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On Friday, 7 January 2005 at 8:30pm Channel U broadcast Singapore's first television programme to feature a local transwoman entitled "Sense of Being". It interviewed 38-year old post-operative Malay male-to-female transsexual Amy Tashiana[1]. Tashiana talked about her life as a former model with Carrie Models and performer at the defunct cabaret club Boom Boom Room.
From 14 to 22 January 2004, Toy Factory presented director Jeremiah Choy's "Spring Singing", an exhilarating song and dance production at the AGF Theatre, Alliance Francaise, 1 Sarkies Road[2]. It featured 7 talented young men including Lee Yu-Wen as well as a Singapore Idol finalist and Channel U's Next Big Thing finalist belting out a range of songs from the 1960s to present, encompassing pop, disco and R&B.
In late January 2004, Action for AIDS revealed that the number of MSM who tested positive for HIV doubled from 26 in 2003 to 54 in 2004, accounting for 3 out of 4 HIV-positive clients at the Anonymous HIV Testing Centre[3]. Almost 1 out of 20 MSM tested in 2004 were HIV positive causing HIV prevalence among MSM clients to edge up from 3.5% in 2003 to 4.3% in 2004.
In late February 2005, "Rich Rhapsody", a Taiwanese feel-good movie set in Singapore which deals with a mother's concern over the sexual orientation of her third son, opened in Singapore as well as Taipei after the Singapore Censorship Board deliberated for more than a month over the film's gay theme before agreeing to lower the rating from a conservative R21 to an M18[4]. This delayed the movie's opening from 6 January to 24 February. In Hong Kong, Rice was classified a category IIA film - unsuitable for children but with no minimum age limit. The writer and director of the movie was Kenny Bi and starred veteran actress Sylvia Chang, celebrity chef Martin Yan as her admirer, Singaporean actor Tan Lepham who plays Chang's youngest son, Leo and Melanie Laurent in the role of French exchange student Sabine.
On 6 March 2005, Fridae profiled medical undergraduate and award-winning writer Alfian Sa'at, who was primarily concerned with Malay-Muslim issues, gender politics, civil society and active citizenry[5]. He was best known to the LGBT community for his popular gay plays, Asian Boys Vols. 1 & 2.
On Wednesday, 9 March 2005, Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, told parliament that the Nation parties, which had been held annually since 2001, could be linked to the HIV upsurge among gay men in Singapore[6]. He warned of an AIDS epidemic as the total number of new cases rose 28% in 2004 reaching a high of 311 from 242 the year before. He reported that 90% of new patients were men with a third of them being homosexual. Despite acknowledging that the Ministry of Health did not know the "reasons for the sharp increase of HIV in the gay community," Dr. Balaji nevertheless quoted the hypothesis of an unnamed "epidemiologist who suggested that this may be linked to the annual predominantly gay party in Sentosa - the Nation Party - which allowed gays from high prevalence societies to fraternise with local gay men, seeding the infection in the local community."
The folowing day, 10 March 2004, Fridae issued a press statement in response to Dr. Balaji's remarks, pointing out the fact that the Ministry of Health had never once targeted any of its public health campaigns at MSM and that the illegal status of gay sex made it impossible for government agencies to work closely with the gay community to address the HIV epidemic[7]. For example, Action for AIDS volunteers distributing safe sex material at the Nation party in 2004 were told by police to stop their activities as it was "promoting illegal activities," i.e. homosexual sex. The LGBT advocacy group, People Like Us, offered other possible reasons for the HIV surge among MSM including more people taking HIV tests due to wider media publicity and Action for AIDS' (AfA) successful outreach efforts, the increasing numbers of MSM going overseas and being infected there and reduced vigilance from urban MSM globally due to advances in medical science, which have transformed HIV from a fatal disease to a chronic one when treated with drugs[[8]].
On Sunday, 13 March 2005, Dr. Balaji, speaking to Straits Times reporters after a charity event, defended his remarks, saying that they were intended to be a wake up call for gays to get tested for the virus at the Anonymour HIV Testing Centre at Kelantan Lane if they were at risk[9].
On 18 March 2005, The Straits Times reported that Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr. Lee Boon Yang said that the government was not practising 'double standards' by including a talk on Singapore and the pink dollar during the recent Singapore Season in London[10]. The panel comprised gay activist Alex Au, gay poet-playwright Alfian Sa'at and Fridae's CEO Dr. Stuart Koe. Dr. Lee was quoted as saying: 'We can't pretend that there is no such thing as a homosexual community in Singapore.'
In March 2005, a group of members headed by Gary Chan from the gay Christian support group, Safehaven, announced that they would be organising "affect05 - Saving Lives, Transforming Mindsets," a charity concert to be held at the Jubilee Hall on 3 April 2005 aimed at promoting the message of affirming life and practicing zero tolerance for unsafe sex amongst MSM while raising funds for Action for Aids (AfA). raise funds for AfA and pass on the message of HIV awareness[11]. However, their application to hold the fundraising concert was been turned down on Friday, 18 March 2005 by the Media Development Authority (MDA) which said, "Based on the reports about the duo's performances in the United States and the duo's website, the duo uses their musical performance and their own example of being a couple, to celebrate and promote a gay lifestyle," referring to performers, Jason and deMarco who were in a relationship although they have never been advertised as such. They concluded, "We are unable to agree to your application as performances that promote alternative lifestyles are against the public interest."[12]
In late March 2005, Action for AIDS released the results of their second survey, conducted from June 2004 to Aug 2004, to determine if there had been any significant changes in sexual and HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour amongs MSM in Singapore since the previous survey in 2002/2003[13]. A total of 1,529 valid responses were collected - an increase of 18.4% compared to the previous survey.
Over the weekend beginning on Thursday, 14 April 2005, Fridae held its first-ever series of Squirt and Slurp parties in Bangkok at the Babylon and Chakran gay spa complexes and the ultra-chic Bed Supperclub, a lounge, upscale restaurant, art gallery, stage and club merged into one in the fashionable Sukhumvit district[14],[15]. Dr. Stuart Koe, CEO of Fridae, said that the decision to hold Squirt in Bangkok was not due to Singapore authorities turning down a permit for the Christmas Snowball.04 party the previous December but to increase the company's profile in the region.
From 7 to 17 April 2005, with breaks, Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble in collaboration with the Esplanade presented the eagerly awaited local debut of Singapore-born, Los Angeles-based playwright Chay Yew's "Porcelain" at the Esplanade Theatre Studio[16]. The controversial R(A) play, which was bestowed the prestigious London Fringe Award for Best Play in 1992, followed a young Asian man's struggle to find himself in the face of homophobia and racism after shooting his lover in Bethnal Greens Tube station's cruisy toilet. It was directed by award-winning directors Goh Boon Teck and Beatrice Chia, and starred LIFE! Theatre Awards Best Actor nominees, Nelson Chia and Mark Richmond.
