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Gorbachev Feels Heat on Economy
FROM the grimy coal pits of Russia and the Ukraine, Soviet miners are sending President Mikhail Gorbachev an unpleasant message. "The president does not represent the interests of the people," Victor Yakovlev, a miner from Vorkuta and a member of the Russian parliament declares. "He has to resign."
This demand was issued at a press conference Tuesday announcing the formation of a national committee to lead a strike movement that has been growing slowly since the beginning of March. Coming two days after the nationwide referendum, the miners were serving notice that Mr. Gorbachev may have won a solid majority for the preservation of the Soviet Union, but he did not gain a popular mandate.
In part, Gorbachev's problems have been complicated by his failure to win an overwhelming victory at the polls. Though officials claim a 77 percent "yes" vote for preservation of the union, this figure is inflated by the 90 percent-plus majorities racked up in the conservative Communist-ruled Central Asian republics.
In the politically more crucial areas of the Ukraine, the major Russian cities, and the industrial regions of the Urals, as much as half the population voted "no" in a clear antigovernment protest. And Gorbachev's archrival, Russian Republic leader Boris Yeltsin, appeared to have won resounding backing for his proposal to create a Russian presidency, for which he is more than ready to run.
But the prospects for trouble come less from Mr. Yeltsin than from the economic collapse. Indeed, Gorbachev adviser Grigory Revenko laid blame for the "no" vote in cities such as Moscow, Leningrad, and Sverdlovsk on the empty store shelves there. Long lines of people are hardly limited to those cities, however, though conditions may be worse there than elsewhere.
Gorbachev laid out that reality in a speech to a meeting of economists last weekend. Industrial production is down 4.5 percent already this year, meat production by 13 percent. And production of oil for export, the main currency earner, is down from 125 million to 60 million tons.
And now Gorbachev's backing will face an even more severe test in the form of a long-awaited across-the-board hike in retail prices, which was decreed on Tuesday night, to begin on April 2. Prices are due to rise an average of 60 percent, but some will double or triple. The government promises to use part of the new revenue for compensation measures starting this week, including wage increases, but these will not cover the full amount.
The price reform is a key element of broader reforms, ending the government-subsidized gap between low prices and far higher costs of production. In theory, as prices are freed, it can lead to fuller store shelves. But many economists say without other reforms such as privatization, including land, the state-run economy is unable to respond to the price reform.
IN the short-term, many goods absent for months may suddenly appear because they have been hoarded by distributors and enterprises awaiting the price hikes. But most observers expect this to be a short-lived phenomenon.
"The reform won't rid us of shortages," wrote the trade union daily Trud yesterday, "because there won't be more production. Thus the price reform won't resolve our sharpest economic problem. On the contrary there is a threat of hyperinflation."
All of this sets the stage for a wave of industrial strikes, led by the miners. Two years ago the miners went on an unprecedented strike seeking higher wages, better working conditions, and a better price for their coal. After what the miners describe as two years of broken promises, their demands have become political as well as economic. The government has refused to respond to what it calls diktat, but now the strike has grown to include 280,000 miners in 165 mines, the strike leaders say.
After the referendum, there are signs that Gorbachev intends to take a softer and more reformist tack than he has in recent months. "The referendum lays the foundation for further democratic reforms in this country," Gorbachev adviser Revenko told reporters Tuesday. He placed long-delayed economic reform measures, such as privatization of small business and land ownership, at the top of the list.
The Gorbachev aide also talked about moving rapidly to conclude the draft union treaty. He took a more conciliatory tone toward Yeltsin and other republican leaders, calling for "calm" and cooperation in solving economic troubles. But for some, including the embittered miners, such talk comes far too late.


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In case you didn't hear, the USDA published a new planting zone map for the United States. It is in response to the increase in temperatures around the country. Kansas City has now moved from a zone 5 to a zone 6, which means there are a number of varieties that historically would winter kill … [Read more…]


text: Home Breadcrumb caret Tax Breadcrumb caret Estate Planning How much power do powers of attorney really have? Can a person acting under a PoA make gifts or change beneficiary designations? By Keith Masterman | February 7, 2017 | Last updated on September 21, 2023 4 min read Bob has made an appointment to see Maria, a financial advisor. Maria has not met Bob, but his name rings a bell. As it turns out, Bob holds the power of attorney for his Aunt Gertrude. Gertrude has been a longtime client of Maria's. Bob tells Maria that his aunt has recently been declared incapable of managing her financial affairs and he is her attorney. When they meet, Bob provides Maria with a copy of the PoA. Bob is anxious to make changes to Gertrude's portfolio. In addition, he wants to gift some of Gertrude's funds to himself and his cousins. After all, he tells Maria, "My aunt won't need the money; she is very comfortable," pointing out that he and his cousins could really use the money. He also wants to make a gift to Gertrude's church on her behalf. Maria knows that Gertrude donates to the church each Christmas. Read: How to make a Power of Attorney ironclad Bob also wants to change the beneficiary designations on Gertrude's RRIF. Currently, the beneficiary is Gertrude's estate, and Bob wants to change it to himself. He explains this is so the funds do not get tied up in the probate process after Gertrude dies. Bob wants to discuss how these steps will impact Gertrude's estate plan and taxes. Bob has not provided a copy of Gertrude's will and Maria has never seen it. Gertrude was always private, so her lack of sharing is not surprising. But Maria is hesitant. Does Bob have the legal ability to take these steps? Can a person acting under a PoA make gifts or change beneficiary designations? Read: Prepare for client incapacity Gifting assets An attorney is a fiduciary for the person who granted the PoA, and fundamentally must act in the person's best interest. Gifting Gertrude's funds reduces her assets and would seem contrary to this fundamental duty. However, in most provinces, Bob may be able to make gifts. The first place to turn is the provincial legislation where the grantor resides. Most provinces provide that in limited circumstances, an attorney such as Bob may make a gift or a loan to the grantor's friends and relatives, and a gift to a charity. Usually the legislation only permits gifts where Gertrude's remaining assets will be sufficient to satisfy her basic needs and where there is evidence she would have made the gift had she been competent. With respect to charitable gifts, usually provincial legislation allows the gift only if Gertrude authorized it in her PoA or if there's evidence she made similar gifts when capable. Read: Why clients may need multiple cross-border PoAs A careful reading of the governing legislation in the particular province is required, however, as there are variations. For instance, in Saskatchewan gifts are limited to $1,000 and the attorney is specifically prevented from making gifts to himself, subject to any specific authority granted in the PoA itself. In Ontario, charitable gifts are limited to 20% of the income of the property of the grantor in any particular year and any maximum set out in the PoA, whichever is lower. Therefore, before they can proceed, Maria and Bob should review both the PoA and the provincial legislation. They should also review Gertrude's will to ensure that any gifts would be consistent with her estate plan. Even if the gift is authorized by the PoA and the legislation, Bob should proceed cautiously. The courts have reviewed gifting by an attorney in several cases: In Westfall v. Kovacec Estate (2001), the Ontario Court of Justice did not authorize the gift. The attorney argued that the gift was small, the attorney really needed