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Welcome to The Capitol Hoops Summer League @ DeMatha Summer Series of The DMV Hoops Podcast.  We are broadcasting from DeMatha Catholic HS, for the entirety of the 2025 Summer League.  Check in with us throughout the summer for player & coach interviews, live look-ins & more!In this episode, we sit down with Coach Bruce Kelly of The Bullis School.  Coach Kelly joins the broadcast table with us to discuss...His approach to an off-season where the "growth experience" will be keyHow the IAC & other leagues benefit from "grass roots" hoops in the DMVThe place to be for DC basketballListen to all of this & more in this episode of "The DMV Hoops Podcast."Kurt Cross - Producer & Host | Adam Crain - On Air TalentFollow On InstagramFollow On X/TwitterSupport the show

Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at InvestmentNews, picks the brain of Brad Bueermann, CEO and founder of FP Transitions, about the M&A market in the independent advisory space. Speaking in the wake of the blockbuster acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network by LPL Financial, Bueermann provides insight into how the market might change given recent volatility and why best fit, not price, is critical.

In an era where philanthropy is evolving rapidly, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have emerged as a powerful tool for individuals looking to maximize their charitable giving. DAFgiving360™ observed a record-breaking $7.7 billion in grants issued in 2024 — a 25% increase from the previous year — it's clear that charitable clients are leveraging DAFs to create meaningful impact. But what does this shift mean for financial advisors, and how can they better serve their clients in the philanthropic space? In this episode of ‘The InvestmentNews Podcast', senior columnist Bruce Kelly sits down with Fred Kaynor, Managing Director at DAFgiving360, to uncover the latest trends in donor giving and how advisors played a crucial role in supporting charitable clients last year. From key insights into how and where donors are giving to the outlook for 2025, this conversation is packed with essential knowledge for advisors looking to integrate charitable giving into their wealth management strategies. By listening to this episode, you will: • Discover the latest DAFgiving360 data showing the significant rise in charitable contributions and grants. • Learn where donors are directing their support, from education and public benefit to disaster relief and human services. • Understand how donor-advised funds work, including tax benefits, investment opportunities, and long-term impact. • Gain insights on how financial advisors can help clients create structured giving plans, incorporate non-cash assets, and engage the next generation in philanthropy. • Get expert predictions on how economic and market conditions will shape charitable giving in the coming year. The landscape of philanthropy is changing, and financial advisors have a unique opportunity to guide their clients toward impactful, tax-efficient giving strategies. Don't miss this insightful discussion with industry experts — tune in now!

Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at InvestmentNews, and a man with deep experience covering M&A, sits down with InvestmentNews colleague James Burton to talk about the acquisition that rocked the wealth management world - the LPL-Commonwealth deal. The two talk about the CEOs' roles in the merger, the fundamental differences between the two firms, and what this means for Commonwealth advisors.

The year 2024 was certainly not dull as markets soared, rates finally fell, CEOs moved on and, oh yes, a new president was elected. Bruce Kelly, InvestmentNews senior columnist, is joined by managing editor Emile Hallez, renowned multimedia anchor Gregg Greenberg, and James Burton, Key Media's VP of Editorial, to discuss their respective highs and lows.

The US election was bitterly fought and one of the issues kicked around was the state of Social Security, the foundation of many people's retirement. Writer Mary Beth Franklin is a renowned expert in the field and she talks to Bruce Kelly, InvestmentNews senior columnist, about why this is stressing people out and what the future of Social Security might look like.

Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at InvestmentNews talks to Rich Hill, SVP and head of Real Estate Strategy & Research at Cohen & Steers to dive into the world of real estate investing. Why are REITs on a tear? Has the sector bottomed out? And why is the recovery uneven across property types?

Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at InvestmentNews, hosts another top pod in which he is joined by managing editor James Burton to chat about the biggest stories impacting the industry. In this episode, the pair address the state of play at Osaic, talk through its history and Bruce's latest story on the firm, and wonder out loud how the potential of job cuts might affect advisors.

It was definitely the story of the week, month, and probably year. Dan Arnold, regarded as an extremely successful data-driven CEO of LPL, was fired for comments that breached the firm's code of conduct. Bruce Kelly, InvestmentNews senior columnist, is joined by managing editor James Burton to discuss the ramifications, what it means for LPL, and why the story is likely far from over.

Bruce Kelly, from InvestmentNews, calls up Vance Barse, founder and wealth strategist at Your Dedicated Fiduciary, for an insightful chat about fee models and where Barse thinks the industry is heading. They also talk about Barse's career path and the executives that have had the biggest influence on him.

Bruce Kelly, of InvestmentNews, chats with Jodie Papike, CEO of advisor recruiting firm Cross-Search, about following in the footsteps of her father Larry and being a second-generation recruiter. They also discuss the difficult topic of what it was really like rising to a senior level in a male-dominated industry, and how advisors are navigating the flood of private equity cash.

Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James & Associates, took time out from his busy day to chat to InvestmentNews' Bruce Kelly. The duo kick off the pod with a lighthearted chat about the origins of Tash's unusual name before diving into a number of topics, including his new role following a leadership reshuffle, the success of the company's annual employee event, and where Tash believes the industry is heading.

In the second half of this two-part conversation, founders of the coalition Reclaim Healthcare WNC talk about their pressure campaign with HCA Healthcare to dramatically and demonstrably improve conditions for patients and staff at Mission Hospital. My guests are State Senator Julie Mayfield, retired physician Bruce Kelly and Missy Harris, who recently left Mission Hospital after five years there as a chaplain. They talk about the potential for competition with Mission in the regional healthcare marketplace. We get into any role Dogwood Health Trust could play, along with the efficacy of independent monitoring. We also talk with Mayfield about her conversations with some Mission board members responsible for approving the sale to HCA. Lastly, my guests talk about what they believe needs to happen to make things right with Mission Hospital, including potentiall selling the hospital back into nonprofit hands.Wake Up, Asheville! and ¡Despierta Asheville! (in Spanish) are new morning newscast podcasts that give you all the local news you need to know in under five minutes. Both are free to subscribe/follow wherever you get your podcasts! Support the Show.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

So much has been written and said in the five years since the corporation HCA Healthcare purchased Asheville's nonprofit Mission Hospital. Doctors, nurses and other staff have fled amid what many see as the company's push for profits over people. North Carolina's attorney general has filed lawsuits. Nobody involved in the original deal has spoken candidly about how this sale even made it across the finish line.Today is the first in a two-part conversation with leaders of a new coalition called Reclaim Healthcare WNC. They are State Senator Julie Mayfield, retired physician Bruce Kelly and Missy Harris, who recently left Mission after five years there as a chaplain.We delve into the significant changes at Mission after its acquisition by HCA, the changes this coalition wants to see and why, after all that has been said and done to chasten HCA to this point, the people behind Reclaim Healthcare WNC believe they can hold HCA to account and inspire substantive change.Wake Up, Asheville! and ¡Despierta Asheville! (in Spanish) are new morning newscast podcasts that give you all the local news you need to know in under five minutes. Both are free to subscribe/follow wherever you get your podcasts! Support the Show.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

With the launch of a number of new Ethereum ETFs and a surge in the price in Bitcoin, crypto is having a moment. Bruce Kelly, of InvestmentNews, sits down with Roxanna Islam, of TMX/VettaFi, to talk about the latest developments, the impact of the regulators and where this is all heading.

InvestmentNews' Bruce Kelly sits down with trial lawyer Tom Ajamie to discuss deferred compensation cases and how a major strategic rethink led him and his team to ERISA, which could significantly change wirehouse compensation packages.

Kerri tells us the story of the Beauty Queen Killer named Christopher Wilder. He used the classic ruse with victims by offering to take their photos to make them models. Donna takes us on a ride with the story of Bruce Kelly who decided to address his phobias through past-life regression. This episode is sponsored by Lume Deodorant. Right now, you can get 15% ALL Lume products with our exclusive code CREEP - and if you combine the 15% off with the already discounted starter pack, that equals over 40% off their Starter Pack! Use code CREEP for 15% off your first purchase at www.LumeDeodorant.com. If you have any local true crime, local urban legend/lore, ghost stories.. we want them all!! We want to hear from YOU.  Especially if you have any funny Ambien stories! Email us at aparanormalchicks@gmail.com Join The Creepinati @ www.patreon.com/theAPCpodcast

Kerri tells us the story of the Beauty Queen Killer named Christopher Wilder. He used the classic ruse with victims by offering to take their photos to make them models. Donna takes us on a ride with the story of Bruce Kelly who decided to address his phobias through past-life regression. This episode is sponsored by Lume Deodorant. Right now, you can get 15% ALL Lume products with our exclusive code CREEP - and if you combine the 15% off with the already discounted starter pack, that equals over 40% off their Starter Pack! Use code CREEP for 15% off your first purchase at www.LumeDeodorant.com. If you have any local true crime, local urban legend/lore, ghost stories.. we want them all!! We want to hear from YOU.  Especially if you have any funny Ambien stories! Email us at aparanormalchicks@gmail.com Join The Creepinati @ www.patreon.com/theAPCpodcast

In today's financial landscape, staying ahead isn't just an advantage, it's essential. As demand for financial advice grows and advisors face the challenge of aging populations — along with many of their own retirement plans — understanding industry trends becomes paramount. Join InvestmentNews senior columnist, Bruce Kelly, as he chats with Jeremy Holly, Executive Vice President at LPL Financial, as they discuss the complexities of the M&A space, focusing on advisors' evolving liquidity needs and strategies for creating transferable value. Tune in to hear all about: • Challenges posed by aging client base and the emerging trends in advisor's retirement planning • Specific factors driving value in today's market • How to navigate the war for talent and cultivate the next generation of advisors • The secrets to creating transferable value • The latest trends shaping advisor priorities Don't miss the opportunity to revolutionize your approach to your business. Your journey to advisor excellence starts here — join us and unlock the secrets to success. LPL Financial. Member FINRA/SIPC.