In April 2005, the Licensing Division of the Singapore Police faxed a rejection of Fridae's application to hold Nation.05, Asia's most acclaimed gay and lesbian private party, citing the event to be "contrary to public interest". Nation.05 had clinched sponsorship by Fortune 100 global communications leader Motorola for the second consecutive year and Subaru for the third. The carmaker was a well-known pioneer corporate sponsor of gay and lesbian athletic and community events in the United States and was represented by Motor Image Pte Ltd locally. Dr. Stuart Koe, CEO of Fridae said, "We are disappointed that the authorities have deemed a National Day celebration by Singapore's gay citizens as being "contrary to public interest" when it had previously been approved for four years without incident. This is a direct contradiction to previous calls for embracing of diversity." As a result of the rejection, Fridae announced on 7 June 2005 that it would be holding Nation.05 in Phuket, Thailand from 4 to 6 November 2005[17]. Crowne Plaza Karon Beach Phuket was named the official host hotel while the Hilton Phuket Arcadia was designated the supporting hotel[18],[19]. In late August 2005, Phuket's Kata-Karon Municipality approved the use of Karon Stadium for the party[20],[21],[22],[23].
Also in April, the enormous potential of the Wikipedia phenomenon as a tool for educating Singaporeans, and indeed the entire world, about local LGBT culture became apparent to Roy Tan, a healthcare professional with a passion for documenting Singapore gay history. For the first time, disparate pockets of information scattered throughout the Internet could be consolidated, harnessing the experiences and expertise of thousands of gay Singaporean surfers. Editorial control now lay in everyone's hands and not just the author's, as was the case with individuals' websites. Tan wrote the first article entitled 'Singapore gay movement' in Wikipedia on 12 April 2005. In the ensuing months, the framework for an encompassing network of information was laid down on the Wiki site, which rapidly grew to become a centralised, linked, one-stop education centre dealing with Singapore LGBT history and culture. Unfortunately, homophobic deletionists removed most of the Singapore LGBT-related articles on Wikipedia, which prompted Tan to port them over to SgWiki[24] and Knol[25].
On 14 April 2005, 4 men were arrested at a gay sauna located near the Bugis area[26]. The police arrived at the sauna at about 11pm for a routine fire inspection when they found the 4 men having sex in a dark room. They had apparently continued with their activities despite the lights being switched on to facilitate the inspection.
From 20 April to 1 May 2005, contemporary dance group, Ecnad, in conjunction with its 9th anniversary celebrations, presented "FireBall", an explosion of dance expression which drew together more than 25 artists, many of whom were gay, from various disciplines[27]. It featured concurrent photographic exhibitions, dance costume and graphic installations displayed in eye-popping styles, including a smorgasbord of dance, live music, jam sessions plus free outdoor activities. It was held at The Arts House (The Old Parliament House), 1, Old Parliament Lane.
On 3 May 2005, Fridae profiled 28-year old Bryan Choong, one of Oogachaga's leading facilitators[28]. Choong revealed that Oogachaga and Looking Glass would be presenting regular personal development and growth workshops for lesbians, gays and their friends on the first Tuesday of every month in 2005. Their second workshop in 2005 would be entitled "Coming Home To Our Families - To Tell or Not to Tell?", to be held on 3 May 2005 at 7:30pm at Utterly Art, #02-01, 208 South Bridge Road. Oogachaga would also be launching a new men's support group on 6 May 2005.
From 12 to 19 May 2005, New York-based Singaporean artist Jason Wee presented "Bao Bei", an exhibition which looked at the ways through which identity is reconstructed through gay online personal ads[29], at The Substation Gallery, 45 Armenian Street. 27-year old Wee was then pursuing a 2-year Masters in Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design, specialising in photography and related technologies on a Shell-NAC Scholarship. In 1999, prior to moving to New York, Wee had set up Oogachaga, a network of support groups for young gay people with friends Steve Wong and Kenneth Lau.
On 21 May 2005, the Straits Times reported that 3 teenagers caught the AIDS virus in 2004, the biggest in a year since 1985, when HIV was first detected in Singapore. Before 2004, Ministry of Health figures showed only 1 teen at most per year tested positive for HIV. Another alarming change was that the infected teens in the past two years were gay. Previously, the 3 teens infected between 2000 and 2002 had been heterosexual. In 2005, the lone 17-year old student who had so far tested positive for HIV was also gay. He was presumably infected by his older partner who pressured him into having unprotected sex, according to AFA programme director Roger Winder. (Read The New Paper report: [30])
In June 2005, The New Paper reported that a school, the Centre for Exceptional Children, which took in students under 12 who had learning disabilities or who had low IQs had spent S$40,000 (US$23,700) replacing teaching aids like cards and blocks, and other common items including cupboards, a microwave oven, hot water flask and toaster which a gay teacher had touched even though there was no evidence that he was HIV positive[31]. This was done after the school authorities fired the teacher upon reading a newpaper report saying that the teacher was warned but not charged by the police in September 2003 for committing an act of gross indecency with another man after the teacher reported to the police that the other man had robbed him.
In July 2005, Singaporean PhD student (at the University of Illinois in the US) Christopher Tan presented a paper at "Sexualities, Genders, and Rights in Asia: 1st International Conference of Asian Queer Studies"[32],[33]. The meeting was held in Bangkok from 7 to 9 July 2005 and proudly sponsored by Fridae[34],[35]. Tan's paper was entitled 'Pinking the Lion City: Interrogating Singapore's Gay Civil Servant Statement'[36]. In it, he explored the legal basis for discrimination against homosexuals in Singapore and argued that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's June 2003 statement, that the Government would employ gays even in 'sensitive' positions provided that these civil servants openly declared their sexual orientation, was not a discourse of tolerance. Data gathered from Tan's fieldwork suggested that while gay Singaporeans welcomed the statement, they also strongly doubted the Government's sincerity. When civil servants in Tan's survey pool were asked whether their individual ministries or statutory boards had done anything to realise the statement, the answer was a uniformly resounding 'No!'
