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My theme word for the year is HEALTH. When I started this blog I had no intentions of telling you about anything as boring as what I eat or my daily exercise regimen or how I'm doing with anything health related. Blog Intentions Be Damned… Continue reading
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"Lots of changes are happening for us in the Norwich Ward as transfer week is approaching! We found out that we're getting Elders in the ward which is a big change! At the moment it's just me and Sister Blair, and The Bernards, our missionary couple. So the ward is really excited for this big change. Also, because we're getting Elders...we're moving apartments! They're going to take our apartment and we're moving to a town house! Super fancy! It's just down the road from our apartment now so we're not moving far. Our new house has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and it has a stairs! 2 FLOORS! We are blessed! They REALLY take care of the Sisters! We always get the nicer apartments.
Oh, and yes, I did say transfer week is approaching, transfer texts are this Friday, moves are next Wednesday. I'm REALLY hoping I don't get transferred! But we shall see.
So more cool news, a girl in our ward got her mission call this week and she's going to the Paris, France mission! She's super excited! And we're SO excited for her! She comes out with us ALL the time so she'll be well prepared. And she'll be closer to my home than I am! CRAZY!
Anyway, success story of the week, Ryan is getting baptised on Saturday!!! We're so excited, and so is he! And he's working on some family names to bring to the temple too! He's doing really well and we're just SO excited for him!
Anyways I love you all!!
Have an amazing week!"
Sister Barrett also sent these photos of her and Sister Blair celebrating Feline Friday, where they take pictures with cats every Friday ........ at least we know Sister Barrett is still as crazy as ever!

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Mercury Interactive has introduced Mercury Business Process Testing In an effort to reduce the cycle time between application design and production. The application will be part of the Mercury Quality Center suite of applications.
According to Mathew Morgan, director of products for Quality Center Automation at Mercury, the new component is the first to allow business users to be involved in the testing of automated business processes for new applications, as well as testing for quality assurance for upgrades and patches.
"This is the first time that business people are active participants in validating that the software will work as they want it to work," said Morgan.
The software works by letting the users of the software enter data in order to ensure the process is doing what it is supposed to be doing. Mercury said that it avoided the problem that such users had no CLI knowldge by introducing pre-packaged building blocks that can be exposed in terms of drag-and-drop elements to create screens.
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Analyst Theresa Lanowitz, research director at Gartner, said it was important that business users no longer had to wait for a GUI to be put in before they can do thorough testing.
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Lanowitz also said the Business Processing Testing component would also allow users to create reusable assets to give off to other people who are involved in the life cycle testing.
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The Tao of Linux Blog is about Linux, FOSS, and related technologies, with the main goal of trying to ease the transition into Linux and/or FOSS software for those who are either new to the concepts, find them challenging, or both.
Of course, there are plenty of blog and news sites concerned with the latest news, and bleeding edge technologies, the latest toys, gadgets, programming languages, trends, fads, etc., there is hardly a need for yet another. Most of these blogs and websites will represent the latest and the greatest, always keeping up with whatever is new. What The Tao of Linux Blog tries to do differently is to provide timeless content, that can be as relevant a few years from the time of publishing as it was the next day, at least wherever possible.
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For its 2013 Pogo Art Contest, Ten One Design, maker of three models of the Pogo capacitive touch-screen stylus, invited professional and amateur artists to submit original work created with a Pogo stylus and an iPad or other iOS device. As this gallery of submissions demonstrates, the stylus can be a mighty tool for creating digital art.
Three judges, themselves Pogo stylus users and mobile artists, picked one grand-prize winner, as well as one winner in each of four categories. "We?" by Salvador Navarro nabbed first prize in the "Current Events" group for works exploring world events, politicians, and the like.
Rita Flores' "Percolated Olga" won in the "Wildly Creative" category, which honored "out-of-the box thinking, such as using an app not necessary or intended for making art. Or using a variety of apps (app mashing) in a very creative way."
The artist, who works with more traditional media such as drawing and acrylic painting in addition to mobile devices, says that for an artist, "both the iPhone and iPad technology are very exciting because they are so new."
Michael Bartosiewicz took the overall grand prize for his beautiful "Roman Coffee," which could easily be mistaken for an oil painting. Bartosiewicz used the app Procreate, to, well, create. A total of 213 artists submitted works to the contest.
It's hard not to love "I Love Trouble" by Deborah, who drew the detailed image with SketchbookPro DistressedFX. "We were amazed at the broad range of styles and immense talent," said one of the three judges, Susan Murtaugh. "We think the winners show a wide range of subject, creativity, and finish. Each piece stands on its own, a visual voice of the artist and an inspiration to all who create."
Submissions to the 2013 Pogo Art Contest ranged from stunningly detailed portraits to vividly colored nature-scapes and whimsical flights of fantasy and geekdom. Artist Rafael Co went with the app Procreate for "Avenger."
Paris artist Hwan Lee's "Red Roof Paris" won in the "As You See It" category of the 2013 Pogo Art Contest. The genre included representational and realistic/impressionistic art such as landscapes, still lifes, and portraits of people, aliens, and pets. Yep, aliens.
Speaking of aliens, Don drew "The Visitor" using Procreate. The black and white image might make a nice wall adornment for the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M.
Renato's "Selfie," made using FiftyThree's Paper app, suggests that even world leaders aren't immune to the seduction of cell phone self-portraits.
"Demon Princess" by Mark. Pogo and other stylii for artists allow for boundless creativity.
"A green spring" by artist TheBlack got an honorable mention nod in the "As You See It" category.
Jill brought music to her digital canvas with "The Trumpet Player," created using the apps Procreate and Artstudio.
If you've been to San Francisco, you'll recognize Scrapp Huntington's digital drawing of Market Street, one of 213 submissions to the 2013 Pogo Art Contest. San Francisco MUNI has probably never looked better.