Join BNY Mellon's David Moss, Growth Ventures Partner, and Aaron Steinberg, Head of Prime Services Business Development and Capital Introductions, for the latest InvestmentNews podcast hosted by Senior Columnist and reporter, Bruce Kelly. In this episode, we dive into the expanding realm of alternative investments and explore why these assets are capturing the attention of both advisors and individual investors. David and Aaron share their unique perspectives on the future of investing, discussing how new innovations are making alternative investments more accessible and manageable for the wealth management community. During this podcast, you will gain key insights into the macro-outlook for private markets, the importance of diversity and downside protection, as well as the challenges and strategies surrounding investing in alternatives. Highlights include: • The expansive growth opportunities for private markets and alternatives among advisors and individual investors • Key factors impacting adoption – access, education, and experience – and how fund managers are addressing each in order to attract new investment • Technological advancements and rapid innovation taking place to facilitate greater access and flexibility in private markets and alternatives To learn more, press play and listen to the podcast

The exodus of doctors and nurses, the mountains of complaints from patients, the lawsuit from North Carolina's Attorney General. Those are just the broad areas of fallout in the five years since HCA Healthcare purchased Asheville's formerly not-for-profit Mission Hospital.The Asheville Watchdog is a nonprofit investigative news outlet that has been out front on the local reporting on this. A few hundred people came out Jan. 23 for a Watchdog forum at A-B Tech designed to answer a single question: What can we do to restore better healthcare in WNC?This episode features the opening remarks from the five panelists: Drs. R. Bruce Kelly and Clay Ballantine, Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof, nurse and patient advocate Karen Sanders and Democratic State Senator Julie Mayfield of Asheville.The section of the forum devoted to questions and answers with the same panelists is featured in a separate episode of this podcast.Get five news headlines from around Asheville in your morning inbox. No ads, no spam—simple as that. Subscribe for free to the First Look newsletter from The Overlook.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

What Can We Do to Restore Better Healthcare in WNC? The nonprofit investigative news outlet the Asheville Watchdog posed that question in a Jan. 23 public forum at A-B Tech. In this episode, Watchdog editor Peter Lewis moderates a panel with Drs. R. Bruce Kelly and Clay Ballantine, Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof, nurse and patient advocate Karen Sanders and Democratic State Senator Julie Mayfield of Asheville.The opening comments at the forum from the same panelists are featured in a separate episode of this podcast.Get five news headlines from around Asheville in your morning inbox. No ads, no spam—simple as that. Subscribe for free to the First Look newsletter from The Overlook. Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

In the fast-changing world of wealth management, leaders need innovative ways to stand out and prosper. To remain competitive, attract talent, and fuel growth, firms need a modern strategy and approach. So, what does this look like? In this episode Bruce Kelly sits down with Ken Hullings, EVP, Institution Business Development at LPL Financial to uncover how firms can set themselves apart from the competition and better serve their clients. Don't miss out – hit play now.

In the fast-changing world of wealth management, leaders need innovative ways to stand out and prosper. To remain competitive, attract talent, and fuel growth, firms need a modern strategy and approach. So, what does this look like? In this episode Bruce Kelly sits down with Ken Hullings, EVP, Institution Business Development at LPL Financial to uncover how firms can set themselves apart from the competition and better serve their clients. Don't miss out – hit play now.

Schwab's chief global investment strategist Jeffrey Kleintop joins Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly to chat about the global markets and how they'll react to the U.S. elections, the ongoing pandemic and Black Friday. Liz Skinner also joins to share the winners of the 2020 Women to Watch Awards.

The momentum continues with the second weekly episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast, where senior columnists Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly take opposing sides of some important issues facing the wealth management industry. This week Jeff and Bruce scratch beneath the surface of SEC chairman Jay Clayton's contributions to the financial services industry, what recourse brokers have when consolidation leads to pay cuts, why outsourcing makes sense for advisers, how financial service industry professional sometimes talk when clients aren't around, and Doc Kennedy's legal wrangling. Keep the conversation going on twitter @InvestmentNews

Jeff Benjamin gets a makeover! For his portfolio, that is. Christine Benz of Morningstar hosts an annual portfolio makeover, and this year Jeff took part to learn about it, and act as a guinea pig. Hear his lessons learned. Jeff and Bruce Kelly also host their colleague, Stephen Lamb, to go behind the scenes of the inspiring 2020 ESG Film Festival, which took place virtually on Dec. 3.

Kurt MacAlpine, CEO of Canada's CI Financial, joins Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly to talk about his company's buying spree. CI Financial has struck 12 deals so far this year, purchasing U.S. RIAs large and small. They chat about Kurt's mandate as the new CEO, CI's strategy, and the RIA market in North America.

Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly welcome Jon Dauphiné from the Foundation for Financial Planning to discuss his group's call asking for advisers to commit to at least 25 hours of pro bono work a year. He explains why this commitment would be good for advisers, and why it would be good for the industry as a whole. In the second half, Bruce and Jeff chat about an analyst from Bank of America Merrill Lynch who spent over $21,000 on his corporate card for ‘adult entertainment'

Bruce Kelly talks to Nicole Casperson about the proliferation of free robo-platforms across large financial institutions and how they are using these digital tools to cross-sell to their smaller investors. Jeff Benjamin then interviews Todd Rosenbluth, who outlines the odd evolution of semitransparent ETFs. The market demand doesn't seem high, yet more and more of them are being launched. Jeff and Todd dive into the “why.”

Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly discuss whether financial regulations will be affected if Democrats win the 2020 election. This week's episode also includes a conversation with Michelle Fuller, head of ETF distribution at John Hancock Investment Management. And we wrap it up with an Open Notebook segment on Schwab christening its 30th annual Impact conference in virtual fashion.

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly delve into the story behind Josh Brown's latest book, ‘How I Invest My Money,' a collection of essays by leading financial professionals on how they manage their own money. The renowned Reformed Broker talks about how he got to where he is and why he is no longer a fan of Twitter.

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly tackle the Wells Fargo riddle, with its budget cuts that sent a sizable group of advisers packing. The Social Security trust funds, created to help pay future retirement benefits when payroll tax revenues alone are no longer sufficient, will run dry sooner than previously predicted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recession it triggered. Mary Beth Franklin joins to discuss her important cover story.

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly are joined by fellow InvestmentNews reporter Nicole Casperson to discuss what the Schwab-TD megamerger means for the overlapping custodial platforms. Also on the docket, Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance, and a look at whether one financial adviser on the lam is a sign of things to come.

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly are joined by fellow InvestmentNews reporter Emile Hallez to dig deep into how living longer and getting a better sense of longevity in general is changing financial planning. This episode also looks at examples of prejudice across the financial services industry

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly dedicate this week's show to a candid conversation with Dr. Burton Malkiel, legendary author of “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” and a renowned investor and economist who spent most of his career ruffling the feathers of the Wall Street establishment. They discuss Malkiel's views that the current trend of ESG investing may not be the best method for reaching either of the oft-stated goals of ESG: doing well while doing good. Bruce and Jeff also dive into the bond market and active management during the interview.

From Washington, D.C., special guest Mark Schoeff joins hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly to look at the fallout for the wealth management industry in the wake of both the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Jeff raises the question of accredited investors, Bruce has an update on the ongoing GPB scandal and Mark takes issue with PR folks hampering interviews at times.

After writing a cover story on cyberthreats, Bruce Kelly invites Nick Harness on the pod to discuss the recent SolarWinds security breach and cybersecurity for IBDs. Jeff Benjamin and Bruce also discuss political campaign donations being cut off in the wake of the Capitol insurrection.

Frank Congemi of Benefactor Financial joins Bruce Kelly on today's episode to talk about Covid's effect on the work of financial advisers. Nearly two years into the pandemic, what has changed and will there ever be a return to normal for advisers? Lori Varnell, chief of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Elder Financial Fraud team, chats with Bruce about elder fraud and a case that recently made waves.

Bruce Kelly takes the reins of this week's pod so Jeff can take care of his last-minute Christmas shopping and fruitcake baking. InvestmentNews' Sean Allocca joins the podcast to chat with Bruce about some of the big acquisitions and hoped-for acquisitions in the wealth tech space. They go over Wealthfront as a possible buy target and Apollo's purchase of Griffin.

Frank Congemi of Benefactor Financial joins Bruce Kelly on today's episode to talk about Covid's effect on the work of financial advisers. Nearly two years into the pandemic, what has changed and will there ever be a return to normal for advisers? Lori Varnell, chief of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Elder Financial Fraud team, chats with Bruce about elder fraud and a case that recently made waves.

Tom O'Shea, a director at Cerulli Associates, explains why taxes and ESG are creating a surge of interest in direct indexing, a separately managed account product that has been around for 20 years. His research firm predicts a 12.4% growth in direct indexing assets, compared with 11.3% for exchange-traded funds and 3.3% for mutual funds. InvestmentNews hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly discuss a report from two academics that suggests $36 million of the $590 million that RIAs accepted in the first round of PPP loans last year went to firms that abused the program.

Bruce Kelly sorts through the complicated pairing of crypto and 401(k)s with InvestmentNews' very own Mark Schoeff Jr. and Jennifer Gibbs Swets, partner and retirement plan consultant at DWC – The 401(k) Experts. Together they address the big questions: -Why is Fidelity advocating to push crypto onto its 401(k) platform? -How should you explain this to option to your client? -Where does the DOL stand on regulating this option? -Why are these blurred lines a legal higher risk for the financial adviser than for a company like Fidelity? Guest Bio: Jennifer Gibbs Swets is a partner and retirement plan consultant at DWC – The 401(k) Experts. She specializes in offering creative and innovative plan design, implemented through the development of strong client relationships, allowing for custom proposals and solutions.

Bruce Kelly has been a personal fitness trainer for 40 years and is the author of the upcoming book Ageless Athleticism. In this interview, we discuss the benefits of exercise for older adults, including power training. We also talk about the questions people should ask fitness trainers before they hire them.  Connect with Bruce Kelly and get on his newsletter list Email: BKellyLimerick@gmail.com Instagram Craggaelic123 Order My Rhabdo Book Rhabdomyolysis is a painful and serious side effect of exercise that you need to know about. Education is the best defense. I've been teaching about rhabdo for over 10 years. If you are in the US, you can order it directly from me.  Purchase My Rhabdo Book Order on Amazon   Connect with me: Joe-Cannon.com SupplementClarity.com YouTube   About I have an MS in exercise science and a BS in biology & chemistry. I've been helping people understand dietary supplements for over 20 years using an evidence-based approach and have written several books including Rhabdo, the first book about exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis.   Disclaimer: Episodes are for information only. I'm NOT a medical doctor. NO medical advice is given or implied. ALWAYS consult your doctor for the best health advice for you. I participate in the Amazon Associates program.  

