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New Zealand teenage girls and young ladies in the years to come, watch out for the young lad with dark hair, big brown eyes and a lovely charming way. He stole my heart, what about yours??
Rodrigo is in NZ with his Mum and Dad,Dad has a new position here, and the little lad is so friendly, comes to a TOTAL stranger so easily.
His Mum's blog is on my list, check it out for lovely goodies, ( I hope the Etsy shop opens again next year ) photos from abroad, and some NZ scenes too.
We hope we can be NZ friends for the little boy, ( and Mum and Dad) and see him walk, talk and grow up here in NZ.
Life continues to be busy here, Hugh is well, but we know that life has changed, for both of us, and are aware of limitations, future surgery, and the " Bucket List", that is always on his mind. The tick off starts next year with a re-visit to Piropiro to continue a photo shoot of the cycle track , starting with the longest and highest suspension bridge in NZ which was under construction last March, and as I understand, is finished.
He can take the photos and test the bridge, I will watch.
Quotation of the day, author unknown
" If you love someone, put their name in a circle,
for a heart can be broken, but a circle never ends"
Greetings from Jean


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For the first time in seven years, Ontario will likely hold post-secondary tuition increases below 5 per cent — a nod to the fact that the hefty $7,180 average undergrad fee now stands as the highest and fastest growing in Canada.
In an interview with the Star, new Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Brad Duguid said that while the government has not yet made a decision on tuition, "extending the current framework (a 5 per cent annual cap the Liberals set in 2006) is not where my head is at right now.
"As the father of a Grade 11 and Grade 12 student, I'm keenly aware of the need to ensure affordability," said the Scarborough Centre MPP, who was just named to the post-secondary file. He also said he hopes to "make progress" on reining in extra fees many students face, sometimes just for waiting for their student loan to come in before paying tuition.
Some speculate the province may let tuition rise by inflation plus one per cent, as a compromise between student groups calling for a freeze, student groups asking for a 30 per cent drop over three years, and institutions that argue they need that 5 per cent tuition increase with Queen's Park cinching its belt.
Indeed, the province told universities and colleges to shave a total of $40 million off spending this year, which spelled a $5.2 million cut for the University of Toronto, for example, $3 million less for York and $1.8 million less for Ryerson and the University of Guelph, according to the Council of Ontario Universities. They're being asked to shave twice as much — $80 million together — off next year's budgets.
Duguid acknowledged the fiscal challenges facing colleges and universities, but signalled that for now, student pocketbooks get top billing.
"I'm confident we'll strike a balance that I hope will be supported by students and institutions, but I will be looking at this through the lens of parents and students first," said Duguid. "My goal will be to reach a balance that is fair to students, acceptable to post-secondary institutions and that focuses on ensuring both quality and affordability."
Welcome to the other education standoff facing new Premier Kathleen Wynne, between a cash-starved ivory tower that sees tuition hikes as a funding lifeline, and debt-weary students who say they're paying more than their share.
A decision can't come too soon for either side.
"The closer we get to April, the more challenging it is to plan," said Bonnie Patterson, president of the Council of Ontario Universities, whose 20 members argue they need 5 per cent tuition hikes to combat the lowest per-student grants in the country.
"There isn't a hope the government is going to put more money into play until they balance the books, but we already have the highest student-faculty ratio in the country at a time when we're trying to boost student supports for mental health and increase experiential learning," said Patterson, adding some universities now offer certain courses only every other year because of staffing shortfalls.
"At some point, it all starts to fall apart, and we're broaching that point now," warned Patterson. "It all boils down to quality."
To Ryerson student Rachel Saunders, who paid $8,670 in tuition for her third year in civil engineering, a higher fee would mean having to work more hours at her part-time retail job, which she already fears is dragging down her marks.
"I could be doing better at school if I didn't have to work, but I get about $10,000 in student aid and grants and once I've paid tuition and spent $1,000 on books I have hardly anything left for food and my Metropass," said Saunders, 21, who commutes from her mother's home in Markham.
"And there's always other expenses, too, like lab coats and steel-toed boots for when we test concrete. I know a lot of people like me who work to help pay for school."
The Canadian Federation of Students in Ontario is pushing for a 30 per cent cut over three years — 17 per cent right away — to be paid for by scrapping a provincial education tax credit as well as the new 30 per cent tuition rebate for students whose families earn less than $160,000 a year. Chair Sarah Jayne King said the rebate excludes too many, from part-time, international and grad students to those entering post-secondary after being out of high school more than four years.
But it's not enough just to freeze tuition, she said, because "it's skyrocketed at a rate that drastically outpaced inflation. I absolutely agree we need more government funding to improve quality," said King, who noted class sizes are growing, equipment needs updating and "lots of things on our campuses are always broken."
Students are "having a hard time stomaching increases so out of line with the cost of living," said Rylan Kinnon, executive director of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, which wants a one-year freeze to give student budgets a break, then tuition hikes that match inflation.
"If the gap in affordability continues to grow," said Kinnon, "that's a concern for a province that wants to attract the best and the brightest."
Community colleges say they, too, need the 5 per cent tuition raise because the province now pays less than half of their operating costs, said Linda Franklin, president of Colleges Ontario. But because college tuition in Ontario is among the lowest in Canada and many students live at home rather than out of town, she said there is room to grow.
"We need funds to keep programming up with the job market so our grads can hit the ground running, especially as new fields open up like green energy. We have to be able to turn on a dime and make sure we have new curriculum and professors," said Franklin. "We believe 5 per cent more is manageable if combined with student aid."
But the College Student Alliance noted Ontario's per-student grants for college students are $6,066, well below the national average of $9,450, so the government should pitch in before tapping students for a larger share.
"We think a two-year freeze would make sense; after all, our faculty accepted a two-year wage freeze and they always say salaries are the single largest line in a budget," said Tyler Epp, the group's director of advocacy.
"We don't want to see the cost of maintaining quality placed on the backs of students."


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It's that time of year again, when you have to get counting...It's Stock Take time! Simple Inked makes it so easy, so lets get started.
Go to your Reporting page and click on the Report Lists tab. Scroll down and select the Stock Report. This report gives you a list of the brands and the products you stock and a list of the quantity figures for each.
Have a look at your Remaining column. This tells you how many of each product you should have in stock right now. Print out the report, and take the print out with you around the studio. Count all the different products and mark them off on the Stock Report print out. Compare what you have on your shelves to the Remaining column (making sure you you put a note next to any that are over or under what you should have remaining in stock).
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Do this for all your products where the stock figure is different. And there you have it, you have done your Stock Take! Now to find out where those missing products got to.


