop screaming.” Not one to be assertive, I uncharacteristically defended myself. “It wasn’t me, Sister,” I said. “I wasn’t screaming.” (Truly, I wasn’t.) She looked dubiously at me while I headed off to class.

What happened next left a deep impression on me. Later that afternoon, as I was sitting at my lunch table, Sister Kathleen came to me. “I want to apologize for reprimanding you before,” she said. “If you say, you weren’t screaming, I believe you.”

I took Trigonomety and Calculus in senior year, and if pressed today, I could not remember how to solve a Trig problem for the life of me, but her trusting my integrity I remember. My admiration of her for having the humility and forthrightness to come to me not only greatly increased but this experience also taught me the value of regularly making deposits into your integrity account.

Six months ago, would you have dreamed Paterno would die under these circumstances? Who knows what you or I may some day face? Build up your integrity account now with good deeds and exemplary behavior; you never know when there may be a run on your bank.


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LeBron James knew the Cavaliers had the Warriors beat after Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals

Back in the early summer of 2016, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed the greatest comeback in NBA history, winning the franchise’s first NBA title after being down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors

In Game 7, Kyrie Irving hit a late 3-pointer to clinch the championship, but in LeBron’s mind, the series was over a few days before, after the Cavs won Game 6 to even the series at 3-3. Speaking to his teammates in the locker room, LeBron was confident they had the Warriors beat.

“They f—– up. Mentally and physically, I’m telling you,” LeBron said. “They f—– up.”

Of course, the comeback is a few years in the past now, but with a historic series like this, any sort of look back at how it happened is going to be interesting. And this insight into the Cavs’ locker room is particularly so.

It’s no surprise that LeBron and Co. were confident — they had to be in order to pull off that comeback — but it’s fascinating that “The King” could see the Warriors’ will fading away in real time. They still had to go out and beat an incredibly talented Warriors team, but this speech from LeBron must have given them a real boost.

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A prominent member of Russian clown ensemble Derevo, Tanya Khabarova was last seen as the Valentinoesque suitor in the company’s macabre fairytale, Once. Now visiting London alone, Khabarova’s new solo show conjures a very different atmosphere. The piece is billed as a return to the elemental landscape of Derevo’s successful 1998 show, The Red Zone. As a performance in its own right, however, Reflection is a somewhat baffling melee of assorted images.

Appearing initially as a slight, androgynous figure, sporting a long, white nightgown, Khabarova performs ritualistic tasks with random items set out on a table; pausing to emit silent screams, then returning to the rituals seemingly unaffected by these emotional outbursts. The mood and images change rapidly and radically from this rather controlled beginning, as Khabarova proceeds to move, in turn fluidly, animalistically and frenetically, in the space. A variety of cultural influences from Butoh to African dance are evident, yet these diverse images seen together have little impact. As soon as one begins to develop a feeling or understanding for one of Khabarova’s silent expressions, she has already moved on to the next, leaving one bewildered.

The extended pause following Khabarova’s final exit thankfully allows a moment of calm for the overstimulated senses to absorb the performance. And yet, I still remain unsure as to whether there is any substantial emotional sense to be made of the piece.

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If you want to make more room in your home, remodeling your basement can be a good investment. There are also a lot of things that you will want to consider, such as the type of materials you will use to finish your basement. You will also want to have a good floor plan for things like emergency windows, that'll satisfy the egress code. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your basement remodeling project:

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At trvlvip, we encourage a simple and yet strategic approach to travel promotions as well as efficient loyalty program earning and redemption opportunities. If you knew you could travel in luxury for much less, it might encourage you to travel a lot more!

We certainly hope so! Because a new study by Skift reveals that 41% of Americans didn’t take a single vacation day in 2015 (almost the same result as in 2014) and almost 17% said they took fewer than five vacation days! That is shocking!

In 2015, the US had its strongest hotel results on record. Compared with 2014, the US hotel industry occupancy came in at 65.6%, up 1.7%. Average daily room rates were up 4.4% to $120 and the industry also set records for supply with an increase of 2.9% (more than 1.8 billion room nights) and demand up 1.1% (1.2 billion room nights).

Well now we know that Americans should be using their vacation days and, based on the hotel industry results, that business travel continues to be strong.

It’s a big world just waiting for you! And, with that in mind, we’ve highlighted some great hotel updates to inspire you to maximize your miles and points from business and personal travel and to take that vacation you’ve been putting off!

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In 2015, Hilton Worldwide signed contracts for more than 100,000 new rooms and the Hilton brands currently make up nearly 20 percent of all hotel rooms under construction across 100 countries.

Given all of those new rooms, it’s no surprise that Hilton’s CEO, Chris Nassetta, feels that Hilton has the scale to be successful with a focus on organic growth instead of acquisitions.