Interview with Joseph Bathanti, former North Carolina Poet Laureate and Dr. Bruce Kelly, retired Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center.THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative writing as a catalyst for soldiers' healing, as well as soldiers whose lives have been radically transformed through story. The interviews are conducted by Tamara Kissane, Artist Soapbox producer and 2020 Piedmont Laureate, with June Guralnick, 2022 Raleigh Medal of Arts recipient and creative writing teacher for veterans.GUEST BIOSJOSEPH BATHANTI, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina (2012-14) and recipient of the North Carolina Award in Literature, is the author of nineteen books, most recently Light at the Seam from LSU Press in 2022. Bathanti is the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. He served as the 2016 Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence in Asheville, N.C., and is the co-founder of the Medical Center's Creative Writing Program. The Act of Contrition & Other Stories, winner of the EastOver Prize for Fiction, is forthcoming from EastOver Press in fall of 2023. For more information on Bathanti's work, visit: https://english.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/directory/joseph-bathanti.BRUCE KELLY, MD is retired Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C. In 2014, along with former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti, he co-founded a creative writing program for Vietnam veterans with PTSD as the central feature of a broader Medical Humanities program. He has been witness to the truth of this quote by poet Muriel Rukeyser: "The universe is not made up of atoms, it's made up of stories."KENNETH EDWARD FAUSTMAN (1946-2023) served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was awarded a military merit from South Vietnam in honor of exceptional service. He was a proud veteran who participated in the Honor flight that took him to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2022. After his service he obtained his bachelor's degree as an Industrial Engineer from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. He used his degree to improve the world he lived in, as a teacher and construction manager.EPISODE LINKSBrothers Like TheseTranscriptCREDITSTHE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING is a production of Artist Soapbox in partnership with June Guralnick.This series is dedicated to the memory of David Brave Heart.The intro montage is sound engineered by Royce Froehlich, and music in both the intro and outro are by David Brave Heart, with additional music by Louis Wilkinson.Post-production is by Tamara Kissane and Jasmine Hunjan.WHEN I WRITE I FEEL… CONTRIBUTORSJenny BaileyLinda BelansGail Ashby BryantKammie DeGhetoChuck GalleLinda GilesJune GuralnickPJ HarperKirsten HowardTamara KissaneAllie McDonaldRay OwenShirley PerrySande SouthworthScott Charles WhittemoreNorah & SusannahFor more information, see

Kyle Guske, investment analyst at New Constructs, says that while the firm's research shows that 73 percent of companies are overstating their core earnings when adding in one-time events and other factors that are part of what's known as 'street earnings,' he sees five companies with the most overblown numbers as ready for a fall, identifying MGM Resorts, PG and E Corp, Boston Scientific, Fiserv and PPL Corp. Bruce Kelly, senior columnist at  InvestmentNews, discusses the latest lawsuit facing financial guru Dave Ramsey, over recommendations about a time-share workout firm that did not, well, work out, deep-value investor Michael Campagna of Moerus Capital in the Market Call, and Chuck talks about the sneaky but necessary path a fund company took to get shareholders -- himself included -- to vote their proxy.

Tune into this transparent interview with modern day Prophet Daniel "DBK" Kelly, and become inspired by his journey in creating a Real Prayer Movement!!! If you're interested in receiving prayer or joining the movement, head over to www.realprayermovement.org Stay blessed, not stressed!!!

Bruce Kelly sorts through the complicated pairing of crypto and 401(k)s with InvestmentNews' very own Mark Schoeff Jr. and Jennifer Gibbs Swets, partner and retirement plan consultant at DWC – The 401(k) Experts. Together they address the big questions:Why is Fidelity advocating to push crypto onto its 401(k) platform?How should you explain this to option to your client?Where does the DOL stand on regulating this option?Why are these blurred lines a legal higher risk for the financial adviser than for a company like Fidelity?Related article: Advisers caught between Fidelity, DOL on using crypto in 401(k)sGuest Bio:Jennifer Gibbs Swets is a partner and retirement plan consultant at DWC – The 401(k) Experts. She specializes in offering creative and innovative plan design, implemented through the development of strong client relationships, allowing for custom proposals and solutions. 

*This episode stems from an article in Investment News (August 2021) and written by Bruce Kelly. As I explain in the episode, I read the article verbatim, interjecting my thoughts around the subject. SEC recently penalized TIAA $97 MILLION! Listen to this episode to find out why. This podcast episode should be a wake up call to all those in higher ed that run their retirement plan on "auto pilot." Listen as Greg shares with you as to why YOU need to act as your own fiduciary and not rely on your retirement plan vendors to always act in your best interest. Pay close attention to a quick story that Greg shares about an employee that saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in her TIAA account only to find out most of her money was tied up in an illiquid annuity - not what she intended to do. other informative higher ed retirement plan https://safinancialservices.com/podcast (PODCASTS HERE.) https://safinancialservices.com/podcast (TIAA Traditional - Watch Out!) https://safinancialservices.com/podcast (Fiduciary - TIAA / ING / Fidelity Reps NOT the Answer ) https://safinancialservices.com/podcast (Fiduciary Part 2 - Look Out for Yourself, Because Nobody Else Will )

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See our listingsSee our Buyers  (do you have a home that meets their needs?) at www.AllstarBuyers.comHuge gratitude to my guest, Stephen Hendersonhttps://brothersandsisterslikethese.com/How Brothers Like These came to be:In spring of 2014, Joseph Bathanti, a Creative Writing Professor at Appalachian State University and then North Carolina Poet Laureate, and Dr. Bruce Kelly, a primary care physician at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, began conversations about launching a creative program for Vietnam Veterans in Kelly's care who were struggling with PTSD. Kelly had been pioneering Medical Humanities at the VA, as well as a community-based Arts in Medicine program – programs that transformed what healing looks like for wounded veterans. Bathanti, in his two-year signature project as poet laureate, had worked with returning combat veterans and their families to harvest their war-time stories through various strands of creative writing.After months of strategizing and wrangling with red tape, Bathanti and Kelly began meeting with cohorts of Vietnam Veterans in Classroom B, an out of the way room in the basement of the Asheville VA, where they gathered weekly to write. In January of 2016 –through the generosity of the NC Arts Council, the NC Humanities Council, the cooperation of Appalachian State University, and Kelly's unflagging determination – Bathanti assumed the role of Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence.Brothers Like These, a staged reading of those Vietnam Veterans reading the work they produced in classroom B, premiered on August 31, 2016 at the Asheville Community Theater, and was later reprised at Appalachian State University on April 19, 2017. It's been performed in Franklin, NC, Old Fort, NC, at the Vietnam Veterans of America annual mid-Atlantic Convention in Durham, NC, and was excerpted at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville, NC in September of 2019 and at the North Carolina Writers Network Annual Conference in Asheville, also in 2019.Brothers Like These weaves the remarkable voices of unimaginably brave soldiers who gave their all during the Vietnam War. These are stories and poems, large and small, funny and heartbreaking — not just invaluable to succeeding generations of soldiers, but to every citizen of our country, and beyond. In April of 2017, the book, Brothers Like These, was published by St. Andrews University Press, and remains the Press's best-seller.—Joseph Bathanti    Professor of English at Appalachian State UniversityNC Poet Laureate (2012-2014)

Brothers and Sisters Like These is a veteran’s writing group who share their personal stories and poems with the hope of educating and bringing healing to other veterans. The group is part of the NC Veteran’s Writing Alliance Foundation. Join Dr. Bruce Kelly, Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center and Lead for the Creative Writing Program, and Joseph Bathanti, McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina and co-founder of the Charles George VA Medical Center’s Creative Writing Program, to hear how they created a novel creative writing program for Vietnam combat veterans with a focus on capturing stories through narrative and poetry to find the voices war had taken from them. 

In this interview with Bruce Kelly, a strength coach from just outside of Philadelphia. Bruce has an incredibly unique opportunity to build a fitness program in a hospital setting which will provide actual preventative medicine. We discuss the benefits of strength training for all aspects of health and how important it is for female athletes. I love his description of mobilty "the ability to do dynamic movements thru full ranges of motion without pain" and how we need to work on it every day. You can find Bruce by email BKellyLimerick@gmail.com or check out his website https://old-man-strength.constantcontactsites.com/ To reach Laura, sign up for a virtual visit or get our guide to health and fitness, Email Laura@MoveBetterLLC.com Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTsUniqueMovementBeauties YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeAG6BvrTX1KeZSiNYauDA Guide to Health and Fitness https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSCD4wHok9O0tF02-BS4F1sea0SU8kEb/view?usp=sharing Discovery Visit https://calendly.com/laura-movebetter/discovery-visit Yogability https://calendly.com/laura-movebetter/movement-freedom

We will be launching an episode every week with our very own Bruce Kelly and Jeff Benjamin.

Kaylee Zheng has been to Springfield this year, has some phenomena to describe and is also looking into layout lighting. Martin Coombs provides his list of updates - including a layout on full-time public display, un-retiring an old layout, the dynamics of hurtling passenger trains and a foxing fox update. Simon Hill has a year to update, he's taken a break following building his layout but his 16mm fine detail work has called him back to the hobby. Joe D'Amato provides updates on Bruce Kelly who is infinitely more famous than Joe. Joe and Tom talk scratch building briefly and then onto Joe's incredibly lucky career. Tom concludes with the rules for the layout design contest. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#169

Kaylee Zheng has been to Springfield this year, has some phenomena to describe and is also looking into layout lighting. Martin Coombs provides his list of updates - including a layout on full-time public display, un-retiring an old layout, the dynamics of hurtling passenger trains and a foxing fox update. Simon Hill has a year to update, he's taken a break following building his layout but his 16mm fine detail work has called him back to the hobby. Joe D'Amato provides updates on Bruce Kelly who is infinitely more famous than Joe. Joe and Tom talk scratch building briefly and then onto Joe's incredibly lucky career. Tom concludes with the rules for the layout design contest. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#169