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Thidbits? There was so much action last weekend with the broken collarbone, that I didn't mention the (latest) Chicken Drama.
Last Friday while the guys were quadding, I watched Benson. As usual, we took some lettuce to the chickens and collected the eggs. What made this coop visit different was there was a dead chicken laying in the dirt with a pecked out face! And, it was one of the unique "Phyllis Dillars!' Our girls killed one of their own! I gulped inside holding Benson on my hip. Then, I pointed out to Benson "That chicken is dead" collected three eggs, and exited "stage right" scooting like a chicken with it's head cut off ... or in this case, pecked off! GROSS!
|Perhaps there were too many feathers in her face and Phyllis could not defend herself?
That's what Dan thinks happened. He tried to trim the surviving Phyllis's feather
hat with scissors. First attempt failed.
I bring this up because today when Daniel went to feed the chickens before leaving for the fair, there was a dead chicken in the laying box.
Two dead chickens in less than one week!
|Two less beaks to feed :)
Daniel sadly bagged up the deceased chicken, placed her in the trash, then headed to the fair. He has front row seats at a concert tonight and will attend the pig auction tomorrow morning. Hopefully he'll be having too much fun to think about his shrinking brood.
A more upbeat Thidbit?
|Our dinner at the beach was a mini-mini--staycation!
Last night we had dinner with friends renting a beach house on Faria beach. THANKS GUYS! It was in THE PERFECT location and Daniel surfed while we sipped mojitos. I had never seen him surf before and I was impressed. Especially since he didn't have a wetsuit! He's my polar bear.
|Unicycles and surfboards ... It's all about balance!
As for a Lucas Thidbit? The body is such an amazing machine, being able to heal like it does. It's just a slow machine! Loads of sitting around, watching movies and spending time with Lucas while he mends is "the haps" around here. This time together is an unexpected gift.
BIG Thanks to Pal Marcus for stopping by and
keeping up our empty egg carton supply ... every week!
|What would we do without Marcus?
Why not end these Thursday Thidbits with a smile?
Here's a 'lil sumthin sumthin' from The Best Joke Book Ever:
TEACHER: Marie, give me a sentence starting with "I."
MARIE: I is ...
TEACHER: No, no Marie ... Always say "I am."
MARIE: All right. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
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Having people from different cultures come together is a gift, not a burden. And although many parts of the world might seem like a multicultural paradise, people everywhere still face prejudice and racism on a daily basis.
Which is why Edeka, a grocery store in Germany, decided to empty their shelves of all foreign products for an entire day — because clearly, the best way to a person's heart is through their stomach.
Signs reading "our range now knows borders" and "this shelf is pretty boring without diversity" were also littered throughout the store, and they couldn't have been more accurate.
Edeka in Hamburger Hafencity macht Aktion gegen Rassismus. 👍 #saynotoracism pic.twitter.com/S3puFdn62g
— Sven (@opendev) August 19, 2017
A representative from the store stated that "in our stores we sell numerous foods which are produced in the various regions of Germany. But only together with products from other countries it is possible to create the unique variety that our consumers value."
And with Canada's recent spike in immigration, the fight against immigration in Germany and white supremacist rallies going on in the states, this initiative couldn't have come at a better time.
For the most part, responses to Edeka's initiative have all been positive; however, Sven Schmidt, an IT administrator who posted photos of the store to Twitter, noted that not everyone was thrilled about it.
"Looking at the mentions of hate and lack of understanding of other people I got, I'm happy that I posted [the pictures]," Schmidt said.
Individuals throughout world depend on one another for protection, support and food. And Edeka's initiative really just puts that into a visual that everyone can understand.


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The brief was to create a chic and sophisticated Indian fine dining restaurant and bar. The layout was our biggest challenge as the restaurant, Kainoosh, shares a common kitchen with the bar, Keya.
Kainoosh was developed as an amalgam of spaces-the linear entry corridor, the circular restaurant and the rectangular PDR. The design ideology takes inspiration from the spirit of craft and sophistication of classical Indian spaces. The jaalis, furniture and lamps are all set in the décor as contemporary interpretations.
The 4' wide entrance tunnel is clad with mirror along the length of it and is created with half an arch structure, which reflects itself in the mirror making the tunnel, appear wider than it is. The use of half chandeliers to light the passage further adds to the illusion.
The backdrop to the space is a CNC cut cement board jaali, inspired from the jaalis of Taj Mahal, which allows daylight to filter in through the day and makes the restaurant glow like a lantern in the evenings. The monolithic backdrop of the restaurant is complemented by Tom Dixon pendant lamps and a vibrant screen installation created by leading Indian fashion designer, Rajesh Pratap Singh.
Keya was designed as the bar and lounge space adjoining Kainoosh. The space is intended to act as a pre-dinner social experience for guests, thus it was designed keeping the bar as the focal point. All the tables and the bar counter are inlit corian surfaces, which act as the primary source of light in the space. The ceiling, made of multiple bronze mirror strips, is a simple insert in the space that conceals all the services above it and reflects the space below.
The name, Keya, meaning flower, was the inspiration behind the graphic treatment of the space. A combination of cement board and bronze mirror in floral tessellations wraps around the space creating playful variations on lighting and sustaining a sense of quite illumination.


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AGPU 2020 - Save the Date!
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 10:17pm
Save the Date for the Thirsty 2020 Annual General Piss Up! A weekend away to get loose with fellow hashers in a secluded location.
Lock in the dates to your calendars!!!
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th March 2020.
Costs and...


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Today in Kimberley's History
Resistance to apartheid in Kimberley was mounted as early as mid-1952 as part of the Defiance Campaign. Dr Arthur Letele put together a group of volunteers to defy the segregation laws by occupying 'Europeans Only' benches at Kimberley Railway Station on September 16th 1952 – which led to arrest and imprisonment.
On 7th November 1952 protesters demonstrated against apartheid by occupying racially segregated public spaces in Kimberley. Dr Letele and seven other Galeshewe executive ANC members were arrested. The arrests fuelled further resentment and led to public uprisings in the streets of No. 2 Location, where both public and private property were destroyed.
The protest continued on 8th November with more arrests, and the police station and several other buildings including the creche were burnt. Police, municipal and private vehicles were set alight. Protesters intended to march towards the centre of Kimberley and threatened to burn the petrol depot in Cecil Sussman Road. However, before they could reach the depot, the police stopped the march by firing indiscriminately into the crowd. Thirteen people were killed and 78 wounded. This protest became know as the Mayibuye Uprising. The subsequent mass funeral was held on 12 November 1952 at Kimberley's West End Cemetery.
Detained following the massacre were alleged 'ring-leaders' Dr Arthur Letele, Sam Phakedi, Pepys Madibane, Olehile Sehume, Alexander Nkoane, Daniel Chabalala and David Mpiwa. Archdeacon Wade of St Matthew's Church, as a witness at the subsequent inquiry, placed the blame squarely on the policy of apartheid – including poor housing, lighting and public transport, together with "unfulfilled promises" – which he said "brought about the conditions which led to the riots."