Currently, Hilton Worldwide is the largest hotel company in the world with 750,000 rooms. But once Marriott International acquires Starwood Resorts, with 1.1 million hotel rooms, Hilton will move into second place.

Here are my top 5 current PERK and TIP highlights for Hilton:

  • CONRAD & WALDORF TRIPLE PLAYIt looks like this one has been extended into 2016 (at least for now)! And what could be better than Hilton’s top two luxury brands rewarding you in 3 ways? Conrad and Waldorf Astoria properties are offering 3 promotions that can be stacked for maximum bonus points on paid and award nights!
  • HILTON TRIPLE POINTS – Another way to earn a triple. Stay 2 nights and enjoy 3 times the HHonors points any day of the week anywhere in the Americas through January 30, 2016. Hurry on this one!
  • HILTON $50 LEISURE ESCAPES PACKAGE – Stay at a participating Hilton Worldwide property and you’ll receive a $50 resort credit each night! Currently over 70 Hilton hotels and resorts are participating with a special offer for Hilton’s two luxury brands, Conrad and Waldorf Astoria!
  • HILTON – 80% BONUS ON POINTS – It’s a good time to buy or gift Hilton HHonors rewards points if you were targeted and if you ACT FAST! Until February 9, 2016, Hilton is offering an 80% bonus on the purchase of up to 80,000 of HHonors points! It seems this offer is available to those who bought HHonors points in 2015.
  • HILTON 15K DREAM BIG PROMO – Hilton is rewarding targeted HHonors members with 15,000 points simply for completing an eligible stay of 2 nights or more within 90 days after registration and before January 12, 2017.

Keep in mind, most Hilton promotions can be combined with other deals for an even bigger bonus!

And remember, whether you earn Hilton HHonors Elite status by achieving the nights, stays or points required or by having the right credit card or even by completing a fast track offer, making it to Elite status will change the way you travel with Hilton.

Before renting a car from Avis or National, always visit trvlvip to enjoy the current Hilton HHonors discounts and bonus offers.

And finally, don’t forget to check the special Hilton Hotel Deals website for great perks and discounts up to 35% if you’re planning a visit to Asia, India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the South Pacific, Australia or New Zealand. And right now you can also save up to 35% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa!

Many other great Hilton HHonors Perks are on our site this month including HHonors member and other discounts, bonus points offers, new hotel promotions and more! And most of these promotions can be combined with other deals making it easy to rack up a bunch of HHonors points!

And be sure to check out all of the other current Hilton Perks and Tips!

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We are coming upon the end of our Hyatt Diamond benefits year at the end of February. We first achieved Diamond status through a status match challenge late in 2014 that carried us through all of 2015 and into 2016 and boy was it a luxurious year courtesy of Hyatt! And Elite level status matching is even easier this year with Hyatt’s instant Diamond status match for SPG Platinum members (with Hyatt Gold Passport Platinum open to SPG Gold and Elite members of other hotels). You can read all about it below.

And we suggest you take a quick look at our Gold Passport Diamond status refresher and pay special attention if you have Diamond Suite Upgrade Awards that expire February 29, 2016. We have a few great tips on how to get the maximum value from these valuable awards and cover a change coming down the pike for the awards issued in March.

The big news this month from Hyatt is unfortunately not positive. A data breach that occurred between July 30 and December 8, 2015, allowed unauthorized access to payment cardholder names, card numbers, expiration dates and the verification codes from credit cards used at certain Hyatt restaurants, spas, golf shops, parking, and a limited number of front desks across 250 of Hyatt’s over 600 global properties.

We suggest you review the extensive list of Hyatt’s affected locations and respective at-risk dates and to keep a very close eye on your credit card statement if you used a credit card at any of these locations. Hyatt has been working with third-party cyber security experts to resolve the issue and strengthen the security of its systems.

Back to the good news… Hyatt introduced a few new promotions over the last couple of weeks that are worth a look. And we are hoping for a big global promotion soon.

Here are my top five current PERK and TIP highlights for Hyatt:

