When was the last time you felt really appreciated? Or, when someone went out of his/her way to thank you for something you've done or something you've said? Remember the feeling?
When was the last time you appreciated others? Remember their reaction?
So why do we do tend to express appreciation for just "special occasions"?
O.C. Tanner, a human resources consulting company that designs employee recognition programs, believes that employees have "discretionary input"; this is the additional effort they may (or may not) contribute to a task, depending on their motivation. According to David Sturt, vice president of Marketing and Business Development, "Most people have this dormant talent that isn't awakened unless you engage them. We've identified what drives people and we're calling that out. That's 'Appreciateology.' It's like recognition but at a deeper, more long-term level."
In essence, there is a science and an art of appreciation. And, appreciating great work generates great power. Research supports this concept: the number one reason why people quit their jobs is because they don't feel they're appreciated. In fact, the training and consulting company, Appreciation at Work, reported that 70% of employees say they received no praise or recognition at work.
According to Allyson Willoughby, senior vice president of People and general counsel of Glassdoor, the online career community, "Everyone wants to be appreciated and everyone values a simple 'thank you.'" But, "this doesn't happen enough in the workplace." Their Employee Appreciation Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, found that 53% of employees would stay at their company longer if they felt more appreciation from their manager. Plus, 81% said they're motivated to work harder when their manager shows appreciation for their work.
But some managers spend more time highlighting what people did wrong, as opposed to what they did well. White and Whitcomb's book, The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, notes that 88% of employees leave their company, not for money, but for not feeling trusted and valued. And, this lack of appreciation causes a productivity loss estimated at more than $300 billion in the United States.
Taking time to express gratitude in the workplace is not only the 'nice' thing to do; it is also the right thing to do. It creates a culture of collaboration that fosters teamwork and retention. Willoughby notes that it can also go a long way in motivating employees to work harder and be more productive, especially in high-pressure and stressful environments.
As you might have guessed, these types of awards were the most preferred option, according to the Glassdoor survey. Plus, three in four employees say a pay raise is a very motivating and valuable form of appreciation.
According to Willoughby, "thank you notes and lunches are fairly easy and inexpensive ways to show appreciation, and employees love it." That's good news for employers of any size. Any treats with chocolate are very popular here at Communico!
According to David Shindler, author of Learning to Leap and founder of The Employability Hub, "employee surveys continue to show that people value a simple 'thank you' from managers. Compliments put people in a good mood and make them more receptive to new ideas."
Employees want to improve their skills and broaden their knowledge. Researchers at the Harvard Business Review highlighted the motivational power of progress and acquiring useful new skills.
Training improves business performance, profit and morale, but it can also enhance associates' altitude, skills and knowledge. They can learn new skills, increase their confidence and help them make a bigger impact on the organization.
Author, Shawn Hunter, noted that fun environments rank higher in terms of reasons to stay with a job than money, gifts, and even recognition. Humor and creative thinking builds trust and an engaging culture that yields inspired results.
A personalized note will be remembered. So, instead of a "template" email, send a genuine "Thanks for your help," and include details such as "Thank you so much for input on the ABC Project. Your support helped us meet the deadline and exceed client expectations."
"What can I do to help?" "What support, tools/resources do you need to be more effective?" "How can I support you?" Just the asking sets the stage for a more collaborative relationship and more powerful results. You may also be amazed at what you learn and what your associates can do.
Schedule one-on-one chats/meetings to connect and touch base. Show interest in your associates and what they do. Everyone likes to know that others in the organization care about them.
Demonstrate that you appreciate and respect effort on projects. Recognize and praise associates individually and publicly. Share personalized encouragement, verbally or in writing, especially during complex projects.
Expressing genuine gratitude can make a profound impact on productivity and associates' emotional health. Celebrate your associates and their contributions. This practice will not only improve relationships, but also ultimately shift a culture.
In this crazy, hectic world of non-stop, around-the clock calls, emails and texts, we all need a little appreciation once in a while. So, consider creating a "Culture of Appreciation." It will be evident in all your interactions, and it may rub off on others too!
To help you get started, you can sign up for O.C. Tanner's "Weekly Appreciation Tip." Think of it as a reminder to "make someone's day." Your associates will appreciate it.
And, to all of you who took the time to read this…thank you! I appreciate your interest and support!


The family of Mrs. Virginia Ann Kendrick, a US Army Veteran, requests the presence and participation of the San Antonio Patriot Guard Riders at the graveside rendering of military honors of their loved one.
Virginia Ann Kendrick was born on October 9, 1938 in Fredricksburg, Virginia Ann passed away on March 28, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Fighting For Our Lives is the inspirational story of communities directly affected by the AIDS crisis. Against a harrowing backdrop of illness and death, fear and anger, hate and discrimination, they bravely took action. During the darkest years of the epidemic, marginalised communities, mostly gay men, sex workers and people who inject drugs, came together to form organisations that gave them a voice in the corridors of power. They built an unprecedented alliance with politicians and medical experts, a three-way partnership that made Australia's response to AIDS one of the most successful in the world. Fighting For Our Lives captures the high-stakes drama of this extraordinary period and the stories of the people at the very centre of a life-or-death struggle. It is a gripping read, an important story, and one that must never be forgotten
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Suits, like matching sets, are one of my favorite pieces to rock either casually or dressed up. I love how versatile a simple suit can be. A suit is not only a office wear item, but it can be transformed into a beautiful trend item as well. There are so many ways to wear a suit and make it into a one of a kind look. You can go for a simple one toned suit or pick out a more stand out suit with a pattern or print. If a pattern is not your cup of tea, you can also try a bold colored suit. There are so many suits around at the moment with different styles, cuts and fits available at the moment. So it's super easy to find the one that will work with your personality and shape. To make a true statement go for a really patterned suit like mine from Zara. This piece is a true eye catcher just like most of my outfits tend to be. This time I wanted to go for more classier version of myself and paired my floral suit with a pair of nice black heels and a peplum top. If your blazer is not tailored on the waist then a peplum top is a perfect way to go because it cinches in your waist and gives you more curves when you're covered up. Mine is very over sized with a mock turtleneck that makes the whole look more stylish. When you don't feel like being too fancy you can opt for a pair of loafers or brogues or even a pair of sneakers when you are feeling daring. My personal favorite is a simple suit paired with a pair of brogues and a t-shirt or a button up blouse. Read more on how to wear a white suit HERE.