Season 2 Episode 1: Interviews with R. Kelly's brothers, inmate Bruce Kelly and younger brother Carey Kelly giving personal accounts of their childhood molestation from a "close relative" and a neighborhood man, Mr. Henry. They recall in uncomfortable detail the very beginning of Kelly's indecent exposure to sex at the tender age of 6. The episode focused on one of his underaged victims, Faith Rogers and her parents. They give shocking accounts of the disturbing threats and torment Kelly and his "handlers" have put them through, which triggered Faith's epileptic seizure. At the first premiere of "Surviving R. Kelly," we learned that the event was brought to an abrupt stop with a threat from an "unknown source" which made everyone evacuate and Kelly's victims ran scared back to their hotel rooms. R. Kelly's caucasian Manager sister-duo denies all allegations of sexual abuse and supports the ghost account "Surviving Lies" which slams and exploits nude photos of every victim that comes forward. It shows viewers that Kelly will stop at nothing to silence his victims and keep them under his control. Hosts Angele Taylor and Jeroslyn Jovonn end with the juicy fight between Kelly's current girlfriends, which was posted Live between Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage. Let us know how you feel about Azriel's new stance against her now ex-boyfriend R. Kelly as she moves out of his home! Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Angele Taylor (@angeletaylor_ ) and Jeroslyn Jovonn (@jeroslyndiva) Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV For more After Shows for your favorite TV shows and the latest news in TV, Film, and exclusive celebrity interviews, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is there a middle ground in youth sports? Is there a place to exist between the nine-year-old icing his shoulder after a session with his pitching coach and the kid who bats last and hates every minute and never plays a team sport again? There used to be (back in our day). There can be. But in a world where families spend 10% or more of their yearly household income on travel teams, equipment, coaches, and gear, that friendly, non-intense approach has become a lot harder to find.   In this episode we discuss how to keep the “play” in playing sports how to push back against coaches and leagues that tell third-graders they have to specialize surviving early-spring double-headers at the baseball field  when to let kids quit (70% of kids quit a team sport by age 13 because it’s too intense)  why girls are more likely to quit than boysand when to follow your kid’s passion, even if it means turning all of your weekends over to lacrosseand the only thing you should ever ever say to your child after a game. Here's links to research and studies discussed in this episode:  Kingswood Camp: Our Philosophy On Sports Michael S. Rosenwald for Washington Post: Are parents ruining youth sports? Fewer kids play amid pressure.Bruce Kelly and Carl Carchia for ESPN Magazine: The Hidden Demographics of Youth SportsEmily Barone for Time: The Astronomical Cost of Kids’ SportsAspen Institute: 10 Charts that Show Progress, Challenges to Fix Youth SportsAspen Institute: STATE OF PLAY 2018: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTSCaitlin Morris for Aspen Institute: Changing the Game for Girls Our main takeaway? Sports are one area where we parents need to take our eyes *off* the prize. Bring back the backyard wiffle ball game. Find places where kids of all levels can participate. And keep looking until your kid finds the sport she enjoys. It won’t always be easy, but it will probably be worth the effort.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world was shocked to find R. Kelly could become a bigger monster. Elayna Fenelon, Keith Andre, Rhavin McSweaney, and Tyler McKinney discuss girls being kept as sex slaves and one even finding her way back home after her mother fought tirelessly. About the After Show: Join us for the SURVIVING R. KELLY AFTERBUZZ TV AFTER SHOW where we break down and discuss every story and detail of R. Kelly's behavior, actions, and more as more and more women come forward. We'll be covering the episodes every single week bringing insider knowledge and exclusive news and gossip. Subscribe and rate with a comment for a shout out and stay up to date with everything Surviving R. Kelly! About the Show: Lifetime debuts the bombshell documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” in a special three-night-event, beginning Thursday, January 3 at 9pm ET/PT. Two additional hours will premiere on Friday, January 4, at 9pm ET/PT and the final installment of the six-part documentary series will debut on Saturday, January 5, at 9pm ET/PT. In the ground-breaking documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” women are emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices to share their stories. Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, to date, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, survivors and people from R. Kelly’s inner circle, are coming forward with new allegations about his sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They are now finally ready to share their full story and shed light on the secret life the public has never seen. With over 50 interviews including civil rights activist Tarana Burke, musicians John Legend and Sparkle, talk-show host and former DJ Wendy Williams, ex-wife Andrea Kelly, ex-girlfriend Kitti Jones, brothers Carey and Bruce Kelly, and many others, the true story of R. Kelly’s controversial past will be revealed beginning in 1970 through present day, shedding light on the R&B star whose history of alleged abuse of underage African American girls has, until recently, been largely ignored by mainstream media. “Surviving R. Kelly” is executive produced by cultural critic, filmmaker and passionate activist dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels for Kreativ Inc. which has a production deal with Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), and Brie Miranda Bryant from Lifetime. This program falls under Lifetime’s commitment to provide a platform to give women a voice where they have previously been unheard to bring awareness to the abuses and harassment of women.“Surviving R. Kelly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Things get more intense as the Chicago Sun Times launches an investigation surrounding the rumors and allegations of R. Join hosts Elayna, Keith Andre, Rhavin, and Tyler as they discuss the weight of the sex tape and a never ending trial and whether some families decided to take money over justice. About the After Show: Join us for the SURVIVING R. KELLY AFTERBUZZ TV AFTER SHOW where we break down and discuss every story and detail of R. Kelly's behavior, actions, and more as more and more women come forward. We'll be covering the episodes every single week bringing insider knowledge and exclusive news and gossip. Subscribe and rate with a comment for a shout out and stay up to date with everything Surviving R. Kelly! About the Show: Lifetime debuts the bombshell documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” in a special three-night-event, beginning Thursday, January 3 at 9pm ET/PT. Two additional hours will premiere on Friday, January 4, at 9pm ET/PT and the final installment of the six-part documentary series will debut on Saturday, January 5, at 9pm ET/PT. In the ground-breaking documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” women are emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices to share their stories. Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, to date, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, survivors and people from R. Kelly’s inner circle, are coming forward with new allegations about his sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They are now finally ready to share their full story and shed light on the secret life the public has never seen. With over 50 interviews including civil rights activist Tarana Burke, musicians John Legend and Sparkle, talk-show host and former DJ Wendy Williams, ex-wife Andrea Kelly, ex-girlfriend Kitti Jones, brothers Carey and Bruce Kelly, and many others, the true story of R. Kelly’s controversial past will be revealed beginning in 1970 through present day, shedding light on the R&B star whose history of alleged abuse of underage African American girls has, until recently, been largely ignored by mainstream media. “Surviving R. Kelly” is executive produced by cultural critic, filmmaker and passionate activist dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels for Kreativ Inc. which has a production deal with Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), and Brie Miranda Bryant from Lifetime. This program falls under Lifetime’s commitment to provide a platform to give women a voice where they have previously been unheard to bring awareness to the abuses and harassment of women.“Surviving R. Kelly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Brave women bear their hearts and speak up about their experiences with R. Kelly and how they survived the mistreatment, sexual, physical and mental abuse from Robert. Barely holding back tears they relive some of the most traumatic moments in their lives and Andrea Kelly ex-wife to R. Kelly still can not speak about some of the situations. Join Hosts Keith Andre and Elayna Fenelon as they break down Pt.1 & 2 of this heavy docu-series. About the After Show: Join us for the SURVIVING R. KELLY AFTERBUZZ TV AFTER SHOW where we break down and discuss every story and detail of R. Kelly's behavior, actions, and more as more and more women come forward. We'll be covering the episodes every single week bringing insider knowledge and exclusive news and gossip. Subscribe and rate with a comment for a shout out and stay up to date with everything Surviving R. Kelly! About the Show: Lifetime debuts the bombshell documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” in a special three-night-event, beginning Thursday, January 3 at 9pm ET/PT. Two additional hours will premiere on Friday, January 4, at 9pm ET/PT and the final installment of the six-part documentary series will debut on Saturday, January 5, at 9pm ET/PT. In the ground-breaking documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” women are emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices to share their stories. Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and multiple witnesses, to date, none of these accusations have seemingly affected him. For the first time ever, survivors and people from R. Kelly’s inner circle, are coming forward with new allegations about his sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They are now finally ready to share their full story and shed light on the secret life the public has never seen. With over 50 interviews including civil rights activist Tarana Burke, musicians John Legend and Sparkle, talk-show host and former DJ Wendy Williams, ex-wife Andrea Kelly, ex-girlfriend Kitti Jones, brothers Carey and Bruce Kelly, and many others, the true story of R. Kelly’s controversial past will be revealed beginning in 1970 through present day, shedding light on the R&B star whose history of alleged abuse of underage African American girls has, until recently, been largely ignored by mainstream media. “Surviving R. Kelly” is executive produced by cultural critic, filmmaker and passionate activist dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels for Kreativ Inc. which has a production deal with Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), and Brie Miranda Bryant from Lifetime. This program falls under Lifetime’s commitment to provide a platform to give women a voice where they have previously been unheard to bring awareness to the abuses and harassment of women.“Surviving R. Kelly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria wiped out the electricity on the entire island of Puerto Rico. Six months later the lights are still off for too many people. In this episode, by hearing highlights of Congressional testimony from Puerto Rico's government officials and through stories of Jen's recent trip to the island, learn the good news and the bad news about life right now on Puerto Rico. Please Support Congressional Dish Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD028: Crisis in Puerto Rico CD147: Controlling Puerto Rico Additional Recommended Listening The David Pakman Show Additional Reading Article: Needs go unmet 6 months after Maria hit Puerto Rico by Danica Coto, AP News, March 20, 2018. Article: Six months after Maria, the hardest hit city in Puerto Rico is still being ignored by AJ Vicens, Grist, March 20, 2018. Article: The battle for paradise by Naomi Klein, The Intercept, March 20, 2018. Report: U.S. executive appointed head Puerto Rico power company by Dalissa Zeda Sanchez, Caribbean Business, March 20, 2018. Report: Puerto Rico legislature sends education reform to governor's desk for enactment by Genesis Ibarra, Caribbean Business, March 20, 2018. Report: Gov presents Puerto Rio justice, agriculture reorganization plans, Caribbean Business, March 20, 2018. Article: 'We are the forgotten people': It's been almost six months since Hurricane Maria, and Puerto Ricans are still dying by John D. Stutter, CNN, March 15, 2018. Article: Puerto Rico reforms could boost GNP by 1.5 percent: Jaresko by Daniel Bases, Reuters, March 14, 2018. Press Release: Committee seeks answers on corruption at Puerto Rico Power Utility, House Committee on Natural Resources, March 12, 2018. Report: Recycled proposals in Puerto Rico's fiscal plans by Luis J. Valentin Ortiz, City & State New York, March 11, 2018. Article: 'This city has been ignored': Yabucoa, ground zero for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, still reeling by Rick Jervis, USA Today, March 11, 2018. Article: The role of private investment in rebuilding Puerto Rico by The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, March 8, 2018. Opinion: Puerto Rico? Guinea pig for water privatization by Britt Fremstad, Public Citizen, 2018. Article: Why Puerto Rico is pushing to privatize its schools by Mimi Kirk, City Lab, February 27, 2018. Report: Citigroup drove Puerto Rico into debt. Now it will profit from privatization on the island by Kate Aronoff, The Intercept, February 21, 2018. Report: Hedge fund-driven austerity could come back to bite the hedge funds driving it in Puerto Rico by Kate Aronoff, The Intercept, February 3, 2018. Article: Privatization won't fix Puerto Rico's broken power utility by Lara Merling, NACLA, February 1, 2018. Press Release: Bishop statement on Puerto Rico fiscal plans, PREPA privatization by House Committee on Natural Resources, January 25, 2018. Report: Puerto Rico governor seizes opportunity created by Hurricane Maria, plans to privatize electric power by Kate Aronoff, The Intercept, January 24, 2018. Article: The peril of privatizing PREPA by Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, January 24, 2018. Report: Puerto Rico to sell off crippled power utility PREPA by Daniel Bases, Reuters, January 22, 2018. Report: Puerto Rico utility workers charge that federal government is hoarding reconstruction supplies by Kate Aronoff, The Intercept, January 16, 2018. Article: PREPA "Warehouse 5" was no secret by Alex Figueroa Cancel, El Nuevo Dia, January 16, 2018. Article: Energy answers marchincinerator: the struggle continues