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Earlier this week, the euro fell to a 10-month low for various reasons. A key driver was a refocus on the political and economic situation in Italy, where there is a very complicated dynamic taking place.
Italy currently has a coalition government that was formed in March after an election in which the center-right League and anti-establishment Five Star Movement were the victors. The resulting coalition nominated Paolo Savona, a euro-skeptic, as finance minister. But in an unusual move, President Sergio Mattarella, a euro-supporter, rejected Savona's nomination.
Most of the recent market volatility, e.g. the rout in Italian bonds this week, was driven by the fear of renewed talks for a euro referendum. However we note that survey data shows a majority of Italians are supportive of the European Union.
On the economic front, the critical issue is Italy's debt, which is about $2.3 trillion, far eclipsing the $300 billion that Greece owed when that country's debt prompted concerns about the potential for Eurozone collapse. Italy is Europe's third-largest economy and contributes 15 percent of its total GDP.
This has led to two critical questions:
- Does Italy want to remain in the EZ or not? If they leave, they can forego any fiscal austerity from the EU and also allow a new Italian Lira to fall such that the country could export more goods and boost GDP.
- How will the EU and European Central Bank handle Italy's debt and fragile political situation? They cannot forgive the debt but if they play too tough, that could further choke the Italian economy. The ECB may also have to keep interest rates low so that Italy's debt service level continues to be reduced.
Our View: Given the complex political and economic mixture, the financial market is highly focused on whether Italy will stay in or leave the EU. We believe that it will remain, as that is probably still in the best interests of both parties. Italy needs the EZ's low interest rate to pay off its debt while the EU wants to restore confidence within the EZ even if it has to deal with sub-par economic performance in the short-term.
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Exquisite shot and great WORD! EnJOY a wonderful WORD filled day! I feel strengthened just gazing on the words & the garden! Awesome!!! Thanks.
I have taken such encouragement from this verse over the years.
My life verse.

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They had pizza delivered many times and the delivery girl knew to come up the back stairs. She knocked on the door.
Kim was back sitting on the couch watching Jody colour. When she heard the knock on the door, she quickly stood and went to Jody. "Pizza is here."
Jody set her black marker down and got to her knees. Kim bent down and picked her up, setting her on her hip. "You're doing a great job honey." she said, before walking out to the kitchen.
Jody looked down at all the work she had done. She didn't have to much more to go and she would be finished. She let Kim pick her up and when her diapered bum rested on Kim's hip, Jody felt the wet diaper push up against her bottom.
Susan was paying the young delivery girl when Kim walked into the kitchen with Jody on her hip. The delivery girl looked up. She was not expecting to see a little girl. "Ohh.Hello." she said.
Kim walked right up to her. When Jody saw the young girl, she became very aware of the diaper around her waist. "Hello. Here let me take the pizza." Kim said, extending her arm.
The young girl handed the pizza to Kim. She had babysat many times and had never seen a diaper like the one that Jody was wearing. It was not Pampers or Huggies that was for sure. Kim took the pizza and placed it on the kitchen counter. Then took Jody to her chair. Jody had buried her head into Kim's shoulder after seeing the young girl. She let Kim place her in the chair. Jody kept her head down, looking at the animals on her diaper.
Susan paid and the young girl went to walk out. Just before she got to the the first step, she turned back around. Susan was holding the door and was about to close it, when the delivery girl said, "If you happen to need a babysitter, I would be available."
Susan stepped a little closer. "You babysit?"
"Yes. When I'm not delivering pizza. I'm trying to save money for college next year."
Susan thought for a few seconds. "We may need one in the future. Could I get your name and number?"
Susan stepped back and held the door open. The young girl came back in. Susan went and grabbed a pen and pad of paper. She handed it to her. The young girl wrote out her name and phone number. She handed it back to Susan.
"Mary Monroe." Susan read off the pad. "Thank you Mary. I'm not sure how soon it will be, but I will give you a call."
"Okay, thanks." Mary said, turning and walking down the stairs.
Susan closed the door and set the pad and pen back on the counter. She walked over to the kitchen table. "How is your project coming Jody?"
Jody slowing looked up. The delivery girl was gone. Thank god. "Uhmm. Good. I'm almost finished."
"That's great. You sure are a hard worker! You can finish it, after supper." Susan said, as she ruffled Jody's hair.
Jody smiled at that. She had worked hard. Maybe this was just a little test that Dr. Wells was giving her. Maybe, she just wanted to see how she worked. That made sense. She was going to be working for Dr. Wells, starting tomorrow. "Thanks." she said, proudly.
Susan sat down and Kim brought the pizza and garlic bread over, sitting it in the middle of the table. Kim opened both boxes. She took out a piece of garlic bread and placed it on Jody's plate. Jody picked up the bread and was just about to take a bite. Something happened and Jody became worried and her hand shock a little. She looked down at her t-shirt. She was afraid of spilling something on it. She set the bread back down. She looked at Kim. She didn't know what to say, so she just pointed at her t-shirt.
"Ohhh. I'm sorry honey. I forgot." Kim went and grabbed the pink bib. She returned and tied it around Jody's neck. "Scared you might spill? Thank you for reminding me."
Once the bib covered Jody's shirt, she relaxed. "Yes." The fear of spilling seemed to disappear. She picked up her bread and took a bite. Jody on her knees, resting her diapered bum on her heels enjoyed the garlic bread. Taking a drink of water, after finishing her bread, making sure to use both hands to pick up the plastic cup, her bladder released. Jody set her cup down and looked down at her diaper. No thought of using the potty entered her mind this time. She looked up at Kim, then Dr. Wells. Should she say something about being wet? Maybe, but how? Should she just come out and say it? As she was having this argument with herself, Kim placed a piece of pizza on her plate. It was not like her diaper was uncomfortable, so was there really any reason to bring attention to the fact she was wet? Maybe, after she was done eating, she would say something. She picked up her pizza and continued to eat.
Susan thought about the study she had read. She could tell that Jody become scared to eat without her bib. She could tell by her actions. Susan wondered if she was giving Jody too much medication. Jody had wet her diaper earlier and had not said a word about it. She would love to find out, how Jody's thought process was working. It seemed that the fear of the potty or spilling was over taking over. Was she just doing what ever she could to stop the fears from entering her mind? Susan figured she should start writing down her observations. It might come in handy later on.
Kim noticed Jody looking down at her diaper when she placed the pizza on her plate. She smiled, knowing a diaper change would be coming soon and she could hardly wait.
Jody ended up eating three pieces of pizza and another piece of garlic bread. She had drank two cups of water and was feeling very full.
"Would you like ice cream for dessert?" Susan asked.
Jody placed her hand on her belly. "I'm full. I don't think I could eat anymore."
Susan smiled as Jody rubbed her belly. She looked so cute wearing her Dora bib and diaper. "After then. You want to go back to your project?"
"Yes." Jody said, really wanting to get back to finishing up her work.
"Okay." Susan stood and walked behind Jody. She untied her bib, placing it on the table. She took Jody's hand and helped her off her chair. Once Jody was standing on the floor, Susan did not need to check her diaper, as she could see that it was very wet now. "Let's wash your face and hands before you go back to your project. We wouldn't want it to get ruined."
Jody let Dr. Wells led her to the kitchen sink. Susan wet a cloth and cleaned Jody's face and hands. "Okay. We will be out there shortly. Have fun."
Jody waddled towards the family room. Her wet diaper moved back and forth more then before. She stopped after a few steps. She turned and was going to say something about her wet diaper, but she couldn't find the words. She became nervous and quickly put her head down. She turned back around and waddled quickly towards the family room.
Kim and Susan watched as Jody waddled away. Her diaper noticeably wet. They looked at each other. Susan waited for Jody to get into the family room before saying, "I think our little girl needs a diaper change."
"Should I go change her?"
"She is going to need a bath after that poppy pull-up earlier. Let her finish colouring."
"She is going to be upset about going into the bathroom and seeing the potty."
Susan giggled, "Okay, I will tell you why I got her to colour on that box. I figured if we put that up around the potty, then she would have no problem going in for a bath."
Kim looked stunned. "Oh my god! What a great idea Susan!"
"I thought so." Susan said, still giggling a little. "Every once in a while, I believe it might get moved, just to remind her of the big scary potty."
"That's such a good idea. When did you come up with that?" Kim asked.
"I just thought about it when you went to wake her up from her nap."
"Well, you're brilliant." Kim said, moving towards Susan and giving her a big hug and kiss. "I think I will go back out and watch over our little girl." Kim turned and walked towards the family room.
Jody was colouring away when Kim returned to the couch. Jody never heard Kim come in. She was too busy working on her project, trying to get in finished. After all that has happened, she at the least could show Dr. Wells, she was a good worker.
Susan cleaned up the kitchen and went back out with Kim. It was not long after that that Jody pushed herself to her knees and looked over her picture. The red farm house and red barn looked good. The many cows in the green field might be a little oversized, but Jody thought it looked great. After looking it over one last time she turned around and with excitement in her voice she said, "I'm finished."
Kim and Susan stood and walked over. They both looked down at the picture. It wasn't to bad. Not sure if anyone would ever thing a adult had done it, but that was okay. After the delivery girl asked if they needed a babysitter, they were not to worried about anyone thinking Jody was a adult anyway.
Susan was the first to speak. "That is really, really good Jody."
"It is really good." Kim added.
Jody was happy. She grinned and felt very proud. "Thank you. It was fun."
Susan knelt down and picked Jody up onto her feet. Her diaper sagged. "You stay here with Kim and wait for me to call you, Okay."
Susan picked up the big box and took it away. Jody watched closely as Dr. Wells and her picture disappeared, wondering what was going on. Jody looked up at Kim. Kim knew where Susan was going and figured this was a good time to see how Jody would react to a diaper check. Kim bent down and placed her hand on the front of Jody's diaper.
"I think you need a diaper change sweetie."
Jody lowered her head and said nothing.
"That's okay sweetie. It's much better then using that big scary potty, isn't?
Jody nodded her head slowly. It was hard to admit, but some how, some where in her thoughts, it was much better.
"I know. You just let Dr. Wells or myself look after your diaper. You have been such a good girl all day. You never once, asked for anything. We like that."
Jody was a little worried Kim might be upset. After all she was wearing a very wet diaper. Jody lifted her head up. "I…didn't know what to say."
Kim brought Jody in for a hug. She patted her diapered bum. "That's okay honey. Don't you worry about it." Kim let go of Jody then stood. She recached over Jody and pulled the back of her diaper out. "You're not stinky are you?"
Quickly, Jody said, "Noooo."
Kim placed her hands on Jody's shoulders and looked her in the eyes. "But it would be okay if you were. Right?" I just needed to check. Is that okay?"
Jody closed her eyes, not wanting to look at Kim. "I guess."
"Would you rather use the big scary potty or have me or Dr. Wells look after your diaper?"
It was no contest for Jody. She had hardly thought about that stupid scary potty all afternoon. Now thinking about it made her upset. She wanted to say something more but all she said was, "Diaper."
"That's a good girl. The diapers are soft and comfortable aren't they?
Jody did think at the moment that they were soft or comfortable, but a new one would be better. "There okay."
Susan came back into the family room. "Okay. Everything is ready."
Kim took Jody's hand and they followed Susan. Susan stopped in front of the bathroom door. "Close your eye's Jody."
Jody got a little nervous and moved right beside Kim. She didn't want to have anything to do with the bathroom.
"It's going to be okay Jody. I promise." Susan said, holding her hand on the bathroom door knob.
Jody closed her eyes, but not so tight that she could not see. She felt Kim place her hand on her back. Susan opened the bathroom door and Kim gave Jody a little push towards it. Jody's eyes closed tight at this point.
"Okay sweetie. You can open your eyes."
Jody opened only one eye and when she saw her picture she quickly opened the other.
"Isn't this great Jody. You covered up, that big, scary potty with your excellent picture." Susan said.
Jody took a step closer. Her picture went from the far wall and bent around. It blocked the potty completely. Jody was so excited she could no longer see the big, scary potty that she jumped up and yelled, "Thank you." She tuned and gave Susan a big hug. Susan picked up Jody and placed her on her hip.
"I told you, you would like it." Susan said, giving Jody a few bounces on her hip.
"I do. I really do." Jody screamed out.
Kim made her way past Susan and Jody. She plugged the tub and turned the water on. Kim added some bubble bath. "How about a nice bath?"
"I think that is a good idea. Don't you Jody?"
Jody was so excited she could no longer she the potty, she would have agreed to anything. "Okay."
Susan stood Jody on the floor. Jody toddled over to Kim, not taking her eyes off her picture.
Kim took Jody's t-shirt from the bottom and pulled it up over her head. She let Jody stand there in nothing but her sagging diaper. Jody was still looking at her picture, so happy that she no longer could see the big, scary potty. Kim let her stand there, waiting for the tub to fill. Kim finally bent down and turned Jody so that she was facing her. She pulled the top two tapes, then the bottom two. She then pulled the very wet diaper out from between Jody's legs and rolled it up. She picked Jody up and lifted her over the side of the tub. Jody stood in the tub getting a look look at her picture. "Sit on your bum, sweetie." Kim said.
Jody slowly sat down in the water. Bubbles came up to her neck. The water felt great and Jody never stopped smiling, looking at her picture.
"You really like your picture?" Kim asked like she was taking to a three year old, as she washed Jody's back.
Jody paid no attention to the fact that Kim was bathing her or talking to her like she was a little child. "Yes I do."
"How many cows did you draw baby?"
Jody started to count the cows. "Six." she said like it was the best thing ever.
"Wow. Six. That's great. How many horses did you draw?"
Jody counted the horses. "Four."
Kim kept using the wash clothe on Jody and asking questions that would be more suit if Jody was starting daycare in the morning. "So how many is that total?"
"Wow. Ten. You're so smart."
"I saw that farm house on my way here on the bus." Jody stated.
Kim took Jody by the arm and lifted her up. She placed the wash cloth between Jody's legs. "You did. You're so glad you came, aren't you baby."
Jody had to think about that question. She had mixed feelings. She was excited to start a new job, but somethings were just not right. She finally took her eyes off of the picture and looked down at Kim's hand that was between her legs. "I can do that." she said, recaching for the wash cloth.
Kim stopped washing Jody as they both held onto the cloth. "You can do what baby?"
"I….I can take a bath by myself."
"Ohh. I'm sure you can, but I thought you wanted to look at your picture, so I was just helping you."
"I do, but….." Jody's emotions were all over. Upset she was being bathed. Excited about her picture and what it was covering. "….I'm a adult."
Kim let go of the wash cloth, letting Jody take it. She made the sadist face she could muster. "I'm sorry Jody. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm so sorry." Kim tried to make some tears, but she couldn't.
Jody could tell right away that Kim was upset. She wasn't intending to upset her. Jody was just trying to say, she wasn't some little kid. Jody now felt bad. "I'm sorry Kim. I didn't mean to upset you."
Kim keeping up the act. "It's okay. Even though I changed your poppy pants and don't tell Dr. Wells that you peed in the bed." She stopped and got up from her knees. "I will leave."
Hearing Kim say those things made Jody feel, less adult. She had done those things. Things a child would do. Jody brought the wash cloth up to her face and started to cry. No wonder Kim thought she should have to give her a bath. It's not Kim's fault. It's hers. Before Kim got to the doorway, Jody yelled, "It's okay. Come back."
Kim held back her smile and turned around. "Are you sure? I don't want you to be mad at me."
"I'm not. I'm not mad at you. I'm sorry, its just….." Jody was stuck for words. She wiped her face with the cloth and held it up.
Kim knelt back down and took the cloth. She set in on the side of the tub. Kim place one hand on the front of Jody and the other on her back. "Let's wash that pretty hair." She pushed Jody forward and then leaned her back. Keeping her hand on Jody's back, she dunked Jody's hair in the water. Sitting her back up, Kim took the Johnston's baby shampoo and squeezed a good amount on her hair. Kim lathered up Jody's hair with the shampoo. Repeating the process, Kim rinsed the shampoo out of Jody's hair.
Jody let Kim do what ever she wanted. She was trying to think of ways to convey to Kim that she was not a child, without making her upset. The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. How could she say she wasn't a child after what she has done.
"All done sweetie." Kim said, as she pushed the plug in the tub. " Kim picked Jody up, lifting her over the side of the tub. Jody stood on the bath mat, letting Kim use a big fluffy towel to dry her off. It wasn't long and Kim wrapped the towel around her. Kim picked her up. "You don't want to try and use the potty, do you?"
Jody buried her head into Kim shoulder. "Noooo."
"Okay. Let's go get you ready for bed then. Maybe get some ice cream after." Kim said, with a smile.
Jody kept her head up against Kim shoulder as Kim walked out of the bathroom and into her bedroom. Kim took Jody to the change table and laid her down. She went to the closest and took out a diaper and a bottle of baby powder. Jody laid on the table wrapped in the towel. She picked her head up, so that she could she what Kim was doing. When she saw the diaper in Kim's hand she let her head back down and closed her eyes.
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"Criminal gangs and street gangs are making millions of dollars of profits off the sale of marijuana, and we need to put an end to this policing that does not work."In the United States, 29 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form, with eight jurisdictions allowing recreational use of pot, but cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, leading to a patchwork of regulations and enforcement.The Canadian process is designed to result in full legalization across the country. Uruguay is the only country with a full regime for the legalized sale of cannabis, although a complication with U.S. banking regulations could imperil the country's new marijuana market.Trudeau's government hopes that legalization will reduce access to marijuana by underage users. Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief who is now a member of Parliament and Trudeau's point person on cannabis legalization, said he understands public skepticism over whether the legislation will achieve this goal. But he says Canada already has the highest rates of pot usage among young people in the industrialized world. "You can't regulate something that's prohibited," he said.That is why the government plans to retain all of the current sanctions against the illegal production and distribution of cannabis. And it plans to add as a new offense the sale of cannabis to those 17 and younger, with a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.Blair said he received plenty of "candid advice" from Colorado, Washington and other states that have legalized recreational marijuana. In particular, Colorado officials suggested that Canadian authorities "start off strict" and relax regulations later. Doing the opposite is much more difficult, he said.That is one reason that the Canadian government will not be ready with rules governing the sale of edibles by July 1. Such rules will come later, after more study, so edibles will remain illegal. "You'll be able to make your own cake [with legal cannabis], but you won't be able to sell it until there are strict rules in place," Blair said.He also gave assurances of strict controls on branding for cannabis sales. "There will be limits on how branding can be displayed so it can't be used for marketing to kids," he said.Another way that marijuana legalization is shaping up differently from the U.S. experience is the decision by Ontario, Canada's most populous province, to directly control marijuana sales through a network of up to 150 outlets run by a subsidiary of the provincial alcohol monopoly. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the provincial government intends to shut down illegal pot dispensaries that have popped up around the province and restrict sales to its own outlets.The province of Quebec is believed to be leaning in the same direction.The private dispensaries, which now offer medical marijuana and had hoped to expand into the recreational market, plan to fight back.Paul Lewin, a Toronto lawyer specializing in cannabis cases, says Ontario's marketing plan will not succeed and will force the dispensaries underground. "In the places where it will be a monopoly, it will fail," Lewin said, calling the proposed state-run monopoly a new form of "prohibition.""The province [of Ontario] just wants a lot of money," Lewin said.How profitable the cannabis market ends up being for the government remains to be seen. While officials such as Blair concede a need to keep prices high to discourage consumption among young people, they are aware that if prices are too high, illicit producers will stay in business.On Tuesday, Trudeau announced to provincial leaders that the federal government plans to impose a tax of $1 — about 80 U.S. cents — per gram on cannabis costing up to $10 a gram plus 10 percent on cannabis priced above $10 a gram. He promised that the federal government would split the revenue 50-50 with the provinces, but the premiers have argued for more.As for the push for a delay in the legalization date, Blair remains determined. "It's important that we get this done," he said. "The price of delay is continued deaths on our roadways, continued jeopardy for kids and billions of dollars in profits for organized crime."Source: Washington Post (DC)Author: Alan FreemanPublished: October 7, 2017Copyright: 2017 Washington Post CompanyContact: letters washpost.com Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ URL: http://drugsense.org/url/8LDQbXB6CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #8 posted by Had Enough on October 12, 2017 at 14:55:54 PT Same ole same ole... ""But stakeholders such as police chiefs and psychiatrists are urging caution and even delay, worried that a rush to legalization will encourage consumption among young people and increase the incidence of impaired driving.""John P. Walters must not be far away... [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by afterburner on October 11, 2017 at 09:32:55 PT Private vs. Public Business BUSINESS. Marijuana Should Be Available At Private Retailers, Two-Thirds Of Canadians Say Plans for provincially-run retail networks are running headlong into public opinion. 09/26/2017 13:59 EDT | Updated 09/26/2017 14:20 EDT. Daniel Tencer Senior Business Editor, HuffPost Canada http://m.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/09/26/marijuana-should-be-available-at-private-retailers-two-thirds-of-canadians-say_a_23223639/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by MikeEEEEE on October 10, 2017 at 14:53:31 PT John Tyler and others That's why trump put somebody who hates the EPA in charge of the EPA--to destroy it. Don't worry everybody, trump will be out--obstruction of justice is a ne possible charge, perhaps one of many. Of course, legal junk takes a long time--something we may not have. Somebody with this much mental illness is a threat to this world, you religious guys maybe call him the anti-christ. Even the 1% cannot avoid the blast of bright light consuming them when this a-hole goes ballistic. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by John Tyler on October 09, 2017 at 07:39:54 PT prohibitionists are not helping Having prohibitionists involved in writing the rules and regulations of the emerging cannabis industry is like having the Devil involved in writing the rules and regulations of religion. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Sam Adams on October 07, 2017 at 09:07:14 PT What's the rush? This is a total Orwellian propaganda push? What's the rush? We've pursued this horribly cruel totalitarian policy for 100 years! It's a laughingtock, the herb is growing everywhere. This policy is a wake-up that it's time to challenge the rule of these Post-WWII artistocratic families that control everything. Democracy has become a joke. What's the rush if the people have opposed this beat-down and jail policy for decades. In Spain the "King" chastised people who were trying to vote for being "against Decmocracy"....yes the King actuallly said that as police beat voters with batons and fired rubber bullets into them. And then Spain's borrowing rate from Wall Street increased even further. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Soupherb on October 06, 2017 at 09:46:32 PT: Once Again The wishes of the population that supply the very life to Canada are being dragged around the prohibition bush for another who knows how long...It leaves me in complete awe that the powers that be WANT to make the status quo(black market, prisons)the standard. That's crazy. When I was in high school it was much harder to get alcohol than herb. What happened to common sense?...lol. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by MikeEEEEE on October 05, 2017 at 18:04:33 PT Suspect I suspect the govt will build up prohibition no matter what anyone else is doing in the world--there is money to be made, from the treatment industry to corporate prisons. First things first, they have to kill grandpa, grandma, and the disabled, with their new budget--to fund tax breaks for the rich and corporate weasels. I just may restart the "Land of the stupids" updates, for voting for these f'n morons. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on October 05, 2017 at 10:50:03 PT Time and again... We have 'stakeholders' i.e. people with certain jobs and within the gov't who benefit(ed) from prohibition who are screaming loudly; "no..., delay, we are not ready..." because they fear for their job and pay.They are the ones who delay the end of prohibition for their own interests and they do not shy from fake science and made up arguments, such as; use will increase, when it does not!The usual political game of getting away with self-interest at the expense of the community, the greater good! Marijuana Rules! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment


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Subject: Join Cornwall's cheaper energy revolution this autumn!
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 16:06:11 +0100
From: Laura Tregonning
As you will be aware, energy bills are one of most household's biggest expenses so I hope that you'll join us to help promote a local initiative which has been set up to help make energy more affordable for people in Cornwall.
Cornish householders spend an estimated £41 million more on their energy bills than they need to each year because two thirds of households are on more expensive standard variable tariffs. Community Energy Switch was set up 18 months ago by Community Energy Plus to help fight fuel poverty by making energy more affordable and is being endorsed and promoted by Cornwall Council, NHS Kernow, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and the Winter Wellbeing Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
So far the initiative has helped over 1,900 people to switch tariffs, saving an average of £234 which has kept close to half a million pounds in the pockets of Cornish householders.
Registration for Community Energy Switch's autumn collective switch is now open and householders have until 31st October to register their interest, with no obligation to switch, at www.communityenergyswitch.org.uk or call Freephone 0800 954 1956.
How you can get involved
Cornwall's collective energy switch links into the group buying power of other collectives taking place across the country at the same time but needs as many people as possible to register for our autumn collective.
Please help us to spread the word about Community Energy Switch through the following channels:
– Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CommunityEnergyClub) and share our updates
– Follow and retweet us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/CEPEnergyClub)
– Forward this email to colleagues, friends and family
– Include some information about this initiative on your website
How Community Energy Switch works
Community Energy Switch is open to everyone – whether they live in or outside Cornwall. This includes people who own their own homes, rent from a private landlord or social housing provider, as well as if they pay their energy bills by direct debit, cheque, cash or pre-payment meter.
In order to access the winning tariffs, households need to register before midnight on 31st October, after which UK energy suppliers will compete to offer the cheapest exclusive tariffs.
Householders who register their details will be contacted with details of the winning energy deal on 1st November. They will be able to compare the exclusive winning tariffs against all other tariffs on the market, alongside the supplier's customer service ratings. If another tariff suits their energy needs more, they can sign up for that instead. There will also be tariffs from smaller energy suppliers on offer, along with green tariffs.
Once someone has agreed to switch, the necessary arrangements will be made on their behalf with their old and new suppliers.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide to help us spread the word about our autumn collective energy switch.


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There are many different tarot decks to choose from. Beginners can easily get lost in all of them resulting in getting a deck that doesn't work. The Moon Oracle is beautiful but to a beginner is almost useless. Its best to start with one that is well known such as the Rider Waite Tarot. After you've mastered that deck then you can move on to others. You can expect to spend at least one year getting comfortable with each different Tarot deck you want to use. It is normal to take two or more years of study to learn the Rider Waite tarot deck alone and this is one of the easier ones. It is compiled of over 70 cards. Each of which you must make a personal connection with and also remember its meaning and significance. Do the math. Lets say you spend 5 days of study on each card. That is at least 350 days. But what if you need more time than that? Most people do and this is why it takes so long to learn. The end result is well worth it though.
An example of how I use the Tarot: I practice magick and therefore must make sure that before doing a spell I won't be sending out energy that could later cause me problems. Using the Tarot I can tell if the spell I'm about to do will have a positive or negative effect. If its negative then usually I won't do it and instead think of another way or a different spell to solve my problem.
I'll write more on using the Tarot in the future.
A dream diary is an essential tool of magick. Every dream you have needs to start being recorded. From day one of your practice its vital to record all dreams because it is through dreaming that spiritual messages and higher learning sometimes occur. Over time you will be able to see a pattern to your dreams. Your dreams might be scarier the more stressed you are in your daily life, you might dream of being chased when you're avoiding something, etc. Dreams are a window into our innerselves. On the nights you don't remember your dreams you should still write that down. Simply write "I chose not to remember my dreams last night".
There are three main ways to record your dreams. The first being a journal or notebook, the second methed would be to use a digital voice recorder and the third is using your pc or laptop to keep a digital log of your dreams. However you decide to do this make sure you do it every morning. The longer you are awake the more of your dreams you forget. Try to write in your dream diary as soon as you wake up.
Tip: Before falling asleep at night tell yourself "I will remember my dreams" several times.
I've been trying to find an actual purpose for my blog. Amongst the random thoughts I post on here I'd like to write something worthwhile. This is a Pagan blog so obviously paganism is a topic i'll occassionally write about. I was thinking about the topic of Magick though. Most Pagans practice Magick although the definition of it varies. Every thought that produces an action could be called magick however practioners know its actually much deeper than that.
I'm going to start posting lessons and experiences I've had while practicing magick over the years. These are my personal experiences so this blog isn't meant to be a how-to guide. I can share what I've learned but I do not consider myself a teacher or guide. We are all students when it comes to magick. You might find that my methods don't suit you. If this happens then I hope my blog posts will inspire you to seek out a method that works better for your needs. There is no one way to practice magick.
The answer is no. You can be Wiccan and use Celtic practices or beliefs but you could not call yourself a Celtic Pagan. Wicca in itself is a religion that incorporates different Pagan religions into one. Celtic Paganism is a different religion with a separate belief structure. The two are not the same. I consider myself an Eclectic Pagan because I incorporate beliefs and ideas from multiple Pagan religions including Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and Roman Paganism as well as Wicca and a few others.
Book of rituals, prayers and spells – This is also called a Book of Shadows. Keep records of all your magickal workings, recipes, written spells or prayers.
Book of Dreams – Sometimes called a Book of Mirrors, this book is where you should write down your dreams plus your meditation and divination experiences.
Pagan Organizer – You can use any kind of organizer to record full moon dates, sabbats, lunar phases and any other events you want to include. This is a great way to always know what you need to prepare for on a weekly and monthly bases.
Address Book – If you are a solitary Pagan then over the years you will probably talk and share ideas with other witches or Pagans. Write down their contact information in any address book so that you can call upon them if you should need help in magickal workings, healing or any prayer request. Covens might not allow member information to be recorded so make sure you know its permissible before you do this. Keep this book in a safe, protected place.
Covens in your area – Pagan groups, despite what path, love to work together. You can call upon different covens close to your location and ask about prayer request for healing or other important matters. Most of the time they will be willing to spend a few extra minutes at their next gathering to send some energy your way.
Label your herbs – Herbs do expire, some faster than others. Always record the date you started using any herb on the bottle or baggie. Do some simple research and find out how long each herb will keep (google it). Record the expiration date on the label as well. In your book of shadows you could make a page just for the expiration dates for your herbs. This will help you know when you need to get more of any herb before you run out.


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Weekend trips to my grandma's house in my hometown have come to mean excursions to the nearby Kansas Star Casino. The last time we were there she tapped on her machine and asked me, "Can we just have them gift wrap this so I can take it home?"
Yes, she loves her time at the slot machines. And since my visits tend to involve the 14-mile trip north, she's always excited when she hears Henry and I are traveling her way.
This past Sunday was one of our planned visits. It would be a short visit. I thought I'd adequately conveyed this in our phone conversations the days prior, but I hadn't.
When we got to her room, she says "I'm ready to go. Today the casino's giving away free pots and pans."
I slowly put my bag down and unleashed Henry before I guiltily delivered the blow. "Grandma, we were going to have lunch and get what you needed at the store today. We won't have time to go."
She wasn't too happy, but after assuring her I'd be back next weekend for a casino outing, she finally produced her shopping list and we headed to Wal-Mart.
I've come to accept that every outing with my grandma is an adventure of a certain kind. Wal-Mart proves no exception.
Like many who age, her physical strength is diminishing. In a large store, holding onto a walker or the shopping cart is too much and her legs fatigue long before her desire to quit shopping wanes. So we use the scooter.
Thankfully there was a fully charged scooter available. I helped her get seated and barely had time to step aside before she zoomed off.
I caught up to her and we headed to find the nail polish and toothpaste. Along the way, I see my childhood physician and he stops to visit. As we're talking his eyes get wide and I turn around in time to see grandma crash the cart into the end cap full of "As Seen on TV" products.
"Well, shoot!" she says as the boxes fall and she continues around the corner, hollering back to me "Jess, can you pick those up?"
I spend the rest of the trip on high alert, shouting "Left! Left! Watch the end" each time she turned a corner.
In the perfume section, we encounter a problem when we can't find any Chantilly. Certain they must have it, she reverses up and down the aisle trying to find it or another suitable scent. I tell her I can order it for her on Amazon, but she's insistent she needs it that day. A two-day wait will not suffice.
Remembering that we had once purchased it in another area of the store, I decide to go there and look.
"Grandma, stay right here. Do not drive off," I caution before hurriedly taking off in my heels to find the perfume.
I find it, grab two bottles, and quickly return, relieved to see she's still in the same aisle and no items have crashed to the floor.
With a few more things still on the list, it's time to go to the other end of the store.
But first, we must stop at every bargain bin along the way. My grandma has always fancied herself a bit of a treasure hunter. She's spent years foraging through the goods at garage sales and flea markets, bringing home all kinds of "can't live without" items.
Wal-Mart's bargain bins call out to her just like garage sales did when I was a kid and we'd pull over at any house that even looked like it might have something to sell.
The basket on the scooter starts to fill with all kinds of things. It's nearly overflowing when we get to the cashier.
As we leave the checkout lane, I tell grandma I'll take her bags to the car and pull the car up by the door because we can't take the scooter outside.
"Whaaat?" she says, whizzing by me on the scooter as she drives on outside.
I apologize to the Wal-Mart employee standing at the door and again, chase after her, silently wishing the scooter was remote control operated.
Finally loaded and leaving the parking lot, I ask grandma where she'd like to go for lunch.
Not missing a beat, she answers "Let's skip lunch and go to the casino. I bet you'd really like those pots and pans and we wouldn't have to stay very long."
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text: David Rogers – WHS Class 1964 – Nov 07, 2017David Rogers passed away peacefully with the assistance of hospice on Tuesday November 7, 2017. David was born September 23, 1946 in Winslow Indiana. He was a 1964 graduate of Winslow High School. He received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force. David retired from AT&T after 36 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion Post and loved camping, boating, NASCAR and basketball. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Grace Arbor Respite Care Center at the First United Methodist Church, 395 West Crogan St Lawrenceville, GA 30046 or to the charity of your choice. David lived with his family in Ellettsville, Indiana for over 25 years. He is survived by his wife of 5 years, Susan Palmer of Flowery Branch, Georgia, his 2 children Dede Cravens (JD) of Algonquin, Illinois and Dan Rogers (Jen) of Bloomington, 5 grandchildren Jenna (Cravens) Eickman (Jon), Reid and Kyle Rogers, Allison and Owen Cravens and 3 great grandchildren: Knox, Rosaleeand Eleanor Eickman. A Memorial Service will be extended to family and friends by personal invitation.


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Seaford voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to annex more than 600 acres into the city. In balloting Monday afternoon, citizens and property owners said no by a three-to-one margin to the annexation of six parcels, five of which form a 559-acre block of farmland south of Hearn's Pond that stretches from alternate U.S. 13 to Conrail Road. The sixth, 45-acre parcel is on Old Furnace Road. The vote came after a campaign by a group of Hearn's Pond-area citizens against the annexation. A flyer that members of the group handed out door-to-door in neighborhoods throughout the city and that is headed "Beware" said that the annexation could triple the city's population. Owners of four of the six parcels were requesting that their parcels be zoned for high-density residential development. Wilmington development company St. Rockland is one of the property owners. "Up to 50,000 more vehicles could be jamming your roads," the flyer said. In as statement released Tuesday morning, HAPPEN (Hearns Pond Association for its Protection, Preservation, Enhancement and Naturalization) said the vote was an instance of democracy in action. "On Sept. 18, the citizens of Seaford, in an unprecedented move, showed that democracy does, indeed, work," the group said. "HAPPEN hopes that all residents are empowered to work with the city council to develop a shared vision for the future of their community, a vision that will reflect positive growth and development in Seaford, while protecting all its positive aspects we hold dear." Brenda Stover, spokeswoman for the group, said that no one from the group would have any further comment until after the group's meeting tonight. That meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Seaford Museum, High Street, starting at 7 p.m. Mayor Ed Butler said Tuesday morning that he was disappointed in the vote. "Naturally, I wanted it to pass," he said. But he added that there could be important lessons in the vote. "Annexation is an important thing and maybe we should slow it down a little bit, and make sure that as we grow, we can take care of the infrastructure," he said. "The people who voted are not against growth – enough of them called to tell me that they were voting against it not to vote against growth, but to make sure that we take care of what we have." Property owners Rex Mears and Tuong Quan also expressed disappointment in the vote. "This is a sad day for the city of Seaford," said Mears. "This vote sends the signal that people in the city of Seaford are not interested in development."
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Learning a language is an abstract journey I've taken more than once and with varying degrees of success.
For instance, out of politeness, and to show that not all English people expect everyone to understand them, I learnt a few phrases in Norwegian before leaving for the northern lights. My efforts were rewarded with a blank stare, a confused request to repeat what I just said and a tolerant and perfectly worded reply in English.
Still, a cursory glance through a phrase book isn't enough to embrace an entire culture or learn to manipulate your lips and tongue in a completely different way, so my embryonic Norwegian never ventured outside the womb. All I have left is said phrases that pop up loudly and unexpectedly on my ipod playlist, usually immediately after a calm and introspective classical piece for maximum shock effect.
Ironically, my Japanese went far enough to leave the cradle and grab on to the baby walker, despite its insane difficulty. I pored over the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, learnt how to introduce myself, form simple sentences and, crucially, direct people to the train station, but even with night classes at university my other work took priority, and without fluent or native speakers to practise or at least amuse with my attempts at their language, it fell by the wayside like toys at bed time.
My French and Italian, on the other hand, were the success stories. These non-identical twins tugged on both of my arms at high school and university but only really shed their nappies once I went to live in their respective countries. The way we were taught in school was negligible; we barely had a grasp of our own grammar, so being asked to "conjugate" sounded like a grown-up word for something kinky, and half of the children in my class had chosen languages to avoid the heavier practical subjects, meaning it was a miracle we were able to learn anything in the allotted time. That said, having a teacher who was a native speaker made up for some of these shortcomings, especially as you could pick up uttered phrases and even curse words when they thought no one was listening. Happily, I later discovered the power of immersion.
Living in both France and Italy for a time forced my brain to accept the information clamouring to get inside. After a brief period of clinging to English friends I found myself a French boyfriend in Montpellier, and while in Turin I lived with three Italians who spoke no English. Gradually I noticed that the French or Italian word would emerge from the grey matter before the English one, and as my understanding grew, reading or listening to conversations felt like reading a sign post through thinning fog.
Of course, while my languages were learning to dress and feed themselves, they sometimes put shoes on the wrong feet or dropped the spoon entirely. A couple of classics were asking for toilet instead of tap water in a Florentian restaurant, and informing one of the many nosy men at the tram stop that I had been learning Italian since I was seven bum-holes old.
But, just as adults can forget themselves in front of children, it worked the other way too and I caught out just as many native speakers unaware of my developing skills. A particularly arrogant bouncer outside a Turin bar could have sold his face for retirement when I barked back at him in shaky Italian. Somewhat less amusing was my sudden propensity to overhear groups of young French men discussing their intimate exploits of the night before whenever I was on the London Underground or waiting for a bus.
Regardless, when you feel a slightly different area of your brain working, hear your mouth making these beautiful new sounds and understand enough of the response to stay afloat, mastering a language is like finally swimming out into the open ocean without any arm bands. At the same time, languages can be as unpredictable as the waves, and like any sensible parent you need to adapt. Due to my current job, both of mine are now maladjusted teenagers who never go out; since I only use them in a customer service context, I've forgotten how to hold a normal conversation, but I can tell you how to delete your cookies and update your browser, Madame.
Put simply, each language you own needs love and attention to stay healthy, like a growing child, and if you persevere, it pays dividends as well as making you feel like the world's best spy in many a social situation. You're also more likely to be the one giving the backchat.


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- This blog entry is authored by my brilliant best friend--Michelle Russell
The following are real quotes from different women who have all written to me to say that they are held back in their quest for health by the men in their lives who refuse to support a more plant-based lifestyle
"My husband would never give up meat." "I wrote meat in my food journal, but I didn't actually eat any—I just don't want my husband to know." "When I tried to talk to my husband about being more plant-based—he laughed at me." "I'd have to cook two separate meals."
I can sympathize. I recognize how incredibly lucky I am that my husband and I are on this journey together. I've had other relationships where this was not the case, and food can become a dividing factor. I had one relationship where my significant other would literally push his plate away and refuse to eat if he could detect onions.
Okay…so I'm just going to come out with it—what's up guys? I invite you to answer these questions…Help us understand!
1. Do you not love your partners and want them to feel better than they've ever felt? For that matter, wouldn't you like to know how amazing your body can feel?
2. Do you not want to create new bonds and deepen your love, commitment and sharing with your partner?
3. Do you take issue with retaining your testosterone, hair and power, longer in life, by adopting a healthier lifestyle?
4. Is a cheeseburger really so good that you would ignore the benefits of a lifestyle change for your health and that of your relationship?
5. Is it too hard, are you too lazy, or worse yet-- do you just not love yourself, or us enough to care?
6. Do you secretly fear that if you ate less meat you might be less of a man?
Don't get me wrong…I know it's not always the guy. I know plenty of healthy guys, and plenty of supportive guys. I love men, but I am befuddled when so many women reach out with the same issues of non-support.
So fellas—it's really up to you to help me understand. What is your opposition to being healthier and supporting your women?


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Are you aware that there is a long list of manga created by our very own Yumiko Igarashi other than Candy Candy, Georgie, and Mayme Angel?
You can find the complete list here
Quite impressive isn't it? And versatile too. The titles stretch across nearly all the different genres in the manga world, from shoujo to josei, from fantasy to shounen. Her earliest work dates back to 1973, two years before Candy Candy was published on Nakayoshi
The good news is that two of her most recent works have been fully translated and officially published in English. They are both available in e-book at Amazon, if you're interested to check them out.
The first is a 1-volume Harlequin manga called "The Impossible Woman", adapted from a novel with the same title written by renowned romance novelist Emma Darcy.
The second one is "Josephine The French Rose". It's a 4-volume historical romance series retelling the story of Josephine, the first wife of Napoleon I, which was written by Kaoru Ochiai.
Since I haven't read "Josephine, I can't give my opinion other than to say that the art looks beautiful. After all, it's Igarashi's works. That along the historical premise gave me enough reason to add it to my list. So perhaps in the near future, I can make another post to talk about it.
As for the Harlequin manga…
Here's the synopsis from Amazon:
"Malcolm thought marriage was some sort of trap. Judy Campbell was youthful, petite and feminine—hardly the usual description of a truck-driving, sod-toting landscape gardener. But then, Malcolm Stewart was no ordinary client, either. The celebrated Sydney architect was handsome, funny and generous, and altogether too easy to fall in love with. Which made for an impossible situation, considering his attitude to marriage. It hurt Judy to learn that the man she loved resisted giving himself to a lifetime commitment. But it simply was not in her nature to settle for anything less."
There's nothing terribly exciting about the story. In fact, the plot is rather predictable–but that's not surprising at all. What can you expect from a one volume manga? Even more so that it's a Harlequin romance, which is known for their 'cheesy' quality. Not much really.
Still, it's an entertaining read with a quick-witted heroine who isn't wimpy and ditzy despite her Barbie-doll appearance, and an utterly charming hero who doesn't beat around the bush. If you want something quick and light to read, after a long, grueling day at the office, this one would do the job. Besides, Igarashi's drawings are always so nice to look at. And while Judy looks and acts a lot like a blue-eyed Candy (just look at her picture above), Malcolm looks and behaves nothing like Albert. But there's something about him that makes me think of Albert. Perhaps both men are natural charmers, who enjoy role playing 😉
And then there's the feeling that this could be a really good alternate universe, modern world Albert & Candy story. Really.
Just take a look at the scans below…
But proceed only if you don't mind to be spoiled. You've been warned.
The protagonists first meeting. A case of mistaken identity? Really cute. Well, there's no prince this time. But do you notice the striking height difference? Just like Albert and Candy 😉
Didn't I say he's a charmer? He is. Big time. Yet you can tell he's quite smitten by her already and will do anything to get on her good side.
Judy certainly knows what she's doing. And if he still has doubts about her ability, he won't anymore now.
Like I said, he goes straight for the kill. No beating around the bush. I can see a modern Albert using this move on a sweet, innocent, unsuspecting Candy 😀
Just like Albert, Malcolm didn't tell Judy who he really was in the beginning. But Judy isn't exactly crying for joy when she finds out the truth.
Did I say that Judy looks like Candy? When I saw this panel for the first time, I thought this must be how Candy would look when she's in her early twenties.
Then came this very umm… intriguing panel. And I couldn't stop giggling (and cackling) maniacally while my imagination ran wild, very wild.
That's certainly a nice image of an adult Candy, don't you think?
So has any of you read either mangas yet? I would love to hear your thoughts if you have.
In the next post, I'll talk about another work by Igarashi: Akage no Anne which was adapted from the famous work by L.M. Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables.
Till next time
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An Aetna medical director said he didn't review any cases, a bombshell admission even for one doctor, and damning if a normal practice.
CNN managed to get the attention of California's insurance regulator Dave Jones over a bombshell admission in a suit against Aetna over the denial of care.1 From a videotaped deposition, as summarized in MedCity News Aetna's former medical director Dr. Jay Ken Iinuma, whose job was to review whether to authorize payments:
He went on to admit he never looked at patients' records at Aetna and instead relied on information provided by a nurse. Most of his work, he said, was found online. During any given month, Iinuma said he'd call a nurse "zero to one" times to gather more data.
Iinuma was a medical director at Aetna from 2012 to 2015. Commissioner Jones was so outraged over the testimony that he has not only opened up an investigation but is also soliciting information from other Aetna patients who believe they were treated improperly. The state insurance departmetn site urges "any Californians who are concerned that they might have been affected to contact the California Department of Insurance at 1-800-927-4357." If you have trouble getting through, they also have a "File a Complaint" page.
Medical professionals were stunned by Iinuma's admission. From the CNN story:
"Oh my God. Are you serious? That is incredible," said Dr. Anne-Marie Irani when told of the medical director's testimony. Irani is a professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and a former member of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology's board of directors.
"This is potentially a huge, huge story and quite frankly may reshape how insurance functions," said Dr. Andrew Murphy, who, like Irani, is a renowned fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He recently served on the academy's board of directors..
Dr. Arthur Caplan, founding director of the division of medical ethics at New York University Langone Medical Center, described Iinuma's testimony as "a huge admission of fundamental immorality."
"People desperate for care expect at least a fair review by the payer. This reeks of indifference to patients," Caplan said…
Murphy, the former American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology board member, said he was "shocked" and "flabbergasted" by the medical director's admission.
"This is something that all of us have long suspected, but to actually have an Aetna medical director admit he hasn't even looked at medical records, that's not good," …
"If he has not looked at medical records or engaged the prescribing physician in a conversation — and decisions were made without that input — then yeah, you'd have to question every single case he reviewed."
Murphy said when he and other doctors seek a much-needed treatment for a patient, they expect the medical director of an insurance company to have considered every possible factor when deciding on the best option for care.
Even though it is tempting to jump to worst-case conclusions, we've seen too often in corporate scandals that that is precisely how things pan out. As famed short seller David Einhorn says, "No matter how bad you think it is, it's worse."
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A total of 25 years of service from three Head Office personnel to the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and its members has been recognized in a special presentation.
Executive Director Michel Simard handed gifts to manager of meeting services Nancy Jenkinson, who has worked at the CIA for 15 years, and resident actuary Chris Fievoli and French editor Josée Gonthier, who have been with the Institute for five years.
Ms. Jenkinson is responsible for planning and staging CIA events from the Annual Meeting to the specialty seminars, including arranging venues, pulling together programs of speakers, and promoting each meeting.
Mr. Fievoli works in conjunction with numerous committees and task forces to draft submissions and other communications, manage projects relating to standards of practice and guidance material, and respond to queries from members plus the public and media.
Mme Gonthier oversees the translation process of all CIA publications and edits and reviews all the Institute's French CIA documents. She also oversees the production of Member Services Council documents, and provides support to the Research Committee.
Executive Director Michel Simard said: "We hope to count on their dedicated collaboration for many more years to come."
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So a question that I get often (from everyone), is why Japan? And to that I answer..why not Japan?
My interest and fascination with Japan is hard to describe. Also difficult is to say when it all started. It's just one of those places that I have always been drawn to. I have a always enjoyed history, and Japan definitely has an interesting one.
My first exposure to Japanese history/culture was through a book that we were assigned to read in elementary school. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. The story of 12-year old Sadako, who 10 years after the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, is dealing with the effects. Tragic as it was, the story of hope and resilience stayed with me, and made me want to learn more.
I have always imagined Japan as a country founded on traditional values of discipline, hardwork and respect. At the same time, I imagine that those values have also allowed it to remain innovative, coming up with the some of the world's best technological and manufacturing advances.
As a International Business grad, I also think, that this has translated into Japan being the birthplace of some of the world's biggest brands (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Canon, Toshiba) and also having the third largest economy in the world (behind only the U.S and China). [1]
There is so much for me to learn about Japan: the people, the culture, the language and the food, all of which I think contribute to make Japan the country that it is. So again, to answer the question of Why Japan, I say, "Why not Japan?"


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Did you know that even women require some amount of testosterone for their body for optimal functioning? Testosterone creams can help restore the hormone to acceptable levels in the body and help in leading a normal life. There are a few pharma grade testosterone creams available on the market just for women. The cream approved for women is always suggested by the doctors and medical health practitioners for perusal.
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Minor side effects could include a change in the voice, hair loss and oily skin. This could be an indicator that the dose is high. For more information on possible side effects, read the attached literature.
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With the Government officially confirming Budget 2012 day as 6th December and announcing the new budgeting process yesterday, it is time to start thinking about tax planning in advance of this date. OSK Tax Advisors Dublin have provided a a couple of small ideas:
1. Pension Contributions: at present tax relief is available at your marginal rate on contributions to personal pension schemes subject to an income cap of €115,000 and rates ranging from 15% to 40% of earnings depending on age. With the strong possibility of a restriction in the relief after the budget, you may consider advancing the payment of any contribution to before 6th December.
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Fact: It only takes two words to make a backpacker's eyes sparkle: "free lunch."
Fact: It only takes three words to make that backpacker a friend for life:\"are you hungry\"?
Living out of a backpack really does make one realize how little is really necessary. With the obvious exception of my book collection, I've actually missed very few of my things since I've been a backpacker. It's a bit of a worry to think that all I need to survive day to day can be stored in one decent-sized backpack. I was especially shocked to realize that I hadn't had KFC for over a fortnight and was no worse for the wear. And with only two pairs of shoes and limited clothing options, it's a good feeling to not have to worry about what to wear each day. It quite simplifies the process of getting ready in the morning.
The backpacker's challenge is this: You have to carry your life. Too many bags, and you won't get too far. Too heavy a bag, and you won\'t make it. Therefore, you give yourself a pre determined amount of space and weight, and you adhere to it. It's like physics – if you buy something, something else of equal or greater size and weight must be farewelled. It certainly makes you think twice about unplanned purchases. Personally, I wish most things in life worked like this – I think I'll make an experiment of it next time I\'m at home. One thing bought, one thing tossed. It would certainly remove the clutter, don\'t you agree?
Some dangers of the travellers life:
My brand trainers now look like I've worn them continuously for four years. Australia's Uluru with all the clingy red dust is mainly to blame.
I managed to get so sunburnt scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef , that I had to cancel my white water rafting trip
I've avoided bed bugs, thank christ, but just barely. My travelling buddy was not so lucky. I felt itchy the entire day just watching her.
24/7 company is good but can be dreary at times. I imagine long term travellers must lust about just one night in a empty dorm.|Towels never get fully dry. Damp towels = disgusting. Smelly towels + dirty joggers = musty smelling clothes. I have learned quickly that backpacking is not a way to impress people with your personal hygeine. The true (female) backpacker wears no makeup, hair tied haphazardly into a ponytail-ish bun, wrinkled clothes…and a huge grin on her face because she's more thrilled about the free food at her hostel than the shopping center down the street. (She couldn't fit new stuff into her backpack, anyway.)
And on to the primary joys of the backpacker life:
Flexibility! Halfway through my travels from Adelaide to Perth, I decided I wanted to experience in Melbourne with a guy I met. So I did. Simple as that. I love it!
I've met new friends from everywhere! I've had meaningful conversations with new friends from Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, China, Japan, Canada, and the USA. (And those are just the ones I can remember at this late hour.)
While in Cairns, I made new friends every night, even conning a few of them to join me hanggliding.
While snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, I made friends with a Frenchman who invited me to visit him in Paris. I think I'll pass on that one, but it was fun to be asked to meet someone there, all the same. I'll always be able to say that now.
I've met friends in one part of the country, only to meet them again a few weeks later! Case in point, I met Helen first in my Farmhand class in Tamworth, again two months later in Melbourne, and again several weeks later in perth!|I helped a Chinease girl work on her English in Tamworth , and in return she made me an origami crane out of beautiful Japanese paper, which I still had when we met again in a bar in Melbourne
All in all, I\'d say that I rather enjoyed my experience of at backpacking down Under!
This blog entry is dedicated to my lovely sister-in-law, Nadine, for giving me the inspiration for my trip.


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Faith and Politics
There has been a lack of concrete ideas about how to integrate Islam in Europe, in part because for decades no serious thought was given to the question. Since September, 11, 2001, however, security concerns have forced governments to think again about the situation of the Muslim minorities. Proposals to spend public money on Islamic institutions now appear on the desks of lawmakers, often accompanied by recommendations from the police. Policymakers, however, struggle with two contradictory assumptions that make policymaking seem very problematic. One is that Islam runs counter to fundamental Western values, particularly when it comes to the position of women, and is intolerant of dissent and individual choice. On the other hand, Islam is also perceived to lack coherence and unity because it is a congregational religion, a community-based faith centered around collective worship but without a clerical hierarchy and no common theology.
Keywords: Islam, security, minorities, Islamic institutions, women, individual choice, congregational religion, community-based faith, collective worship, Europe
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