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Der Freiburger Hauptbahnhof soll umfassend barrierefrei gestaltet werden. Beim südbadischen Faden Hersteller Gütermann steht ein Personalabbau im Raum. Das neue E-Center Kohler in Offenburg wurde eröffnet.

Das Gasthaus Hirtenbrunnen in Fröhnd-Hof hat gebrannt. Am Freitag ruft Verdi zum Warnstreik in vielen Städten auf. Ein neues E-Center eröffnet in Offenburg.

GDP Script/ Top Stories for July 19th Publish Date:  June 19th             BREAK: GON :30 From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. Today is Friday, July 19th and Happy 61st Birthday to actor Anthony Edwards ***07.19.24 – BIRTHDAY – ANTHONY EDWARDS*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are your top stories presented by Gwinnett KIA Mall of Georgia. Gwinnett High School Students Get Invaluable Experience at Georgia Gwinnett College Summer Chemistry Program New Farmers Market Open in Sugar Hill Two Gwinnett County Public School students will display artwork in the U.S. Capitol Plus, The Stripers Report with catcher Ryan Casteel after his big walk off homerun vs Jacksonville. All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe! Break 1: M.O.G.   STORY 1: Gwinnett High School Students Get Invaluable Experience At Georgia Gwinnett College Summer Chemistry Program Malachi McClain, a 15-year-old student from Dacula, opted for scientific research over summer beach trips, participating in the Project SEED program at Georgia Gwinnett College. Alongside peers from Gwinnett County high schools, McClain and others are engaged in intensive research under the American Chemical Society's initiative. Led by Dr. Ajay Mallia and his colleagues, students gain practical lab skills and professional development, crucial for future academic and career pursuits. McClain, enthusiastic about organic chemistry, finds fulfillment in rigorous lab work. Meanwhile, students like Galilee Degracia from Grayson High School and Joyce Lee from Peachtree Ridge High School are also immersed in hands-on research, deepening their STEM interests and preparing for future scientific endeavors. The program, running until July 31, provides a foundational experience for aspiring young scientists. STORY 2: News Farmers Market Open In Sugar Hill   Brandon Hembree, mayor of Sugar Hill, is enthusiastic about the city's new farmers market, which launched after years of planning. Held on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Landing behind The E Center, the market features a variety of vendors offering goods like foods, pastries, coffee, and handmade crafts. Residents had long desired the market, but finding the right logistics, including the ideal day and time, posed a challenge due to limited vendor availability. Since its June 4 debut, vendors such as Hooch Pickle Company and others have garnered positive feedback, and the market is scheduled to continue thriving through October. STORY 3: Two Gwinnett County Public School students will display artwork in the U.S. Capitol In 2024, students from Gwinnett County Public Schools excelled in Georgia's Congressional Art Competition. Whitney Yeboah of Brookwood High School won first place for the 7th Congressional District with her piece "Kingsley," while Rebecca Lee from North Gwinnett High School claimed first for the 9th District with "Box of Memories." Their artworks will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol's Cannon Tunnel for a year, a highly visible honor. Additionally, Beruhe Fentahun and Gianna Repta, also from GCPS, placed third in their respective districts. This achievement underscores GCPS's commitment to nurturing artistic talent and providing opportunities for student success in the arts. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back   Break 2: TOM WAGES   ***STRIPERS REPORT***   Break 3: INGLES 8 STORY 4: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Earns National Award for Emergency Care Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, part of the Northeast Georgia Health System, received the 2024 Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses Association, recognizing exceptional performance in emergency care leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research. This marks the fourth NGHS campus in Georgia to achieve this honor, with NGMC Lumpkin also recognized. Angela Gary, executive director of trauma and emergency services at NGMC, expressed pride in the team's dedication and compassion. NGHS operates hospitals across Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega, and Demorest, with over 850 beds and 1,200 medical staff covering 60 specialties, serving over 1 million people across 19 counties. For more on NGMC's emergency services, visit nghs.com/emergency. STORY 5: Massive global IT crash hits airlines, banks, media This morning, businesses worldwide grappled with a major IT outage triggered by an antivirus update. Aviation was particularly hit, with U.S. officials briefly grounding flights and global airports experiencing cancellations and delays. The issue stemmed from an update to CrowdStrike Falcon on Microsoft Azure, affecting Windows systems. Microsoft and CrowdStrike raced to mitigate the problem, but the fix posed challenges. The incident underscored vulnerabilities in relying on single providers for critical services. While the FAA eventually lifted flight restrictions, impacts rippled across sectors from banking to media, prompting calls for heightened resilience against such widespread failures. We'll have final thoughts after this.   Break 4: GON :60 Signoff – Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at gwinnettdailypost.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. Add us to your Alexa Flash Briefing or your Google Home Briefing and be sure to like, follow, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Produced by the BG Podcast Network   Show Sponsors: www.ingles-markets.com  www.wagesfuneralhome.com www.kiamallofga.com gon.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go over a few recent restaurant closures around town on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Michael L. Jones talks about the loss of Paradise American Indian Cuisine in Middletown, which had been in business for less than a year. We also talk about the closure of Six Forks Burger Co. It's owners said they're ready for a lifestyle change after running this Schnitzelburg restaurant since 2019. And finally, we discuss the closure of a Senior Iguanas location after 15 years. Later in the show we talk about a few office moves including LG&E's plan to vacate 14 floors of the LG&E Center tower on Main Street. And to wrap up we talk about a recent deal that sees beer giant Molson Coors buying Kentucky bourbon brand Blue Run Spirits. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can find it on popular podcast services

Decatur native John Joseph IV is a national Truman Scholar who has been named a “Mover and Shaper” by the statewide Business Alabama magazine. He has also been named Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year. John is a graduate of the Alabama Leadership Initiative. After accepting an academic scholarship to the University of Mississippi, where he served as student body president and was inducted into the University Hall of Fame, John received a fellowship to the Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in Colorado and worked for the American Youth Policy Forum in Washington, DC. He attended law school at the University of Alabama, earned his law degree and license, and later completed the Birmingham Venture Club's Entrepreneur Accelerator Program which led to various startup roles. As director of Decatur Corridor Development, John led creation of the first comprehensive incentive package in the country for STEM young professionals, the nationally recognized Best and Brightest Initiative. Currently Executive Director of the Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center business incubator, which has been ranked #1 overall in the state for number of graduated companies, John leads implementation of a long-term strategic vision to diversify the area's economy. John also serves as chair of the Entrepreneurship Pillar of Launch 2035, a regional organization promoting joint projects between North Alabama counties. He serves on various boards including Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, GeneCapture Inc. of Huntsville, and a Nashville company in the healthcare space in addition to serving on a Decatur City Schools advisory group. He has also been a board member of Kiwanis Club of Decatur and the Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts. John's presentations include the national TVA Economic Development Forum, national Chamber of Commerce convention (ACCE), Fortune 500 companies, and the Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit. He has written a book, contributed to another, and had his writing included in a Kauffman Foundation publication. John and his wife, Annah, live in Decatur with their two children, a cat, and a spoiled puppy. Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Podcast a brand of the Our Town Company, LLC Website: www.ourtownpodcast.net Audio available on all platforms. Just search for "Our Town Podcast" Video available on Spotify and YouTube 0:00 Start 01:36 Intro and Pandas 10:05 E-Center Overview 16:44 Types of Entrepreneurs 25:41 North Alabama Coopetition 37:54 John's Family Roots 44:45 Feelings of Loneliness 51:19 John's Beloved Mother 59:00 Receiving Constructive Criticism 01:02:49 Working in Colorado 01:19:45 Why study Law? 01:27:31 Launch 2035 01:39:31 Plea for Investor Funding 01:51:25 Launch Tank Event 02:08:18 Solo Retreats 02:13:18 The Pic 6 02:27:30 Closing Comments

Hi everybody and welcome to this week's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today's we have a returning guest: Shawn Fausett of Colorado. Shawn previously appeared on Attendance Bias to tell his story from Phish's show from December 6, 1996 at the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. He is originally from the southwest, so While discussing that legendary Las Vegas show, it casually came up that he also attended the show we are discussing today: November 2, 1998 at the E Center in Salt Lake City Utah. I almost stopped that recording immediately and wanted to pivot to talk about that show, the colloquial “Dark Side of the Moon” show. But in an instant, I thought better of it and Shawn agreed, on the spot, to come back for a 2nd episode to talk about that Dark Side show. What you're about to hear is the result of that promise. While November 2, 1998 is the focus of today's conversation, and we do our best to keep it there, there are many references to the 1996 Vegas show, the 1998 Halloween show, and even a jump or two to the Baker's Dozen. So if you're a casual Phish fan, you may need to do a little bit of homework to gain an understanding of the context of today's legendary show. But before that, let's talk about Halloween cover albums, the reputation of the Dead Goat Saloon, the loudest crowd reactions ever as Shawn Fausett tells about November 2, 1998 at The E Center in Salt Lake City.

Hi everybody and welcome to this week's episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week's guest is Adam Rosenberg. At first Adam had some difficulty narrowing down the show or jam he wanted to discuss. It seemed like every choice he suggested had already been chosen by a previous guest. Then, it seems like he took a moonshot and suggested one of Phish's best jams ever: “Chalkdust Torture” from Camden, played on July 10, 1999. While many guests on this podcasts have told their stories about shows or jams from the summer of 1999, this absolute monster was still up for grabs, and man, am I glad that Adam took this opportunity.  Although separated by a few years, Adam and I had very similar introductions to Phish and hit it off immediately. The conversation felt instantly familiar, even though we had just been in touch for a few weeks. So let's join Adam to talk about phony college interviews, Steve Vai and Reddit, and what it's like when your parents know more about goo balls than you do, as we discuss Phish's performance of “Chalkdust Torture” from July 10, 1999 at the E Center in Camden, New Jersey.Audio used in this episode

Wo bekommt man die Weine seiner Lieblingswinzer gesammelt an einem Ort? Natürlich in eurem Libelingssupermarkt. Einer davon befindet sich in Ramstein-Miesenbach. Welche Weine sich zum Advents-und Weihnachtsfest anbieten und was ihr dazu kocht, erfahrt ihr hier.