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Arunachal- State News in Brief, 29th June 2017
AALO- DTF meeting on IDCF
A District Task Force (DTF) meeting on IDCF was held at the DC's conference hall here today under the chairmanship of Liyi Bagra, EAC (Judicial). It has been decided to observe Intensify Diarrhoea Control Fortnight from 3rd July to 15th July in all health centres/schools/AWC of West Siang district. Main focus was laid on IDCF on primary schools & AWC (0-5 years) children. ORS & Zinc Tablet will be made available in all govt health facilities of the district as well as ASHAs. Establishment of ORS-Zinc Corner in GH/CHCs/PHCs of West Siang district for treatment of diarrhoea at health facilities. This activity needs to be carried out in all primary and middle schools, including private schools through RBSK teams/school teachers/ANMs/ASHAs. Hand washing demonstration will also be carried out in all primary and middle schools by the health workers (ASHAs/AWWs/ANMs) and RBSK Mobile Health Teams during the IDCF 2017. Multi-sectoral involvement has been sought for better impact through district administration, DDSE and Dy Director, ICDS.DA will give specific instructions to all down line administrative officers of the district for their active participation and close monitoring in their respective administrative jurisdiction. Yomto Lollen, DPM (NHM), West Siang, gave a detailed briefing on IDCF 2017.
UPPER SUBANSIRI- Guv inaugurates farmers training programme
Governor PB Acharya inaugurated a five-day farmers' training programme at Ligu village in Upper Subansiri district today. In his speech the governor advised the villagers to strive towards financial empowerment through entrepreneurship. He also encouraged them to ensure proper education for their children. "Arunachal Pradesh can prosper if education is given the highest priority," Acharya said. He also announced to provide Rs 50,000 for the village development fund. The training is being conducted by the Nagaland-based Central Institute of Horticulture in collaboration with the Murmenrijo Welfare Consumers Cooperative Society. It aims to train the participants, who include women SHG members, on value addition to horticulture produces. It will also train them in making aloe vera soap.
AALO- Kaying-Tato road restored
The 92 RCC of the BRO has repaired the Kaying-Tato road in Siang district which had been seriously damaged by landslide. About 7.50 metres of the road had been swept away by heavy rainfall during Monday night and the wee hours of Tuesday. The 92 RCC, which is responsible for maintaining the road, promptly deployed its men and machines and restored the road by 11:30 am on Tuesday.
DAPORIJO- Paknga Bage visites Daporijo District Hospital
Dumporijo MLA Paknga Bage visited Daporijo District Hospital, where he distributed food and clothes to the patients admitted in the hospital recently. During the visit, Bage inspected the hospital and assured to extend all support required. He also met the DMO and discussed various challenges and shortages being faced by the hospital authority.
ZIRO- Bandh Postponed
The All Lower Subansiri Youth Association (ALYSA) has in a release on Wednesday informed that it has postponed its proposed Lower Subansiri district bandh called for June 30, following the assurance of the In-charge of Arunachal Pradesh, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Regional Office, Tezpur to deposit compensation amount for payment to the land affected people of Lower Subansiri for construction of Potin to Bopi road under TAH within July 14 next. The Association further stated that it will launch the bandh call on July 15 next in case its demand is not met with within stipulated time.
ZIRO- Training on fish farming
More than twenty fish farmers are attending a two-day training programme for fish farmers at Regional High Altitude Fish Seed Farm here. Lower Subansiri district horticulture officer Komri Murtem, who inaugurated the training, said fish farming can become a sustainable economic activity. He advised the farmers to avail the opportunity to learn about fish farming. Highlighting the Start-Up India scheme of the government to encourage entrepreneurs, Murtem advised the trainees to avail loans under the scheme to develop fisheries. As part of the training, the trainees would be taken to field visits to fish ponds. Fishery officer NK Purkayastha, AFOs Mudang Ranka and HK Hazarika would be imparting the training on fish pond construction, pre and post stocking measures, food and feeding habits of different species, fish pathology etc, as resource persons. Fish farmers from Raga, Yachuli, Yazali and Ziro are attending the training.
CHANGLANG- APSTS to Khimyang
Parliamentary Secretary Hydro-power Phosum Khimhun flagged off two new APSTS vehicles from Changlang, connecting remote Khimyang circle on Wednesday. Dedicating the Sumo service under the APSTS to the people of Khimyang circle, the Parliamentary Secretary informed the gathering that realizing the hardships suffered by the villagers in travelling from Khimyang to Changlang district headquarters for various needs, bus service was also introduced earlier but owing to the bad road condition, the department had to discontinue the service. Earlier, Senior Station Superintendent, N Songhting requested the Parliamentary Secretary for his support in establishing APSTS ticket counter at Khimyang and posting of drivers at Changlang district under APSTS Department. Changlang Deputy Commissioner, Wayong Khimhun, along with PRI members and HoDs of Changlang were present on the occasion.
PASIGHAT- Outreached program at Ayeng village
Department of Field Publicity organized a special outreached program at Ayeng village Community Hall today. The program was formally inaugurated by the Parliamentary Secretary, Disaster Management and Pasighat MLA Kaling Moyong in presence of Deputy Commissioner Tamiyo Tatak, aiming to highlight the major welfare schemes launched by union government and state government and its achievements and impact on common people. Speaking on the occasion of "Making of Developing India (MODI)" fest, Prl. Secy Moyong said that the main objective of the programme was to communicate the people about the Union Government's achievements over the last 3 years and to convey them about the various Government schemes and initiatives. Implementation of various central schemes in the state like Jan-Dhan-Yojana, LPG subsidy reforms, Swachh Bharat Mission, Digital India, GST, Smart City projects, Insurance, Make in India, Planning Commission to NITI Aayog, Aadhaar etc Moyong expressed hope that citizens will get opportunities to improve their living standard and visible developments in the state.
AALO- Meeting on Panchayati Raj
Panchayati raj special secretary Nyali Ete has called for participation of all government departments in the planning process by converging their plan in My Village My Development Plan (MVMDP), for real development. Addressing participants during a brainstorming session on participatory planning under MVMDP conducted by SIRD at Aalo on Tuesday, Ete, while speaking on concept and process of convergent gram panchayat development plan (GPDP- MVMDP initiative, emphasized on participatory planning process such as household survey, PRA and conducting gram sabhas to identify the actual need and aspirations of the people and their approval for holistic development of the villages. The gram panchyat development committee is to lead these activities at gram panchayat level as formation of GPDC is pre-requisite for preparation of GPDP. MVMDP, a guideline for convergent planning at gram panchayat level, need to be followed by PRIs and line departments to avoid duplicities of schemes and invest the saved resources in a meaningful way. GPDP-MVMDP of each gram panchayat is to assimilate at district planning committee through anchal samiti for vetting of the process, link with district vision and approval of plan for implementation. Efforts are on to integrate MVMDP with state plan for proper flow of funds and strengthening of holistic planning process in the state, Ete explained.


