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A wide majority of first-time buyers-to-be plan to put down less than 20%, according to new data from RBC/Ipsos.
Here's the breakdown of their expected down payments:
- 10% or less (62% of respondents)
- 11-20% (26% of respondents)
- More than 20% (12% of respondents)
Over half of newbie homeowners will likely pay the maximum default insurance premium to buy their home.* That maximum ranges from $2,750-$2,900 per $100,000 of purchase price (i.e., 2.75%-2.90%), depending on the source of down payment.
Survey details: These findings come from an RBC / Ipsos Reid poll conducted between January 31st and February 8th, 2013 on behalf of RBC. The sample was 3,005 Canadian adults from Ipsos' Canadian online panel.
* This is the maximum default insurance premium for fully qualifying borrowers (i.e., those who can prove their income).


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January 25, 2017
Luke 15:11-24
Ever since I received the letter from Father Dolan and all of you at St. Margaret Mary about tonight's service, I've been looking forward to this gathering. So much so, in fact, that when Christine, the Office Administrator over at Wapping church, relayed a message to me asking me what I wanted to do in this service, I replied that I would be willing to do anything.
Of course if I've learned anything about how things work in a church over my years in ministry, I know better how dangerous an answer like that is. Under the general heading of no good deed goes unpunished, sometimes the price of being flexible means you wind up in the pulpit preaching the sermon…
The more I thought about this sermon over the last couple of weeks, however, the more thankful I've been for the invitation and the more engaged I've became by the topic. It's no coincidence, I think, that tonight's service in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is so timely. Unity is a commodity that is both precious and in rare supply these days. No matter how you view it…global unity, national unity, racial unity, class unity, interfaith unity, or Christian unity…the need to break down the barriers that divide us and bring people together in common purpose is as pressing now as it has been at any juncture in my lifetime. Particularly knowing that when human beings can't find ways to unite, people's well-being and ultimately people's lives are at risk…
In preparation for this sermon and this worship service, I read over the draft of the bulletin carefully. And as soon as I saw the Gospel lesson for tonight, my initial thought was that writing this sermon would be fairly easy. I'd venture to guess I've preached on the Parable of the Prodigal Son more than any other Scripture passage in the Bible.
Soon after my initial thought passed, though, two problems occurred to me. First, despite all the sermons I've preached on the Prodigal Son over the years, none of those sermons have addressed the theme of Christian unity. And second, the fact that the Parable of the Prodigal Son is familiar to so many Christians makes it hard to think of anything new to say about it. I once read about a pastor who gave a sixteen week sermon series on the Prodigal Son. After the sixteenth sermon a woman greeted the pastor at the door of the church and said, "I'm so sorry that poor boy ever ran away from home…"
The Prodigal Son paints a picture of divine acceptance so radical that it has triggered astonishment and provoked outrage for generations. The question is whether you and I have heard the story often enough that it's managed to lose most of its shock value.
"There was a man who had two sons." The moment we hear the first sentence, we know where this story is going. Then one verse later when the younger son utters his devastating, relationship fracturing demand, "Father, give me my share of the inheritance," we barely raise an eyebrow. Because we can already hear the musicians tuning their instruments for the joyful reunion celebration still to come.
Eventually the younger son returns home, humbled by his own selfishness and beaten down by the unrelenting temptations of the world beyond his father's farm, and there is anguished lament in his confession. "I am no longer worthy to be called your son." But instead of hearing the raw emotion in the younger son's voice, we get distracted by the aroma of the fatted calf roasting on the spit and the unrestrained eagerness of the father who can't wait to embrace his wayward child.
When what we know too well gets reduced to something tame and trite, the Parable of the Prodigal becomes cliché. Instead of being surprised by its unexpected depth and mystery, the parable offers nothing more than self-help advice. "No matter how badly you messed up, pick yourself up, receive the forgiveness you rightfully deserve, and start over where you left off."
A message like that might sound reassuring and comforting. If nothing else, it's predictable. On the other hand, it's not the parable Jesus actually told. A story as much about grace as the Prodigal Son not only offended the original audience. It also has the power to offend us in the year 2017. After all, certain life lessons are timeless. Like if we behave the right way and say the right things it counts for something. And when we hear a story about someone who does everything wrong and still receives amazing grace, it rubs us the wrong way no matter how many times we hear it.
Embracing sinners and sinfulness. Excusing loose living and prideful self-righteousness. When it comes to preaching about the Prodigal Son, a little grace is okay. But what about repentance? Shouldn't repentance always be the precursor of grace?
This parable would be easier to stomach if there was more balance. The way it stands, there's too much grace and not enough repentance. Come to think of it, there's not enough repentance in the world in 2017 either. Think about some of the conversations you and I are having. Face to face conversations with friends and neighbors. Conversations on Facebook and other social media. Conversations around the dinner table with our own family members.
People are talking loudly and adamantly. People are talking over each other. People are interrupting each other. We are polarized to the point that there's almost no dialogue. Unless you happen to be on my side, whatever side that may be, communication is a problem.
When a group of people is convinced they are right, what they typically say to anyone outside their group is "repent." Apologize and come to your senses and get yourself together and change your ways. Repent from all the ways you have it wrong and then, perhaps, I'll choose to be in community with you.
Repent when it comes to your political beliefs. Repent when it comes to your morals and values. Repent when it comes to your faith doctrines and the way in which you practice the Christian faith. If only those people would repent, we convince ourselves, then there would be more unity in the world…
When you hear the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the younger son does repent. Tired of wasting his life away, he finally comes to himself and rehearses his confession of sin. Then when the younger son is spotted on the horizon, he speaks aloud his confession and receives grace and forgiveness from his father.
Yet note how the story unfolds in a particular order. While he's still some distance away from the house, before he has a chance to open his mouth, the father runs to meet his younger son on the road. Before the younger son can offer any kind of confession, the father throws his arms around him. Before the son ever admits any fault or betrayal or remorse, the father kisses him. The father's unconditional love and unmerited grace is what triggers the younger son's repentance. Not the other way around.
Truthfully, I can't think of a single instance in the Gospels where Jesus requires someone to repent before he extends grace or forgiveness or healing or hospitality. Grace always comes first. Meanwhile, repentance is a response to God's grace and not a precursor to God's grace…
Back in 2008, there was a story on NPR about a social worker in New York City named Julio Diaz. Julio Diaz followed a similar routine every evening at the end of his work day. After commuting for an hour, he would get off the subway one stop early in the Bronx so he could eat at his favorite diner. But one night, Diaz stepped off the Number 6 train onto a nearly empty platform and his evening took an unexpected turn.
As Julio Diaz walked toward the stairs, a teenage boy approached him, pulled out a knife and asked for his money. So Diaz gave the boy his wallet. As his assailant began to quickly walk away, however, Diaz called out. "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people all night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm."
The young man turned around, looked at Diaz like he was crazy and asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Diaz replied, "Well, if you are willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money. I mean all I wanted to do was get dinner…and if you want to join me…hey, you're more than welcome." Remarkably, the teenager agreed and the unlikely pair walked into the diner and sat in a booth.
It didn't take long before the manager and the dishwasher and the waiters in turn came over to greet Julio Diaz. All of which piqued the young man's curiosity. "You know everybody here. Do you own this place?"
"No," Diaz replied. "I just eat here a lot."
"But you're even nice to the dishwasher."
"Well, haven't you been taught that you should be nice to everybody?" Diaz asked him.
"Yeah, but I didn't think people actually behaved that way..."
Eventually the two of them finished eating and the bill arrived. Diaz looked over at the teen and cut straight to the point. "Look, I guess you're going to have to pay this bill 'cause you have my money and I can't pay for it. But if you give me my wallet back, I'll gladly treat you."
Without hesitating, the teen handed the wallet back to Diaz. And after he paid the bill, Diaz gave the teenager twenty dollars. But when he did, Diaz asked for something in return. And the teenager agreed. It was his knife…
Sometimes grace is so amazing that all we can do is repent, change course, turn around. Those are the occasions when it appears as though repentance should come first. But take a closer look and more often it works the other way. When it's demonstrated and experienced, grace is what breaks down walls and brings people together. God's grace changes everything about us. Amen.