  • HYATT’S INSTANT MATCHES TO ELITE – Hyatt’s attempts to describe this status match have been quite inconsistent, but this month they’ve clarified their intentions. Hyatt is now clear that they want Starwood SPG Elite members to join Gold Passport and is offering a straight status match to Platinum and Diamond Elite status and they may also provide Platinum status to Elite members of other hotel companies. If you are Elite with Hyatt, share this with friends and family who are not!
  • HYATT US & AUSTRALIA SALE – Hyatt Gold Passport members enjoy 15% savings on all room types in Australia through June 30, 2016, and in Chicago, Hawaii, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Washington DC for all of 2016.
  • HYATT UP TO 25% OFF THIS WINTER – Whether you prefer snow or sandy beaches, Hyatt has you covered with great savings! Enjoy up to 25% off the Hyatt Daily Rate on stays across Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and the Middle East at over 110 participating Hyatt hotels! Reservations will be accepted until February 22, for stays until March 15, 2016.
  • HYATT AND M LIFE – HIGHROLLER STYLE – What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…unless it’s a great Tip on a lucrative partnership with the iconic M Life brand! Great ways to earn and redeem points at over a dozen Vegas properties like Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, Mandalay Bay and more – and reciprocal Elite benefits apply! Make your next Vegas trip even more luxurious with Hyatt.
  • HYATT DOUBLE POINTS RATE PROS & CONS – Hyatt is once again offering the option to enjoy double Gold Passport points for your qualified stays at participating hotels in 2016. If you’ve ever wondered if adding the Double Your Points option makes good financial sense, read this one.

And before renting a car from Avis, always visit trvlvip to enjoy the current Hyatt Gold Passport discounts and bonus offers.

Be sure to check out all of the other current Hyatt Perks and Tips!

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IHG Rewards Club

On January 12, 2016, IHG opened its 5,000th hotel, the 293-room Hotel Indigo Lower East Side in New York City. IHG now has properties in 100 countries worldwide and boasts 90 million IHG Rewards Club members!

And the Perks and Tips keep coming! Here are my top current PERK and TIP highlights for IHG:

  • IHG REWARDS REWARDS CLUB OVERVIEW (updated) – If you’re an IHG member then you need to learn about the 2015 program enhancements – including the new Spire status, plus a few reminders to ensure you get the most out of the IHG Rewards Club program in 2016.
  • IHG – ACCELERATE YOUR BONUSES IN 2016The newest “targeted” Accelerate Promotion from IHG Rewards Club offers 30,000 to 128,000 bonus points for eligible stays completed between January 1 and April 30, 2016.
  • IHG REWARDS CLUB PRICELESS SURPRISES – With IHG and MasterCard’s Priceless Surprises, you’ll enjoy fantastic rewards for all eligible IHG stays across the world (or mail-in game entries) through February 15, 2016.
  • IHG DOUBLE UP MILES PROMOTION – Enjoy double reward miles on any of nearly 50 global airline partners simply for registering and completing eligible stays with IHG before April 30, 2016.
  • IHG POINTBREAKS SPECIALS – Act fast to receive IHG PointBreaks Reward Nights for only 5,000 points per night through April 30, 2016. The new list of over 170 PointBreaks hotels will update Monday January 25, 2016!

Remember that IHG has teamed up with Uber to offer more convenience for IHG Rewards Club members. Just access the Uber button from within the IHG mobile app to request an Uber ride to or from your IHG hotel. And if you are new to Uber, you’ll enjoy $20 off your first ride and 2,000 bonus IHG Rewards Club points courtesy of IHG. Click here if you’d like to learn more about Uber and also to access few valuable tips to save you time and money!

Before renting a car from Avis or Hertz, always visit trvlvip first to enjoy the current IHG Rewards Club discounts and bonus offers.

And don’t forget about IHG’s Ambassador Program. It’s a great value with many luxurious benefits for anyone who stays at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.

Be sure to check out all of the current IHG Rewards Club Perks and Tips!

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Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Rewards

Marriott recently introduced several great promotions including their newest global MegaBonus offer.

Here are my top five current PERK and TIP highlights for Marriott and Ritz-Carlton:

  • MARRIOTT’S SPRING MEGABONUS – Marriott’s newest MegaBonus promotion with personalized offers runs from February 1 through May 15, 2016, and allows you to earn a free night, bonus points and a special prize if you complete both challenges successfully. Registration is now open, so sign up today!
  • RITZ-CARLTON 2X ELITE NIGHT BOOST – This is one of our favorites! For each eligible night spent at participating Ritz-Carlton hotels in 2016, Ritz-Carlton Rewards members will once again receive 2 Elite night credits! That’s a fantastic 2-for-1 Perk!
  • MARRIOTT & RITZ STATUS BUY BACK – If you weren’t able to achieve the necessary nights or stays to retain the same Marriott or Ritz-Carlton Rewards Elite status level you enjoyed in 2015, Marriott and Ritz are allowing you to buy back your 2015 Silver, Gold or Platinum status with Marriott Rewards points through April 1, 2016.
  • MARRIOTT – NEW MEMBER REWARDS – Simply join Marriott Rewards and enjoy a free night at a category 1 through 5 hotel after completing just 2 eligible stays within 120 days. We know many of you are already members, so share this one with friends and family who are not!
  • MARRIOTT REFER A FRIEND – Speaking of friends and family, with Marriott Rewards “Refer a Friend” promotion you can earn up to 50,000 bonus points and your friend can earn up to 10,000 bonus points. Now that’s what friends are for!