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Host an Archaeology Month event
Submitted by Pamela Baughman (email@example.com)
For the 20th year, SGA is coordinating Georgia Archaeology Month, a statewide promotion held each May that encourages the public to learn about the archaeological resources present in our state and creates awareness about the importance of protecting Georgia's archaeological heritage. Your help is needed to plan the activities that will be the basis of our Calendar of Events. Possible activities include site tours, workshops, excavations for the public, open houses at museums or laboratories, exhibits, and lectures.
Please join in and help celebrate Georgia Archaeology Month 2013. Your event will be included in the Calendar of Events brochure, which will be distributed statewide as well as posted on this website. This year's Archaeology Month theme is "Digging and Diving into the Past: Celebrating 20 Years of Georgia Archaeology Awareness." Please respond by March 29, 2013.
Hold an event! Join in the Fun!
Here are some suggestions for local host organizations:
Libraries—create window or lobby displays that highlight books, journals, and magazines about archaeology; partner with an archaeologist to develop special student or seniors' programs; host lectures.
Museums—develop special exhibits or let us promote your existing archaeological displays; host lectures; host living history events.
Historical and Archaeological Societies—host lectures or exhibits; work with local archaeologists to provide hands-on experiences; encourage members to visit archaeological sites and exhibits during the month.
Colleges and Universities—encourage faculty to join in special community programs; promote archaeology curricula and field research of faculty; if appropriate, develop exhibits for student activity centers, libraries, and other public spaces.
Professional Archaeologists—present a talk to the public; sponsor an open house.
Help us publicize Georgia archaeology by sponsoring an event. Tell us about your event by March 29, 2013. Submit information online using the form below, OR download a PDF by clicking here (do just one—both request the same information; no need to do both). For a PDF version of this story, click here.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email Pamela Baughman by by clicking here.


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Hamilton Heritage Rogaine
Saturday, 2 December 2017
Gretna/Hamilton, TAS
The Hamilton Heritage 6 & 12 hour Rogaine is on Saturday, 2 December 2017 midway between Gretna and Hamilton, Tasmania.
The competition area is privately-owned farming and grazing land to the south and east of Hamilton that was last used in 2009.
The course setters are Neil Hawthorne, Andrew Koolhof, Peter Cusick and John Dawson.
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Every person loves cats, properly nearly absolutely everyone, certainly the Internet love cats. A number of formulas from these brands are high quality and passed our ingredients-primarily based cuts. To illustrate the ingredient disparity amongst brands, we place collectively a graphic that compares the 1st ten components of common grocery brands and those in the authorized formulas from a single of our favored advised brands. Whereas a dog can easily reside on just kibble, a lot of veterinary pros advise that cats consume both wet and dry food routinely. Natural fatty acids: Omega-three and omega-6 fatty acids are a all-natural part of the meals formula, found in components such as herring meal, ground flax seed and chicken fat.
Wet food: Wet meals is gentler for cats to digest, far better for their urinary overall health and typically far more palatable. We excluded brands that had noticeably more buyer complaints, specifically complaints that their food produced cats sick. Meals with lower amounts of the correct mineral can have a direct effect on a cat's well being and longevity. The only unfavorable we could discover with this canned cat food, and we tried, was that a single of its options contained the controversial ingredient brown rice. There are a lot of aspects to contemplate, and getting some guidance from a trusted vet can help you discover the best meals for your cat.
Honestly, there is one thing I require to inform you about my cat recipes before you read any additional! Numerous cat owners use just one particular qualifier when selecting their pet's food, like life stage. Creating your cat cease urinating everywhere in the home and peeing on your furnishings may possibly be a lot simpler than you consider, it only demands some constant cat litter coaching! If your favorite brand of cat food averages two recalls each 5 years, your cat would have to successfully dodge 4 to six recalls over the course of its life. We developed a extensive list of cat food from reliable on-line directories, then spent several days researching every single product and each and every brand. Some argue that carbohydrates can also aid cats digest their food better and retain more nutrients (and digestibility is quite critical).
Dry meals is typically much less high-priced and it is more handy due to the fact you can get it in a huge bag and leave it out with out it spoiling. Raw meals can also be harder for cats to break down and digest relative to meals that is been cooked. Whilst quality ingredients remain a essential component of the very best pet food, we soon realized that we'd have to scrap many of the assumptions we made based on our dog food research, and start with a clean slate for cat food. With this fresh point of view, we have been in a position to recognize the data crucial to keeping your cat healthier and happy. Dehydrated meals has several of the positive aspects of raw, but without some of the risks that come with handling and preparing raw foods. Believed by some to be of negligible concern, it is still debatable as to the significance of this ingredient in your cat's food.
We excluded brands that have been involved in a current controversy (for instance, lawsuits about mislabeling merchandise). None of these 3 brands have had key recalls because 2012 and are all possibly safe. The fillers above undoubtedly contribute to the decline in health and eventual early demise of your cat. The expense and inconvenience of canned meals, even though, are considerations for some cat owners. Their canned cat food formula is even certified by the USDA for human consumption!


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Your car's air conditioner plays a vital role in the comfort of your daily commutes.While it is most inconvenient in the heat of summer, any time your car's A/C fails can be frustrating. Today we will tell you some tell-tale signs of A/C failure that can save you money and frustration. As with all car problems, spotting and repairing A/C trouble early on will lead to faster and less expensive repairs.
Rattling, Whistling, Or Other Strange Sounds
When you turn on the A/C, the only sound you should hear is the fan blowing. Any strange sounds that accompany the turning on of your system can indicate issues with your compressor, but potentially something worse. Be sure to have it checked out right away!
Leaking Coolant
Occasionally, your coolant hose can become damaged and leak. When the coolant hose starts leaking, your A/C will be failing in no time, so be sure to replace the hose before the lack of coolant adds more wear and tea to your A/C.
Temperature Fluctuations
If your vehicle seems to be having trouble maintaining a steady temperature, this is an indication that something is wrong. Generally speaking, it indicates water in the hoses, which is a simple fix, but can lead to smelly problems if not fixed promptly.
Mold, Mildew, Or Bacteria Smells
While the average car owner doesn't sample swabs from their A/C and create lab cultures, most people are fairly familiar with the smell of bacteria. Any sort of mildewy smells coming out of your vents are not a good sign, and should be addressed immediately for your health, as well as your vehicle's health! Thankfully, this type of repair is very inexpensive, as well as beneficial.


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Tessa provides this update from the platform committee. The draft platform was available online as of Monday (since Internet access is spotty -- no link, sorry). From Tuesday through today, e-mails went back and forth among committee members. The meeting to accept the platform in committee was earlier this afternoon. Tessa reports that platform committee members were worried about including items that could "embarrass" the candidates. As of Monday, comprehensive, age-appropriate, medically-accurate sex education. It morphed today into comprehensive, age-appropriate, medically-accurate education. It seems as if the platform committee is afraid of using the word sex!
The vote in the platform committee was 10-17 against keeping the 3-letter word in the platform. Tessa reports she sought out Ned Lamont to find out if he was "afraid" to have the words "sex education" in the platform and he said absolutely not. Dan Malloy just came into the press area and CTBob asked him whether he would be embarrassed by having the term in the platform. He said he supported age-appropriate, medically-accurate sex education as mayor of Stamford, and would support it as governor.
Word just came from the podium that the platform committee report is delayed to tomorrow. We'll see if a change or a minority report is in the works.