the money, the incapable person did not require the money, and that the attorney was likely to eventually inherit. The court, however, said these grounds are no more justifiable than theft. The stated reasons were not consistent with the provincial legislation as there was no evidence the giftor would have made the gift if competent. In Laird v. Mulholland (1998), on the other hand, the Ontario court allowed a $10,000 gift to the attorney and his wife, who were longtime friends of the incapable person. The attorney was able to show that the incapable person often made generous birthday and Christmas gifts to the attorney and his family. Changing the RRIF beneficiary designation As far as the RRIF is concerned, Bob appears to be out of luck. The general consensus is that a beneficiary designation on life insurance policies, pensions, RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs is a testamentary disposition, and thus cannot be completed by a PoA in any circumstances. That said, British Columbia has softened its rules and allows a PoA to continue an existing designation either on the transfer in of a registered plan from another financial institution, or on transition of one plan type to another. Regardless, the courts have also taken a hard stance against such changes. Read: Don't let courts choose who gets dead clients' RRIFs Conclusion Maria and Bob both have to proceed carefully to avoid breaching his duty to his aunt. Failing to review the legislation and the PoA document can lead to liability for both Maria and Bob, and could ruin Bob's family harmony as relatives question the gifts. Keith Masterman Tax & Estate Keith Masterman, LLB, TEP, is vice-president, Tax, Retirement and Estate Planning at CI Global Asset Management. 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Born in Buenos Aires, Esteban Gallegos began the piano in Barcelona. Back in Argentina, he furthered his musical studies including piano, chamber music and choir conducting at the University of La Plata. His love for early music led him to France where he studied harpsichord with Willem Jansen at the Toulouse Conservatory and basso continuo with Yves Rechsteiner at the National Conservatory of Music in Lyon. He also followed masterclasses with Jesper Christensen, Pierre Hantaï, Jacques Ogg, Gabriel Garrido, Pedro Memelsdorff…
He has played in Europe and South America with many early music ensembles. He is a member of the ensembles Résonances and Sudestada, and has also worked with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Orchestre National de Lyon.
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Popular children's TV star, Cookie Monster, has today come under fire and been called to resign from his position as head of cookie consumption at the Sesame Corporation, after allegations surfaced that he supports the controversial '#bluelivesmatter' movement.
The news has come into the spotlight after the biscuity bigot's co-star, Elmo, publicly spoke out on the problem of systematic prejudice and corruption explained to him by his father in an attempt to explain the issue in a way that would be digestible to the kind of people that watch cable news.
Cookie Monster has responded in a press release stating that, "Cookie Monster is blue. Cookie Monster thought #bluelivesmatter was for him. Cookie Monster didn't know about links to racist police. Cookie Monster sorry."
Cookie Monster is not the only children's TV celebrity to come under fire in recent weeks, with the cast of Paw Patrol also refusing to respond to allegations they were normalising the use of police as a one-size-fits-all solution to all society's problems, from dogs getting stuck on a ski-slope, to dogs fighting over ice-cream toppings, issues which critics say should never have involved police intervention in the first place.


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And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exodus 31:18 (KJV)
Two tables of testimony – The 10 commandments are amazing. They were written by the finger of God on two tablets of stone. The legend is that the stone was made of sapphire, the tablets were cut from a perfect cube measuring 18″ x 18″ x 18″, and that cube was split in half so that each of the commandments was 18″ tall by 18″ wide and 9″ thick. The writing from God was said to have gone all the way through the stone so that if one looked at it, you could see through the other side. But if you flipped the tablet over, it didn't show the text in reverse as one might imagine, but showed the text the same as the front. Continue reading "Various Structures in the 10 Commandments"


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Perhaps the highest praise I can offer for Helvetica comes courtesy of Meg, who was snickering on the way into the theater about going to see a movie about a font and exited saying, ?that was great, now I want to be a designer!? The rest of the audience, mostly designers and type folks, loved it as well. But for the non-design folks, what?s compelling about the movie is getting a glimpse of how designers think and work; that it?s not just about making things look pretty. The modern world is awash in signage and symbols and words and for a lot of them, especially the corporate messages, there?s a reason why they look the way they do. The story of Helvetica offers a partial key to decoding these messages.
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Is workers compensation the only option after being injured in an accident at work? Unexpected workplace accidents can have tragic consequences. You may have been working on an assembly line or other job that uses heavy machinery or tools. If you work in an industry that uses heavy machinery or tools, an accident at work can change your life forever. Seeking the help of a Brisbane Work Injury Lawyer can help you through the process of filing a worker's compensation claim and recover lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.
Workers compensation is often a "no win no fee" attorney's practice that is designed to provide compensation to injured employees and their families. The law requires this if you are injured on the job. It is important to hire a lawyer when you believe you have been injured on the job. A workers' compensation lawyer can review your case, advise you and your family and even negotiate with the company for additional workers' compensation benefits.
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It is possible to sue for injuries at work even if you are not working. In some cases, companies will settle out of court without ever having to go to court. Your job may have caused or contributed to the accident. It is possible to sue for negligence if you are injured on the job. A good work injury lawyer can advise you and your family on whether or not to sue and how much money you might be entitled to receive.
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When Your Baby Bump Tightens or Feel Hard: Is It a Contraction? Are You in Labor?There is no known cause, but doctors believe Braxton Hicks contractions are a way of the uterus to "practice" for actual labor.by Rachel Perez . Published Sep 9, 2019
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A lot of pregnant women, especially those who are pregnant the first time, always ask this question: Is it normal for your baby bump to feel hard? "Is it a contraction? Am I in labor?" are typical follow-up questions when one's belly starts to tighten more often — and panic sets in when it is not your due date yet.
Uterine contractions are one of the signs a pregnant woman may be in labor. It means a woman's cervix has started to thin and dilate or open — that is why contractions (and by association, labor) hurt. The cervix reaches full dilation at 10 centimeters, which means the baby can now pass through the vaginal canal.
What are Braxton Hicks contractions
Sometimes the belly "tightening" or menstrual pain-like cramps can confuse pregnant women because there is such a thing as false contractions. It is also commonly known as Braxton Hicks, named after John Braxton Hicks, the English doctor who first described it in 1972. So how do you know it is false contractions?
Braxton Hicks are irregular
Braxton Hicks are contractions that remain infrequent and unpredictable. There are no regular time intervals or pattern that may help you predict when it will happen next. Some women experience Braxton Hicks as early as during their second trimester of pregnancy, starting at Week 16 or Week 20.
As the pregnancy progresses, Braxton Hicks contractions become more noticeable during the third trimester. It may also be more challenging to differentiate them from real labor contractions as you near your due date.
