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Before You Forget by Julia Lawrinson
Published by: Penguin Random House Australian
Released: January 30 2017
Read: February 2 2017
Julia Lawrinson's tight exploration of the effects of early onset Alzheimer's is tough going. Not only because of how long it takes to diagnose Amelia's dad, but also because of how distressing it is for him, and for the people around him. We see him give money away to strangers, embarrass Amelia at a shopping centre, and we see the grief it causes him when his licence is taken away. It's not pretty. I read an interview with Lawrinson conducted by Joy Lawn from Boomerang Books, and it appears the author has inside knowledge about facing this terrible disease.
Alongside this, is the change occurring to Amelia's best friend Gemma. This storyline is woven through the family drama, adding to Amelia's anxiety, and her unsympathetic response to Gemma is not all that surprising. She knows genuine pain, and cannot relate to Gemma's choice to cause herself pain. It's an interesting contrast of medical conditions.
The other important thread in the story is Art. Amelia attempts to use her art to see her through the madness and changes. She learns more about her teacher, makes a new friend, but when she stands up for Poppy, she learns a lesson in caution. Poor Amelia, always trying to do the right thing.
While the themes are dark, their representation is not. Lawrinson's touch seems light and deft on the topics, and I appreciated the tightness of structure and the word length. We don't linger over the events of the novel, and the book is better for gaps in the narrative.
For instance, boy-next-door Will shapes up as Amelia's love interest. But the hint of romance is never pushed or contrived. It actually concludes still up in the air. To be honest, I would have liked a little more surety that they were moving in the right direction (towards each other), but I trust that's what the author wants us to believe, and let's leave it at that. #donttakeawaymyhope
I find parents in YA novels problematic sometimes. Amelia's mother drinks heavily, even after the dementia is diagnosed. It takes her most the book to be proactive, and make things better for her daughter. Poppy's mother, Elaine is a confusing figure of contrasts, and Gemma's situation at home is nearly unbearable. I know we want to show parents as humans, that they can make mistakes, and often put themselves first, but sometimes, portrayals of parents as neglectful and selfish is too narrow. We need to broaden the scope, away from stereotypes and predictability.
But overall, I loved Amelia's wry observations, and her humble approach to life. While she did bemoan her situation, she never sounded whiny or melodramatic. I thought she dealt well with a terrible tragic situation and is going to be okay. The realism of her situation is important and appreciated.
Before you Forget is recommended for readers who like their contemporary novels a bit gritty, a bit sad, and involving a character who faces adversity bravely. I also love this cover. This novel was released (in Australia) on January 30.


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SUBJECT/S: Abbott Government's cuts to homelessness service funding, President Putin and the G20, medicinal cannabis, Labor foreign ministers
TANYA PLIBERSEK, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION: Well thanks for joining us here this morning. We've had an opportunity today to discuss with service providers in the youth homelessness sector, and indeed with people who have been homeless themselves, the terrible impact of a number of government measures on the youth homelessness sector. Today we heard that the uncertainty around the National Partnership agreement on homelessness is causing significant stress in the youth homelessness sector.
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There's absolutely no funding certainty beyond June next year, for people who provide housing and support services for homeless, young Western Australians. This comes on top of a $44 million cut in money that's being set aside for new building of homelessness services. It also comes after the cutting of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, that means 10,000 affordable rental properties that were going to be built, won't be built now. This is a really stressful situation for the providers of youth homelessness services, but the real effect is on homeless, young Western Australians who simply won't have a roof over their heads and won't get the support services that they need to leave homelessness behind. It also comes at a time when the Federal Government's proposing six months every year with no unemployment benefits for unemployed young Australians. Now we simply don't know what the Federal Government expects unemployed young Australians to do with no income at all for six months every year. You have to assume that unemployed young people - if they can get a little bit of help from their family, that's terrific, but many of them won't be able to. The likelihood of homeless and unemployed young Australians with absolutely no income for six months at a time, perhaps turning to crime, is a real concern for many people in our community. We also know that very important programs, like Youth Connections that help unemployed, young people get work, have been cut at the same time. So on the one hand, the Government's saying that young people should get out there and get a job, on the other hand they're cutting the very services that help them get a job if they are unemployed. We heard today about the huge difference that homelessness services have made to people's lives. People who've been in jail, people who -
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…offer those support services that help people to leave homelessness behind. I'm going to ask Alannah MacTiernan to say a few words as we are in her electorate. Sue Lines will add a few words and then we'll hear from Craig Comrie.
ALANNAH MACTIERNAN: One of the really successful programs has been taking kids from juvenile detention and finding them supported accommodation and getting them work. These are services that are so critical, not just to these young people, but to dealing with crime and recidivism in our criminal justice system. I mean it just does not make sense to cut funding to programs like that, programs that are designed to get people out of this endless cycle of crime. So this is I think – one of the problems that we see with the Abbott Government is that they actually just don't understand the detail of what's happening in society and they don't understand that when a kid goes through a juvenile detention centre, allowing them to go back just into their old lives is a recipe for disaster and a recipe for recidivism. These programs are critically important for our community, for those young people, and for those of us that want to see a reduction in those crime levels. So we're going to be fighting very, very hard to ensure that these really strong social programs that are really making a difference, getting people out of that endless cycle of poverty and crime are maintained and continue to deliver positive results.
