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100 Years Ago – 1918: Many Chester automobilists will attend the smoker to be held tonight in LuLu Temple, Philadelphia, under the direction of the Keystone Automobile Club. An excellent program has been arranged for the occasion, including an address by Lieutenant Bert Hall, flying ace of the famous Lafayette Escadrille.
75 Years Ago – 1943: Only two more days remain to get your car inspected and obtain a 1943 operator's license. If the inspection isn't done by tomorrow midnight, and your license hasn't arrived, you might as well keep the car in the garage. The inspection period will end on Sunday at midnight and as most garages are closed on Sunday as far as repair work is concerned, most motorists will have to have the work done by tomorrow midnight. Garage owners report they are swamped with cars.
50 Years Ago – 1968: The Chester Planning Commission may undergo a shakeup shortly in an effort to improve unsatisfactory attendance records of several of its members. Two commission members haven't attended the monthly meetings of the five-member board in about 18 months. The last time all five members were present was June 8, 1966. The consistent absenteeism has often left the commission without a quorum when one of the remaining three members was absent or when there was a rare split vote. The absenteeism also has been blamed for board inaction on one key issue – the rezoning to clear the way from the Chester Towers in the Deshong Urban Renewal Area.
25 Years Ago – 1993: The Towne Crier Inn, a popular landmark restaurant on Terminal Square in Upper Darby, was gutted by a two-alarmer overnight. According to Acting Fire Chief John Hicks, a security company altered police of the burglar alarm sounding at 3:26 a.m. "There was heavy fire damaged to the whole first floor," Hicks said of the kitchen, bar and dining room area of the restaurant. "It was a good stop. The fire never got upstairs."
10 Years Ago – 2008: Parkside Republican Thomas Deitman got the go-ahead from his party to challenge Democratic state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland for the 159th District seat. Deitman is a Parkside native and current president of Parkside Borough Council. He came to council in 2001 as a Republican following an unsuccessful 1999 bid for a council seat as a Democrat.


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Acupressure Research, Training and Treatment Sansthan was founded at Allahabad, India on 26 Mar 1995 as an organization of selfless volunteers with the main objective of serving humanity through free acupressure treatment to the sick and the ailing. The Sansthan had a humble beginning and started off on a modest scale with a group of seven volunteer men treating 12 patients free of cost in a borrowed building. The sapling planted in the year 1995 has today become a banyan tree and the small Allahabad group of seven has turned into a large country wide cohesive group of countless thousands. As the name of the Sansthan suggests, it is also very actively involved in research and training activities pertaining to acupressure therapy. In the formative days of the Sansthan, the treatment centred purely around the simplistic Reflexology, a branch of acupressure wherein treatment was given with the help of just 38 points located on the palms. After a few months of Reflexology treatment, a necessity was felt to widen the scope of treatment and Traditional Chinese Treatment (TCM) using classical whole body acupressure points was adopted. Around Mar 1996, Sujok acupressure, an invention of Prof. Park Jae Woo of Korea, was adopted by the Sansthan wherein Chinese acupressure treatment could be carried out on the hands and the feet instead of the whole body using the principal of Correspondence enunciated by Prof Park. Treatment was given using seeds and small sized needles but subsequently the needles were replaced with micro magnets as they were found equally effective. Onnuri medicine including concepts such as regional diagnosis, tri-origin, eight-origin, six qi, etc propagated by Prof Park were also adopted. With the introduction of Sujok acupressure, Reflexology got discontinued at the Sansthan. Subsequently, Yogic acupressure and a modified version of Electro Acupuncture According to Voll (EAV) using seeds and micro magnets instead of electrodes was also incorporated in Sansthan's treatments.
Around mid 2003, Shri J. P. Agrawal of the Sansthan came out with a path breaking research in an entirely new field, namely, Ayurvedic acupressure based mainly on study of ten basic elements as given in the ancient Indian ayurvedic text of 'Charak Sanhita'. This research has revolutionized acupressure treatment through discovery of simple and extremely effective remedy to a vast number of diseases including intractable diseases such as cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, kidney failure, tuberculosis, spinal nerve disorders covering early degeneration, osteophytes, and changes in various spinal segments, disc prolapse, Pott spine, cerebral atrophy, paralysis due to infarction in brain segments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, mental retardedness, mania, depression, blood disorders such as anemia, deficiency of hemoglobin, RBC, platelettes, etc.
It has now become possible to completely cure diseases such as trigeminal neuralgia, blockage of coronary artery, etc. without surgery, through ayurvedic acupressure treatment. Ayurvedic acupressure has proved to be an improvement over tri-origin and eight-origin based concepts and these got gradually discontinued at the Sansthan.
Over a period of time, the Sansthan has established more than 100 affiliate treatment centers across the length and breadth of India for providing free acupressure treatment. The Sansthan runs an out patient hospital at Allahabad where free treatment is given by volunteer therapists in two shifts daily around the year including on Sundays and holidays. Thousands of fully/partially trained acupressure therapists are engaged in volunteer service at various treatment centres across the country.
The ultimate aim of the Sansthan is to train at least one member of each family in basic acupressure therapy so that the person can look after the health needs of him self/her self, family members, neighbours and friends. The Sansthan has established a training wing and a training academy with a view to meeting its objective. The training wing conducts short-term basic acupressure courses at Allahabad and outstations at periodic intervals. The training academies located at Allahabad and few other outstations conduct long-term advance acupressure courses. Various universities are also offering certificate/diploma/advance diploma courses in acuptessure in association with the Sansthan. Minimal fees are charged to the students for these courses so that one and all can afford the Sansthan training.
The Sansthan is also engaged in production of acupressure related litterature and over 65 books written by the Sansthan's member-authors have been published to date. These books have been hugely popular amongst acupressure therapists and interested laymen in the country. The Sansthan regularly publishes a quarterly journal named 'Saraswati' which carries articles of interest to the acupressure community.
See Overview of Sansthan and Introduction to Acu Therapies for more details.
Brief About Acutherapy (as developed, designed by ASPEUS, Allahabad) (Updated - 10-05-2017)
Origin and History of Acutherapy: This Acutherapy, commonly known as Naturopathy (Acupressure by seed, magnets and colours) , is being practiced by the Acutherapists of ASPEUS ( Acupressure Shodh Prahikshan Evam Upchar Sansthan, Allahabad, an NGO) , since 22 years.
First hand experience of acupressure (reflexology) was introduced at Allahabad by Late Dr Devendra Vora of Mumbai. Then after self developed research, learning from books( Traditional Chinese acupressure –TCM, Electro Acupuncture according to Dr Voll, Germany – EAV), learning Sujok Acupuncture/acupressure- by Dr Suman Motilal Shah, Kolkata and Late Prof Park Jae Woo, Korea, and learning Anatomy –physiology by Prof. Dr G C Agarwala (rtd HOD Medical College, Alld) ; we Acutherapists developed a common, simple platform of treatment combining (Reflexology, TCM, EAV, Sujok) all these concepts , into treating only by seeds, magnets , colours (and left the painful puncturing methods by sujok needles). Later in 2003, we developed Ayurvedic Acupressure , combining the concepts of Ayurveda with our acupressure concepts. Hence forth, we are practicing basically 2 independently developed branches (1) Chinese Acupressure ( 2) Ayurvedic Acupressure ; both under the name of ACUTHERAPY i.e. Naturopathy-Acupressure by seeds, magnets and colours.