Braxton Hicks don't increase in intensity
Braxton Hicks happens when the muscles of the uterus tighten for approximately 15 to 30 seconds or as long as two minutes. They usually go away on its own or when you shift positions. The intensity of the contractions does not feel stronger as time passes — the intensity tapers off instead. False labor contractions are also mostly painless, but they can be uncomfortable. Some women barely notice it, but other pregnant women also say Braxton Hicks can be strong and painful but only on occasion.ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
Why Braxton Hicks contractions happen
According to the American Pregnancy Association, Braxton Hicks are also called "practice contractions" because it allows pregnant women to practice labor breathing exercises and use it when real labor contractions occur. Experts believe they "practice" the uterine muscles to get ready for actual labor.
There are no known causes of Braxton Hicks, and they can happen anytime. Some doctors caution pregnant women are more likely to experience false labor contractions at the end of the day when they're dehydrated or have a full bladder, and during or after physical activity such as pregnancy exercise or sex. Sometimes, pregnant women experience false labor contractions just by touching and caressing their baby bump.
How to get relief from Braxton Hicks contractions
Typically, Braxton Hicks contractions disappear on its own. Changing positions, taking a walk or a bath, listening to relaxing music, napping, or resting alleviates the discomfort or pain. If the false labor contractions happened because you're dehydrated, drinking a couple of glasses or having a snack should do the trick. Some preggos drink a warm cup of tea or milk for relief. Having a prenatal massage also helps.CONTINUE READING BELOWwatch now
Try to take slow, deep breaths, too, to help cope with the discomfort or pain. Relaxation exercises, such as those taught in birthing classes, may not help Braxton Hicks contractions disappear.
Braxton Hicks vs. real labor contractions
False labor contractions or Braxton Hicks are irregular contractions that do not increase in intensity or frequency. You may feel discomfort or pain only in your lower abdomen. It should disappear on its own, or changing positions, resting, drinking a glass of water, or taking pain medication should be able to alleviate it.
Real labor starts when contractions come at regular intervals and usually last about 30 to 70 seconds each. Gradually, they will happen in intervals that become closer together, but the intensity continuously increases and gets stronger. You may feel pain and some discomfort coming from your lower back to the front of your abdomen that no pain medication can completely resolve.
The easiest way to check if you are having false labor contractions is when the pain stops, or the tightening relaxes after you change positions or take a rest, advises Dr. Maynila Domingo, M.D., a board member of the Bayside Council of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a clinical associate professor at the University of the Philippines-Manila.ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
When to alert your doctor about Braxton Hicks contractions
If you're at full-term or 38 weeks and having more regular, alert your doctor if you're your contractions are becoming stronger, longer, or more regular. Other signs of labor usually accompany real labor contractions. Go to the hospital right away if you're in severe pain due to the contractions, your water already broke, or you have vaginal bleeding. (Read more about signs of labor here and when to rush to the hospital here).
If you're not yet full-term, call your doctor right away AND head to the hospital your contractions are becoming more frequent, at least four in an hour, or more intense that you feel out of breath after each one. You might be experiencing preterm labor. Observe also for these other signs of preterm labor:
- Having contractions of at least four to six per hour, or every 10 minutes even if they're not as painful
- Abdominal pain or menstrual-like cramping
- Vaginal bleeding or spotting
- Increased or changes vaginal discharge. Watch for watery discharge, which may indicate that your water bag may be ruptured and your amniotic fluid is leaking! If you notice a pink- or blood-tinged mucus-like discharge, it may be a bloody show as your mucus plug might have detached. (Read more about the mucus plug here.)
- Pressure in the pelvic or lower abdominal area as if your baby is pushing down
- Low back pain, especially if you' didn't have it before or if' it's dull or rhythmic
If you're not sure if what you're experiencing is false or real labor contractions, it's okay to head to the hospital to be safe. If you feel anything amiss during your pregnancy, don't hesitate to ask your doctor about it.
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Hough many vacationers come to Rwanda to peer the highland gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, the incredible apes are just one in every of many styles of primate visitors can tune at some stage in a visit to the united states. Frisky golden monkeys may be determined within the equal forests as the gorillas, even as in the southwest, Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to a dozen additional primates species, including boisterous chimpanzees and sprightly colobus monkeys.
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Many site visitors plan two nights around Volcanoes National Park sooner or later set apart for a trek to peer the gorillas. Stick around, although, so you can spend some other looking lively golden monkeys in motion as they frolic via the bamboo forests of the Virunga Mountains. These endangered little primates get their call thanks to a special golden corona of fur around their faces and the fur on their flanks and backs.
Volcanoes National Park incorporates two habituated troops of golden monkeys, certainly one of which incorporates round 80-a hundred members at any given time. What's greater, they commonly stay at lower altitudes than the gorillas, so the hike to look at them is not almost as strenuous as ones to go to the excellent apes.
Once rangers find the endangered monkeys, visitors can spend an hour looking at the lively creatures pass approximately their day-by-day commercial enterprise of nibbling bamboo leaves, calling each different of their uniquely raspy voices, and jumping from tree to tree trailed by using their long, furry tails. While shy and tending to stick to the treetops, it isn't always uncommon for the monkeys to come back inside a few toes of site visitors, so maintain your digicam at the ready.
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A quarter of Africa's primate species — 13 in all — stay here, which includes chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, owl-faced monkeys, pink-tailed monkeys, blue and silver monkeys, L'Hoest's mountain monkeys, Dent's mona monkeys, and olive baboons, amongst others, a lot of which exist in few different places around Africa.
There are almost 300 hen species to be spotted, including outstanding blue Turacos and black-and-white cascade hornbills. The 1,000-plus species of vegetation encompass many forms of tiny, neon-vibrant impatiens, substantial drum trees, and large gnarled Sinfonia bushes with blood-crimson blossoms dotting the park's slopes, no longer to say 140 kinds of orchids.
The three marquee stories right here track chimpanzees, recognize colobus monkeys, and walk over the incredible Canopy Walk.


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Henry (Harry) Jellicoe was born in the June Quarter of 1889 in Wirral, Cheshire. He was the son of John & Elizabeth Jellicoe (nee Davies), they, I believe, married in 1879 at Christ Church, Barnston, Cheshire (Cheshire BK64/1/7).
I do believe that John, may have been married previously to a Margaret, age 31, as on the 1871 census John, 27 and a Coach Man, is seen on that census living at Barnston, Woodchurch Parish, Cheshire with his wife Margaret, 31 born in Barnston, Cheshire with their daughter Alice A. Jellicoe age 2.
This of course could be an enumerator's mistake, but on the 1881 census John has a wife Elizabeth, age 21, born in Liverpool, Lancashire and John, 37 and a Farmer of 4 Acres, was born in Brimstage, Cheshire. Little Alice A Jellicoe is now 12 and born in Barnston, so I do believe that this is the right family. There are new members of the family, son James, 8, daughter Margaret, 5 and son George, 4 months old. There had been a 4 year gap between the children, making it a possibility that Margaret had died and John had to find a new bride.