SUE LINES: Thanks, I'm Senator Sue Lines from Western Australia, I've been monitoring Kevin Andrews on this issue of homelessness since the Abbott Government came to power and he has been completely silent on the issue. I'm very concerned about what's happening with funding in Western Australia. We have the least amount of crisis beds available for homelessness than any other state or territory and I really think the Abbott Government is passing the buck on this issue. There has been absolutely nothing from Minister Andrews except a vague commitment to do a review. Well they've now been in government for more than a year, the Minister himself has attended two homelessness conferences where he's said absolutely nothing. And we have dire consequences in Western Australia. We have people living in their cars on the beach, we have people living in the parks. We have people sleeping in their cars all over the place and it's time the Abbott Government made a commitment to continue Labor's funding for homelessness. This crisis in Western Australia has got to stop.
CRAIG COMRIE, CEO OF YOUTH AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: I'm Craig Comrie, CEO of the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia. I think what this morning was, was a unique opportunity for Parliamentarians to hear the stories of not only homelessness providers but also the clients that they support. That often doesn't happen. Many members of the current government, the Coalition, haven't actually gone out and visited homelessness services and heard the stories of the young people they support. I think what we've seen since the Budget in May is clear - uncertainty about how the Budget measures will impact on young people and the uncertainty around the NPAH and NAHA is just another nail in the coffin for many services that are trying to do their best to support young people. We have as many as 6000 homeless young people in Western Australia on any given night who are currently being supported by fantastic services across the state. We need to ensure this funding continues, as well as making sure that Budget measures like the six month wait for young people to get onto youth allowance don't get through the Senate so we don't force more and more young people into homelessness and poverty.
PLIBERSEK: Any questions?
JOURNALIST: Yes, now what do you make of the recent shirt-front comments made by Mr Abbott?
PLIBERSEK: Well I'm not sure that this sort of playground language adds to a very serious debate. We've lost 38 Australian citizens and residents in the MH17 tragedy and I think it's important that we keep a sober tone to the debate. Bill Shorten said many months ago that he thought Australians would find it difficult to welcome Vladimir Putin to the G20. I think that comment still stands.
JOURNALIST: Do you think his words were completely inappropriate?
PLIBERSEK: Look, I just don't think that sort of language adds anything to the debate. This is a very sober and serious debate.
JOURNALIST: Do you think he is right to up the tone of the rhetoric considering, as Bill Shorten said, that welcoming the Russian President may not be what most Australians support in terms of the G20?
PLIBERSEK: Well look I think that the problem is that it's all words, it's tough talk, but there is no clear articulation of what the Australian Government will do during the G20 when Vladimir Putin is here. It's all very well to talk tough in this sort of schoolyard language but what does it actually mean?
JOURNALIST: On a separate issue, do you support having a trial for medicinal cannabis in New South Wales?
PLIBERSEK: I think it's important to take the evidence of experts on this. I think that any potential medicine should be treated in the same way, go through the same rigorous testing processes.
JOURNALIST: And so you would support the way the working group has been set up with a view to doing a trial?
PLIBERSEK: Well that's a matter for the New South Wales Government. I think that it is important to take an objective, scientific, medically based approach to testing any particular, any potential medicine that would give relief to any sufferers of, in this case, chronic nausea, chronic illnesses.
JOURNALIST: In your estimation, was Bob Carr a good foreign minister and do you think he harmed Australia's relationship overseas?
PLIBERSEK: I think Bob Carr was a good foreign minister and I think Labor foreign ministers have consistently delivered on Australia's interests, from the time of the establishment of the United Nations, and the role of Doc Evatt in that, to the role that Bill Hayden and Gareth Evans played in bringing peace to Cambodia. The fact that during Labor's time in government, we substantially increased the cooperation between Australia and China, and Australia and India, two of our largest and most important trading partners. I think that Labor foreign ministers have a lot to be proud of.
JOURNALIST: And Bob Carr in particular?
PLIBERSEK: And Bob Carr, as one of those Labor foreign ministers.


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Israel and Palestine: the State of the Question
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On October 27 a packed lecture hall engaged three experts in a lively discussion of the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and possible ways forward in the peace process. Raymond Cohen, Augustus Richard Norton and Desmond Travers brought their unique experience and insight to bear upon the complex issue just weeks after the controversial Goldstone Report had implicated soldiers from both sides in possible war crimes during Israel's late 2008 incursion into Gaza.
Recently retired from his chair in international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Raymond Cohen is now the Corcoran visiting professor in the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College. He began the panel with a brief overview of the current deadlock, then presented three recommendations if negotiations are to move forward. First, the Palestinian Authority must re-emerge as a unified government for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza alike. This would require some form of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, but if achieved it could provide the domestic stability crucial to sustained peace talks. Second, Israel must freeze construction on new settlements in occupied territories. And third, President Obama should leverage diplomatic and personal relationships to see that the settlement freeze actually take place, even if it means delivering a televised speech directly to the Israeli people.
Augustus Richard Norton, a professor of international relations and anthropology at Boston University, signaled his agreement with much of Cohen's remarks. He added that Israel must act quickly to change its policy on West Bank settlements if it is to reverse what appear to be strong shifts in Turkish and American public opinion against Israel. Norton argued that Israeli actions in Gaza have hardened regional support for radical organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as extremist groups in other parts of the world. This, in turn, has undermined American relations with the Muslim world more broadly. Without substantial progress in the region, President Obama's promises in Cairo earlier this year will appear empty gestures.
The final speaker was Desmond Travers, recently retired colonel in the Irish Defense Forces who spent much of his career as a commander of UN missions in Lebanon, Cyprus and the former Yugoslavia. Travers was also one of the four authors of the Goldstone Report, upon which he focused his remarks. He vigorously defended the integrity of the commission's data collection, saying that no factual errors had yet been found in the report. He also defended its key assertion that war crimes committed by both Israeli and Hamas soldiers should be punished—if not by internal authorities, then by the international community—if any movement toward reconciliation can be made in the region.