by Leysa Caro Gonzelez, El Nuevo Dia, January 16, 2018. Report: Armed federal agents enter warehouse in Puerto Rico to sieze hoarded electric equipment by Kate Aronof, The Intercept, January 10, 2018. Article: Puerto Rico said 64 people died in Hurricane Maria. A new report puts the death toll over 1,000 by Aric Jenkins, Time.com, December 19, 2017. Report: Nearly 1,000 more people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria by Center for Investigative Journalism, Latino USA, December 7, 2017. Law Firm Post: Did you lose money investing in Puerto Rico bonds with Morgan Stanley financial advisor Robert Dennison? by Erez Law Firm, December 6, 2017. Article: The lineman got $63 an hour. The utility was billed at $319 an hour. by Frances Robles, The New York Times, November 12, 2017. Article: Ex-Morgan Stanley broker at center of Puerto Rico bond disputes by Bruce Kelly, Investment News, September 28, 2017. Report: Maps: Hurricane Maria's path across Puerto Rico by Sarah Almukhtar, Matthew Bloch, Ford Fessenden and Jugal K. Patel, The New York Times, September 26, 2017. Article: Incinerating the future: Austerity crisis threatens wetlands and economic opportunity for Puerto Rico by Adriana Gonzelez, The Planet: Sierra Club, August 14, 2017. Report: Puerto Rico's Fiscal Control Board spent $31 million in fiscal year 2017 by Julio Ricardo Varela, Latino USA, August 2, 2017. Report: SEC probes Barclays, Morgan Stanley bankers over Puerto Rico by Martin Z. Braun, Bloomberg, June 28, 2017. Report: Puerto Rico Senate approves bill to eliminate debt audit commission by Cindy Burgos Alvarado, Caribbean Business, April 18, 2017. Article: A glimpse of Natalie Jaresko by Jose A. Delgado Robles, El Nuevo Dia, March 29, 2017. Article: Ukraine must fully implement IMF Program, says former finance minister by Mitch Hulse, Atlantic Council, April 14, 2016. Article: How free electricity helped dig $9 billion hole in Puerto Rico by Mary Williams Walsh, The New York Times, February 1, 2016. Article: Puerto Rico - a way forward by Anne O. Krueger, Ranjit Teja, and Andrew Wolfe, GDB.PR.GOV, June 29, 2015. Article: Meet the woman overhauling Ukraine's economy - and born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago by James Ellingworth, Business Insider, March 1,2015. Article: Proposed Arecibo waste-to-energy plan gets EPA nod by Michelle Kantrow, Energy Answers, May 10, 2012. Research Paper: Does private management lead to improvement of water services? Lessons learned from the experiences of Bolivia and Puerto Rico by Susana Maria Cortina de Cardenas, University of Iowa Research Online, Spring 2011. Resources DESMOG Blog Info: Edison Electric Institute Energy Answers Resources: Puerto Rico Resource Recovery and Renewable Energy Project International Monetary Fund Bio: Anne O. Krueger International Monetary Fund Blog: Ranjit Teja LinkedIn Profile: Noel Zamot, Federal Oversight Management Board USDA Report: Arecibo Waste to Energy Generation and Resource Recovery Facility Arecibo, Puerto Rico Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, Power Utility Officials; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, November 14, 2017. Witnesses: - Natalie Jaresko - Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico - Jose Roman Morales - Associate Commission and Interim President of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission - Ricardo Ramos - Executive Director of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority - Julio Rhymer - Executive Director of the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority 53:40 Ricardo Ramos: Many of the fallen poles fell because of the additional weight of infrastructure that originally was not supposed to be there, so the grid itself is old—are new. Design standards account for an amount of additional infrastructure for communications and other, but many of the poles were—they had communications because some local law of Puerto Rico permitted the common right-of-way usage, so we had to allow telecom companies to put the telecommunications cables there—but the pole itself not necessarily was designed to those standards. 59:10 Natalie Jaresko: So, as you know, Madame Chairman, the board took an action and filed in the Title III court to name a chief transformation officer. The court ruled yesterday against us in that action, although we have not yet seen the written judgment, so I can’t comment on it in detail. Hearing: Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, Governors; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Witnesses: - Donald Jackson - Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Civil and Emergency Operations - Kenneth Mapp - Governor of US Virgin Islands - Jose Roman Morales - Associate Commission and Interim President of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission - Ricardo “Ricky” Rossello - Governor of Puerto Rico - Bruce Walker - Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 38:20 Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy Bruce Walker: PREPA, with the limited crews that it had—I will point to this map over here—made an early decision to have to tie the southern portion, where the generation is, to the northern portion, where the load is. And in doing so, they made a key decision to construct the 230 kV line from the south, bringing it up to the San Juan area, the Bayamon substation. On the map, you can see here, from down here, wrapping up through here, that that align is going to appear all the way over to here. What was important about that was that one decision and the efforts made by PREPA, with limited staffing, enabled the power to be distributed to where the load was and in conjunction with the other big decision, which is the next slide, Jennifer, the Army Corps, working with PREPA, installed two 25-megawatt generators at the Palo Seco generation plant, and that, in conjunction with the rebuild of the 230 line, enabled power to be distributed to the northern portion to start picking up commercial and residential customers. Those two efforts were monumental, given the facts and circumstances. The installation of this generator was, with the letting of the contract and the install—and I was at Palo Seco when this was being put in—and the work that had to be done was really incredible—we had fantastic support from PREPA in coordinating it particularly with the re-laying and the coordination with the Army Corps. 1:10:00 Governor Ricardo Rossello: We have several flaws in terms of the design, aside from having antiquated power plants. Most of our generation was done in the south, yet most of the people and most of the consumption is done in the north, so you lose about 12 to 15% in the transmission, going northward. It is time, it is an opportunity, to rethink that, where do we have that generation and make it better? Piggybacking on Senator Cassidy’s comments, I think it is an opportunity also to leapfrog in renewables. I’ve envisioned us leapfrogging to 25% renewables in Puerto Rico and recognizing that there are some mitigation strategies that we need to put in place. That is why we have worked with the PREPA governing board to have a group of thought leaders that can actually help us in the design, looking forward, and specifically looking where this could happen. Last-mile events in Puerto Rico are very important. It’s important to consider the terrain. Puerto Rico’s not flat; it’s got a mountainous region. And so we will be very aggressively pursuing that we get to 90, 95% of energy consumption and energy generation, but that last mile always takes more time because there are sort of remote areas of the island. This is an opportunity to make microgrids in Puerto Rico so that they can be sustained in different areas. And, lastly, adding to this whole component of renewables, I think it is an opportunity to look at this from a bottom-up-and-a-top-down approach. With the collaboration of FEMA, we were able to, for the first time in the STEP program, allow that either a power plant generator be added to the house or a renewable battery-pack solar combo be added to those homes in the STEP program. Now, we expect that there will be about 80,000 homes that will be introduced in the STEP program. Think about what that means if half of them decide to go with the renewable battery-pack route. It means that now you have the starting conditions to actually think about things like a virtual power plant in Puerto Rico, where you can have smart distribution of the energy; and where some days it might be cloudy in some areas in Puerto Rico—it’ll be sunny, certainly, in others as well—and that energy can be distributed alongside, of course, a complement of utility-size and industrial-size generation, which I envision, Senator, should start transitioning from petroleum-based generation, which is costly and, of course, more harmful, to liquid-gas and so forth generation. So, those are, in a nutshell, what we envision the sort of future grid of Puerto Rico looking like. 1:34:15 Senator Catherine Cortez Masto: It’s my understanding under the Stafford Act, it’s Section 406(e), that limits the use of federal disaster-relief funds for repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a public facility or private nonprofit facility on the basis of the design of the facility as the facility existed immediately before the major disaster. Now, my understanding of that, then, is that all of the talk that I’ve heard today, which is important talk about new infrastructure—burying lines, looking at how we add renewable capacity—that is something that is not going to be addressed through the funding, through the relief, that comes from the federal government. Is that correct? And I guess I’m asking Mr. Walker and General Jackson, is that your understanding? Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy Bruce Walker: That is my understanding. As I mentioned earlier, we’re doing emergency restoration work now. A number of the things that have been mentioned here, if the Congress approves additional appropriations, those would be opportunities that we could further, you know, build into— Masto: And that’s—are you asking today, then? That’s what you’re asking Congress today, additional appropriations outside of the Stafford Act be able to set up new infrastructure and do just what we’ve heard today, because we know another hurricane’s going to come through, or some other disaster. I think it’s just the way the climate is today. Is that the ask today from the governors? Governor Ricardo Rossello: To amend that, could you repeat the question, Senator? Masto: Sure. So, the Stafford Act limits the amount of— Rossello: Yeah. Masto: —money that you’re getting from the federal government for disaster relief to repair and reconstruct. Rossello: Yeah. Masto: It is not for new construction or new types of renewable energy or burying lines. So, are you coming today for additional funds outside of the Stafford Act, outside of disaster relief? Is that what I’m hearing today? Governor Kenneth Mapp: Yes. Yes, because under Stafford, if a system connected to the power generation isn’t damaged, it can’t be touched. If it’s cost effective, it can be mitigated, but the whole power system is all connected, and so if we want to change to more-efficient renewables—wind, solar—if the generation system hasn’t been damaged, then we can have an exclusion. So we will need changes in the language to permit that. Rossello: Yes. We are, we recognize what the limitations of FEMA funding are within this, so we’re asking for additional funding so that we can get that flexibility as well and actually rebuild better. I mean, again, you can discuss whether it’s a good idea or not on the context of the merit of the energy and the structure, but it is really just a bad idea to rebuild a system that is frail over again, spend good taxpayer money in that, because you’re going to have to do it once over again. 1:44:34 Senator Mazie Hirono (HI): Based on your estimates, how much are you asking Congress to fund in terms of the kind of modernization, resilience, etc. that you would like to see in Puerto Rico? Governor Ricardo Rossello: Yeah. It’s about $17 billion in damage estimates. Hirono: One year? Rossello: No. For the bulk of the process. Hirono: Seventeen billion dollars? Rossello: Yes, that’s right. Hirono: And is it your—well, I know that you hope that Congress will authorize that, and do you think that authorization or the funding to occur in one year, or is it over a period of time? Rossello: No, it would be over a period of time, of course. 1:53:28 Senator Bernie Sanders (VT): Puerto Rico is struggling with an unsustainable 75-billion-dollar debt and $49 billion in pension obligations. More than one-third of that debt is held by Wall Street vulture funds that are getting interest rates of up to 34% on tax-exempt bonds they purchased for as little as 29 cents on the dollar. Is that correct, Governor? Governor Ricardo Rossello: Yep. Hearing: Puerto Rico Recovery Challenges; House Natural Resources Committee, November 7, 2017. Witnesses: - Natalie Jaresko - Executive Director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico - Angel Perez Otero - Mayor of Guanynabo, Puerto Rico - Noel Zamot - Revitalization Coordinator of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico 22:30 Natalie Jaresko: As the committee is aware, the board has recently named Noel Zamot as chief transformation officer of PREPA, with all the powers of a CEO and reporting to the board. We believe this is absolutely essential both to restoring service as soon as possible and to creating a sustainable, efficient, resilient, and fiscally accountable power system for the island. While the board is confident, the PROMESA, coupled with fundamental aspects of bankruptcy law, gives us the power and responsibility to do as we have done. Some parties are vigorously contesting our authority in proceedings before the Title III judge. To avoid uncertainty and lengthy delays and litigation, congressional reaffirmation of our exercise of our authority is welcome. 23:08 Natalie Jaresko: We have also implemented a contract-review policy as a tool to ensure transparency throughout the government, for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico and all stakeholders. The policy applies to all contracts in which the commonwealth or any covered instrumentality is a counterparty, including those with the federal government, state governments, and private parties. The policy provides that all contracts of 10 million or more must be submitted to the board for its approval before execution. In addition, the board retains the authority to adopt other methods, such as random sampling of contracts below that 10-million-dollar threshold, to assure that they promote market competition and are not inconsistent with the approved fiscal plan. 26:48 Noel Zamot: I will retain key leaders on my staff to enable speed and effectiveness in our decision-making. I’d like to highlight two key roles. The chief operations officer will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the utility. This will initially be a senior leader from within PREPA but will be augmented by an industry executive identified in conjunction with input that we are receiving from the Edison Electric Institute. 