There is a possible marriage of a John Gellicoe (sic) and a Margaret Cameron in the June Quarter 1862, (Liverpool Vol. 8b, Page 198), but this would have made John only 18 years old, not unknown, but any help gratefully received.
The 1891 census shows the family living at 45 Pensby Lane, Pensby, Wirral. John Jellicoe, 45, Farmer and Elizabeth, 31 had 6 children in the intervening years. Incidentally, Elizabeth is stated to have been born in Barnston and not Liverpool on this census. Sons, James, 19, George, 11, John, 6, Frederick, 4, Henry, 2 and Thomas 4 months old. Daughters, Margaret, 15, Mary E., 9 and Emily 7 made up the family. Daughter Alice A. Jellicoe, 22, was living at 13, Chapel Street, Birkenhead Cheshire, in the household of Isaac and Isaac Grundy, with their Step-son James Royle and visitor Ann Grice.
Alice A was to marry in 1894 at St. Andrew's Church, Bebington to Robert Burkey (Cheshire Wirral BK58/4/14).
1901 shows the family living at Poulton Farm, Spital Village, Lower Bebington, Cheshire, John 54 was a Farmer Employer and this time Elizabeth, 52, is said to have been born in Liverpool on this census. Sons George, 20, John, 16, Frederick, 14 are described as Farmer's sons, Harry, 13, Thomas, 11 and Joseph was 9. Daughters were Mary, 18 a Dressmaker, Margaret, 24 a Farmer's daughter and Emily, 17, a Milliner.
The 1911 census shows that the family had moved to Buckley, living at Liverpool Road. However, that same year John Jellicoe had died in the Hawarden Parish as his death is registered there, he was 67 years old, (HAW/06A/27).
Elizabeth, 53 was now a widow and a Farmer and an employer, again, she states that she had been born in Barnston, Cheshire. The family now has only a few of the children, Margaret, 35, single and a Housekeeper, son Henry, 22, single, and son Thomas, 20, single, and both Farmers. Daughter Emily, 28 had now been married to Frederick Jones, 28 and a Ship Steward, born in Liverpool, for 4 years. No children had been born to them. A Nephew, Herbert Wilbraham, 15, born in Liverpool, was assisting on the farm. There were 2 Boarders and a Visitor also in the household.
However after the census, at some point Henry Jellicoe moved to Rose Cottage, Aston, Hawarden, this is known as a Fllintshire WW1 Index Card was made out for him in the Shotton Parish, it gave his regimental details, but no one signed or dated it and in the "Remarks" – Unable to obtain any further particulars, letter endorsed "Not known". Died in Cairo.
Henry married in the Register Office or Registrar Attended ceremony at West Derby, to Helen Kitson in 1914. (Liverpool REG_WD/303/155)
The Armed Forces BMD details:- Jellicoe, Henry, Labour Corps. Pte. Reg. No.:- 361742 Year 1919 Volume 3 Page 117 (Source:- GRO, War Deaths, Army and other Ranks. (1914 -1919)
Harry Jellicoe in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 does not tell us where his first Theatre of War was nor when he entered it.
Henry Jellicoe in the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 tells us that the Sole Legatee was his Widow Helen Jellicoe and he died at the Citadil Military Hospital, Cairo.
For some reason I cannot find Harry's entry in Ancestry's entry U.K. Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 -1919.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission additional information: Son of John and Elizabeth Jellicoe; husband of Helen Jellicoe*, of 34 Sycamore Rd., Broseley Wood, Broseley, Salop. Born in Chester.
I believe that by the time the Commonwealth War Graves were collecting information on the Soldier, Helen had moved from Aston to Broseley.
Henry was on the Absent Voter's List 2847 JELLICOE, Henry, Rose Cottage, Aston 361742 Pte., 805 A.E. Coy. Lab. Corps 1918.
Henry is remembered on the Buckley War Memorial as well, his name probably put forward by his mother Elizabeth, and by then Helen had moved, so his name was not put forward for the Connah's Quay and Shotton Cenotaph, but he was a resident of Shotton, as his Flintshire WW1 Index Card shows.


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As part of the National Poetry Coalition's programming initiative, Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body, Dodge Poetry is launching the month-long Whose Body? Project next month.
Whose Body? is a question that arose time and again as we considered the theme of Poetry & the Body. It's a question that emerges when we consider many different issues, including body image, body trauma, environment & the body, the marginalized body, the incarcerated body, body politics, healing & the body, the gendered body, the non-gendered body, and senses & the body.
The Whose Body? Project will feature several components during the month of March, which you can read about in more detail here, including
- Videos of eight poets reading work that speaks to the question Whose Body? from different points of view. A new video will be posted to our Tumblr page twice a week throughout March
- A #WhoseBody social media takeover day in mid-March, designed to help us speak back to the photoshopped, filtered and unrealistic images of bodies that fill our screens every day
Today, we're opening registration for a special event at the end of March, Whose Body? Celebration & Reclamation. This event will feature
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How to tame a HiPPO - 'Highest-Paid Persons Opinion'
The term "HiPPO" is well known and refers to the 'Highest-Paid Persons Opinion' – the tendency for significant business decisions to come from senior leaders and their untested assumptions and 'intuition.'
Aside from the fact that these initiatives rarely ever actually work, they can be incredibly destructive.
Because they ignore and undermine the experience of the people on the front-lines and those who have the in-depth subject knowledge, who rarely get asked for their opinion.
However, the issue is not with the fact that senior leaders are coming up with ideas, or with the purposes themselves.
The problem is that the idea gets prioritized above everything else, is produced and launched with no testing, and any data or insight around the concept and how it performs is usually an exercise in 'spin'.
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instead, get them to understand that their idea is going to be quantified and tested along with all other ideas.
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HiPPO's opinions are presented as fact, but they are subjective.
This can be incredibly problematic when other plans are derailed to focus on what the highest-paid person wants to be done.
Even if there is no research or data to back it up, not only does this change of direction increase costs, waste time and jeopardize confidence, but it may also only be the wrong action to take.
So how do you tame the HiPPO?
Data can take the emotion and opinion out of decision-making.
First, try to find a data set that informs your decision. If there isn't a data set that works precisely, try to find something similar that you could use as a fact-based foundation to help guide the decision-making.
When you depersonalize decision-making, it's not about you or what you think or what the HiPPO thinks.
It's about what the facts state. Be hyper-focused on what your customers are saying, get competitive data and other external benchmarks in your analysis.
HiPPO's must remember the role others have played in past successes and to make the most of the people around them.
Today, everyone in the organization needs to be well-versed in using data to make decisions. Make sure that every employee has access to the data flow and tools to analyze it.