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The decision of a late life move to senior facilities such as assisted living homes San Antonio can be hard and emotional. It is even more difficult for older adults who have to leave their childhood homes. This is because people can be emotionally vested in their home. Moving can trigger sadness and grief. Moreover, the anxiety that comes with the whole process can lead to emotional breakdown for senior people. However, the following tips can help seniors to deal with the emotional toll of downsizing.
Dealing with emotional toll of downsizing for seniors moving to assisted living homes San Antonio
Give yourself plenty of time
Take time to get a last glimpse of your possessions. You definitely have an emotional attachment to your house and the thought of leaving it behind can be nostalgic and unbearable. Therefore, take your time to reminisce the memories you have had in your home before downsizing.
Take comfort in your friends or relatives
Friends and relatives can comfort and help you deal with emotional breakdown. Surrounding yourself with loved ones will provide support and help you ease the stress that comes with moving.
Take pictures of your house
You can have your friend or family member take photos of you in your favorite rooms or in front of your house. Photos preserve precious memories and can be a great way to deal with emotional toll that comes with downsizing.
Have a small painting of your house
Another great way to remember your old home is to have a small painting. Paintings can be as good as photos, and will help you to feel close to your home and carry its precious memories with you.
Get familiarized with your new home
It is good to start connecting with your new environment or home in time. This will help you overcome the anxiety or emotional breakdown that comes with it. You can do this by spending a few nights at the senior living community that you plan to move to. This will give you an idea of what to expect.
Get prepared in time
Downsizing has to be undertaken at one point in life. It is good to get yourself prepared psychologically for what is to come. This will be easier for you to easily let go of your precious processions or even leave your home.
Downsizing in late life can be devastating. It means leaving behind precious memories especially if you have to move from your childhood home. However, owning your emotions and taking enough time to think about the decision to downsize can be helpful in overcoming related sadness or grief.
You might also like:
Downsizing: Senior-Friendly Tips
How To Maintain Independence In Assisted Living
Who Should Move To Assisted Living


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The Pantheon was bustling with people walking in and out. As mentioned in a prior post, the police and military with their guns were parked near the entrance making sure we were all safe and behaved appropriately. A visit to this area wouldn't be complete without a cappuccino from the nearby La Casa del Cafe. It kept me alert through the afternoon.
When we left the museum, we made one last stop at St. Peter's Square. In the afternoon the place was full of visitors and there was a huge line of people waiting to enter St. Peter's Basilica. By nightfall, the place was empty and access to the basilica was a breeze. The only down side of the night visit was that our feet hurt from walking all day...
- It is a long walk from St. Peter's Square to the entrance of the Vatican Museum! Plan your time accordingly.
- avoid the lines at St Peter's Basilica and visit late in the day