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The "spirited" conversation began the night before we departed for Cassadega, Florida, and our 7 p.m. appointment for a séance.
The responses to my post to our group flew in like so many ghosts: "How does one pack for an overnight girl's séance trip to Caasadega?"
From Birgie, one of the group: "I'm letting the spirits guide me in my packing . . ."
From another friend: "Flower crowns and vodka."
My response to that: "They're actually telling us not to drink (much) before the séance, but I may need wine or vodka after to sleep in the purportedly haunted Cassadega Hotel."
From a fellow Florida travel writer: "Yes, it is haunted. Man wearing too much cologne – which does NOT mask the cigar smell – likes to touch your toes."
We were already familiar with that cigar-smoking ghost. We had made the trip to Cassadega a few years ago to have readings and a tour of the Florida town and its Spiritualist Camp. On the tour, we learned about Arthur, a former opera singer from New York, who has a penchant for cigars and booze.
We did not actually see a ghost, but my friend Colleen swears that when she went to the porch of the Cassadaga Hotel to have a cigarette, the empty chair at her table started rocking. Arthur looking for a smoke?
As odd as it may seem that a number of Cassadega's population are, well, dead — the living population has its own quirks: It consists of about 200 Spiritualists, psychics, mediums, and healers. I'm fairly open-minded about all that, but was ready to give it all an objective assessment.
"We get a lot of good spirits here because we welcome spirits," said Lillian Selph, one of the living who guided our tour, which started at the Cassadega Bookstore, across the street from the Cassadaga Hotel.
Cassadega Hotel
Built in the 1920s, the block-long, two-floor hotel is not your average flappers-age accommodation. Besides the fact that guests report visits from Arthur, the hotel strays from the norm with its schedule of group readings, séances and other psychic events. Inscriptions on the wall of the lobby's ladies rooms speak of fairies and enlightenment. The gift shop carries crystals and essential oils. Not to mention the self-propelled rocking chair on the porch.
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George's on Huxley
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- Jess Gold
- Address:
- 12A Huxley Street, Currie, Tasmania, Australia
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Light filled and splashed with colour, this inviting and modern home Located only a 1 minute walk from the main town centre of Currie will prove to be a comfortable and stylish base for your King Island holiday.
As you enter off the deck, an open plan living/dining and kitchen area showcases beautiful floating floors, a large flat screen tv and a selection of books for your perusal. With 2, comfortable 3 seater sofas and a large chaise with footrest, there are plenty of options as to where to put your feet up after a "hard day" of exploring or golfing.
Being so close to the main town of Currie you have the luxury of choosing either to dine out or amble down to the shops to pick up some of King Island's famous local fare and dining in.
Perhaps pick up some prime cuts of "King Island Beef" from the local butcher and fire them up on the BBQ.
The sleek and modern kitchen has everything you should need to cook up a delectable meal. Fridge,freezer, oven, cook top, microwave, Nespresso coffee machine, kettle, toaster, dishwasher, pantry, a stand mixer and even the obligatory "kitchen sink" The cupboards are also stocked with pots and pans, crockery, cutlery and wine glasses etc.
We also provide "essentials" to get you started such as bread, milk, tea, coffee, sugar, a few miscellaneous pantry items and a cheese platter upon arrival.
Prepare yourself a feast and dine around the indoor or outdoor dining tables.
The 2 carpeted bedrooms off the hallway each contain a comfortable queen bed with plush sheets, donnas, plenty of pillows and built in robes with large mirror.
The functional bathroom with shower, separate toilet and laundry washer, dryer, iron, ironing board and access to clothes lineare all located to the rear of the property.
The bathroom is stocked with soaps,towels and a hairdryer.
The whole property presents a well thought out "happy" colour scheme and decor and exudes a higher standard level of accommodation. "George's on Huxley" will quickly become your home away from home when visiting us on King Island.
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Airport meet & greet if required
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The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation that would require New York to report...
The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation that would require New York to report data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on firearm ownership so New York would be in compliance with the Gun Control Act. The federal law prohibits people convicted of misdemeanor domestic-violence crimes from buying or owning firearms. The bill now goes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to sign it.
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, Westchester County, said the legislation would bring New York into compliance with provisions of the federal Gun Control Act. States are required to provide data to the FBI after each conviction, including whether the crime included the attempted use of force, threatened the use of a deadly weapon and whether there is a defined relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. Reporting the information to the FBI would make it easier to flag people who aren't eligible to buy firearms, she said.
"The federal government has provided states with a way to ensure that guns aren't sold to domestic violence abusers and New York should take full advantage of that opportunity," Paulin, who sponsored the bill in her house, said in a statement. "Following the tragic deaths of Jessica Welch and Officer John Falcone, who were both shot and killed by Jessica's ex-partner and abuser in Poughkeepsie earlier this year, I was determined to pass this bill."
Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, sponsored the legislation in the Senate.
Four women a day are killed in the United States by their current or former partners, and a firearm is the weapon that is used most often in the murders. There were 130 domestic homicides on New York, with more than two-thirds of them committed by intimate partners, according to Paulin.
The legislation has the support of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
"Access to firearms increases the risk of intimate partner homicide more than five times compared to instances where there are no weapons. In addition, abusers who possess guns tend to inflict the most severe abuse on their partners," Michele McKeon, chief executive director of Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said in a statement. "Strengthening existing law is critical to supporting New York State's zero tolerance policy towards domestic violence. If offenders are told that they are prohibited from doing something because of the crimes they commit against their intimate partner or family member, then that prohibition must be enforced."


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In the 2014-15 academic year alone, five North Carolina students were injured by motorists passing stopped school buses. That is one reason why the N.C. State Board of Education has revised its bus safety policy to require a standard hand signal bus drivers will use to tell students when a street is safe to cross. The Board approved the revision at its meeting held via conference call on July 9.
According to research conducted by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction Transportation Services section, most school bus-related student injuries and fatalities stem from drivers who disregard the school bus sign. "We have over 15 years of data to show that more than 3,000 cars per day are not going to stop. If we've got that information, then we know public awareness alone can't be enough to reverse this behavior, especially with more distractions out there on the road," said Derek Graham, section chief of NCDPI School Transportation Services. "The revised policy represents a more proactive approach to what bus drivers and students can do to stay safe even when other motorists don't adhere to the law."
Drawing from national procedures as well as school bus safety standards and practices from across the country, the revised policy will require drivers to use a standard hand signal that tells students a roadway is safe to cross. The hand signal has three steps. First, the driver holds up his or her palm facing the student until it is safe to cross. Second, the driver gives a "thumbs up" to the students. For the third step, the driver points with his or her index finger the direction in which the child should proceed across the street. This will empower the driver, usually the single school system employee on the scene, and it will compel students to consciously assess the roadway by looking at their bus driver before stepping into an active street. For a graphic presentation of this new signal, visit www.ncbussafety.org/safetylessons.
Parts of this revised policy were piloted in Washington County Schools in April by Director of Transportation Wesley Stokes. Each driver in his fleet of about 30 buses was trained in the new procedure during spring break and began using it the following Monday.
"When this new system was announced, I was anxious for Washington County to try it because I believe that it's a safer system," said Stokes. "After our training, I followed the buses to see how it went, and it worked immediately. Even though the kids hadn't been trained yet, when they saw the hand signal, I saw them stop right in their tracks and wait until the student transporter signaled to cross."
Following the initial training, the school bus drivers of Washington County Schools discussed the new policy after all students boarded each afternoon over the course of a week. All homeroom class teachers reviewed the flyer, explaining the standard hand signals to the students. Follow-up discussions were held as the student transporter deemed necessary. The district will follow the same bus safety education program the first day of school.
While State Board policy currently requires safety training for students twice per year, the revision requires training in each district to be documented and provided to all students, not just those who ride the bus. NCDPI Transportation Services staff will provide basic instruction points for the training as well as guidance on how to properly implement the bus driver's crossing signal requirement. While districts may choose to implement revisions sooner, the revised policy is effective Jan. 1, 2016. For more information on the policy or school bus safety in N.C., visit www.ncbussafety.org/.
About the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction provides leadership to 115 local public school districts and 160 charter schools serving over 1.5 million students in kindergarten through high school graduation. The agency is responsible for all aspects of the state's public school system and works under the direction of the North Carolina State Board of Education.
For more information:
NCDPI Communication and Information Division, 919.807.3450.