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Perfect Mulled Wine
The perfect mulled wine takes very little effort, but the addition of the ginger wine (not ginger beer or ginger ale) really adds a little winter warmth which is pleasing in the mouth. If you don't have ginger wine to hand you can always add in a little ground ginger, but tracking down a bottle of ginger wine is worth it. The cardamom adds a little musk to balance the sugar. Also making a spiced sugar syrup first, before adding in the wine, helps all the flavours mingle and mature a lot faster.
The Perfect Mulled Wine Recipe
Makes about 10 servings
Recipe Ingredients:
- 2 bottles red wine (1.5 Litres)
- 200ml ginger wine (or 1 tsp ground ginger)
- 2 oranges (unwaxed) peel / zest and juice
- 1 lemon (unwaxed) peel /zest only
- 150g caster (fine) sugar
- 4 cloves – plus extra for garnish
- 4 cardamom pods – bruised / crushed lightly
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Recipe Method:
To a large saucepan add the peel (zest) of the oranges, and the orange juice, then add the lemon peel, sugar and spices. Add just enough red wine to just cover the ingredients in the saucepan, and then heat gently until the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally.
Bring this up to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes until you have a thick syrup created. Turn the heat down, and pour the rest of the wine into the saucepan, stir, then add the ginger wine. Gently heat this through, sieve out the spices, and serve in heat-proof glasses.


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Southern Fried Apples
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 4 apples : peeled, cored, and sliced
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; stir sugar and cinnamon into the hot butter. Add apples and cook until apples begin to break down, 5 to 8 minutes.
Apple and Pear Leather
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 4 cups apples peeled, cored, chopped
- 4 cups pears peeled, cored, chopped
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with a layer of plastic wrap or parchment paper.
- In the container of a blender, combine the sugar, lemon juice, apple and pear. Cover and puree until smooth. Spread evenly on the prepared pan. Place the pan on the top rack of the oven.
- Bake for 5 to 6 hours, leaving the door to the oven partway open. Fruit is dry when the surface is no longer tacky and you can tear it like leather. Roll up on the plastic wrap and store in an airtight jar.
Pear Crisp
- 6 cups sliced pear
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup softened butter
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Spread pears to cover bottom of the baking dish; drizzle with melted butter and maple syrup.
- Stir flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Cut softened butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, adding more flour if necessary. Sprinkle topping over pears.
- Bake in preheated oven until pears are bubbling and topping is crisp, about 30 minutes.
Plum Clafouti
- 6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
- 14 plums, halved and pitted
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 2/3 cup all- purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 10 inch pie plate, and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar over the bottom.
- Arrange the plum halves, cut side down, so that they cover the entire bottom of the pie plate. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the top of the plums. In a blender, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar, eggs, milk, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Process until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour over the fruit in the pan.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Cherry Hand Pies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 3 cups pitted cherries, roughly chopped (1 to 1 1/2 pounds whole cherries)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Make the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and shortening and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Drizzle in 6 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough starts coming together.
- Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and lightly knead to bring together. Form into a disk, wrap in the plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, make the filling: Combine the cherries, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the cherries are juicy and the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, 5 more minutes. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the juice into a small bowl; stir in the cornstarch until dissolved. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and continue to simmer, stirring, until very thick, 6 to 8 more minutes. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the lemon juice and let cool.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll each into a ball. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each ball into a 6 1/2-inch round, using as little flour as possible. Stack the rounds between pieces of parchment paper and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let stand 5 minutes. Place 2 tablespoons cherry filling in the center of each round, then fold in half to enclose and crimp the edges to seal.
- Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a deep skillet until a deep-fry thermometer registers 360 degrees F. Fry the pies in 2 batches, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.


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Since I expressed some concern about the direction being proposed for CSS2.1 with respect to margins at the top (and bottom) of pages and columns, I would like to summarize the discussion as it has occurred on this list and during the CSS WG meeting. The current state of affairs ============================ The CSS2.1 specification says that margins at the top (or bottom) of a page are set to zero; that is, they have not affect. 13.3.3 Allowed page breaks In the normal flow, page breaks can occur at the following places: 1. In the vertical margin between block boxes. When a page break occurs here, the used values [p. 92] of the relevant 'margin-top' and 'margin-bottom' properties are set to '0'. The justification for this rule, stated by Håkon in his first post, is that margins are to keep blocks separated, but if the "adjacent" blocks in the normal flow are on two separate pages, then there is no need for margins to separate the blocks. Moving toward a revision of CSS 2.1 =================================== The discussion in this thread has been about whether this is the correct choice, for CSS 2.1 and for CSS 3. The consensus seems to be forming around the principle that this is not the right choice for CSS 2.1 and that something (to be discussed below) should be done for CSS 3. (There is a separate discussion about whether a solution for pages should apply to columns; again more below.) The something to be done for CSS 2.1, let's call it "behavior *", is to distinguish page breaks caused by user action (the first page or page-breaks triggered by page-break-before) from page-breaks caused by normal formatting. If the page-break is caused by normal formatting, then 13.3.3, item 1. Applies and the relevant 'margin-top' and 'margin-bottom' properties are set to '0'. If the page-break is caused by user (stylesheet) action, then 13.3.3., item 1. Does not apply and the 'margin-top' property is honored. (There does not seem to be a similar case for the 'margin-bottom' property; even if the page-break is caused by user action, there are (currently) no use cases identified to justify special handling in this case.) Proposed Change to CSS 2.1: =========================== It is viewed as being too late to have "behavior *" become the required behavior for CSS 2.1. So, the proposal for CSS 2.1 is to say that either 13.3.3, item 1 or "behavior *" is acceptable in a conformant implementation of CSS 2.1. The reason for this change is that often (but not always) the insertion of a page-break by user action signals the start of a new section. It seems clear that authors will want their 'margin-tip' honored at the start of a new section. Note, however, that there are other reasons for using 'page-break-before' other than starting a new section. Consider the case of a table that will just fit on a page. In this case, the author may use 'page-break-before' to place the table on new page. Since this is not a new section, but just a continuation with a large object, the author would not expect the margin that his/her stylesheet assigned to tables in the normal flow to be honored. If "behavior *" is adopted, then it would be. But, it has been noted that the stylesheet author can, in this case, specify both that there should be a 'page-break-before' and 'margin-top: 0'. Without "behavior *" it is not possible, using 13.3.3., item 1, to apply a property that says "honor the 'margin-top'". Even with the analysis of the previous paragraph, it seems to me (and this was my original objection to "behavior *") that having a special case handling for the first page and pages