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Greenwich Fire Department
Emergency DIAL 911
991 Ye Greate Street, Post Office Box 261
Greenwich, NJ 08323
Monthly meetings: First Wednesday of each month
Drill nights: Second and Third Wednesdays of each month
Please call or stop by the Firehouse if you are interested in becoming a volunteer Firefighter, EMT or Associate Member.
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- Make a donation, payable to the Greenwich Fire Department, and mail to the address above. All of the hardworking firefighters, EMT personnel and other volunteers who serve our Township greatly appreciate your support.
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Thursday, 31 December 2015
Happy New Year
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Presenting the Presents of 2015
I started making presents for real in October this year, because of of the wedding and all, but considering I started quite late I think I did alright.
I have made:
Three sets of mug rugs, four cat heads (two in black and two in white) and one seasonal one (gifted for a birthday in December). Patterns on Revelry here for the cats and egg, flower, pumpkin, the snowflake one I made by myself.
I have made four finished and one half finished ( still hoping to finish the last half soon) wrist warmer and two and a half pairs of socks (one was started by my mother).
The dark grey and red one was made in alpaca after this pattern and was given to my neighbour and friend with a scarf and a lip balm.
The dark grey and lilac one is also in alpaca and the pattern was from Simply Crochet Magazine 11 and the designer is Jennifer Reid, and although I like the pattern and have used it many times it is very time consuming, but luckily for me, I started it in January so I only had to finish one. For my friend Evi.
The other tree is loosely based mostly on this pattern, but a bit from my head too. I gave the grey one to M, the blue ones for my travelling cousin and the blue and grey one will be for my carpenter cousin.
The tree socks are a pattern my friend *Kio gave me that was passed down in her family so I used that on all socks. (the blue pair was started by my mother so I only finished one half of one sock).
I have made four scarfs.
The scarfs are made using this pattern, the red ones were also made in alpaca that I bought on sale, one for our neighbour and one for M's aunt. I think they were well received. The pink/grey and purple pink ones are made in mohair, the purple pink I bought when my mother's local yarn store went out of business and the pink is from the 80's from my mother's stash, I had to buy the grey because the pink one turned out a bit too small. So another batch of inexpensive but pretty gifts that were fun to make (at least when I didn't have to unravel any mohair stitches that is).
I try to make my gifts because then I can give to almost 30 people and add a small something that fits instead of not giving anything because we live on a limited budget.
My aunt got three washing cloths and a soap.
Almost everyone got around three trees each this Christmas so I think I made almost fifty in total. I also made this owl in a pattern by Drops. That I haven't given away yet since we didn't see them yet this year, she also gets a Christmas towel, but she likes owls so I hope she likes this little dude. All are made from scrap yarn.
I made two sitting pads for two teenage boys that have a dog, so I think they walk a little, at least now if they do take a walk they can also take a break;) They got a little money on the side. Most of the yarn is scrap, but when you the star is getting bigger you need more yarn for each round so in the end I had to buy more yarn, luckily I was using rather inexpensive Nille wool yarn.
I made four lap blankets, this one for two people, my aunt and her wife, this blanket is made mostly in regular sc and dc, but some x stitches and v stitches thrown in. I made this of scrap wool except the border that I bought. There is even some yarn from our wedding in there.
The bottom blanket was made last year but given to my mother at her 60th birthday, but it was the only picture of all lap blankets I had.
I made three of the lap blankets in the same star pattern I used for the sitting pads, one for my uncle and two for two little boys that we celebrated Christmas with (they also got some money) the pattern is also from here. Mostly made from scrap yarn, but the last rounds used about one skein each so I had to buy a little. So all in all, not too expensive since I use Nille wool yarn again.
Lastly I made 9 hats, three crochet cat hats, pattern from here, for my friend and cousins, and one crochet hat in grey and blue, pattern from here, mine looks a lot different because my gauge was way off. All the males in our family that we celebrated Christmas with got a hat each. My uncle got the crochet one and the rest got knitted ones, M also got a hat. The other knitted hats are from various Norwegian knitting books but all the knitted hats are made from Nille wool yarn. The black cat is made from reflective yarn that I also got on sale when the yarn store next to my mother went out of business.
One hat though is a 2014 gift but a 2015 finish, the one for my cousin with a beard, the beard is from here too and the hat is a Tristan from Drops again.
I am getting better at following patterns and these small finishes help with feeling a sense of accomplishment which is important.
Lastly I made this little dude for my mother, I started this last year, but managed to finish it in time for the holidays. I hope I will be able to do more cross stitching next year. Also I hope to knit more and make cloths for myself as well as presents;)
I hope everyone has had a lovely year and that they liked the presents I gave them.
I do try to give something that fits the person but sometimes I just have to make a pattern because I have a hang up on it and have to find someone to give it to after;) Like with the scarfs.
Today we are celebrating New Year and I have a sinking feeling the last present of 2015, the wrist warmer, won't be finished in time especially since I have been doing presents for next year instead. Oooops.
Oh well, Happy New Year, I hope next year I will finish all presents within the actual year itself, it might be too much of a stress to hope I will finish all presents in time for Christmas;)
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Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Baking, colouring, crocheting and bunnying around the Christmas tree
Today I had my tea (caramel and vanilla, I am hooked) in my crazy bunny mug that I made almost ten years ago I think.
Also I finished the second to last Christmas gift, the wrist warmers for my cousin. Yay me.
The bunnies gave me this Christmas colouring book for my birthday and I have been having lots of fun colouring, thank you buns.
For Christmas I got the pink heart tin from our neighbour with glittering sparkles and the bake it easy serving and baking tray from my family-in-law, the gingerbread form thingies in the tin are mine, and the others I gave M for Christmas, and with all this baking things I felt inspired and make more cookies with M.
I even added some pink edible sparkle left over from our wedding in some of them. They were yummy even though M went to the store to buy white chocolate and came home with dark chocolate, his excuse was that the plastic around was white. >.<
The tree is having a hard time with these guys around.
Valmin is quite good at getting to the branches and chewing one off. Mimle usually tries to steal from Valmin or eats his leftovers because she does not work for her food. She is also known to just stare at her human until said human picks some needles from the tree to her. Said human is me, btw, in case you were wondering.
A close up of the second to last wrist warmers, I really like these, I didn't use any pattern, I just looked at several and made them after my own hands. I hope they fit...
And I have started on present number two for next year;)
Yes, I still have one half wrist warmer left of this year's present making, but my cousin did get his present from last year this year, so isn't that already a tradition?
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Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Thoughts count
M is still home and we are enjoying our time together, today we went to the store to swap some presents, I got a book that I would have quite liked, if I had read the first, but since the store didn't have the first book, I traded it for two knitting books.
I had to buy the tea we got at my uncles, so today we had caramel and vanilla tea.
I also got two other knitting books for Christmas so this year I better get better at knitting. Which is sort of my New Year resolutions, I think...
M and I are watching Home alone one and two and they are great at giving me Christmas feelings. But I do think we need to bake more, I have eaten all the good cakes already.
I should finish the last two halves of the two wrist warmers, but instead I started something new. I think this might be for Christmas next year, ( yes I have started thinking about next year when I am not done with this year yet, so what else is new?) but I do love watching Christmas movies and doing Christmas crafting while it is still Christmas, the rest can wait. At least until January starts? I should finish the table runner I almost finished last year too, maybe that is next?
I bought some more yarn to make those hats my family requested I make, for next year, I like it when it actually sounds like my gifts were happily received because I try to give gifts that fit the person, but you can't always succeed, and sometimes you succeed but forgot to think about things (or in this case sequels) so gifts have to be traded. But it is the thought that counts.
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Monday, 28 December 2015
Final stretch
Today M and I had a slow day at home with fiddling with some presents again. I had green tea in a mug I made M years ago. The little green alien is him, and I am the pink bunny.
We saw Kaze Tachinu from Ghibli which I gave M, we played some Playstation that his sister and fiancee gave us, which was pretty amusing.
The glasses in the back were gifted to us by M's parents and I love them, the glasses I mean. We needed a pair of celebratory glasses not for everyday use like our pretty green ones, and these fit with the fine dining pottery.
Something else that we watched which was pretty amusing was this sight: The bunnies having fun with the tree. Since most of the parts they can reach have been munched away we placed their bed beside it, and Mimle finally understood what to do. So now they are both snacking on the tree.
And another present is done and gifted. I know I am still a bit late, but the person I gifted it too was not sorry she had to wait. She got a scarf and a set of wrist warmers to match. I started the scarf a bit too narrow and ended up starting a second you know which is why I was late, but the narrower scarf was given to someone else who loved their scarf and the bigger scarf fits my friend a lot more.
I have only two halfs of the last two wrist warmers to do. But my cousin who will get one and her brother who will get the other I won't be seeing until late January or so, so I still have time.
And while I am in a Christmassy mood I hope to start some gifts for next year so I won't have to make another mad dash to finish. But I think I will, after all, that is a tradition, and one I quite like, because I always add gifts or people to give things to which is part of the fun^^
I should be able to finish within this year, but I don't have to:)
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Sunday, 27 December 2015
Third day of Christmas and third Christmas celebration
Driving in the snow. Did I mention that it is snow! Did I mention I love snow?
We are visiting family again, and so I got tea again, caramel and vanilla, it was really good! Did I mention I love tea? I love vanilla and caramel too.
We played card-games, I won first, then me and my youngest female cousin won together. I love winning. Did I mention I like winning but am a very sore loser?
I finished one scarf yesterday and the second one today and I started the matching wristwarmer and finished one. But there is still two halfs to do. Did I mention I like making things? Did I mention I am not that good at finishing things? Did I mention I love starting new things?
Want to see how the finished hat and beard look on the intended person? Quite handsome, and it fits him too. :) Did I mention I like my cousin? My uncle wants one too now. And did I mention my younger female cousin also wants one?