Andy and Shannon talk about the R.A.C.E Center opening at UTSA and Austin FC gets a win.

The C.A.R.E. Center in Cote-Saint-Luc is fundraising and looking to connect with former students. On this episode, you'll hear why CARE, a non profit recreational and educational center for adults over the age of 21 with physical disabilities, is such a vital part of our community. Guests: Joanne Charron, President Olivia Quesnel, Executive Director  Tamar Hertz, Board member, parent, Wagar Highscool Alumna Alain Chamass, C.A.R.E. Client  Alain is nonverbal and will be using a Dynavox computer to communicate. Fundraising link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-c-a-r-e-centre/p2p/wagaralumni25/

2006 Annual Report   (Bo Derek was at the 2007 Fur Ball so this image is out of sequence. )   Big Cat Rescue's Mission Statement:  Big Cat Rescue's dual mission is to provide the best home we can for the cats in our care and educate the public about the plight of these majestic animals, both in captivity and in the wild, to end abuse and avoid extinction.   Advances:  Big Cat Rescue qualified for the Combined Federal Campaign's National book and was certified by Independent Charities of America as one of the Best in America.  This means that any government employee in the country can choose Big Cat Rescue from their 2007 gift guide next year to receive auto-deducted donations from their paychecks.  We have been longstanding members in the local campaign but this will expand our exposure from the sun-coast area of Florida to the entire United States.   In January Ringling Bros. Circus announced in the Tampa Tribune that they had dropped tigers from their new show and that if the format was successful they intend to drop the big cats from their other acts as well.  The UK announced the end to tigers and other big cats in traveling shows. Jamie traveled to Guyana, South America to help set up an eco-tourism lodge to save jaguars, ocelots, jaguarundi, margay and others in their native habitat.  She began camera trapping and instructed local Amerindians in how to change the film and mail the results to us.  She has been camera trapping in the U.S. as well and has participated with wildlife offices to help catch poachers.  Read more about what we are doing to save cats in the wild at http://bigcatrescue.org/conservation.htm   Big Cat Rescue was welcomed into the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) bolstering its global Member Society network. WSPA now has 692 affiliated organizations in 142 countries and there are only 50 US members and most are Humane Societies. The WSPA is the world's largest federation of humane societies and animal protection organizations. Through direct field work, campaigning, legislative work, education and training programs, WSPA strives to create a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty ends. We are proud to be inducted into this membership.   Animal Care:  Thanks to oversight by our Operations Manager, Scott Lope, and the devotion of more than 100 well trained volunteers, the cats continue to thrive.  Our enrichment program has advanced from once a week per cat to twice to three times per week per cat. Thanks to Jen Ruszczyk coming in before work, after work and on weekends, 57 of our 142 cats are now in the operant conditioning program with expertly trained volunteers. Thanks to Dr. Wynn, DVM and Dr. Wadsworth, DVM, our cats have been healthy and Cheetaro the leopard was neutered and Zabu the white tigress was spayed.   We rescued a Jungle Cat hybrid and reunited him with his owner.  Scott Lope and some volunteers rescued a local neighborhood from a marauding python and found a home for him as well.   Staff and Volunteer Training:  Sharon Marszal went to eBay school and then trained Bridget Bolger as her replacement. The intern and volunteer programs continue to evolve and this year included interns from Canada, Wales, CA, MA, NY, OR, PA, & VA.   We hosted Tom McCarthy of the Snow Leopard Trust as he shared breathtaking photos of snow leopards that he has been studying in the wild for more than 15 years.  We support the Snow Leopard Trust through our gift shop sales of items made by the local villagers.  Big Cat Rescue is the second largest retailer for Snow Leopard Enterprises, despite the fact that many huge zoos are also retailers.  We hosted Snow Leopard Trust's CEO Brad Rutherford subsequently and entered into a co-branding campaign where we sell, and allow the Snow Leopard Trust to sell, our Snow Leopard Screensavers with all of the proceeds going to snow leopard conservation. We shipped 100 of the screensavers to them as our donation and we continue to offer them in our gift shop and online.  Read more about snow leopard conservation at http://bigcatrescue.org/snow_leopard_save.htm   Several of our staff and volunteers attended the Carnivore Conference hosted by Defenders of Wildlife and were happy to get to spend some time with Jeff Corwin and Dr. Alan Rabinowitz.  The volunteers staffed a booth there to expose others in the animal world to the work Big Cat Rescue is doing for both captive and free roaming wildcats.  Three of our volunteers, including Susan Mitchell, attended a course in effective, mainstream lobbying sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States.   Education:  We brought in two new Educators: Beth Kamhi and Coleen Kremer who work as a tag team to cover all of our educational outreach and field trip activities.  They provided 171 field trip tours for 5,263 students and hosted 60 summer campers on site.  Beth and Coleen were able to add mini camps during holidays to our already popular summer camp. They did outreach presentations to 60 schools and other educational venues reaching tens of thousands more people.  With help from our donors we were able to offer 43 of these outreach programs for free.   Our new zoning from 2004 allows for a Natural History Museum so we took the remains of cats that have died over the years to be taxidermied so that these rare cats will still be able to educate future generations.  We filmed portions for an expose on the small cat and hybrid cat trade.  We created a new Education brochure and inserts with the help of some donors who specifically asked to help with our Education Programs.  With the help of AdvoCat, Robin Kitzmiller, we were able to put the Cat in FCAT by offering a complete online resource of K-12 study guides that teach the necessary skills for kids to pass the FCAT in Florida.  Pass it on to your favorite teacher here http://bigcatrescue.org/teachersresource.htm   Shere Khan was the cover cat for Big Cats the USBorne Discovery Internet Linked book by Jonathan Sheikh-Miller and Stephanie Turnbull.  This book was discovered in the Dead Zoo in Dublin, Ireland by Jamie Veronica while she was visiting there and is available world wide. Click on the photo to order your copy. AdvoCat, Lawanna Jones, created and we began distributing the Child Safety ID Kit at the Fur Ball and to the principals of all of the area's schools.  We have approached a number of child protection organizations to achieve a cooperative marketing program of this important tool.   Laura Lluellyn-Lassiter joined our volunteer force and is known as an animal communicator.  She has helped give insight as to the true nature of the cats and produces her own blog called Cat Heart Whispers on our blog page.  She works with our cinematographer, Brian Czarnik, to produce regular episodes of Animal Talk that can be seen here http://bigcatrescue.org/podcats.htm  If people knew who these cats really are inside, they would not support industries that use them as props.   With the professional voice talent of supporter, Bonnie-Jean Creais we were able to add audio options to our educational pages about the different species of cats. There are a number of reasons why this is helpful.  Children learning to read, can play the audio while reading the text to learn more difficult words.  The visually impaired can click on the large image link and listed to the information without struggling to read.  The audio can also be downloaded via subscription to our RSS feed at http://savethecats.hipcast.com/rss/animaltalk.xml that enables a person to listen to the information on their iPod or other portable player.   Our White Tiger page continues to be the most popular page on our site (after our main page) accounting for 7% of all of the visits to our 17,000 page site.  We believe that this has had a tremendous impact on the white tiger situation because the price of white tiger cubs (which can only be produced through severe inbreeding) has dropped from $30,000 to $3,000 and the American Zoological Association has come out publicly against the practice of breeding and exhibiting white tigers. Breeders are giving away adult white tigers because the public now knows the dirty little secret behind white tiger breeding.  If you don't know it yet, check out http://bigcatrescue.org/white_tigers.htm   Legislation:   • Ban big cat contact to save human & big cat lives • While escaped big cats are being shot in Ohio • Those who are responsible for breeding so many excess lion and tiger cubs are pimping them out at an OH mall  • AdvoCat News for October 2011 • Meet 3 new tigers, see a purrsonal tribute to Steve Jobs, vote for us to win $25k and more  • Cubs Dragged From Mall to Mall. • Ask these mall owners to consider the lives these poor cubs endure and end big cat displays at their properties.  • YOU can be a part of the most thrilling rescue of the year!  • Most Important Comment Period Ever to End the Trade in Generic Tigers! • Ask USFWS to Rescind the Generic Tiger Exemption. You only have until Oct. 21 to Comment.    With the help of our supporters sending 30,765 letters we promoted state bills to ban the exploitation of exotic animals and several federal issues to curb the breeding, buying, selling across state lines as well.  In 2006 sixty state bills were passed to protect animals and 11 were defeated that would have endangered animals.  Thanks to all of our supporters who sent 2,282 letters asking for it, the USDA enacted rules to prohibit declawing big cats, barred walking big cats on leashes, banned using expired medicines on exotic cats and prevents shooting cats as a form of acceptable euthanasia.  The USDA also stepped up their enforcement by shutting down 9 facilities this year as compared to only 3 in the prior two years.  Three more states banned private possession of exotics in 2006 and seven countries enacted laws to protect the big cats including the banning of circus acts, barring possession of big cats as pets and closing down canned hunts.   The API did an excellent under cover investigation into the private possession that is espoused by Phoenix Exotics and the Feline Conservation Federation. Carole Baskin presented HB 1459 and SB 990 to Committees in Tallahassee on April 17th and 18th and she attended a luncheon with Senator Robert Byrd in Washington, D.C. She spoke at Capitol Advantage's conference in D.C. on smart strategies for building advocacy influence.  