27:41 Noel Zamot: I’ve also identified key executives to serve on a board of advisors. These are CEOs from public and private utilities who have generously volunteered to bring their considerable expertise to help with this task. I will also rely on an internal group of world-class experts from multi-national utilities, the energy sector, academia, and more. 28:22 Noel Zamot: Puerto Rico’s energy strategy calls for 50% renewables by 2040, with a balance of natural and LP gas mix; regional grids, with generation close to demand; physical hardening and control systems to provide resiliency; and widespread distributed generation, all wrapped by an empowered and accountable energy regulator. PROMESA is clear in its guidance to attract private capital to achieve this end state. We need to do just that, not only for generation but to attract innovative capital solutions from the private sector for transmission and distribution as well. 43:42 Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ): Do you or the board hold a view that, relative to Title V, waiving or eliminating additional federal environmental safeguards like NEPA or regulations will accelerate the recovery in Puerto Rico? Ms. Jaresko, you and then Mr. Zamot, if you don’t mind, as well, answering the question. Natalie Jaresko: I certainly believe that further expeditious permitting is a requirement. I’m not an expert on the individual sets of permitting, but I want to underline that it’s both federal, commonwealth, and municipality permitting at all levels. It needs to be expedited for any private-sector investment to become a quick recovery. Grijalva: Okay. Mr. Zamot, do you think that’s needed? Noel Zamot: Thank you, sir. My view is that economic growth and fast-tracking projects is not inconsistent with being good stewards of the environment, and we have a very robust process within Title V and within the working group that we have set with the government to ensure that we, the residents of Puerto Rico, are very respectful of that. Grijalva: If I may, sir, let me just follow up with you. You cite the proposed trash incinerators an example of a project Title V that could come to fruition, but I see an example of why Title V, in this instance, doesn’t work. Public comments about the project are overwhelming in opposition. It’s opposed by both mayors’ groups, representing all the mayors in the island. It was stalled in part because it couldn’t get a permit to drain 2.1 million gallons from a protected wetland. Farmers and residents concerned about the effects on their health, that it could undermine recycling programs that are in place. It flooded during the hurricane. We have a before-and-after situation, that’s up on the screen. It flooded during and released some of the hundreds of tons of toxic ash that could release, in the future, toxic ash into surrounding neighborhoods. And it requires a major loan from the federal government to go forward even though it’s fully privately funded for 67 megawatts of power. Is that what we can expect in terms of Title V critical projects? Zamot: Sir, there are many voices that, obviously, in a democratic process, voice their concern with such a project, but there are equal number of voices on the positive side. We don’t look at this project in Arecibo necessarily as even a power project. It is really a waste-management project. Puerto Rico has a critical, essentially a crisis, in waste management and landfill use that has been identified by the EPA, and that is why the EPA has actually been supportive of this program. 47:30 Representative Doug Lamborn (CO): Is it safe in assuming that pretty much 100% of the electricity generated in Puerto Rico today is from burning fuel oil? Noel Zamot: Sir, I would say it’s 96%. There is approximately 4% that is renewables in Puerto Rico right now. Lamborn: And as we know, fuel oil is very expensive and very dirty. Zamot: That is correct, sir. Lamborn: So, I like the plan. I think you said by 2040, 50% renewables, 50% natural gas through liquefied form. Zamot: That’s correct. Lamborn: Have you identified investors who are willing to make that huge investment in a LNG terminal? Zamot: Sir, there are a number of investors that are actually very bullish on Puerto Rico’s long-term prospects, and we and the board and specifically in my role as revitalization coordinator, we receive a lot of proposals, a lot of questions about how people can bring innovative capital solutions using private capital to bear, to benefit, the reconstruction of the grid and the people of Puerto Rico. Lamborn: Well, I would really urge you to keep pushing in that direction because I don’t think nuclear or coal is going to be a solution. Renewables are great, but to provide that much electricity in that short of time is unrealistic. So I welcome the discussion about LNG. 50:30 Representative Doug Lamborn (CO): And the last thing I want to ask you about is that 800-million-dollar project, and the ranking member referred to it: burning waste to create electricity. Is my understanding that that would be privately funded and would not need government subsidies of any kind? Noel Zamot: That is correct, sir. It’s entirely privately funded. Some of the capital structure includes some federal loans, but there is no money from Puerto Rico, and it relies on relatively new technology that is respectful of emissions. 51:53 Representative Grace Napolitano (CA): The incinerator would be built in an area in Arecibo previously contaminated by a battery recycling plant, and it was flooded during the hurricanes. Has the area been tested for lead, arsenic, and other contaminants? Noel Zamot: Ma’am, I do not have the specific details on what work has been accomplished to date, but we do know that the company that is planning that work has done extensive mitigation pre-work— Napolitano: How long has the plant been there, that it hasn’t been tested? Zamot: Ma’am, I do not have that information. Napolitano: Would you mind sending the answers to this committee— Zamot: Yes, ma’am. Napolitano: —so we can understand that. And how does the Energy Answers Arecibo, LLC plan to prevent their landfill from being flooded by future hurricanes? Zamot: Ma’am, could you repeat the question? Napolitano: How do you prevent landfill from being flooded by hurricanes? Zamot: That is an engineering question that I’m not prepared to answer right now. I would imagine that that has been looked at in the permitting that the company has received to date. Napolitano: Okay. When and—how and when does the company plan to bury the toxic ashes generated by the incinerator? Zamot: That is being currently discussed with the current Puerto Rico administration. Napolitano: Is, let’s see, how many Puerto Rico municipalities refuse to send trash to the plant incinerator? Zamot: I think the answer to that is many, because that represents a threat to current waste management in Puerto Rico, which the EPA has identified as a critical need to address. 1:19:36 Representative Steve Pearce (NM): Now, one of the problems that I see, just as a former business owner taking a look at it, one of the reasons that residents had to pay such a high rate is that certain entities didn’t have to pay for the electrical power. One of those would be the hotels. So are they still exempt from paying their power? Natalie Jaresko: Each of the economic development plans that Puerto Rico implemented over the years had individual tax agreements— Pearce: I’m just asking about the hotels. Jaresko: —between businesses and energy. Pearce: Are they still exempt? Are they not exempt? Jaresko: Some of them are, yes. Pearce: Some of them are exempt. Jaresko: That’s correct. Pearce: Now, also, cities were also exempt, and so city governments were exempt prior, according to what I’ve read. Noel Zamot: That’s correct, sir. 1:38:50 Natalie Jaresko: The board certainly considers privatization as one of the options going forward. There’s a question that remains open to see whether it’s privatization of the entire power sector, meaning generation transmission and distribution or some select part, or whether it just means bringing in private sector to compete and bring down the cost and bring up the efficiency of electricity. We’re looking at all of those as we define this fiscal plan for PREPA. 1:49:50 Representative Raul Labrador (ID): You stated that prior to the hurricane that the board possessed the authority to execute its mission and deliver on the underlying mandate Congress set with PROMESA, but with the devastation, you allude that those tools may be inadequate. So please tell us why does the board currently have—does the board currently have the tools necessary to facilitate efficient and effective recovery? Natalie Jaresko: I will try to be clear. I believe the board has the tools, that PROMESA gives us the tools. That said, when there are disagreements, the use of those tools ends up in costly and time-consuming litigation. Today more than ever that time and that cost is not helping Puerto Rico, so we asked for clarity of the tools that we have—whether it is in the appointment of a CTO through Title III, whether it is the implementation of our contract-policy review, or whether or not it is the implementation of the fiscal plans in full when certified. Labrador: So, what else do you need to be successful? Is there anything else that we need to give you to be successful? Jaresko: I think we would appreciate a legislative affirmation of those and/or conditioning of appropriations on those powers as you see fit. 2:11:11 Representative Garret Graves (LA): The governor recently proposed a law to address emergencies and disasters. Part of that law would allow, basically, eliminating or waiving sales tax in Puerto Rico. Are you aware—is that proposal on your radar screen? Were you consulted? Natalie Jaresko: No, we were not consulted. And I am aware that there has been a problem because of the lack of electricity and the collections of the sales-and-use tax. However, as electricity comes back, the collection process should also return. Graves: So you were not consulted. You were not aware on the front end. If ultimately the governor certifies that this is in compliance with the fiscal plan and you determine otherwise, what happens then? How does that play out? Jaresko: Well, I would hope that they would consult prior to putting that policy in place because it is something that can have a direct adverse fiscal effect, and it could be not in compliance with the fiscal plan. If they certify that it is, as you described, then we have a situation which could potentially, again, lead to difference of opinion in terms of what our role is in PROMESA. And it is very difficult for us, once it is certified by the government as being in compliance, if we disagree, to reverse that. Graves: I’m sorry. Say that last part again. Jaresko: If the government certifies that the executive order or law is in compliance with the fiscal plan, it is difficult for us to reverse that. Graves: Your hands are effectively tied. Do you think Congress should revisit that in terms of something that you believe causes economic harm or undermines the objectives of the fiscal plan but you don’t have the ability to actually help reset that? Jaresko: I think it should be very clear that the intent of PROMESA was for us to be able to stop things that were having an adverse effect on the fiscal plan, yes. 2:26:37 Representative Luis Gutierrez (IL): Arecibo incinerator, Mr. Zamot, I would hope you would talk to Secretary Vilsack because you seem to have a different perspective than he does, since the loan from the USDA is through the Rural Utilities Services. In other words, the money is not in order to do something with waste management; the money is to create energy. But you said to us earlier—and correct me if I’m wrong, if I misunderstood—that the purpose is one of for garbage, basically, disposal, and not for energy. How do you see it? Is it garbage disposal or energy? What is the primary purpose of it? Noel Zamot: Sir, the government of Puerto Rico has a letter out, and they consider that plan in Arecibo to be both a provider of energy— Gutierrez: But when you said primarily, you said primarily. Zamot: The plan at Arecibo, where about 2% of the aggregate electrical demand— Gutierrez: Okay. So primarily, I heard you—and we can go back to the record—you said that it was primarily; yet, they are asking for a loan between half a million and 750 million dollars. And let me just assure you and everybody here: Given the fact that the government of Puerto Rico already owes over $2 billion, unless Mrs. Jaresko’s going to use some of her skills to eliminate that debt, I don’t see how we’re going to do that. And in the last 25 seconds, because I want to focus on this issue with you, do you believe that the control board has such power that you do not have to take into consideration the concerns of the duly elected mayors of the cities that will be affected by the incinerator? Or do you feel you need to consult with them before you make a decision going forward? Zamot: Sir, in 9 seconds, the statute provides for a public comment period that in conclusion— Gutierrez: So, you don’t believe. You do believe that you’re supreme. You’re kind of a dictator over everything. 2:32:05 Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez (PR): You say that the board has the power to name a chief transformation officer to take over the management of PREPA, and at the same time, I know the state government, state legislator, the governor is against that. And you filed a motion in the court to allow that to happen. Do you have the power or you don’t have the power to actually name the coordinator board? Natalie Jaresko: Thank you. We believe we do have that power, and that’s why we filed that petition in court. We believe we have that power under Title III as any representative of a debtor, and the board is named the representative of the debtor, in the law in PROMESA, to name a chief restructuring officer, a receiver, a chief transformation officer, as we call it. Gonzalez: So, sorry to interrupt you, but then you don’t need any change in the PROMESA law? You don’t need any power to make that happen, because that’s the question this committee is doing. What do you need in terms of helping the people of Puerto Rico to recover power? I think that’s the main question. If we were a state, we will not have you. If we were a state, we will have full funding in all federal programs, and now that’s a problem all territories got. Jaresko: The board believes that in appointing this CTO will help us move more quickly to restoration of power. That is the only reason the board took this position, and they took it at this time. 2:43:30 Representative Luis Gutierrez (IL): Mayor, thank you very much for being here with us. Could you tell us your annual salary? Mayor Angel Perez Otero: My? Gutierrez: Yes. *Otero: 96,000. Gutierrez: $96,000. Mr. Zamot? What’s your annual salary? Noel Zamot: That’s a matter of— Gutierrez: I’m sorry? Zamot: Sir, that’s a matter of public record. Gutierrez: How much is it? Zamot: I think it’s in the record, sir. Gutierrez: Just—can’t you tell us how much it is? You know how much you’re getting paid. Why are you so reluctant to give us—this is a committee. Just want to know how much you’re getting paid. The mayor was very forthcoming. Zamot: The board found a competition competitive compensation of $315,000. 2:55:30 Representative Luis Gutierrez (IL): So, I’ll ask Mrs. Jaresko—I didn’t get to ask you—what’s your annual salary? Natalie Jaresko: $625,000. Gutierrez: $625,000. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)  