Stages of Development and Research Work : The acu points initially worked upon were reflex points on palm and feet by pressure using fingers and blunt instruments. Then after , pressure on body meridian points as per TCM were practiced. Later, all this was converted to stimulation of acu points of entire body on sujok system i.e pressure by seeds, magnets and colours on palm and feet. Then after, EAV points were tested and used on original body locations and developed/ freshly plotted on sujok (palm, feet) platform. Also, the Yogic chakras were studied and used widely on TCM points. Later, new points/plottings were developed and researched, as per the visions of ayurvedic acupressure(AA) leading to "infinite points". The concepts of all these branches were intermingled, researched/ tested on patients and use of 5 element theory, TCM principles, six ki concept, 8 origin, triorigin, chakra system, EAV principles, Foci etc, 10 origin principle of AA etc are clubbed together and practised as per the need of the patient/ subject and its disease.
Clinical Applicability, Efficacy and Safety : The research of ASPEUS led to treatment of dreaded diseases from common cold, cough , fever to the most chronic ones like T.B., Malaria, Typhoid, Spinal and Brain disorders, Heart – kidney- liver failures, various kinds of arthritic- metabolic disorders, fibroids, tumors, cysts, diabetes, hypertension, hormonal ailments and many more. Most of the worked out CASES are compiled in (1) Literature/Books published by ASPEUS and (2) Quaterly Magazine- Saraswati. The pre and post medical reports of patients are also tabulated stating the difference in health states after treatment taken by acutherapy.
It's efficacy and safety can be stated in short as below:
a) Early diagnosis by testing pain on acu points
b) Immediate relief in most of the temporary / acute problems
c) Substantial relief and cure in chronic disorders by long term treatment
d) Easy to learn and practice (treat) ;self employment oriented.
e) Cost effective [use of seeds, magnets(micro), colours (sketch pens)]
f) No oral or invasive mode of treatment. If any discomfort, the external application of seeds, magnets, colours can be removed. As such least chances of side effects.
g) Easy to study and teach ( as natural , simple techniques based on literature developed)
List of Institutions for Treating/ Teaching and Curriculum : ASPEUS has its head office at Minto Road, Allahabad and a long list of affiliated treatment centres , all over the country ; currently registered 160 in number. Its annexure-1 (Affiliated centres) is attached herewith. Each treatment centre is bound to service one day/ week free of cost and provides regular updates of its monthly patients treated and cases solved out ( to be published in our magazine) . These centres are equipped with highly qualified and experienced acutherapists of ASPEUS and they frequently visit/or consult at Allahabad for updations of their knowledge. Most of these centres (along with head office) are conducting training programs also to spread the therapy to the masses. Among our teaching programs, the courses/trainings and curriculum is briefly stated below:
a) Awareness – free of cost , one hour, covering first-aid acupoints , day to day ailments and treatment , use of colours, seeds as self help therapy.
b) Basic – at a reasonable cost ( 1500-2000/-) with course books, 15 hours, covering in phases each of (1) Chinese acupressure (2) Ayurvedic Acupressure ; developing the student to be capable of understanding fundamentals of Acutherapy, and able to apply points for common disorders.
c) Advance – at a reasonable cost ( 2000-3000/-) with course books, 15 hours, covering on various topics as on demand and based on Books( approx 90) of both the branches ( Chinese and Ayurvedic). This helps the students upgrade themselves to diagnose and treat in a much more efficient mannar.
d) Residential – at a reasonable cost ( 6-7000/-) with course books , 50 hours approx in 7 days, covering in 3 phases each(1) Chinese Acupressure (2) Ayurvedic Acupressure (3) Electro and Yogic Acupressure . This is an exhaustive course covering all the material developed in each field , and making the acutherapists, fully updated and upgraded with the techniques.
e) National Conference and Super Advance – at a reasonable cost ( 3-4000/-) only at Allahabad once a year for 5 days. It covers the latest research and developments carried out throughout the year by ASPEUS.
f) Correspondence Course – (distant learning- 72hrs) by currently 30-50 centres all over the country. Subjects –Certificate(6moths) , Diploma(1 yr) , Advance Diploma(2 yrs) in Acupressure and other healing sciences. Fee 7000/- per sem. This course has an eligibility of 10+ and 12+ for students to take this acutherapy as self employment oriented subject.
g) Campus course – only at Allahabad(700 hrs) , again in 3 modes of certificate, diploma , advance diploma ; fee 41,500/-. Students having above eligibility , stay at ASPEUS College, Chhatnag, Jhunsi and learn the theory and practicals in detail for 6-8 hrs/day. Many have been placed by campus selection in various companies/ institutes.
List of Experts : ASPEUS online team has developed recently a panel of researchers , lecturers and therapists based on their expertise since 22 years of experiences. It has been developed as profiles in following mannar:
Level -5 ( 15 yrs and above) –Development and research of the therapy
Level -4 (10 yrs and above ) 4a=aspeus core body of monitoring and management ;
4b=Capable of placement.
Level-3 (8 yrs and above) –independent therapists for treatment and teaching
Level-1,2 (1-7 yrs) –Assistant therapists ( helping level 3,4,5)
All these above experts known as ASPEUS Technical Staff are listed in numbers as below , covering our experts all over the country.
Level 5 (10 ); Level 4a (21); Level 4b (63) ; Level 3(193) ; Level 2 (233); Level 1 (279);
Total number of ASPEUS Experts (across India) = (799); annexure-2(list of experts-31.3.17)
Besides these , many Allopathic doctors, eminent personalities , Judges etc are linked to ASPEUS regarding treatment and advisory board members.
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The residents of Sala community in the Epe area of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to save them from land grabbers, who they accused of attacking the community.
They alleged that the land grabbers had succeeded in dispossessing some families of about five hectares of land, adding that many of them claimed to be state government officials without showing any document to back the claim.
The Chairman of the Sala Community Development Association, Chief Mufutau Ogunniyi, also lamented the destruction of farm crops worth millions of naira by the said officials while moving their tractors to the village.
He said, "The government officials have not been able to provide any document; most of us are farmers and we have been using our land for farming for more than 40 years without any hindrance.
"We have petitioned the Lagos State Taskforce Committee on Land Grabbing, but our petition has yet to be replied to."
He urged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to set up a committee to investigate the matter and prosecute those behind the attack.
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About IDEAS
IDEAS at San Jose State University focuses on fostering student-led innovative ideas and bringing them to fruition. Through the use of our incubator and accelerator space, our student-led leadership team has created an environment that facilitates ideation, intercollegiate team building, and collaboration, as well as networking with local communities. Additionally, our startup teams-which are composed of both entrepreneurs and skilled students-have access to mentors, equipment, funds and other resources that accelerate their startup ideas.
Why We Do It
Regardless of students' skill set and discipline, IDEAS at SJSU helps students create projects that can make a difference. Exposing students to intercollegiate teams is a crucial aspect of this organization. Students will be ready to work with a multidisciplinary teams by the time they graduate. Finally, the organization's ultimate goal is to create innovative startups that are proud to have started in SJSU.
What We Do
We offer a range of resources to help students looking to advance their portfolio or a practical skill set. Members who go through the IDEAS Program have access to the organization's mentorship program, workshops, possible funds and preparation for local competitions.
How It Works
The launch of our rapid prototype competition, the IDEAthon will serve as a pipeline for local competitions such as the Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge, Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition, and also integrates with our startup program. IDEAthon will bring students from across all disciples to collaborate and generate innovative ideas in a seven hour frame. During this time, they will experience the rigorous planning and labor it takes to create solutions to real life problems. Additionally, students will interact with industry and academic experts from various backgrounds who will provide insight and feedback.