Panelists then fielded questions from the audience that centered on the peace process ahead. Norton explained that the Palestinian people already feel they have made a huge concession, given that any modern Palestinian state would only comprise 22% of the its pre-1967 territory. Cohen argued that the Palestinians' best move would be to create an impeccable democracy. All panelists agreed that the window of opportunity for a peaceful resolution is coming to a close, and that action is urgently needed. We know what the blueprint of the two-state solution looks like, Norton said, since it has been determined in previous rounds of negotiation; it's simply a matter of finding the capacity on the Palestinian side, and the will on the Israeli side, to implement it.


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It is important to be aware of the two different concepts of Oneness being presented in the world today, two that look similar, but at their core are worlds apart; a counterfeit and a real version.
The counterfeit version is a slavery oneness that is closely related to the "ism's", such as socialism, communism, and even capitalism, where unity is pushed as a way to consolidate a power base in the form of "equality"; it is nothing more than a return to feudalism on a global scale though, a system of slavery where individuals lack unique expression. This system is meant to ensure that people look outside of themselves for their security and freedom, to keep them disempowered, and is built upon lies and manipulation—which are supported by compassionate programs that lack Self-awareness and depth. The desire of people to believe in lies stems from their fear of the pain that the truth reveals, pain that was present under the framework of lies all along; thus it is a seductive but empty unity.
The second version of Oneness is of emotional integration and interconnection, an increase of emotional awareness and compassion that promotes unique expression, while flowing in tandem with the Divine and creation. This version of Oneness is based on telling, hearing, revealing, and experiencing the truth, in spite of any possible negative consequences. The debt that the lies have created must be reversed through adding to the bank account of truth, which can feel like a long, daunting, and painful emotional process; although in the end, the state of truth is one of everlasting bliss, while lies are just a temporary mirage of numbness labeled as ecstasy. This version of unity is meant to empower individuals to look inside of themselves for personal power, creativity, and sovereignty, for in the truth rests lasting intimacy and power.
There is a subtle cosmetic contrast between the two alternatives that are difficult to distinguish at first, but in their heart they are vastly divergent. The main differences are in the way that the counterfeit lie promotes equality and a disempowering external image to worship, while the truth promotes uniqueness with a powerful, internal God-Self to discover. Those who desire the lie will attract like minded individuals to lie to, and to support their lies, while those who desire to live in the truth will attract like minded individuals with whom to share, support, and to flow with in new revelations.
What do you desire? There are two versions of unity, which will you choose?
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I didn't notice him right away—a scruffy haired kid that came in one Sunday night last fall. But with football season in full swing, I couldn't get the attention of the other men around stage, whose eyes were glued to the TVs.But he had come there to see naked women. So I sat down and talked to him. He looked like a construction worker, possibly for one of the local unions. Barely out of his teens, he weighed in at maybe 150 lb.
What he didn't look like was one of the deadliest men in the world — a Marine sharp shooter with dozens of confirmed kills and nightmares of the Middle East that haunted his nights. And his days. He was also a single father—the primary caregiver of his young daughter.
I talked to him for my whole stage set. I didn't mean to. I was antsy, still trying to get the attention of the older guys who were in the place but he kept talking. Afterwards, he did a bunch of lap dances—maybe six or seven. Then he wrote his number down on a dollar bill and handed it to me. I went to sit with him afterwards. We talked like friends—as if he had forgotten I was naked or as if it hadn't ever mattered at all.
That was when I learned about his military past. He joined the Marines at 17, before he would have been able to vote—not that it would have mattered. He's 23 now. We've been in Iraq for almost half his life. He was 12 years old when a plane struck the World Trade centre.
By the time he was old enough to drink he had seen things most people will never see. He talked about how the men he had killed had families, children like his daughter, he said. Men who had killed his brothers-in-arms, men who don't believe in Western democracy, and while they were men who would see all women in burkas, not in G-strings, they were still men with families.
He explained that he couldn't sleep when he first came back. He'd be awake for days at a time. The things he had seen and the things he had done wracked him with guilt and remorse. Not entirely unfamiliar with the two emotions, we connected deeply.
I wanted to tell him that he did the right thing, that it was his job and sometimes just doing your damn job is the best you can do. But I didn't, because what the hell do I know what it's like to have 69 confirmed kills and raise a daughter alone.
His buddies, his shrink, his superiors, they all told him he shouldn't feel guilty. It didn't ease the pain. It just made him feel guilty about feeling the way he did.
Most returning soldiers don't come into strip clubs to talk about their past. They come into strip clubs to escape their disciplined days. To be frivolous. Something both ridiculous and normal and worlds away from the military life. They come to see girls who've been running around naked for so long, they've forgotten they're nude. They come in to the type of place that doesn't exist in most countries we fight. Most guys don't seem to need or want me to justify their acts of war. I imagine most guys don't have 69 kills.
But he was telling me all of this because of the dollar bill he had handed me with his number on it. He wanted me to call him, but he wanted me to know that if I did that he was a damaged and dangerous person. At least, that was how he saw himself. PTSD was as foreign to him as our enemies are to me and I think he was as afraid of this mental state as he ever was of the Iraq and Afghan soldiers. Maybe more so.
He could trust the enemy. They were trained to do the same thing he was. Kill or be killed. What he couldn't trust was his own feelings. He couldn't trust the things he saw. He was afraid of how he might act or the things he might do.
He failed to convince me that he was dangerous—just a kid with the misfortune of having good aim and a country that would take advantage of that.
In a few years, we will send kids to Afghanistan who don't remember September 11th. They will not remember a world that was not marked by a terrorist attack on our home soil.
But they will continue to fight for our right to run around naked.