caused by 'page-break-before' is bad system architecture. I still think that it is bad system architecture because only one of the reasons for using 'page-break-before' (to start a new section) needs "behavior *". It is, however, too late to come up with a good solution for CSS 2.1 so we may have to accept "behavior *". Note that 'page-break-after' was (intentionally) left out of the specification of "behavior *". This is because this property is applied to the block that proceeds the block which may or may not want its margin honored. For that reason, it does not make sense to change the behavior of 'page-break-after' because adding this property to a block does not give the stylesheet designer a chance to change the margin properties on the following block. (And, no use case for preserving the margin on new page has been identified for this case. Note that although a new page always starts at the top of the page, only the UA formatting the last page knows how much space is available on that page so the 'margin-bottom' may or may not fit on that page and the author cannot really tell which will be the case.) Proposed Changes to CSS 3: ========================== Several people have suggested (both on this thread and in the CSS WG discussion) that there needs to be a new property (or modifications to an existing property) to correctly identify the authors intent with respect to honoring the "margin-top" (and 'margin-bottom') of blocks at the beginning (or end) of a page. The reason for considering a new property (or modification of an old one) is that there is no uniform rule that seems to work for the two use cases cited above ("beginning a section" and "putting a table on a new page"). The key thing to note in designing such a property is that it is intended to control the interaction between content (a normal flow) that is being flowed into a sequence of containers (pages in the discussion above). The relationship between the content and the containers is only partially determined by the author (using explicit page-breaks); the remaining page-breaks are determined by the UA (formatter). Thus, any new property must be designed to control this relationship. Murakami-san, in the message below, proposes two new enumerated values to be added to the 'margin' values in addition to the length value for the 'margin'. I will not repeat his discussion because I think it is clear. I think that this is a good way to indicate, for any particular margin value, whether it is to be (necessarily) honored at a page-break or it may (conditionaly) be set to zero at a page-break. If Murakami-san's proposal is adopted, and it is agreed that "behavior *" is desirable, then a third value, 'auto' is needed to perpetuate "behavior *"; that is, 'auto' is equivalent to 'discard' except on the first page or any page caused by a 'page-break-before'. Multi-columns ============= The whole discussion above is in terms of pages (because that is all that is in CSS 2.1). But, CSS 3 has multiple columns. Having noted that, it seems clear that columns are as much a container that should trigger the special behavior (of margin suppression or honoring) in the same way that pages are handled. If a UA does not implement columns, then the column containment will be ignored and the user should expect that he get the same behavior (as he would have expected for columns) on the pages that are created. Clearly if not columns or pages are created (the typical browser case) than all of this discussion is moot. So, I support both adding "behavior *" as an option to CSS 2.1 and using Murakami-san's suggestion below with the addition of an "auto" value to reflect the addition of "behavior *". Steve Zilles Adobe Systems Incorporated. > -----Original Message----- > From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On > Behalf Of MURAKAMI Shinyu > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:31 AM > To: Hakon Wium Lie > Cc: email@example.com > Subject: Re: [css3-page][css3-multicol] margins at page or column breaks > > > MURAKAMI Shinyu <email@example.com> wrote on 2009/01/10 2:17:38 > > > > Håkon Wium Lie <email@example.com> wrote on 2009/01/09 23:09:50 > > > > > > Also sprach MURAKAMI Shinyu: > > > > > > > I think we need new properties such as the following: > > > > > > > > Name: margin-before-conditionality, margin-after-conditionality > > > > Value: discard-at-break | discard | retain > > > > Initial: discard-at-break > > > > Inherited: no > > > > Applies to: block-level elements > > > > > > > > The 'margin-before-conditionality' affects the leading margin > > > > (margin-top if block-progression is top-to-bottom) and the > > > > 'margin-after-conditionality' affects the trailing margin > > > > (margin-bottom if block-progression is top-to-bottom). > > >> > > This looks complex, and I don't really like inter-dependent > properties. > ... > > I think still 'margin-before-conditionality: retain' (or something > > better) is needed here. > > > What if the margin-* properties themselves have optional keywords? > This will avoid inter-dependent problem. > > Name: margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom, margin-left > Value: <margin-width> [discard | retain]? > > > -- > Shinyu Murakami > http://www.antennahouse.com > Antenna House Formatter > http://www.antenna.co.jp/AHF/en/ >
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Following the squeeze on pills
This week researchers in an international team from Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the US have managed to measure the forces felt by a small pill as it travels through the intestines.
Bryan Laulicht and colleagues developed a technique using a dummy, magnetic pill. This was fed to both human and dogs and they tracked its progress using an array of magnetic field sensors held over the abdomen. Publishing in PNAs this week, not only could they detect the direction of gastric forces exerted on the pill but also the magnitude of those forces. And they could see how these changed through the stages of digestion.
They found that on a full stomach both humans and dogs exerted similar gastric forces on the pill. But when both volunteers were fasted the dogs' innards exerted, on average, five times the force of the humans'. So we now know that dogs' gastric system is only similar to that of humans after they've been fed.
But this research is important because, in order to make tablets as effective as possible, we need to know how long they can last for inside the gut. For some pills, at least, the longer they last inside you the more effective they are at delivering their medicine. So the researchers hope that by modelling the gut forces in this way they can design much more sophisticated pills than those currently on the market.


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China's Case for Claiming South China Sea Demolished
At last, on July 12, the Law of the Sea Tribunal has ruled on the Philippine challenge to Chinese pretensions to maritime rights over an approximately two million km² ocean expanse stretching south from Hainan Island to Singapore. It is an amazing ruling, far broader in scope than China's South Sea neighbors and their friends dared hope.
In short, the five judge Tribunal:
has ruled out China's claim to historic rights over maritime space inside the line, saying that any such rights were extinguished when China ratified UNCLOS, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea that came into force in 1994.
has ruled that the islets, reefs and rocks that make up the Spratly archipelago are not entitled to exclusive economic zones (EEZ) or continental shelves. Thus no country can use the Spratlys to claim any rights to waters beyond the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea.
has therefore ruled out China's nine dash U-shaped line as a claim to maritime space, and it has been violating the Philippines' EEZ.
has ruled that Mischief Reef, which China has seized, and Second Thomas Shoal, which China is blockading, belong to the Philippines' EEZ.
has ruled that China has violated UNCLOS in using its law enforcement vessels in a dangerous way, which risks collisions with the Philippines' vessels.
has ruled that China's artificial island building irreparably damaged the marine environment and violates UNCLOS injunctions against pollution of the marine environment.
The disparate group of countries that have been threatened or dismayed by China's expansionist claims have found it hard to form up a united front. Foiling such solidarity has been a prime Beijing objective, clearly evident in its insistence that it will only discuss the disputes on a bilateral basis and its selective wooing of ASEAN's most pliable members.
When in 2013, after being roughed up the previous year by China at Scarborough Shoal, a reef just 100 nautical miles west of Luzon Island, the Philippines resolved to challenge the legality of the nine-dash line, other members of ASEAN counseled Manila against such a rash and presumably quixotic act. Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, neighbors whose own EEZs were overlapped by China's expansive claim, were not allowed to join the Philippine suit, but Vietnam has expressed some support for it.