As part of the program members can fulfill any role in building, advising and organizing projects-provided that they have the proper skill sets. Once teams are formed through IDEAthon, the teams will go through an interview process in order to be part of the IDEAS program.


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SEP up to 100 agents- SIP
Dialer Server
CPU – (2) Dual Quad Core Zeon 3.0+ GHz, with 12+ MB Cache or higher
RAM – 24 GB or higher
NIC Card – (2) 100/1000 (2nd card needed if integrating to SIP PBX and Carrier separately.)
Hard Drive – 500+ GB free space
OS – Windows Server 2012 or Higher
SQL – Must run Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard or higher on separate server
No Laptops
SQL Server (Max 200 + outbound ports)
CPU – Quad Core Zeon or higher
RAM – 16 GB or higher
NIC Card – 10/100/1000
Hard Drive – 500GB+
Redundant Power Supply
Agent Workstations
Minimum Requirements - Additional applications on agent station may degrade system performance.
Intel Core i3 Processor or higher
Windows 7 Pro or higher
4GB RAM or higher
NIC Card 100/1000
Hard Drive – 40+ GB free space
.Net 3.5 SP1 & .Net 4.6.2 (free download at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53344 )
Agent screen resolution min – 1024 x 768
Manager screen resolution min – 1280 x 1024
USB Headset with softphone software (i.e.,Zoiper- free download)
Or, Integrate to IP Phone System
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100kbps dedicated Bandwidth up and down per line (not DSL) One Static IP Address
The network will need to be evaluated by a SpitFire solutions engineer for configuratiion requirements. If agents are logging in from a remote location outside of the internal network, a VPN will be necessary from the dialer server.If agents are logging in from a remote location outside of the internal network, a VPN will be necessary from the dialer server.
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The time that registered nurse Susan Furr recently spent with a patient left such a positive impression that she wrote a thank-you note on the white board of her hospital room.
"Unwanted stays in the hospital are never easy," the note said. "But the skills you possess and the compassion and professionalism you showed made my stay more pleasant. Just remember: Medications are synthetic; memories are forever."
Furr says the kind words meant a lot. "I like making things better," she said. "I like making a difference."
For going above and beyond the call of duty, Furr has been recognized as a Johnston Health Ambassador of the Month.
During a presentation, chief executive Chuck Elliott read aloud some of the comments shared in Furr's nomination. "She excels at communicating with patients and staff and believes that it's the key to the organization's well-being," he said.
"She also understands that helping a patient heal is more than administering medications or talking about test results," Elliott said. "It's also about taking the time to listen and to show genuine concern."
Furr works nights on third floor at Johnston Health Clayton. It's the shift she's always preferred, she says, because the pace is less hectic, and she has more time to talk with patients.
"I like teaching them about a new diagnosis, answering questions about their medicines or disease processes, or helping them process what's happened during their day," she said.
Furr grew up in Durham and knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. During her 28-year career, she's worked in every hospital area except the operating room and emergency department.
Although she's lived in Clayton for the past 20 years, she's worked in hospitals as far away as Virginia and New Bern. She said she jumped at the chance to join the third floor staff in February 2015 after the hospital opened its patient wing.
Furr and her husband, Shawn, have three grown children, one of whom is a nurse.


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Police: Man injures Columbus officer after being revived with Narcan at Chuck E. Cheese's
COLUMBUS, Ind. – An officer with the Columbus Police Department was injured on Saturday while attempting to administer Narcan at Chuck E. Cheese's.
Columbus officers were called to Chuck E. Cheese's at 1455 North National Road around 12:45 p.m. in regards to an unresponsive man seated at a booth and a small child who was unsupervised in the business. Officers say they located Zacheriah A. Tillison, 33, passed out inside the restaurant when they arrived.
As officers were attempting to administer Narcan, Tillison became combative and began struggling with officers.
During the scuffle, one of the officers sustained a knee injury.
Tillison was taken into custody, and after being medically cleared for incarceration, he was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail. He faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement; public intoxication; and child neglect.
The four-year-old girl who was with Tillison was released to her mother.


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It seems that for a song being titled Unspoken, there is a lot being said. Visually matching a story of clear cheating mixed with themes of anger & letting go, Break the Skyline's accompanying video for their track Unspoken weaves melodic musical layers with lush vocals which seem designed for opening up how one feels after dealing with an unfaithful partner.
Beautifully shot and edited together, this video takes you through the tale of a young woman catching her partner which on the face of looks like he's begun setting his sights on his catch of the night.
Throughout the video, we witness her in great pain & heartbreak pen a letter of goodbye to her now lost lover. As she sets her feelings on fire at the end of Unspoken, a clear message of goodbye and no luck blasts through understanding as if we can feel her pain, like we can perceive pain appearing everywhere.
Our main character's continuous torment as a result of her lover's action is clearly displayed throughout her performance. You feel her jumping at you through the screen and grabbing you by the throat, daring you to feel as she does, begging you to understand, wishing no person to ever endure as she has this terrible experience. Throughout the presentation of Unspoken her display of jaded feeling, no pun intended, as if it's breaking through the skyline.
A tight, well-produced tune mixed with both a dynamic performance by the band & spread shots of our storyteller belting out her narrative of disloyalty, Break the Skyline has a gem on their hands with Unspoken.


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H. Ross Perot looked across a room filled with military uniforms on Wednesday and lamented that business schools don't bother to teach true leadership to students anymore.
"I can't say enough about the experience you get in the military," he said, praising the hundreds of students at Fort Leavenworth's Command and General Staff College.
Perot was at Fort Leavenworth to help open a research center, the Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation. He recently donated $6.1 million to the college's foundation, which operates the Simons Center.
The agency will conduct research and analysis focused on tactical and operational levels of war. The center also will work to further develop relationships between the military and other government agencies ranging from the state department and CIA to the Department of Agriculture and more. Military leaders have said that it's vital for the military to work with other government agencies especially during conflicts.
Students and college faculty asked Perot for his opinion on several issues including his thoughts on the long-term viability of a third-party politics.
"I have a little experience with that," the former presidential candidate said.
He said third-party groups like the tea party will have a difficult road ahead as long as Republicans and Democrats continue to control elections.
"The two parties have absolutely locked up control of what happens in elections," he said.
But the 79-year-old emphasized that many of the nation's problems would be minimized if Americans had access to good public schools, strong family units and made decisions based on a "strong moral ethical base."
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The Christian owners of a flower shop, restaurant and wedding venue in Grimes, Iowa, who faced a contentious legal battle following their refusal to host a gay couples' ceremony, are closing up shop, and issuing a warning to wedding-related business owners: that they, too, could soon face the same challenges.
Despite their business misfortune, there's an ironic twist: The chapel's current building will likely become home to a church — a development that Betty and Dick Odgaard, owners of Görtz Haus Gallery, are welcoming.
The husband and wife duo said that they have been operating the wedding business for 13 years, but after media coverage following their decision to turn away gay couple Lee Stafford and his fiancé Jared Ellars in August 2013, challenges abounded.
They recently decided to stop hosting wedding ceremonies for all couples rather than abide by a government mandate that they accommodate same-sex ceremonies, but the remaining business activity hasn't been enough to keep the doors open.
"Our case had everything to do with our closing. Once we could no longer host weddings it was only a matter of time," Betty Odgaard told TheBlaze in an email on Sunday. "The lunch business had already decreased substantially due to boycotts and all the slander and black eye now on Görtz Haus."
She said that recent staffing issues were the final straw, giving her and her husband, Dick, "the final nudge" to make the heart-wrenching decision to close up shop.
"The writing has been on the wall for quite some time and we hung on as long as we could," she said. "This day had to come but it's just so hard to say this is it, it's over."
Despite making the tough decision, Odgaard said that she and her husband "will be fine," though she offered a warning to others to be aware of what has happened to both her business and her family.
"This happened to us and if you are in the wedding business it will happen to you — it's just a matter of when," she said. "If our justice system doesn't put something in place soon it will become increasingly difficult for Christians to be in business and stay true to the gospel and God's laws."
Odgaard continued, "This should not be happening in America when our religious freedom has already been bought and payed for. Let's not let this happen and everyone who agrees needs to let their voice be heard loudly and proudly."
Looking back at the legal challenge that she and her husband faced over refusing the gay couple's nuptials, Odgaard said that they wouldn't do anything differently when it came to the denial, though she said that she would have taken the time to stand up for her rights earlier rather than "[sitting] on the sidelines watching."
As for the future of the building where the Görtz Haus Gallery operates, Odgaard said that there might be a silver lining to their story, as the location — which was once a church — might once again become a house of worship.
"If all goes as planned it will be a church again — and as it so happens, the church we attend," she said. "Ain't [God] awesome?"
Betty and Dick Odgaard previously told TheBlaze about how the controversy impacted them.
Read more: Christian Business Owners to Close Chapel Following Furor Over Refusal to Host a Gay Wedding — but There's a Twist


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Locksmiths in Docklands offer a highly demanded service, which generally relates to maintaining and installing the various types of lock systems, from the standard key locks to the complex electronic or biometric locks. The most common types of locksmith professions consist of the emergency, industrial, commercial, and residential, which each of the specific fields requiring different skills and abilities.
Residential work is likely to be the most common of the services provided by a residential locksmith. A domestic property owner looks at personal security and safety as a key reason when it comes to making sure a home is fully secured against a would-be intruder. A locksmith has gained the experience and knowledge to suggest the most effective locks for a properties doors and windows. Beyond the ability to install new locking systems, the locksmith is also able to repair or replace the locks on the older styled properties. Extra services offered by a local locksmiths offer security advice, a key cutting service, installing locks on a garage or similar outbuilding, and installing at-home safes or vaults.
How Do I Choose A Residential Locksmith in Docklands?
Emergency Service
Getting locked out your car, house, or business can occur to anybody and also at any time throughout the or night day. When you are in this sort of situation, calling a reliable mobile locksmith is that which you require to do. Just about all locksmiths that are mobile available 24-hours each and every day, seven days per week, and 365 days a year. The best thing about these forms of locksmiths is it extremely easy to come to you wherever you need them that they work entirely from their mobile van, making. Whether your keys break in the ignition, you have left the keys into the trunk, or your house is burglarized, a mobile locksmith is well equipped and skilled to handle any kind of lock replacement or lockout situation. Many will respond to your call within the hour. You can find several organizations that you choose one that provides quality work and affordable services that you could choose from, it is important.
Emergency Service
Getting locked from the home or car is both inconvenient and annoying. Accidentally locking your self out of your automobile while it is nevertheless running is unquestionably a cause for alarm, especially for those who have children inside. Whatever lockout situation you end up in, a mobile emergency locksmith provides you a timely and solution that is efficient. These people are taught to deal with just about any crisis situation and because they work out of their mobile van, you can we sure that they bring the right tools to help solve your lockout problem.
Mobile locksmiths are also taught to repair all types of hair including keyless entry systems and standard key entry locks. If your transponder unit malfunctions, you can find several locksmiths that you could call that are qualified to help make the necessary repairs. One other car crisis issue that a mobile locksmith can re solve is faulty lock mechanisms. Your key is just about useless if the lock itself is the situation. One should not hesitate to call an emergency that is 24-hour because these companies are in the commercial of fixing, replacing, or install locks any time during the afternoon or night.
Another benefit of hiring a mobile locksmith is that they can solve your lockout situation without causing any damage to your vehicle or home. a skilled locksmith is trained and uses the right techniques to safely and non-destructively choose any sort of lock. If you feel insecure after a burglary, it's not necessary to wait for the next day to have the locks replaced; mobile locksmiths will come for you when you need them to give you a fresh set of hair and secrets.
5 Tips to Find a Good Locksmith
A locksmith service offers expertise on locks and provides an essential service to anyone wanting to secure their premises or valuables. They are particularly useful if you lose a key or if a door lock breaks. Locksmiths have the tools, techniques and the knowledge to open doors when you may have locked yourself out or misplaced your keys.
A locksmith can create keys and other opening devices at very short notice and quickly. A professional locksmith is likely to be very important to you when you least expect or when it's urgent as well as at times that are not urgent.
You will need to know where to look and how to find out if a particular locksmith is reputable and honest. Here are some tips to bear in mind to minimize the stress when you need a locksmith.
1. You should always have a spare set of keys for every lockable door you have. And even if you lose a set not only will you have the spare set you will have a key from which a new spare set can be made
2. You can give an extra set of keys to another member of your family or a close friend. Getting in touch with them will be easier and cheaper than them will be a lot cheaper and easier than contacting a locksmith. If you have no choice but to call locksmith services then you will need one that is local. But be careful: some locksmiths are not really local nor are they appropriately qualified.
3. There are several places you can look for a locksmith service - the local paper, yellow pages, etc., dedicated online service sites, especially if you have access to the internet on your mobile phone and you can access this if you're locked out. But it's also useful if the situation is not an emergency and you just need a new lock for a broken door. You can search, find someone and manage the process online.
4. Before you hire a locksmith to help you make sure you ask for an estimate of all the work that needs to be done and if necessary the replacement parts before the locksmith begins the work. Also, inquire about any additional fees before you agree to have the locksmith start. This is important since some locksmiths might charge extra for attending the job out of hours or for emergency response. Also don't forget to ask if there is a mileage charge or minimum call out charge.
5. Be sure to ask the locksmith service you choose if they are insured because if any of your property is damaged while the locksmith is repairing the lock or their poor workmanship makes you home insurance is null and voided then at least you are covered.


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Across Europe there is growing awareness among citizens of the importance of engaging in physical activity to maintain health and wellbeing. Decreasing levels of activity among populations in Europe are, however, a particular concern, with the 2002 Eurobarometer study suggesting that two thirds of the adult population in EU countries is insufficiently active to achieve optimal health benefits[1]. While many express the intention and desire to be more physically active, this is often not translated into action.
Recently the ILC-UK studied the challenge for policy makers to understand why, despite the general awareness about the importance of physical activity since inactivity is a risk factor for many diseases and conditions , individuals are failing to do so. In particular, there is a need to understand the significant inequalities in the levels of physical activity in relation to socioeconomic class, age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
Evidence emerging from research[2] supports the need for a comprehensive approach to promoting healthy behaviour and reducing health inequalities, offering tailored activities for different groups. Statistics masks significant inequalities that exist between various groups. In particular, those in lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minority groups, older people, individuals with disabilities and women in general are less likely to be active than the general population.
Our key questions were:
•What policy interventions have been effective in improving the transition from an informative to a developing and implementative phase?
•How can policy interventions tackle inequalities?
Arising from case studies and round table discussions, it was clear that the most effective approach should combine action in a number of areas:
•Designing the physical environment in a way that is conducive to increased activity
•Encouraging community-based initiatives that involve citizens in developing a range of activities that reflect their preferences and are accessible in their neighbourhood
•Supporting primary health care services to identify people at risk and refer them to community based initiative
So what next?
Recently in the UK there was the BUPA Great North Run, Cycle Skyride for all ages and the Memory Walk of the Alzheimer's Association in London.
Also "Walking the Way to Health" initiatives, "More Active For Life" campaign represent fun activities that involve more people of all ages.
The 2012 Olympics in London surely give us an opportunity to focus on physical activity not just amongst the highest of athletes and encouragement of young people to take up sport but also a chance to think of the activity there could be right across generations.
Experienced sportspeople can be involved as mentors and coaches and replicate this activity at a local level, using local community facilities such as schools, community halls and leisure centres.
At the moment more than a thousand local authority pools in England have been offering free swimming to more than 20 million people aged 16 and under, or 60 and over, since April – with more than 250 councils backing the scheme, including 31 in London. It is disappointing however that despite the fact that more local authorities offer free swimming to older people than younger, there are significantly more younger people actually taking up the free swimming offer. The latest statistics revealed that 1.6 million free swims were taken by the over 60s compared with 2.8m free swims for children. In evaluating the success or otherwise of free swimming the Government should undertake research to understand why older people seem to be less likely than younger to benefit. Perhaps it isn't the cost that is the main barrier, or perhaps local authorities are simply not as good at promoting the offer to older people.
In the light of these opportunities it would be great if GPs brought all the possibilities to the notice of the patients.
While the Olympic Games will entertain the masses let's hope the benefits of the UK taking a lead for the 2012 Olympics gives the benefit of physical activity that can be replicated everywhere.
Noreeen Siba
1) European Opinion Research Group. Special Eurobarometer: Physical activity. Brussels, European Commission Directorates-General for Health and Consumer Protection and for Press and Communication, 2003
2) Physical Activity and Health in Europe: Evidence or Action, WHO Europe, 2006


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'Ethical Choice' label Dole Bananas Greenwash
This morning, on TV1s Breakfast, I was asked what advice I'd give Dole if they called GoodSense for marketing help. I thought the answer demanded a little more space than live television permits so will attempt to do more justice to it here.
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An investigation by the New Zealand Commerce Commission has led to Dole being issued with a compliance notice that they may be in breach of the Fair Trading Act on three separate counts relating to the company's 'Ethical Choice' marketing scheme. Only the courts can decide if there has actually been a breach of the Fair Trading Act, with convicted companies liable for fines up to $200,000 and individuals up to $60,000.
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How to Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes New Option Sellers Make
The latest round of stock market turmoil has many former "traditional" investors finally venturing outside the box of "buy and hold" in search of alternative investments. Dipping your toe into the Option Selling game can be a good way to start enjoying the benefits of premium collecting without worrying about stock market direction anymore. This is especially true if your premium is coming from the higher premium, lower margin commodities options.
However, commodities are a different ballgame from stocks. Beginners tend to make common mistakes that can end up costing them a "tuition" to learn the ropes of this new asset class. To help you avoid these (and cut down or eliminate your entry fee), we've compiled the top three beginner mistakes and explained how you can avoid them.
Top 3 Beginners Mistakes for Option Sellers
#1 Over Positioning
New Option Sellers often make the mistake of taking too many positions, either in one market or in their overall account.
Stock traders have grown up with the concept of having all of their money "working for them" in the market.
They duplicate this philosophy when they transition to commodities. But they're making a mistake. Commodities options offer high premiums and low margins because of built in leverage. While this can provide bigger returns, it also means care must be taken to avoid downside risk and fluctuations in margin requirements.
How to Avoid Mistake #1
Keep individual position size small and keep a big cash cushion in your account. We recommend up to 50% cash in our client accounts. An option selling portfolio with many small but diversified positions that holds an adequate cash cushion for margin fluctuations is a set up for success.
#2 Selling too Close to the Money
Stock Option Sellers are used to selling one or two strike prices out of the money. But in commodities, you don't have to do that. In this asset class, there are strikes available, 20, 30, 50 sometimes even 100% out of the money. Stock option sellers exploring selling commodities options often make the mistake of selling close to the money, short term options. Their reasoning is that they will get the fastest time decay this way. But one hiccup in the underlying and their options are in the money – a place you want to avoid.
How to Avoid Mistake #2
Take advantage of the deep out of the money strikes in commodities and sell deep, deep out of the money options. Remember, deep out of the money options tend to stay deep out of the money.
#3 Not Having an Exit Plan
This may sound self evident. But you would be surprised to see how many otherwise disciplined investors jump into commodities option selling without a plan. Selling the option and then "watching it" is not a plan. Sure, most of the time it expires quietly. But when they do get one moving against them, it becomes a "what do I do now" situation. That often leads to emotional trading – which usually leads to a loss bigger than it needed to be.
How to Avoid Mistake #3
Set an exit plan based on the value of the premium and stick to it. It will keep you out of trouble and allow you to keep most of the premiums from the other (successful) options you sell.
Full version and video to this article is available here.
Michael Gross is Director of Research at OptionSellers.com and co-author of McGraw-Hills The Complete Guide to Option Selling, 3rd Edition. To learn more about managed option selling portfolios at OptionSellers.com, visit https://www.optionsellers.com/investors-discovery-kit/


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Unfortunately, too many of us are so eager to debate and get on with the right answer and the solution, that we often forget even to think about whether the right question has been asked. Lawyers pride themselves on their ability to ask penetrating questions, but I honestly think that the only people who are worse than lawyers at asking the right questions are business managers; and that the only people who are worse than managers at asking the right questions are Mormons.The rest of the address gives examples of business and church leaders who ask the right questions. One of the legal examples he cited was the question of separation of church and state. A Chinese colleague of Professor Christensen pointed out to him how vital religion was in American democracy:
[A]s religion loses its power over the lives of Americans, we are living on momentum. It is a momentum that was established by vibrant religions, and then became a part of our culture. Today there are many people in America who are not religious, who still voluntarily obey the law, follow through on their contracts and respect other people's rights and property. This is because certain religious teachings have become embedded in our culture. But culture is not a stalwart protector of democracy's enabling values. When people stop going to their churches, or if our churches lose their power over our culture, our system will not sustain itself. What other institutions will teach these values to Americans with the power required to guide their daily behavior?
The debate on the extent to which religious expression can be allowed in public life has been vigorous, and religion is monotonically losing ground. Whether it is the Ten Commandments etched into the stone of state and court houses, nativity scenes in public squares, the ability of school choirs to sing religious songs or having prayers at public school graduation exercises, religion increasingly is being pushed out of public view and public discourse. We have let the enemies of religion frame this debate incorrectly. Somehow the advocates of separation of church and state can't understand what my Chinese friend saw so clearly – that the religious institutions whose role on the public stage they hope to minimize are in fact among the fundamental enablers of the civil liberties that we all now enjoy.
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Chumaree cranked up for belated 2001 debut
Chumaree makes his first start since winning a maiden race at Del Mar last year Thursday in the $32,000 seventh race at Bay Meadows. He resurfaces in a six-furlong, first-level optional claimer that attracted a total of eight 3-year-olds.
A son of Hennessy, Chumaree has raced twice and ran well both times. Both of his starts came last year, but he has been training well for his return for trainer Eduardo Inda. In his last workout at Santa Anita, he went five furlongs in 57.80, the fastest of 35 works at the distance that morning.
Chumaree rallied after a slow start at Hollywood Park in his debut and finished fourth in a straight maiden race. He scored a half-length victory in his only other start. Leading rider Russell Baze has the call Thursaday.
Meanwhile, leading trainer Jerry Hollendorfer saddles Stocks Are Rising and Heaven Treat. Stocks Are Rising has three wins, including one at this level. He will be in for a $40,000 tag on Thursday. Last start, at Vallejo, Stocks Are Rising set the pace to the stretch but tired to finish third in a mile allowance race. He also showed speed while finishing fourth in the $250,000 Snow Chief Handicap at Hollywood Park.
Heaven's Treat also has an allowance win, and will be in for $40,000. Heaven's Treat finished sixth in the $150,000 Golden Gate Derby earlier this year. Last out, Heaven's Treat dueled for the early lead and weakened to wind up fourth behind At the Dock.
Booth Bay and Vallarta also deserve consideration. Booth Bay has won three of his four starts. He began his career in December 2000 and beat $12,500 maidens. In his next race, at Golden Gate Fields, he defeated a group of $20,000 claimers and was claimed from that race by trainer Dan Markle.
After showing little in his next try, in allowance company, Booth Bay was given a vacation. He returned here on Sept. 30 and won a $25,000 claiming race by a half-length.
In his last start, Vallarta gave way against tougher allowance company. Before that, Vallarta ran second, beaten a neck, in a mile allowance race over the turf. Vallarta won two races at Bay Meadows earlier this year.
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September Notes
Post date: Dec 8, 2011 8:06:54 PM
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful open house. The Mill River Cheerleaders were awesome, and very excited. What a treat for our little gymnasts to be part of side line cheers and stunting. Continual congratulations to Rachel Montross and Leslie Hixon who will be making their way to the Macys Day Parade this Thanksgiving. We will continue to have the donation container on our counter for the next week to help them out with expenses along their way. Thanks to all who contributed thus far.
Gymnastics classes will begin next week Tuesday, September 6th. The regular Monday class will begin on September 12th. Give us a call before all classes fill.
For those who are interested in Mike Lannon's Elite Class on Monday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, please come in, fill out the registration forms and drop a deposit to hold your spot. Only 2 more spots are available.
The final Fall Schedule is attached. Take a look as we have added a new Tramp & Tumble for 5 to 8 year olds on Wednesdays at 4pm and also a 4/5 level 1 class on Fridays at 4pm. Amy Lewis will be here starting next week to talk with everyone about her new personal training / fitness classes she will be holding in the studio room, (weather permitting, of course).
We are very excited to be starting our fall session and are looking forward to seeing everyone again, along with the making of some new friends. Please note: OPEN GYM will move back to Friday nights as of September 9th from 7pm to 9pm.
Keep your emails open for our calendar of events that we are working on, including Home School Open Gyms, Weekend Skill Clinics and Fun Fitness Classes for Adults and more. As those dates and times are locked in the schedule, we will forward them to you.
And finally, a special note to all who have suffered a hardship thru the storm Irene. You are all in our prayers and hope you remain safe and healthy thru the rebuilding process. Please know you only need to send a request to us here at the gym and we will work our hardest to help you out. For those that are already registered and those that can not get here to register, please talk to me when you can make your way to the gym. We will work this out for your children and for you. Lots of options.
Everyone have a safe and healthy weekend. Enjoy our nice sunshine while it is here.
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The Make-A-Wish Foundation has become an ever increasing global phenomenon, generating millions of media impressions and countless inquiries through social media outlets, web pages and office locations.
Here is one child who is currently waiting for a wish:
Eagan, 5
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I wish to go swimming with dolphins
Eagan is a 5-year-old from Wichita with a life-threatening heart condition. He is a very active little boy who loves to jump on the trampoline and make up fun games to play outside. He loves the color blue, and his favorite food is ice cream!
Eagan loves marine animals, especially dolphins. When his volunteer Wish Granters from Make-A-Wish Kansas arrived to ask him what his wish was, he knew immediately that he wanted to swim with dolphins. That's all he could talk about, and in fact, he was ready to pack his bags and leave that very day!
In October (which is "a thousand days away" according to Eagan), he will spend a week at Discovery Cove in Florida where he will swim with dolphins and learn about other aquatic life. He will also visit Animal Kingdom and SeaWorld! This wish will be an opportunity for Eagan to enjoy a stress-free week with his family and enjoy the normalcy of childhood!
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that would let certain homeland security grants be spent on first responders to prepare for medical emergencies.
The Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, also known as H.R. 1791, passed 391-2 under suspension of the rules with Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) casting the only two votes against the bill. The bill would allow funding for the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Area Security Initiative to be spent on medical preparedness activities and equipment.
The Urban Area Security Initiative grants provide money to high-threat metropolitan areas while the State Homeland Security Grant Program provides states with funding to implement strategies to counter acts of terrorism and other mass casualty events.
While the Department of Homeland Security said recipients of the grants can use funds for medical preparedness, supporters of H.R. 1791 said the legislation is needed to clarify that local, state and tribal governments may legally spend the money on medical emergency preparedness in case of a biological or chemical attack.
If such an attack were to occur, the funds could be used to develop and maintain pharmaceutical stockpiles such as medical diagnostics and kits.
The House Homeland Security Committee approved the bill by voice vote in October. The panel added a provision requiring the kits and diagnostics to be used to protect first responders and their families, immediate victims and vulnerable populations such as individuals with disabilities, the elderly and children.


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A/N: This was a lot more difficult than most chapters. I had to figure out just how I wanted this to end, and then I realized that I'd decided long ago. You'll see. Whether you like it or not, it is up to you. You can stop with chapter fifteen, or this one. Gives two different endings to the same initial story. I just think it wasn't finished where I had left it for the summer. Tell me what you think, please! - Miss Laine
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We find her in a clearing. She is near a stream that is burbling its obscenely cheery way through the silent glade.
It is hard to see her at first, because she is lying on her side in the cool green grass, hands clasped under her head.
Her lips are curved up into a soft smile, a knowing expression that chills me. Her amber eyes gaze at something only she can see, and she does not notice our sudden intrusion in this scared clearing.
No one says a word. There is nothing really to be said. Nothing to be done, but wait. Wait for her to come back to us, to give up on her dream and go on living. It is what he would have wanted.
Of course, try explaining that to her. She is a Weasley, after all, and they certainly stubborn if anything. They hold fast to their loyalties and their loves.
She still does not move. She is resolute, stubborn, strong. She does not want to give up her dream, and I don't want to take it from her. I will not be the one to bring her back to reality, to force her to admit that he is gone, that she will never see him again.
And so we wait…
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I am in his arms. Held in his warm embrace…but I cannot feel it, I cannot feel it, I cannot feel it…
It isn't a dream. It can't be. I won't let it be. He's alive, he's here, and he loves me. He's always loved me, I know it. The unicorns…
I know they are there, watching, waiting for me to say something.
But I won't. If I do, they'll tell me he isn't there, that I'm fooling myself. That Harry, my Harry, is dead.
If I do, it means they're right and it was all a dream.
If I do, I lose him for good.
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Hermione clings to my arm, barely holding herself upright even with my support.
But we are watching my little sister, lying on her side on the grass. She still has not moved.
"Here he is," Professor Snape announces, voice flat, voice emotionless. Hermione lets out a sob and I gather her up, holding her arms firmly in order to keep her on her feet.
She thinks I am holding her up, when really it's closer to the opposite.
We watch as Remus Lupin staggers forward and kneels down. The epitome of broken. The very vision of desolate despair.
A moment later he stands again, the limp, pale body wrapped in muddy, ragged, bloody robes in his arms.
Bare feet, covered in dirt and blood, dangle limply from one side, and I can just see the mop of dark hair, matted with its own mix of dirt and blood, resting on Remus's thin shoulder.
A hand dangles. A thin, pale hand.
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She sits up only after Remus has left the clearing, the corpse of my best friend in his arms. Her eyes are red from weeping, but her face is set, her expression firm. She is no longer lost in her daze, no longer living in her dream. She knows now that he is dead, knows now that she will never have him, not the way that she wanted to have him.
Her expression is firm, but her eyes are dead. She has had to face life again, when she would rather not. Her nightmare has come true…
I have seen the envy in her eyes, when she looks at me, when she sees how much in love I am with Ron.Because she wanted that so badly, wanted that love and contentment that I sometimes—not often—take for granted. Of course, she may someday find it again, but it will not be soon, nor will it be easy…
She is only a teenager, after all, and teens often think they are in love when they are not. Teens will fall in love a the drop of hat, will proclaim their undying passion after just days. But somehow I know that it wasn't like that…
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It is too final, to have the body as proof. To have the broken, battered, emaciated…
I had held out hope, had reserved just a little bit of my mind for the small chance that Harry had lived, had escaped.
He did escape, but he did not escape alive. The spell that killed our enemy killed him as well, but somehow, somehow, he was drawn to the clearing, the haven that the Unicorns of the Forbidden Forest call home.
How Ms. Weasley found him, I do not know.
Despite what others might think, I do not know everything. I cannot always tell how a thing will end, nor even how it will begin. Sometimes, I too am just a man, trying to figure out mysteries far greater than my reach.
Perhaps she was led there. Perhaps she did the leading. Perhaps I will never know.
Perhaps in the end all that matters is what happened to one boy, to one teenager.
There will be another funeral now, I suppose. Or perhaps we will bring the body back to the one still in session, place Harry in the empty coffin and lay him permanently to rest. I don't know if I can stand to see it, the coffin filled…the hope lost…
It pains me badly to know that I could do little to stop this, to keep Harry from sacrificing himself for all of us.
I feel undeserving of his sacrifice. When I look around at everyone around me, it is hard to believe that he could so willingly give it up for all of them. There are few so deserving of his love, and they are the few that are the least likely to wish for his sacrifice.
I hope I can count myself amongst them…
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It is terrible to know that I am the last.
To know that I have been…left behind…left to live…
I do not know whether I should be happy or sad.
I miss Sirius so much, I miss James…but more than anything I miss one boy, the one boy that made the loss of my friends bearable.
Harry…thin, scraggly, struggling, brooding, tired, child…
In his third year, the first year that I taught DADA, he struck something deep inside me. Of course, he looked so much like James, with Lily's eyes staring at me…
He was his parent's child, for certain. He was everything good about them that I had ever known. And I was privileged enough to be his confidant many times. To be the one that he told his dark secrets to.
And his worst secret, the one deep, dark shame that he held…the only secret that he had told no other…
He was afraid that he would squander it all, would trade the world for his life in the end.
He was afraid that he would want to live.
And I wept when he left that night, when he walked away embarrassed that he had admitted it to me. Admitted the dark fear that he held so tightly in his heart.
I wept for the twisted, skewed sense of honor that Harry believed so clearly. I wanted him to be selfish. I wanted him to think of himself, put his own wants first.
But that was it. He wanted to save the world by then. He wanted to show that he wasn't selfish, nevermind that he never was. Harry wanted to save his friends and everything that he loved…everyone that had ever given him a moment's kindness…
He even did it for me, I know, though I could have killed him during his third year.
It was so close that night…a few moments, a few feet, just a small hesitation…and he would have been bitten, could have been torn to pieces by my very jaws…
His determination brought Sirius back, his determination brought him back to me, to us, that night at the end of the Triwizard Tournament…he fought back and gave as good as he got…until the end…until the end…
I am lost…there is no one left to turn to…no one left to protect…
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Ginny no longer insists that Harry is still alive. She no longer demands that we do not give up.
She has accepted it, has accepted that the pale and tattered body in the casket is indeed Harry's…closure has let her accept and move…forward, but not on…
She eats and drinks, smiles wanly and laughs rarely. Like the rest of us.
But sometimes, when she thinks I do not see it, a faraway expression flits across her face and I can almost hear her soft sigh, as she thinks of what might have been.
It is my job to catch these moments. And with each sigh, each look of longing sent Ron and Hermione's way, my heart cracks, just a little. She should have had such happiness. She should have not had to face heartbreak at so young an age…
But perhaps she will eventually move on. Not in a year, nor two, nor any time while she is still at Hogwarts, still immersed in memories.
A decade from now, perhaps, she will have let the memories melt away into the shadows, to calm themselves into deep dark pockets in her mind. And she will find love, and she will have children and be content.
And the sighs will be infrequent and shallow and short…
What might have been will be come distant memories, and she will find that perhaps what might have been has become what has happened with someone else…
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Weasley—Ronald—sits alone at the desk, though there are two chairs. Weasley—Hermione—is in front of him, seated next to Neville Longbottom. That damn chair is left open, that damn spot is left a glaring eyesore in my classroom.
I am sick of it. Sick of that space, sick of the silence and the sorrow sitting in the chair, watching me with emerald eyes in every class.
The first day of class this year, someone tried to sit in the chair. A foolish seventh year Slytherin, with about as much sense as a Flobberworm.
It took all my willpower to hide the smirk as one of my Slytherins was practically thrown from the seat, and I daresay that Mr. Weasley might have growled.
"Get out of Harry's seat."
No one, no one, sits in Potter…Harry's…seat. Perhaps I should snidely suggest that Weasley have Potter…Harry's name carved into it, just to keep the confusion to a minimum.
I teach the class and try not to think about the empty seat. I think about the upcoming NEWTS, the crucial exams that one Gryffindor will not be taking.
It feels so ridiculous, to lecture about exams that I really could care less about. It does not matter to me who passes and who does not pass the exam. They can have their exams and they can have their evaluations and their scores. It matters less than nothing to me anymore.
The war has left me empty.
But alive.
It is better than nothing, certainly, but sometimes I wish I had never made those terrible mistakes, that I had never been tempted by darkness and power.
Perhaps I could have left the war as pure and innocent as Potter…Harry.
Impossible, I suppose. I would have done something to warrant my sufferings in the war. I cannot think of one thing that Po…Harry did to purposely provoke his own sufferings.
Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and now, now after it is too late, I understand clearly that P…Harry never wanted the glory, the attention, the adoration, any of it. But I pretended that he did, let myself believe that he really did seek out the fans and play to them.
I pretended that he was his father, as silly as that sounds…
Potions will not be the same, I can tell it even now.
Of course, trying to teach one handed is incredibly inconvenient as well…more than once I have reached for a paper or an ingredient, only to find it out of reach.
The Weasley twins never tease me about it, surprisingly. It would almost be better than their slowly-softening solemnness.
At least they have proven rather capable assistants. Who would have imagined that?
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"You're not allowed to be gone."
I hear the words, I recognize the voice, but I do not know what the sentence means.
Ginny Weasley is talking to that portrait again. The one we worked so hard on…the one that she did for him, not for me…never for me…
"You said to hold on to him."
Her voice echoes around to me, words that sound accusatory and weak all at once.
"You said hold on tight."
Ginny talks to that portrait, the only one that can make it respond. Otherwise, Harry sits in his frame smiling that benign, knowing smile. The one that tells us that he is content, that he is no longer suffering…
"How can I hold on? I tried so hard…"
Her words are painful to hear, and I want to go to her, to comfort her…but I'm afraid she would turn away…she holds so tightly to Harry's memory that there's no room for anyone else.
"You left me, dammit!"
She shouts, the last curse echoing down the stone hallway. She's broken, broken in two…
"I'm afraid, Harry."
The anger has faded to whimpers of fear and sadness. Ginny is not angry at Harry. She's afraid to go on without him. She's afraid that she might love again, that she might find someone with whom she can share a future…children…love?
"How am I supposed to move on, when it hurts so much?"
I'll follow her…I'll find her again someday, when she's healed and when she's ready. Because as much as she loves Harry, I am alive.
And I love her…
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A/N: Well, that's it. Weak ending, sure, you bet, but it's all I got. This was hard to write, stirring together all the views like this, but I think it came out at least okay. You get the picture, right? Harry's dead. Very dead. And everyone's going to move on and live and love and have kids and grow old, because that's what Harry was fighting for, and that's what he would have wanted to see happen.
Ginny'll move on someday, I'm assuming. She's got someone waiting for her patiently, and he really does love her.
Maybe I'm just coldhearted and like to see that Harry's wrapped up, so to speak. There's no loose ends now, I'm pretty sure, so if there is a question, feel free to ask it. It's been fun.
--Miss Laine


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Sephora's Sleeping Mask and Leaders Cosmetics Skin Care Regimen
Few days, I'm struggling with skin problems so I really want to combat acne and my blemishes. Looking out new skin care products, luckily I got an offer from Sephora Philippines for their facial mask collections. Then, after a week I got these 4 kinds of facial mask from them. I started the routine in the evening after receiving the package.
I started with the sleeping mask because that's the easiest thing to do nowadays, I got so much work to do and I can only do it on my night skin care routine that's before I sleep.
That night after cleaning my face with my face facial wipes and face wash I put Sephora's rose sleeping mask, it looks like a clear jelly cream inside a small cap, actually it looks like jelly which is my daughter's favorite gelatin candy, it also smells yummy like I want to eat it! 😛
How I use it?
Before I use the mask, I already have small pimples on some areas of my face, then when I apply it, it feels a bit tingling sensation on some pimples then in the morning I wash it. I noticed that it dries my pimples in the morning. To make it sure that it works! I repeat the process the other night and yeah it works! Good job!
In the morning after washing my face, I feel like my skin is well moisturized. I noticed that it makes my skin a little tight and I love it.
I'm using here the other sleeping mask, same packaging, but different ingredients and benefits.
DAY 3: After using 2 kinds of Sleeping Mask for 2 nights, I also tried their Collagen Lifting skin renewal mask, this one works for skin firming and skin elasticity and target areas like dryness. The mask came from a very cute packaging. No wonder this mask is originally made in Korea. You know guys Korea has a super cute packaging when it comes to cosmetic and skin care. Plus the smell, omg! I love it. I use the mask entirely on my face leaving it for 20 minutes. After removing it, my skin feels a bit sticky because of the essence that absorbed, but I don't really mind the feeling because in the morning I will just wash it off.
I still have few redness because I have pimples from my cheeks. That's because I sleep late at night and I only have 5 to 6 hours sleeping habit. Sometimes, I only got 4 hours sleep and if that's happened, I suffer with zits. I'm telling you this to prove that I didn't get these pimples because of the facial mask.
I used here the Pore Control Mask with Egg Extract. This also comes with a sheet mask suited for getting rid of skin troubles. It promises to solve these worries to achieve a whole new skin. Trying this mask makes my skin look fresher and supple. Although it may not work fast on my large pores, I'm happy because it does not clog my pores. It is not also aggravating my acne.
The overall performance of the product is quite good. I think the Pore Control Mask will make any noticeable changes for me when I use it on a regular basis. All mask specially the rose and orchid Sephora sleeping mask works almost the same with me. And the most important thing for me is that it won't break me out! Oh, you know guys, I hate products who get me on that skin trouble.
So guys, what's your favorite facial mask?
✿ Disclaimer: All my product reviews, either sponsored or personally bought myself, are purely based on my experience with it. All products I recommend, may or may not work for everyone.


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Regular exfoliation helps to keep your skin fresh and clear. This gentle, everyday polish contains smooth micro-beads that will whisk away dead skin cells that threaten to block pores and create blackheads. Key active ingredients include Phytoderm complex G, skin soothing licorice and willow bark extracts, which both help to keep down bacteria levels, while papaya extract helps to boost skin radiance.
Directions: Massage onto wet skin using gentle circular motions, paying special attention to the nose, chin and forehead. Rinse well with warm water. The exfoliator is gentle enough to be used everyday.
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Did you know? Blackheads are not dirt. They're black because they are little plugs of sebum - the oil that the skin produces - which have solidified, oxidised and turned black.
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Without any court orders and usually with court orders (unless it is determined by the court that it is not in the best interests of the children), both parents have joint parental responsibility. This means that it is both parents' responsibility, not that of a new partner of either one of them, to make decisions about the long-term issues that will affect the children.
Long term decisions involve such things as which schools the children will attend, what religion the children will be brought up in, any medical decisions, the living arrangements of the children and the names of the children. However, the day to day decisions about the children, such as their routines and who the children will see and spend time with, are usually determined by each parent at the time that the children are in their care. It is not necessary to discuss such day-to-day matters with the other parent.
Generally, you will not be able to decide whether the child will see or spend time with your former partner's new partner unless there are safety concerns. Ultimately, it is the children that matter and if your former partner's new partner is making an effort with them and being kind to them, that is the most important thing.
It is recommended that you accept your former partner's new partner and work through your emotions with close friends or a counsellor. If at all possible, try to reach an agreement with your former partner about what is reasonable and unreasonable.
If you have genuine concerns about the safety of your children or the adverse impact of your former partner's new partner on them, you should seek immediate legal advice. If you do have such concerns, it is possible to seek court orders restraining your partner from letting the children spend time with that person. A court will only grant such a restraint in circumstances where there are real concerns about the welfare of the children.
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Alan Lightman Quotes About PassionQuotes about: Passion
A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is predictable. While people can be doubted, time cannot be doubted. While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back. In the coffee houses, in the government buildings, in boats of Lake Geneva, people look at their watches and take refuge in time. Each person knows that somewhere is recorded the moment she was born, the moment she took her first step, the moment of her first passion, the moment she said goodbye to her parents.
And at the place where time stands still, one sees lovers kissing in the shadows of buildings, in a frozen embrace that will never let go. The loved one will never take his arms from where they are now, will never give back the bracelet of memories, will never journey afar from his lover, will never place himself in danger of self-sacrifice, will never fail to show his love, will never become jealous, will never fall in love with someone else, will never lose the passion of this instant of time.
Alan Lightman
- Born: November 28, 1948
- Occupation: Physicist
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