As a result of the speech, the President of the American League of Lobbyist, Paul Miller, has joined our Advisory Committee and has agreed to donate his time to helping us end the abusive trade in big cats.  Attorney Jowita Wysocka has also agreed to donate her time to researching cases to help us promote Haley's Act, a bill to ban contact with big cats.  She and Paul have both joined Big Cat Rescue and IFAW in starting the Big Cat Caucus.   Patricia Massard took over the daily posting to the Big Cat Rescue Yahoo group, which now has 157 members and to all of our blogs at http://bigcatrescue.org/blog.htm   Fundraising and Marketing:  Thanks to a couple of HUGE cat lovers, Big Cat Rescue got its first donation of $30,000.00 from a single family foundation.  Many other large donors stepped up this year as well with $10,000.00 donations each.  Through our participation in the Chrysler Birdies Championship we were able to get a matching grant in the amount of $10,000.00 and were one of the top performing charities in the league thanks to all of you who earmarked your donations to this program.  Thanks to Cynthia Montayre, the gift shop on-site and online grew exponentially.   WEDU awarded Big Cat Rescue as second runner up in to the Top Charity in their 16 county viewing area at their first annual Be More Awards.  We were originally selected because of our excellence in Marketing but were included in the overall Top 5 based upon the scope of what we do and the way we do it.  We have been chosen for inclusion again for 2007.   Howard Baskin joined the Downtown Tampa Rotary and has been a speaker at the Center Club.  We are attending a lot more Chamber meetings and joined the Governmental Affairs Committees in two of the Chambers.  We were featured in A Kid's Guide to Giving (ISBN 1-58476-489-9) by Freddie Zeiler as one of 100 kid approved charities.  The Fur Ball had more than 500 attendees and netted more than $52,000.00.  As always it was THE party of the year!   TV Stars:  Our most exciting innovations have been in the movie realm.  Big Cat Rescue was granted its own weekly, half hour, regular series on cable T.V. and will air its first episode soon.  Jamie Veronica, Brian Czarnik and Honey Wayton took the courses necessary to bring top quality nature films to T.V.  You can already see mini clips online at http://bigcatrescue.org/podcats.htm.  These mini movies, that run from 2 minutes to 1 hour in length, are available online at Google Videos, My Space, You Tube and VEOH.  Just type in “Big Cat Rescue” and you will find us in all of these hot social networking sites.  Brian Czarnik has been cranking out at least two episodes each week to keep the content fresh and has been responsible for the upkeep of these sites and several more behind the scenes.  All of these are available through iTunes now too.  People just can't get enough of seeing their favorite cats!   Big Cat Rescue was specifically mentioned in the press 117 times (that we know of) in 2006.  This included such media as, The Washington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine, Associated Press, Geraldo At Large, Der Spiegel and Glamour Magazine.  Big Cat Rescue was also pivotal in supplying background information on the number of people killed and mauled by captive cats to reporters from ABC's Prime Time 20/20.  Read all of the headlines here: http://bigcatrescue.org/news.htm   Thanks to coordination efforts of Julie Hanan and more than 50 volunteers, Big Cat Rescue provided a gift wrapping station at Borders Book Store for the weeks leading up to Christmas.  They raised over $5,000.00 for the cats and handed out thousands of brochures and newsletters.  This good-will effort cost our volunteers valuable family time during the holidays, but they did it to spread the word about the plight of the big cats.  Barbara Frank has become our Wedding planner and has hosted 12+ weddings at Big Cat Rescue, raising $8,000.00 for the cats this year.   Charity Guide:  Big Cat Rescue is now featured in Charity Guide's Directory of volunteer opportunities. Our organization appears in the “How to Make a Difference” section of Charity Guide's article titled Big Cat Rescue: Save Exotic Felines. Charity Guide publishes an editorially reviewed directory of opportunities to make a difference – which influences the volunteering decisions of over half a million “would-be volunteers” per year. Inclusion in their directory is based on research and extensive evaluation.   Our database of visitors and supporters has grown to a little over 45,000 and Catherine Monroe has been crucial in keeping that list up to date.  Our Ezine recipient list has grown to more than 26,000 and AdvoCat, Christy Anderson, keeps them posted monthly on the happenings at Big Cat Rescue.  We were the recipient of a Google grant that gave us $1,187,258.63 in free advertising that resulted in over 200 million impressions and 2,800,000 click throughs to our website. At the peak of this grant period our website was receiving more than 1,000,000 hits per DAY.  We are now averaging about 30,000 page views per day, according to Google Analytics, and have a continuing grant for $15,000.00 a month in Google advertising.   Grounds Improvement:  Our entire Board of County Commissioners voted in favor of Big Cat Rescue's rezoning of 3 acres to allow for more onsite intern housing, overflow parking and access to a paved road.  This access allows us to move forward on the major zoning that we had approved two years ago because much of the actual building was contingent upon us securing alternative access.  This year we added room for four more interns and an indoor area where we can offer air conditioned facilities for parties and weddings at the sanctuary.  This indoor area is also used for our monthly meetings in inclement weather, and as an area where we can offer video showings, slideshow presentations and meeting space.  It augments our small E-Center so that we can accommodate larger school groups.  Before now, if children come for a field trip and it is raining, they have to stay on the bus, but now they can come inside, see a video about the sanctuary and then as soon as the rain lets up go out and meet the cats. This area is a 2800 square foot mobile home with a 1500 sf covered patio and decks.   We built a new Cat-a-tats for Alachua Bob and Nairobi the Serval. With the help of a lot of donors we completed the new Cat-a-tats for the orphaned cougar cubs.  Shatia and Dances With Wolves, the Canada Lynx, both got new cage additions and a gateway to each other with the hopes that these two old females can one day live together.  Flavio's pool had to be rebuilt and the waterfalls for both he and SARMOTI had to be rebuilt.  Hurricane shelters that double as safety cages were started for Banjo, Bean, Mocha and Thing, the bearcats.  Many of the cages were painted to prevent rust and lots and lots of flowering bushes were planted around the cages to attract butterflies and to provide shade as they grow up and over the tops of the enclosures.   We built up the paths and dug out and landscaped retention ponds to alleviate muddy paths for next rainy season.  We shored up our sinking wall along the lake side and improved the road so that we can drive entirely around the property for better patrolling purposes. We began construction on a wall of memories for the cemetery.  The stone wall has marble plaques that are laser engraved with the names and photos of cats who have passed on.  These also bear the name of the Forever Sponsor who donates 500.00 two the purchase of the plaque.  See how you can be forever remembered here at http://bigcatrescue.org/foreverremembered.htm   Helping Others:  We provided offsite housing for Humane Alliance members who have come here to help ACT set up a low cost spay and neuter center and offered to transport animals to and from the clinic once a week for the rescue groups.  We hosted team building events for the Emergency Animal Response Service group and gave them 150 free passes to give to all of the volunteers who help in times of disaster nationwide.  We donated to all of our favorite animal causes (too many to list) giving them Expeditions and Free Passes to auction off to help them raise money to provide services for domestic pets.  The Humane USA PAC (the nation's largest political action committee for animals) hosted its Kids, Cats & Candidates day at the sanctuary.  We donated an Expedition to raise money for our long time supporters Mario & Lenore Infanti who are facing health issues.   When our beloved tiger, Nini, died Brian Czarnik wanted her to live on and so we sponsored a tiger in the wild in Way Kambas Park.  The money donated will help protect the tigers in this critical reserve.  We worked with the Smithsonian Institution in a project to examine the population biology of small carnivores in Gabon, West Africa and Borneo.  We hosted a party and raised more than $1000.00 to aid the campaign that would require the government to provide emergency plans for people who won't leave their pets. This bill became law in 2006 and will protect America's pets in times of disaster.  We also sent proceeds from our Fur Ball to Lewa Conservancy in S. Africa and invested in creating eco-tourism in Guyana, South America to protect the wild cats in that area.  At the request of the World Wildlife Fund in Poland we have provided photographs for them to use in creating a handbook for border guards to prevent the illegal trade in exotic cats and their pelts.   Other:  Merrill Kramer took over our ink recycling program and reports income of roughly $2,000.00 per month now.  You can learn how your old ink cartridges can save cats here http://bigcatrescue.org/ink   Jim Haaf, art director of the Jaycees showed his support for our mission without even asking as is evidenced by this wonderful park bench that we discovered alongside the road.  When Howie called to find out who to thank, he discovered that they have donated two of these lovely benches to us.  We are so grateful to all of our supporters who look for unique ways to express their devotion to our mission.   Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Chris Simms brought a group of children from the Children's Home to visit Big Cat Rescue.   Officers and Members of the Board of Directors in 2006 and meetings: • Founder, CEO, and Board Chairperson   Carole Baskin (not compensated by BCR) • President and Director Jamie Veronica (not compensated by BCR) • Vice President & Director Cathy Mayeski (not compensated by BCR) • Secty and Director   Jen Ruszczyk (not compensated by BCR) • Director Brian Czarnik (not compensated by BCR) These members met for monthly board meetings.   Paid Staff: • Operations Manager  Scott Lope (compensated but not a member of the board) • Gift Shop Manager Cynthia Montayre (compensated but not a member of the board) • Administrative Bridget Bolger (compensated but not a member of the board)   Volunteers:  Big Cat Rescue had 107 volunteers in 2006 who clocked in 32,000 man-power hours in addition to staff and Volunteer Committee member hours.  Roughly the equivalent workforce of 16 full time staff.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