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Saturday, 26 December 2015
A second Christmas
Another tradition of mine, celebrating Christmas Eve several times.
This time with M's family.
They also have a tree from their yard.
Joulutee from Finland in Finnish mugs. Presents and Christmas cookies.
Hauskaa joulua!
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Friday, 25 December 2015
Happy Merry X-mas
Gifts have been given and received, well wishes have been uttered all around, good food and treats have been devoured and family have been met.
My guest went home today after breakfast, and M and I have been lazing around all day in pyjamas using our gift just like Christmas the 1st should. It is a tradition of mine and most of Norway I think.
I had strawberry tea given to me by M in this years best mug ever given to me by my mother.
(it is an Elsa Beskow mug)
We watched some great Norwegian films, a comedy called "Den spanske flue" which to my happiness was shown this year, M had never seen it, but he laughed a lot alongside my mother. It was as hilarious as ever, I L O V E that play, not just for Christmas, nostalgia or tradition but it is actually funny.
And then we saw "Reisen til julestjernen", we had to tape most of what is shown on Christmas Eve just because we didn't have time to watch it then. This movie is mostly just tradition, I like watching it, but it doesn't get my undivided attention. Tomorrow I am hoping we get to see some of the eastern European Christmas tradition films. I love Christmas!
I had TONS of cakes, this beautifully decorated lot was given to me by my friend Evi, look at those cute bunnies, and edible glitter! (glitter was something I was given by someone else, so I am so baking something this Christmas, hopefully with M)
And I so very very close to finishing the last two scarfs, yes two, I know I said I was making only one, but then it was too narrow for the person I felt, so I made another.
I am very sure I have made almost 50 of those trees.
Later when I am done with all the presents I will make a recap and we will see just have much I made, and considering I only started in October in earnest I feel I have made a lot.
I know much of my gifts have been well received which is always nice to hear.
I hope you all are having a happy merry Kurisimasu.
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Thursday, 24 December 2015
Tjuefjerde Desember
Today the tea was green with peppermint, orange, cinnamon, roasted chicory, vanilla and Irish cream. Very tasty, and because we cleaned out our spare room I found my Peter Rabbit mug, which I haven't really used much yet, so I am happy.
We are going to meet up with my family and celebrate together, all 12 of us this year. I am looking forward to it.
Bunnies wish everyone a very merry holiday, they got a toy each from Santa today but only the ball was cool and they have almost eaten it up already! Today we are celebrating with a lot of family.
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Wednesday, 23 December 2015
Tjuetredje Desember
Today is the last day and Christmas has begun! I started the day with my daily tea in a mug M made me, it was black tea with cinnamon, rooibos, ginger, vanilla and irish cream, it was very good actually.
Then my mother came and I started on dinner and decorating.
This is a cross stitch I designed some time ago.
Somebunny was delighted that we got a tree, it is from my father-in-lawns yard so it is ok for the bunnies to munch on.
And after dinner we ate blueberries we picked this summer at my mother's cabin.
I know which decoration is M's favourite, can you spot it?
Since I have so many pink items around I decided to have more glitter, pinks, silver and gold this year. The star is from my grandparents so it is quite old.
And since it is the night before Christmas here in Norway we had to of course watch "Grevinnen go hovmesteren", it is equally funny each year and something I really have to watch.
And I am done with another pair of wrist warmers, the two that are left will be done by the time I go to exchange their gifts. And I must confess, I started another scarf, mostly because I thought the scarf I was making needed to be bigger, so I started again in the same coloured yarn and a bigger hook. I have given the rest of the gift and said that the rest will come eventually so there is no rush, just happy hooking with family watching Christmas traditions.
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Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Tjueandre Desember
Today my tea was black wit cardamum, cinnamon, ginger, apple, and caramel. It was quite good, I have spent the day wrapping gifts. This year I have tried to buy more eco friendly wrapping paper made of actual paper that can be recycled. I bought some boxes that the recipient could use after and just tied a bow of hemp.
I used boxes I already had and just tied a bow around with leftover yarn, and attaches a heart from leftover wrapping paper and a couple of croched threes.
This one is simply a used box with a string and crochet threes attached with a clothes peg. I think looks manly and most of the recipients don't really spend too much time thinking about their packaging anyway so why spent so much time and money on it?
I have cleaned and vacuumed the room for our Christmas guest.
Washed the bathroom, done three loads of washing, shined the kitchen, now there is only the living room left, but I need M to carry some boxes into the storage first, if he ever comes home from work that is....
It now looks a bit more Christmassy and welcoming.
The scarf is almost done too!
The two wrist warmers will have to wait since that deadline is on the 27th. But M's need to be finished, but I am sure I can manage that.
And since it is Tuesday tunes today, here are some of my favourite songs that get me in the spirit!
The newest tradition, I have the whole cd of Hello Project Christmas songs, and I love them. Kago on the top of the pyramid is adorable and I love her voice, so happy she is in Girls beat.
I am sad they seem to have retired this song, because it really helps me to get into Christmas spirit.
This is one of the two movies I need to see on Christmas eve whilst I get dressed for the evening.
this is the second. I loved these as a kid and I love them still, in later years the candy eating and dressing whilst watching have subsided and I have started frantically crocheting the last gifts instead.
I really love this musical, although I never saw it complete when I was little, this was the one with the best quality I could find. What I do love watching that NRK stopped showing was "Den spanske Flue" which is funny still.
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More than 500 jobs will be up for grabs at the Airport Community Job Fair on Tuesday.
This free event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC), is the perfect opportunity for qualified individuals to launch their careers at the world's most traveled and efficient airport.
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Junior High
Course Work
In the TC Homeschool Program the child's education coordinator is primarily the parent. The parent compiles the curriculum that the child will use for each subject under the help and guidance of the Homeschool Director. This can be from a wide variety of different sources: purchased curriculum, homeschool co-ops, or items from the TC Homeschool Resource Room. The primary teaching parent along with the Homeschool Director formulate a plan for the school year. Then the primary teaching parent guides the assignments, test and accumulates grades for courses taken at home.
Junior High Students (7-8)
Students may take courses on campus here at Toledo Christian. They may take up to 3 classes on campus, when enrolled as a homeschool student. All classes meet daily at a fixed time period. Students would come to class for that period(s) and participate in the class with the other students in a traditional classroom setting. All assignments, homework, tests and exams are assigned by the course teacher. The grade would then be calculated and recorded by the course teacher.
All Grade Levels have chapel on a weekly bases that Homeschool Students are encouraged to attend.
Extra-curricular Activities
Students are entitled to participate in all extracurricular activities that are available, for an example, playing and attending Sports (specific requirements need to be met to play sports, students are entitled and encouraged to participate in After School Programs such as Art club, Cooking Club, Running Club, Drama Productions. There are also field trips and events they can participate.
Benefits of Partnering with Toledo Christian
Benefits for all Homeschooling Students K-12:
- All grades are kept by Toledo Christian, both on campus and off campus classes
- Support by Certified Teacher
- School Community
- Lasting Friendships
Benefits for Junior High Students:
- Access to all On Campus Classes
- Band and Choir
- Great Shake Speech Event
- Access to Guidance Counselor
- Sports – Playing and Attending
- Annual Field Trips: 6th grade – Stone Lab, 7th grade – Creation and Freedom Museum, 8th grade – Beulah Beach, Cedar Point, and Sky Zone
- Testing
- After School Clubs and Activities
- TC Cares Community Outreach
- Spiritual Emphasis Events
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RustBelt: New work by Paul Elia
September 10-24, 2010.
Socald Studio Gallery
244 James Street North
Hamilton ON
Having met Paul a year ago at one of his Queen Street W exhibits, I was new to Toronto and excited to ask him about Toronto's art scene. What I got was a tip-off about a little place nearby called Hamilton and a good sense of how passionate this digital print artist is about architecture and community.
Paul is a heritage whisperer of sorts, and his civic vision is super-simple and super-detailed – urban decay brings artists, and artists renew neighborhoods in neglect. I guess that's why he convinced me to move to Hamilton.
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Vince and Joe's Scrip (Gift Cards)
This fundraiser will take place monthly at the same time as the other scrip fundraiser. Orders due online by the band booster meeting each month and payment to the Scrip Coordinator (Anita Landini) or Treasurer (Brenda Bullock) within 48 hours of the meeting. All orders will be placed on the Wednesday following the booster meeting.
To order the scrip cards send Anita a check made out to HF2IMB for the number and amount of gift cards they want to purchase (denominations from $20.00 to $100.00). She will turn the checks into the Treasurer and he will write a check to Vince & Joes for 95% and the band keeps 5%. Of the 5% profit 85% will go in your student account, 15% in the general fund.
Anita's address is: 14962 Rotunda Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Cell Phone: 586-604-1254, texting is ok if they identify who is texting
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Scrip – Gift Card Orders – Monthly Orders
The profit (2-20% of the gift card value) is split 15/85% between general fund and your student's account. It is an easy way to make money for HF2IMB, buy presents, and even purchase gift cards to use at the restaurants, stores, gas stations and movie theaters you already go to. There are 100's of places to choose from like AMC Theaters, Barnes and Noble, bd's Mongolian Grill, Shell Gas stations and many more. Get your check to the scrip coordinator (Anita Landini) or treasurer (Brenda Bullock) within 48 hours (of the monthly band booster meeting) for delivery no later than the next band booster meeting.
Order gift cards for gas station – you will earn $$ and get the "cash" price at the pump!!!
Follow these instructions to check it out:
- Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and use enrollment code 2EB43BAL27256 to place your order (or just check it out).
- Print a copy of your order for yourself.
- Write a check for the amount on your order payable to HF2IMB, include "Scrip order" and "your student's name" in the memo line of the check.
- Get your check to the Treasurer with in 48 hours (of the 10th of the month) for delivery at the next Booster Meeting.
If you have any questions please contact Anita Landini at 586-604-1254 or email firstname.lastname@example.com .
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger distributes funds quarterly to non-profit organizations registered to their Kroger Community Rewards program. Simply register online and shop using your "Kroger Card" and a share of the community rewards funds will go to Henry Ford Instrumental Music Boosters.
Each quarter provide your online statement from Kroger to Tina Elle at email@example.com and your student's account will be credited.