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I love how the B symbol on the blogs looks like a baby carriage. Its probably just me.LOL anywho I digress.
Last night I dreamt I had twins. A boy and a girl. That would be so super awesome if it came true. If we have a singleton child I feel it will be lonely as there are no young children in either of our families. DH is the youngest of 5 brothers. The next brother up from him has the youngest kids on their side and they are 9 and 12. the next 2 cousins are 15 and 18 then the other 4 cousins are over 23. So noone to play with there. Im the youngest in my family with 2 brothers. Only one is married, but his wife is 49 this year, so i guess theyre not having kids. So thats it, no kids at all..and i think we will only have one pregnancy once the IVF works. I really can't see us trying again once we get our baby. Mostly the costs involved, but also the worry of an abnormal baby.
Id always thought if we didn't get pregnant we could just adopt. Turns out thats not easy in Australia. The govt is so good at helping single teenage parents that they keep their babies these days. Don't get me wrong, im happy they have the support and stay with their families, but it does mean theres very few to adopt. Even the families who can't look after their children and get them taken away very rarely give up their parental rights in my country. I read a statistic that each year there are less than 50 children adopted in Australia. The average time to adopt a child here is 7 years. if you want an infant it can be over 10 years!! Even the overseas adoptions are difficult with a lot of redtape and huge costs. the average wait for overseas adoption is 3 years and the average cost is over $20,000.
DH and I were discussing our plans the other night. I mentioned adoption and he said he really doesn't want to raise someone elses child. If we can't have our own, he'd rather be childless. I guess being childless wouldn't be soo bad. Its what we are used to afterall. I guess in a few years people will stop asking us when are we having kids. Still..Im holding onto hope that we will get lucky with our next IVF and get our miracle babies..um..baby...babies...whichever!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Twins and adoption
3 comments:
- LisaB said...
I am sad to hear that it's so difficult to adopt and I'm sorry to hear DH feels that way about adoptions. *hugs* I really hope you get your miracle with your next IVF cycle! Sometimes the first one just doesn't work for whatever reason :( Hang in there!
- January 15, 2011 at 2:55 AM
- Kez71 said...
Thanks Lisa, we really hope it works second time too. Good luck yourself..I understand you are in the 2ww..eeee so exciting..my fingers are crossed for you!!
- January 16, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- Kim said...
Hubs and I had the same discusion recently, "what if".....I hate the idea of living child-free, but like you said, we have for so long, thats what were used to anyhow.
Here's to hoping IVF #2 is your lucky cycle!
- January 16, 2011 at 6:44 PM
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Astrology for Windows is a comprehensive astrology program that accurately calculates and displays the positions of the planets and houses in either the Tropical or Sidereal zodiac and seven house systems over approximately 8,000 years. Users can save calculated birth charts for review, change, or comparison with other charts. The program displays two types of graphic wheels, including one showing aspect lines between the planets that you can interactively adjust. The program makes it easy for you to look at your current transits or examine astrological compatibility between people's charts. Astrology for Windows includes calculation of solar and lunar returns and transits lists. It features an atlas of 2700 cities and interactive maps of the World, U.S., and Europe. The program includes the minor planet Chiron and the moon's true nodes. Astrology for Windows is customizable and very easy to use - it features a standard Windows interface and context-sensitive, on-line help. The Windows Help includes an introduction to astrology chapter and bibliography. From the Help Menu one runs a separate demo program showing the additional features of the commercial AstrolDeluxe for Windows on which this program is based. All program text is in an editable file, allowing Astrology for Windows to be easily localized for different languages and countries. Thirteen languages are supported in this release.
This version 2.3 extends the accurate range of Chiron outside the 20th century, to span the period from 1800 to 2100 A.D. The declinations at Display, Supplemental Calculations, are extended past the Asc. and M.C. to include the Moon's Nodes, the Part of Fortune, and Chiron, if you have customized the program to include those additional planet points. This version adds glyphs showing any intercepted signs between the houses of the graphic chartwheel. It adds a list of recently viewed charts, at the bottom of the File menu at the Chart Information screen, allowing immediate selection and display. In the version of Astrology for Windows that can be downloaded off the Internet, thirteen languages can be selected during installation, namely, English, Spanish, Norwegian, Dutch, Portugese, Swedish, Italian, French, Russian, Czech, Romanian, Finnish, and German. The separate demo program of additional features found in AstrolDeluxe for Windows, a demo that can be run from the Natal Information screen's Help menu, has been updated to show all the added features in AstrolDeluxe, including AstrolDeluxe ReportWriter, as of 1999. The Windows Help manual has been thoroughly brought up to date.
This is a reliable, very accurate, and easy to use astrology calculation program. It does not attempt to provide interpretations, which avoid being superficial only in complete report writer software such as we sell commercially. Halloran Software has been creating a line of astrology software since 1985 and has been selling Windows astrology software since 1992. This program is unique among shareware in the support that it provides for copying both text and graphics to the Windows clipboard, in calculating to such high accuracy, in calculating return charts and a transits list, in its comprehensive atlas module, in analyzing compatibility between people's charts, in the high quality of its two graphic wheels, and in its support for international date formats and languages.
Astrology for Windows is distributed as freeware, with no requirement to ever register it. The program will calculate and display an unlimited number of accurate charts for any place or time. The tabular displays of positions and aspects may be printed for all charts. However, registration does bring additional benefits such as the ability to save more than just 100 birth charts to file, delete charts, make use of the maps of the United States and Europe, and print or copy to the clipboard the color graphic wheels for more than saved chart number one.
System requirements: 4 Mb RAM recommended, Windows 3.1 or higher.
The Astrology for Windows program, version 2.3, comes in a self-extracting Windows executable - ASTWIN23.EXE. Once you have downloaded this program to your computer by clicking on the link and choosing Save to Disk, note the location and double-click from Explorer on the file. The WinZip extraction program will confirm that you want to extract all the files to the C:\WINASTRO directory, which it will create for you.
The final act of the automatic extraction process is to run the INSTALL1.EXE program - this will ask in which of the 13 available languages you want your program to be and will add the Halloran Software program group and astrology item icons to your Windows desktop [you yourself can rerun the INSTALL1.EXE program in the future].
In Windows 95/98, select Start, Programs, Halloran Software and click on the moon icon item in order to run the Astrology for Windows program.


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Check the Trends
A lot of companies today are focusing on the "lean" philosophies of operations management that mostly took place in the 80's. The US never really adopted these back then but a lot of Asian companies did, like Honda & Toyota ect..
Now what you are seeing is a trend to pick up those operation ideas in the US today in order to adjust for economic cost reductions in their operation methods. If you can come up with a thesis along them lines as it pertains to being "lean" in the change and information management areas I think you would have a good paper.
Just my $.02, good luck


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With its west-facing picture windows, this generous room is flooded with light. Choose your favourite perch, from supremely comfortable sofas and recliner chairs. Huge beanbags and beautiful art add colour while the latest 46" wall-mounted TV comes with a full Sky package, including movies and sport. A chunky gas fire with Travertine surround adds warmth and feature flames on the coldest, crispest nights.
- two three-seater Bo Concept sofas
- two recliner swivel Bo Concept chairs
- 46" Samsung 3D smart TV with full Sky package
- Sony Blu-Ray player
- Bowers & Wilkins MP3 player, with Airplay
- two 'fat-boy' style beanbags
Dining room
Push open the double glass doors from the lounge and you'll find a large oak and aluminium dining table. This ingenious Italian-designed table seats up to 12, extending via a discreet lever underneath one end. The art in this room is by acclaimed Edinburgh-based artist Anna Constantinou, whose works 'are bathed with an ethereal, elusive light'.
- Kristalia sushi extending table, seating up to 12
- 12 Sail chairs from Piergiorgio Cazzaniga
Open to the dining room, this is a kitchen designed and equipped for cooks. A large five burner gas hob, two ovens and plenty of granite work surfaces are the heart of the space. We've tried to make sure that everything you'd have in your own kitchen – or your own ideal kitchen – is here, from the heavy-duty French pans to the Sabatier knives to the truly beautiful green Kitchen Aid. Here are a few highlights:
- Siemens five ring gas burner
- Siemens fan oven
- Siemens microwave
- Dualit toaster and kettle
- Bosch burr coffee grinder
- Sabatier knives
- Chassuer cast iron cookware
- selection of cookery books for when inspiration is short
Master bedroom
Serenity and amenity come together in this beautiful space. The Tempur mattress king bed is swathed in 1000 thread-count cotton and dressed in muted greens and blues. Let the sunlight pour in through the signature arched picture windows or pull the mellow green and taupe curtains together for privacy. A separate dressing area has plenty of space for a cot – or a myriad of costume changes from the generous built-in cupboards. A wall-mounted TV has a full Sky package for cosy-up movie nights – or big match excitement.
The large en-suite bathroom has a walk-in shower with raindance head and separate bath tub. Two towel radiators create a warm, soothing atmosphere for long, contemplative soaks.
- king-size bed with 1000 thread-count sheets and Tempur mattress
- feature headboard separating bedroom and dressing area
- black-out blinds and lined curtains
- 40" Samsung 3D smart TV with full Sky package
- Sony Blu-Ray player
- black-out blinds
- en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower and separate bath tub; Cow Shed toiletries
Bedrooms two and three
One faces east to capture the morning sun, the other west for summer nights watching the sun sink behind the trees. Both feature super king-size beds which can be separated into two singles. Either way, they both have high-end composite mattresses, with memory foam and hundreds of coiled springs. The finishing touches are super-soft 1000 thread-count cotton sheets; you'd be hard pushed not to have a great night's sleep in these rooms.
- choice of super king-sized beds or two singles
- deep, luxurious mattresses
- Samsung 3D smart TV with Freeview
- built-in wardrobes
- black-out blinds
Bedroom four
Designed and built by a talented local craftsman, the solid oak full-size bunk bed in this room is hugely popular with children; the fat-boy style beanbag, cupboard full of toys, wall-mounted TV and Blu-Ray player seal the deal. That said, the presence of Tempur mattresses mean that many a grow-up plumps for this room too.
- hand-built solid oak bunk bed
- full-size single Tempur mattresses
- Samsung 3D smart TV with Freeview
- Sony Blu-Ray player
- black-out blinds
Downstairs ensuite bedroom
The only bedroom downstairs, this generous space has its own en-suite. Again, there is the choice of a super-king bed with luxury mattress or two singles, all with the sumptuous bedding that is a signature feature of Treescape. The morning light from the east-facing picture windows will gently caress you awake – or if you'd prefer the day to stay back awhile, simply pull the blackout blinds and sleep a while longer.
- en-suite with powerful shower and Cow Shed toiletries
- choice of super king-sized beds or two singles
- deep, luxurious mattresses
- Samsung 3D smart TV with Freeview
- black-out blinds