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Time Capsule moves Apple's popular AirPort line of wireless base stations one step closer into the realm of embedded servers, providing shared file and print services in addition to acting as a target for Leopard's Time Machine feature. Here's a look at how it works with Leopard, Tiger and Windows clients, and what components are inside the device making everything happen.
Time Capsule's features are nearly identical to the existing Airport Extreme introduced last January, which we detailed in An in-depth review of Apple's 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station. In August, Apple upgraded the Extreme to use Gigabit Ethernet ports; Time Capsule also supplies Gigabit Ethernet ports for both WAN and LAN users.
Time Capsule is also slightly larger, allowing it to include a full size 3.5" hard drive in either a half of full terabyte (1024 GB) storage capacity, as well as having its 30 watt power adapter included inside the device rather than shipping as an external power brick like the Extreme.
Once configured, as described in Apple Time Capsule unboxing and preview, the unit serves up its internal hard drive as a shared disk. Leopard users will immediately see the shared Time Capsule volume in their Bonjour-discovered list of Shared items in the Finder (below).
Tiger users will need to use AirPort Disk Utility to login and connect to the shared disks on Time Capsule or an AirPort Extreme (below top), which will then show up in the Tiger Finder as a mounted drive (below bottom).
AirPort Disk Utility is also used in Tiger to set the preferred behaviors for automatically logging into and mounting the volumes when they become available on the network (below). These features have been replaced by Leopard's smarter Finder, which both browses for shared drives automatically and presents options to login as a guest or specific user. The utility's options to "Automatically discover AirPort Disks" and "Show AirPort Disks in the menu bar" are therefore now ignored under Leopard.
Windows users get the similar AirPort Disk Utility (below top) to discover shared disks being served from a Time Capsule or Extreme, and the shared volumes are mounted in the Windows Explorer (below bottom) as network drives.
Time Capsule, just like the AirPort Extreme, shares the same volume to both Mac and Windows users, making it an easy way to share files cross platform without requiring any file server expertise. There's no directory server to manage and no complex file permissions to set up. Time Capsule presents a single volume as a single share with one set of permissions per user.
There are no fancy options to provide specific users with access to certain folder or files; in order to do that (such as reserving access to accounting files), users would either need to save those files within an encrypted disk image or spring for a more complex server solution, such as using Leopard Server running on a standalone computer.
For home users and small businesses with basic needs, Time Capsule (and the identical Extreme) provides a low cost, low maintenance, and extremely simple solution for providing centralized file sharing. In addition, both units can also be expanded via USB to share a standard printer and additional volumes on other external USB hard drives, using a USB hub if necessary.
As with other wireless printer sharing options, plugging a shared printer into the Time Capsule's USB port for shared use, instead of plugging the printer directly into a computer, may limit the features available on the printer, as some printers require direct USB access to perform activities such as cleaning the print heads.
The bottom of the Time Capsule uses the same rubbery non-stick cover as the Extreme and Apple TV. To open the unit, the rubber must be peeled off (below). Enough glue remains on the metal surface to allow the rubber to stick back into place afterward, as long as some care is taken to prevent the sticky surface from being cleaned off or contaminated.
After removing ten standard Phillips #0 screws, the metal plate lifts off. The unit's fan remains attached to the metal cover, and has a power cord that plugs into the logic board (below). Also clearly visible are the hard drive and the 30 watt Flextronics power supply, which directly plugs into both the logic board and the hard drive.
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Götz Rohdewald (* 1. Juli 1975 in Münster) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Basketballspieler und -trainer. Der 1,93 Meter große Flügelspieler lief in der Basketball-Bundesliga für Bramsche, Bonn und Oldenburg auf.

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Der jüngere Bruder von Jan Rohdewald begann seine Basketball-Vereinskarriere beim UBC Münster. Bei der BG Bramsche/Osnabrück schaffte er den Sprung in die Basketball-Bundesliga und nahm mit den Niedersachsen auch am Europapokal (Korać-Cup) teil.

1995 wechselte Rohdewald zum Zweitligisten Telekom Baskets Bonn, mit dem er in der ersten Saison ungeschlagen Meister wurde und in die Bundesliga aufstieg. Er spielte bis 2000 in Bonn und wurde mit der Mannschaft 1997 und 1999 deutscher Vizemeister. Auch mit den Rheinländern war er in europäischen Vereinswettbewerben, nämlich Korać-Cup und Saporta-Cup, aktiv. Rohdewald fungierte in Bonn zumeist als Ergänzungsspieler, der seine Stärken als guter Verteidiger einbrachte.

Zwischen 2000 und 2002 spielte er für den TSV Quakenbrück in der 2. Bundesliga Nord und kehrte mit seinem Wechsel zu den EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2002 in die höchste deutsche Liga zurück. Dort spielte er bis 2005 und ließ in den folgenden zwei Jahren seine Leistungssportkarriere beim Oldenburger TB in der ersten Regionalliga ausklingen.

Ab der Saison 2007/08 trainierte er die Herrenmannschaft seines Heimatvereins UBC Münster in der zweiten Regionalliga und führte sie 2009 zum Aufstieg. Nach der Saison 2011/12 schied er als UBC-Trainer aus.

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Today I wanted to share some of my conclusions after running through all of the Dow Components and S&P Sectors on both weekly and daily timeframes. This analysis consists of over 120 charts and all of them have been updated today in the Chartbook.
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Scotland: UPDATED - Investigators "not ruling out" laser in Glasgow pub helicopter crash | Laser Pointer Safety - News of aviation-related incidents, arrests, etc.
From a December 1 article in the Daily Mail, updated 2:24 EST on Dec. 2.