Veteran traveler Bruce Kelly has made a name for himself as one of the world's leading collectors of airsickness bags — with more than 6,700 in his stash.  Kelly's World of Airsickness Bags website • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Additional music by Bird Creek • www.forkeepspodcast.com

Bruce Kelly provides a long overdue update touching on the NMRA and the impact of the homeless on his local club. Jim Gifford has been preparing for an NMRA Australasian weekend. Dennis Drury introduces his Southern Pacific Klamath Falls Subdivision layout (Mark III). Jeff Shockley has been adding some Ohio scenery to Delmarva. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#137

Bruce Kelly provides a long overdue update touching on the NMRA and the impact of the homeless on his local club. Jim Gifford has been preparing for an NMRA Australasian weekend. Dennis Drury introduces his Southern Pacific Klamath Falls Subdivision layout (Mark III). Jeff Shockley has been adding some Ohio scenery to Delmarva. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#137

Mashall Stull returns to talk about his new module layout featuring a ferry. David Rees has added consisting to Blue Rail. Malcolm Johnson has updated his layout in small portions and offers some insight into the contentious issue of tree sizes. Glenn Joppich met Tom at Grand Rails and provides an introduction to his model railroading hobby and local crew. Mike Slater talks about Lionel's new HO offering. Jamie Fenton describes a recent MRR visit and has updated the layout. Jennifer Stanberry describes her work on the layout too. Tom announces that 150 will be a big show like 100. Bruce Kelly provides a multi-part update. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#124

Mashall Stull returns to talk about his new module layout featuring a ferry. David Rees has added consisting to Blue Rail. Malcolm Johnson has updated his layout in small portions and offers some insight into the contentious issue of tree sizes. Glenn Joppich met Tom at Grand Rails and provides an introduction to his model railroading hobby and local crew. Mike Slater talks about Lionel's new HO offering. Jamie Fenton describes a recent MRR visit and has updated the layout. Jennifer Stanberry describes her work on the layout too. Tom announces that 150 will be a big show like 100. Bruce Kelly provides a multi-part update. http://www.modelrailradio.com/archive.html#124

Peter Borcherds has been working on a yard and some early computer control on his layout. Bruce Kelly provide a multifaceted update including a fascinating account of working at Campbell's kits. Simon Hill introduces what Tom is going to see south of London and talks about the parts that have arrived from the US. Eric Ruthenberg gives an update on his Chicago layout. Martin Coombs provides updates prior to Tom's trip. Marty McGuirk has been emulating artwork of the 1960s and working on a cannery with a familiar name (but no relation). David Rees provides an update on Blue Rail Trains. Tom Gasior brings the example of the two NMRA Facebook pages. Mike Deverell provides a lightning update featuring backdrops, RFID and shout outs. James Wright has been working with the folks at Model Railroader magazine. Mike Slater makes a last minute cameo. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Peter Borcherds has been working on a yard and some early computer control on his layout. Bruce Kelly provide a multifaceted update including a fascinating account of working at Campbell's kits. Simon Hill introduces what Tom is going to see south of London and talks about the parts that have arrived from the US. Eric Ruthenberg gives an update on his Chicago layout. Martin Coombs provides updates prior to Tom's trip. Marty McGuirk has been emulating artwork of the 1960s and working on a cannery with a familiar name (but no relation). David Rees provides an update on Blue Rail Trains. Tom Gasior brings the example of the two NMRA Facebook pages. Mike Deverell provides a lightning update featuring backdrops, RFID and shout outs. James Wright has been working with the folks at Model Railroader magazine. Mike Slater makes a last minute cameo. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom kicks off the show with Toni Ryan talking about his 3d printer. Mike Deverell explains some of his experiments in lighting and his decision about the height of the layout. Tom chats with William Brillinger about his Canadian prototype layout and his business. Check out William's blog http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/23320/ Dustin Fisher provides an Operation Christmas Train Set update and Clark Kooning is looking to get energy behind Operation Christmas Train Set. Tom asks about what it takes to run the national train show. Tom and Bob Richard catch up on some interesting basement liberating renovations (with a couple of cameos from Seamus Richard too). Malcolm Johnson is expanding his layout through the wall. Malcolm's blog is always amazing http://n-rail.blogspot.com Jim Gore isn't crazy about 1990s dance music when he cuts paper and he is still learning from international paper and card-stock modelers. Massimo Piras provides the missing European flavor with an update on his Canadian layout. Stephen Vaughan has be hanging out with Mr. Barraza and Mr. Ramos. Tom and Terry Terrance catch up on N scale 3d, the loss of Weaver and Tom's new track and room modifications. Bruce Kelly gives his model railroading update. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom kicks off the show with Toni Ryan talking about his 3d printer. Mike Deverell explains some of his experiments in lighting and his decision about the height of the layout. Tom chats with William Brillinger about his Canadian prototype layout and his business. Check out William's blog http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/23320/ Dustin Fisher provides an Operation Christmas Train Set update and Clark Kooning is looking to get energy behind Operation Christmas Train Set. Tom asks about what it takes to run the national train show. Tom and Bob Richard catch up on some interesting basement liberating renovations (with a couple of cameos from Seamus Richard too). Malcolm Johnson is expanding his layout through the wall. Malcolm's blog is always amazing http://n-rail.blogspot.com Jim Gore isn't crazy about 1990s dance music when he cuts paper and he is still learning from international paper and card-stock modelers. Massimo Piras provides the missing European flavor with an update on his Canadian layout. Stephen Vaughan has be hanging out with Mr. Barraza and Mr. Ramos. Tom and Terry Terrance catch up on N scale 3d, the loss of Weaver and Tom's new track and room modifications. Bruce Kelly gives his model railroading update. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Anders Wirten provides some clarity on his new layout. Jamie Fenton introduces her apartment sized layout and gives some tips for people in similar spaces considering a layout. Jim Borcz has many model railroading interests (including live steam) and he teaches Tom a little something about the railroads. Bruce Kelly adds to the live steam discussion. Tom brings Jim Gore up to speed with his reduced Portland news. Jim has been maintain standards within his local NMRA division. Some things only Clark Kooning knows and some things he doesn't. Jim Lamagdeleine interjects a little time trivia. What will Clark do now he has the power in the NMRA? Nils Moberg has been making 3d printed N scale items and talks about the cat damaged module. Bryan Schilling has made Tom jealous with his recent travels. Jim Lamagdeleine and Lionel Strang are recovering from surgery by coming on Model Rail Radio: doing it right. Georgie Li is suffering from first world problems. Mike O'Dorney is the Abraham Lincoln of cats. Lionel Strang provides the end of show conversation. It's high brow with punchlines from Clark 'Koondog' Kooning. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Anders Wirten provides some clarity on his new layout. Jamie Fenton introduces her apartment sized layout and gives some tips for people in similar spaces considering a layout. Jim Borcz has many model railroading interests (including live steam) and he teaches Tom a little something about the railroads. Bruce Kelly adds to the live steam discussion. Tom brings Jim Gore up to speed with his reduced Portland news. Jim has been maintain standards within his local NMRA division. Some things only Clark Kooning knows and some things he doesn't. Jim Lamagdeleine interjects a little time trivia. What will Clark do now he has the power in the NMRA? Nils Moberg has been making 3d printed N scale items and talks about the cat damaged module. Bryan Schilling has made Tom jealous with his recent travels. Jim Lamagdeleine and Lionel Strang are recovering from surgery by coming on Model Rail Radio: doing it right. Georgie Li is suffering from first world problems. Mike O'Dorney is the Abraham Lincoln of cats. Lionel Strang provides the end of show conversation. It's high brow with punchlines from Clark 'Koondog' Kooning. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom and David Rees talk about converting folks to Bluerail on existing DCC club layouts and how about N-scale? Ralph Watson introduces the Central Railway Model and Historical Association http://www.crmha.org/ (for more) and Ralph's own On30 layout. Phil Fimiani returns and Tom is curious about the bread factory. Stuart Baker provides an update on OpenLCB. Joe Drury introduces his double shelf layout. Dave Falkenburg realizes that he has unleashed the beast. Richard 'Murf' Murphy joins the conversation to discuss some club problems. David Karkoski has completely changed his layout plans. Bruce Kelly has a lot going on. Lee Dixon introduces his future northern Californian layout. Dave Barraza is considering a garden layout. Mike King has been photographing things for the Facebook group. Jim Lamagdeleine is a great-grandfather and he may scrap his layout. Tom and Jim conclude the show chatting about the finer points of bachelor time for the married man. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom and David Rees talk about converting folks to Bluerail on existing DCC club layouts and how about N-scale? Ralph Watson introduces the Central Railway Model and Historical Association http://www.crmha.org/ (for more) and Ralph's own On30 layout. Phil Fimiani returns and Tom is curious about the bread factory. Stuart Baker provides an update on OpenLCB. Joe Drury introduces his double shelf layout. Dave Falkenburg realizes that he has unleashed the beast. Richard 'Murf' Murphy joins the conversation to discuss some club problems. David Karkoski has completely changed his layout plans. Bruce Kelly has a lot going on. Lee Dixon introduces his future northern Californian layout. Dave Barraza is considering a garden layout. Mike King has been photographing things for the Facebook group. Jim Lamagdeleine is a great-grandfather and he may scrap his layout. Tom and Jim conclude the show chatting about the finer points of bachelor time for the married man. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom chats with Dave Barraza about his shelf layout design contest entry and his plans for the basement. James Wright gives a one year update, talks about the bluetooth offering in the hobby and about what he is going to put in a new set of layout build videos. Bob Richard has changes his layouts since he last called in and provides an Old Sparky update. Simon Hill builds live steam locomotives in the UK. Al Popwell has an O scale distillery layout. Mike King has a powered switching layout he is working on. Ron Pare has been on a road trip and talks about carnival modeling. Lionel Strang joins the fray talking about experts. Mike Deverell is making solid progress with his layout. Andy Dixon provides a recap of the past six months. Jim Lincoln provides an update on Springfield before he's called back to the rails. Bruce Kelly has been disassembling a donated layout. Dave Falkenburg provides an update on the Silicon Valley Lines and other miscellany. Tom Cutting has been outed as a layout builder. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom chats with Dave Barraza about his shelf layout design contest entry and his plans for the basement. James Wright gives a one year update, talks about the bluetooth offering in the hobby and about what he is going to put in a new set of layout build videos. Bob Richard has changes his layouts since he last called in and provides an Old Sparky update. Simon Hill builds live steam locomotives in the UK. Al Popwell has an O scale distillery layout. Mike King has a powered switching layout he is working on. Ron Pare has been on a road trip and talks about carnival modeling. Lionel Strang joins the fray talking about experts. Mike Deverell is making solid progress with his layout. Andy Dixon provides a recap of the past six months. Jim Lincoln provides an update on Springfield before he's called back to the rails. Bruce Kelly has been disassembling a donated layout. Dave Falkenburg provides an update on the Silicon Valley Lines and other miscellany. Tom Cutting has been outed as a layout builder. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom starts out the show explaining the insanity for Show 100. Mike Slater is paying his annual hajj to Trainfest. Terry Terrance has a number of updates. Sven Frank has some thoughts on the Bachmann bluetooth controller. Joe D'Amato outlines some of the procedures used by Micro Trains to produce highly detailed models. Bruce Kelly talks about his 7.5 inch club. Mike Deverell explains Youtube model railroad documenting and corners Bruce Kelly on recording some Youtube on rail morse. Seth Gartner provides an update and offers an invite to listeners in his area to check out some layouts including his. Current favorite part of the show, Jim Lincoln, doesn't have much of an update but does have an idea about how to find engineers from your prototype. Ron Klaiss has advice for all the husbands via a gentleman called Ralph. Jim Rindt provides a podcast update and Tom talks smack about Cafepress. [Editorial note: Show 100 will be recorded January 17th, 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern US. Break around 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern US. Resume 4pm Pacific US, 7pm Eastern US.] This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Tom starts out the show explaining the insanity for Show 100. Mike Slater is paying his annual hajj to Trainfest. Terry Terrance has a number of updates. Sven Frank has some thoughts on the Bachmann bluetooth controller. Joe D'Amato outlines some of the procedures used by Micro Trains to produce highly detailed models. Bruce Kelly talks about his 7.5 inch club. Mike Deverell explains Youtube model railroad documenting and corners Bruce Kelly on recording some Youtube on rail morse. Seth Gartner provides an update and offers an invite to listeners in his area to check out some layouts including his. Current favorite part of the show, Jim Lincoln, doesn't have much of an update but does have an idea about how to find engineers from your prototype. Ron Klaiss has advice for all the husbands via a gentleman called Ralph. Jim Rindt provides a podcast update and Tom talks smack about Cafepress. [Editorial note: Show 100 will be recorded January 17th, 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern US. Break around 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern US. Resume 4pm Pacific US, 7pm Eastern US.] This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Norm Wolf talks about the Mid-Atlantic RPM Meet and his new layout. Bernie Kempinski talks about what killed Marty and his new layout book. Joe D'Amato introduces his job and his model railroading interests. Bruce Kelly is a railroading polymath. Bernie breaks in to provide some code information. Chip Anderson created a game for his module group. Terry Terrance describes the P48 layout he worked on for the National and now Tom has seen the layout they talk more about the track plan. Just when Clark Kooning thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Barry Silverthorn has a layout update and the usual discussion associated with what he will be filming next. Marty McGuirk is in a construction mode. Chris Mears lives somewhere familiar to Australian women who want to get engaged. James and Mrs. Rindt provide some fireside updates. Tom and Lionel chat about the Modeler's Life podcast and starting a podcast. Jim Gifford has renewed his passport and is looking to travel to the NMRA National 2015. Jeff Shockley is living through his club. Mike Slater looks back at what the show has meant to him. Tom needs more entries for the Shelf Layout Design contest. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