They will continue to pay a heavy price for that freedom.
They will continue to have scars.
I can't fix those scars, but I can offer one piece of advice. Don't put your phone number on a dollar bill. It will accidentally get slipped into the vending machine for a can of Diet Coke.
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I apologize in advance. I just need to vent and be real. I have no sugar to coat the way I feel right now. There's no silver in my storm cloud.
I've reached my limit of BS. Call me naive, call me stupid, delusional, hell I accept the term crazy willingly. But the last time I checked, if you aren't 16-and-breaking-up-with-your-high-school-boyfriend-but-can't-really-let-go-so-you-cling-on-to-family-and-friends-of-your-ex-hoping-against-hope-that-you-can-stick-around-that-way, then when it's over, its freaking over. The only "actual" family that you share now, is the child you created. Unless you are in some unbelievably unrealistic awesome co-parenting friendship situation, then you live your lives. She does not get to dictate and direct your life with your family, nor do you get a say in what she does with her family. And under NO CIRCUMSTANCES do you show up at the birth, the actual freaking birth, of a child in the other persons family. Uninvited. Show up. Sit through 5 hours of labor with your ex's parents and sibling, and await this wonderful FAMILY moment. And then blame the child you share as your excuse for interrupting and invading this PRIVATE family moment. Your "logical" reason for just planting yourself firmly, like a Goddamn idol, in the middle of this family that is just trying to move on without you, and without pissing you off, is selfish and down right bullshit. Seriously. Move on. You wanted nothing to do with them when you shared a name. Why the sudden interest?
Again, I apologize to you awesome people who support me. This is just really, really, really depressing day. I'm looking at the future and accepting that this, will never be better. This will never be different. This will never change. So where do I fit in? I did not birth this wonderful little thing that we all have in common, so when she shows up with her, I'm automatically put to the back, out of sight. I know this isn't true. But it is how I feel. I don't want to make waves. I don't want to upset people who are already upset by her presence. They didn't ask for this life. Nor did I. We didn't earn this little slice of hell we call home, but yet we struggle through it together. Just trying to find my place in this broken family.


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Lucy's time in the sun is done.
Jackal is down! Jackal is down! My favourite demon has fallen and I am crying my eyes out! It was totally obvious and he completely deserved it but damn it, my tears will fall and you can't stop me! Unfortunately, using the ultimate spell from last week has also caused Lucy to fall down due to that being her last attack. We then see Torafusa!, Silver and Tempesta all notice Jackal's magic power disappear but Lucy is still alive.
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Staff and regular bar patrons watch as the The Brewery, a legendary local live music venue was leveled Tuesday, August 2, 2011 to make way for a drug store, parking deck and apartments on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, NC..
Stills: Travis Long and Takaaki Iwabu
Video: Travis Long
Editing: Travis Long and Takaaki Iwabu
Music: Ryan Adams "My Heart Is Broken" live at The Brewery October 21, 1999
[…] a half later, it's still a dirt parking lot. Two of the N&O's photographers did a really cool video of the building being torn down, set to a recording of Ryan and Caitlin singing "Heart Is […]
Hi, I'm from Ireland but lived in Raleigh for a while between 1998 and 1999. I saw a LOT of Gigs in the Brewery and played a few as well. Sad to see it come down but have happy memories of it (including a few Photos on my Facebook Site. Good Video.
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Three weeks ago, I went to see one of my favorite bands in concert. They were terrible. This band of young men—young, meaning able to move—just stood there and got it over with. They played forty-five minutes before their first and only encore. Then, they told us to "Have a good night!" I wanted to tell them, "Yeah, you too, with the sixty bucks I paid for a crap show." This band will remain nameless. (Ah-hem, rhymes with "Lings of Keon.") REGARDLESS of this, I have to tell you about the concert I saw last night, because it was anything but terrible.
When I saw the set list for Charleston's Spoleto Fest 2009 , I recognized but one name: Chris Thile. However, for me, this is a huge name. This is the name of my favorite mandolin player—a man I used to listen to in his Nickel Creek days. This is a man who has been referred to as "one of the most interesting and inventive musicians of his generation." In 2006, he joined forces with four other musicians to form the Punch Brothers. And according to the San Francisco Chronicle, "the result is totally mind-blowing." Well, after last night's show, my mind has been blown.
Let's start with the venue. The Punch Brothers show was at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard. The Cistern is located in the heart of campus, downtown, at the end of one of my favorite historic Charleston streets, Glebe Street. It is such a beautiful location that they used it as a backdrop in the Mel Gibson/Heath Ledger flick The Patriot. It's what it sounds like—a yard, surrounded by high wrought iron fences and lush, leafy bushes. At the back of this yard is Randolph Hall, built in 1828, complete with thick, off-white columns and wide, green shutters to protect the windows from hurricanes. The stage was on top of the old city cistern, where people used to do their laundry before washers and dryers were around. Angel oaks and Spanish moss tickled each side of the wide, unadorned stage, and I swear I heard angels singing.
Wait, no that was the Punch Brothers and their three-part harmonies. Once they were on stage, they never left. They did one huge set that went on for a good two hours. And I never stopped smiling. Some of the songs made me slap my knee and stomp my foot; some of the songs were so full of minor chords, I wanted to cry. The five instruments—mandolin, violin, banjo, upright bass, and guitar—were made for each other and made for the bluegrass/jazz feel of Chris Thile's somehow organized improvisations. One of my favorite tunes? How to Grow a Woman from the Ground—a melancholy, quiet arrangement, soaring up through the Spanish moss with the help of Thile's quirky upper-tenor vocals. And how about the ambitious four-movement chamber suite, The Blind Leaving the Blind? Again, I wanted to cry, this time when he announced, "This is the last movement!" No! Play forever! Pleeeeeeeease, Chris Thile, play forever! At one point, my companion for the concert turned to me and said, "Why is it that I always fall in love with the band I'm watching?" I don't always, but I did last night.