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Our sugar scrub gives you that feeling whenever you please, inside your very own shower. For scent, we use only the finest essential oils, no fragrance oils here.
In search of a creamy butter element, we turned to Cupuacu butter, an Amazonian tree in the chocolate family, renowned for its water absorption qualities, and for its ability to retain skin flexibility.
Then fine-grained sugar is mixed with a light and absorbent blend of grapeseed and cherry kernel oils to keep skin highly moisturized, and finished with a generous infusion of Kaolin clay for a finish that is whisper soft and non-greasy.
Tall delicate trees ring a mirrored moonlit lake dotted with elves bathing in the rejuvenating sands, the air perfumed by sturdy perennial floral herbs in the boughs and rushes
For: Skin that glows as if painted by elven moonbeams.
Scent: Delicate woods, green herbal florals.
Brand: Our house brand, developed, tested and handmade right in Batavia, Illinois by the barbers of Beardsgaard.
Directions: Rub into slightly damp skin, rinse off, pat dry. for best results, use at the end of a shower, standing out of the water and with as little as possible excess moisture on the skin before rinsing (excess water will dissolve product more quickly).
Ingredients: Sugar, Grapeseed Oil, Cherry Kernel Oil, Cupuacu Butter, Kaolin Clay, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-150 Stearate, Polysorbate 60, Steareth-20, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid
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The wider Woodlark Islands group also consists of Madau and Nusam to the west, Nubara to the east, and the Marshall Bennett group to the southwest.
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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." (from the song Beautiful Boy)
It's one thing to nod sagely at the above thoughts, another to let it affect one's life. If you are anywhere near Euston Station in the next couple of weeks, I recommend half an hour spent at the Life Before Death exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road.
The collection describes itself in this way
You can view a slideshow of photos before and after death here.
24 sets of photographs taken before and after death
Nothing teaches us more about life than death itself. Journalist Beate Lakotta and photographer Walter Schels asked 24 terminally ill people if they could accompany them during their last weeks and days. From these vigils came a series of insightful descriptions and photographic portraits taken before and after death.
Far from being gloomy, these intimate concerns of the dying reveal the preciousness and transience of life, and make us question what we often take for granted
The exhibition has received many positive reviews - see for example this five-star review. Even The Sun did a positive feature on it.
Personally, I found the exhibition moving and a further confirmation of the importance of facing the possibility of premature death head on.
One 68-year-old could scarcely believe the way death was cheating her out of her retirement. She had been working hard all her life to finally enjoy herself. "Can't death wait?" she pleaded. It could not - eight days later, she was dead.
Another of the condemned, aged 47, mused "It's absurd really. It's only now that I have cancer that for the first time, ever, I really want to live." Existential therapist Irvin Yalom has longobserved how impending death trivialises the trivial. Wouldn't it be good if we could do this without the sentence of imminent death hanging over us?