LaserPointerSafety.com has a selected list of laser/aircraft incidents in Scotland and in the U.K. Additional incidents, in other countries and sorted by various keywords, can be found by clicking the blue category and tag links in the News Index section on the left-hand side of the white part of this page.
UPDATED - June 2 2014: An Edinburgh man was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for aiming his green laser pen at the police helicopter on October 1 2013. There is no link between that incident, and the same helicopter crashing into the pub on November 29 2013.


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The racial justice perspective will only add to the climate conversation
Olamide Raheem on the importance of centring voices of those most affected
Over the past year, Guy's & St. Thomas' Foundation has continued to develop its position on the climate crisis. We're a 500-year-old placed-based foundation, with a mission to tackle health inequalities in the inner-London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. These neighbourhoods are home to vibrant and diverse communities in London's melting pot. Conversely, the difference in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest neighbourhoods in Lambeth and Southwark is up to 17 years. Such health inequalities fall largely along racial lines with Black and minoritised communities experiencing the poorest health outcomes. It is against this backdrop that we are learning how health outcomes are and will be impacted by the consequences of climate change.
We recognise that people who are most likely to experience health inequalities are seldom decision-makers in developing the solutions that they must live with, so our core principles must devolve power to historically ignored voices. For this reason, we've developed a fund in partnership with Do It Now Now, a social enterprise with a deep set of relationships with practitioners and grass-roots organisations and a commitment to the social empowerment of Black communities. Below we hear from Bayo Adelaja, Founder of Do It Now Now.
Bayo Adelaja on the intersection of climate and racial justice
As the leader of a racial justice organisation, I am acutely aware of the insidious nature of racism and its effects on large and small aspects of each of our lives; from Barbie dolls and artificial intelligence to food consumption and healthcare. Now more than ever, climate justice and racial justice are intertwined and require intersectional approaches for effective management and repair.
In 2019 the international non-governmental organisation community was enthralled by rising star Greta Thunberg. They optimistically believed that the introduction of a young activist like Thunberg at the World Economic Forum was a sign that the next generation would be able to take the lead on the exponentially developing climate crisis. They failed to recognise that, at the time, there was also a nefarious diminishment of the contributions and activism of similarly minded young Black activists working to demonstrate the importance of a global movement towards responsible climate activity in their respective countries and across the African continent. These young people were not only shoved to the side but also mismanaged and under-supported during the conference. In one clear case of derision, a young Black climate activist was cut out of an official press photograph of a group of young activists to centre Thunberg better.
The underlying phenomena affecting all movements are income inequality and racial justice; climate justice is no different. If the children are our future, we cannot allow ourselves to behave in ways that reinforce the underlying belief systems that perpetuate a stance that white children are our future as a point of clarification. We must, as a society, champion all stakeholders in this conversation effectively, recognising the disproportionate effect climate change has on people living in the Global South and people living in lower economic standing in our respective geographies.
None of this is Thunberg's fault or responsibility, of course. The situation, however, is a microcosm of the reality we face as a global community; people with power diminish the voice and contribution of those without it. Power dynamism has removed a significant part of our global population from climate conversations. These dynamics keep Black people at the proverbial kids' table at an event celebrating the polyamorous marriage of a group of "appropriate" climate scientists, climate influencers, and celebrities. A similar thing happened when the pandemic hit. Africa was struggling to engage in fruitful conversations that would ensure that Africans were included and able to acquire the life-saving medication still stockpiled by G7 nations in the billions despite the need across the continent.
In the UK, Covid disproportionately affected the Black community as a significant portion of the community earns under £400 a week and lives in the most economically deprived, densely packed and often not "up to code" housing. This phenomenon of disproportionate effects on Black communities we have seen in multiple circumstances clearly illustrate the necessity of a racial justice lens at the outset rather than something we recognise as we tally the outcome of unfortunate events and practices.
Applying that to our topic today, the intersection between climate justice and racial justice is where the reality begins to come alive, a "climate apartheid", as coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. To avoid perpetuating this brutal reality, we must support the individuals and organisations working to make a difference, particularly those working on the problem from an intersectionality perspective. We are working with Impact on Urban Health to launch the Climate, Health and Community Fund. This fund targets people of a global majority background living in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. Lambeth and Southwark are two of the most racially diverse parts of the UK, with the highest concentration of Black people living in them. It supports them in building on their existing interventions to ensure the climate conversation leaves no one behind.
We worked with Impact on Urban Health to determine what this fund looks like and what types of organisations we would seek to support. In doing so, we considered the demographics of the over 1100 Black-led, Black community-focused charities and social enterprises Do it Now Now and Common Call have supported over the past two years. Few impact organisations focused on the Black community that centre the climate in their communications. We acknowledge that this is due to how the existing climate conversation has cut Black climate activists out of the discussion over time. The Extinction Rebellion is a decidedly white one, and few Black-focused organisations have sought to align themselves with it despite the climate focus of their work.
This fund will ignite ideas and opportunities aligned with our community's particular perspectives. Historically underfunded, Black community-focused organisations in the UK rarely receive funding to build out their interventions, learn from their work and iterate for better outcomes.
Our hope for this work is to identify organisations that understand the communities most disproportionately affected by climate-related decisions at the national and international levels. Through this funding programme, we will champion the interventions that these organisations recognise will help to engage our communities in the climate conversation from a perspective that matters to us; the people in the Black community.
Special thanks to Do It Now Now for the continuous learning opportunities they provide Guy's & St. Thomas' Foundation to build and deepen our understanding of climate justice. The Climate, Health and Communities Fund will open in November 2022. If you are interested to learn more about the fund, please contact us here.
Olamide Raheem
Portfolio Manager, Impact on Urban Health, Guy's & St. Thomas' Foundation
Bayo Adelaja
Founder, Do It Now Now


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Editor's Picks: 15 Of Our Favorite Stories From 2018
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After Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial, the Agtegra Elevator in Faulkton, SD is the third largest art installation in the state of South Dakota. ( Faulkton Area Arts Council )
Each year, Farm Journal Media staff write hundreds of stories that appear online, in print, on radio or on television. Certain stories stand out for each of us—they might warm our hearts or were something we're proud we wrote. Check out our favorites from 2018—who knows, one might be your favorite, too.