Said companion and I went downtown to grab a beer after the show. I didn't realize we were giggling, but we must have been. Two strangers came up to my friend and me to ask, "Where were you? You look so happy! We want to go where you were!" Too bad for them, though. They missed the show.
If you have a chance to see these guys, see them. The Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile. If you can, see them outside, surrounded by Spanish moss. It's the closest you'll get to heaven without actually being there. For more info, go to their website: http://www.punchbrothers.com.


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Tesco employees become on-call firefighters
Two local supermarket employees are swapping their Tesco uniforms for firefighter uniforms to help protect their local community.
Ian Noble and Darrel Drake both work at Tesco in the Grove Shopping Centre, Witham, and have successfully completed their training to become on-call firefighters at Witham Fire Station.
The colleagues are still employed by Tesco, and are released to become on-call firefighters when needed during their normal working hours.
Witham is an on-call fire station and sees its firefighters going about their everyday lives and jobs, until the pager sounds - then they meet at the station to become professional firefighters, on the front line, saving lives.
Darrel is a customer assistant and has worked with Tesco for 10 years.
Ian, who has worked for Tesco for 16 years, is a Trade Manager at the store. He said:
"My great-grandfather was a firefighter for his whole working life in Ireland. When I saw the opportunity to keep my day job and become an on-call firefighter at the same down I couldn't turn it down. It makes every day exciting as you never know what will happen but you can be sure that you'll be serving and protecting the local community in one way or another."
Kelly Smith, People Manager at Tesco, Witham, said:
"When Essex County Fire and Rescue Service approached us with the idea of releasing colleagues we thought it would be a great way to support the local area as well as giving our colleagues development opportunities. My uncle was on-call firefighter with Essex for many years when I was a child and I know he loved his time with the Service."
Sheree Rankin, Store Manager at Tesco Witham, said:
"We are delighted to be working with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service on the trial and we are proud that our colleagues Ian and Darrel have completed their training and can support the local community."
Acting Chief Fire Officer Adam Eckley at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said:
Our on-call stations often need daytime cover, so engaging with local businesses to release their employees is a partnership which everyone benefits from. Ian and Darrel should be incredibly proud of what they are doing and we are thankful to Tesco for working with us to create these opportunities."
ECFRS and Tesco are now in talks to roll out the pilot scheme to other locations across the county.
On-call firefighters must live or work within five minutes of the fire station so that, when paged, they are able to respond quickly.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has 36 on-call stations crewed by on-call firefighters across the county.
If you would like to find out more about releasing an employee to become an on-call firefighter please call 01376 576698, email firstname.lastname@example.com or read our employers information guide by visiting: http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/oncallemployer


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Matthews Ward Entry
Originally organized as the Florence Ward in 1923, the ward name was changed to Matthews in 1924 after a $15,000 donation towards a building by ward member George Leon Matthews. A convert from the RLDS Church, George was 86 years old in 1926. The ward members suggested and voted for the ward name to be changed in his honor. Because of the donation, construction began immediately. Dedicated the following year, the entire building would cost about $22,000. In 1926, George and his wife also donated an Estey organ to the building.
On Feb 2, 1941 ground breaking took place for a new chapel to be built to the west of the original chapel. The new building was dedicated on Feb 7, 1943 by Charles A Callis of the Twelve. By 1962, the Ward was made the official Indian Branch Headquarters for the area and by Feb 1963, the Matthews Ward would be discontinued and combined with another ward.
The building has since been sold and is now being used by the New Morning Star Baptist Church. The letters 'LDS' still remain in the entry lobby off of the busy street which functions as the main entry into the building. Beyond the doors is the Cultural Hall.
210 W Florence
Los Angeles, CA
Built 1941-43
Architect: Harold W. Burton
Now Greater New Morning Star Baptist Church
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Hollywood Stake Tabernacle Entry Lobby
1209 S Manhattan Pl
Los Angeles, CA
Built 1928
Architect: Pope and Burton
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Las Vegas 9th Ward Entry
3400 W Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV
Built 1961
Architect: Harold W Burton
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Ogden Tabernacle Exterior Entry
2145 Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT
Built 1952
Architect: Fred L Markham
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Utah State Meetinghouse Entry
All of the detailing on this building is consistent with the overall form of the building. Including these 'golden toaster' door handles that I am in love with. Good design will show themes carried through no matter the scale.
Logan, UT
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Yale Ward Lobby
1431 E Gilmer Dr
Salt Lake City, UT
Built 1924
Architect: Woolley and Evans
Classroom addition on west end in 1964 by Fetzer and Fetzer
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Spring City Ward Balcony Vestibule
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but I love that the slotted grille at the top of the door is a beehive.
164 S Main
Spring City, UT
Built 1902
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Bonneville Ward Entry Lobby
The doors with the glass surround lead to the overflow space between the chapel and cultural hall which includes ample natural light and a fireplace with stone hearth. The doors to the right lead directly to the cultural hall.
1535 E Bonneview Dr
Salt Lake City, UT
Built 1949
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Brighton Branch Lobby
In the original plans, this was called the Multi-Purpose room and it had a wood-burning fireplace rather than the gas fireplace shown.
State Hwy 152
Brighton, UT
Built 1968, Addition in 2000?
Architect: Baird Young and Jones
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American Fork 2nd Ward Entry
American Fork, UT
Built 1903-04 with large addition in 1929. Sold 1984.