On Sunday, 10 July 2005, local tabloid The New Paper reported, citing unnamed sources, that up to 5 of the 65 volunteers in Action for AIDS' MSM outreach programme had contracted HIV in the previous 2 years[37]. The paper remarked, "These volunteers themselves have contracted HIV, begging the question: Why didn't they practise what they preached?" A second source said that many of the volunteers were good-looking men under 30 years old and they see the MSM outreach programme as another avenue for them to meet other gay men. The unnamed source added, "I know of many counsellors who have met patients and in the follow-up have become partners." AfA retorted that only 1 volunteer got infected after becoming a volunteer and none of the counsellors had met patients who later become their partners.
On Thursday, 14 July 2005, Herstory third biennial Butch Hunt finals were held at Gotham Penthouse, #03-01, Blk. 3A, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay[38].
On 15 July 2005, Safehaven, the gay-affirmative ministry of the Free Community Church launched a new 18-session support programme to help gay Christian men reconcile their sexuality with their faith[39].
In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, 19 July 2005, Minister of National Development Mah Bow Tan announced to parliament in his Ministerial Statement on Policy Changes Affecting The Property Market that 2 non-related parties, such as same-sex couples, could henceforth jointly purchase private residential properties using their Central Provident Fund (CPF) funds[40]. Previously, only joint buyers who were immediate family members (i.e., spouse, children, siblings and grand-parents) could utilise their CPF money to purchase private property. Same-sex couples who wished to finance their property jointly could only do so if they were both unmarried Singapore citizens, 35 years of age or above and had only purchased a Housing & Development Board (HDB) flat from the open market[41].
On 25 July 2005, queer women's online forum RedQueen! organised a talk entitled "Same-sex attraction: a Christian perspective" at The Substation[42],[43]. The speaker was Rev. Dr. Yap Kim Hao.
From 28 July to 26 August 2005, gay activists, bolstered by broad-based grassroots support, organised Singapore's first public LGBT pride celebration, a month-long festival called IndigNation[44],[45] (see main article: IndigNation: Singapore's first gay pride month).
The latter moniker was a clever play of words representing the gay community's displeasure at official discrimination, epitomised by the ban of the Nation.05 party. Gay discos like Happy in Tanjong Pagar also made their own statement by holding a pre-National Day indoor party called DetermiNation and hung an enormous Singapore flag outside its premises. It indicated that they were determined to celebrate the occasion as proud, gay Singaporeans in spite of the governmental ban.
The events that were lined up for IndigNation were an art exhibition entitled "Cerita Budak-Budak" by painter Martin Loh, a lecture on "Same sex love in classical Chinese literature" by Dr. Tan Chong Kee[46], a gay poetry reading session called "Contra/Diction" organised by poet Dominic Chua, an art exhibition entitled "Solitary Desire" by young talents Ong Jenn Long and Steve Chua, a double lecture "Where Queens Ruled! A history of gay venues in Singapore" and "Same sex love in classical south Indian literature" by Dr. Russell Heng and Sheo Rai, "Sex and the Christian gay person", a forum by Safehaven, "Exploring Paul, homosexuality and the Romans - an intensive workshop on Biblical interpretation" by the Centre for Reflexive Theology, the inaugural Quarterly Forum - "40 years of Independence: The National and the Personal" by Alex Au, a theatre production "Boys" by Richard Chua and the finale, a private gay party called "6iXX! - the sixth annual ADLUS bash" by ADLUS, the gay sports group.
On 1 Sep 2005, Fridae profiled Jeffrey Tan, the resident choreographer and assistant ballet master with the Singapore Dance Theatre who was involved in its production of "Reminiscing the Moon", a highly acclaimed dance epic accompanied by live traditional percussion music and songs performed by established singers and musicians from Solo, Padang, Jakarta and Singapore. The performances were staged at the Esplanade Theatre fro 1 to 3 September 2005.
From 16 to 25 September 2005, theatre company Luna-id presented "Quills", a play about the Marquis de Sade in which its dashing lead actor, Reehan Engineer, displayed one hour of full-frontal male nudity, a first in Singapore[47]. It was staged at the DBS Arts Centre, home of the Singapore Repertory Theatre, 20 Merbau Road, Robertson Walk.
On Tuesday, 13 September 2005, on behalf of the National Arts Council, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts presented Fridae, amongst other corporate sponsors, with an Arts Supporter Award at a ceremony held at the Esplanade[48]. The award recognised cash and in-kind contributions by the private sector amounting to between S$10,000 and S$49,999.
On 6 October 2005, during a 50-minute Q&A session at a Foreign Correspondents Association which touched on terrorism issues and local issues, a Time magazine journalist remarked that the Singapore government gave "every impression of being somewhat homophobic" and asked Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about how he felt about gays. Lee replied, "I don't think we're homophobic. I agree that homosexuals are people like you and me."[49]
The following day, in response to Prime Minister Lee's comments, People Like Us issued a press statement welcoming the PM's assurance that the government was not homophobic and that it needed to accommodate the gay community's interests[50]. The gay advocacy group further called for decriminalisation of consensual gay sex and the equalisation of the age of consent, equalisation of censorship standards between heterosexual and homosexual themes and content, registration of gay-identified societies and removal of homophobic bias in the Ministry of Education's curricula.
In October 2005, Britain's Warwick University rejected the Singapore government's invitation to set up a branch campus on the island-nation because of the poor state of gay rights in Singapore, among other reasons[51]. This was the first time that a major foreign investor turned away. The university was expected to invest about US$520 million.
From 4 to 6 November 2005, Fridae's Nation.V (formerly dubbed Nation.05) party was successfully held in Phuket, Thailand. It comprised the following events - the welcome reception[52], the G.Y.M. Welcome Party[53], the Sanctuary Pool Party[54], the Nation Party proper[55] and the Splash T Dance[56]. According to a report in the local The Nation newspaper, an official from the Phuket Tourism Association estimated that Nation.V attracted 2,000 partygoers who spent Bt30 million (US$729,000) in the province[57].
In November 2005, popular local gay web portal, SgBoy, was fined S$5,000 (US$2,940) by the Media Development Authority[58]. The site was asked to remove the "offensive" content comprising "raunchy pictures" and explicit sexual language which the MDA had initially objected to in September 2004. Shortly later, a little known website called Fluffboy.com, believed by many to be a spin-off from SgBoy although the latter officially denied this, was banned by the MDA for allegedly promoting homosexual promiscuity. This was done by blocking access to the site by Singapore-based Internet surfers.
On Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 5 HIV-positive male blood donors, 4 of whom were found to have lied about having sex with other men when donating blood the previous year, were charged under the Infectious Diseases Act with making false declarations in the Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire and sentenced to jail terms of between 8 to 10 months[59]. They were found to be HIV-positive after their blood was tested routinely for the disease. The blood was not used for any transfusion. Singapore prohibits men who have sex with men from donating blood.
Despite the police refusal to grant a licence to Fridae to hold Snowball.05 even though it was to have taken place indoors, gay discos carried on their business as usual during the Christmans and New Year season, organising parties for their clientele[60].
On 23 December 2005, Fridae's year-end party, SnowBall, which was banned in Singapore the previous year was held in Taipei, Taiwan[61]. It was Fridae's first-ever event in Taiwan with an estimated attendance of 5000 partygoers, making it an instant success which had Taipei's entire gay community buzzing for weeks[62]. Taiwan's leading gay portal, Club1069, was Fridae's media partner for Snowball.


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Jaitley tears into Congress over 'undeclared emergency' barb, calls for introspection
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New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday unleashed a tirade against the Congress for cornering the Centre and accusing it of donning a dictatorial attitude and said that it was the grand old party which imposed emergency on the nation and slay democracy. Jaitley in a Facebook post said that the Congress not only established the dictatorship of an individual, but created an environment of tyranny and fear in the society In an article on emergency titled, "Forty Two Years Ago - The Emergency", Jaitley said, "It has become customary for the critics of any Government in India to casually use an expression "Undeclared Emergency". Those making these exaggerated comments need to introspect their own roles during the Emergency. Most of them were either supporting the Emergency or were absent in any protest against the Emergency." "Emergency was an assault on all democratic institutions. It not only established the dictatorship of an individual, it created an environment of tyranny and fear in the society. All ingredients of an absolute dictatorship existed. There was no personal liberty, no press freedom, the Parliament became a farce, the highest Court became subservient to the dictatorship and there was no room for dissent," he added. The Union Minister stressed that the real reason that former prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed emergency was that she had been unseated in an election petition by the Allahabad High Court and the Supreme Court had granted only a conditional stay of the High Court order. "She wanted to continue in power and resorted to imposition of Emergency to enable this to happen. It would be in the fitness of things to remind those who loosely use a phrase "Undeclared Emergency" with what happened during that period," said Jaitley. Jaitley further said that emergency gagged the media also, not a word could have been published without going through Censor. "Pre-censorship was imposed on the entire news media. Not a word could be published in the newspaper without going through the censor. An officer of the censor stayed in the premises of every major newspaper. The entire activities of the opposition were blacked out and the media contained only governmental propaganda. Many of those who now complain of an "Undeclared Emergency" were either active or reluctant supporters of the emergency regime," said Jaitley. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also recalled the Emergency imposed on the country 42 years ago on June 25 during his 33rd edition of Mann ki Baat. Calling it the darkest time in the history of India, Modi said that the country and its leaders proved their patriotism by fighting against it. (ANI)

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So I'm promoting my own gig night
on Tuesday at the Good Ship from 8 and costs £4
It's called Silent Night and features:
David Cronenberg's Wife - really lyrically interesting Fall-esque songs
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences - my band. I'm told we're pretty engaging live and I think we're entertaining and have good songs. I get compared to Daniel Johnston and Nick Cave if that helps.
L'il Lost Lou - Country punk songs
Albino - 60s style acoustic balladry done really, really well www.myspace.com/therealalbino
Something in the Water - Male/Female folk duo quite influenced by murder ballads era Nick Cave
JJ Crash - acoustic punk type songs.
I'm pretty sure it'll be a great night and I'm really happy with the line-up. Weirdly Timeout have put us in their list of top gigs for the week (just behind Art Garfunkel!) which is nice and a little odd.
Anyway I'm dead keen to meet more DiS people, and for the night to be a success, so I'd love it if people came down. Plus I'm trying to be kinda ethical so pretty much all the profit (if any exists) will go to the bands.
So it'd be great to see anyone who fancied coming along and introducing themselves.
I really hope it will be!
That'd be nice.
You're someone I imagine it'd be interesting to meet.
Maybe if this night goes well one day I'll be able to bring it on tour to Paris!
By the way
the flyer for the night can be found here:
I'll try and make this. I've very flaky, so I'm not gonna make any promises though.
Will definitely come to one of your gigs soon though- loving your tracks. Esp Sarah Vincent...ace storytelling
Cheers Grockle
Sadly won't play "Sarah" on Tuesday - it's so long that I have to only play it at certain gigs otherwise it'd take up most of my set-time!
David Cronemberg's Wife
are really good.
yes they is
going to see them in New Cross tonight?
Did you go in the end?
How was it?
Ignore me
I'm just gonna casually bump this periodically.
Is the Good Ship
in London?
Yes, It's in North London
Kilburn to be exact, a few doors down from The Luminaire.
289 Kilburn High Road is the address
Sorry - it was presumptuous of me to assume people knew that.
I have neither shame nor dignity
so am going to bump this!
I seriously think it'll be great y'know. DCW are a brilliant band and the other acts are rather good too and I think there should be a really nice atmosphere.
So come along. I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves...


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Weigh in – Friday April 9 – 206.6 lbs and 5% Super star.
Down 2.8 lbs from last week.
Total loss of -13.4 lbs
Activity Points achieved this week – 38
April Goal Weight: 200lbs
-3.4/- 10lbs
Fitness Goals for month of April:
Jog – 50kms: 5km total. 2 of my scheduled jog nights turned into 10+ km brisk walks (doesn't count towards jogging) . Skipped one night for nachos and hockey.
Bike ride – Nope. Not yet.
Hike and Canoe – Hike scheduled for Sunday morning. First hike of the season. yay!
Nutrition Goals:
Have 6/7 perfect days on plan each week: Considering the long weekend and mini vacation to see my sister, I did pretty good. 4/7 perfect days.
Track everyday – Check
Prep and package healthy lunches and snacks for Work (Mon-Thursday) – Check
Try 1 new vegan recipe each week. (salads not included) – check, sort of. Almost Vegan Tacos that I put together last night. This would be vegan if I skipped the romano cheese, AND, it's not from a recipe.


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We're into double digits. My ticker just hit 99 days to go. Awe-inspiring. I remember when it said I had about 250 days to go and it seemed like a lifetime. Now I find myself wondering where all the time went.
Just about one more week until the final trimester. Father Time seems to be flying on his magic carpet, which is welcoming after a first trimester that just dragged on and on. I am now feeling "under the gun", as I realize I have approximately 3 months left until my due date. And that just isn't. enough. time. Then again, is there ever? It always seems to sneak up on you - even if you are the most prepared person on the planet. With all of my anxiety, I just procrastinated and now it is catching up with me. It is still hard to imagine bringing a real live baby home. But I need to err on the side of caution and get my behind in gear just in case this isn't just a fantasy. I certainly don't want to actually get to the point of delivering a healthy baby and then having no place for him to sleep or nothing for him to poop and pee into simply because I was scared to believe. He deserves much better than that. So I need to step it up.
I think I've begun the infamous "nesting" phase. I can't stand to look at the clutter in my apartment. This past weekend, we disassembled some furniture that we are donating to the Salvation Army to make room for Sunshine and unpacked some boxes that needed to be moved to our den/office. There are still several small boxes for us to go through but it is probably just junk that can be tossed (it's amazing what you hang onto with every thread of your being and all of a sudden, you have a reason to let it go without a second thought). Then, we can start on the nursery. Painting the whole room is a big no-no according to our lease, which sucks ass. However, we may rebel a little and paint a border or something. We haven't fully decided yet. I'm more inclined just to leave the cream-colored walls and use nautical wall decor to dress it up, while DH insists on having a painting project. So, stay tuned to see who comes out on top with that one.
Next project is to clean up our bedroom - since he will be sleeping in his Pack 'N Play in our room for the first few months - and go through clothes or other items that can be given to charity or packed away. That means pretty much all of my pre-pregnancy clothes can be organized and stored since I have no idea when I'll fit in those again. I've even grown out of one of my under-the-belly maternity slacks. You know it's bad when you have to wear a Bella Band with pants that are made specifically to accomodate a belly.
I declare the scale as my enemy. I shall not, from this day forward, step into his personal space and he shall not taunt me with his ever-amusing addition. At 26 weeks, I'm up 28 lbs. A little more than I would like to be but it is hard to maintain your weight when you feel like you are starving every 2 hours. I've replaced ice cream with fro-yo and I've replaced many of my enriched flour products with wheat or whole grains. I've even been working in an exercise program - walking for about an hour on the local trail as weather permits. But quantity seems to be overriding quality at this point. As healthy as I try to be, it doesn't matter. The weight is going nowhere but up. And by avoiding the scale, I can feel good about what I'm eating and what I'm doing, instead of feeling like an incompetent failure.
In other news, Sunshine seems to have taken a liking to my right ribcage. He always seems to kick me on that side or bunch himself into a little nook or cranny up there. Not so comfortable for mama but whatever makes him happy makes me happy. Pain really is pleasure in this instance. It is quite hard to distinguish some of his more violent movements from Braxton Hicks. How do I know which is which? For as much as I've read, you'd think I'd be an expert. But instead I feel utterly clueless.


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Go Stand-up Paddleboarding
The new craze of Stand Up Paddleboarding allows you a whole new perspective from on top of your board. A versatile activity that's great for balance. Why not try it out with us?
Participants & Price
1 hour lesson
Age 7+ – £20
2 hour session
Adult (15+) – £35
Child (12-14) – £25
*Children must be accompanied by an adult unless pre-arranged and agreed in advance.
Please contact us for family and group discounts.
Please bring:
- Lightweight clothes that can get wet i.e. shorts & t-shirt (no jeans, wooly jumpers)
- Change of clothes and a towel
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Hi lily,
Glad you are thinking about joining your young one.
They get fast and good really quick...
The fall, they get up, they fall they get up
Hey that is part of a song from Shakira Africa
Beyond the other posts that have given you some skate advice, I mean I could add a RollerBlade option, let us Add Protection to your Stuff to buy.
RollerBlade used to sell a full bag of goodies, knee, elbow, wrist stuff.
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And read some of shesk8's post at getting started like on Grass first and then migrate to the harder surfaces. BTW I have seen some pole InLiners using ski poles to steady them.
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October 2017 Newsletter
President's Report
By Elizabeth Burroughs, CPP
Hello Everyone,
Wow! It is hard to believe another great conference completed. I have been asked multiple times, "What was your favorite part of the Conference?" For me, this is a difficult question to answer. I really do not have a "Favorite" part, but I have many favorite parts.
Was it the conference Theme? The theme this year gave us the opportunity to be very creative. From the Walking Pill bottle, thank you, Linda, for all the photo ops, to the booth setups by exhibitors, our winner this year voted for the Best Exhibitor Booth – PenSoft.
Was it the Speakers? We had several new speakers and many who have returned by popular demand. They spoke on how to be prepared for Year End, know how to handle terminations, calculating a payroll from beginning to end, and many more great topics.
Was it the Exhibitors? Who year after year continues to support our organization. We welcomed new exhibitors - PayCom and Proliant. And we continued to have the support of old friends, CBiz, Bloomberg BNA, Robert Half, PenSoft, Global Cash and Rapid PayCard. Of course, we must not forget our government supporters, Department of Justice, EEOC, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Virginia Employment Commission, Social Security Administration and USCIS.
Was it the Entertainment? I did not know what to expect when RVA Coalition took the stage. But I haven't laughed that hard in some time. They didn't know what to expect of payroll professionals, but we surprised them and they want to come to OUR next conference. They never thought payroll professionals could be so much fun.
I know what it was, it was the people, from attendees to Exhibitors, to Speakers and board members. I met many new people, who I hope I can call friends. I saw those who return year after year, who I consider friends. Without you, the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference would not be the success that it is.
So in closing, I want to thank everyone. I don't want to call out individuals, because I know I will miss someone. So ….
Thank you, Attendees, for continuing to let us know your needs. By completing surveys after each session, you let us know what went well, what needs improvement and what you want to hear about. Thank you to those attendees who saw a need for help and stepped in. From helping Registration hand out Welcome packets and bags to helping each other find a session.
Thank you, Exhibitors, for continuing to support our organization and payroll professionals. This is just one day, but you continue to support payroll professionals throughout the year. By attending our conference, our attendees have an opportunity to meet the people behind the product/service. They have a chance to talk to you in person and put a face with a name.
Thank you, Speakers, your knowledge and your willingness to share your knowledge are greatly appreciated. Our attendees enjoy attending your sessions and your availability to answer questions during the session and after helps us all grow our network and continue to learn about our profession.
And Finally, I want to thank the VSPC board. I have been very lucky to work with such a wonderful group of individuals. They bring their knowledge, their experience, their talent and their dedication to making OUR conference great and wonderful. It does not go unnoticed how much work it takes to put on this event. I don't think there are enough words to express how much each person who attends appreciates your effort.
Thank you, everyone. It has been a pleasure to serve as your President for the last two years. I hope I inspired you to get involved with the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference in the future. I know I have enjoyed my time serving this great community. And I look forward to seeing everyone one of you at our Conference next year.
See you in Williamsburg.
Exhibitors, Sponsors and Government Sponsors
Speaker's Corner
By Abbey Moran, CPP
As a reminder, all session handouts are available online at http://ow.ly/IwxH30fUOQ2
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On behalf of the Speaker Committee, I would like to thank our speakers for the 2017 Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference. Every speaker at our conference this year volunteered their time to create their presentations and share their knowledge with our attendees. It takes a lot of hard work and bravery to get up in front of nearly 200 people, and we appreciate each and every one of you!
By Robyn Underwood, CPP / Vivian Hoffmaster, CPP
Wow, what a year for charity donations! Each chapter came through for the online challenge with a total of $1,530 raised surpassing the $1,400 challenge. Then with the two days of charity raffle drawing at the conference raised $2,620 along with the online amount for a grand total of $4,150 giving us our highest charity donation to date.
As I stated in the June newsletter, Health Brigade is able to turn every $1 donated into $8 worth of health services. I am proud of this year's conference and the outpouring of caring individuals supporting a wonderful cause. The funds raised are equivalent to $33,200 worth of health services for the Richmond area. This is truly an outstanding act our attendees have accomplished.
We are keeping the donations going online for those who wish to still donate and support this wonderful charity. Here is the link: https://healthbrigade.networkforgood.com/projects/31163-support-health-brigade. If you want to give credit to your chapter, use the in "honor/memory box" and fill in your chapter.
Again, Vivian and I would like to thank each of you for your wonderful generosity in giving to this worthwhile charity for 2017 VSPC.
Charity Thank You
By Heather Pollard, Health Brigade
"Unbelievable!" Those are the words of our staff and volunteers when they heard the news about what the VSPC raised on behalf of Health Brigade. Your donations at the conference and online help more than you know. You are each responsible for paying for the medication for someone who desperately needs it in our community. Or for a medical visit or mental health counseling session for a single mother who is struggling to find work to support her family after a recent layoff and loss of health insurance. These are our neighbors, our mothers, fathers, siblings, and fellow human beings. And we thank you for your support and solidarity in standing with Health Brigade in saying everyone deserves health care. It is a right, not a privilege. And for the 1,600 patients we see annually we deeply thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We hope you'll continue to stay engaged in our work and mission. Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter and hear first-hand stories of how YOU made a difference in someone else's life. http://www.healthbrigade.org/contact/
By Linda Dailey, CPP
Winning the 2017 Payroll Professional of the Year at the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference was a complete surprise and a huge honor. I have enjoyed volunteering and giving back because someone had done that to help me when I got started. I truly enjoy volunteering where I do and like getting involved locally, statewide and nationally because it is fun.
In my payroll career, I had a few mentors who helped me over the years. Thank you to Maureen Reed Brown, Jane Holmes, Margaret Roark and Dan Dycus for always being there for me, giving advice when needed, providing that subtle push when I needed it and for always being there to listen.
There are so many friends I could thank as well but I don't want to forget anyone. So thank you to all my payroll professional buddies who have been supportive of my career. I would like to thank my boss and the leadership in the Department of Human Resources at Fairfax County Government. You have always been supportive and let me take the time to do some of the things I enjoy doing. If I could relay one thing that both Dan and Maureen told me over and over again. Get involved if you aren't already. You will get back so much more than you will ever realize.
I am very excited to be the 2017 Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference Payroll Professional of the Year recipient and I am looking forward to our next conference in Williamsburg, VA on October 11th and 12th.
By Timothy Massenburg, CPP
Thanks to everyone attending the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference this year. I hope you take advantage of the attendee listing and keep in touch with the many friends and colleagues you met at the conference. In addition, don't forget to put to good use that wonderful tote bag that you received. After cleaning out all of the conference materials, handouts, prizes, and vendor hall give-a-ways, you have a great handy bag that you can use every day. Some people will use it as a work bag, a gym bag, a tool bag, or a travel bag. Whatever the case enjoy it until next year. Special shout outs to Platinum Exhibitor – "Paycom" for sponsoring the tote bags. Also, many thanks to the volunteers from Hampton Road's VDOT – Theresa Austin & Sharon Byrum, Henrico County – Marta Sorensen, and Canon's – Jackie Kronstain. These incredible volunteers helped make my job a smooth success.
Hotel Reservations
By Jasmine Jones, CPP
On behalf of the Hotel Committee and the staff at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, we hope that you enjoyed your stay at the conference. I personally enjoyed the hotel staff and accommodations. We hope that you were able to get out a see a little bit of Richmond during your trip. We received a lot of feedback that about the change in the breakfast menu and we are looking to continue having the full centennial breakfast next year.
Don't forget to book your room for 2018 conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Williamsburg. With the registration already open for 2018, don't forget to book your room too. Check back to the hotel page and check for updates on the conference social media pages to find updated information on room rates and links to booking your room. We can't wait to see you in Williamsburg.
Hotel Committee - Vendors Needed
By Jasmine Jones, CPP
The Hotel Committee Wants You!!!!
I have enjoyed being a part of the hotel committee these past few years. I started out just helping at my first conference when we were in the Waterford Conference Center four years ago. I showed up early that Thursday morning and just helped where I could and I have enjoyed doing it ever since. The Hotel Committee is one of the most critical committees for the Virginia State Payroll Conference. With no location, where would we meet? But I could be a little bias. During my time being on the hotel committee, I've had the opportunity to see everything from the beginning of how the planning for the next year conference starts and be the one who shuts the door when the last person leaves for the meeting on Friday. I have the pleasure of working with the great supporting staff at the hotel and connecting with our vendors for the AV, exhibit hall, and evening social entertainment. I also work with just about every committee. If they need a room, a microphone, and table for the conference, the hotel committee makes sure it's there.
The 2018 Hotel committee wants you to join us for the conference at the DoubleTree By Hilton – Williamsburg. We are looking for people to help build a strong committee and grow as we continue into future conferences. The hotel committee members are one of the first people at the conference, meeting with the vendors and hotel staff to get the rooms set up for the conference to start the next morning. They also are greeting follow attendees as they come in rooms and of course, always helping with directions. We are one of the last to leave, making sure that all business is closed. As a committee, we would work together so all our responsibilities do not fall on one person. But we need your help. If you would like more information or would like to join the committee, reach out to our President Carrie Louise Hovell (email@example.com) and she will be happy to get you started.
VSPC Social
By Martha Seemiller
We just wanted to take a moment and let everyone know how great the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference was. It was a blast and great getting to see everyone and meeting new friends. The theme this year was payroll wellness, and I know I learned some things on staying in compliance I had not thought of before. In staying with the theme, our evening social was the Richmond RVA Coalition Theater. With the old saying, "laughter is the best medicine," I know I laughed so hard I was crying. The Improv actors were great and the audience participation was fantastic. Not sure who was funnier, the improve actors or the audience that was on stage with them. I hope everyone will join us next year in Williamsburg. We are already working on ideas for our "Payroll Revolution" to make the 2018 VSPC a great experience for all.
RVA Comedy Meets Payroll Professionals
By Matt Newman from Coalition Theater's Improv Group
I wanted to thank you all for one of our favorite remote shows in a while, no joke. First, I have to own up to my own bias in coming in to a payroll conference in a back hall conference room in Midlothian and what I thought the crowd would be like.I'm very happy to say I was wrong.We've done remote shows like this for seven years now. We've been to offices, conference rooms, hotels, classrooms, breweries, college campuses, lecture halls, people's basements in their houses...this was one of our favorites in a little while.We found you all to be so welcoming, fun, open and willing to take risks. Even if you personally didn't get up on stage, you supported someone who did, and that's just as important. You're a very fun bunch and it felt kind of like a family reunion. You also taught a group of comedians what FICA actually means and we're grateful for that as well.It's important to come together, to laugh and to prioritize / balance work and play. Keep up the good work and thanks again for having us!
Comments Coming In.....
We asked a few people who participated in this year's conference to let us know what they thought of our event. Our first response comes from Elizabeth Herrera from the APA who was able to visit this year's conference:
"I had a wonderful time attending the Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference in Richmond, Virginia. I enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new people. The Vendor Hall was full of fun games and networking, which allowed attendees to meet with all the vendors. The VSPC-APA Board members made the event entertaining and educational with fantastic speakers who addressed issues payroll professionals face today.
I had a payroll fever and the only prescription was having a dose of Linda Dailey, CPP dressed as a pill bottle!"
The following comments are from our speakers:
"Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 2017 Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference. The conference was well organized and filled with helpful information. We hope you found the Social Security session informative as you and your employees plan for retirement. Please visit us online at SSA.GOV to learn more about Social Security and how we are with you through life's journey." - Jacqueline Weisgarber, Social Security Administration
"I really enjoyed the conference. Thank you so much for the invite. The participants were great. They were engaging and involved and made my task really easy. A very nice conference." - Tom Colclough, EEOC
"I enjoyed it and appreciate the opportunity. What a great group of people! - Karen Elliott, Esq, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
General Session - Review
By Timothy Massenburg, CPP
Best VSPC General Session
Dr. Igor Cody in the W2 Anatomy
Dr. Cody kept the class on the edge of their seats, as she entered the classroom
with Igor's bloody arm holding onto her and the creeping sounds of a horror movie.
Props were on the tables from eyeballs, bones, skulls, cutoff fingers and hands. As she
explained the boxes on the W-2, she demonstrated showing the full skeleton body. Near
the end of the presentation, there were table discussions of how many W-2 Box 12 codes
you could get correct and win a prize. Dr. Cody was full of life and made learning about the
W-2 fun, exciting and entertaining.
Best Chapter Booth
By Timothy Massenburg, CPP
Congratulations to the APA Richmond Chapter for being awarded this year's Best Chapter Booth.


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TAST week 16 and it's French knots this week. I like making French knots and use them quite a bit, especially on all the artist trading cards I make. At first I was going to stitch a face and do all the hair in French knots, then I thought I'd do a line of lavender bouquets and then it was flowers with a bee buzzing over them and this butterfly is what I finally decided on. I'm not done as I want to fill it in a bit with some yellow knots I think. Looking forward to seeing everyone else's French knot creations :)
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Tonight I had the honor of taking my daughter on a date. She's 15 years old and becoming a wonderful young woman. We took the Mazda MX5 with the top down. We haven't gone a a date for quite a while so it was long overdue. When she was about 6 years old and we were living in Minnesota we would take my old convertible to the to the local pastry shop for dates. We would dress up and she would tell me about the important things in her life. Now the important things in here life have changed and I'm more pleased than ever that she still tells me about them.
We went to the Ruby Tuesday just down the street. It's become our new family favorite and we've gone there often enough that we get noticed as regulars. Just after we were seated my daughter mentioned how much she'd like one of the strawberry ice cream deserts as one was being carried out of the kitchen. To our surprise the waitress brought the desert to our table and asked if we'd like it - apparently it was supposed to be for a carry out order (which doesn't get the ice cream on it) but was made with ice cream. My daughter jumped at the offer so we had desert first - on the house, and then enjoyed a delicious dinner. I'm looking forward to our next date and more fond memories.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Back to the DMV
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TGIF - not
After a few hours at work I decided to seek out greater challenges so . . . Today we went to do battle with the South Carolina DMV! I have to admit compared to the California DMV this was a walk in the park; the line moved quickly and wasn't long to begin with so we got to their first line of defense pretty quickly. We'd prepared for this encounter and had already filled out the required forms so we were ready to move on quickly - not so fast; South Carolina doesn't accept other states drivers licenses as proof of anything other than driver qualification so after a quick scan of the acceptable documents I dashed home to pick up passports or birth certificates to prove we were really who we said we were and a utility bill to prove we actually lived here, as opposed to it being our hobby to visit various state DMVs and exchange our drivers licenses. While I was collecting documents Elizabeth worked on task 2 - vehicle registration. When I returned, passports and utility bills in hand she had secured the coveted "In God We Trust" version of the South Carolina license plate. The greeter recognized us and reviewed our documents - Passports, check; Utility bill in Elizabeth's name, check; Utility bill in Tim's name . . . frantic searching . . . check; military and dependant ID cards, check. We received our line numbers and took our seats. A few minutes later we were called up and paperwork in order paid my $25 and was sent to get a picture. Elizabeth was not so fortunate; as an identity theft protection measure her ID card didn't have the requried social security number, and the original issue reciept in her maiden name - even when accompanied with a marriage license was not a suitable replacement; she'll be making another trip to the DMV. On the positive side, the lines are short and the people are nice.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
The Big Drop
This afternoon at work I received a nervous call from home when our daughter stepped off the walk and fell through the attic into the garage. She ended up straddling the garage door opener lifter track. OUCH! After several X-rays and once over by the doctor we determined that she was bruised but not broken.
The garage ceiling required some serious work, so much for unpacking today! Fortunately Mike next door had some extra Sheetrock in just the right size for a patch.