AgProfessional Editor Margy Eckelcamp: 110' Mural Covers Local Elevator Top To Bottom
I had been watching the photos of the progress of this mural, and when I saw there was the official ribbon-cutting I knew it was time to write the story. In talking with those involved, the pride they felt for this project radiated in how they described the impact it has already had on their community. Everyone loves to be proud of their hometown, and it was a neat angle to be able to report on how a retail facility could provide the canvas to bolster that pride. I blogged about it as well.
AgWeb News Director John Herath: DC Signal To Noise: The Post-Election Special
Working with Jim Wiesemeyer on the DC Signal to Noise Podcast has been by favorite new project of 2018. This weekly podcast gives the best insider's view on what to be watching in ag policy.
In this special, post-election edition, Jim and I were joined by Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer with a look at how the election might impact the farm bill and other issues of importance to farms and rural America. Among the noticeable insights from Wiesemeyer: a prediction that a divided Congress may decide to bring back earmarks to fund members' pet projects back home.
Farm Journal's Pork Editor Jennifer Shike: Never Surrender: Scott Dee Goes To Battle To Protect U.S. Swine Herd
Meeting Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, during my first week on the job as the new editor of Farm Journal's PORK Magazine at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference was an unforgettable experience. African swine fever was the topic on everyone's mind that week as fears and worries were on the rise with recent reports of the disease's spread in China. Dr. Dee sat down with me and not only shared his perspectives and research on transboundary diseases in feed, but he also opened up about his personal and inspiring journey as a swine veterinarian. He revealed his devastating first experience with the "mystery disease" that struck the pork industry years ago. That "mystery disease" is widely known today as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Dr. Dee's scientific discoveries surrounding PRRS have left a lasting impact on the health of the U.S. swine herd. I believe his work in the area of African swine fever will do the same.
Drover's and Farm Journal's Pork Digital Producer Sara Brown: From Policy Taker To Policy Maker and Cargill Develops Industry-First Robotic Cattle Driver
This year, I was looking for ways producers can innovate through tough policy, trade and production headwinds. While the pork industry was dealing with African swine fever in China, the cattle industry was plagued by drought and forage issues. Regardless of the challenges, farmers are continuing to improve operations, and incorporate new technology. Visiting with Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn, a hog producer from northwest Missouri, I was able to see how a farmer approaches policy development and her advice on how to influence policy change. On the cattle side, I believe we are in the midst of a technology jump—Cargill's new robotic cattle driver is one example of improving efficiency and employee safety, while also reducing stress on the animal.
Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer: This Producer's Day Job Fuels Her Farming Passion
I have the extreme honor of meeting impressive, business-minded and goal-oriented farmers. Maggie Holub is our 2018 Tomorrow's Top Producer Horizon Award winner. This impressive young farmer from Scribner, Neb., is a shining example of how an off-farm job can complement and fuel a farming passion. Holub farms 700 acres of corn and soybeans and has a full-time job in Omaha (an hour away) as a credit analyst for Farm Credit Services of America. She scrutinizes farmers' balance sheets, cash-flow statements and financial trends during the day, and then makes those same production and management decisions for her own acres by night. What an amazing story!
AgDay National Reporter Betsy Jibben: 'Thankful I Made It' Betsy Jibben's Grandpa Shares Service, Survival
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says there are less than half a million World War Two veterans still alive. That dwindling number is why AgDay's national reporter, Betsy Jibben, decided to interview her grandfather back in August. Lieutenant Howard Douglas Opheim enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was a pilot of a C-47 plane which carried paratroopers and supplies during WWII. Unfortunately, Opheim passed away in October before the story aired. AgDay's national reporter Betsy Jibben shares his memories service and survival from a member of 'the greatest generation.'
Livestock Content Strategy Director Portia Stewart: Captain Charles Plumb Offers Parachute to Dairy Farmers
Is there anything more haunting than hearing a personal account from a Vietnam war veteran describing his time in the Hannoi Hilton? I'm not sure, but I do know that Captain Charles Plumb, the keynote speaker for the 2018 MILK Business Conference, managed to translate his own experience into a message of hope for dairy farmers struggling with tough issues that range from low milk prices to worries about bankruptcy. It's a message we can all learn from. Read how Plumb, a former farm boy, offered a parachute to dairy farmers.
Radio Producer Ashley Davenport: AgriTalk and The Importance of Pollinators In Environmental Stewardship
This year, I became the new producer of AgriTalk with Chip Flory. One of my favorite shows I produced included former USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack, current USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). It's always neat when we have political leaders on the show, but we got some of the biggest names on one program!
AgPro Podcast: Goldstar FS is making the most out of their land and environment by establishing pollinator plots. I had the opportunity to have a group discussion with the team from Goldstar, including their "beekeeper in chief" about how they are helping their growers (and themselves) be better environmental stewards.
Drovers Editorial Director Greg Henderson: The (New) Case For Animal ID
From the threat of animal disease outbreak, growing importance of export markets and the innovative ways beef is marketed to consumers around the globe, the U.S. livestock industry is realizing that animal ID might soon become a necessary part of doing business. Food safety scares like the crisis at Chipotle should be a wakeup call for all beef industry stakeholders.
Seeds and Production Editor Sonja Begemann: Taxes Push Family To Farm In A New State
I really enjoyed this story for a number of reasons. First, the family was a joy to interview and I got a tour of their new farm. Second, and perhaps most importantly, they showcased what I love about farmers: the will to survive. They did something many people are too scared to do by starting over and I admire their willingness to do so. The family supports each other and motivates each other to keep doing better—qualities I think we all want to have.
In addition, it was exciting to see the traction this story received. I had dozens of farmers, bankers and even people who work for politicians reaching out to me on this piece. Nebraska's governor even made a recent announcement that applies to the property tax situation in the state.