Nearly three years later, Manila's bold initiative has demolished the putative legal foundation of China's attempt to generate sovereignty out of bogus historical records and a self-serving interpretation of what UNCLOS means when it discusses 'features' and their ability to generate EEZ. The tribunal's elaborately reasoned 479-page ruling is the equivalent of Archimedes' famous lever. It gives the ASEAN frontline states – among which we would include Singapore and Indonesia – a common place to stand, and leverage to move the earth, or at least the swath of it called the South China Sea.
The way is now open for Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam to sue China, and to have a very good chance of winning unambiguous endorsement of their UNCLOS-compatible EEZ claims. Vietnam could, moreover, rely on the tribunal's ruling that both China and the Philippines have traditional fishing rights within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal to sue for China's recognition of its continuing right to exploit centuries-old fisheries in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands. On the other hand, faced with the prospects of being taken to courts by other countries, who are likely to win, China might withdraw from UNCLOS.
Of particular interest to the US, the tribunal's ruling demolishes any legal basis for Chinese attempts to restrict freedom of navigation in the southern part of the South China Sea. China has claimed that the Spratlys have 12 nautical mile territorial seas and a 200 nautical mile EEZ; the tribunal has ruled that they have no EEZ. Thus China can no longer apply its own (and dubious) interpretation of how other nations' military vessels must behave within 200 miles of these features.
Finally, the tribunal's ruling creates a solid basis for the US, Japan, Australia, India and other nations that especially prize freedom of navigation in, arguably, the world's most important sea lane to support the Philippines, Vietnam et al. more vigorously. Until now, and properly, their support has been constrained by the principle that extra-regional countries do not take sides in the South China Sea disputes.
Now, however, the tribunal has ruled that China has no valid claim to the properly drawn EEZs of other nations. That means that if China should renew its harassment of Vietnam's offshore oil facilities and exploration activity, or threaten Malaysian or Philippine offshore outposts, friendly nations have ample justification for coming to their support.


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"What if you end up not believing in God at all?" asked my mother-in-law, through tears, after she found out we'd left the LDS church. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I didn't really believe in a big man in the sky anymore, so I stayed quiet. It seemed like she was throwing that out there as the worst-case scenario, that even she didn't think could happen.
As I've navigated my faith transition the last few months, one question keeps popping up from Mormons everywhere — what do you believe in now? This, of course, is a natural sort of question to ask when one announces that they're leaving the religion they were formerly devoted to. But in my experience, it tends to come with an attached assumption that one must believe in something, and by "something" I mean something that we hope for but can't see. Aka religion.
I left the LDS church because its fundamental claims are provably false, and as J. Reuben Clark said, "If we have not the truth, it ought to be harmed".
I take that principle seriously, hence why I couldn't continue being a part of what I now consider a fraudulent organization that causes harm to people. While I'm sure some people leave Mormonism only to further entrench themselves in other religious beliefs (I know that a fair number become hardcore evangelical Christians after realizing that the Book of Mormon is incompatible with the Bible and other Christian teachings), most of the ex-Mormons I know left because evidence against the church was extensive, and evidence FOR the church . . . well, it's not really evidence. (Because wanting evidence is sinful, duh.)
Losing belief in something does not require one to generate belief in something else. I've had members demand to know, "Well what higher truth have you found now? What greater enlightenment have you found?" To them, my answer is simple: the greater truth I have found, or "greater enlightenment", if you insist on such a phrase, is that the LDS church is not God's church — it isn't led by men divinely connected to heaven, nor was it ever led by such men. Joseph was a fraud. Perhaps a fraud with some good qualities — I don't really know the extent of his mindset throughout the whole thing — but a fraud, in that he was not a prophet of God.
Being Mormon, especially after studying church history, required me to trust good feelings I'd had in the past over evidence and logic, so realizing the unreliability of that method didn't exactly leave me hungry to find another church I could throw myself into belief with.
To me, that seems simple. (Though the months of endless studying it took to arrive at that conclusion certainly weren't.) I don't need to have found some other religious conviction in order to determine that Joseph displayed an ongoing pattern of deceit and conflicting ideas. I don't need to find faith in some other holiday saint in order to lose belief in Santa Claus.
To a devout Mormon, of course the idea of no longer believing in anything is terrifying. I've heard people say that they'd just kill themselves if the church wasn't true, because everything would be pointless. I'd be lying if I said I never had those same thoughts while Mormon. But I will say this — it's not that I "don't believe in anything". I just don't believe in any of the religious claims of truth that exist on our little planet. There are things I can certainly glean from religions, like Christian kindness, the Buddhist focus on meditation and appreciation for the planet, and the Islamic practice of almsgiving; but that doesn't mean I surrender my own critical thinking skills and ability to investigate claims in order to subscribe to the entire belief system of a particular religion. All religions tend to use similar methods for determining truth, and to me, those methods just are not legitimate.
The idea that you have to relay from religious belief to another religious belief is odd to me. Most members seem to think it would be better if I'd left the church to join another one than to simply admit that I don't know what the meaning of life is or if there even if one. The notion that believing in something you can't prove is a virtue is bizarre and flawed to me. What's inherently noble about faith? I think a loving God would value goodness for the sake of goodness above all else. Why the need for belief in false claims? (Or at least unprovable claims, if you're religious.) What's so great about spending your life worrying about the next one?
I know that I spent a lot of time in the LDS church engaging in what I thought was service, but was actually just kind of self-serving intra-church time killing. (For example, temple service. There are benefits to sitting in a quiet place and meditating, but I don't think spending two hours going through a strange, cult-like ceremony really makes the world a better place. Get me to a soup kitchen instead!)
Science gets a bad rep from Mormons (and other religious people). Some members of the LDS church mock those who "put their faith in science", because of how "imperfect" of a practice it is. Um, HELLO? Do you KNOW about blacks and the priesthood?! Clearly revelation is no more perfect. I appreciate science because it uses a "bottom up" approach, in that it determines conclusions after gathering evidence and analyzing things. (Do I sound super scientific? ;)) Religion works from a "top down" system, where time and science begins proving some/most of their claims false, causing religions to adopt either a more metaphorical approach to their scriptures/teachings, or to double down and insist that science has an evil agenda. (I find this especially amusing when coming from Mormons. Apparently they are unaware of how little the average scientist knows or cares about Mormonism, or they just think Satan is cleverly inspiring secret scientist combinations/warping DNA evidence etc.)
It is not stupid or "sinful" to suspend belief in something until there is a legitimate reason to believe it. It is not stupid or sinful to stop believing in something when new information and evidence is presented. To me, what's "stupid" is being so determined to believe you're right or so terrified of being wrong that you refuse to acknowledge or incorporate new ideas and information that conflicts with your beliefs. But I get it. Mormonism feels nice when you're in it. You have no reason to want to leave, and you've learned everything in your life within a certain paradigm that you can't break out of easily.