Animal Planet Considers Us for a Show If you haven't seen The Secret it is in the E Center and it is responsible for us being right on track with our 2006 Vision of having our own local series and a series on the Animal Planet show.   Locally, our pro bono CPA is on the board of the Community Network Television channels 19 and 22.  They are going to train Jamie in video production and then make her an Associate Producer for the station which gives her use of all of their equipment from cameras to editing and then she can air all of her work on their stations.  This is all being done for free.  AND…   Our pro-bono attorney Russ Alba just got the following email:  Subject: Television Series   Dear Mr. Alba,  Thanks for your time.  To reiterate...what we'd like to propose to Animal Planet (Discovery Communications Inc.) is a "fly on the wall" series with "Big Cat Rescue" as our venue.  This would entail some considerable shooting over a period of time, giving the audience (hopefully world-wide) a "through the keyhole" look at the sanctuary, the animals and the people who devote themselves to this truly noble cause.  The series would ultimately be personality driven, the drama, melodrama, comedic and triumphant moments being drawn from the staff, the volunteers...and of course, the animals.   While we have proposed the concept to Animal Planet, we have not been specific with venue and style.  The final proposal would be based on our having knowledge of what and with whom we're dealing.  If this is of interest to you, let's arrange to meet.  As I told you, we have a place on Sand Key...and I'm eager to get a bit of Florida summer in my veins.  (How's that for madness!!). Looking forward to hearing from you,  Best, Ron Lyon   For a bit more about us, I refer you to our web site, www.wizardsofweird.com or check IMDb.com.   Their credits include:   Lyon produced and directed some thirty 90-minute specials for ABC, including “Organized Crime in America”, “Manson”, “Hitler” “In Search of Howard Hughes” and “Assassinations: An American Nightmare” from which came numerous awards.   Included among his many television films are the highly rated “City in Fear”, starring David Jannsen and Mickey Rourke, “Love's Savage Fury”, starring Jennifer O'Neill, Raymond Burr and Perry King, “Sins of the Father” starring James Coburn as well as director Jan Kadar's award-winning film, “The Other Side of Hell” which starred Alan Arkin.   As President of Ray Stark's television company, “Rastar” a division of Columbia Pictures, Lyon acquired the vast collection of Robert Ripley's “Believe It or Not!” facts and oddities. In 1981 under the banner of Haley/Lyon/Rastar, Lyon created, produced and directed the Ripley's pilot which spawned the long-running series on ABC starring Jack Palance with Lyon based in Paris as Executive Producer.   Subsequent to “Believe It or Not” Lyon's special “Exploring Psychic Powers” hosted by Bill Bixby featuring James Randi and Uri Geller was a huge international success. After a stint at both Universal TV and Kings Road (as President, Kings Road Television) he and his partner Jenny Paschall launched the Nickelodeon series “Beyond Belief!!” which appeared in dozens of countries and was later the basis of a best selling book written by Paschall, published by Random House. Jenny Paschall went on to write 3 more “weird” trivia books: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches, Odd Laws and Brain in a Box.   Lyon and Paschall's Discovery series “Would You Believe It??” began as a one-hour special/pilot which received spectacular ratings on its June ‘95 premiere on the Discovery Channel. Produced by Lyon and Paschall, directed by Lyon, and written by Paschall this intrepid team's work continued to run on Discovery through 2004. It can be seen in over 60 countries world wide.   Based on the success of “Would You Believe It??”, Lyon and Paschall crafted “Simply Unbelievable” a series which debuted on the Travel Channel in 2001. In addition he and Paschall have created many specials for both Discovery and Travel including “Strangest Remains”, ‘Most Haunted in America” “The Best Places To Find UFOs” and “Most Haunted Journeys.”   Today, Lyon continues to produce and direct for cable and television networks worldwide. Paschall co-produces with Lyon, and writes the shows. She is also a regular feature writer for the English paper, The Express on Sunday, specializing in trivia and ghost articles, and she has a regular food column in a New Jersey newspaper. Showtime's Ace Award winner Christmas perennial “Daisies in December” is based on a short story by Paschall. Both Lyon and Paschall, as “experts” in the world of the bizarre and the paranormal, lecture throughout the United States as “The Wizards of Weird”. In addition both continue to conduct seminars on producing, directing and writing at both colleges and high schools. http://www.wizardsofweird.com/bios.php   The entire 2006 Vision:   2006: Exotic cats may no longer be sold or traded into canned hunts.   Action: Meet with legislators in our area, specifically Mike Bilirakis and Senator Bob Young (head of the appropriations committee) and gather the support of non animal groups, such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Big Cat Rescue will become better educated about the legislative process and teach classes on ethics and legislation. We will contact HSUS to find out how the best way to do this will be and to see what training they provide. Big Cat Rescue will train members in ways to gather the information needed to end the cruel trade in exotic cats by demonstrating that so small a percentage of the public approves canned hunts or is supported by canned hunts that the legislation really does represent the majority.   The Big Cat Picture will be narrated by a celebrity, widely distributed via sales, public and private showings and the website. We will edit the clips to load faster and play better or switch to streaming media for maximum effect.  Big cats will have protection under state laws in all states in that they may not be owned as pets.   Action: Big Cat Rescue will provide better state, county and city level resources to educate and enable our expanded supporter base to create laws that better protect the exotic cats. In part this will be on Big Cat Rescue's own Animal Planet program called Big Cat Rescue which will showcase big cat rescues by accredited sanctuaries. These weekly segments will include discussion of all of the issues that exotic cats face, expose the perpetrators and the effect that each person makes with their choices and will be a means by which to broadly spread the message that no exotic cat should be kept as a pet or in a cage. We will film anything and everything that could make for an interesting 30 minute television documentary. Big Cat Rescue will solicit video from other accredited sanctuaries for use in exposing the big cat issues. We will find someone in the film editing industry to help us turn these segments into something saleable to Animal Planet.   By suggesting permits, permit fees and substantial fines for non compliance we can insure that the laws have the funding needed to make them effective. Once game farms are no longer licensed to keep exotic cats the exotic cat pet owners who circumvent the pet laws by keeping exotic cats under the guise of a game farm will be unable to renew their permits. This decreases the number of buyers for their offspring significantly. The Sanctuary Standards and Exotic Cat Standards will be accepted as the guidelines for exotic animal care and used as a model for the new laws. Big Cat Rescue will introduce a federal bill to prevent the trade in all exotic cats across state lines as pets.   Big Cat Rescue will continue to encourage implementation of the federal bill The Captive Wildlife Safety Act signed Dec. 19, 2003 that makes it illegal to breed, buy, sell or donate a big cat as a pet across state lines. We will continue to research and work on making the breeding, buying and selling of exotic cats at a state level illegal. We will research ways to close the USDA permit loopholes that allow private pet owners to pay $40.00 to call themselves a commercial enterprise in order to circumvent the law.   Animal Planet Considers Us for a Show If you haven't seen The Secret it is in the E Center and it is responsible for us being right on track with our 2006 Vision of having our own local series and a series on the Animal Planet show.   Locally, our pro bono CPA is on the board of the Community Network Television channels 19 and 22.  They are going to train Jamie in video production and then make her an Associate Producer for the station which gives her use of all of their equipment from cameras to editing and then she can air all of her work on their stations.  This is all being done for free.  AND…   Our pro-bono attorney Russ Alba just got the following email:  Subject: Television Series   Dear Mr. Alba,  Thanks for your time.  To reiterate...what we'd like to propose to Animal Planet (Discovery Communications Inc.) is a "fly on the wall" series with "Big Cat Rescue" as our venue.  This would entail some considerable shooting over a period of time, giving the audience (hopefully world-wide) a "through the keyhole" look at the sanctuary, the animals and the people who devote themselves to this truly noble cause.  The series would ultimately be personality driven, the drama, melodrama, comedic and triumphant moments being drawn from the staff, the volunteers...and of course, the animals.   While we have proposed the concept to Animal Planet, we have not been specific with venue and style.  The final proposal would be based on our having knowledge of what and with whom we're dealing.  If this is of interest to you, let's arrange to meet.  As I told you, we have a place on Sand Key...and I'm eager to get a bit of Florida summer in my veins.  (How's that for madness!!). Looking forward to hearing from you,  Best, Ron Lyon   For a bit more about us, I refer you to our web site, www.wizardsofweird.com or check IMDb.com.   Their credits include:   Lyon produced and directed some thirty 90-minute specials for ABC, including “Organized Crime in America”, “Manson”, “Hitler” “In Search of Howard Hughes” and “Assassinations: An American Nightmare” from which came numerous awards.   Included among his many television films are the highly rated “City in Fear”, starring David Jannsen and Mickey Rourke, “Love's Savage Fury”, starring Jennifer O'Neill, Raymond Burr and Perry King, “Sins of the Father” starring James Coburn as well as director Jan Kadar's award-winning film, “The Other Side of Hell” which starred Alan Arkin.   As President of Ray Stark's television company, “Rastar” a division of Columbia Pictures, Lyon acquired the vast collection of Robert Ripley's “Believe It or Not!” facts and oddities. In 1981 under the banner of Haley/Lyon/Rastar, Lyon created, produced and directed the Ripley's pilot which spawned the long-running series on ABC starring Jack Palance with Lyon based in Paris as Executive Producer.   Subsequent to “Believe It or Not” Lyon's special “Exploring Psychic Powers” hosted by Bill Bixby featuring James Randi and Uri Geller was a huge international success. After a stint at both Universal TV and Kings Road (as President, Kings Road Television) he and his partner Jenny Paschall launched the Nickelodeon series “Beyond Belief!!” which appeared in dozens of countries and was later the basis of a best selling book written by Paschall, published by Random House. Jenny Paschall went on to write 3 more “weird” trivia books: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches, Odd Laws and Brain in a Box.   Lyon and Paschall's Discovery series “Would You Believe It??” began as a one-hour special/pilot which received spectacular ratings on its June ‘95 premiere on the Discovery Channel. Produced by Lyon and Paschall, directed by Lyon, and written by Paschall this intrepid team's work continued to run on Discovery through 2004. It can be seen in over 60 countries world wide.   Based on the success of “Would You Believe It??”, Lyon and Paschall crafted “Simply Unbelievable” a series which debuted on the Travel Channel in 2001. In addition he and Paschall have created many specials for both Discovery and Travel including “Strangest Remains”, ‘Most Haunted in America” “The Best Places To Find UFOs” and “Most Haunted Journeys.”   Today, Lyon continues to produce and direct for cable and television networks worldwide. Paschall co-produces with Lyon, and writes the shows. She is also a regular feature writer for the English paper, The Express on Sunday, specializing in trivia and ghost articles, and she has a regular food column in a New Jersey newspaper. Showtime's Ace Award winner Christmas perennial “Daisies in December” is based on a short story by Paschall. Both Lyon and Paschall, as “experts” in the world of the bizarre and the paranormal, lecture throughout the United States as “The Wizards of Weird”. In addition both continue to conduct seminars on producing, directing and writing at both colleges and high schools. http://www.wizardsofweird.com/bios.php   The entire 2006 Vision:   2006: Exotic cats may no longer be sold or traded into canned hunts.   Action: Meet with legislators in our area, specifically Mike Bilirakis and Senator Bob Young (head of the appropriations committee) and gather the support of non animal groups, such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Big Cat Rescue will become better educated about the legislative process and teach classes on ethics and legislation. We will contact HSUS to find out how the best way to do this will be and to see what training they provide. Big Cat Rescue will train members in ways to gather the information needed to end the cruel trade in exotic cats by demonstrating that so small a percentage of the public approves canned hunts or is supported by canned hunts that the legislation really does represent the majority.   The Big Cat Picture will be narrated by a celebrity, widely distributed via sales, public and private showings and the website. We will edit the clips to load faster and play better or switch to streaming media for maximum effect.  Big cats will have protection under state laws in all states in that they may not be owned as pets.   Action: Big Cat Rescue will provide better state, county and city level resources to educate and enable our expanded supporter base to create laws that better protect the exotic cats. In part this will be on Big Cat Rescue's own Animal Planet program called Big Cat Rescue which will showcase big cat rescues by accredited sanctuaries. These weekly segments will include discussion of all of the issues that exotic cats face, expose the perpetrators and the effect that each person makes with their choices and will be a means by which to broadly spread the message that no exotic cat should be kept as a pet or in a cage. We will film anything and everything that could make for an interesting 30 minute television documentary. Big Cat Rescue will solicit video from other accredited sanctuaries for use in exposing the big cat issues. We will find someone in the film editing industry to help us turn these segments into something saleable to Animal Planet.   By suggesting permits, permit fees and substantial fines for non compliance we can insure that the laws have the funding needed to make them effective. Once game farms are no longer licensed to keep exotic cats the exotic cat pet owners who circumvent the pet laws by keeping exotic cats under the guise of a game farm will be unable to renew their permits. This decreases the number of buyers for their offspring significantly. The Sanctuary Standards and Exotic Cat Standards will be accepted as the guidelines for exotic animal care and used as a model for the new laws. Big Cat Rescue will introduce a federal bill to prevent the trade in all exotic cats across state lines as pets.   Big Cat Rescue will continue to encourage implementation of the federal bill The Captive Wildlife Safety Act signed Dec. 19, 2003 that makes it illegal to breed, buy, sell or donate a big cat as a pet across state lines. We will continue to research and work on making the breeding, buying and selling of exotic cats at a state level illegal. We will research ways to close the USDA permit loopholes that allow private pet owners to pay $40.00 to call themselves a commercial enterprise in order to circumvent the law.