Drovers and Dairy Herd Management Associate Editor Wyatt Bechtel: Securing Border Ranches and I'm A Drover: Dual Citizen, One Mission
Two stories that I put together after visiting with ranchers around Nogales, Arizona focused on a number of politically charged issues. Border security, immigration, wildfires, food safety and trade were all topics discussed in my interviews with cattle producers who live and work along the U.S.-Mexico border. Not only did I capture this story through photos and written word, I was also able to take some video to help paint a picture of what life along the border looks like for cattlemen.
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To say 2018 was a tough year for farmers is a gross understatement. This story was the most important reminder we could provide our readers. You are more than your farm and there are resources available to help you navigate any challenges that lie ahead.
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Q: With code that opens a new page in an async method, do I need to run that on the main thread and if so how can I do this? I have this code:
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  {
     await PopupNavigation.Instance.PopAsync();
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  public async Task OpenPageAsync<T>() where T : Xamarin.Forms.Page
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     await Shell.Current.Navigation.PushModalAsync(page, false);
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As this is an async method I would like some advice on if this code should specifically be run on the main thread and if so then how can I do this?

A: To run code on the UI thread (or the mainthread) you should use the code below which forces the code to run on the MainThread.
Be aware that any async method 'could' have code running in any other thread as Xamarin sees fit.
There are some smart ways for the program to know if your code should run on the MainThread whe using async methods.
If you want to know the full ins and outs please check this article that my manager sent me:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/configureawait-faq/
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At the funeral home, two men in suits checked IDs as guests drove up the driveway. Police closed a street outside to traffic, and television news crews were stationed in a lot across the street. Kaepernick remains unsigned and wants to resume his career, but other players have picked up his cause and kneeled, sat or made other gestures during Star Spangled Banner. One of the NFL most powerful owners, has said the NFL can leave the impression that it tolerates players disrespecting the flag and said any Cowboys doing so won play..
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This is the part where we'll remind everyone that ESPN's deal with the NFL has been a disaster, comparatively: In exchange for $1.9 billion annually, the network gets the set in stone dregs for "Monday Night Football," one playoff game (usually the least appealing of the wild card matchups), no Super Bowls, the right to show highlights and the draft. The amount ESPN pays by itself isn't all that far from what the other three networks pay combined somewhere around $3.5 billion per season and they all get the Super Bowl every couple of years.
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During the season, there are "BYE" weeks, during which an NFL team and its players get the week off to recharge. Real players also can be injured, so you lose their productivity. But when he works out with cornerback Delvin Breaux he sees a guy with another gear. A different level of motivation.
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Ted Ginn Jr., CAR, vs. Indianapolis: Ginn has been useful in fantasy more often than not, most recently catching five passes for 59 yards and adding 43 rushing yards on one carry in a Week 7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. I was disappointed, but I returned to EXOS and got back to the grind right where I had left off. I trained there until a few days ago when I returned to Austin ahead of my pro day on Tuesday..
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All of them are no longer in the league or with another team. He is still the team starting quarterback, and he holds several Lions records. This is a game and a culture steeped in blood from its birth in the 19th century, when dozens of players died on the field and street goons were recruited to carry the ball and break each other bones in scrums. It not an NFL problem; it a football problem, and it starts the day nine year olds don the pads and knock one another senseless in tackle practice.
On the field, the offense needs to get going in Tennessee today. Expect the Titans to blitz often. Edwards was the activist behind the iconic black power salute at the Olympics in 1968, the same year Briscoe started for the Broncos. "When we really don't understand the dynamics and substance of how things came, we're typically doomed to lose them..
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I really proud of our players and everything they do. They a great bunch of guys. Beathard, a third round pick out of Iowa and grandson of former Redskins general manager Bobby Beathard, took over for Hoyer with about six and a half minutes left in the first half and the 49ers down 14 0. After Hoyer was 4 of 11 for 34 yards, Beathard went 19 of 36 in his first NFL action..
This expression of speech has generated thoughtful discussions in our locker rooms and in board rooms. However, the line that marks the balance between the rights of every citizen in our great country gets crossed when someone is told to just "shut up and play.".
"The NFL is building the audience," Coker Graham said. "Looking at Chicago's numbers year over year, they increased. But it was helpful that the Eagles didn need to pay their quarterback that kind of money. Cox signed a six year deal that started this year, although the salary cap numbers were staggered and most of the guaranteed money comes before a Wentz contract extension will kick in.
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In contrast to the National Football League rugged and fierce play, often in the most severe climates, the Arena Football League is fast paced and played exclusively indoors. Other differences include the NFL 32 teams vs. Players that have proven themselves in every week before the current one are no brainers; you have to start them. Where it gets tricky is when you have players who failed to produce the week before or players who are facing a bad matchup in the upcoming week.
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The day biggest broadcast, NBC "Sunday Night Football," declined about 10% from the equivalent game last year. But it hard to say whether that was due to Trump, the anthem protests, competition from other shows or the fact that the Redskins lopsided victory over the Raiders made for a relatively unexciting match up..
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Embarrassing there is not another word for New England defense after four games. The Patriots are 2 2, tied with the New York Jets and a game behind the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. McCarthy made sure Murphy, who played just eight snaps on offense as a rookie last year, got ample help against the Seahawks, using veteran right guard Jahri Evans and tight ends and running backs to assist him. Still, Murphy deserved credit for holding his own in his first NFL start as well..
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"How disrespectful it has been for him to thumb his nose at our flag and anthem. At the very least he should stand at proper attention for a minute and a half, as should all players, before they play the game.". A Closer LookIn 2003, the Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals, hired Darien Daily as its head groundskeeper. A head groundskeeper is in charge of all groundskeepers for a stadium.
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Feel terrible, said the 5 foot 11, 185 pound Grymes, who was giving away nearly 60 pounds to Gragg. Was asking some guys how it looked, because I didn want to be the guy responsible for that. After Sunday game, Raiders offensive lineman Donald Penn said, wish I didn have to do anything like that. I been standing all the time, but when you get called out personally by the President of the country you gotta do something.