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Natal Astrology Reading
During your natal consultation I will explore your birth chart, which contains the setup for your life, plus the current themes and issues that you are experiencing now, as well as what you will encounter in the next 6-8 months.
We will explore your essence, creativity and self-expression, your emotional self, the way you appear in the world (your social mask), your gifts, strengths, talents, career, relationships, health and life purpose, your role in the family, as well as any issues (how you got them and how to move through them) that are inhibiting the fullest expression of your gifts, strengths and talents.
When I look at your chart I see your childhood setup and your highest potential – and during your 2-hour session I will find out where you are right now. From this place I can guide you toward your destiny by revealing hidden patterns that are holding you hostage, so that you know what needs to be handled. You will receive a clear message and direction about your next steps and a big picture vision of your mission in this lifetime.
A digital recording of the session will be provided immediately following the consultation along with a copy of your Astrology chart.
Sessions take place via phone or Skype and upon receipt of your payment, I will contact you to schedule your reading.
I'm looking forward to supporting you!
Natal Astrology Reading – $497


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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
3 comments:
- Samantha, May 24, 2007 at 12:59 AM
this is gross....
- alcol_sher, May 24, 2007 at 7:04 PM
haha... wat u cooking? got so much oil spilling out? never dry your pan and stuff properly lor..
i would say this is the result of still half asleep, haven wake up yet then make breakfast OR poor cooking skill... hehee
- ECB Inkjet, May 24, 2007 at 9:28 PM
ok, for the record, I was trying to fry a frozen hashbrown. The combination of having a layer of frost (H2O) coated on the hashbrown, and the poor angle of putting it into the frypan, caused a huge splash of oil. Strange enough, it is not as painful as I would have thought. Luckily it wasn't on the face.
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Volunteering in schools at Kathmandu valley
Venue: Bal Bikash Lower Secondary School, Kathmandu
Course Duration: A week to month program or can be extended more.
Working hour: 3-5 hours
1. Programme schedule of each week:
First Week: Estimated price of $80 including World Heritage site Swayambhunath stupa visit
- Three days teaching with activities.
- Two days' recreational activities/ singing, dancing
- For rest two days you would be offered chill out programme by us.
Second Week: Estimated price of $350including guide and facilities
-Have trip outside as managed by us including trekking, hiking on chosen place like mountainous countryside area for trekking whereas hiking is done on residential area of village with chance to visit local farm, to cook local farm products for a night, visit fishing spot along chance to cross great rivers of Nepal.
Note: biggest rivers of Nepal are very near to our hiking and trekking venue where whitewater rafting is usually done and we could manage this programme but budget is excluded for this programme.
Third Week: Estimated price of $100 including city tour
- Return to homestay by end of second week and continue volunteering work at school as first week but there would be some other recreational activities except school programme such as cycling tour around Kathmandu as organized by our organization.
- Sharing cross-cultural experience class at school third day of week.
Fourth Week: Estimated price of $90 including culture show with dinner
Day 1: farewell programme organized by school
Day 2: Would be at office to get your documents for return flight or any other travel destination tickets
Day 3- 6: Special programme at Nagarjun homestay.
[ If anybody wills to live more doing other activities we would manage it.]
Day 7: Departure
- Teaching English
- Math
- Social Studies, Health and Environment
- Science
- Recreational activities with Physical Health
- Gratitude class from our staff
- Learn basic Nepali common phrases from our staff
- Idea on some cultural rule while eating, dresses, sitting and some prohibited words according to our culture.
- All volunteers are allowed to involve with students with our students and children on various school activities.
- All volunteers are allowed to involve on all class activities within class
- Volunteers are allowed to teach on the basis of class books
- Volunteers are allowed to teach and create all kind of creative as well as recreational activities be perceived by children
- Volunteers could participate and coordinate on all kinds of entertaining and personal development programmes as initiated by school management.
- As per volunteer interest they could provide fund for school or scholarship to students and children.
- No consumption of alcohol and intoxicated things on definite places like school and programme conducted places.
Volunteer Requirements:
Age: 18 years and above
2 to 18 (maximum)
5 -16 (average)
2 - 6 (minimum)
Days: Seven to Eighteen days (maximum)
One to Five days (minimum)
[Note: Skilled and having no skills all are appropriate]
Conditions: Under the volunteering premises like schools, communities' volunteers should be bound to rules and regulations during volunteering period.
® We can consider personal things of volunteers and can have query about it unless programme is proceeded.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be provided facility to stay at Nepalese Home Stay enjoying quality time with host families. You will be served all farm products as food produced at the farms of Home Stay by host families. So, food is organic on present scenario where local markets and restaurants also sell foods grown using chemical fertilizers. Organic food is cooked emphasizing on hygiene in terms of water and cooking method. Volunteers also get facilities of hot water, western toilets, electricity, television and free WIFI
Cost Included
- Transportation to programme venue and programme activities
- Pick up
- Two meals a day until programme except trekking that is homestay managed breakfast and dinner
- Three meals a day would be provided during trekking period but beverages are not included.
- Accommodation for programme period
- Free Visa service
- Cost of stay at Kathmandu from day of arrival to departure
- Food and beverage on welcome and farewell at homestay
- Free planned itinerary for other activities except five days volunteering
- Free culture show
Cost Excluded
- Airport drop
- Visa charge fee for Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India
- Other activities afford by us more than volunteering package as per volunteers' interest.
- Other services afforded by us as per volunteers' need and interest' volunteers programme.
- Other beverages
- Medical Expenses
- $50 administration fee that covers all programmes of package
Things you shouldn't forget
- All your mandatory documents
- Your passports with visa
- Flight tickets
- Insurance documents
- Passport size photos 4 copies
Services Offered at Home Stay
- Free wifi
- Laundry services
- Facility to cook their own cuisine but cost is excluded
- Garden with nice view of Kathmandu from roof top of hotel with sun bathing.
Rights of Volunteers
- Programme transferring- We are able to transfer the programme for volunteers few weeks earlier as per volunteers' request and only if it seems possible to transfer by us.
- On some issues where places are already booked and arranged certain percent would be deducted and we would reorganize very soon as per their interest.
- Where programmes are very near to begin in such case we are unable to transfer but we could replace your programme for next season. You would also be able to choose other programme by same time.
- Whereas volunteers have such situation that they could not come here a year around fee would be refunded deducting only booking charge.
Price marked:
Group Size
Price per person in USD
2 – 6
Greetings from Land of Himalayas!
The Cost Includes:
- Transportation to programme venue and programme activities
- Pick up
- Two meals a day for five days programme that is locally managed breakfast and dinner
- Accommodation for programme period
- Free Visa service
- Cost of three nights stay at Kathmandu from day of arrival to departure
- Food and beverage on welcome and farewell at homestay
- Free planned itinerary for other activities except five days volunteering
- Free culture show
The Cost Excludes:
- Airport drop
- Visa charge fee for Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India
- Other activities afford by us except five days volunteering programme as per volunteers' interest
- Other services afforded by us as per volunteers' interest except five days' volunteers programme
- Other beverages
- Medical Expenses