Mayan Calendar Laura Lassiter:  The Mayan Calendar indicates this is the big kick off date for planetary enlightenment and I am thrilled to be here in 3D.  This is a chronological exchange in reconnecting with Laura Lluellyn Lassiter:  5/16/06 Dear Laura, I am looking for a woman who recently visited Big Cat Rescue with the EARS group.  I gave a tour to a group and was particularly impressed with an animal communicator in the group and would like to reach her, but no one could tell me her name.   5/17/06 Hi Carole,  You found me. I am the animal communicator that helped to volunteer. If you would like to talk with me on the phone, my cell is 727-804-6939. I am impressed that you had my email address.   I have not had the opportunity to write you a personal thank you note yet for taking your time and introducing all the beautiful cats you are caring for. Words cannot express the magnitude of gratitude the animals feel towards you, Carole. What a blessing to live your passion on a daily basis and help bring awareness to their plight. It was my honor and privilege to be there and experience their presence. I would like to take this opportunity to give thanks not only for the tour, but for all you are doing for the big cats.  I look forward to speaking with you and to help you however I can. Have a good day.  For the animals, Laura   5/17/06  Dear Laura,  Finding people is what I do best.  I probably should hire out to law enforcement.  At any rate, I am very glad to have found you.  After the tour, I just kicked myself for not asking you for your contact info because I was so struck with your insight.  I don't have any immediate reason for contacting you other than to let you know that I enjoyed your interaction with the cats and your ideas in the session after the tour.   It has been my intention to hold some little workshops for our people to teach them non verbal communication with the cats, but it is just something I do and not something I have ever tried to teach.  I think you could do a much better job of it.  I remember you saying you were not from around here, but I don't know where you call home.   I am starting these classes on the third Monday of the month and this month we are going to watch The Secret.  If you haven't seen it, I think it is the best 5.00 and 90 minutes I ever spent online at www.TheSecret.tv  If you would consider being a guest speaker at one of these classes or at our monthly volunteer meeting which is usually about 45 people on the first Sunday of the month at noon, we would love to have you.  Just let me know what it would take, if you are willing.   Thanks for the kind words.  I am fortunate to be surrounded by incredible people who have made the sanctuary all that it is.  For the cats, Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/17/06 Hi Carole,  First, I just moved off of Clearwater Beach to the Snell Isle area in St. Pete. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, I have been here since 1989. I apologize for any misunderstanding as I have never considered myself being from Florida. Travel, therefore, is no problem. I had been considering volunteering some time previous to my visit when I met someone at Panera who told me of a black cat that was being read to every Sunday. What an incredible thing to do! However, the opportunity had not presented itself for me to visit your facility until the EARS workshop as I support myself as a loan officer and unfortunately in recent times, have worked 14-16 hour days. I have just started to transition as the consciousness has been evolving towards remembering a universal language for some time.   I gladly welcome the opportunity to share with you and your volunteers any knowledge that might be useful. My abilities as a communicator are quite different than most as I never lost my awareness and intuition as a child and was always encouraged to use it. Therefore, it is natural to read and translate energy and address the core issues and permanently resolve those issues. This will present itself from a spiritual point of view (such as their specific purpose in your life or why they chose to experience what they do) in addition to the physical, mental and emotional components.   I would be glad to be a guest speaker. If you will let me know what you would like to focus on or anything specific, I will share from the animal's perspective. I would also like to attend any meetings that you have with your volunteers and experience communication with the big cats.  Thank you again.  For the animals,  Laura   5/18/06 Dear Laura,  I am glad to hear that you are signing up as a volunteer.  That makes it a lot easier for me to allow you access, but because of the minimum 4 hour per week requirement on your time, I did not want to ask you to commit to the program.  I know we make allowances for work done off site if you are in the Partner program, which is more admin than cage cleaning, but there are some restrictions on your ability to wander if you don't keep up minimum hours on site.  The reason is the inherent danger of being around big cats and not knowing who has been moved, who is stressed because of a new cage mate, or loss of a cage mate.  While I believe you can help with those situations immensely, there is a level of comfort our Volunteer Committee will need to feel with you before letting you get too close by yourself.   You perceived correctly that I am asking you to lay the foundation for something here.  Our people are accustomed to me talking to the cats, detailing their illnesses to the vets from the cat's insides and while they love me, they think I am something of an anomaly.  For me to say, "You can do this too." Isn't as effective as them seeing someone else who has been attracted to their cause show them that this is something we are all capable of doing.   I broke the ice with this article: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/talk_to_animals.htm In our December? newsletter I ran a story about another animal communicator.   Our cats have spoken to me for a long time, but it wasn't until recently that I began to write for them, the way you are writing now for the animals of Katrina.  Their stories have always been posted throughout the site, but that isn't who they are.  They now speak out of the universal truths that inspire all of us from this page:  http://www.bigcatrescue.org/spiritguides.htm   These concepts are the vision I would like to ultimately share with our volunteers and then the rest of those we encounter.   For your first talk, I think just sharing what you experienced with the animals during Katrina, why that is compelling you to write and share that experience and how that can be applied to their relationships with the cats of Big Cat Rescue and their pets at home, would be a great introduction.   It sounds like you have been through some very troubling times but I am glad to know that you understand the nature of spirit and can detach yourself from the physical to see the wonder in this eternal unfolding.  For the cats,  Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/22/06 Dear Laura,  Thank you for all that you do for the animals and for being willing to share your time with us.  Our next volunteer meeting is June 4 at noon on the beach at Big Cat Rescue.  After the meetings (30 minutes) we break into classes.  What I would like to do is have you come and talk to the entire group about what you do for 10 minutes or so as a teaser to a longer, more interactive session afterward.   Since everyone would rather come to your class than any of our other classes, such as CPR, how to clean a cage, etc., we would have to announce that only those who are caught up on all of their classes could attend your class, but that we will have you come back, from time to time so they can catch it if they miss it this time.  That is if you are willing to do so.   One of the key issues for me is to teach our volunteers how to have meaningful relationships with these cats without touching them.  Our beliefs and safety regimens have evolved over time.  We do not touch the cats (other than for medical reasons) because if a cat were to bite or scratch someone, the cat could be killed by the state and tested for rabies even if that person did not want that to happen and because to do so sends a message to those who see or hear about it that these animals could be kept as pets and that false notion is the main reason we exist.  Some of our people long for the "good o'le days" when they could pet the cats they love.  I miss it too, but never ask anything of our people that I won't do myself.   I can experience the same wonderful feeling of stroking the cats and feeling them purr from across 6 feet or 600 miles but don't really know how to show someone else how.  I know we all can do it (and a lot more) but I am verbally challenged yet.  I am working on how to convey that and will teach it, but I thought that you may be able to open that door for them by introducing them to the Universal language, as you so aptly put it.  Some of the volunteers hope to persuade me to make exceptions for  them to touch the cats by saying that the cat wants them to put their hands on them but it has been my experience that the cats have a much greater capacity to embrace the feeling of Oneness without physical contact.   This could be much more encompassing in time.  I believe the reason most people buy wild animals as pets is because they long to reconnect with nature.  We can teach them how to do that without breeding an animal for life in a cage.   Eventually this could be opened up to the public by having our volunteers and tour guides become fully immersed in the wonder of truly communicating with nature.   We reach about 30,000 people each year on site and 1,000,000 hits per DAY on our website.  We can spread this message pretty effectively if you are up for it.  I sent the wrong dates on the Monday night classes.  It is the fourth Monday of each month, not the third and the next one is May 22 at 7PM at Big Cat Rescue in the E-Center.  We will be watching The Secret and then have a little discussion afterward.  You are welcome to join us for either the Sunday or Monday classes, but let me know, so that I let the person at the gate know to let you in.  We have never allowed the public to attend our courses, but you came into picture for a reason.  For the cats,  Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/24/06 The website where you printed the Mayan calendar page now links to Big Cat Rescue under Misc on this page:  http://www.mayanmajix.com/links.html   I ordered horoscopes for me, my daughter and husband.  My daughter and I are both Jaguar (what else?) and I am still reading and digesting the information.  The calendar is amazingly complex and intricate.   She is 7/16/1980   Day Sign:  1-Jaguar (Ocelot) Year:  East 7 13 day: 1 Jaguar (Ocelot) Night Lord:  7 Venus Phase: Morning Star   I am 6/6/61 Day Sign:  2-Jaguar (Ocelot) Year:  North 1 13 day: 1 Reed Night Lord:  2 Venus Phase: Morning Star   Howard is 5/13/1980 Day Sign:  3 Road (Grass) Year:  West 3 13 day: 1 Dog Night Lord:  1 Venus Phase: Morning Star   I am still digesting the info.  Our first big corporate sponsor was and still is, Jaguar of Tampa because they were supporting two Jaguars that my husband talked me into bringing here.  They died at more than 20 years of age, but Jaguar still supports us by supporting Cheetaro the Leopard out front.  My daughter wants to move to Guyana (a word for God) to protect the Jaguars and Ocelots there.  I am trying to keep her here and encourage her to travel back and forth to set up the 12 eco tourism lodges that the government will exchange for protecting the entire mountain range where these cats dwell.  It always comes down to money, so I am trying to help her find ways to fund her passion for protecting this unspoiled place by reaching wealthy tourists here.  She is going back in September.  She loves living in the bush, relying on her instincts and being surrounded with animals rather than people.  She is going to Jacksonville this weekend to see their multi million dollar jaguar exhibit, but is just incensed that it was reported that they took cats from the wild for their display.  For the cats,  Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/26/06 Dear Laura,  I just got in and wanted to let you know that I had another long talk with Cathy about the courses and explained to her that my only purpose of having you share your talent with the group is to empower all of us to be more effective for the effort we put into the job.  It makes no sense for me to introduce an element that makes the volunteer coordinator's jobs more difficult, except that if we want to know what the cats are saying, we have to listen and do something about it, which is more work than taking the easy way out and just saying we can't hear them.  In time it makes our job easier because we aren't having to guess so much and suffer the consequences of guessing wrong.   She would like for you to gain her confidence and that of the rest of the volunteer committee:  Jamie (my daughter), Scott the Operations Mgr who lives on site, Jen who is the week end co coordinator with Cathy and Brian who is about the most gentle and sweet person you will ever meet.  All of them, except Scott are on our Board and they all make up the Volunteer Committee.  Mostly, what they want to see is how this can help the cats without adding to the challenging egos of some of the volunteers they have to manage.  I think that is pretty easy to do after thinking about this all day.   I explained your cotton ball idea and suggested that you share that with the VC on Saturday.  On Sunday you give your little talk about who you are, what you have done and then afterwards a small group who are caught up on their classes can join us for cotton balls.  What you are helping them do is realize their ability and to encourage them to feel a person at a spirit level.   While there is always the temptation of the ego to get in the middle and claim spiritual one-up-manship, we can couch the entire project in a framework of mutual respect and love for each other.  Just like our volunteer program requires people to be voted into Green, participation in this program could require that one must show love and respect to their fellow volunteers including their coordinators to remain in the program.  If a person cannot communicate lovingly with the people they work with they are not equipped to communicate with the cats.   I have selected the volunteer coordinators/ board members based on their ability to put the animal's needs ahead of their own and their ability to treat the volunteers fairly.   This program wouldn't be the model that so many animal groups turn to if it didn't have great leadership and that is a reflection on the VC/Board.  A lot of people come into the program with the attitude that they should run the show and will second guess the VC until they finally figure out that VC is working in the best interest of the cats.   It is easy for a person to say they communicate with the cats because who can contradict them, but if they cannot communicate with the VC, then it isn't likely that they are communicating from the heart with the cats.  That is why I loved your phrase, Heart Whispers.  It is all about the heart.   If we can present this in such a way as to make it clear that you can't be challenging your coordinator, or gossiping about your fellow keeper, or complaining about how you would do things differently, if you are coming from a place of love and acceptance of what is, then we can immediately make the VC's job easier and then they can focus more on the things that are important than the petty people issues that consume much of their time.   With the test for participation in the classes being one's ability to be kind to their fellow man, it is easy to keep this on track toward all of the ultimate good it can do.  I am very excited at what I can see unfolding for all of us.  For the cats, Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/27/06 Hi Carole, I completely agree with everything you said. This is incredible how everything is unfolding and we must give credit to the cats. They are so smart. We must have needed this awareness or they would not have asked me out Thursday.   I will work with you and share with you, your volunteers, the cats, anyone or anything what I have learned and know. My soul purpose is to help raise the consciousness of the planet and help anchor the higher frequencies. However that can be facilitated, so be it. I have already learned so much in such a short period of time being around the cats and you. There is nothing that heart energy cannot accomplish.   I understand you are taking your sanctuary to a new level, one in which has never been done before, whether it is partnering with wild animals or domestic ones. You are setting precendent and are giving new meaning and changing perceptions on how to treat our fellow spirits. I, too, feel very strong about our working together. The animals chose me a long time ago to help them in ways people were not ready to receive.   You are in process of co-creating a new paradigm for exotic animals globally. I am in awe at the process as usual. My respect and love for life deepens as I watch the cats (nature) work their magic.   You have my commitment Carole and my heart to help you. It was a big concern somewhere that needed awareness. I would never do anything to bring harm to you or the cats. I also know the courage it takes to break new ground and set the example. One doesn't need to have a "Spine-A-Thon" for me. I have backbone, stand up and accept responsibility. Any emotional needs I had for approval were released long ago. I know we can all accomplish your vision. There will be a huge transformation and transition for all..   Thank you for sharing. I am ready to do classes. I finished my article yesterday, but wanted to sleep on it overnight. Several emails will be coming today and I am posting on the blog today. I will also send you emails concerning other things that I think you may be interested in. If you do not want that, please let me know as I can imagine the amount of emails you receive.  Enjoy your weekend. Thanks again Carole for sharing.  For the animals, Laura   5/27/06  Dear Laura,  You manage to balance on a very fine line with the apparent ease of a trapeze artist.  On the one hand you seem to have mastered the ego in your willingness to go with the flow and on the other hand you know when to speak up and aren't shy about it.  If you hadn't spoken up and told me that you needed to speak with the volunteers I would just have pressed on (bullheadedly, as usual) and could have gotten this off on a sour start.   You spoke the truth in saying that it starts in each person, because your decision to consult the volunteers first, made me stop and think about the way that I approach them.  Thankfully they always do what I ask, but I need to take more time to get their buy in so that they feel appreciated.  I couldn't do any of this without them.   That will also set the example for them in dealing with the rest of the volunteers.  Securing absolute trust takes more time than just giving an order, but ultimately it is worth the time, because you don't have to reestablish trust every time you ask someone to do something.   You referred to this vision as being mine, but on a deeper level I am sure you know that it is not my creation.  I am thrilled to be along for the ride, but The Vision is that of the Universal Consciousness.  It sort of reminds me of one of those Stephen King films where people from all over a ravaged planet start converging on one spot for survival.  I sense that we are all converging on a spiritual consensus for our souls' benefit.  Each one of us is bringing our special talents to the table so that we can share and learn from each other.  There has never been a better time to be here.  For the cats,  Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/27/06 Our Spirit Guide page is very new and our Blog page has only been around for a couple of months, but they are coming up fairly high in our website for their age.  About 20 people per day are logging into SpiritGuides and 27 per day are logging into the Blog where they can find your Heart Whispers.  Both are coming up in the top 500 pages, and our site has 9000 pages altogether, so they are moving up quickly. I get free advertising from google, so if there are search words or phrases that you think we should target for your Heart Whispers, just let me know.  For the cats, Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue   5/28/06 Dear Carole,  Here is a very important article. It will supplement other information I will be sending you regarding the cosmic energies that are flooding the universe. It will help you to understand not only the physical symptoms you may have been experiencing, but help you to understand the losses we have suffered in recent times. I didn't tell you the other day when you sent your Mayan sun sign that you are the only other person I have personally met who is a Reed. As I said, Reed's are the spiritual leaders. No doubt, you know you have a spiritual mission that will help to change the healing of our planet and every living creature.  Enjoy.   May 27 and 28, 2006 (9 Ahau and 10 Imix)  The midpoint of the Fourth NIGHT and the beginning of the Breakthrough Celebration by Carl Johan Calleman   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