'I would tell them, really leave the politics alone as far as your job,' Strawberry said when asked about the anthem protests in the NFL. 'You go out and do your job and play sports because you only really have [a] one time window open to play sports and have an impact and sports is going to pass away.
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Obviously, it be an unbelievable experience to learn from Sam (Bradford) and Case (Keenum) and Taylor, just a great group of quarterbacks. But whatever happens, happens. Hey, the Packers must be doing something right. They and New England are the only teams to make the playoffs the past eight years.
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Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman are two other popular players in the team. Baby Bulls won over the defending champions Miami Heat in 2007. I not sure a guy that wore socks depicting police officers as pigs or a Fidel Castro t shirt would ever be a fit with the Titans or in Nashville, even if a long term solution was needed. But right now the Titans needed a short term rental that can quietly get them through the week..
The Jets should have more than $80 million in salary cap space next year and they now have two second round picks to go with their first rounder, which is expected to be in the top five if not the top three. The Jets should be able to improve in 2018, but it could be years until the Jets contend again..
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Virginia's determination to balance elite academics and athletics is familiar to Rice athletic director Joe Karlgaard. He was a track athlete at Stanford and later worked there as an assistant coach and senior associate AD for development. The biggest question mark is Bolden. He a core special teams player and continued to see first team reps this summer.
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Newman is still a lightning rod for a type of bored social outrage, and he's right when he highlights the speed of change around him. Occasionally, I think, he's even right about overreaction. Former Paramus Catholic graduate Jabrill Peppers was next, going 25th overall in Round 1 to the Cleveland Browns. And former Cedar Grove star David Njoku wasn't far behind, going four picks later also to the Browns at No.
Utah congressional delegation and top state leaders vowed to work to get the monument repealed. Zinke recommendation to downsize it to a yet to be determined size came after he toured Bears Ears in May and met with Gov. Yes, I know. These are only padless practices.
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Amid outcry over his comments, he doubled down with a pair of tweets Saturday: "If a player wants the priviledge of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If nfl team jerseys cheap not, YOU'RE FIRED.
The Broncos magical 2016 translated into three draft picks, including No. 5 overall choice Corey Davis. "One of my biggest clients had his house safe stolen, with hundreds of thousands in cash and jewelry taken." No arrests were made, but it was "clearly an inside job they knew exactly when he be out and for how long." White sat him down and vetted his hangers on, most of whom were useless or worse. "They were boys of his in high school who had his back but had zero job skills or market sense," she says.
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Can you guess what Mercedes car that not only shows some attitudes on the road and really going to drain you bank account? The answer is none other than the powerful SLS AMG Black Series which we have been caught the German supercar on the snowy road for test drive. And now, the three-pointed automaker recently sent the prototype of 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series for 2nd test drive. Do you notice any changes on the exterior?
Rumor has it that the upcoming 2014 SLS AMG Black Series supercar will be carrying new power, somewhere in the 660 hp. We heard that the Mercedes tries its best in order to get this supercar to the other big boys. The ultimate result to make the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series the ultimate supercar is the new biturbo V12 powerplant from the SL 65 AMG.
No matter what the engine choices are, according to autoevolution.com, the 2014 SLS AMG Black Series is no doubt, will be the fastest Mercedes supercar for a long time. Since the predecessor is offered in limited edition, the next-gen is pretty much still offered in limited edition as well with the price tag around $500,000 or equals to €364,000. You know better than the rest of the readers that when exclusivity meets undisputed power and performance, it will always end up with price tag which we think very irrational.


Pompeii is just a few miles north of the Amalfi Coast, one of most beautiful resort areas in Italy. We suggest you consider staying there in order to visit the ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. And if you want to avoid the crowds of Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, we recommend you pick Praiano, a less popular and therefore less hectic and more genuine village at the center of the Costiera. That is where many visitors have been staying and using it as a base for their Amalfi Coasting.
Pompeii casts a spell that few other places can match. Most of us know the story: prosperous Roman city buried under volcanic debris when Mount Vesuvius erupted catastrophically in 79 AD; forgotten for centuries; then painstakingly unearthed, largely intact.Visiting Pompeii is somewhat like going on a modern-day house and garden tour.Only this tour transports us back to ancient Rome and to houses and gardens that were frozen in time almost two millennia ago.The people are gone but their places are still there. Have they really been gone that long? Each year about 2.5 million visitors -- from around the world -- come here to wander Pompeii's ancient streets, making this Italy's top tourist attraction. The spell is certainly strong.


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deGeneration X: Blood and Sweat Atop Venezuela's Lost World
By David Jenison | October 23, 2015 | 9:00am
A few
hours after dawn, I stood on a dusty road beside a rundown Venezuelan bus wearing nothing but boxers.
The mostly rural and indigenous passengers look on with emotions I couldn't quite read: disgust, sympathy, embarrassment? We were on the final stretch of a bumpy overnight ride to Santa Elena de Uairén when we reached a military checkpoint, and a young guard who saw my U.S. passport pulled me and only me off the bus. As the passengers patiently waited, the guard proceeded to search every corner of my bag and make me strip to my underwear as he hunted for the stack of U.S. bills he knew I had. In Venezuela, street exchanges are double the government-mandated rate, so crisp greenbacks are essential for budget travel. My youthful days of hiding cannabis came in handy, and the guard finally freed me without scoring a single Jackson, Grant or Benji.
I was on my way to conquer the most mysterious mountain of the Americas, and this military strip search was unfortunately not the worst thing that happened to me.
Buried deep in the Gran Sabana grassland where the outer edges of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet, Mount Roraima is a mystical tabletop mountain that seemingly floats in the clouds like an otherworldly island. With a rectangular stone-box shape, the mountain is nine miles long and five miles wide with sheer vertical cliffs on all sides. In 2004, National Geographic wrote that the mountain is "ancient even by geological-time standards," suggesting the Precambrian sandstone might date back more than 1.6 billion years. The indigenous Pemón describe Roraima and the other box-shaped mountains as tepui, or "house of the gods," after the strange creatures they believe roamed the plateau summits. They are among the earth's old formations, and in terms of evolutionary activity, some suggest the underexplored tepuis are more impressive than Galápagos.