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A key role has arisen within Blueleaf. We are looking for a competent telesales operator to contact potential customers by telephone, with the aim to engage with them to see if there is a need for the services we offer. One of the team can then meet with any prospects to discuss the project in more detail. You'll be working in our office near Tarporley - not in a call centre - as part of our production team. There is no set script, however during each phone call, you're likely to:
- Describe the services we offer and the results achieved for similar clients
- Give advice about how our experience may benefit them
- Aim to arrange a meeting with one of the directors / relevant contact
- Gather and document information about the customer and manage follow-up calls / activity
Hours and environment This is either a full-time or part-time role, subject to the right candidate, but would be between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm. We are based in a great rural setting, in a converted barn not far from Tarporley. Own transport is essential due to the lack of public transport.
Skills and experience You'll need:
- A polite, confident and friendly manner
- Ability to use your own initiative
- Confidence using computers
- Enjoy working with customers and building relationships
- A positive attitude
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Flexibility and quick thinking
- Perseverance and the ability to respect customers' answers
- Great organisational skills, even under pressure
- Enjoyment of working within a target-driven team environment
- Experience of doing this role previously, with evidence of results achieved
Salary is dependent on experience and whether it is a full / part-time role - a guide is in the region of £18k per annum. For further information, please contact Kay Corcoran on 01829 260 600 or email@example.com
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Bears are emerging from their winter dens hungry and on the move in search of food. This primal need can cause them to conflict with homeowners and residents using parks and other unimproved areas. There have already been sightings in western Prince William County.
The Department's Animal Control Bureau, in an effort to avoid problems, offers the following tips and suggestions for dealing with hungry bears:
- Remove food sources that might attract hungry bears. This includes bird feeders, garbage, pet food, outdoor grills, livestock food, compost, fruit trees and beehives. Virginia's bears are primarily active and very hungry from late March through May, so temporarily removing these items, or scrupulously cleaning them if you cannot remove them, should help.
- Do not store trash – or anything that smells like food – in vehicles, on porches, or decks. Keep your full or empty trash containers secured in a garage, shed or basement. If you do not have a trash collection service, take your garbage to the Landfill frequently (twice a week or more). If you do have a trash collection service, put your garbage out the morning of the pickup rather than the night before.
- Take down your birdfeeders temporarily until the bear moves on.
- Consider installing electric fencing, an inexpensive and extremely efficient, proven deterrent to bears, around dumpsters, gardens, beehives or other potential food sources.
Bears generally avoid humans but, in their search for food, they may wander into suburban areas. What should you do if you see a bear? Keep a respectful distance. If a bear is up a tree on or near your property, give it space. Bring your pets inside and leave the immediate area.
If you see a bear cub in the area, do NOT try to remove it from the area or "rescue it." Female bears – who may give birth while hibernating in the winter den – will wander to find food, usually with her cubs in tow. If she feels nervous, she will typically send her cubs up a tree and leave the area.
Always remember that a bear is a wild animal, and that it is detrimental to the bear – as well as illegal in Virginia – to feed a bear under ANY circumstances. Even the inadvertent feeding of nuisance bears is illegal.
If you experience a bear problem after taking appropriate preventative steps, please notify the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries regional office. Visit the website at www.dgif.virginia.gov for more information.


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Start 2017 off right by brushing up on the empirical bases of your advancement and alumni relations strategies.
We handpicked these five articles from academic journals and elsewhere to give you a foundation for success in the new year.
"The Seven Essentials of Highly Engaged Alumni"
This 2011 master's thesis identifies and explains seven traits that characterize Marquette University's most engaged alumni. The author uses in-person interviews with alumni to achieve a depth of understanding that broader quantitative studies cannot.
Read it to understand what makes your alumni tick and what you can do to build stronger relationships with them.
The seven essentials are:
- Community and Networking
- Pride and Spirit
- Spirituality and Character
- Service
- Learning
- Connecting with Students
- Giving and Creating Legacy
"Laws of Attraction: To Ramp up Alumni Engagement, Give Graduates What They Want"
In this 2013 classic from CASE CURRENTS, journalist Mary Ellen Collins investigates how leading institutions revised their engagement strategies to serve alumni rather than just ask them to serve their alma mater. Collins's subjects include Phillips Exeter, Case Western, UCONN, and others.
One of the strongest alumni affinity groups grew from a student finance association that had amassed more than 450 members and three alumni chapters on its own before partnering with the alumni association. "You don't need control. You want impact."
"Altruism and the Child-Cycle of Alumni Donations"
What motivates alumni to give? A Princeton prof and a Stanford prof teamed up to find out, and the answer might surprise you:
The study found that alumni give more and more often to their alma mater when their children approach college age, and give less if their child is not admitted. The conclusions of the study have implications far broader than just legacy admissions practices—they prove that alumni give to their alma mater because they expect something back.
This should be a wake up call to any shop that asks something of its alumni but gives nothing in return.
"Factors That Lead Millennial Alumni to Donate to Their Alma Mater"
This dissertation analyzes data from the Alumni Attitude Study to isolate the causes behind millennial giving. We all have our own explanations for why alumni give, but it's worth checking those internal models against empirical reality.
The key takeaway? Alumni engagement starts long before they are alumni. A happy student is a happy alumna, and one more likely to give, to boot.
Connecting students with alumni was one stand-out variable in this study. Alumni are more likely to give if they had the opportunity to interact with alumni when they were students.
"A Comparison of Informal Mentoring Relationships and Formal Mentorship Programs"
This study from 1991 is a bit of a sleeper. It found that mentors contributed greatly to both their mentees' job satisfaction and ability to adjust to their careers.
More interestingly though, the study found that formal mentorship programs are deeply flawed in comparison to informal programs. That's because formal programs don't often give mentors and mentees the chance to screen one another for shared temperaments and goals.
The article is a must-read for anyone who runs, or is thinking about starting, a mentorship program at their institution.
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text: What do you think are the nation's most love and most hated home improvements? Which trends do you regret following? A survey by Anglian Home Improvements has revealed what home improvement trends people hate the most – and it's bad news for people with crazy paving and coloured bathroom suites. Take a look at what people voted as the worst fads of the home improvement industry. The Worst Wondering what topped the list of most loathed home improvements? The nation has spoken with more than half of respondents choosing pebble dashing – a sign that it is now definitely out of fashion. If you have pebble dashing on the exterior of your home, now is the time to get it replaced. Next in the list of Brits' most hated home improvements is crazy paving, with 43% of people citing it as a terrible design choice. Once the on-trend style for patios and driveways, these days it's better to choose something more subtle. Crazy paving was closely followed by coloured bathroom suites, with 42% of the vote. From baby pink to lime green, a coloured bathroom suite is so last century. White is the way to go in 2016, so you may want to have a new suite fitted if you plan on selling your property. Melanie McDonald, spokesperson for Anglian Home Improvements said, "Rising house prices and high deposits mean buyers have less cash on hand available to make alterations to their new home when they move in. Features like coloured bathroom suites that may not have previously been a deal breaker could put someone off buying your property, especially if there is additional work to be done." The Best At the opposite end of the scale, homeowners are loving other home improvement trends, such as indoor-outdoor flow. This includes conservatories and bi-fold doors which help to bring the outside in to improve wellbeing. 58% of people surveyed thought this was an important and valued home improvement. The next most desired home improvement is a separate dining room, with 56% of the vote. This result is quite a shocking reveal, as it shows that the current trend for more open plan living may be on the way out. Many new builds have an open plan kitchen diner, and many other homeowners have renovated to create one large living space, but this survey suggests that a separate room designed just for dining is the future. Also high up on the most loved list is a cinema or entertainment room and a wet room, for life's little luxuries. What home improvements are you planning on making next? Hopefully these results will help with your decision.