Architect: 1903 – Probably James H Pulley; 1929 – Young and Hansen
Now Bigelow & Co Organ Builders
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School is Back in Session and now that the kids are away for the day, it's time for Mommies to Play! That's right, after a summer full of camp activities and "Mommy Can I's", back to school is a time for Mother's all over to take time to indulge in some much needed me time full of small indulgences and relaxation. The following are some great ways that moms can pamper themselves now that the kiddos are back in school!
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- Day-Cation: Check in to the Memorial City's newest hotel, Homewood Suites by Hilton Memorial City. The best part is that it is minutes away from Memorial City Mall several restaurants and hair and nail salons. Get there early enough to enjoy the complimentary breakfast and stay late to enjoy the complimentary dinner! There is also a pool for relaxation and if you just want to stay in the room, there are great accommodations as well where you can curl up with a good book, like Dawn of a New Day: A 21-Day Inspirational Journal by yours truly with a percentage of proceeds from book sales benefiting various charities each month! Its an opportunity to set out new personal goals, express gratitude and create a new prayer and wish list.
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This spring break, Lipscomb Athletic Missions sent 2 teams out to serve. The women's soccer team returned to El Salvador for the sixth year in a row, while a general group of student-athletes served right here in Nashville. Praise God for working in the hearts and lives of everyone involved!
The trips are not over. We are now called to LIVE ON MISSION, and recognize that everything in our life is an opportunity to partner with God and live into His story! We thank God for the opportunities to grow this spring break, and are excited to continue pursuing the heart of Jesus and Living On Mission!


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Some ladies are all about the lips. Me? I'm all about the eyes. I love a good smokey eye, but the one thing I can't live without? A good mascara that really makes my lashes pop.
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How long will it take for my property to dry?
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The curators at Monotype reached out to me to create an original hero image for Fonts.com featuring one of their fonts in use. I chose to work with Wanderlust Letters, a beautiful hand-painted typeface with a fun flair.
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I loved how nicely the font worked for pairing all caps and all lowercase styles. The family also comes with a set of extras – like the banner, heart, and flourish ‐ which I had fun incorporating into the design.
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Kantoos has an excellent post offering more details on the implications of tax policy for the labor force participation of married women. He points out that the root cause here is the joint taxation of married couples, which seems like a hangover of the old-time legal doctrine of coverture, which held that a married woman basically lost her legal personhood. He shares an anecdote about how progressive Scandinavians feel about this:
I still remember a discussion with a young Norwegian couple who were outraged and disgusted by my explanation that Germany still had joint taxation of married couples. I was tempted to clarify that I didn't say "marital rape is still legal in Germany," as their state of shock was persisting. I just said that the tax code in Germany was based on a static conception of distributional justice and we therefore have joint taxation — much to my regret.
He also offers a link to Håkan Selin's 2009 paper "The Rise in Female Employment and the Role of Tax Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of the Swedish Individual Tax Reform of 1971" (PDF) which confirms that, yes, switching Sweden to a system in which a woman's marginal tax rate is not a function of her husband's income boosts women's labor force participation.
Now note the important difference between this analysis and where we started with Robert Lucas. Lucas sees a GDP gap between the U.S., on the one hand, and Europe and Japan on the other. He notes that differential workforce participation of married women explains a lot of the gap and he notes that tax policy plays a role in this. So his analysis is that the problem in Europe and Japan is that their taxes are higher than ours, even though in fact Japan's taxes are lower. The more logical approach is to look at this through a broader feminist lens and then address the tax angle with a specific solution targeted at overtaxation of married working women. As a matter of coalition politics on the American right, however, Lucas' approach has a number of virtues. One is that the flipside of a tax penalty for married working women is a subsidy for couples composed of an affluent man and a stay-at-home mom, and social conservatives wouldn't want to scrap that. The second is that cutting tax rates as a solution to all ills is the lodestar of American conservative economic thinking, so Lucas' analysis produces the "correct" policy proposal. The third is that from a nationalist point of view, the "right" answer in America has to be explanation of why America (rather than, say, Sweden or Norway) is the best country.


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For Sol Kadhi
12-15 Kokam /Aamsula (Garcinia Indica)
2 cups Thin Coconut Milk
1 tspn Green Chili paste (for finely chopped green chilly)
1 tspn Garlic paste (or finely chopped garlic)
1 tbspn Sugar
2-3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
Salt to taste
For Tempering :
1 tspn Ghee
1/2 tspn Cumin seeds
1/4 tspn Asafoetida
6-7 curry leaves
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For tempering :
Heat ghee in a small kadai. Add cumin seeds and saute till it crackles. Lastly, add curry leaves and asafoetida. Turn off the gas and allow it to cool.
To make Sol Kadhi :
Soak Kokam in hot water (about cupful) for about half an hour. Alternatively, it can be soaked for 5-6 hours in normal water. Squeeze the soaked kokam to extract juice out of it. Pass it through a strainer. Now add green chilly paste, garlic paste, salt and sugar to it. Mix it well.
Then, add coconut milk and stir it in the kokam mixture. Then, add chopped corriander leaves. Lastly, pour the tempering over it. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
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Welcome to a memorable excursion to Sweden's oldest rococo theater, Ulriksdal Palace Theatre Confidencen. The boat trip takes you from Strandvägen in Stockholm, through the beautiful Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen and Stocksundet to Edsviken and Ulriksdal Palace. During the boat trip we will serve you a plate with Swedish delicacies.
Experience a magnificent opera
The summer's great production at Confidencen will be Georg Friedrich Handel's opera Acis and Galatea from 1718 under the direction of conductor Olof Boman. With Confidencens intimate and magnificent rooms as their starting point, Elisabeth Linton establishes this versatile and gripping work that during his lifetime became one of his most beloved and played.