The first-known explorer to reach Roraima's peak did so 132 years ago, and the full journey to the mountain and up its slopes took a malaria-filled three and a half months. Our ragtag band of backpackers would make the round-trip trek in six days, most of which involved crossing through Canaima National Park to the remote tepui.
of guides and porters included indigenous locals and a charming Guyanese teen on his first tourist excursion, and the trekkers included a thirty-something Argentine couple, a Dutch man whose wife stayed in town, an attractive Venezuelan couple from Margarita Island, an atypically friendly Frenchman, a Brazilian from São Paulo state and an affable German I previously met on a three-day journey to Angel Falls. On day one, the Argentine couple in particular stood out.
"This is his idea," said the woman, pointing to her boyfriend, with a slightly bitter chuckle. "He made me do this. I'm more a Paris girl. I like to shop."
She probably meant Paris, France, though a Paris Hilton reference is not outside the realm of possibility. Her emotional breakdown would come on the fourth day after squatting behind one too many rocks, and an assistant guide had to take the couple back to camp midday. Still, I was the hiker who ultimately caused the biggest headache.
In the late afternoon on day two, we reached a shared campground that included returning hikers who just descended the summit. I headed to a ravine about 300 feet from camp to refill my water bottle, and as I walked along ledge to a trail that descended to the stream, the cliff crumbled. I fell backwards approximately six feet down to the rock-strewn water. Instant flashes of cracking my skull raced through my frontal lobe, but it was my right arm that took the blunt of the damage. Though no bones broke, the arm experienced a bloody tear that stretched from my elbow to a few inches below my wrist. Half a dozen people arrived within moments to help.
In an unusual circumstance for a Gen Xer, I arrived to camp before most of my much younger travel mates, but a guide from the descending trek immediately took charge. He used water from his bottle to clean the wound and then dried it. A hiker from his group brought a medium-sized bottle of Listerine, which was used to disinfect the wound. It stung like hell. The guide expertly wrapped my arm, and the hiker graciously donated the rest of his Listerine. When my guide arrived and learned about the injury, he laid all the cards on the table.
"You have two options," he declared in a matter-of-fact tone. "First, you can head back to town with the group that just descended the mountain. I spoke with the guide, and he is happy to take you."
"And option two?"
"You continue on the trek, but if an infection develops, it will be a problem. Vehicles cannot make it out here or go up the mountain. You would have to pay more than $7,000 for a helicopter evacuation, and that could take a week or more."
I came this far… it had to be option two. At dinner, I explained the situation to my fellow travelers. My back hurt worse than the arm, but I fortunately had several hydrocodone pills that I recently bought over-the-counter in Antigua, Guatemala. What I really needed, though, were antibiotics, and none were to be found among my trekking group. The following morning came the ascent.
Geologists believe
the tepuis were a contiguous landform when the African and American continents made up the single Pangaea landmass, but the continental drift broke up the rock formations into the Pakaraima Mountain Range. Some tepui summits are only a few square miles in size, but Roraima is the tallest surpassing 9,000 feet at its apex, Maverick Rock, on the south side of the plateau. With sheer cliff face on all sides, the mountain summits are extremely isolated, and the evolutionary impact produced exotic plants and animals whose closet relatives are found on neighboring tepuis.
While searching for the golden city of El Dorado in the late-16th century, Sir Walter Raleigh became the first European explorer to set eyes on the "mountain of crystal." Nearly three centuries later in 1884, Everard Im Thurn and Harry Perks became the first Europeans to reach the summit climbing a ramp-like slope that tour groups still use today. "We shall behold that which has never been observed since the beginning of the world," wrote Thurn shortly before reaching the summit, a feat that inspired a landmark literary work a few decades later.
Taking a break from penning Sherlock Holmes adventures, British writer Arthur Conan Doyle authored what is arguably the first novel about dinosaurs. Inspired by Thurn's account of Roraima, Doyle wrote the 1912 classic The Lost World about explorers ascending a South American tepui overrun with dinosaurs and ape-men. Film adaptations followed in 1925, 1960, 1992, 1998 and 2001, plus several radio and television series. Likewise, the novel clearly influenced Jurassic Park and its sequel, The Lost World. Our backpacking group did not encounter any pterodactyls, but many other amazing sights crossed our path.
ascent took several grueling hours that, at points, involved waterfall drizzle soaking our clothes and shoes. Shortly after reaching the summit and setting up camp near a sheltering rock wall, the group set off on its first adventure. The guide took us across warped black terrain, under naturally sculptured archways and through surreal stone forests with stacks of saucer-shaped rocks resembling pine-tree silhouettes. Millions of years of erosion turned rock formations into works of art seemingly forged in a Salvador Dali hallucination. Some have names like the Car and the Window that reflect familiar shapes. Equally trippy, the flora and fauna ranged from gumball-sized black toads to carnivorous plants, and the visual and emotional surge sparked a visceral sense of celestial travel. In fact, a Roraima trek reported in The New York Times in 2004 titled the story "A Trip to the Moon."
We eventually reached a stunning vantage point at Roraima's edge where gorgeous narrow waterfalls dropped in straight vertical lines. The savannah stretched its wings beneath us with other tepuis dotting the landscape. As is apt to happen on the plateau, a Halloween-worthy fog eerily rolled in obstructing our views, so a handful of us would return early on our final day for one last panoramic glimpse, which was well worth the effort. The following morning on day four, the guide discussed the Triple Point (Punto Triple) where Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela converge on the summit, but he said it was a several-hour trek each way that he did not recommend. Instead, with only one full day atop Roraima, he took us to several dreamlike spots closer to camp. Two in particular stood out.