2004 Annual Report     Advances:  The biggest advance in our history was this year when we went from “Tampabay'sBest Kept Secret” to a Household Name in the local area. This was due largely to the great media exposure donated by six local Cox Radio Stations. Hillsborough County gave us big green directional signs in 5 locations to direct visitors to our door. For the first year ever, in our 12 year history, we were able to cover all of the sanctuaries expenses from its own income! Thank you everyone! Howard Baskin was able to find a reasonable CPA, Marsha Weiss, and an accountant who completed an audit for our finances for grant writing purposes. This enabled us to apply to the Combined Federal Campaign and to apply to the online version of The Better Business Bureau called Give.org. Christy Anderson launched our first E-zine that carries AdvoCat issues to 5000 subscribers and links to our electronic version of The Big Cat Times. Jamie finished a movie that was nearly five years in the making called “The Big Cat Picture“. This has been widely distributed and 2 minute clips on every species of wild cat has now been added to our website from the movie. We wrote a 20 year plan and began taking steps to reach our goal of eliminating the cause of so much suffering and abuse.   Animal Care:  We took in five new tigers and a lion, but had to turn away 114 big cats. We submitted our anesthesia machine parts to have one usable unit rebuilt.  We built 5 new Cat-A-Tats with pools and dens and another multi-acre enclosure with dens and a pool.  Built new dens for Esmerelda, Tobi, and Little Feather and cage enhancements for Sultan, Canyon, Genie, Maharajah, Bailey, Scratch, Baby Cakes and Hercules. Shere Khan and China Doll got a hurricane shelter and we repaired cages that were badly damaged from the four hurricanes in six weeks. The Enrichment team is growing stronger and more professional in their collaboration with others, such as Disney, to help write a comprehensive Enrichment Guide. Operant Conditioning has been led by Jennifer Ruszczyk with marvelous results.   The cats are learning their cues and are much easier to handle for check ups. All of the volunteers have retaken their animal care classes this year and have re certified their credentials via testing. Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM has been donating time every week as a liaison to Dr. Stacie Wadsworth, DVM. We began using Truly Nolan for regular flea spraying and for rodent control with marvelous results.   Staff and Volunteer Training:  Attended the USDA's Big Cat Symposium.  Jamie Veronica attended AZA's weeklong college course, Managing for Success. Jen, Howard and Carole attended and presented Operant Conditioning and Cage Building at The Association of Sanctuaries' annual conference in Stone Mountain, GA. Susan Mitchell attended Karen Pryor's Clicker Expo and spent some time with Gary Priest from the San Diego Zoo and quite a bit of time with his top trainer of cats.  Susan also completed the Safe Capture course that some of our staff attended last year. Our volunteer program was overhauled to create an administrative branch for the first time in our history. We now have red through green level requirements on both the Keeper side and the Partner (admin) side and the proud recipients of those levels of accomplishment.   We began our first Intern program with three interns. Cathy Mayeski has been screening applicants from around the world and by the year's end we have had 3 successful graduates from the program and two of them moved here to stay in the volunteer program. By the year's end we have 6 full time interns and by next year hope to have 12-15. They have come from Wales, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Peru and all across the U.S. The interns work all day, six days a week for three months in exchange for housing and the experience of a lifetime. They are a volunteer force unto themselves and now have their own Den Mother, Gale Ingham who keeps them busy and makes sure they get the most out of their time at Big Cat Rescue.   Education:  Hired Kathryn Quaas as our new Education Director and started offering regularly scheduled kid's tours every Saturday at 9 AM. Summer Camp 2004 was a big hit. We created, with the help of creator LaWanna Jones, and a grant from Ken and Terri Pereira, an interactive CD called The Truth About White Tigers and distributed 1000 free copies. With the help of PeTA we were able to distribute 1000 copies of their CD about veganism.   Produced a new screen saver called 12 Tigers that has tiger photos and facts. Created an online game with the help of Point 2 Nature that children will be able to access online for free. It is a memory game of matching the cats with their fur and their sounds for fun fact rewards.   Created hundreds of pages of online games, puzzles, calendars, free screen savers, quizzes, polls and colouring activities for children of all ages. These interactive games are part of our campaign to reach the schools and day care centers with activities to teach children about animals and to inspire awe and respect for their beauty and their rightful place in nature. Our Big Cat Expedition continues to be our most pervasive educational tool and Susan Mitchell has trained countless people in the Operant Conditioning program portion that we offer to illustrate the medical needs of the cats and how we meet them. Our tours continue to increase and this allows Denny Mitchell, Brian Czarnik, Bill Lewis and many other great tour guides to educate people about the plight of these animals in the wild and in captivity. The most frequent response that we still hear from guests is “I had no idea!”.   Legislation:  We reviewed the Captive Wild Animal Coalition‘s proposed sanctuary standards and wrote and submitted the sub section specific to felid care based upon a compilation of our own standards, those of ACE and Florida's Fish and Game.  We assisted Animal Control's approach to the State of Florida in an effort to require owners of dangerous exotic animals to post on their property the dangers that exist and to allow the public to easily determine if their neighbors are harboring dangerous animals.  We began promoting a page on our site called Support Legislation and AdvoCats.   We partnered with Capitol Advantage to create the first and only online presence in the Animal Welfare industry that is promoted on MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Congress.gov, PBS, the LA Times and E-the-People. In just the first days of creation is already responsible for about 30 letters per day going out to legislators on important animal issues that are currently pending including: Stopping canned hunts, prohibiting steel jawed traps and asking USDA to quit issuing licenses to people who are circumventing the new 2004 law that prevents the sale of big cats as pets. We noted a drop in the number of big cats being abandoned. Every year the number of big cats in need of shelter was doubling and by 2003 we were turning away 312 exotic cats. After the passage of the Captive Wild Animal Safety Act in Dec. 2003 that prohibited the sale across state lines of big cats as pets that number dropped to 114 abandoned cats in 2004. We posted a composite of all state laws and enabled viewers to go directly to their state's online regulations. Our founder became a major donor to the only Political Action Committee fund for Animal Welfare issues called HumaneUSA.   Fundraising and Marketing:  We purchased a new Point of Sale system with cash register and inventory software.  Implementing this software has enabled us to better track inventory, sales and trends. On May 19 our web site received 29,724 page requests to be our largest day ever. By the end of the year our site is currently averaging about 100,000 hits per day. Jamie and Howard attended Scott Moller's Fundraising Seminar in Tampa and Howard, Carole and Jen attended Scott Moller's Fundraising Seminar in Stone Mountain, GA. Scott Lope and Daniel Capiro have been working closely with players of the TampaBay Lightning to raise awareness. Thanks largely to the lion vs tiger ligers thousands of dollars in radio air time donated by six Cox Radio stations, our Fur Ball attracted 850 guests and we netted 50,000.00 as well as had a Roaring Good Time. Jamie created our first Holiday Card with a collage of the cats for our use and for sale in the gift shop. The Adoption Kits have been so successful that she has had to order them by the hundreds from a printer, rather than printing them one page at a time on her computer as she has done in the past.   Our online giftshop sales soared from $7,914.00 in 2003 to $32,351.00 in 2004. We began monitoring news alerts at Google for exotic cat issues and proactively writing in to the media. We were in the press 63 times compared to 35 times in 2003. Our newsletter The Big Cat Times (formerly Cat Tales) is now in color and goes out quarterly to 23,000 supporters.   Grounds Improvement:  At our January zoning hearing, 96 people wrote letters of support and 47 attended the hearing and spoke in support of the fine work we are doing on a global level. At the second hearing more than 200 supporters came to stand before the Board of county Commissioners in favour of Big Cat Rescue's planned development. In the past we had to haul 30 bags of trash, twice a week to the end of the road. This year we managed to get our very own dumpster on site. We moved the golf cart shed, tore down the old green barn and re-routed the fencing to increase parking area. We repainted the cabins, food prep, painted the E-Center and repainted several of the cages. We installed new signs on the buildings so that they are consistently called by name in our documentation and training manuals and to avoid confusion. Sentry Signs enabled us to put new signs on most of the cats along the tour path that states their name, species, date of birth and how they were rescued.   We began a fence improvement campaign called the Catter-Wall. Two marble lions were donated for our front gate and we may have someone willing to donate a new front entrance next year. Food Prep was tiled and had gutters installed all the way around. Kiss Cote was applied to the Leopard Cat-A-Tat as a rust preventative trial model in March. The roads were reinforced to prevent inaccessibility to certain areas in the rainy season. We started the process for adding a 4 bedroom, 3 bath dormatory for interns. We upgraded to broadband and now have a wireless Internet connection available for guests.   Helping Others:  We covered ad costs for The Association of Sanctuaries annual conference in March to insure that the people who need the training will know it is available.  We also paid expenses for three of the speakers on Cage Building, Operant Conditioning and the No More Homeless Pets approach to companion animal abandonment.  We shared the secret to our high search engine placement with TAOS and CWAPC and members of both organizations. We joined the Sanctuary Workers And Volunteers Association SWAVA and provided material for them to launch their campaign. We send out news alerts to everyone in our new Yahoo group and in the TAOS Yahoo group and include a Tip of the Day feature in which we share ideas that have worked for us. We gave permission to Florida's state government site, at their request, to use our photos to illustrate why we should protect the Florida Panther.   Charities that we donated to this year:  100 passes to No More Homeless Pets Adopt-a-thon and gift certificate for a Big Cat Expedition, 50 passes and gift certificate for a Big Cat Expedition to Florida Voices for Animals, 50 passes to Clearwater High school's Project Graduation, 100 passes to Dress For Success, 300 passes to The National Humane Societies spay/neuter and adoption programs.  Big Cat Expedition to Clearwater Chamber of Commerce's annual fundraiser. Donated a Big Cat Expedition and several Two for One Passes to Animal Coalition of Tampa for their Spay Day fundraiser. Big Cat Expedition for two and 200 passes to the Tampa Museum of Art. 1000 passes and a 1500. Expedition Package was donated to the Global Understanding's Carousel Ball. There were many, many more that we donated to this year that we did not keep stats on.  We offered to let No More Homeless Pets – HC and Florida Voices for Animals utilize our legislative program in a manner that is branded for their constituents.   Other:  Carole Baskin represented The Association of Sanctuaries at the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition's conference in San Francisco and was made The Association of Sanctuaries liaison to The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition.  She served as the interim President of the Association of Sanctuaries in 2004.    2004 was a grrreat year and we are looking forward to an even better 2005!!!   The narrow mission of Big Cat Rescue is to provide the best permanent home we can for the limited number of abused, abandoned and retired big cats that the sanctuary can afford to take in. However, the sanctuary must turn away over 100 cats per year and the number is growing.   The broader mission, therefore, is to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abandonment and abuse by educating as many people as possible about the conditions that lead to the plight of these animals. We do this through our tours of the sanctuary, our school education programs, our 2100 page website that receives viewers from all over the world, by supporting species preservation efforts, and by providing a hands-on experience for interns from around the world.   We hope, by setting an example and teaching about how animals should be treated, that this will carry over into how we humans treat each other as well, and in doing so make the world a better place for all living creatures.   Our Officers and Board of Directors • CEO Chair of BOD and Founder  Carole Baskin • President Jamie Veronica • Vice President & BOD Cathy Mayeski • Secty/ Treasurer  Vernon C. Stairs • Director and Operations Manager  Scott Lope • Director and Coordinator Brian Czarnik The current board of directors will serve until December 31, 2005. Between now and then, staggered terms of four years and five years each will be set by the existing Board of Directors to insure the uninterrupted good work of Big Cat Rescue.   The financial audits for 2004 are posted here and include total income in the past fiscal year, expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and ending net assets.   Income   Gifts and Contributions cash:   232,597. Program Service Revenue:    314,143. Inventory Sold:  48,076. Rental Income:   31,718. Interest & mortgages     85,041. Events income:   39,631. Total income for the year   751,206.   Expenses   Animal Care:    363,798. Employee Benefits:         74. Payroll Taxes:     4,650. Accounting Fees:       3,525. Legal Fees:        17. Supplies:    39,322. Telephone:   14,232. Postage & Shipping:    4,911. Equipment Maintenance:     9,970. Printing & Publications:     50,583. Travel:    1,476. Conferences:       3,443. Depreciation:    18,116. Total Expense for the year  574,906   Excess for 2004    $  176,300 Net Assets at the beginning of 2004       $ 1,142,039 Net Assets at the ending of 2004            $ 1,318,339   While this accounting appears to show a gain, it does not take into consideration money spent on capital improvements and set aside for more capital expenditures.  Our complete 990 is available online at Guidestar.org under Big Cat Rescue. Neither the Founder nor any of her family nor friends are paid by Big Cat Rescue.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  