During the boat trip towards Ulriksdal, a delicate plate with Swedish flavors and 1 glass of wine / beer is served. Alcohol-free drinks are optional. After the performance, a return journey takes place by bus transport to Stockholm Central Station.


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The Naiades Dialogue which took place on 4 December 2014 in Strasbourg informed interested stakeholders about EU Naiades action plan and about the Platina 2 project which assists with the implementation of the Naiades action plan. To read about what happened at the previous event in Luxembourg, click here.
The objective was to share the ongoing work of Platina 2 and to hear the public's feedback and input which is essential for a successful implementation of the EU inland waterway transport policy.
The main topics for the Naiades Dialogue session were Market strengthening, the Inland Navigation Innovation agenda and forecast, the possibilities for an Electronic service record book and Good practices on waterway maintenance.
Market session - Martin Quispel, partner, STC-NESTRA
All-in supply solutions are crucial to attract more cargo to the inland waterways. What market models can contribute to structural strengthening of IWT to offer services that are well adapted to market demand and strengthen multi-modal waterway transport solutions? What is the volume of the current market potential for more continental cargo by barge on the various TEN-T corridors? Presentation
Innovation agenda and forecast - Henk Erik Sierink, Senior policy advisor, MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE NETHERLANDS
The implementation of research and innovation in the four thematic areas of the Naiades action programme – infrastructure, innovation, qualifications, markets - has to gain speed and momentum to strengthen the competitive position of IWT. What are the priority issues that should be dealt with and (how) can stakeholders together with the EC, MS and others agree on ways to commit time, energy and budget on getting the work done on those priorities. Presentation
Electronic service record book - Rob van Reem, Deputy-director STC
Electronic tools which support the process of harmonisation and modernisation of professional qualifications will increase labour mobility and contribute to an equal level-playing field. During this session, possible approaches towards a European Electronic Service Record Books will be presented. Presentation
Good practices on waterway maintenace - Gudrun Maierbrugger, project manager, VIA DONAU
PLATINA II established a pan-European group of experts to discuss experiences on efficient waterway maintenance. The outcome of the exchange will feed into a Good Practise Manual that will provide waterway administrations with practical guidelines for improving their regular maintenance tasks. In the session, outline and focus topics of the manual will be presented to the audience for feedback. Presentation


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OWATONNA, Minn., June 15, 2018 – Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grants Program. Towns with populations of 5,000 or less in SMIF's 20-county region are eligible to apply. Requests of up to $10,000 will be considered.
"The success of last year's inaugural Small Town Grants Program has prompted us to once again provide this opportunity to the smallest communities in our region," said SMIF President and CEO Tim Penny. "This program is intended to breathe life into ideas that have the power to help small towns thrive, whether it is help with strategic planning, funds to implement a project, or a stipend to support a leadership development program."
The Small Town Grants Program seeks to build sustainable and vibrant communities by engaging community members, enhancing existing leadership and creating opportunities for new leadership to emerge. Rather than funding one-time projects the program seeks to build collaborative efforts and partnerships that will perpetuate collaboration for future work. Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate an asset-based approach, community collaboration and buy-in, measurable results, and an effective solution to enhancing community vitality. Nonprofit organizations and units or agencies of local, state, and federal government are encouraged to apply.
Examples of previously awarded Small Town Grant projects include the development of community gardens, a trail system, a town brand identity, marketing approaches to attract new residents, a Makerspace program, and a multi-cultural festival.
Applications are due to SMIF by August 31, 2018. Awardees will be notified by October 11, 2018. For the application and guidelines, visit www.smifoundation.org or contact Jennifer Heien, Grants Coordinator, at 507-214-7040 or email@example.com.
About Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation:
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), a donor-supported foundation, invests for economic growth in the 20 counties of south central and southeastern Minnesota. The Foundation has provided more than $106 million in grants, loans and programming within the region during the past 31 years. SMIF's key interests include early childhood, community and economic development. To learn more about our work and mission, visit www.smifoundation.org.
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Your child develops color recognition skills by reading a story about painting and colors.
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Slamming Bengali scholar Partha Chatterjee for comparing the human shield controversy with the Jallianwala Bagh barbarism of General Dyer, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on 6 June asserted that drawing such parallels is simply 'atrocious'.
Speaking at the press conference here, Naidu said, "Chatterjee is only trying to find fault in the Indian Army which is doing a great job to protect the unity, integrity and security of the country. They only want to condemn the army but never want to come in support of it. Comparing Major Gogoi's incident and then General Rawat's observation to General Dyer is total atrocious and height of perversion".
Further lashing out at the scholar, the Union Minister said people like Chatterjee can only ridicule and not do anything.
"These people have sympathy for the stone pelters but don't have sympathy for the ones who leave their family and serve the country," Naidu added.
However, despite facing flak for his article, Chatterjee stated that he stands firm with his comparison of General Rawat with Dyer who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.
"I have made my arguments as clearly and precisely as I could in my article. If I need to clarify or change anything then I will write again. I stand by what I wrote. I am not seeking any publicity," Chatterjee told ANI.
Chatterjee in his article wrote that Kashmir is witnessing its ' General Dyer' moment.
This article by Chatterjee came after General Rawat extended support for Major Leetul Gogoi over the human shield controversy in Kashmir.
"There are chilling similarities between the justifications advanced for the actions of the British Indian army in Punjab in 1919 and those being offered today in defence of the acts of the Indian army in Kashmir," Chatterjee wrote in his article.
The Army Chief had come to the rescue of Major Gogoi over the human shield issue and said such 'innovative' ways are required to counter the dirty war underway in Kashmir.