The first spot, commonly referred to as the Valley of Crystals (Bahia de Cristal), sparkled with thousands of quartz crystals adorning the ground and protruding rock formations. Taking crystals home is forbidden, and any guide who allows it will permanently lose his tour license, but simply standing amidst the glittery terrain must be New Age nirvana for mystics. Next, the group headed to a series of radiant rock pools with surface water as crystal clear as spotless glass. At this elevation, the water temperature was in the low 40s, Fahrenheit, so I was one of the few trekkers to soak in the green- and gold-colored pools. Already wet, I repeated the feat an hour later when we reached another rock pool deep inside a mountaintop cave system. This time, I was only the only taker.
Despite my injuries, I surprisingly managed better than expected, though it required substantial more work for our guide. Several times per day, he had to clean my wound, disinfect it with Listerine and rewrap my arm with a new bandage. It was during just such a wrapping on the fifth morning before the descent that I got hit with the trip's biggest surprise.
The boyfriend of "Paris Girl" walked by during the wound dressing, and I jokingly asked, "Any chance you are a doctor?"
"Yes, we both are," he said coolly.
"No, seriously?"
"Yes, my girlfriend and I are both doctors, but we are on vacation," he replied.
"And you have antibiotics?"
"Not enough to share," he said with a slightly apologetic tone.
As we descended the mountain, word of the "vacationing doctors" spread like church gossip at a potluck, but the real irony happened at camp that night. We shared the grounds with trekkers just starting out, and the good doctors held court at a table describing their adventures—minus the teary-eyed breakdown, of course—to the group set to ascend the next morning.
A girl at the table called me over to ask what happened to my arm, and after I told the story, she exclaimed, "Wow! You were so lucky to have two doctors in your group!"
After a beat of silence, I replied, "I was very lucky. They took care of me the entire trip."
As the second-day trekkers patted the couple on the back like altruistic heroes, the doctors' facial expressions turned several shades of shame. The next morning, Paris Girl brought me medicine as we headed out on our final stretch back to civilization.
Better late than never.
Photo: Eduardo Fonseca Arraes, CC-BY
David Jenison is a Los Angeles native and the Content Editor of PROHBTD. He has covered entertainment, restaurants and travel for more than 20 years.
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Alumni Association of the College of Liberal Arts (Northwestern University)
Begun in the 1860s and formally organized on August 30, 1877, the Alumni Association of the College of Liberal Arts was incorporated under Illinois laws on August 20, 1883. The Association served both as a social organization for Northwestern alumni and as an agency for generating material benefit for the university. In 1921 the Liberal Arts Alumni Association became a constituent part of the Northwestern University Alumni Association, representing all schools of the university, which was organized in September of that year.
Records of the Alumni Association of the College of Liberal Arts, Executive Committee
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This series consists of one bound volume of the records, largely minutes, of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Northwestern University College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association. The records date between August 6, 1883 and June 14, 1924 and document the concerns and activities of the Board, its incorporation, formal duties, plans for alumni events, alumni scholarships and publications.
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Step into the storied past while also entering the exciting rebirth of Downtown Los Angeles. The Douglas Building, built in 1898, is one of Downtown Los Angeles' most notable architectural treasures located at the corner of 3rd and Spring Streets which is the cross roads of today's exciting convergence of Downtown's most dynamic neighborhoods: the Historic Core also known as Gallery Row, home of Downtown's monthly Art Walk, Little Tokyo and the Civic Centre. The Douglas counts as its notable neighbors the world-famous Bradbury Building, The Million Dollar Theatre and Grand Central Market. This light-filled corner penthouse loft boasts high ceilings with exposed steel lattice columns and spectacular views of iconic buildings from both Downtown's past as well as sleek, modern skyscrapers crowning Bunker Hill, creating a breath-taking contrast of the past and present. The original developer combined two smaller penthouses to create this truly one-of-a-kind, dramatically appointed showcase. Activity surrounds the fireplace which opens into the living room, strategically situated under the vintage pyramid-shaped skylight and into the formal dining area just off the spacious, streamlined stainless steel, gourmet kitchen. Large, sliding walls create a flexible living space while providing privacy for the large master bedroom with walk-in closets and ultra modern bathroom; a guest bedroom with its own en-suite bathroom with crossed, iron beams is separated for privacy and an open, den/office with a third bathroom round out the beautifully appointed space. Rare side-by-side parking spaces in the basement of the building conveniently located next to the vintage elevators complement the experience of owning this one-of-a-kind property.
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Firefighters did all they could, but say a smoke alarm that would have saved a Thornlie man and his great-grandson didn't work.
A CHILEAN refugee who died in a Thornlie house fire along with his great-grandson lived for the energetic four-year-old who he raised with his wife like a son, their heart-broken family revealed yesterday.
Hugo Alaniz, 69, and toddler Tyhreese died in hospital after firefighters pulled them unresponsive from the family's smoke-filled Rushbrook Way home about 6.15pm on Wednesday.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire but believe it started in the middle of the lounge room.
Mr Alaniz and the boy were found laying in the hallway and carried outside where desperate attempts to save them continued for more than 30 minutes.
It is understood Mr Alaniz was revived but died in hospital. Tyhreese was resuscitated but died yesterday at Perth Children's Hospital.
Mr Alaniz's son, Raul, said the tragedy had left the family feeling numb. He said they had come to Australia from Chile in 1985 as refugees and built a life for themselves.
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Raul Alaniz said his father loved Australia for the opportunities it had provided his family.
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"Tyhreese came to mum and dad when he was only two-weeks-old. He is the son to my sister's daughter.
Raul Alaniz said Tyhreese was a typical four-year-old who loved motorbikes and flexing his muscles in front of his family.
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Tyhreese's family hope his organs can be donated so that he can "live though someone else".
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Mr Hayes said thick smoke had filled the property because a window roller-shutter had prevented the fumes escaping.
Neighbour Sean Dash witnessed desperate efforts to save the pair.
"I saw firefighters go inside, kick the roller shutter out of the window and then a few minutes later carry the boy, followed by the man, outside the house and start working on them," he said.