I always use the following analogy when talking about this. (It's not amazing, but it's how my brain has pondered on this.) I imagine an ant getting hit with a football. I don't know a ton about ant biology, but I imagine when an ant is hit by a football (assuming it doesn't die, for the purposes of this analogy) it simply recognizes a threat and the presence of pain from being hit. I suspect it doesn't look at the football, realize it was the object of a game being played by humans, and start trying to figure out the rules of football. Not that it could. (Right, ant scientists?)
In the same way, I don't think humans know anywhere near as much as religious people seem to think they do about the universe and existence. We can only get answers to questions we are able to ask, and it would be naive to think that we're capable of asking all the right ones. I really don't think we have any idea where to begin, so we look at everything within our worldview, which can be small or slightly less small, depending on the person.
With that in mind, it's fair to say that I do believe in things I can't see, I just don't claim to know what they are. And that's alright with me. 🙂


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You're fiftysomething, you make a good salary, but you haven't saved much for retirement. What if you became a "super saver" for the next five to 10 years? Boosting your savings could make the difference between scraping by or enjoying a comfortable retirement.
We asked three financial experts for their advice on how to squeeze out more for retirement:
- Dan Nolan, investment advisor with IPC Securities in Ottawa.
- Sheila Walkington, co-founder of Money Coaches Canada in Vancouver.
- Justin Bouchard, academic advisor at the University of Manitoba and a money expert on Young and Thrifty, a personal finance website.
First, all three experts suggest you pinpoint how and where your money is being spent. That means an in-depth analysis of your household cash flow. Tracking your money will uncover frivolous spending habits and help you decide where to cut.
Top budget buster
Ms. Walkington: Dining out is one of the biggest things people waste their money on today. (It was selected as the top budget buster of 2017, according to Principal Financial in the United States.)
While it's easy to pick up your favourite latte on the way to work, going to Hawaii in retirement is even nicer. Tomorrow morning, envisage that holiday and make your own coffee and toast with peanut butter, so you're not spending $14.
On the way home, stop at the grocery store instead of the takeout place. Create a meal plan so you can stick to your grocery list and savings plan. Buy only enough ingredients to make dinner. That way food does not get pushed to the back of the refrigerator and wasted.
Go out to eat with friends because that's your social life. But don't go out for dinner just because you're too lazy to cook.
Mr. Nolan: It's surprising to people who don't track their money accurately to discover what they spend it on. You could be spending $700 going out for dinner three or four times a week without realizing it. However, you need balance in your life. Cut back, but don't cut out dinners with your friends entirely.
Set a goal
Ms. Walkington: Think of what retirement could look like if you save. It's a tradeoff. If you know what's most important, it's easier to say no to other things. Put that picture of a sailboat on your fridge so you're reminded of what you're working toward.
Mr. Nolan: Be realistic. If you have only $15,000 of free cash flow every year, you're not going to reach an objective of $2-million in 10 years. In order for people to buy in, they need to see an objective at the end of the line – one that's possible to reach. Track progress toward your ultimate goal on an annual basis. Break it down into manageable segments.
Make a plan
Ms. Walkington: To be a "super saver," you'd better be a super planner. Typically people try to save 10 per cent of their working salary but a super saver might save 20 per cent. Figure out what will work for you. Start by saving $100, $200 or $500 a month, whatever you think you can do. Then increase it as much you can. Maybe once your car loan is paid off, you can save $700 a month. Take baby steps and look for ways to add to it.
Mr. Nolan: There definitely has to be a mindset change, and that happens through some pretty detailed planning. The key is the plan. Revisions will be necessary over time. It's hard to predict what will happen in a year, let alone 10. An advisor can help with that.
Mr. Bouchard: Figure out what you can save – a portion or a percentage from your paycheque that you won't really miss. At most workplaces, you can send some of your paycheque directly into an automatic savings plan so it's there every two weeks and builds up.
Invest wisely
Mr. Nolan: Once you have a plan and understand what dollar value you require, you can determine what rate of return you're going to need to meet those objectives. Then, take on only as much risk as necessary to meet those goals. You need to be moderate so that there's some protection of your capital, but at the same time it's allocated toward growth.
Mr. Bouchard: Cut back on investing fees. People in that 50s age demographic usually invest in mutual funds set up by banks that have high fees of 3 per cent. If you use robo-advisors, you can go down to 0.5 per cent. Over time, that makes a big difference. You're getting more of your money back and more of that is compounding. They also test your risk assessment. I'm high risk because I'm younger and don't plan on touching it for a while, but an older investor would have a more conservative risk profile. It reallocates every time you put in money, so you don't have to think about it.
Pay off credit cards promptly
Mr. Nolan: If there's even a hint there might be balances left on the credit cards, avoid them and spend primarily from savings because the interest rates are crazy. But if you pay it off every month, it can be a great source of extra benefits like travel points or cash back.
Mr. Bouchard: If you have credit-card debt, eliminate that first or get a line of credit at a lower interest rate and pay off the cards. Look at your lifestyle and see what benefits work for you. Do your research and compare. You can get a credit card from anywhere once you're approved. If a card's not working for you, you can cancel whenever you want and switch it up.
Negotiate fixed costs
Mr. Bouchard: Anything that's automated – where you're paying every month – are quick wins if you reduce those monthly. If you can shave down your mortgage by half a per cent by going somewhere else, instead of just renewing, do it. It's worth the effort. Credit unions are offering good competition to the banks by being more adaptable.
I always look at my cellphone plan and switch it up. This year it made sense to combine my plan with my wife's. Now I can save $25 a month on my cellphone plan. We both work in places with WiFi so we don't need a lot of data. If you have a 10-gigabyte data plan but you're only using 2 GB, you can probably save $15 a month by downsizing your data.
If you have magazine subscriptions, call and ask whether there's any savings or just go digital. A lot of people cut cable. I did and now I wouldn't go back. That could be $100 a month that you throw into the same automated savings account as your paycheque.
Share a car
Mr. Bouchard: I share a car with my wife and save $100 on insurance, but not everyone can share a vehicle. Routine maintenance is worth it because the vehicle will last longer and you won't need a new one as soon. If you just need a vehicle to get from A to B, get a good used one. But before you buy, take it to your mechanic to give it a once over. Often a dealer will give a warranty on a used vehicle as well.
Build tax-free savings accounts
Mr. Nolan: Utilizing tax-free savings accounts to their maximum is of upmost importance. Use tax-free accounts for the long-term future, not the short-term, because the real power of tax-free savings accounts is in the compounding tax-free growth. So the more money you can save in your tax-free accounts, the better off you'll be in retirement from a tax standpoint.
You should also look at the room you could have in your registered retirement savings plan. Start investing in your RRSP because you could get a tax deduction as a result. Take that tax refund and reinvest it. Put it back to work.
Rob Carrick talks with personal finance author Lesley-Anne Scorgie about how younger investor are investing their money and building their portfolios.