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Toledo is justly proud of her native sons, whose loyalty, public spirit and initiative have played a most significant
part in the upbuilding and development of the city, and in this connection A J Johnson is deserving of particular
mention. He is a member of a family which was established in Toledo seventy five years ago and ranks with the leading
coal dealers of the city, while he is also connected with other business enterprises of importance, all of which
profit by his cooperation and his progressive spirit. He was born January 12, 1869, and his parents were Andrew
J. and Rose (Fournier) Johnson, the former a native of Holland and the latter of Belgium. At an early period in
their lives they came to the United States and in 1847 they established their home in Toledo. The father was a
carpenter by trade and conducted a large business as a builder and contractor, while later he became a millwright.
He was a very successful business man and was widely and favorably known in this city, to whose improvement and
advancement he made substantial contribution. He passed away in 1914 and the mother's demise occurred iri 1912.
A. J. Johnson attended parochial schools of Toledo and his initial business experience was obtained as an accountant
in the local offices of the New York Central Railroad Company, with which he remained for fourteen years. After,
leaving the service of that road he became city salesman for the Seyfang Coal Company and for six years continued
in their employ; gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the business. He then decided to invest his savings in a
similar enterprise and in association with his brother, A. L. Johnson, organized the Johnson Coal Company, which
they have since successfully operated, while they also conduct the Johnson Coal & Wood Yard, of which the subject
of this review is president and a director. He displays keen sagacity and marked executive ability in the management
of the business and occupies a position of leadership in this field. He has also extended his efforts in other
directions and is a director of the Troy Oil & Gas Company, the Merritt Jewelry Company, The Toledo Glove Manufacturing
Company, and the Doan. Motor Car Company. He is also president of the village of Lakewood, Michigan, and gives
his best efforts to everything that he undertakes, continually broadening the scope of .his activities with good
Mr. Johnson was married on the 25th of September, 1894, to Miss Matilda E. Burkhart, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Burkhart of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have become the parents of three children, the eldest of whom
is Clifford A. Johnson. He was born in 1895 and acquired his education in the parochial schools of Toledo and St.
John's College. He is an enterprising young business man and acts as general manager of the Johnson Coal .&
Wood Yards. He enlisted for service in the World war and for eighteen months was engaged in active military duty.
He married Miss Beatrice Weber of Toledo, and they have three daughters, Marjorie, Marylin and Madalin; Roger L.
Johnson was born in 1899, attended the parochial schools and St. John's College and is now assistant general manager
of the Johnson Coal & Wood Yard; Junior A. Johnson was born in 1905 and is a student at St. John's College
in this city.
Mr. Johnson is a Roman Catholic in religious faith and in the Knights of Columbus he has taken the fourth degree.
He is an Elk and his public spirit finds expression in his membership with the Chamber of Commerce. He is also
connected with the Lions Club and is serving as president of the Toledo Wholesale Coal Trades Association. He has
never deviated from the course which the world regards as right in the relations between man and his fellowmen
and has always held closely to the rules which govern strict integrity and unabafing industry. He is a live factor
in his city and his genuine personal worth has won for him the stanch friendship of many.
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The INF won their third team event of the season when they won the 5-a-side title after a thrilling and nail biting final against the Celtic which went to the last dart.
The preliminary round pitted two of the early favourites against each other as the INF A team played Drumgor in the first match and the second preliminary match seen Eire Og B take on the INF B team .
INF A come from 2-1 down to win the last two singles matches with Terry Morrow hitting a 15 darter against Eamon Duff before Roy White hit double 11 to complete the win as he and Paul White won the second pairs match against Joe Duff and Shane Lennon to complete a 5-2 win.
INF B went into a 4-1 lead after the singles with Paul Callaghan being the only victors for the Og's. They kept themselves in the tie when they won the first pairs match as Tina Power and Paul Callaghan got the better of Marty Murray and David Culbert, but it was Vincey Culbert Sr who finished off the match in style as he hit the bull for an excellent 130 checkout as he partnered his son Lee to victory for a 5-2 win overall .
In the first quarter final it was the A and B teams of the INF meeting and it went the way of the A team as they took four of the five single matches as well as the first doubles match to claim a comfortable 5-1 win.
The second quarter-final seen Eire Og go head to head with Clann Eireann and despite winning the bull Clann Eireann were unable to use this to their advantage as Eire Og went on to claim all five single games for a 5-0 win.
The second half of the draw saw the Stables go up against hosts the Forresters and it was a much tighter affair than the other quarter-final matches.
After five singles wins for Hugh Campbell, Micky Lamb and Conor Mallon the Stables led 3-2 as Conor Magee and Micky McConville replied for the Forresters.
The first two pairs games were shared before Conor Mallon and Nathan Lamb got the better of Conor Quinn and Conor Magee to claim the victory.
In the semi they played Celtic who took all five single games against the Trojans with the highlight being John Bishorek Sr 102 checkout for a 15 dart leg win in the third leg.
The first semi-final saw Eire Og race into a commanding lead over the INF A team as they took a 3-0 lead with wins for Hugh Heaney over Dan Cahoon, Mark McLernon over Seamy Tallon and John Cinnamond over Paul White.
It was Roy White who kept his team in it as he got an important win over Chris Cinnamond before Terry Morrow put one between the sides after the singles with a win over Micky Dunwoodie.
The tide had seem to have swung the INF's way as Seamy and Dan took the first pairs match before a bull finish by Paul White seen him and Roy put the INF in front. In the final pairs match Terry Morrow and Dan Cahoon scored heavily and took control to hit the winning double for a 24 dart leg to put them through 5-3.
The second semi-final started the same as the first with Celtic racing into a 3-0 lead with wins for Adrian Hutchinson over Gareth Bunting, Gerard Crewe who had a 126 checkout on the bull as he beat Nathan Lamb and a 15 dart leg by John Bishorek Jr over Conor Mallon.
But wins for Hugh Campbell over Dee McConville and Michael Lamb over John Bishorek Sr kept Stables in the tie. It only took two pairs matches though to see the Celtic through as Adrian and Gerard teamed up before John Jr and Dee McConville secured a 5-2 win overall.
The final turned out every bit as exciting as expected going right to the wire.
Dan Cahoon took the first leg beating Adrian Hutchinson before Terry Morrow doubled the lead with victory over Dee McConville. John Bishorek Sr pulled one back with a win over Roy White but in match four it was Seamy Tallon who came out on top as he beat Gerard Crewe to make it 3-1 to the INF.
Things were looking good for the hosts as Paul White took a lead over John Jr but nine missed shots at double let John back into it and he made no mistake as he hit his double at the first attempt to leave it 3-2 to the INF.
It was the INF who went two in front again after the first pairs match as Dan and Terry teamed up to beat Adrian and Dee but the Celtic then started to find their rhythm as John Sr and Gerard took the second pairs match before some big scores by Adrian and John Jr seen them level the match.
It took a 1001 triples leg of darts to settle the winners as Dee, John Sr and Gerard were up against Terry, Roy and Seamy.
As the tension mounted it was Terry who stepped up to hit double two to claim the trophy and finish off was another excellent nights entertainment in the Craigavon District Darts League.


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This year marks an important date for Singapore-Russia interaction – the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our States. This jubilee is a good occasion to evaluate our achievements and outline new avenues of cooperation.
The history of our bilateral ties goes back to the 19th century. Many Russian navigators and people of art visited your country in the past. In summer 1841, the naval transport Abo under the command of lieutenant commander Andrey Yunker visited Singapore. In his popular book Frigate "Pallada" famous Russian writer Ivan Goncharov vividly depicted the adventures of the marine expedition under the flag of the Rear Admiral Yevfimy Putyatin from Kronstadt via Singapore to Japan. Russian writer and traveler Aleksey Vysheslavtsev portrayed Singapore in his Essays Written with a Feather and a Pencil from the Round-the-World Voyage in 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860, which were based on his impressions.
On 27 March 1890, the Russian Consulate whose head became Artemiy Vyvodtsev was opened in Singapore. The following year it was visited by Tsesarevich Nikolay Aleksandrovich – future Emperor Nikolay II – during his "Eastern voyage".
The signing of the Trade Agreement between the two countries on 2 April 1966 became the milestone in building ties between the two countries. The diplomatic relations were established on 1 June 1968.
In the last fifty years we have managed to make a significant progress in many areas of our cooperation and build a solid contractual basis. It is hard to overestimate the contribution to these efforts made by the father-founder of Singapore, its first Prime-Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In most part, it was his political will that set the vector of the progressive development of the diverse bilateral cooperation for the decades to come. The first official visit of Lee Kuan Yew to our country in 1970 was a landmark event.
Modern Singapore is Russia's important and promising partner in the Asia-Pacific region. Our relations are based on equal mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests. Significant impetus to their development was given by the negotiations between Prime-Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and President of Russia Vladimir Putin that took place on the margins of the ASEAN-Russia summit in Sochi in 2016.
There is progress in inter-parliamentary exchanges. In April 2013, the Singapore Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob visited Moscow. In March 2016, the Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko made a successful official visit to Singapore. Legislators of the two countries fruitfully cooperate in international arenas, including in the framework of annual meetings of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the ASEAN Inter‑Parliamentary Assembly.
The consistent implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level helps enhance mutually beneficial cooperation in trade and economic, investment and humanitarian spheres. An important role here is played by the Intergovernmental Singapore-Russia High-Level Commission, whose 8th meeting took place last October.
We are glad to state that despite the difficult economic situation in the world the bilateral trade shows positive dynamics. In 2017, the mutual trade reached USD 4.4 billion, which means a 94% rise compared to 2016. Its further increase and optimization, as well as more intense exchanges of investments and technology, and the creation of a qualitatively new trade and investment environment in general, undoubtedly, will be facilitated by a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Singapore.
We should invest our joint efforts in such promising areas as special economic zones, energy sector, transport, agro-industry, infrastructure development, and information-communication technology. We have successfully implemented a number of cooperation projects, including the Moglino industrial special economic zone in the Pskov region and the Innopolis Kazan innovative centre in Tatarstan. The investment plans are being realized: the Singapore consortium Changi Airports International participates in management of regional airports in Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Anapa, Sochi and Vladivostok; the Olam International corporation – in developing livestock farming and dairy production in the Penza region. In their turn, such major Russian companies, as LUKOIL PJSC, Gazprom PJSC, VTB Capital investment bank, Kaspersky Lab JSC and Sportmaster LLC, successfully work in Singapore.
We support the interest of business circles of the two countries in making direct contacts. The annual Singapore-Russia Business Forum remains a demanded platform for dialogue of business community representatives. Together with Rostec State Corporation it supported the opening of the Center for Foreign Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies in Singapore last year.
In the framework of the Singapore staff training programme over 200 Russian specialists and public employees received training during short‑term courses. We intend to increase the academic mobility and further develop direct contacts between education and scientific institutions of the two countries. The creation of a Russian cultural center together with a Russian Orthodox church in Singapore is to become an important step toward deepening the humanitarian cooperation.
Singapore and Russia share common or similar approaches to many issues on the global and regional agendas. We effectively cooperate within such multilateral mechanisms, as the UN, APEC, the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership, the ARF, the EAS and ASEM. For our part, we are ready for a much closer foreign political coordination, including with a view to creating in the Asia-Pacific region an equal and indivisible security architecture based on the principles of international law, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-use of force or threat of force, and non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign States.
In the last fifty years we have managed to strengthen and multiply traditions of friendship, cooperation, mutual respect and trust. Today, life sets new ambitious targets to further develop bilateral ties and advance them to a higher level. I am convinced that our joint efforts are well enough to achieve impressive results for the benefit of our States, with a view to ensuring peace, security and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.


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When I was in law school, I was standing in a bar one day and the most beautiful girl I'd seen around campus walked up to me and said:
"I'm just wondering why you never come up to me and try to talk to me. Every other guy I see around at parties does."
Five years later, we were married. She was right, I might have never walked up to her and introduced myself had she not taken this action herself. Imagine for a moment if she hadn't walked up to me. The course of both of our lives would have been radically different. The idea that our lives can literally be transformed by these small actions is something that amazes me because it happens all the time and everywhere. Who we become, what we do, and what happens with our lives is often controlled by small actions of stepping up and meeting various individuals we normally might not choose to meet.
Your greatest successes will come from taking some of the smallest actions in terms of meeting people. In meeting one person, you can literally change the course of your career and life. It's the small action of meeting new people and introducing yourself to others that's going to transform your destiny. It's almost impossible for any one person to shape the outcome of their life without the assistance of others. We need others to reach our full potential. The more people you can meet and connect with, the more of a "stacking effect" this is going to have. People are something you need to really reach your full potential in anything.
I've hired hundreds of people throughout my career. I have also gotten thousands of people jobs. There have been several occasions in my career when someone has walked up to me and said something such as: "Hello Harrison. I'm really familiar with your work and would love to work with you. I want nothing more that to work with you, and would love to sit down with you and discuss a future with you."
This has happened before; however, it's not happened that often. When this has happened, the people who have simply approached me with profound interest in working for me, have more often than not been hired. I hire them because I know they are committed and they've gone out of their way to meet me and speak with me about working for me. This is a huge risk people take. Sometimes, it's not rewarded and others times it is. Most of the time it is.
You simply cannot take it personally if people do not react positively to you when you walk up to them. You just keep moving on. The best people socially do this because they know the rewards for meeting people and forming friendships and connections far outweigh the drawbacks of not making connections.
I remember several months ago, my wife and I were at my daughter's preschool and she started talking to a woman who seemed quite aloof and had a lot of confidence. My wife was being extremely nice to her and doing everything within her power to make a connection. As we were leaving, my wife told the woman she would love to get together shortly and tried to exchange contact information with the woman. To my astonishment, the woman blew off my wife, and didn't provide any information. She also avoided the invitation to get together.
"Sure! I understand!" my wife said smiling. My wife has tons of friends and is an extremely happy person. She didn't appear to care one bit that the woman blew her off. My wife makes friends wherever she goes, and she understands that some people are simply going to be rude.
A few weeks later, I was looking through a magazine and saw the woman who had blown her off in the society section of the magazine together with various celebrities and others. This woman apparently moved in some "important" circles, and felt like she needed to be "aloof" with my wife. Who cares? It's not something to worry about.
When I was in high school, I went out of my way to meet the admissions officer of the college I wanted to go to and spent time getting to know him. This paid off and I got into my first choice of college.
Something I've noticed is many people are clammed up. They are afraid to go outside of the shell they are in. I can think of many times in my own life where I've been like this. However, it is the times when I haven't been clammed up and have allowed myself to open up and introduce myself to new people, places, and things that my life and career have been transformed. Thinking back on this, the occasions where I've opened up have been more rare and infrequent than the times where I've been withdrawn.
What you need to realize is that when you are withdrawn, nothing is going to happen. People cannot approach you when you are withdrawn, and you cannot connect with people, either. Nothing happens to people who are withdrawn.
How many people have you walked up to in your life and introduced yourself to, only to find years later that they are a part of your life? People are something that can transform us and bring a tremendous amount of depth to our lives. We need to make the extra call. Go the extra distance to meet people. Make the extra contact. You need to do everything within your power to connect with as many people as possible. This is the key to really making things happen in your life. This is what is going to change who you become and where you go.
Much of life and what we do is controlled by and occurs in small moments. Many of the smallest moments out there are something that can have a profound impact on the course of our lives. It is the small things we do and the small risks we take that often have the largest impact on our lives and what happens to us. In our lives, it is incredibly important that we create these small moments that are going to impact our lives. I have so many small moments in my life that have changed the course of my life and career. So many small decisions that have changed the course of my destiny. You, too, likely have many of these small moments in your life, and it is these small moments that you have created in the past and will create in the future that will shape your destiny.
I want you to think about some of the small moments in your life that have shaped who you are and who you have become:
These small actions can all change who you become and what happens to your life. One simple act of introducing yourself to someone can make a massive difference. Get outside of your shell and meet others.
Your greatest successes will come from some of the smallest actions in terms of meeting people. You will cause a "stacking effect" the more you meet and connect with people; conversely, people cannot connect with you when you are withdrawn and nothing will happen. You must do everything in your power to connect with as many people as possible.
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I met up with besties not long ago during our CNY and our beloved Chia Wen took so many pictures of us together. It's obvious that she wanted to keep those pictures as a memory before she leaves Ipoh end of 2012. It's saddening because we've used so many years to keep our friendship strong and now she will be leaving us soon. Our dear Wai Leng will be furthering study in Singapore and so, this will make us all really separated kilometerssss away..I tried to calm myself and my besties. I believe that although we all have been separated for many years since high school, we still keep the friendship on until now. With Wai Leng, I've known her since standard 3, Jyn Ling in standard 4 and Chia Wen in secondary school. Our friendship have lasted for more than 5 years and even more than 10 years. I believe that it can even last forever..
Here are my beloved Ipoh besties (Jyn Ling, Chia Wen, Wai Leng). They've been my true friend, soul mate and buddies for so long. They lend me their ears each time I poured out all my misery and difficulties during our gathering. They listened to everything I said..Seriously.. I love them so much. They give me support and advice for just anything..They laugh with me but never cry with me b4..LOL..
Ok My besties is reading this post for sure and I'm just gonna say out what I really feel about them.
TO: Chia Wen,
Dear girl, my heart was aching that moment when I saw u dropped some tears at Jyn Ling's house when mentioned about your transfer to Penang. Girl, you said that after you've moved, you are a stranger to Ipoh. You must not think that way. Yes, you come back will no longer staying in Ipoh, but you are always part of Ipoh. All your secondary memories are in Ipoh and our friendship started in Ipoh too..It's sad to leave everything behind, but all those are just physically. Mentally, all memories will be with you no matter where you go. Though we may not be meeting often after you've moved, but believe me, our friendship will never end. It never will...plus, the distance can make us all stronger.. Chia Wen, you must be strong k? Everything will be just fine...Think positively k? We love you and will miss u. In the mean time, we try to spend as much time together as possible..Contact us if we happen to be back Ipoh again!
TO: Jyn Ling,
Dear darling, you've been the closest to me in Ipoh among our besties. You stay too near me and makes it so convenient for me to reach you when we're in Ipoh. I appreciate the time you gave me going out shopping and WALKING all the way from Kampung Simee to Jusco. Tiring, but when we're together, I just love that moment with you. You've been my listener for just everything. I appreciate the time you supported me during my breakup with JC.. You let me shed my tears with you that time. How ugly that I cried so badly to you. But, TQ! Without your support, I would be still crying back then. You cheered me up so much..TQ..I love u girl
TO: Wai Leng,
Dear Sor Po, to be honest I think you are a lucky girl. We all born in different family background. You've been a very funny and happy-go-lucky girl all these time. When be with you, time will always be fun and happy. But one thing I'm really worry for you is that, your life has been really easy all these time. I wanted to scold you when you told me you wanna study again. Everybody start working, you still wanna continue study and be burden to family. Sorry to be so honest. I think is because your family can support your study and don't mind at all. But you must study hard k? Don't make ur parents worry for you. I think when things go so smoothly, it's not a good thing. You must learn to be strong and not to be too naive about things k? No matter what you do, think twice and justify it..TQ for being a happy fruit all these time..I love u
Last but not least, I wan to say TQ for being a loyal and supportive besties ever.. I love you all... Promise me to be strong and take good care k? I don't want to be your dietitian in the future..
Lai Peng


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Happy Birthday to Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore turns 69 years old today, born on April 14, 1945 in Southwest England.
Ritchie of course is best known for being one of the original members of Deep Purple and for his band with Ronnie James Dio, Rainbow (which disbanded at the end of 2010).
Blackmore has been busy with his folk-rock duo Blackmore's Night, which he founded in 1997, along with Candace Night (lead vocals, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist).
They released their latest, Dancer & the Moon, on June 11, 2013
Blackmore and Night married on October 5, 2008, after 19 years together.
According to blackmoresnight.com, Blackmore's Night will tour this summer, with a limited engagement in the U.S., which includes a stop in New York in May.


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This is the white basic studsuit from the current essentials range.
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It has enclosed feet to keep your baby warm and tapered cuffs at the wrist.
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The new year is right around that corner, here are some great tips to get started, courtesy of Amanda.
4 Tips to Starting a Fitness Routine
Whether you're trying to lose weight or trying to buff up, there are some things you can do to help along the way. You won't only look great, but you'll also feel terrific, and the positive energy you feel can literally transform your life.
What's more, you don't have to do it alone. You won't have to spend long hours researching what exercises to do and how to do them. Nor do you have to figure out how to eat smart. All the work has been done for you. Some of the top fitness trainers offer workout programs that you can follow along. Through trial and error, they've figured out the best fitness strategies. Just choose an online program that resonates with you and sign up for it. Some offer trial programs to see if you like their approach.
So, once you've decided to get fit, here four things you can do to get your body in the shape you want it to be:
- Take supplements.
Since you will be putting an additional strain on your body, you need to take supplements. These will give your body the micronutrients you need that aren't readily available in your diet. Find a good e-Commerce store that offers a wide spectrum of manufacturers and discounted rates. One good source is Nutra Health Supply, which offers supplements from a long list of the most reputable manufacturers.
Supplements, as the name suggests, supplement what may be missing or in an insufficient amount in your diet.
Let's suppose, for example, you want to take more Vitamin C because it is an excellent antioxidant and it helps in the growth and repair of tissue. You'll need enough of it when you're working out because exercise will generate more free radicals and create micro-tears in your muscle fibers. While you can eat an orange to get your Vitamin C, you have no idea how much Vitamin C it provides. It all depends on the minerals in the soil, the climate, the transportation, the storage, and numerous other factors. If, however, you were to take a Vitamin C supplement, then you would know exactly how much you're getting.
Similarly, you would need to eat a large quantity of steak, fish, and chicken to get the protein available in a single serving of a protein shake. So think of supplements as a way of ensuring that your body gets what it needs to help you meet your fitness goals.
- Eat smart.
How do you make sure you're eating right? Although supplements will help you make sure your body gets what it needs for growth and repair, remember they are only there to supplement the food you're eating. So if you don't eat smart, if you eat foods that are high in calories, sugar, and fat while low in proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fiber, then you won't get the results you're looking for from your fitness regime.
- Work out consistently.
While eating right and improving your nutrition profile with supplements will improve your health, you'll be cranking up the power when you work out right. How you workout depends on your fitness goals but, generally speaking, you should choose exercises that increase your strength, improve your stamina, and enhance your flexibility. It's usually a good idea to follow a scheduled routine and to keep track of your progress. If you work out in a random way, you won't work out consistently enough; and if you don't keep track of your results, then you won't notice the progress you're making.
- Live right.
When it comes to improving your health and fitness, living right means taking care of your physical needs. You need to ensure that you're getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water, and using stress management techniques if you have a highly stressful lifestyle.
Setting Realistic Expectations
On average, it takes about 12 weeks for your body to have changed in a noticeable way. Building muscle and burning fat is something that happens gradually. This is why you need to have realistic expectations. If after, say, a month of exercising and eating well and living right, you only notice a small change, it doesn't mean that your program doesn't work. At this stage, you're only a third into your fitness journey and you've primed your body to make some major physiological changes in the next few weeks.


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At the annual board retreat this past weekend, the RPCVs of Colorado (RPCVCO) granted over $2,000 from the Don Curtis Giving Fund to 3 current Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) projects. Money from the Don Curtis Giving Fund comes from the sale of Peace Corps calendars and other merchandise.Two of the projects had ties to Colorado (the current PCV is from Colorado), while the third project's focus was related to our 3 year area of focus on gender and health issues.
While we were able to provide the remaining funding needed for the gender and health project on RUMPs, the two projects by Colorado volunteers still need additional funding. Please consider contributing to these great projects and support currently serving Colorado PCVs.
Colorado PCV Projects
- Integrated Business Development Center, Benin: This project will create a community business development services center that facilitates community meetings, particularly for the savings group members to encourage continual growth of the savings group structure and other community economic development. RPCVCO gave $1,000 to support this project. Click here for more information. This project STILL NEEDS FUNDING.
- Toilets R 4 Us, Lesotho: Builds toilets for a local high school. RPCVCO gave $400 to support this project. Click here for more information. This project STILL NEEDS FUNDING.
Gender and Health Project (3 year area of focus)
- RUMPs Project, Uganda: The project will teach 1,500 girls about menstrual hygiene management and women's reproductive health, and at the end of the session they will go home with a reusable menstrual pad that they made themselves.RPCVCO provided $ 604.40 to complete funding for this project. Click here for more information.


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I seem to have a thing for three types of OTHERS™: liminal, destructive, and dead. Okay. Maybe it isn't really a thing that I have, per se, more like a sign post or a neon flashing sign that I can't see on top of my brain pan. In any case, it seems to be something that I have inside of me that brings these types of OTHERS™ to my attention. I've always had a thing for dead things (being a pseudo-Goth in high school will do that, I suppose). I've mentioned the destructive aspect of my personality in conjunction with destroyer goddesses. And then I have this gateway/crossroads thing that brings forth all manner of liminal OTHERS™ into my range of study.
Ganesha was my real and true first, though.
As I've said repeatedly (ad nauseum), I wanted to get down with a god. I'm not sure what made me choose Ganesha. I suppose the whole liminal deity thing had something to do with it, although I don't think that was a conscious something. I've always enjoyed his imagery, though. I don't know if it's the elephant's head, the raised foot, the multiple arms, the color blue or anything else that I can't think of when I think of his imagery. It's just one of those things, I guess.
You know, even as a kid, I was kind of pulled to look at his stuff. Hell, to be honest, even as a kid I liked looking at the Hindu deities. In that case, I'm almost positive that it was because they had so many arms and they were blue colored. Plus, let's face it: I must have been an idolater from the get go. Getting statues in the shapes of my goddesses is pretty important to me (I like to be able to see and feel who I'm praying to).
So, as everyone else was partying down with the gods they had chosen, I was trying to forge some kind of connection with Ganesha.
I think the very first mistake I made was not learning more clearly and concisely about him. I've studied Sekhmet and her imagery for years before I ended up in her care. In the case of Ganesha, I just started doing Google searches, which is how I began with Sekhmet but instead of doing the research on a years-long basis, I did it in a matter of days to a month. I didn't take the time to learn everything I could about him. I didn't learn his mythos; I didn't learn what he is like; I didn't learn what specific things he's into for offerings; I didn't really learn much of anything about him that's not related to skimming his Wiki page. So, really, there was my first major downfall and my first smack in the face with my hubris: I thought I could get a little bit of knowledge in and then learn it as I went.
I think I felt that I knew it all because I had read a single Wiki page and stared at his imagery for hours. I think I felt that I was king of kings here because everyone else was doing it, so why couldn't I? And in all honesty, when it comes to my ego, the thing is fucking huge-ginormous. And by that, I mean that it could probably kill a small child just by looking at it with its terrible powerful intent and self-entitlement issues.
The real problem here wasn't just that I didn't study. It was just simply feeling very lonely. There's that song or something, "looking for love in all the wrong places." That was the actual mistake here. I wanted to be close to something bigger than myself and instead of taking the time, being patient, I threw myself into a direction that was wrong. In all honesty, I think this is a common issue when most people start down a pagan path. The new people read about patrons (as I had) and want to have that type of special connection without taking the time to get there. That was my problem here: I wanted my cake and I wanted to eat it, too.
My second mistake was a major pitfall to all that is me: impatience. I have a really nasty habit where the whole waiting thing doesn't get done as long as it should. If I don't find myself with immediate results, then I get pissed the fuck off and just want to destroy Lego buildings while screeching my rage. I'm good at hiding the impatience, but it's the feelings of wanting to rage around that I have a hard time keeping to myself. I tend to spout out at people without thinking when I get like that and breaking things because of how angst-ridden I am at the moment. This is, actually, how I've managed to lose both friends as well as items of mine. I've been so busy on feeling the anger of my impatience that I react instead of act.
So, while the Sister and the EM were bonding, I was getting pissed the fuck off. It didn't seem particularly fair, to me, that they were making headway. (Well, the Sister was making headway. Who in the world knows what the EM was actually doing…) The Sister's headway was mostly due to meditation, which I've never been good at it and I've pretty much decided that I never will be. I tried to concentrate and I tried to reach out and all I was getting was a nice little pat on the head. Or, just completely ignored. And it just WASN'T FAIR.
And that's another mistake right there.
You see, a big problem (the biggest?) is that I always tend to compare what I'm doing and what I'm good at it or what I suck at it in comparison to what other people are good at or doing or suck at. I think this is actually part of the human condition; we're all about seeing what other people are up to and wanting to do that, too, even if we're not able to for whatever reason. One of my friends recently mentioned to me that "the grass is always greener on the other side." And this is very true of just about everybody I have ever conversed with in my life. "Things must be great over there because they're doing this" or "that must be awesome because it's making them happy." But, just because the grass looks like it is green over there doesn't mean that it is. All it means is that our rose-colored glasses (or perhaps, it should be green-colored glasses) are glued firmly on our nose and that the grass could, quite possibly, be deader than dead and we wouldn't know it because it just looks so much fucking better than what we've got.
So, with that all not consciously in my brain, I decided that I had enough of Ganesha ignoring me.
I wanted to be able to communicate with him and I wanted to be able to invoke him into myself because I wanted to show that I could do that, too. So. I decided it was in my best interest to get his attention in any way possible. And of course, since I was also feeling that whole raging thing because of my impatience, the best way was not the best way at all. I decided insulting his manhood and generally teasing him was my only option available. Okay, hold on. Let me clarify something quickly here: I didn't decide it in the way that I consciously thought that was a good idea. It was just something that my brain decided to do because I was an impatient twit.
And the lesson learned?
Insults will definitely get a reaction.
What I had wanted at that particular moment was to prove to everyone that I could invoke a god and get somewhere with said god. And all I managed to do was enrage said god to do what I wanted, sort of. Without planning or forethought or even really preparing for it, he came right on down and took right the fuck over.
I can quasi-remember it. I was on the phone with the EM and the Sister. We were celebrating something or other with one of our patented telephone circles. I was sitting on the carpet in front of a candle and I was raging, silently, at Ganesha to get his attention. And then, the next moment, I wasn't anywhere whatsoever and something else had a hold of me and was saying rather mean things. The words he spoke in my stead were the absolute fucking truth about what would happen in the next few months, but it was harshly done and I didn't really know what was going on at the time. I was around, but not really. It's only been after the fact that I've been able to piece all of it together and I have never remembered what was said: only the anger and irritation that was left like a viscous mucous at the back of my throat when he released me.
I had pissed off a god.
The experience left me very shaken. I had never remotely tried to approach a god prior to this and I have never once tried to approach a god for invocation again because of this. Yes, I went about it the wrong way, but the experience was enough to teach me that I needed to be utterly careful. Let's say that it has left me with a healthy dose of fear at the prospect of letting another god come right on in and take over, even if the circumstances are/were far more favorable.
The thing is that I royally fucked up. I knew that the moment after it happened. I knew that I was damned lucky and that I was getting off light.
I've been told that my best bet, at this point, is to ask for forgiveness. Honestly, this concept never came to mind. I guess I never really think of the gods as people and if I had done this to a person, then I probably would have said I'm sorry (at some point). However, when it comes to the gods, seeking some reparation seems like an oddity to me. Wouldn't he just know that I'm sorry? Probably not because why would he? I haven't made a single mention of him, except in passing, and in this entry. So, he would have no reason to check in with me and see that I'm really apologetic for my massive fuck up. So, an apology, apparently, is what I need to do.
That's the lesson, though. The lesson isn't just that what I did was a mistake and that I should never EVER approach a god like that again. The lesson, really, is that they're people, too, and their feelings can be hurt by insensitive newbies who just want attention. So, an apology is necessary. When I finally am able to get that off the ground, I hope he accepts.


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Election Results: Saugatuck Township Turns Down County Recycling Fees; Whiteford Wins
Saugatuck Township electorate voted to renew a cemetery maintenance renewal, but turned down the Allegan County initiative to provide curbside recycling pickup via a $36 annual surcharge to each household in the Tuesday, Aug. 2 Primary Election.
Also, Randy Brink, with 120 votes, lost his Republican bid for the four-year Saugatuck Township supervisor seat to Jon Phillips, who garnered 164 votes.
Incumbent Saugatuck Township Supervisor Bill Wester did not seek re-election. Phillips will square off with Independent Shawn Powers and Democrat Jon Helmrich for the supervisor seat on the Tuesday, November 8 General Election.
Of the recycling initiative, Saugatuck Township Manager Aaron Sheridan said there was some misunderstandings of the issue that had been circulating in the local media.
"This is an Allegan County program; the township doesn't keep any of the recycling money in the city coffers—it all gets remitted to the county," explained Sheridan.
Refuting that statement by Sheridan are comments made in public meetings - to many municipal officials throughout the county, including the City of Saugatuck - by Ben Williams, Allegan County's Recycling/Solid Waste Coordinator who was leading the fight for the now-failed ballot initiative in Saugatuck Township.
Williams repeatedly told municipal officials - prior to this week's election as he sought to persuade them to put the recycling ballot issue up for vote in each of their jurisdictions - that any of the public money money raised as a result of the recycling program approval would first be used to support the recycling programs, but any money over and above that amount could be used by the respective municipalities "for anything they would choose to do with it" and to "help offset the cost of other (municipal) programs."
Sheridan did not address Williams' earlier statements.
The proposed surcharge turned down by voters on Tuesday would have, if passed, been mandatory for each household, different from the existing township recycling program which is voluntary and entails a $25 surcharge.
The failed recycling effort also, if passed, would also have been in addition to the services private carters now provide township residents for recycling.
The county program is run by Allegan County Resource Recovery, whereby townships and cities elect to participate in it via an inter-local agreement with Resource Recovery.
There are 17 municipalities that participate at this time.
"The program is losing money and it is not sustainable. For many of the participating municipalities the (voluntary) surcharge is not enough to compensate for the current recycling services," said Sheridan.
Those municipalities where the local ballot proposal was defeated may chose to continue with the $25 surcharge and decide if general fund dollars are sufficient to cover possible deficits or consider eliminating certain parts of the recycling program, say Allegan County Resource Recovery representatives.
With regards to the cemetery millage renewal, it is estimated to raise $62,853 in 2016 in its first year. Saugatuck Township administers and maintains Riverside and Douglas cemeteries, including lawn care upkeep.
The cities of Saugatuck and Douglas pay a share of the annual lawn care maintenance based on their respective population.
The cities of Saugatuck and Douglas did not have local issues on the Primary Election ballot.
In the 80th District State Representative race, the City of Saugatuck and township electorate gave most votes to Mary Whiteford in her re-election bid, 79 votes and 274 votes, respectively.
Only in Douglas did Whiteford not garner the most votes, where John Andrysiak received 75 votes versus Whiteford's 72.


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Discussion in 'Community' started by pauld, Jul 8, 2003.
This is sick. Have they no respect for the memory of the former Princess of Wales? Besides, why can't she be left alone, once and for all? She's dead.
I really hope that this is some cheap prank.....
And that means that the character is going to look a lot like Princess Di......could there be a lawsuit here? It is utterly tasteless, no matter if its a spoof or not.
I think this is really funny. Yes she is dead. Yes it was tragic. But the level of grief and generaly totally over the top emotions (at least in the UK) surrounding the woman make me glad that someone is trying to show people the truth. She was just a woman. Yes a woman who devoted her life (well once whe was a Princess, so lets say a bit more than 50% of her life) to good causes. But so was Mother Therasa. She died in the same week but there was not real public grief over that.
People seem to be treating her memory like she was a super hero. They just remember the good. They do not like to be reminded that she had affairs behind her husbands back. By portraying her in this way a few people might realise that she was not as perfect as they remember.
Let the flames begin.
I'm sorry...but where would the press be without tabloid b.s.?!
I don't understand why the hell some topics/people just cannot be left alone...honestly.
I think that they should just let Princess Diana rest in peace. It was a tragic death, it's very unseemly to try to make money off her memory!
I agree with wdlove. Let her be in peace. This is just wrong.
With a quote like this: "And of course, she looks great in Spandex!,"(he) said in a statement issued by Marvel....
This is obviously a joke. A dumb one, but a joke nonetheless. I don't believe it for a second.
...and then I did a websearch and came up with this...utterly appalling.
Ooooh, that's just scary....where did you find that? Were there any more?
A whole SLEW of websites came up when I searched, but only this one had the image:
I haven't found any other images relating to the upcoming comic yet.


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Invaders Steelband
Gimme Dat
Telefunken – 6.23 422
Watermelon Man
Another funky Steelband jam that delivers many crisp Caribbean-Beat versions of popular 70s music and some Funk & Soul. Especially the funny version of WATERMELON MAN catches me. Furthermore this album contains also the Tropical Funk pearl WATU CADA sometimes also "Batucada" named.
Funny record with a Dschungel-Music promising cover artwork. But it's Trinidad Steel Band sound recorded at the Dutch Music Centre, Baarn, Netherlands and M.C. Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA. Released on CNR Records, Netherlands and Telefunken, Germany.
A1 Gimme Dat Banana 3:25
A2 Watermelon Man 3:20
A3 Diedong Dé 2:50
A4 Same Time Same Place 2:55
A5 Guantanamera 2:59
A6 Konoe Loise Lassie 2:32
B1 Calender Song 2:45
B2 Watu Cada 3:29
B3 Mathilda 3:10
B4 Whatye Gonna Do About It 2:55
B5 Amazing Grace 2:20
B6 Cielito Lindo 4:05
Arranged By – Jay Ferne
Design [Coverdesign] – Studio Myosotis
Engineer – Dick v.d. Meer, Okkie Huysdens
Vocals – Armand Coller, Johan Marino, Mighty Botai, Rudy Ronde
A Dirty River Production
Made in Germany
℗ 1977
Find the original vinyl LP on eBay!
Ends in 23d 7h
Invaders Steelband
Gimme Dat
Telefunken – 6.23 422