Major Gogoi was in the spotlight after a video shot during the April 9 Srinagar Lok Sabha by-polls, posted on the social media, showed a man tied on the bonnet of an Army jeep in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam.
The video went viral and sparked a major controversy, with one faction condemning the Army's action while the other commended their ingenuity.


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SOMERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A missing Westchester County man was found dead in a wooded area Thursday.
Gary McKeon, 67, had last been seen at his home in Somers around 7:30 a.m. this past Friday.
At 1:15 p.m. Thursday, New York State Police reported that McKeon had been found by a worker in a wooded area off State Route 202 in Somers.
The cause of McKeon's death will be determined following an autopsy, but there were no signs of foul play, police said.
McKeon, a father of five, suffered from dementia and Parkinson's disease.
"We either think that he walked out of the house and through the neighborhood and slipped and fell and he's located there or somebody saw him on the road and picked him up," McKeon's son, Eamon, told 1010 WINS earlier this week.
The discovery of McKeon's body followed a weeklong search involving multiple police and fire agencies using divers, helicopters, canine units and other tools at their disposal.
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St Francis Xavier's College is a comprehensive, co-educational Catholic senior high school serving the people of the greater Newcastle region.
As part of the Catholic School System we receive our mandate from the Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle and within that the College is administered according to Diocesan Education Policy and shaped by the Marist Tradition of Education.
The College motto `Christ My Light' animates the life of the College and we recognise and celebrate the contribution of our four House Patrons drawing on a central feature of each:
• Champagnat House
• Dominic House
• MacKillop House
• McAulay House
The College is committed to providing a curriculum that caters for the diversity of student needs, one that is Catholic and imbued with gospel values. Such a curriculum is holistic (mind, heart, body, soul) challenging, appropriate and is concerned with excellence and a keen sense of personal and social responsibility.
St Francis Xavier's College endeavours to achieve this by striving to establish a learning community and an enlivening experience of Christian faith so that our graduates leave us as good Christians and good citizens having entered into a personal relationship with Jesus. They will take with them a Catholic perspective, they will be confident in themselves and their education and they will have an attitude to learning that will enable them to respond positively to the challenges and choices that will confront them in an ever-changing world.
Mission Statement
St Francis Xavier's College will be recognised as a vital community, proclaiming Jesus as Lord, witnessing Excellence, Generosity and Compassion shaped by the Catholic tradition; where all engage in active evangelisation and quality teaching and learning; where senior students, along with their teachers, parents and carers participate fully in the life of the College reaching out to others through their families, parishes and society; and where all realise their full potential.


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I always wanted the ppcblog.com domain, but unfortunately it was registered before I got the chance.
At the time, the .net & .org were available aswell as the .co.uk and nobody had built a brand around the name 'PPC blog' in the same way there were seo blogs seemingly everywhere.
About 2+ years ago when I developed this site for a little fun the ppcblog.com domain used to redirect over to payperclickblog.com and the site was aptly named after that domain. This was great as I always wanted to work with the shorter url and 'brand'.
Aaron Wall of SEO Book is however the owner of the domain which his wife Giovanni and he have decided to develop in the past week, seperate and away from the payperclickblog.com domain.
Aarons SEO Book is a fantastic resource, so I have no doubt this new site will be equally full of great regulary updated content. Regular enough to stay in the Toprank search marketing blog list which I got kicked from for not updating regulary enough…
As I have never really had a goal for this site other than to share random thoughts, have a nice testing platform for ideas or vent frustration it doesn't bother me that it shares the same name. But it does highlight the importance of getting all the TLD's you can if you want to establish yourself globally and block out competition.
Geographical filters are pretty strong, unless you are a high authority domain and in my view you still can't rely completely on Googles Webmaster Central (and others) to set geotargetting for the sub directory/folder route. Getting all relevant TLD's for each country in my opinion can still be the safest way to go. Which I might expand upon in another post as I am going off subject.
Anyway, so don't get confused guys with your .coms and .co.uks – or do and I might get more traffic. ;)


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Lake Storey drawdown underway
September 20, 2009 at 02:04 PM
The water level at Lake Storey is coming down as the Galesburg Parks Department opened the lake's valve for the annual fall draw down. The draw down is for fish management purposes.
Fishing can be very good during this time. If you fish from the shoreline you'll want to wear a pair of boots because it is normally muddy 'till the bank has time to dry.


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TALLAHASSEE -- When asked about his day, 4-year-old Camden Hand scratched his head. But it was a no-brainer for him when he was asked to help someone. His answer for that was to grab his piggy bank.
He put the money in a big Ziploc bag and brought that bag to school..
Betty Payne was sitting in the middle of chemotherapy when a picture of Camden holding the bag was sent to her phone.
"I couldn't do nothing but cry to be honest with you. I actually cried because, I mean, I don't know. It's just a feeling that I can't explain. I just cried." Payne said.
It was $105.15 in Camden's bag. It all went to Payne, who is a teacher at Good Samaritan Preschool in Tallahassee. She was diagnosed with lung cancer three weeks ago.
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Minneapolis, MN 55401 — North Loop, Hennepin County
Located in heart of the North Loop, TMBR features exposed mass timber frame construction with interior design focusing on high-quality sustainable materials - natural wood, concrete and timeless finishes throughout with a clean architectural design. Our amenities will create an urban retreat that will included a luxury fitness room, rooftop deck with green roof, resident hot tub, rooftop pet relief area, first floor retail, and views of the Mpls city skyline. TMBR will feature floorplans from 1 bedroom to 3+den and our signature series penthouse collection. Schedule a Private Showing
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