My guests this week are JW and Skinny from the Stub Me Down podcast.It seems that since the pandemic got serious in March, lots of Phish podcasts have popped up, with mixed results. One of the better ones that I heard is called “Stub Me Down,” in which our two guests today literally pick a ticket stub from their collection and use it as a jumping off point to discuss the show, stories, music, and their friendship. I immediately thought that we were of a like mind and wanted to have them on Attendance Bias.JW and Skinny chose to discuss Phish’s show from July 3, 2000 at the E Center in Camden. I only saw one show in 2000, so I was eager to hear all about their podcast, Phish’s evolving sound at the time, and how to receive a 30-minute Runaway Jim in real time.So cross the Ben Franklin Bridge, watch out around the bathrooms, and enjoy the digital delay loop as JW, Skinny, and I talk about Phish in Camden on July 3, 2000.

This week, Chris and Cole discuss intimate partner violence with licensed master social worker, Debi Holcomb.  Debi began her social work career in 1993 when she became a volunteer, and then night staff for the Crisis Center Inc.  Debi has developed many programs regarding intimate partner violence, including creating the Office of Victim Services for the Kansas Department of Corrections.     Listed below are resources that were mentioned in the episode. National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233 - thehotline.org Kansas Crisis Hotline (Free, confidential statewide hotline) – 1-888-363-2287 Crisis Center, Inc. (Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie, Geary and Marshall Counties) Free and confidential services for victims of IPV and Sexual Violence – 785-539-2785 Kansas Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Violence (Not a direct advocacy organization, but provides stats, trainings, consultation and contact information for local resources and services in Kansas) – kcsdv.org C.A.R.E (Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education) Office at K-State –785-532-6444    https://www.k-state.edu/care/   For closed captioning please follow the link below. https://youtu.be/gGRnQ7Q4mAQ