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Government: A Monster of Our Own Creation?
Do we have blind faith in our government? Do we have blind faith in our Media? Do we believe that our government will always do what is in our best interest? Has the press skirted their duties by allowing party affiliation and personal feelings to skew their reporting and basically stop informing the populace? What is happening to our country? Is the government a monster of our own creation?
Let's start by looking at the current press and how their reporting or lack thereof could be negatively effecting our government and the people they represent.
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodard of the Washington Post, emerged as the most famous journalists in American History. Why? Between 1972 and 1976, they followed a story regarding a break-in at the Watergate Hotel and discovered a tangled web of deceit and lies leading directly to the White House and President Nixon. Because of a hunch, lots of research and investigation, they uncovered what we now know as "Watergate." As a result of their hard work and unquenchable thirst for the truth, regardless of their political leanings, their story lead to the fall and resignation of President Nixon.
I think the journalists of yesterday helped to keep our government and its officials in check. They helped to keep them honest. No matter what political party you were associated with you still went out in search of the truth, the lies, and the deceptions. It seemed as though journalists of yesteryear were in the people's camp. We were all in this together, and the constant scrutiny by the press kept our government honest and working for the people. We knew that if you were corrupt, you would eventually get caught. We could turn on the news and know that the stories they told us were based on fact, hard work, real journalism and truth. We never knew what party any of our news anchors favored. There was never an indication that they played for one team or the other. The prize was uncovering the truth, and keeping our elected officials honest.
I grew up in an era where journalism and politics were considered honorable professions. This is no longer true today.
Let's look at a line from the Society of Professional Journalist's code of Ethics:
"Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the Journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues."
Do you believe this is happening in the reporting of the news today? The majority of bias in the news today is not necessarily the result of lies, but the omission of news stories that might not be consistent with their political leanings or their owners or advertisers. Stories might be omitted because they would not put the current administration in a favorable light. Instead of seeking the truth and keeping the public informed, it becomes all about politics, advertisers and money.
A perfect example of this would be the story of the IRS and their potential targeting of conservatives. Let's look back to May of 2013 when the allegations against the IRS were first reported.
President Obama said,
"If in fact IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous. And there's no place for it. And they have to be held fully accountable. Because the IRS as an independent agency requires absolute integrity, and people have to have confidence that they're applying the laws in a nonpartisan way."
When asked about the IRS scandal in an interview with Bill O'Reilly from Fox news, President Obama said,
"Not a smidgen of corruption. These kinds of things keep on surfacing in part because of you (Fox) and your TV station will promote them."
Is that true? Is Fox News only telling the story to make the administration look bad, or is the IRS scandal, in fact, a real story? Let's look at the facts surrounding the IRS case.
On May 10, 2013, The Internal Revenue Service apologized for targeting groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names, and that their applications for tax-exempt status were being improperly delayed and scrutinized.
In the beginning, all the major media outlets were outraged and covered the scandal with the zeal that the Watergate scandal brought about. But then, the coverage all but stopped by mainstream media. What happened?
Reports circulated that groups from both conservative and liberal groups were targeted. This was supposed to make the investigation null and void. If the IRS was targeting both sides of the political aisle, then it was no longer news?
In an analysis by the Media Research Center, The Big Three networks devoted a whopping 34 minutes and 28 seconds of coverage to New Jersey's Governor, Chris Christie's traffic headache, which they dubbed "Bridgegate." That is 17 times the 2 minutes and eight seconds devoted to the IRS scandal in the last six months. NBC featured 5 seconds, CBS with 1 minute and 41 seconds, and ABC a meager 22 seconds.
IRS Agents testified before Congress that the agency's political targeting did not apply to progressive groups as Democrats and the media had claimed. Only 7 applications in the IRS backlog contained the word "progressive" all of which were approved by the IRS, while Conservative groups received unprecedented review and experienced years of waiting for their applications, most of which, have still not been approved. Twenty-four conservative groups were asked for their donor lists. The IRS told Congress that those lists were destroyed, however going through IRS files, they discovered three of the lists had not been destroyed. Of the donors on the lists, 10% were audited. The rate of audits on ordinary Americans is 1%.
Inspector General Russell George, according to his audit said,
"Our audit did not find evidence that the IRS used the "progressives" identifier as selection criteria for potential political cases between May of 2010 and May of 2012."
The inspector general also stressed that,
"100 percent of the groups with 'tea party,' 'patriots' and '9/12' in their names were flagged for extra attention."
It was also proven that conservative groups were not only targeted, and harassed with IRS audits, but Lois Lerner was also cooking up plans with the Justice Department to criminally charge conservative groups, and emails were uncovered showing Lois Lerner was, in fact, sharing private taxpayer information regarding conservatives with the Federal Election Commission.
Still, no news reports from mainstream news.
In April 2014, Lois Lerner received a criminal referral from the House Ways and Mean Committee and new emails were intercepted proving she fed tax information on a targeted group to Representative Elijah Cummings (D).
Did we hear updates from mainstream? No. Was Elijah Cummings asked any questions about the shared emails? No.
When Congress demanded the emails from Lois Lerner's computers, during the time period when this event occurred, they claimed her emails were lost when her computer crashed. Congress then discovered her hard drive was destroyed as well. Additionally, 6-7 other employees involved in the scandal also mysteriously had their computers crash, and their hard drives also destroyed.
Did this prompt reports on mainstream media? NO.
Based on this story alone, do you feel that the news is being reported? Do you feel that the mainstream media has your back? Do you think it is important for the United States public to know how and why and who was involved with the IRS targeting of Americans for their political speech and beliefs?
Regardless of your political party affiliation, it IS news. We, as Americans, should be outraged that the press is picking and choosing the stories they report to the American public.
Let's look at some statistics.
"Surveys by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press among other polling and research groups show that about two-thirds of the general public cite television as their main source for national and international news, more than twice the number of people who rely on newspapers, and about 50 percent more than the growing number of U.S. residents who rely on the Internet (43 percent)."
Australian journalist John Pilger also captures this very well:
"Long before the Soviet Union broke up, a group of Russian writers touring the United States were astonished to find, after reading the newspapers and watching television, that almost all the opinions on all the vital issues were the same. 'In our country,' said one of them, 'to get that result we have a dictatorship. We imprison people. We tear out their fingernails. Here you have none of that. How do you do it? What's the secret?'"
Ben H. Bagdikian of the Media Monopoly said,
"The inappropriate fit between the country's major media and the country's political system has starved voters of relevant information, leaving them at the mercy of paid political propaganda that is close to meaningless and often worse. It has eroded the central requirement of a democracy that those who are governed give not only their consent but their informed consent."
Daniel Terdiman, a journalist who has been published in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Wired Magazine and many others says,
"You can get so close to a source that you become part of the problem, he added. 'Some people say that these powerful people use journalists, and they do. And they will use them to the fullest extent possible, right up until the point where the journalist says, "Whoa, that's too far." [Journalists] shouldn't be willing to water down the truth to protect their access to power.'"
The World Press Freedom Index of 2014 rated The United States number 46th in the world for freedom of the press. What does that mean? In 2009, the United States was rated number 22 in the world. What is happening in this country?
Why are Americans more informed on movie star happenings, then events that affect their very lives?
I read an article after the IRS scandal broke where Bette Midler, said, thank you to the IRS for targeting tea party groups, who she sees as haters. My question to the "Divine Miss M," would be, how would she feel, if the IRS decided to target red-headed singers/actresses? How about women with black hair? How about men with brown eyes? What about Christians? How about Jews?
You have to ask yourself one question. Should the IRS have the freedom and the power to target any American for their beliefs?
In this day and age of such polarization, we have to stand up as Americans and fight for the freedoms our forefather's guaranteed us when this fledgling country was born. We must remember that government, especially in the past 5 years has divided us among families, political parties, religious groups, gay and traditional marriage groups, blacks against whites, males against females, rich against poor…and the list goes on. Why? As long as we are divided, government grows stronger and the United States gets weaker. We have to recognize that when we, as Americans, are divided, we have already been conquered and the government becomes a monster of our own creation!


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Super super simple meal to get on the table. This has to be one of the fastest crockpot recipes I make.
Not much more to say other than, go and make it and enjoy a nice big plate of pasta :)
Crockpot Sausage Rigatoni
- 1 pound sweet italian turkey sausages, casings removed and crumbled (I've made it using maple sausage too, it's good)
- One 26- to 28- ounce jar tomato pasta sauce
- 1 pound rigatoni, uncooked
- Freshly grated or shredded Parmesan cheese for serving
Coat the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage.
While the sausage is cooking, pour the pasta sauce into the cooker. Fill the empty jar with water and pour it into the cooker. Add the rigatoni and cooked sausage; gently stir with a rubber spatula to combine well. Cover and cook on LOW until the pasta is tender, 31/2 to 4 hours. Stir once halfway through cooking.
Do not cook more than 4 hours because the sides will dry out and burn. Serve immediately sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.


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Maggie's Notebook, which gives me a live link within your article. Then send a trackback to me (you'll need my trackback URL), which will let me know that you are joining in the fun. I will then add your live link to my article.
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