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Just back from NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) in LA. NAMM is a huge 4 day extravaganza, a tradeshow where every music manufacturing company, from all countries, comes together under one roof to show their newest gear,
with bands and celebs teaching workshops, signing, sauntering through, and performing.
Attendees are largely distributors who decide what products to buy in the coming year- like the big dealers (Guitar Center, Hermes Music, Sam Ash) to all the smaller dealers and educators. The event is closed to the public, but each music company gives out a set # of passes to its representatives and endorsees (musicians who endorse their products). The bulk of the audience, to me, seem to be musicians or their reps. Over 100 countries are represented, every instrument and musical genre you can imagine, and more performance stages this year. They say last year's crowd was around 95,000.
This was the first year that I wasn't working the booths for my endorsing companies for the entire event, which gave me some time to check things out. Like new gear:
Inspiring musicians,
and a chance to connect with folks I haven't seen in awhile;
I came back really inspired to connect more with the uke community,
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The Truth of Animal Shows
The case of this film is not only limited to China.
If we end up criticizing China for animal show abuse, we are not able to approach closer to the main problem. It is a global trend that animal show is becoming banned but in Korea, the animal show which uses monkeys, dolphins, or elephants is still prevalent. Although the truth of animal show has been revealed by many media, we still have a long way to go.
To prohibit the animal show, it is necessary to consistently improve people's perception and we all need to form a social consensus.
Especially in the case of monkey show, the customers are mostly kids. An ignoble entertainment product like animal show is not what we, adults, should show to our precious children. We need to show and teach our children that every single life is precious and valuable.
Let's make an effort together until the animal show disappears in this world!
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Prior to your first lesson, you will fill out a brief intake form with questions regarding your health history, previous experience, and intentions for our process together. Your first lesson will be a full hour in length as we will go over your intake form together and begin to develop a strong sense of where you are at, what you are up against, and where you want to go. Based on these connections you will begin learning practical tools specific to your unique wants and needs.
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The video description says it's a 60 second experiment with the colour Indigo but that's sort of underselling the beauty of it. There is indigo, yes, but also beautiful smoke, dyed colours and sparks! I don't know why but I've watched it 10 times already. [Paul Octavious via Mappeal]
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We offer a range of the highest quality antique marble and stone fireplaces and fireplace mantels from the Georgian, Regency and Victorian era's. We also specialise in French and continental surrounds and chimney pieces in the Rococo and Baroque manners. All are carefully chosen and, if required, restored gently with the utmost care and respect by our talented craftsmen.
Our selection of historically correct reproduction fireplaces in marble and stone replicate antiques that we have – or have had – in our own catalogue. If, however, you don't find what you are looking for, our bespoke service accepts commissions for a surround of your choice using materials such as statuary white marble and Italian Carrara marble and English stone such as Bath stone and Portland stone to mention just a few. Meeting the exact requirements of our clients is tantamount to us and our on-site consultation visits ensure that we achieve the best possible result every time.
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Mickey and the Bear
An elegantly wrought drama about a father and daughter.
An elegantly wrought drama about a father and daughter.
Noelle has more going for it than just being one of the easiest ways for Disney+ to make a good first impression.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Chaz Ebert celebrated her birthday by honoring Victory Gardens Theater in October 2019.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
A new look at a modern classic from an FFC in Korea.
An article on the Chicago Journalists Association's 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner to be held Friday, November 15th, where Cheryl Burton will get the Lifetime Achievement…
An interview with director Alma Har'el about her narrative directorial debut, Honey Boy.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
This month's Bright Wall/Dark Room excerpt on Under the Silver Lake.
A tribute to the legendary B-movie writer and director, Larry Cohen.
A celebration of Brian De Palma's Sisters, on the occasion of a new Blu-ray release from the Criterion Collection.
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, featuring coverage of closing night, a conversation with Barry Levinson, and reviews of "Putin's Witnesses," "Museum," "Climax" and "Cold War."
An interview with the director of "Score: A Film Music Documentary" and one of its subjects.
An interview with director Larry Cohen, who's having a retrospective at the Quad this weekend.
A report on the latest from Tom Ford and Wim Wenders out of Venice.
Writers at RogerEbert.com pick their favorite movies featuring aliens and UFOs.
A piece on how Deadpool could bring back the R-rated blockbuster and when it really mattered.
An appreciation of Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man," as recently restored on Blu-ray.
A brief consideration of "Taxi Driver," still Scorsese's masterpiece.
A preview of Noir City 7, starting this weekend in Chicago.
An interview with film critic Matt Fagerholm.
Peter Sobczynski ranks 27 films by Brian De Palma.
Dedicated to memories of Roger Ebert, for the simple reason that talking about movies is so thrilling. He did not like lists, but I love his lists.
Marie writes: If I have a favorite festival, it's SXSW and which is actually a convergence of film, music and emerging technologies. However it's the festival's penchant for screening "quirky" Indie movies which really sets my heart pounding and in anticipation of seeing the next Wes Anderson or Charlie Kaufman. So from now until March, I'll be tracking down the best with the zeal of a Jack Russell terrier! Especially since learning that Joss Whedon's modern B/W take on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is set to screen at SXSW 2013 in advance of its June 21st US release date; they'll cut an official trailer soon, rubbing hands together!
While he has been called "the Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock has also been called "the Master of the Macabre," and that title is exemplified by his delightful black comedy "The Trouble with Harry" (1955). On the surface, it looks quite atypical compared to Hitchcock's more famous works, but this is a vintage story from a great director with a wry sense of humor, and it is also one of the most liveliest works in his exceptional career. Although somebody is dead, there is no suspense or danger or blond lady in the movie, and all we have to do is leisurely enjoy a pleasant walk with its funny characters as they try to deal with bizarre trouble on one fine autumn day in their ordinary peaceful rural town in Vermont.
Like many tales about the good vs. the evil, the evil mostly steals the show from the good in "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1941), a cautionary moral tale based on Stephen Vincent Benét's short story which is sort of a New England version of the tale of Faust. Though it was made 70 years ago, the movie remains as a darkly enjoyable movie with the wonderful moments that can both amuse and chill us with the subtle creepiness pervading its rural background. Sure, we are happy to see the soul of an ordinary American luckily saved from the eternal damnation in the end, but, folks, can we deny that we had a fun with Mephistopheles before the obligatory finale?
What do you think of while you listen to classical music? Do you have an education in music, and think of the composer's strategies, or the conductor's interpretation? Do you, in short, think in words at all? I never do, and I suppose that would make me incompetent as a music critic. I fall into a reverie state.
Dave Kehr's blog (where you'll find some of the best discussions about film on the web) is sub-titled "reports from the lost continent of cinephilia." As far as I'm concerned, the Holy Grail of the lost continent of cinephilia is the vanished footage from Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons." (You know the legend: The studio re-shot and re-cut the film to make the ending more, uh, "upbeat" while Welles was off in Rio shooting Carnival footage for "It's All True." The discarded portions of Welles' "Ambersons" were lost -- possibly dumped into the ocean.) Well...
At MUBI, Doug Dibbern has composed a magnificent meditations called "Cinephilia, the Science of Hope, and the Sacred Ground beneath the Grapeland Heights Police Substation in Miami, Florida" in which he fantasizes about obscure objects of desire -- movies seen and unseen (and perhaps unseeable) -- including the lost "Ambersons."
Dibbern begins with Dario Argento fantasies and works his way to Ambersons and a police station in Florida:
Q: The box-office returns for "The Golden Compass" last weekend were modest at best. The film is estimated to have cost more than $150 million and will have a hard time making its money back. The financial disappointment could be catastrophic for New Line Cinema. Not to mention the fact that any chance of an adaptation of The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass (rest of the trilogy) are now slim to nil. Since you gave the film a positive review, what is your opinion of the box-office returns?
Q. My wife and I saw "Awake" with some friends the other night. I knew nothing about the movie, and wasn't thrilled when I heard it was a thriller with Jessica Alba. I figured it would be a typical superficial piece of garbage aimed at teenagers. I went anyway to be with my wife. I was very pleasantly surprised. I liked that the twists were delivered with subtlety, and I wasn't able to predict one of them.
An open letter to the "Teenage Film Panelists" at certain other newspapers:
I met Martin Scorsese for the first time in 1969, when he was an editor on "Woodstock." He was one of the most intense people I'd ever known - a compact, nervous kid out of New York's Little Italy who'd made one feature film and had dreams of becoming a big-time director one day. It would take him five years.