Norm Wolf talks about the Mid-Atlantic RPM Meet and his new layout. Bernie Kempinski talks about what killed Marty and his new layout book. Joe D'Amato introduces his job and his model railroading interests. Bruce Kelly is a railroading polymath. Bernie breaks in to provide some code information. Chip Anderson created a game for his module group. Terry Terrance describes the P48 layout he worked on for the National and now Tom has seen the layout they talk more about the track plan. Just when Clark Kooning thought he was out, they pulled him back in. Barry Silverthorn has a layout update and the usual discussion associated with what he will be filming next. Marty McGuirk is in a construction mode. Chris Mears lives somewhere familiar to Australian women who want to get engaged. James and Mrs. Rindt provide some fireside updates. Tom and Lionel chat about the Modeler's Life podcast and starting a podcast. Jim Gifford has renewed his passport and is looking to travel to the NMRA National 2015. Jeff Shockley is living through his club. Mike Slater looks back at what the show has meant to him. Tom needs more entries for the Shelf Layout Design contest. This is a live internet radio show recorded at 4pm Pacific on Saturday every-other-week. For more information, http://www.modelrailradio.com/

http://www.fitnesstogether.com/missionhills Four Exercise Tips to Shape Up Your Golf Game The fairways are groomed, the putting greens are smooth and the tee boxes are set. Your favorite golf course is ready for another great golf season; but is your golf game up to par?Shape up for this year’s golf season with the following exercise tips to increase your fitness level as you shoot for a season full of birdies and eagles. Tip One: Train Like An AthleteThe primary goal of training for athletes is to prevent injury, followed by improving performance. If you're injured you can’t practice, you can’t play and you can’t make your game better. That’s why Bruce Kelly, owner of the Fitness Together studio in Media, Penn., believes that the first step of an athlete’s training program should be a personalized fitness assessment that tests range of motion, strength and flexibility. If you don’t have an established baseline to work from, then you won’t have a clear direction toward accomplishing your golf fitness goals this summer.“Golfers are athletes, so they should train like athletes,” says Kelly. “You have to get fit to play, not play to get fit.” Tip Two: Turn Up Cardio Conditioning If you want to talk like the pros, then you have to walk like the pros. Since the PGA requires golfers to walk all 18 holes of the golf course during its tournaments, fit players need to focus on increasing cardiovascular fitness levels in the offseason with exercises that are performed while standing up.“Golf is an expanding, explosive sport.  So you need to train as functionally and effectively as possible,” Kelly says. “This means that as much of your training exercises need to be done on your feet as possible and the training movements need to be as explosive as possible.”Increasing your cardio and metabolic conditioning, though, doesn’t mean that you have to log double digits of running or walking miles each week. Instead, Kelly suggests adding exercises into your fitness routine that mimic the explosive and repetitive nature of golf. Adding a circuit of sled pushing and pulling, battling ropes and medicine ball slams into your workout will not only help increase your overall fitness level, but prepare your body for a summer of powerful tee drives and strong golf swings. Tip Three: Build Total Body Strength, Power and Stability The golfer’s swing is one of the most critiqued movements of the game. If you only focus on strengthening the upper body portion of your swing, though, you miss out on a critical part of your golf game.“The swing is such an explosive total body movement,” Kelly says. “You have to be able to control the forces of the swing or you’ll end up spending most of your time looking for your ball in the trees or, ultimately, injuring yourself.”The power of your golf swing comes from total body strength that starts with strong, explosive and flexible legs followed by strong back, shoulder and neck muscles and ending with powerful biceps, triceps and forearms to finish the swing. You can hit all of the key muscle groups in your body by adding total body strength and power training moves into your workout. Some total body movements for golfers include kettlebell swings, shoulder press squats, medicine ball throws and medicine ball lunges with a twist.Holding regular plank, side plank and Superman positions for one minute in duration for three or four repetitions at a time also are excellent exercises for building strong core and back muscles to stabilize your body, which can help you crush the ball off the tee and drive it down the fairway.Tip Four: Stretch It OutA limber, flexible body is an integral part to every golfer’s game. It’s important to stretch after hitting the greens to recover your muscles and prepare them for the next round. It's also a good idea to stretch prior to teeing off to loosen tight muscles and prepare them for the torque and repetitive motion of a golf swing.Before you head out to the greens, warm up your lower and upper body muscles with dynamic stretches such as walking lunges, moving toe touches and foam rolling. After your golf game, static stretches at the course followed by foam rolling and even regular massage will help relax your tired muscles and prepare your mind and body for the next golf outing on your summer roster.As you prepare for a summer of walking down sun-drenched fairways, it’s important to focus on your body’s fitness level for the physical wear and tear of the golf season. By incorporating these four tips into your workout routine, you'll be on your way to getting the most out of every day on the links. 

It's Reincarnation time! We dive deep into the uncanny tales of Bruce Kelly and James Leininger — did they really live before, or did they just watch too much History Channel? Joe Peck's latest attempt to crash the party ends in... well, you'll see. And David Flora reveals his true phobia: kiddos. (We always knew there was something behind that nervous laughter!) Strap in and hold onto your past-life memories, this is one episode you won't want to reincarnate to miss!Special thanks to this week's sources: BooksSoul Survivor | Bruce Leininger (Author), Andrea Leininger (Author), Ken GrossVideosUnsolved Mysteries S6 Ep 1: Bruce Kelly the Reincarnated Submariner - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0736FGM89/?autoplay=1&t=0WebsitesPew Research - https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/religious-beliefs-2/#:~:text=Reincarnation%20is%20a%20mainstream%20teaching,say%20they%20believe%20in%20reincarnation.&text=For%20example%2C%2040%25%20of%20India's%20Hindus%20believe%20in%20reincarnation.National Institute of Health - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705678/#:~:text=Reincarnation%20is%20the%20religious%20or,of%20the%20previous%20life's%20actions.Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories:weird@hysteria51.comSupport the ShowGet exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1ShopBe the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022Our Sponsors:* Check out DraftKings: https://www.draftkings.com/?wpsrc=Organic%20Search&wpaffn=Google&wpkw=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2F* Check out DraftKings: https://www.draftkings.com/?wpsrc=Organic%20Search&wpaffn=Google&wpkw=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2F* Check out DraftKings: https://www.draftkings.com/?wpsrc=Organic%20Search&wpaffn=Google&wpkw=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2FAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy