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Important Staff Update: Positive COVID-19 cases identified at Calvary Mt. Carmel
Date: 25 May 2022
To: All Staff – Calvary Mt Carmel
From: Sandeep Kandel, General Manager Aged Care
I am writing to inform you that unfortunately two (2) residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at Calvary Mt. Carmel. The residents reside in Daffodil Wing and are currently isolating and receiving care in their rooms, and we have notified their families.
Calvary Mt. Carmel will be closed for the next five (5) days to enable the home to ensure all safety measures are in place for residents, visitors and staff.
We understand that this may be worrying for you and the residents in your care. We want to assure you that we are doing everything possible to continue to look after the health, wellbeing and safety of all our residents and staff.
What are we doing to keep resident's safe?
The home's updated COVID-19 Outbreak Management Plan (OMP) has been enacted and we have taken immediate action to contain transmission and keep residents and staff safe. We have:
In addition to these first actions, our care continuity plan ensures we have the clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as other support services necessary to meet the individual care needs of our residents during situations such as this.
Information for visitors during an outbreak
Calvary's Position Statement on Visiting in Aged Care, now in effect, allows visits for residents in all circumstances, including when a home is experiencing an outbreak and is in lockdown. There are, however, specific requirements to help keep our residents, their visitors and our staff as safe as possible.
We will continue to liaise closely with Public Health Unit officials, who will make the decision about whether and when it is safe to remove the current visitation restrictions.
We need you to continue to work
You are safe to continue to provide resident care because you are trained and prepared for situations such as this. Your training means you will know how to provide resident care safely by following our strict infection prevention and control procedures, including the correct use of PPE.
For staff that work across multiple sites we would like you to continue to work at Calvary. To support you to do this Calvary will commit to giving you equivalent shifts to ensure that your hours from both Calvary and the alternate employer are maintained at a minimum.
What do I need to remember?
Our first priority and focus is the safety, health and wellbeing of the people in our care, including you, our employees, at this time. You will be kept informed by your Manager as the situation develops.
Thank you for all that you are doing to ensure our residents continue to receive the safest possible care with empathy and compassion in this challenging time.
Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary is a charitable, not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation.
Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching the end of their life.
With over 18,000 staff and volunteers, we have a national network of 14 Public and Private Hospitals, 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care service centres.


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Brazil's drug users will get help, instead of jail
Sweeping new laws are based on the view that drug users need treatment, not criminal punishment.
On the continent that produces most of the world's cocaine and much of its heroin and marijuana, its largest country is softening punishment on recreational drug users.
The Brazilian Congress adopted landmark legislation that substitutes alternative punishments such as community service and rehabilitation for custodial sentences. The government will now treat recreational drug users not as criminals, but as people in need of medical and psychological help.
"Smoking marijuana is not a crime," says Paulo Roberto Uchoa, the general who heads Brazil's National Antidrug Secretariat. "A drug user is ... someone who needs counseling and information. The ones who traffic drugs are the criminals."
The new legislation makes Brazil the first major South American country to introduce more lenient legislation concerning drugs and follows the trend in Europe where a host of nations including Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Britain, have softened their stances toward minor drug possession.
Although regional experts say Brazil's decision is unlikely to spur similar strategies in other Latin American nations - partly because the United States is so opposed to such measures - Brazilian officials are celebrating what they say is a humane and common-sense response to a problem that refuses to go away.
"A drug user is not a case for the police, he's a drug addict," says Elias Murad, the Congressman who sponsored the bill. "He's more of a medical and social problem than a police problem, and that's the way thinking is going these days, not just here in Brazil but the world over. We believe that you can't send someone who is ill to jail."
With 170 million people and a large middle class, there is a steady market for drugs in Brazil. Although heroin use is almost unheard of, the use of cocaine is not uncommon in big cities, and the popularity of crack cocaine is growing in poor urban areas.
Marijuana is so popular that the drug is smoked openly on the country's beaches and in bars and discos. One recently released study by the World Health Organization showed that in Brazil's biggest city, Sao Paulo, 80 percent of youngsters between the ages of 16 and 24 say they know of someone who has used the drug.
Until now, anyone caught with small quantities of drugs could be sentenced to between six months and two years in prison.
Under Mr. Murad's law, first-time offenders not guilty of trafficking drugs face one or more punishments that include obligatory rehabilitation programs, community service, fines, or loss of their driving license.
The law makes no distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs, and judges will decide on sentences, Murad says.
Getting the law through Congress was a long struggle for Murad, a doctor who runs more than 50 drug prevention and rehabilitation centers in his home state of Minas Gerais.
He introduced the bill in 1991, but it was not approved by the lower house until 1996. It took another five years before the Senate, after making minor alterations, ratified the legislation and passed it back to the lower house, where it was approved last week.
Drug experts hope those in charge of Brazil's health, legal, and prison systems will act more quickly than the politicians. The new laws will heavily impact each of those branches, says Ricardo de Oliveira Silva, a prosecutor who has campaigned for alternative sentences.
Perhaps the greatest immediate effects will be felt in Brazil's prisons. Mr. Silva says the legislation could mean judges send one-third fewer people to jail, thus helping to reduce overcrowding in the country's already packed jails. At least three Brazilian states have successfully adopted similar programs already, and both state and federal officials admit that police in other states were using their discretion to caution small-time drug users and give them the option of treatment or trial.
Courts, too, will benefit because suspects who agree to undergo rehabilitation without first going to trial will have their arrests wiped from the book. As those found guilty will face rehabilitation anyway, prosecutors expect the overwhelming majority of suspects to accept the punishment without trial, thus saving valuable time and money.
But while the news will be welcomed by the people who run Brazil's prisons, it will be met with trepidation at the country's Health Ministry, where officials will have to quickly train professionals to deal with a massive increase in the number of people entering rehabilitation programs. If additional funding is not immediately forthcoming, the system's meagre resources could be strained, says Silva.
"We have been in touch with them to tell them to prepare. But my worry is that they won't be ready for the new reality," he says. "This is going to put a lot of pressure on the country's health system."
In the long term, however, the programs should be cost efficient, Silva says, because out-patient therapy is much cheaper than locking up offenders. In addition, the recidivism rate will be expected to fall as drug users are helped out of dependency. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, where treatment replaced prison terms, the recidivism rate has been halved from 85 percent two years ago, says drug czar Uchoa.

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Yesterday, we went to Araneta Center in Cubao, as a last-minute shopping in preparation for today's school opening. Our group consisted of my wife, our two sons, two of their cousins and me. We badly needed companions because we can't handle everything all by ourselves. We bought school bags, pairs of shoes, under garments and other school necessities. We spent several hours hopping from one mall to another just to find the most affordable, yet usable items. We didn't know that two of my brother-in-laws and their kids also went in the same place separately.
So like destiny, we headed and all unexpectedly gathered in the same place, the last destination for the day – National Bookstore (its largest branch infront of Araneta Coliseum). It was full-packed, like Holiday rush!
We were so tired. Our group was about to leave for home when my eldest brother-in-law, Andy, invited us for dinner first (it was almost 6pm then). There were 7 kids and all of them wanted to eat at a nearby Jollibee. But Andy refused. He told us there's a place inside Farmer's Market (yes, the Market and not the Plaza) called "Dampa" (like a large food court) where we should eat.
So off we went, ordered a variety of meals. It was like a feast, nevertheless. Being a food lover, I ate a lot and had a really full stomach. Perhaps because of their curiosity, my kids played with some large shrimps like those were toys. I helped them debone one shrimp, took some of its meat with a fork and offered them to eat it. But they didn't want to. They just played with it. Basically, there were some leftovers. Beside me is a half-full bowl of steamed rice which we can no longer consume.
We were about to go when a young man perhaps in his late twenties, approached us, and asked if he could have our leftovers. I handed him the bowl of excess rice beside me. He took it. Suddenly, without any word, he took every leftover that's on our table, even the chicken bones, shrimp shells, the ones toyed by my kids – literally everything! He placed them on that bowl of rice. I thought he'll use it to feed pigs (kanin-baboy) or dogs. But to our amazement, he went to a nearby table and took a seat. He was with his wife who was holding their BABY. He gave our leftover chicken bones to his baby and the child grabbed it like it was the first bone she ever saw and munched in her entire life! The man ate without any sign of shame. His wife just stared. She didn't eat. Well, her husband didn't seem to offer her but still, maybe she felt uneasy. I can tell that their baby was so hungry that she was eating our leftovers. I was so shocked, and so as the rest of our family. We all saw what happened. I felt so sorry for the baby! We were heartbroken.
We didn't speak a word for a few minutes. Then I burst into tears that I was forcing to keep inside myself. I told my wife, "Ma, do you have any money? Maybe we can give them any amount so they can buy decent food for themselves, especially for the baby." She nodded and approached them.
With all of our belongings, we followed my wife. Everyone in Dampa (there were quite a few customers at that time) were looking, but didn't want to involve themselves. She gave the woman an amount I won't mention. The woman expressed her thanks. She also told us that her husband had money earlier in the day but spent it on gambling! Imagine that! My wife showed dismay and told the husband to find a decent job and buy something for his family to eat, especially for the baby.
We left them with heavy burdens in our hearts. We knew that it was not enough. It was only a temporary solution. But most importantly, we were very concerned about the baby. She was too exposed in the cruelty of the world. She is a victim – just like many other babies who live in extreme poverty. How many of them exist in our society? What have we done to help them, even reach out to them?
As a moral lesson, I told the kids we were so blessed that we didn't have to eat leftovers ("Pagpag") and that we should never waste food. We should consume and share what God has provided us, because many families live in poverty that they will eat anything, even those they find in the garbage. Maybe, God wanted us to learn, that's why He didn't allow us to eat at Jollibee. He wanted to show us how serious poverty really is.
Despite the burden, we also felt blessed. Sometimes we think that God has forsaken us. Sometimes we think that we are all alone — financially, physically and emotionally laden. We complain too much. But if we just try to understand and recognize the blessings around us, we will realize that God has in fact been good to us all the time. He never left us.
May God bless all families in the world, most especially the ones who are fighting against hunger.
Note: All pictures were from various sources. I don't take ownership of the pictures as I had no camera with me yesterday.
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Joint Favorable Substitute
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Children Committee
This bill is in response to the growing concern regarding the increase in obesity among children and the negative impact on children's health. The bill would establish a task force to study the problem of childhood obesity.
For Substitute Bill 6525 (as contained in LCO No. 4554): In Section 1 (b) adds the following to what the task force shall do: "examine the nutrition standards for all food procured by the state;" "explore the implementation of a tax on large-size sugary drinks the revenue from which may be earmarked for childhood obesity prevention;" and "recommend the implementation of a pilot program through one local or regional board of education to schedule recess before lunch in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive;". In Section 2. (a), adds a reference to a lunch period of not less than twenty minutes and time devoted to physical exercise of not less than twenty minutes for students K-5; Section 2. (b) adds a reference to no school employee shall prevent a student enrolled in grades K-5 from participating in entire time devoted to physical exercise as a punishment; New Sec. 3. States no school employees shall require a student in K-12, to engage in physical activity as a form of discipline during regular school day.
Amendment A: In Line 7 adds the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health or Commissioner's designee; and, includes a licensed dietician or nutritionist with a background in food service appointed by the Department of Public Health to the task force membership.
Jewel Mullen, MD, Commissioner, CT Department of Public Health: The DPH requests being included in the task force membership, as they can offer data and provide policy recommendations. A recent DPH study found that one third of CT children in K-3 grades are overweight or obese and one out of every seven are obese. The study was conducted with a sample of over 8,000 students. "The results of this study illustrate the alarming rate of childhood obesity, especially among high risk groups such as low-income, black and Hispanic children." Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke which can lead to premature disability, early death, loss of productivity and decreased quality of life. Over past 30 years, childhood obesity has tripled in U.S. According to CDC, in 2010, approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 were already obese. (Note: Amendment A added Commissioner of DPH or designee to task force)
Elaine Zimmerman, Exec. Director, CT Commission on Children: Supports HB 6525 establishing a childhood obesity task force.
Mary Kate Lowndes, Director of Special Initiatives & Development, CT Commission on Children: Speaking on behalf of COC and CT Coalition Against Childhood Obesity, supporting this bill. About one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963. Overweight kids have a 70-80% chance of staying overweight their entire lives. 60% of overweight children already exhibit at least one risk factor for heart disease – the #1 cause of death. Type 2 diabetes, represents up to 45% of new pediatric cases, compared to only 4% ten years ago. "Obesity kills more Americans each year than AIDS, cancer and injuries combined. Current generation of children may be first in our history to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Offers a number of suggestions for task force roles and membership.
John Bailey, State Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association (AHA): Obesity is a very serious health issue for our children and is a public health crisis facing CT. "If more is not done the cost to the state's taxpayers will be in the billions of dollars in health care costs, millions of hours of lost productivity and premature death due to health related diseases associated with obesity." Recently, the SDE released a report that showed that more than a quarter of our high school students are either obese or overweight with males, Hispanics and African Americans recorded at 30%. Obesity is causing a broad range of health problems, such as Type 2 diabetes, known as "adult onset" diabetes. Today, as many as 45% of newly diagnosed diabetes cases in children are Type 2. Obesity has recently overtaken smoking as leading cause of premature heart attack. The AHA has produced a report entitled "Understanding Childhood Obesity" that outlines this health epidemic.
Karen Spargo, President, CT Association of Directors of Health (CADH) and Director of Health, Naugatuck Valley Health District: Applauds bill's multi-sector approach to address this important topic. The bill language should be amended to include state and local governmental public health representation to task force. (Note: Amendment adds the Commissioner of DPH or Commissioner's designee.)
CT Academy of Family Physicians: Childhood obesity is quickly becoming a health care epidemic and there is no better time for CT to take on the task of determining the best way to help children suffering from obesity and preventing other children from becoming obese. Obese children are more likely to suffer from numerous health problems such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension and liver disease, to name a few. Psychological effects of obesity are often just as troublesome – teasing, being treated as outcasts by peers, isolation and low self-esteem.
Colleen O'Connor, Advocacy Chair, CT Public Health Association (CPHA): Public health practitioners can play an integral role on the proposed task force. This bill is both timely and imperative, given rising incidence of this disease and its related health and economic costs to the state. Overweight and obese children face greater risk of developing chronic diseases previously considered adult illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and certain kinds of cancers. The Institute of Medicine recommended that federal, state and local governments: "establish a high-level task force on childhood obesity prevention . ." Requests the task force include representation from the Public Health community. (Note: Amendment adds Commissioner of DPH or designee).
Maggie Adair, Exec. Director, CT Early Childhood Alliance: "Childhood obesity is a national and state issue that sparks a call for action." A 2012 DPH report issued startling findings: nearly one in six CT children in kindergarten and third grade is overweight, one in seven children in kindergarten and one in six children in third grade is obese." The DPH study found that obesity rates are significantly higher in low-income communities.
Dena Torino, Student, University of Connecticut's School of Social Work: Also, works at Taft School. Given today's obesity epidemic, hopes that CT will lead the way in making nutrition of its children a priority by creating this task force. If obesity rates continue on their current trajectories, the obesity rate in CT could reach an astounding 46.5%, increasing our obesity-related health care costs by 15.7%.
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Reported by: Elizabeth S. Giannaros, Clerk
Date: March 21, 2013


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Sunday, 23 March 2014
Crochet Hook Case
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Applause, applause!! Really, hats off, Sangeetha :-). I can understand your fears of contact to your sewing machine very well :o). I got mine about 1,5 years ago and back then I thought I would make many nice things with it..... but up to now I only shortened some trousers of my son, and that's it *lol*. So I'm very impressed by your beautiful crochet hook case!! Great job and super pretty ♥ReplyDelete
Beautiful !!! So fresh colors and patterns and well done !ReplyDelete
Have a great week !
I love your hook case. I really need one of these as my hooks are scattered around the house in various drawers and on various shelves! I can never find them when I need them. I love the fabrics you've chosen. Do you have a tutorial? Have a great week xxReplyDelete
That is a lovely case you made with well thought of combination of fabric. And like the earlier post on the top for a toddler. Very beautiful.ReplyDelete
Looks pretty darn good to me. I don't know the first thing about using a sewing machine. Love the fabrics you used. Best wishes, TammyReplyDelete
Super cute project! I need to make one like this to my needles urgently :) Lovely fabrics choice too! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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This is a lovely case, and I would use it for my watercolor brushes! I found you at Annamaries blog hop,ReplyDelete
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Awesome! Oh, man, I've so got to learn how to sew now. :)ReplyDelete
The hook case is very neat! is it your own pattern? I like the flap above the hooks to prevent slipping out and the wallet style. Love the fabric choices too.ReplyDelete
I cant believe you're scared of the sewing machine. You have made it so well. The fabric choice is also very nice. the print on the fabric is my favourite. Its so Indian :-)ReplyDelete
Congrats !! It's a pretty case:) I liked the idea of putting the flap on the hooks.ReplyDelete
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I tried getting tickets for Inglourious Basterds on a Friday night after my Bloomberg Radio Show, which airs from 6:00-7:00 pm, 1130 on the AM dial. The show had sold out by noon that day so I had to wait a few more days to see it. After reading a blurb in the New York Post on Lorna's Silence, I decided to see it. The reviewer, who gave it four stars, wrote: "From Belgium's revered Dardenne brothers, the story of a young woman who becomes involved in an immigration scam."
The picture is good but far from a blockbuster. It is a Belgian film noir that lacks the sensuality for which the French are famous.I didn't identify with any of the characters, but the story is interesting.
An Albanian woman, Lorna (Arta Dobroshi), fraudulently acquires the right of legal Belgian residency by marrying a Belgian drug addict, Claudy (Jeremie Renier). Claudy is paid by a crime syndicate for the arrangement. Lorna intends to divorce Claudy and marry a Russian involved in organized crime who also wants Belgian residency. The head of the criminal ring with whom Lorna is involved is Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione). Fabio's enforcement thug is Spirou (Morgan Marianne).
Fabio, wanting to shorten the process allowing Lorna's marriage to the Russian, opts to kill Claudy with an overdose, but Lorna prefers to wait a month for the divorce to take effect. You'll have to see the film to find out who wins out. The movie is well acted but lacks soul. (In French, Albanian and Russian, with English subtitles.)
HS said: "The movie was well done and well acted, but it was a real downer. Every actor was a thug or junkie, except for the one who became a psycho. The sudden ending left the audience unaware of what befell the unsavory characters in the film. We learned how immigration laws are circumvented, and how little human life means to gangsters and musclemen. The title character had the face of a boy. You couldn't be sure until she stripped for action."


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Can science help detect food crime?
Is the food we buy in Scotland actually what it says it is? Unfortunately we know sometimes this isn't the case and consumers are being sold some products under false pretences.
The horsemeat investigation where beef was replaced by horse and pork meat hit the headlines in 2013. A more recent investigation by Western Isles Council and the Scottish Food Crime & Incident Unit discovered that over 80% of salt found in Hebridean Sea Salt did not come from the Hebrides, but was imported table salt. This shows how wide the potential is for food crime or mislabelling, and all of us need to be more aware of this potential.
My colleagues at FSS in the Scottish Food Crime and Incident Unit, Scientific Advisers and other partners, including Crimestoppers, work together in the UK, and worldwide to prevent food crime, and make sure we have systems in place to detect and deal with it.
Having correct ingredient information on a product's label is vital in helping check what is actually in it, where it has come from and that it is what it says on the label. But how can we be sure if there has been either accidental or deliberate mis-labelling?
There are a number of scientific methods being developed to authenticate food products and help combat food crime: Stable isotope ratio analysis, DNA and trace elements analysis:
- Stable isotope ratio analysis looks at ratios of isotopes from elements (eg hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen etc.) found in food (eg meat). This identifies the differences in the diet and water drunk by animals in Scotland and the rest of the world. This technique has also been used to identify the geographical origin of many types of food including wine, olive oil, oranges, honey, tomatoes, Chinese cabbage, dairy products, eggs, seafood, and coffee.
- DNA analysis looks at variations in the genetic code of food. This is used to identify the species of animal meat in a particular food (eg cow, sheep, horse, donkey, fish etc). Recent studies have also shown that it is possible to differentiate between different breeds of cattle and even mixtures of breeds. Problems can arise though if the quality of the DNA is poor.
So getting back to the question in the title – the answer is yes - science can help to detect and deter food crime, but it goes hand in hand with food chain information and other intelligence.
We all have a part to play in stopping food crime - whether you are a member of the public or working within the food and drink sector. You can report food crime anonymously by contacting the free and confidential Scottish Food Crime Hotline, which is operated in partnership with Crimestoppers, on 0800 028 7926, or contact us in confidence through our website.


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"Mrs. X!!" The voice of a young man from my children's school called behind me in our local supermarket two days ago. As I turned and smiled, I was greeted by a wide smile of his own – a 17 year old boy I'll call "Tom" who has been on a sports team with my son and in homeroom together for several years. They are friends – not super close – but the boy has slept over this summer for guys' night and my son hangs out with him occasionally.
After we chatted for a few minutes about his recent sports injury and plans for college next year, we said goodbye and I thanked him for stopping to say hello. As I watched him walk down the aisle, I couldn't help but think of how God answered a little sister's prayer for her brother.
Just about two months ago I came across a scribbled note tucked into my youngest daughter's old bible in her bedside drawer that she wrote 6 years ago when she was 10. It read:
"Please make Tom and Jim nice to Alex and stop being mean to him!!"
This was my daughter's prayer request for her big brother (pseudonym for big brother is "Alex").
We moved to our current school district when my twins were entering 6th grade. Little did I know that the timing was brutal. They went from being rock stars at their former school to completely unknown at a time when all kids are beginning to become self-conscious, worried about everything "teen", notice the opposite sex, and begin dealing with all the changes happening in their own bodies!
The school and town change was awesome (my twins will tell you so today), but it was definitely hard on them at first.
"Tom" was the boy from the supermarket who labeled my son "churchie" when we first moved here. Why? Because my son liked polo shirts and khaki pants. This boy found such clothes to be for Sundays only. He relentlessly yelled "churchie" through the hallways, teased my son about his glasses, and demeaned his ice hockey talent as "funny" in a town that breathes football. No matter how my son attempted to avoid this kid, he poked fun at him all the time. My daughter listened in on the after-school conversations and felt bad for her brother.
Seems small to us as grown-ups, but for the new kid at school, it was terrible. My son stood in my room in front of my mirror one morning asking, "Mama, should I wear this shirt today? Maybe it's too nice for school." And, "Should I wear my glasses today? Or maybe it's a good day for my contacts, even though I don't like them."
His head lowered in front of the mirror. "Tom is going to make fun of me."
Just as my eyes stung with tears and I seriously contemplated how I could get Tom alone to yank him up by the shirt collar an inch from my face and give him a wicked verbal lashing, my son looked up at himself and said, "But this is who I am…" He shrugged his shoulders and headed to the breakfast table.
Looking back, that was a big moment. At the time, I was still angry, hurt for him, and loaded up on some prayers of my own (probably not nearly as nice as my daughter's prayer).
When my son came home that same afternoon, he shared that "Tom" did indeed tease him. But I stood in the frozen section on Wednesday night thinking about how God turned that situation around and used a rough patch for my son to grow him into a strong, confident young man today.
I thought of my precious daughter who has always been highly protective of her family members (the daughter who named us Family-to-the 5-Power many years ago) and is deeply faithful. When I found that note to God a couple of months ago my heart swelled thinking of her sweet spirit.
In front of Eggo waffles, I smiled thinking about how "Tom" was now a friend. (And, "Jim" is too.)


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Colorado Tax Forms 2019
TaxHow has all the forms and eFile solutions that you will ever need for your Colorado State taxes. If you find any form that is missing for your State, let us know and we will make our best to update them immediately.
Colorado Form 104 2018
Colorado Individual Income Tax Return
Colorado form 104 is designed for state individuals to report their annual income. The form features space to include your income, marital status as well as space to report any children or dependents you may have. By filling out the form, you will see whether or not you owe money to the state or if you will receive a refund.
Colorado Form 104AMT 2018
Colorado Alternative Minimum Tax Computation Schedule
Colorado Form 104AMT is used by individual taxpayers who are subject to an alternative minimum tax. Nonresidents will have to divide the adjusted federal alternative minimum taxable remuneration from the Colorado sources to the total adjusted federal alternative minimum taxable remuneration.
Colorado Form 104CR 2018
Colorado Individual Credits Schedule
If you are a Colorado resident who has tax credits to claim you will need to file Schedule CR. Schedule CR is the main Colorado supplemental Schedule. Schedule CR should be used by any Colorado resident, regardless of work location, who is required to file a Colorado state tax return.
Colorado Form 104PN 2018
Colorado Part-year/Non-resident Tax Calculation Schedule
Form 104PN is the form all part-year Colorado residents will need to file their part-year Colorado state tax returns. Form 104PN maybe supplemented by other forms and schedules, however it must be included in all Colorado part-year resident state tax returns.
Colorado Form 104X 2018
Amended Colorado Individual Income Tax Return
Colorado Form 104X is a tax return document for residents who need to amend their previous return. Also known as the amended individual tax return form, it is used to correct any errors in income, reimbursements or tax credits on a number of other Colorado 104 tax documents. When filling out your 104X form, you will be given the chance to explain why you are making an amendment in your tax return.
Colorado Form 105 2018
Colorado Payment Voucher for Automatic Colorado Extension for Estates or Trusts *use 105 form to amend a return
Colorado Form 105 must be used only by Estates or Trusts and must be filed no latter than April 17, 2022. Keep in mind to only use this voucher if you can't pay online or by EFT ( Electronic Funds Transfer).
Colorado Form 106 2018
Colorado Income Tax Return for Pass-Through Entities and Composite Filing for Nonresidents *use 106 form to amend a return
Colorado Form 106 can be filed only by nonresidents partners, shareholders or members of a pass-through entity and must be filed no latter than April 17, 2022. If for some reason you were unable to file it on time you may file it under extension.
Colorado Form 112 2018
Colorado C-Corporation Income Tax - Electronic Filing Guide
In order to file Colorado Form 112, you will, first, have to file Form 1120, because you will need information's from your federal tax return to be able and complete this form. If you cannot pay online, you will need to make the check or money order payable to the Colorado Department of Revenue and mail it to Colorado Department of Revenue, Denver, CO 80261-0008.
Colorado Form 158-I 2018
Colorado Extension Payment Voucher for Colorado Individual Income Tax
Colorado Form 158-I must be used only when you are not able to pay online or by EFT. Form 158-I must be submitted together with your SSN, 2013 DR 0158-I, a check or money order. The documentation must be mailed to the Colorado Department of Revenue, Denver, Colorado 80261-0008.
Colorado Tax Booklet 2018
Colorado Income Tax Booklet
The Colorado tax booklet is a guide for state residents on how to file their state income taxes. The guide features step-by-step instructions on how to file by mail or e-file your state taxes. In addition, the booklet features information on every type of state tax form as well as areas where filers commonly make mistake.
Colorado Form DR 0084 2016
Colorado Substitute W-2 Form for Income Tax Withheld
If your employer or the payer didn't provide you Form W-2, you can use Colorado Form DR 0084. Form DR 0084 must be completed and mailed to Colorado Department of Revenue, Denver, CO 80261-0005.
Colorado Form DR 0253 2013
Colorado Income Tax Closing Agreement
Form DR 0253 may be used by estates, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts and other fiduciary relationships during a dissolution period. Colorado Form DR 0253 must be mailed to the Colorado Department of Revenue, Denver, CO 80261-0005.
Colorado Form DR 0211 2007
Colorado Income Tax Order Form
Colorado Form DR 0211 is used to order your income tax forms. Income tax forms can be ordered by mail or in person at no cost to you by completing this form and mail it to Colorado Department of Revenue, 1375 Sherman Street, Denver Colorado 80261.
Colorado Tax Forms Mailing Addresses
Here are the mailing addresses available for Colorado. Please note that some specific forms might have a different addresses. Please check the Form's instructions before using any addresses listed here.
Colorado Department of Revenue
1375 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80261
Phone: (303) 239-7378 Estimated Income Tax Returns
Colorado Department of Revenue
1375 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80261-0008 Income Tax Returns
Colorado Department of Revenue
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Denver, CO 80261-0005


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In the infancy stories of Jesus recounted in Luke and Matthew God actively directs events to preserve his Son and to inform participants about the significance of these occurrences. For example twice in Matthew 2 God reveals (chrÄ"matizÅ) "by dream†his divine decree to the Magi and to Joseph. In the case of Joseph this expression parallels the employment by God of "the angel of the Lord appearing in a dream†(Matthew 1:20; 2:19) to give him instructions. In the case of the Magi, God used the special star to guide them. Luke tells us (Luke 2:26) that God "had revealed (Ä"n…kechrÄ"matismenon) to [Simeon] by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he should see the Lord's Messiah.â€
The verb chrēmatizŠoccurs 9 times in the New Testament. In broad Hellenistic usage it generally signifies to negotiate or have dealings with, often in a business setting or with reference to an official responding to a petition for help. When a deity is involved, then there are overtones of revelation, i.e. an oracle given in response to a petition. The sense of official declaration comes to be used in contexts where a person or a group is named or given a title.
The most frequent usage of chrēmatizŠin the New Testament defines occasions when God issues decrees or gives direction. This is its usage in the Gospels. Josephus employs the verb similarly. For example, he tells the story of the Jewish high priest Jaddūs and his encounter with Alexander the Great. The high priest feared what Alexander might do and so asked God for direction. Josephus describes how Jaddūs fell asleep after making a sacrifice and "God spoke oracularly (echrēmatisen) to him in his sleep†and told him what action to take.[1] When Josephus retells the story of Achan's sin (Joshua 7), he says that Joshua asked God what he should do and God responded (chēmatisantos) with clear instructions.[2]
In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, the prophetic revelations of God to Jeremiah often are described by this verb (at least 8 times). For example, God tells Jeremiah (33(26):2) to stand in the temple courtyard and declare (chrÄ"matieis) to the Judeans everything that God had commanded him. This verb occurs in the Greek Old Testament almost exclusively in Jeremiah. However, the translation of 1 Kings also used it when translating Elijah's jibes against the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. As they petition Baal to send fire on their sacrifice, Elijah wonders whether Baal "is meditating or else perhaps he is preparing an answer (chrÄ"matizei) or perhaps he is asleep and is to be awakened.â€[3] The translator of Job also employed it to describe God's dealings with Job (40:3(8)).
Luke similarly used this verb to define an angel's interactions with Cornelius. In Acts 10:22 he narrates how messengers went to Peter's abode and told him how Cornelius "had been directed (echrēmatisthē) by a holy angel†to send a message to the apostle. We discover similar usage in the epistle to the Hebrews. Both Moses (8:5 kechrēmatistai) and Noah (11:7 chrēmatistheis) received divine direction – Moses with respect to the construction of the tabernacle and Noah with respect to the coming judgment by flood. Finally, the author of Hebrews warns his audience not to ignore the divine warnings contained in the Gospel (12:25 chrēmatizonta), warnings coming from heaven itself.
It seems clear that God from time to time and in different ways has made his plans known to human beings. This verb chrēmatizŠcommunicates God's directives. Sometimes his messages are warnings, sometimes they are promises, and sometimes they are plans. In every case God acts to carry forward his program. Paul uses the cognate noun (chrēmatismos) in Romans 11:4 to describe the 'divine utterance' in response to Elijah's complaint (1 Kings 19:18). God assures Elijah that he is not the only believer left in Israel.
In Acts 11:26 Luke uses this verb to define the action of attaching a title or name to a group, to publicly identify them in a specific way. "The disciples were first called (chrÄ"matisai) Christians at Antioch.†This same usage occurs in Josephus when he tells us that "the Roman emperors also, who from their birth are known (chrÄ"matisantes) by other names, are called Caesars, receiving this title from their princely office and rank,…â€[4] Paul uses it similarly in Romans 7:3 to describe the case of a woman who marries another man while her husband is alive. He says that "she is called (chrÄ"matisei) an adulteress.â€[5] This becomes her public title.
God is able to make such divine pronouncements and utter these warnings because of his omniscience. He knows what human beings are planning and He knows what his own plans are. So He acts to ensure that his "will is done on earth as it is in heaven.†Sometimes this requires Him to speak directly to human beings. The verb chrēmatizŠdescribes this activity that communicates divine injunctions. It also speaks of God's care and concern for his own people. Whether Moses, Noah, Simeon or Cornelius, or even with reference to us today (Hebrews 12:25), God wants us to know what is coming and respond so that we are saved.
- We know that God has shared Himself with us through revelation. However, to think that God would work so specifically with individuals to warn, promise and advise is truly remarkable. Has He done this for you?
- God is aware of what is happening in history – even our personal history. He acts graciously to order events and opportunities so that our personal history becomes part of his agenda and program.
- What we do with God's warnings, promises and advice is another question. Between the resurrection and the return of Jesus God has given us his Holy Spirit to guide us. Perhaps Simeon's experience of the Holy Spirit's direction will be ours too.
- 1. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities XI. 327.
- 2. Ibid., V.14.
- 2. III Reigns 18:27.
- 2. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities VIII.157.
- 2. Philo uses this verb to describe a wife who formally claimed divorce or separation from her husband. She "declares a separation (apoleipsin…chrēmatizein).†However, he uses this expression metaphorically to describe a foolish person who refuses to listen to good instruction. In his essay "The Worse Attacks the Better†he describes an uneducated person as one for whom "instruction and pupilage have executed a deed of abandonment (apoleipsin…chrēmatisēi)†(Quod Deterius 143). Just as a wife may divorce her husband, so learning has divorced itself from the uneducated person.
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It is far too easy to look at a gun and see it as a singular unit rather than the sum of its many working parts. Even when we do remember that guns have many components and small, moving parts it's easy to forget just how important those parts are. Due to the importance of each and every part, a skilled machinist is needed – not just any machinist, but one capable of producing precision parts. Enter Best Damn Guns, LLC.
In 2007 the founder of Best Damn Guns was actually working for a major company, but it didn't take long for him to decide to branch out on his own. By 2011 he'd gotten his FFL, established an LLC, and gone into business for himself. This was a decision that undoubtedly increased his workload but also allowed for greater attention to tiny, specific details. The company is family-owned and specializes in Wired EDM machining which gives Best Damn Guns an edge over many others.
Many of the parts Best Damn Guns machines cannot be shared due to their proprietary nature but they were able to share some of their SIG parts at SHOT Show 2016. Even in a brief conversation it was clear they take pride in their parts and work hard to ensure the quality and performance of each individual piece. You may have seen the final results of, say, a trigger or action, but have you ever seen all the tiny pieces within? Best Damn Guns has, and they continue working to make it better every time they get to work.
Although Best Damn Guns currently only sells on a wholesale level, making their operation more interesting to FFLs, it's still interesting to get a closer look at what goes into making a gun. They make parts for SIG and HK, among others. Odds are good you've fired a gun containing their parts or will one day soon. Without all those tiny parts being carefully machined by someone with focused attention to detail and dedication to quality your gun wouldn't be reliable. That alone seems more than reason enough to be grateful to guys like the team at Best Damn Guns.
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The demand for better gender balance at the head of leading central banks including the ECB should matter to everyone. More women, means potentially more policies orientated around people and the environment.
International Women's Day in 2018 is a timely reminder that there is still more work to be done in improving gender balance at leading central banks. A report by Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) from 2017 focused on central banks, shows that there is a high level of imbalance between men and women in the sector. The report calculates an index value which stands at 30.6% in 2017 – a shockingly low figure. The ECB is not immune from this imbalance as the proportion of women in management positions is below the global index, at 27%.
Positive Money Europe supports the view that gender diversity in leadership is important given the implications for how institutional decisions are made. Balanced teams are likely to be informed by a more varied set of views which is important especially when it comes to the financial sector. For example, a more comprehensive approach to monetary policy can be expected from a central bank committee that benefits from a variety of perspectives. Improving gender balance is one mechanism that can offer this, as academic studies in behavioural economics highlight men and women's different attitudes to economic policies.
This is not to say an organisation's success is derived solely from having more women on the board. Instead, better gender balance expands the range of available views, which serves to enhance the decision-making process.
Donna Ginther, a professor at the University of Kansas, said in an interview that the gender imbalance should matter "because women have a different perspective on the economy… so if the decision makers are all dealing with the abstract, they may not understand the human cost of some of their choices, for example."
The lack of gender balance in the ECB has been a topic of constant pressure by the European Parliament over the last years. In 2012, the Parliament deliberately delayed the appointment of Yves Mersch to the ECB's executive board in protest at the 'systemic bias' against women in institutional appointments.
Although Mr Mersch's appointment was eventually confirmed, the Parliament's pressure had an impact. The ECB subsequently introduced gender targets in 2013 with the aim of raising the share of women in management positions to 35% by 2019. Since, the ECB has successfully lifted this number to 27%, compared with an interim target of 29%. However for the most senior management roles the share was only 17% against an interim target of 24%.
This is good progress but not enough, and we are pleased to see that Mario Draghi recognised this. "We've got to do some work here," he said today at the ECB's press conference. The ECB has announced it will take additional measures to improve its recruitment procedures. In particular, the ECB will feature more women on recruiting panels because "often there are unconscious biases that play a role," Draghi said.
The ECB's announcement appears to be a promising commitment in redressing the gender imbalance at the central bank. We will continue to push the ECB for better representation in terms of gender, ethnicity, political views and backgrounds as the more diverse the ECB board is, the more perspectives it will benefit from.
Among others, this is one important reason why we are campaigning to revamp the appointment process of ECB leaders. A more open process with greater involvement from the European Parliament would lead to greater consideration for gender balance. Our work in this area mirrors Positive Money UK's campaign to improve gender balance and diversity at the Bank of England. Central banks with a better gender balance and representation means better decision making.


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The most vital step in the Christian walk is confessing Christ as Lord. Many people find the strength to begin to grow in Christ through the Community Group experience. The Lord may lead them onward to consider membership.
Membership DNA
Membership DNA is offered once every couple of months. Topics covered are essential beliefs, the gospel, missions, leadership, and community. Participants have the opportunity to ask questions and get to know others in the church and leadership in a smaller group setting.


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A limp and lifeless historical melodrama that aspires to be the "Pearl Harbor" of the preamble to World War I and still falls well short of that ignoble goal, Joseph Ruben's "The Ottoman Lieutenant" tries to snatch a love triangle from out beneath the Armenian Genocide but fails to get any of the angles right. Beginning in a Philadelphia hospital circa 1914 (Prague plays the city well), the film is tawdry from the very top, taking the same reckless approach to clichés that pre-war doctors took to general hygiene.
You can hear the trouble before you can see it, our wide-eyed heroine introducing herself via such startlingly trite voiceover that she's a lost cause by the time she first appears on screen. "I thought I was going to change the world," she says, "but of course it was the world that changed me." Get comfortable, it's going to be a bumpy night.
Her name is Lillie Rowe (Icelandic actress Hera Hilmar), and she's a Jane Austen protagonist who's stuck in an airport novel. A young proto-feminist nurse who's defined by nothing more than her youthful skin and her progressive values, Lillie is horrified when her hospital rejects a dying black man on account of his race. Privileged but pissed off, Lillie is gifted a conduit for her anger when Jude Gresham (Josh Hartnett), an idealistic mission doctor, shows up to crowd-fund supplies for the treatment center he runs in distant Anatolia.
Eager to assert her value (and perhaps get touched by someone other than God), Lillie volunteers to escort the goods to Turkey herself. And who should she meet the very second she steps off the boat, but the hunkiest — and whitest — Ottoman soldier alive, Lieutenant Ismail Veli ("Game of Thrones" actor Michiel Huisman). That sort of ready-made romantic tension may have worked in "Only Angels Have Wings," but Jeff Stockwell's hokey dialogue exposes the script mechanics behind every interaction, and Hilmar's flat delivery is an odd match for Huisman's big screen bravado. Of course, few actors on the planet could deliver lines like the one that reluctantly escapes from Huisman's mouth when her character walks into one of Turkey's famous mosques: "It's like being inside God's thoughts."
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Things hardly pick up once Lillie arrives in the dangerous countryside of Anatolia and Ismail and Jude begin fighting for her affection. While the sweeping beauty of the location photography does a great deal to distract from the chintziness of the storytelling, "The Ottoman Lieutenant" is soon reduced to a mush of generic beats that fail to stoke interest in any of the film's various conflicts.
Unconvincing medical scenes give way to unconvincing love scenes give way to unconvincing death scenes, and director Joseph Ruben (the veteran studio journeyman behind "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Stepfather") only sparks to life during the handful of well-choreographed bandit raids and the like. At some point, Ben Kingsley pops by to pick up a paycheck, doing a few days' work in the role of a local doctor with a tragic past and a firm belief that women don't have the stomach to save lives. Brace for the righteous moment of triumph when Lillie doesn't pass out at the sight of blood, and Dr. Ben Kingsley instantly abandons his lifelong misogyny once and for all.
It might seem a bit strange to use the Armenian Genocide as a backdrop for such insipid character arcs, but don't worry, it's a lot worse than it sounds. Not only does the film completely whitewash both sides of the percolating extermination, it also mutes all of the relevant cultures to the point where it's hard to understand who's fighting whom, or why the love between Ellie and Ismail is supposedly so forbidden (she's not a Muslim, but Josh Hartnett comes across as a more significant obstacle than any religious precepts).
Most exasperating of all is that Lillie, whose personal growth is prioritized over the wellbeing of an entire indigenous people, is barely even a character. If you're going to make a movie about how a Middle Eastern atrocity helped a white twentysomething find her inner strength — and please don't — at least have the decency to make that white twentysomething more than an empty vessel for men to fawn over. Ellie might have traveled halfway around the world to prove that all people deserve equal care, but the dreadfully dull "The Ottoman Lieutenant" doesn't quite see things the same way.
Grade: D
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The Griffon Bruxellois or Brussels Griffon is a breed of toy dog, named for their city of origin: Brussels, Belgium. The Griffon Bruxellois may refer to three different breeds, the Griffon Bruxellois, the Griffon Belge and the Petit Brabançon. Identical in standard except for coat and colour differences, in some standards they are considered varieties of the same breed, much like Belgian Shepherd Dogs. Wikipedia


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The supreme courts has finally confirmed the legality of homosexuality and gay sex and decriminalised Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, holding out promise of a new dawn in personal liberty and sexual orientation in India.
The five judge-bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra delivered the much awaited verdict on Thursday, according to Deccan Chronicle
Chief Justice Misra observed that, LGBT Community has same rights like any ordinary citizen. Respect for each others rights, and others are supreme humanity. Criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible.
"No one can escape from their individualism. Society is now better for individualism. In the present case, our deliberations will be on various spectrums," CJI Misra said.
"Sustenance of identity is the pyramid of life," CJI Misra added.
"No one can escape from their individualism. Society is now better for individualism."–India's chief justice
India's Supreme Court had in 2013 restored Section 377, a British-era law that bans gay sex. It had overturned a landmark judgement by the Delhi High court in 2009 which had ruled that consenting intercourse between two adults was not illegal.
The position of the court then was that overturning the outdated law was the job of Parliament, which can decide on scrapping laws.
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code bans "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal".
Gay sex is punishable by up to 10 years in jail under the 1861 law. Prosecution under Section 377 is, however, not common, but activists complain that authorities use the law to harass or scare gay people.
After the 2013 verdict, five high-profile petitioners – Bharatnatyam dancer Navtej Johar, documentary filmmaker Sunil Mehra, restaurateur Ritu Dalmia, hotelier and historian Aman Nath and business executive Ayesha Kapur – challenged it and became the human faces of this battle.
Before their entry, the battle was fought since the early nineties by NGOs, the Naaz Foundation being one of them.
While reserving the verdict on July 17 this year, Misra and Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra brushed aside as "far-fetched" the arguments from opponents of decriminalisation of Section 377 that it could also legalise incest, group sex and sodomy.
The top court had also said, "no one should have to live in fear because of their sexuality."
The five petitioners had argued that Section 377 violates rights principles enshrined in the constitution, like equality before law, no discrimination based on religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth and freedom of speech and expression


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Lizzie Hodgson aims to humanise the impact of technology for all.
As the founder of ThinkNation, she tackles big tech questions and challenges, empowering young people to explore the world they are inheriting. This has never been more important than the times we are living in today.
Her ability to cut through often complex issues and stripping away the hyperbole ensures she educates and challenges diverse audiences.
With a background in speechwriting for central government, a Katerva Gender Equality Global Expert Panel Member, and founder of a (failed) tech company, Lizzie is as comfortable talking to a conference of global CIOs about Artificial Intelligence biases as she is speaking to young people, nurturing a narrative of hope.
Lizzie is also the co-host of The Z-X Spectrum podcast with Brandon Relph. Here, they take an intergenerational view of the impact of tech and digital on work, society, education… and life.
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I am back with another iHerb haul!. I am in LOVE with that site ♥. Recently, a good friend of mine, Abidha of Abidha Ayyoob's blog, told me how beneficial the black seed oil is. I was quite intrigued and did some research on it. One of the main things that caught my eye everywhere is this:
"Hold on to the use of the black seed for indeed it has a remedy for every disease except death." – Prophet Muhammad (S)
Wow!!. How amazing is that?. So many years ago itself, it was considered to be so beneficial and a cure all!. There are many seeds that go by the name of black seed but the one that is being discussed here today, the one which has all the great properties, is the black cumin seed – particularly Nigella Sativa. In Arabic cultures, black cumin is known as Habbatul barakah, meaning the "seed of blessing." You can even find cheap black cumin seed oil in local supermarkets here but let me tell you, that's not the original stuff!. Research well before you buy!
It is great for your skin, your health, your hair, for weight loss and is said to even cure diabetes or cancer in the first stages!. I decided to give it a try and searched around for it. I found a local dealer here in UAE who was into selling this oil from the brand Sweet Sunnah. I asked the price for three bottles (each 16oz/approx 473ml) and he quoted me AED 540 (AED180 per bottle) plus AED10 delivery charge to my home. That's AED550 for roughly 1.5 litres!. I searched online and found that a 16oz bottle of Sweet Sunnah is priced only approx AED91!. So the dealer here was charging me double for each bottle!. I definitely didn't want to buy from him!.
I then searched on Amazon and found really great prices. I was fixated on the brand Sweet Sunnah but then I found another brand called Amazing Herbs. It was priced $13.96 (AED51.28) for a 4oz (240ml) bottle. So 6 such bottles (total of approx 1.5 litres) will cost me $83.76 (AED307.66) plus shipping. I was excited!. But that's when I found out something else. Amazon doesn't ship that product to UAE :(. That's one of the worst things about Amazon. Not everything you see there can be shipped to UAE. Need help with ordering on Amazon and knowing how to understand what products are OK to be shipped to UAE?. Click here!
That's when I thought.. "Wait a minute!. Everything I see on iHerb can be shipped to UAE and they are all about healthy products. So definitely the black seed oil should be listed there!". I immediately checked there and yes! I found the exact same product there :). Click here to check out the product.
However, there was a rate difference. Usually, when I have compared iHerb to Amazon, the price has always been lower on iHerb but this time it wasn't. A 4oz (240ml) bottle of black seed oil from Amazing Herbs, cost $19.49, which is $5.53 more than the rate on Amazon… Ugh!. What a bummer!. However, I was adamant that I wanted this oil. So I decided to buy anyways and added them to my cart. The total was $116.94 (AED429.53). However, since my bill total is more than $60, I received a 5% off :D. The amount came down to $111.09 (AED408.04)!. The shipping was $11.52 (AED42.31). So grand total of AED450.35!. Just imagine if I had just bought from the local dealer here, I would have paid AED550 for the same amount of product!. That's AED100 more!. Whoa!. So yes, I got a great deal from iHerb ♥
On to the pix!
That's how it was packed into a cardboard box. Very neatly packed!
They carefully packed two bottles each in a ziplock bag.
I bought 6 bottles by the way, so that I can give two to my father, two to my brother and keep two for myself!. My father has been a diabetic patient for a long time. So I thought I will let him try it out. He said for a while his sugar levels seemed under control. He was also taking the diabetic herbal tea I got for him from iHerb itself, at that time. Of late, he hasn't been taking it regularly. So I can't really say how his sugar levels are right now. I even read somewhere that the black seed oil is a natural alternative for the medicine named Metformin, which diabetic patients take. But, don't quote me on that as obviously I am not a doctor!
I bought for my brother so that he can maintain a healthy body. I bought for myself for the same reason too. Also, I read that it helps regularize periods and I totally agree!. I had a hormonal imbalance which caused irregular periods. It's regularized now!. OMG.. This is TMI but hey got to discuss it all in an honest review yeah?.
I lost two kilos too while taking this. I been taking it since April this year. It really works!. I still haven't tried it on my hair though. I usually take 1 tbsp of it right in the morning on empty stomach. It is a golden yellow colored. It has a very strong, pungent flavor and there is an after taste that can stay on for a long time. You can take it in capsule form too if you cannot stand the thought of having oil directly. However, the unrefined oil is said to be at least 2.5 times more powerful than having them in capsule form. When you have 1 tbsp honey with this oil, it enhances the healing properties of the oil.
What I love the most about Amazing Herbs is that it says right on the bottle that it contains only 100% freshly cold-pressed and unrefined virgin black cumin (Nigella Sativa) oil from organic sources!. No preservatives, solvent or alcohol in it. I highly recommend this brand. When you open the black cap, it's sealed inside too, so you don't have to worry about any spilling at all during transportation!.
Let me make it clear to you that it's not just Muslims who use this oil for it's benefits!. Everyone from all religions and parts of this world uses it, as is evident by all the customer reviews on iHerb for this product!
I will tell you this, if you have some trouble like say asthma, cold and flu, joint pains or anything at all like that that bothers you on a regular basis, search on Google as to how black cumin seed oil can heal that and you will find a remedy!. Even if you are the most healthiest person and has no illness at all, you can still take this to maintain that level of health.
The shipping cost was $11.52 (AED 42.31) as I said before. I chose the DHL option and it was here in UAE at my doorstep, from US in less than 2 days!!. It's amazing how fast they ship!.
I LOVE iHerb!. What a fantastic site ♥
Recently, Sally of Canadian Sassy Sally, bought some products from iHerb after I suggested it to her and this is what she had to say about how fast the shipping was : "wowwwwwwwwww INSANE!!!"
That's how fast iHerb ships!. I highly suggest you try it out and when you use my code SCZ695 at checkout you can get upto $10 off on your very first order!
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Today is a picture/ information heavy post about Butterick 6169, which I made using real leather. Yep. I made a jacket from REAL leather. I got over my fear of wrecking the most expensive "fabric" I have bought to date, and of sewing leather, and today I am going to share my experiences with you.
The leather was purchased from a shop in Newcastle called Le Prevo Leathers. I highly recommend these guys. I went into the shop thinking I would buy nappa leather, because isn't that what all leather jackets are made of? But the guy in the shop told me straight away that nappa isn't the easiest leather to start out with and on reflection he was probably right. Instead I walked out with 2 cow hide skins, each of around 20 square feet. I took my pattern pieces with me and we laid them out roughly to determine how much leather I would need. He also sold me some specialised leather sewing thread. I wish I could tell you exactly what this thread is, but I don't know what it is called. All I know is that it is much, much stronger than even a heavy duty topstitching thread and gives all the top stitched seams a very professional finish.
In terms of sewing leather, there are a few rules you should follow:
- Use leather specific needles. I used Schmetz. I only ended up using 2 needles for this project (first one bent).
- Use the right machine foot. I used a walking foot throughout. I started off using a teflon foot but the lower piece of leather next to the feed dogs was stretching out too much. The walking foot eliminated this problem.
- Use a longer length stitch to sew and topstitch. I used 4.3 on my Janome machine.
- You can use heat on leather. But use with caution. Test first and always use a press cloth.
- By the same token, you can interface leather (and should where appropriate). Again, always use a press cloth.
- You cannot pin into leather. I bought 20 of those quilting clips and they were perfect for holding the leather together whilst sewing. See below.
The part of this jacket construction I was dreading the most was the setting in of the sleeves. You cannot ease in a leather sleeve using the traditional gathering of the sleeve cap method. I used the "sleeve head" technique from Jackets for Real People (an invaluable text IMHO). Essentially this involves sewing a bias strip of, in my case, linen, to the sleeve cap to take up the ease before sewing the sleeve into place. The result was a painless easing in of the sleeves. Check it out below.
I treated the inside of this jacket a little like a tailoring project. I added a backstay, interfaced the hems, interfaced all of the front of the jacket (the pattern does not tell you to do this), catchstitched stay tape (to the backstay) around the back neckline and made my own shoulder pads.
As you can see I ended up topstitching virtually every seam. The jacket is fully lined with a bemberg twill lining. It is a little heavier weight lining which is a good pairing with the leather. I also added a leather hanging loop. In retrospect that was a little bit of an error. It is a little bulky, but the leather has already softened down and I think it would have been more of a mistake trying to remove it (remember, leather shows any unpicking you do!) I bagged the lining out: again, hand sewing leather…nahuh.
*EDIT: if you are picking a pattern to sew in leather then make sure you can complete the pattern with NO hand sewing and also consider if there are any areas where they are lots of layers. My janome handled this project with no fuss, but the one part it didn't like was topstitching the front edges through all the layers/ zipper tape etc. It did it…but just something to watch out for.
Pattern Review
Pattern Description:
Semi-fitted, lined jacket has shoulder pads, seam detail, welt pockets, exposed zipper, and two-piece sleeves. Loose-fitting, pullover dress (semi-fitted through hips) has bias neck binding, self-lined yokes, princess seams, side-front pockets, shaped hemline, wrong side shows, and narrow hem. B: Attached belt.
Pattern Sizing:
6 – 22
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?
Were the instructions easy to follow?
Yep although I did a lot of my own thing.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
This review is only for the jacket. I love the finished jacket. It is simple but classic whilst still on trend and very well drafted. I love the two piece sleeves. If I made this again, say in a boucle or a linen, I would definitely add in zippers to the sleeve openings. Nothing to dislike.
Fabric Used:
Garment cow hide leather. I used 2 skins of 20 square foot each. The jacket is fully lined with a bemberg twill lining.
Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:
- 1 inch sway back adjustment, adding the length back in to the lower hems
- Added 1 inch to both back and side back seams to give an extra 2 inch coverage over the high hip at the back
- Did 0.5 inch full bust adjustment
- Shortened sleeves by 0.5 inch
- 1 inch full arm adjustment
- Dropped bust points by 1 inch
- Used a 20 inch zipper rather than the recommended 18 inch
- Interfaced all the jacket front pieces (not suggested in pattern)
- Interfaced back hems
- Added back stay
- Catchstitched stay tape to backstay around back neckline
- Made shoulder pads from fleece using pattern pieces
- Used sleeve head method to take up ease in sleeves before setting in the sleeves (as you cannot ease in leather sleeves using the traditional method)
- Topstitched almost all the seams
- Added a leather hanging tab
- Bagged out the lining
One thing I should point out: the front of this jacket (where the zipper is) should be slightly longer. Somehow I messed up when sewing in the facings and so this part of my jacket is maybe 0.5 – 1 inch shorter than it should be! Yes, annoying, but that's the consequence when you are working with an unforgiving fabric like leather.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
Maybe and yes.
Sewing this jacket was a little like giving birth: when you hold your beautiful new baby in your arms you forget the horrible pain you went through to bring it into this world and 6 months later you are all like "shall we try for another one?" Lol. Sewing this jacket was perhaps not that painful but now I have "given birth" to it, I am just going to enjoy wearing it and perhaps I will try leather sewing again….in a while…
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My second attempt to create an affordable comprehensive hunting license crashed at the legislature yesterday after the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife opposed it. Although it has not yet been scheduled for a work session by the legislature's IFW Committee, it is very unlikely to win the committee's support.
DIF&W has opposed most bills this session, and many committee members seem to take the department's testimony as gospel. It was a lot easier, years ago, to overcome DIF&W's intransigence and opposition than it is today.
Here's my testimony on LD 768, An Act to Establish a Comprehensive Hunting License, sponsored at my request by Representative Gary Hilliard.
We have a single fishing license. And it's time for a single hunting license.
Let's consider what fishing would be like if the licensing system had developed like the hunting license and permit system. We'd have a license for open water fishing and another license for ice fishing. Hunting licenses and permits are required for many different species. So we'd have a fishing permit for brook trout, another for landlocked salmon, a third for nonnative species including bass, maybe one for stocked fish too. Hunting licenses and permits are required for different types of weapons, so we'd have a fishing permit for fly fishing and another for spin casting. When we created fall fishing opportunities, we would have created a fall fishing permit, for sure.
Do you think a complexity of fishing licenses and permits would have encouraged more people to fish in Maine? Perhaps the simplicity of the single fishing license is one reason twice as many people fish in Maine as hunt in our state.
Hunting Licenses and Permits: Well, let's talk about hunting licenses and permits. At least, if you buy the big game hunting license, you are all set to hunt all of our big game animals: bear, moose, deer, coyotes, and turkeys. Right? Well, ahh, no. With the big game license, you can hunt bears, in all seasons. Right? No. A special bear hunting permit is required if you want to hunt bears before the firearms season on deer. Ok, but the big game license authorizes you to hunt moose. Right? No. You have to win the lottery, and then, if you do, you have to purchase a moose hunting permit. You can hunt coyotes with the big game license, unless you want to hunt them at night. That's another permit.
Ok, but most hunters buy the big game license to hunt deer, so the license allows you to do that, right? No. You can hunt deer in the regular firearms season, but if you want to hunt them in the bowhunting season, you have to buy another license. And if you want to hunt deer with a muzzleloader, that's another permit.
Maine's Fish and Wildlife Department considers wild turkeys to be big game animals. So, surely, the big game license allows you to hunt turkeys. Right? Wrong! So ok, if turkeys are a big game animal, why aren't they covered by the big game hunting license?
I can tell you why. Because we're nickel and diming Maine hunters, to the point that most don't and won't participate in many of our hunting opportunities.
Comprehensive License: If this bill is enacted, for the price of 10 to 12 gallons of gas, you could hunt in Maine for an entire year, all game animals, all seasons, all bag limits. I'll bet many hunters burn up that much gas on the first day of deer hunting, driving to their favorite spots. You certainly burn up more gas than that on a day of grouse hunting.
LD 768 would expand the current resident and nonresident hunting licenses to include all hunting opportunities except: the Junior hunting license, the resident and nonresident apprentice licenses, the antlerless deer and special deer season, moose, pheasant, waterfowl, falconry, and migratory bird permits. About 60 hunting licenses and permits would be eliminated.
I first heard this idea for a comprehensive hunting license from Bill Swan, DIF&W's very capable Director of Licensing, who brought it to SAM's Pickering Commission in 2011. I thought it was a great idea then, and for the last two legislative sessions, have proposed it in legislation.
Defeated: The bills were defeated for one simple reason. Bill Swan said that for DIF&W to be able to raise the same amount of revenue from hunters, the comprehensive hunting license for residents would have to cost $38 and $144 for nonresidents. Bill said that 69 percent of residents and 66 percent of nonresidents buy only the big game hunting license, with no additional hunting licenses or permits. So those residents pay just $25 for their current license while nonresidents pay $114. Concern over the response by some hunters to the higher cost was enough to kill the bill.
There is no question some hunters will be unhappy with our comprehensive hunting license. But if you give up hunting to save $13, you don't care much about hunting. For the cost of a pair of jeans, you could hunt all year in Maine. Maybe you've set your sights on that Magnum Hunting Stool at Cabela's for $39.99. Give up a year of hunting, and it's yours. Give up 10 years of hunting and you could buy the Primos Doublewide Blind – and use it for bird watching. And I don't dare tell you how many years of hunting I'd have to give up to buy that new muzzleloader I've been eyeing!
Obviously, the cost of the hunting license would be the smallest part of what we spend hunting in Maine. Plus, those of us who purchase multiple hunting licenses and permits will save a lot of money on agents' fees. On behalf of SAM, I once successfully lobbied for a law that caps agent fees at $10 for those of us who purchase multiple licenses and permits in a single transaction. With the comprehensive license, you could buy all hunting opportunities for a single agent fee.
You needn't be concerned about the cost of this license for nonresidents. We'll still be competitive, and most of our nonresident hunters now come here to hunt with friends and family. They won't stop. Plus the cost of the license is the smallest part of the cost of a hunting trip to Maine. I pay a hunting permit fee of $100 each year for 5 days of pheasant hunting in North Dakota. My meals enroute to and from that state cost more than the license!
What you should be more concerned about is the diminishing number of big game animals, especially deer, but now moose too. If we don't have deer and moose, we won't have deer and moose hunters, no matter what the cost of their hunting licenses.
Some IFW Committee members last session were not only concerned about the cost of the comprehensive license, but also Bill Swan's prediction that 10 percent of Maine's hunters would give up hunting. I think that is on the high side, but I also know that every time DIF&W's license fees increased in the past, sales decreased – for a short period of time. Eventually sales returned to the same and higher levels.
Must every good idea be lost over money? I think this is simply a matter of how the issue is presented. $38 is a bargain for a season of deer hunting – even without all the other hunting opportunities that will be included with the new comprehensive license. And there are two other factors that should be considered.
First, we know that the hunting population is steadily declining. Our challenge is to get those who are hunting to try new hunting opportunities. That's especially important for our hunting economy. The future of hunting will not be defined by a big increase in the number of hunters. It will be defined by a lot more hunting by those who hunt. I am absolutely certain that, if opportunities like turkey hunting were included in the hunting license, more hunters would give turkey hunting a try.
This is exactly what happened to me when I purchased the Superpack license. I got out duck hunting one day – because it was included in my license. I went rabbit hunting once too, for the first time since I was a kid. Since I stopped buying the Superpack license, I have done neither.
The Superpack license was my friend Harry Vanderweide's idea, and Harry and I convinced DIF&W to create it, but they got greedy and decided to make a lot of money, pricing it at $200. That has limited the number of hunters and anglers who purchase it.
There are also great benefits in this proposal for DIF&W and its licensing agents across the state. When the department calculates its costs from this proposal, it ought to also calculate its savings. Eliminating 60 or more licenses and permits simplifies the Moses online system and reduces its cost. Every line in the Moses system costs money. And it will be a whole lot easier for agents to sell hunting licenses if there is only one license to sell.
DIF&W Poll: At the request of the IFW committee, Bill Swan emailed 100,000 hunters a survey about the comprehensive license proposal. A good 6 percent response was achieved, with slightly more than 6,000 hunters answering the 7 question survey.
A very strong 68 percent favored the comprehensive all-inclusive hunting license priced at $38. A less comprehensive proposal, offering the current $25 big game license and the option of a package of hunting permits for an additional $6, won the support of only 39 percent of respondents.
The other survey questions sought information on what licenses and permits respondents currently purchased to hunt in Maine and how often they purchased them. Most interesting was the fact that 33 percent usually purchased multiple hunting permits, in addition to the basic license, each year. Legislators on the IFW committee who got out and talked to hunters in their districts about this proposal reported that they found strong support for it.
Conclusion: I know that many good ideas take a long time to reach enactment at the legislature. It took us 10 years to win approval for our sportsmen's license plate. But I am certain that someday we will have a comprehensive hunting license to match our comprehensive fishing license. Maybe this year?


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We saw beautiful sunrises like this as well as sunsets nearly every day! This is looking across a frozen lake.
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