Always keep an eye out for PointSavers, which will save you up to 33% on your Ritz-Carlton and Marriott award stays and the fifth night is always free! New hotels are added weekly so check back often!

And don’t forget the excellent reciprocal benefits of RewardsPlus – the industry pairing between Marriott and United.

We suggest you sign-up for eBreaks, Marriott’s published list of discounted properties sent each week by email for the following Thursday to Sunday weekend stays. The properties are normally in North America and the discount is typically around 20% or more.

And before renting a car from Hertz, always visit trvlvip to enjoy the current Marriott Rewards discount and bonus offer.

Be sure to check out all of the current Marriott and Ritz Perks and Tips!

Starwood Preferred Guest

Back in November 2015, Marriott International announced the intention to acquire Starwood Hotels and Resorts for $12.2 billion and the transaction expected to close in mid-2016. And then in December Starwood named Thomas Mangas, currently an EVP and CFO of Starwood, the new CEO who will lead Starwood through its merger with Marriott International.

Despite the planned merger, Starwood continues to introduce great promotions and grow. In fact in 2015, Starwood had its highest number of hotel openings in its history with 220 new signed hotel management and franchise agreements and 105 new hotels with 22,500 rooms in 30 countries.

Also, Design Hotels, SPG’s newest luxury brand, now has 22 hotels listed on the Starwood website, with more coming soon! The expectation was to have 40 Design Hotels as part of SPG by year-end 2015. It’s possible Marriott’s intended acquisition could have slowed that pace.

Each Design Hotel that becomes part of SPG opens the door for SPG members to earn and redeem Starpoints and enjoy Elite benefits. You will earn Starpoints and enjoy the Elite VIP treatment today and will be able to redeem points for stays in early 2016. Design Hotels has close to 300 hotels and this exciting development could open up some very interesting Starpoints earning and redemption opportunities.

And if you’ve achieved SPG Gold or Platinum status, Hyatt is offering an easy way to Gold Passport Elite with a straight match to Platinum and Diamond Elite status! This generous offer is worth a very close look!

We have over 30 great Starwood Perks currently on the site including Starwood’s newest global promotion, Take Two!

Here are my top five new PERK and TIP highlights for Starwood:

  • STARWOOD’S TAKE TWO GLOBAL PROMO – Enjoy double bonus Starpoints for stays of 2 or more nights at any Starwood property and an additional 250 points for stays of any length at select hotels and resorts. And Starwood recently added another 2,500 points after 15 nights and 7,500 after staying 25 nights until April 30, 2016!
  • SPG YOUR WORLD REWARDS – To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Your World Rewards program with Emirates, enjoy up to 3,000 Starpoints for eligible stays through February 29, 2016.
  • SPG OPENS THE DOOR TO 2,500 POINTS – Get keyed up for your next Starwood stay by registering your mobile phone for SPG Keyless entry. Once registered, book 1 stay at a participating hotel using your registered American Express card before February 29, 2016, to enjoy a 1-time award of 2,500 Starpoints.
  • SPG NEW MEMBER EXCLUSIVE – Starwood Preferred Guest has a series of ongoing targeted promotions called Select Member Exclusives. The newest targets new members who can earn up to 2 free nights! Simply register before January 31, 2016, and stay before February 29, 2016.

Don’t miss SPG Hot Escapes! Each Wednesday, Starwood offers discounts on stays at participating properties during the following six weeks and an additional 5% savings for SPG members!

And remember the industry pairings between Starwood and Uber, Emirates, Caesars and Crossover Rewards with Delta – all of which provide great reciprocal Elite benefits and rewards! Be sure to check out all of the current Starwood Perks and Tips.

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  1. I don’t know if this has been discussed yet. what exltcay is hilton elite status bonus. my question is if i get gold status will i get the 25% bonus on all points earned with the hilton amex card in addition to the 6x?

    • You earn the Elite status bonus on the dollars spent during your eligible Hilton stays. You would not earn the Elite status bonus on the points you earn by using your card to pay for Hilton stays.

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In war mode players again vote for what kind of war they want to participate in: individual, team, or leader. In individual wars, it is a free for all. Team wars automatically pick teams and attempts to balance them to achieve the best competition. Finally, leader wars pick the top players online and assign them the duty of picking their own team.

Wars are fought on a battlefield. There are several types of battlefields that they can occur on and one is chosen randomly each time a war starts. These can either be MAP, MUD, or FIELD wars. The MAP war is a specialized area with shops, items you can find, and even mini-quests you can do while warring! The MUD war is nothing more than a war taking place on the Tsunami MUD - find and use all the tricks you know of! The FIELD war is a simple gridded war where it's easy to get about and there is nothing but a clear field - think of a Roman collesium.

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