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People Aren't All that Bad. Check What This Man Does, We Need More People Like Him.
We go through every day life, and are greeted by good and somewhat bad people. But this short clip of an American TV Show 'What Would you Do' highlights perfectly what sort of beings we share this life with.
There are two actresses claiming to not have the funds for their groceries, so to prevent the women from leaving empty handed. Many other shoppers, and a man in particular count out their own money to fund the two women's groceries. People aren't all that bad.
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GRIM | A swingofilms short (2013)
Back in the first semester of my sophomore year at Clark University, I wrote and directed the first swingofilms project. It was also the first time I ever worked with Mitchell Gamache of MitchGFilms.
We struggled to release it because of copyright issues, and it seemed like it would never be released. Until now.
"A college student awakens from an unconscious state and soon finds out he can no longer interact with the world around him and the people he cared for. He has no idea where he is, who he is, and who he used to care for."
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Skye Wingo
Screenplay by
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LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund manager Emanuel 'Manny' Friedman plans to list a fund in London to invest in asset-backed securities and real estate assets put up for sale as a result of regulatory change in the financial sector.
Forty-year industry veteran Friedman, co-founder of Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, is well known for being a buyer of distressed securities in the depths of the financial crisis.
EJF Investments Ltd said in a statement it would look to list on April 7, with assets worth a net 68.1 million pounds and then raise additional capital through a placing programme over the next 12 months.
EJF Investments will aim for annual risk-adjusted returns of 8-10 percent and be managed by EJF Investments Manager, a unit of EJF Capital, the $7.4 billion hedge fund which Friedman runs and which invests across debt, equity and securitisation assets.
The new fund will invest in an existing portfolio including legacy real estate-related collateralised debt obligations, a passive stake in a CDO manager and positions in several speciality loans, including litigation funding.
It will also look to invest in similar opportunities, including debt securitisations and other speciality finance assets, the company said.
"Continuing regulatory upheaval in the financial industry offers a unique set of investment opportunities," said Neal Wilson, Chief Executive of EJF Investments Manager said.
"The combination of attractive legacy assets, shifting regulatory requirements and changing balance sheet strategies at the major banks has allowed us to assemble a portfolio offering diversification, stable cashflows and attractive yields."
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Kitty Fedorec is a performer and creator, with a strong interest in the relationship between dance, place and the mind; working with a-typical people; and facilitating the development for young disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Following studying at Laban she co-founded the DRA dance collective, and in this capacity made work for Proud Galleries, Latitude and Glastonbury festivals, and the Alternative Miss World, working with contemporary musicians Bishi and Robots in Disguise. Most recently Kitty has engaged in a number of projects with other creators, including work with photographer David Quentin, performance maker Luke Pell and with artist Mary Hurrell.
Since 2011 she has been working as associate artist with Candoco as a dance support specialist for their youth dance company, facilitating the creative development of young people and supporting their learning of technique. Kitty also teaches a class for Chisenhale Dance Space, exploring dance and creative movement approaches with children on the autistic spectrum.
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Qualifying for Life Insurance After Being Diagnosed with Xeroderma Pigmentosum, is it Possible?
Have you been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum? If so, you're probably finding it pretty difficult to qualify for a traditional term or whole life insurance policy.
This is why…
We've chosen to write this article so that we can shed some light on what the "process" of applying for a term or whole life insruance policy will look like and try to identify some of the options that will be available to someone who is applying for coverage with a pre-existing medical condition like xeroderma pigmentosum.
Now in our discussion…
We're going to talk about:
- Term Life Insurance Policies,
- Whole Life Insurance Policies,
- And guaranteed issue life insurance policies,
Since these are the three main types of life insurance policies that most individuals will seek out when they are first applying for coverage.
The problem is…
That not all three of these "types" of life insurance policies will be available to those who have been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum which is why we want to begin our discussion by first discussion exactly what xeroderma pirmentosum is and how it's going to affect the outcome of one's life insurance application.
What is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a term used to define a group of rare inherited skin disorders that are characterized by an increased sensitivity to sunlight. Individuals suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum will often experience pain and blistering of the skin immediately following exposure to direct sunlight.
Xeroderma pigmentosum can also affect one's eyes, as well as the skin and has been linked to several forms of skin cancer.
There is no known cure for xeroderma pigmentosum. Therefore, treatment will center around avoiding direct UV or sunlight exposure thereby minimizing the harmful effects the sun can have.
The good news is that…
If ones xeroderma pigmentosum is diagnosed early, and preventive measures avoiding UV light are followed, individuals suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum can go on to live healthy, fulfilling lives!
Now at this point…
We usually like to remind the reader that we here at TermLife2Go are not doctors. Nor do we have any medical training what-so-ever. So, if you have any specific medical questions, you should know that… We're the last one's you should ask!
You see…
Here at TermLife2Go, we're just a bunch of life insurance agents who just happen to be really good at helping individuals with pre-existing medical conditions find a life insurance policy that they can qualify for. So, if this describes you, well then.. Keep on reading!
Qualifying for Life Insurance with Xeroderma pigmentosum.
When it comes to applying for life insurance for life insurance after being diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum, there's one thing that you need to understand about the life insurance industry which will help you understand a lot about why insurance companies make the decisions that they do.
You see…
As we just stated, individuals who have been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum who are careful about avoiding direct UV exposure have a very good chance of living a "somewhat" normal life. So like many other per-existing medical conditions that are out there, assuming that you take care of yourself, you like the rest of us have a pretty good chance at staying healthy.
The only problem is…
That if you don't avoid direct exposure to UV light, you also have a pretty significant chance at developing any number of dangerous skin cancers that could become life threatening.
And because…
Insurance companies are in the business to avoid any "unnecessary" risk, this potential threat will to the best of our knowledge disqualify you from being able to qualify for a traditional term or whole life insurance policy.
"But I've never been diagnosed with any skin cancers and I am really careful about avoiding the sun!"
Which is Awesome!
But life insurance companies rarely look at individual cases, instead, they look at reams and reams of statistical data which tells them that unfortunately those who have been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum represent too BIG of a risk.
Which is why…
If you've been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum, you're going to need to pursue an "alternative" insurance product if you're still interested in purchasing a life insurance policy.
And since…
We here at TermLife2Go want to be sure that anyone who has been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum has exhausted all possible options before giving up on finding an insurance policy that they can qualify for, we want to just take a moment to introduce two different types of insurance policies that may be an option for someone who is currently suffering from hematemesis.
Accidental Death Insurance and Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance Policies.
Accidental death insurance and guaranteed issue life insurance policies are two different insurance policies individuals can purchase that won't require one to be able to "medically" qualify for them.
Which means that…
Regardless of how "healthy" or "unhealthy" you are, you should theoretically be able to qualify for these types of insurance products assuming that you are:
- A US citizen,
- You meet the minimum age requirements,
- And you live in a state where these "types" of life insurance policies are available.
Now in this article…
We don't really want to spend too much time discussing what an Accidental Death Insurance Policy is, (even though we feel that they have "value" in certain situations) because we know that most of our clients aren't looking for an "ACCIDENT" insurance policy, they're looking for a true "LIFE" insurance policy!
That said however…
If you are interested in learning more about an accidental death policy, we do offer them, we just don't "sell" a ton of them. To learn more about how they work, feel free to check out this article: Accidental Death Insurance, Pros-Cons or simply give us a call and we'd be happy to help you out!
With that said, let's now turn our attention to Guaranteed Life Insurance Policies.
Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance Policies.
Now as we stated early, guaranteed issue life insurance life policies are life insurance policies that won't require you to have to "medically" qualify. In fact, guaranteed issue life insurance policies aren't going to ask you any medical questions or require you to take a medical exam.
But just because…
You can purchase a guaranteed issue life insurance policy doesn't mean that you should purchase a guaranteed issue life insurance policy.
You see, these "types" of life insurance policies will have their potential disadvantages that you should be aware which include:
- Low policy limits.
- A "bit" pricey for the amount of coverage being purchased.
- And guaranteed issue life insurance policies will contain a graded death benefit which will place limitations on when your life insurance policy will begin covering your for "natural" causes of death.
Now we know…
That we've gone over a ton of information here, and we certainly don't expect you to become an expert on anything that we've mentioned, all we hope is that after reading this article you have a better understanding that even though you've been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma, you still may be eligible for insurance and that with the help of an insurance brokerage like TermLife2Go, finding that coverage shouldn't be impossible!
So, what are you waiting for? Give us a call today or visit our Life Insurance Quotes page and see what we can do for you!
Because we've been doing this awhile here at TermLife2Go, we know that a lot of times when you suffer from a condition like Kaposi's sarcoma, you're not really able to work and may not have a ton of discretionary income, especially if you're currently receiving SSI disability.
This is why…
We've chosen also to write an article The Best Money Making Apps to help those who may not be able to actually go to work every day find ways that they can make money from home, on their own time.
Now will you end up using this money to help finance a life insurance policy?
Who knows, but our ultimate goal here at TermLife2Go is to help improve the financial security of our clients so it is our hope that this article and our Best Money Making Apps article helps you do this.
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-- Pedoulakis Resigns from Panathinaikos --
Argyris Pedoulakis has resigned as coach of Panathinaikos! The surprising announcement comes after Panathinaikos' heavy defeat to Olympiacos on Monday, however his decision has little to do with that result.
Argyris Pedoulakis' second reign at Panathinaikos comes to an early end after he resigned as head coach of the club. The decision comes after Panathinaikos was defeated by 25 points at the Stadio Erinis kai Filias against Olympiacos in the Greek A1 Basket League's first derby of the season. However, his decision to resign from the club has little to do with Panathinaikos' heavy defeat to Olympiacos on Monday.
According to sdna.gr, the Greek coach met with members of the club to discuss the addition of a coach (from the NBA) that will specialize and focus on Panathinaikos' offensive game. This summer when Pedoulakis signed a contract with Panathinaikos, there was a clause in the agreement that an offensive coach will be added to the coaching staff. Today, the topic was brought up, something that Pedoulakis did not agree with resulting in his resignation from the club.
Pedoulakis took over Panathinaikos at the end of last season when the Greek side was swept in the Euroleague Playoffs by Laboral Kutxa, which resulted in the sacking of Sasa Dordevic. After losing last year's Greek Title to Olympiacos in a dramatic series, Pedoulakis bids farewell after 4 games this season, 2 in the Greek Basket League, one in the Greek Cup, and one in the Euroleague.
Pedoulakis' successor will be a non-Greek coach. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Prasini have already come in contact with former Barcelona coach Xavi Pascual.