Our guest today is Ian Grant, Executive Director of the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center at UNH located in Durham, New Hampshire, better known as the ECenter. The ECenter is open to all students and their goal is to help foster the next generation of leaders with an entrepreneurial mind-set. The ECenter delivers unique, hands-on, experiential programming that inspires, nurtures, and mentors students from any major, at every step in the process — from idea growth and development to the fundamentals of company creation.

Join Mark McKnight as he interviews Bronson Laney, the head of our S.E.R.V.E. center. Find out what they do and why we are so excited to have them in our office.

On Episode 10 of It Starts Here, Clay Giles and Richard Lake touch base with Madison Grant on how the E-Center is currently operating. They also discuss changes to the RSL track and key dates for the Fall 2020 semester!

Jocelyne and her special guest David Codney Five Star Executive Chef of the Peninsula Beverly Hills, and International Consultant for The Peninsula Brand are here to explore how a healthy diet can lead to better mental health and some of the other questions being studied in Nutritional Psychiatry.Does what we choose to eat affect our moods? And how does the Paleo Mediterranean diet represent a blending of food science, brain science, and cutting-edge neurobiology (the science of how food affects your brain’s cognitive function) to make you think, feel, and perform better?

UTSA Athletic Director on the start of the new R.A.C.E Center

- Ramifications on Sports due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus) - (9:14) Lisa Campos: UTSA Athletic Director on start of construction at R.A.C.E Center - (21:14) 80's party recap - (35:01) David's son Justin Robinson has his moment for Duke

In this episode of the It Starts Here Podcast, our E-Center staff talks about all the ins and outs of Startup Summit 2020! We lay down the rules and expectations, as well as discuss the different competitions, prize money, raffle items, and more! Listen now to learn more about this exciting event from March 23rd-27th. You can also apply NOW at ecenter.msstate.edu/summit!

On Episode 2 of It Starts Here, we interview Charles Parker of Rod Sox, one of the original startups from the E-Center. The original Rod Sox covers your fishing rod and keeps everything in place so your fishing rod is ready to use when you need it. Rod Sox™ was created by pros that love fishing and want to spend as much time fishing when they’re on the water as possible. We hope you enjoy our first guest interview!

Das sind die Themen der HARKE-News vom Mittwoch, 27. März: Kreisel am E-Center kommt 2019 Schwein gehabt: Wohnung gefunden Baumfällarbeiten am Führser Mühlweg Neues Trainergespann für Steyerberg Schröder hört bei SV BE Steimbke auf Marklohe visiert Tischtennis-Oberliga an

Taylor Anderson/Blue Landworks Blue Landworks is a civil engineering, land surveying and consulting business located in downtown Sugar Hill's new E-Center project. Founded in 2009, this year marks the 10th anniversary of Blue Landworks. They employ 9 individuals including 3 professional engineers, 1 registered land surveyor and 1 registered landscape architect. Blue Landworks provide services […] The post Taylor Anderson with Blue Landworks appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

At some point in everyone's life, they've thought about running their own company and UNH students are no exception. To start, we suggest visiting the UNH Entrepreneurship Center, a collaboration space to help guide your ideas into a full-fledged company right here in Durham.

Scaling Up Services is a podcast devoted to helping founders, partners, CEOs, key executives, and managers of service-based businesses scale their companies faster and with less drama. Have each episode delivered to your inbox by subscribing here: http://www.scalingupservices.com/subscribe

A new MP3 sermon from Friends of Africa Missionary Endeavor is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Episode 45: Public Baptism Service at F.A.M.E. Center Subtitle: Five Minutes of FAME Podcast Speaker: Rodney Davidson Broadcaster: Friends of Africa Missionary Endeavor Event: Podcast Date: 7/14/2017 Length: 3 min.

Ketaki Desai joins us to discuss the eCenter@Lindenpointe, a business incubator in Hermitage, PA in Mercer County. We discuss building tech and business in a region not always thought as an innovative region, Entrepreneurship Academy that shows High School students opportunities in the area, some of the success stories for this young organization, the first Startup Weekend for the area, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Ketaki Desai joins us to discuss the eCenter@Lindenpointe, a business incubator in Hermitage, PA in Mercer County. We discuss building tech and business in a region not always thought as an innovative region, Entrepreneurship Academy that shows High School students opportunities in the area, some of the success stories for this young organization, the first Startup Weekend for the area, and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook,Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

DeSquared LV in conjunction with 3141-7Dayz Entertainment is proud to present the Ultimate "Nuttin' but Jazz" weekend. The "Laughlin Live Smooth Jazz Festival" will be a unique blend of heart, art & soul and will feature a variety of established and up and coming smooth jazz & Latin jazz artists from across the country. The "Laughlin Live Smooth Jazz Festival" will be just that...ALL JAZZ!  The Laughlin Live Smooth Jazz Festival weekend will take place at 4 amazing venues: Laughlin Ranch Golf Club & Spa, the "E" Center, the Laughlin Events Center and Harrah's Beach. The 2016 Laughlin Live Smooth Jazz Festival will the be first of 5 consecutive jazz series that will be held every Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 2-5, 2016 through 2021 in Laughlin, NV.  We will talk to the promoter Ms. Sheryl Thornton-Burnham about all of the events and the artists line-up. Follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This week, we decided to discuss and explore Chalk Dust Torture and its evolution over the years. Phish has of course been playing this song since 1991, and the evolution of the song has pretty closely followed the trajectory of their music—incredible precision, then a bit of exploration, then funk, then way more space and groove, then into the current era of patient but ambitious jams. Tracks are below. If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. As we mentioned last week, episodes 1-20 of HF Pod are available on the Internet Archive. Please do go back and listen if you want to hear some our less.....refined offerings. And the 8.31.13 Chalk Dust tweet we referenced. Chalk Dust Torture Tracks (music starts around 11:00) 11.23.91, Alumni Hall, Barre, VT 12.10.94, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 6.13.97, SFX Centre, Dublin, Ireland 7.10.99, E Center, Camden, NJ 8.3.03, IT, Limestone, ME 8.31.13, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Intro/Outro Music: The Infamous Stringdusters, Fearless See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Please join us Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Jocelyne Eberstein, L.Ac.,O.M.D.  She is the owner of the Private Practice, The eCenter, in Los Angeles, California.  She founded the eCenter in 1990.  As a licensed acupuncturist and Doctor of Chinese Medicine, she also holds a B.S. in Nuclear Medicine Technology from the University of Cincinnati.  She incorporates both Eastern wisdom along with Western science and techniques to bring her clients to good health and wellbeing.  We will be discussing the importance of sleep and why with long term sleep depreviation, it can have negative affects on one's health.  You asked for it and we deliver!

"Let Us Consider One Another," a devotional by Pastor Darrel Phillips. Final promotion of 6th Annual Rummage Sale for Siebert Elementary, a ministry of FUMCEastland, June 20 & 21, 2014, eCenter of Eastland.

Devotional message by Pastor Darrel Phillips, FUMC Youth's sponsored event - the Eastland Middle School Valentine's Dance 2014 is the weekly feature.

Hello friends! This week we're doing another guest pick, this time from our friend Wally (aka @waxbanks). We had a great conversation about his Phish journey (and his writing, which can be found here), and we discussed and played Set 2 of 11.14.97, from West Valley City, UT. The show's setlist is below, and visit http://hfpod.blogspot.com/ for our Listener Notes and for more information. One quick appeal: Please review us on iTunes! -- Phish 11.14.97, The "E" Center, West Valley City, UT Set 2: Wolfman's Brother -> Piper > Twist > Slave to the Traffic Light E: Bold As Love See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.