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Early signs of skin cancer: Skin Color Begins To Change
Suspicion Or Reality?However, you do need to realize the need of being able to distinguish between what are early signs of skin cancer and what is merely a suspicion that a spot is something worse than it really is. You may want to consider seeing your doctor in this regard because they are specially trained to detect early signs of skin cancer using what is known as ABCD or Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color variation, and Diameter more than six millimeters in size and an E is also being thought to be added which would stand for Evolving. After studying various patients, it was found out that as many as eighty-eight patients noticed that after detecting early signs of skin cancer, their condition actually evolved further before being removed and enlargement was the biggest of the early signs of skin cancer.
Some people believe that they can avoid skin cancer by using sunscreens or through slathering though this not quite the truth of the matter because though the sales and use of sunscreens has skyrocketed in the past, so too has the incidence of skin cancer. In fact, some experts even go so far as to ascribe the increasing incidence of skin cancer to use of sunscreens, though it must be said that by consuming a lot of fish you can bring down the risk of contracting skin cancer. On the other hand, consuming alcohol can help cause skin cancer.
Thus, if you notice any of the following early signs of skin cancer, you should get it diagnosed as early as possible and among these signs are skin sores that dont heal, bumps or nodules in your skin that start to enlarge, changes in size, texture as well as color of existing moles.


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Myrrh is a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the tree Commiphora myrrha. It is native to Somalia and the eastern parts of Ethiopia. The sap of a number of other Commiphora and Balsamodendron species are also known as myrrh, including that from C. erythaeca (sometimes called East Indian myrrh), C. opobalsamum and Balsamodendron kua. Its name entered English through the Ancient Greek, μύρρα, which is probably of Semitic origin.
Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense that was highly prized in ancient times. It was used as an embalming ointment and, up until about the 15th century, as a penitential incense in funerals and cremations. Myrrh was widely used in the ancient world as an incense, in cosmetics, in medicine, and as an agent during embalming and funerals. In ancient Roman funerals it was burned to mask the smell from charring corpses. It was expensive, often worth more than its weight in gold.
In the Old Testament, myrrh is depicted as a valuable commodity in trade and in the religious setting as an ingredient in oil for anointing: Exodus 30:23. Its use as a perfume and as an agent for purification of women is mentioned in a number of books: Esther 2:12, Psalms 45:8, and Proverbs 7:17.
In the New Testament, Matthew 2:11 mentions myrrh as one of the gifts presented by the Magi to the infant Jesus. In Mark 15:23, myrrh is mentioned a an ingredient in the mixture of "wine mingled with myrrh" as a drug to produce insensibility for those condemned to death. John 19:39, describes Nicodemus bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloe for embalming when Joseph of Arimathea laid Jesus in the sepulcher.


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Avoiding Ghoulish Characters...All Year Round/
As the afternoon wears on and slowly turns to darkness,
We find ourselves ready to welcome villains, zombies and other ghoulish creatures.
Our jack o' lantern is carved and ready, a sign that we're willing to welcome them in and part with some of our treasures.
They'll come creeping up our stoop, making it clear they expect to receive a payment or two, or three, or more.
We'll happily give into their demands, delivering the prize that will calm their restlessness,
And they'll leave without more than a hurried thanks and go on to deliver the very same edict next door,
But not before hollering news of their good fortune to other dark characters, ensuring our stash will be depleted at a hastier pace.
On and on it will go until all available goodies are gone, with some still knocking and hollering long after we've snuffed the glowing orange beacon.
The night's activities coming to an end, the villains, zombies and other ghouls will retreat to their lairs to gorge on the evening's bounty.
Tired and satisfied, they'll lay dormant
...only to emerge again next year.
If only this type of phenomenon were reserved for Hallowe'en, but unfortunately it happens every day.
Marketers, salespeople of all sorts and bankers come knocking regularly to collect from us. They wear costumes or set up online window dressing that portray authority, reliability and trustworthiness. They come knocking on our door, call us on the phone, or mail/email us offers to grab our attention so they can move in for the kill...not much different from lambs to the slaughter.
They deliver a "call to action" to:
- Buy now, pay later.
- Get a 2-for-1 deal.
- Sign up for 0% financing.
- Act now and get an instant rebait.
- Avoid missing out on a limited-time offer.
- Move on a limited-edition item because it's going fast.
They ask us to pay them for doing nothing more than making us believe that we want things we don't need to fulfill desires we didn't know we had until they showed up and told us about our deficient lives.
So, we give them what they desire and we're left with little to show for it, other than a reputation for being one of the "good homes" to visit. Word spreads and the messages come with even more frequency and intensity and our reserves get depleted at an increasing pace.
Frightful nightmare, I know!
So how do we get rid of these real life ghoulish creatures the other 364 days a year?
We lock our doors, turn off the lights and avoid putting out any signs that we're willing to "feed the goblins"!
Other measures?
We don't:
- Give out our email/physical address/phone number to any merchant.
- Sign up for loyalty cards unless we're sure that they're worth what we're giving up and that our privacy will be safeguarded.
- Subscribe to promotional emails for any goods or services that are not necessities that we purchase on a regular basis.
- Believe that any deal is a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity.
- Look at flyers for stores we don't frequent for regular and essential purchases.
- Accept any new debt vehicle from a financial institution unless it will replace existing debt, but with more favourable terms.
- Save our credit card information on online sites, or worse, turn on the "buy-with-one-click" option.
- Take at face value anything a salesperson or banker has to say about what the benefits a given product or service will mean to us.
- Let emotions dictate when and where we take out our wallet, especially if it's fear of missing out, disappointing the salesperson or feeling we're being rude by saying "no". We always sleep on it before we buy to ensure we let those feeling disappear.
I hope you find these tips useful and wish you success in "goblin dodging".
With that said, happy Hallowe'en to you and your family. May you enjoy the evening, avoid eating too many goodies, and find an opportunity to make a child smile.


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Back again after quite a while, but really hope that none will be disappointed with the return!
Without wasting any more time on explaining the gap b/w the last post...as they say...without further ado...
Presenting the sixth of the series of compilations of the Hottest Pakistani Models Cat and Ramp Walks!
The background music/song choice is a sort of a remix of Khalid's 90s hit Arabic number "Didi" this time in both Arabic & English done by "Milk & Honey"..............yes i know how weird that sounds :D...
Basically the band has two lead female singers....don't know which ones milk and which ones the honey ;).
Anyways, this video features the line ups of various designers (some real hot stuff from Bina Sultan) mostly presented in Fashion Week Pakistan shows.
The compilation, this time covers the following Pakistani models:
* Fayeza Ansari
* Iraj Manzoor
* Mehreen Syed
* Nadia Ali
* Rabia Butt
* Rabia Chaudry
* Rachel
* Fia
* Neha Ahmed
* Amna Illiyas
* Rubab
Check out
Rachel's bare back
Nadia Ali's eXtremely short dress
Iraj's stylish awesomeness
Neha's flower ;-)
Amna Illiyas milky legs
and some other Hot stuff!
Last words would again be....Hot Models, awesome song, Enjoy and stay tuned for more!


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Wed, November 20, 2019
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Lama Karma Dechen from Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery joins us this Wednesday. She will give instruction on Shinay meditation and continue our series of Dharma teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche's text, "Turning Confusion into Clarity"
Lama Dechen graduated from the 3-Year Retreat program at Kagyu Thubten Choling in April 2011. Prior to the retreat, she was an active member and officer of Kagyu Dzamling Kunchab, and a long time student of Lama Norlha Rinpoche.
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Going for a maiden voyage
The contractor tests the fountain that will be the centerpiece of the renovated Coligny plaza. Construction on the park is expected to be done next month, bringing to an end several months of fenced off areas, confusing walkways and heavy equipment. In the end, the work will open up the view of the beach.


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In 2019, the SAS Championship will return to the hybrid course for Tournament play – using holes from both the Highlands and the Meadows courses. Each hole features Championship Bermuda putting greens, installed over the past two years.
|Hole #1 – Par 4 / 416 yards
A good drive is a must with water down the right side. Second shot is over water to a green that is well guarded by bunkers on the front left.
|Hole #2 – Par 4 / 421 yards
Requires an accurate drive and then a medium iron to an undulating green that is well protected by bunkers. Getting close here is difficult.
|Hole #3 – Par 3 / 209 yards
A long iron or hybrid club will be used depending on the wind conditions. Putting is at a premium when you reach the green. Par is a good score.
|Hole #4 – Par 4 / 435 yards
The length of this hole will test players' driving ability, as well as their long irons.
|Hole #5 – Par 4 / 425 yards
This uphill par 4 requires two very good shots. The green is one of the most undulating at Prestonwood.
|Hole #6 – Par 4 / 419 yards
Dogleg right, tough driving hole. The second shot is to the smallest green on the course and requires an accurate mid iron.
|Hole #7 – Par 5 / 561 yards
A three-shot par 5 for most players. Premium is on the third shot to a large green that is guarded by water on the right.
|Hole #8 – Par 3 / 168 yards
Signature hole – 168 yards to an island green. Good chance for a birdie or double bogey.
|Hole #9 – Par 4 / 387 yards
A 3 wood off the tee will leave a mid to short iron to a small green guarded by sand and water.
|Out – Par 35 / 3,441 yards
|Hole #10 – Par 4 / 428 yards
Requires an accurate drive between two bunkers, then a mid to long iron to a green guarded by three bunkers. The green has several levels and some hard to reach pin locations.
|Hole #11 – Par 3 / 193 yards
This well-guarded green will test the players' ability to accurately place the ball on the long narrow green. The back part of the green slopes away from the tee shot.
|Hole #12 – Par 5 / 571 yards
The longest hole on the course will require an accurate drive and the players' decision on whether to go for it or take the safe route. The green is well guarded by the lake on the right and three bunkers.
|Hole #13 – Par 4 / 434 yards
Difficult straightaway par 4. The second shot must carry a bunker guarding the front of an undulating green.
|Hole #14 – Par 4 / 410 yards
After a long iron or fairway wood off the tee, the approach shot to the green could yield a birdie. The green has three levels and putts from one to the other could be difficult.
|Hole #15 – Par 4 / 431 yards
This downhill par 4 requires two very good shots. The green is one of the most undulating at Prestonwood and is well guarded by bunkers in front.
|Hole #16 – Par 4 / 412 yards
After the drive, a mid iron to a steeply sloping green makes a birdie a possibility if the player hits the proper level of the green.
|Hole #17 – Par 5 / 503 yards
Hole favors the long hitters on this reachable par 5. Second shot must carry a creek to a green protected by large bunkers.
|Hole #18 – Par 4 / 417 yards
After the drive avoids five fairway bunkers, the approach to the green with a mid to short iron must avoid three greenside bunkers. This green will challenge the player to hit the right area or face a tricky putt.
|In – Par 37 / 3,799 yards
|Total – Par 72 / 7,240 yards


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You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi calls for ticket tout bots to be made illegal
'Music fans are the only people losing out'
You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi has spoken out against ticket tout websites that use bot systems to automatically buy up tickets, calling for them to be made illegal.
The 'Night People' and 'Bite My Tongue' singer called for a ban on botnets when appearing before the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport select committee to question the practices of secondary ticket websites.
"I feel like we made some steps today in a big way and I think there's a lot of evidence to suggest changes should be made," he told the BBC. "The main point I wanted to get across is that I want transparency between the consumers and the sellers to live music."
READ MORE: You Me At Six – the full NME interview
Franceschi continues: "Ultimately I don't want to see the industry that I've grown up in and love, shy away from making the right decisions for the people who pump money into it and keep it afloat which is the fans of music.
"Right now they seem to be the only people that are losing out in this situation and I wanted to act as a voice for them."
Rules and regulations around the security and reselling of live music, comedy and sports tickets is currently under review.
You Me At Six – Night People (Official Video)
Taken from "Night People" out 13/1/17. Pre-order and book tickets to our October UK & IE tour: http://www.youmeatsix.com/ Follow You Me At Six: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youmeatsix Twitter: https://twitter.com/youmeatsix Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youmeatsixofficial Night People Say no more, I'm out the door, the day has gone Lick my wounds, face the tunes & take the call Five days done, the mood has swung, i'm moving on I puff my chest, come up for air and take a breath Its what you want it's Its what you need Its what you want its Its what you…
"We're trying to change the legislation to make it illegal for secondary ticket companies to buy, for some shows, thirty per cent of the capacity of the venue and reselling them at a hiked up price," Josh told NME. "There's been a growth in that part of the industry of over one billion pounds last year. It is illegal to tout tickets outside a venue but there don't seem to be many people trying to give it a voice. Last week we had Mumford & Sons get behind us on it, Alt-J, One Direction, all these people were showing their love and support online about it. We managed to get the petition up to 80,000 signatures, so albeit we didn't get the 100,000 which on paper you need for it to be discussed in parliament, we had some very positive talks last week and I met the Minister For Culture & Performing Arts and they're behind it.
"I've made a big thing about this tour, I've sat down with our promoters and management and told them all the companies that are no longer allowed to sell tickets for You Me At Six. This is about fans of live music and enough's enough, man, there's got to be somebody out there representing those people. Hopefully there's some changes made."
The band are gearing up to release their fifth album on 13 January 2017.
You Me At Six will tour the UK in April next year. See dates below.
3 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
5 – Plymouth, Pavilions
6 – Blackburn, King George's Hall
7 – Doncaster, The Dome
10 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
11 – Bournemouth, Solent Hall
13 – Glasgow, SECC
14 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
15 – London, Alexandra Palace


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Hairstyles from London to Salon Virho
Redken Symposium 2016 Barcelona!
Top hair fashion since 1942
Kirsti Virho started her career in 1942 by opening her first Oulu salon Tuiran Kutri. Soon the business expanded to Höyhtyä and Oulu city centre. When Liisa Virho joined her mother's profession they opened a large hair salon in Isokatu, described as the most beautiful salon in Finland. It was a place where clients travelled to from all over Finland.
Today, in our Oulu city centre salon, our mission is to continue treating our clients with our hearts and long experience.
Our staff are frequently trained in Finland and abroad. We also have visiting international trainers to keep our staff in touch with the latest trends and techniques. Our salon is part of HCF-Francaise and we bring the latest season's Paris hair fashions to our clients as soon as they are released.
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Let's just cut to the chase, how frickin gorgeous is this stationary! It's copper, it's woodland theme, it has inspirational quotes, ah! Stationary even Zoella would be proud of.
And where is it from you ask… Wilko! Frickin Wilko!
I never really go to Wilko but I ran in for some bits the other week and stumbled across this beautiful collection called Sanctuary. Let me show you each item…
To Do Lists – £1
Instead of searching around for scraps of paper to write a shopping list or recipe on I now have some beautiful list sheets.
A4 Lever Arch File – £2
In this gorgeous gold it has an embossed quote on the front which says "all great things are wild and free". Ah. Speaks straight to my heart. Unfortunately these aren't the best quality and it look me a while to find one that clipped down properly and wasn't too scuffed, because you can't actually read the quote that well. But it's beautiful and it's cheap and I'll use it so it's worth it.
Deskpad Today Notes – £1.25
This is the first thing that grabbed my attention and one of my favourite items. Not just because I find having daily to-do lists really useful but because it's woodland themed and the quotes give you a fab little daily lift… "make today great"… "make your own happiness". What more needs to be said!
Magnetic Pegs – £1.50
The perfect match for the note pages are these magnetic pegs. I have a whiteboard in my office so I hang up each days list using the pegs, although the magnets are very strong so it does slide down a little.
A4 Ring Binder – £2
I'm always using ringbinders for work or Scouts or just my personal stuff so I couldn't resist adding this lovely one to my collection.
Memo Block – £2
Need I saw anything, this is just gorgeous with a woodland yet almost marble effect and copper edging. And again so handy for jotting down little notes or reminders.
Storage Box – £3.00
I don't know what I'm going to keep in here yet but I couldn't resist it. I love the woodland slogan and design.
Thankful Diary – £2.00
Last but probably the most special, this is a lovely little notepad for keeping a diary of what you are thankful for each day. It's good practice to reflect on your day and think about the positives, rather than dwelling on negatives, and this notepad is the first I've ever seen that gives you place to jot down those positive reflections. This made me think of the Happiness Planner, but at a tiny fraction of the cost it's a much simpler, more budget friendly option that still helps to promote a little extra positivity into your day.