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Father's Day Weekend
On Saturday we noticed that the grass was getting a little long so we set out on a lawn mower shopping trip. After a quick stop at Consumer Reports we decided on the Toro Recycler Personal Pace. The nearest Toro dealer no longer stocked mowers since Toro had required them to take on more inventory than they were willing to. We stopped at an Ace hardware that had only a few small mowers and a Sears that had a couple of good looking mowers and a lot of hornets. We stopped by Lowe's and still no Toro. Our last stop was to Home Depot where we found the sought after mower. The kids were anxious to get mowing and by the end of the day we all really liked the new mower. It started easily on the first pull and the personal pace feature made the large yard a breeze.
That evening we battled through picture hanging with only a few mishaps.
After church on Sunday a band of thunderstorms rolled through putting a damper on a planned outing so we opened more boxes and I put together a couple of wall racks for the garage. A few more racks and we may get both cars back in the garage.
For dinner we adventured to Daniel Island and Queen Anne's Revenge. The decor was great, the service was fantastic and the food was wonderful for both the adults and the kids. It may be the new family favorite.
That evening we battled through picture hanging with only a few mishaps.
After church on Sunday a band of thunderstorms rolled through putting a damper on a planned outing so we opened more boxes and I put together a couple of wall racks for the garage. A few more racks and we may get both cars back in the garage.
For dinner we adventured to Daniel Island and Queen Anne's Revenge. The decor was great, the service was fantastic and the food was wonderful for both the adults and the kids. It may be the new family favorite.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
More Stuff
The "overflow" shipment of our stuff arrived today after being stored in a warehouse, packed in crates shipped across the country and then mis-handled during the unpacking. The stuff that came on the moving truck that we pretty much had oversight of during both the packing and unpacking process had a fighting chance and we really had minimal damage to that shipment. The overflow was a different story - the delivery crew that the local United office sent over were pretty shady and they managed to break a light fixture among other things while unloading. Keeping them on task was a major chore.
On a positive note the heat wave that had been with us since we arrived has weakened and both this evening and last were very pleasant. The Whitehall neighborhood is a great place for evening walks; especially compared to our very hilly neighborhood in California so hopefully we can keep this new healthy trend going.
There are 3 large frogs that have taken residence in the pond in the front yard; one of them has grown quite large and can no longer get out of the pond without assistance (I think they're eating all of my mosquito fish).
I stopped by the library and now have a library card - I'm starting to feel like a Charlestonian. The rest of the family got their cards yesterday but I'm not falling too far behind.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Unpacking the computers
Finally found the box with the computers and associated accessories. The movers arrived with the first load on the 3rd of June, the second load arrives tomorrow (June 10th). More about the whole moving process on a follow-up post. At this point the kitchen and the kid's bedrooms are complete. The dining room is fully unboxed and is only wanting a few pictures on the walls. The family room was finished a few days ago - again except for pictures on the wall. We were able to get to cars in the garage after a few hours putting away garage related supplies. Tomorrow will bring a new wave of boxes. We're starting to see all those little things that we didn't notice the first few times in the house.
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Stephanie Ferrante Hirsch, Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker with Keller Williams Hudson Valley Realty works with sellers, buyers, developers and investors throughout the Hudson Valley. Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Keller Williams Hudson Valley Realty. Equal Housing Opportunity.


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Weekly Challenge # 26
Hey all! Hope your week is going splendidly..hehe. Time is seriously waiting for no one. I blinked and Monday was gone! I think if I were to blink some more....the WHOLE week gone aa..! Aiyooo! Hahaa! For this week, I would like to put up some of my A4 sized creations. They were challenging alright! Kinda rocked my brain a bit...but don't worry it's still in good shape nonetheless..hehehee. It's the biggest size I've done so far. (and yes, we shall include this size in our orders!) And I have to say that I'm pretty proud of the outcome. Here they are...my "big babies"..hehe. ;)This card was ordered by my aunt for her friend who's celebrating her 70th birthday! And she's having a birthday bash with yellow as her theme colour and hence a yellow ribbon tied to the card (makes me wanna sing that oldie song eh...hahaha). ;)
And here's a card also ordered by my aunty for her friend who just gave birth to a baby boy! I decided to make a pretty funky designed onesie..which I totally adore! And stamped the words 'It's a boy!"
Phewh...to make two cards of two different ages...one who is celebrating 70 years of life and another celebrating a birth of a new life, kinda requires me to do some mental adjustment..hehe! Well, am just glad my mission was accomplished! Yay! Oh, I would love to know what y'all think? Do drop by & post some comments ya! ;)
I would be posting some Chinese New Year cards & V-day cards soon! So stay tuned!
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Alright, well this is a good story. You can refer to this: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-508767/scp-1151#post-1477548 for more background. But I pretty much offered to write an gravedigging chair SCP, and yes, I have written it (although not exactly as planned). You can find it here, it's rather obvious which one it is: http://sandbox.scp-wiki.net/scp-1021
Is it good? Thoughts, ideas, criticisms?
Oh and Roget you might want to see this since you did dare me….


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In the 'Big Room' (3 to 4yrs)
This room is entered through a dedicated entrance, with low level toilet & wash hand basin facilities available encouraging independence.
The 'Big room' is made up of several separate rooms, enabling different activities to take place simultaneously with smaller groups of children.
In this room the children enjoy:
• Table top free play
• Role play
• Messy play
• Dance and Modern dance
• Yogabugs
• Calypso Music
• Multisports
• French
• Mandarin
• Music & Rhythm
• Storytime
• Junior Science
What is Jolly Phonics?
Jolly Phonics is a learning technique fully endorsed by all local primary schools. It gives the children a wonderful introduction to learning the alphabet using song, sign & visual recognition of letters
'Jolly Phonics' continues in this room, ensuring that on entering primary school, all Greenfields children will be fully literate, having benefitted from such an early learning head start.
In the Big Room each child has an allocated key worker. The progress of each child is monitored using a 'child development record'. This is updated regularly & provides an effective insight into your child's progress.
Parents are free to look at these at any time, & to discuss any concerns with the individual key workers.


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Mauser Turn-bolt Rifles
Personal - I have had several mausers in several calibers. My impressions, first I am not a big fan of 8mm Mauser, it is a hard hitting round and can be accurate, but there are better choices just as there are better choices than 30-06. There is just something "old world" about the full wood stock and metal butt-plate/endcap. In the end, I have to be honest, a turn bolt is just not all that exciting. Ok, a M98k, Swedish M38, or M24/47 Yugoslavian with a bayonet and a full wood stock with a rock crushing butt-plate is one of the starting cornerstones of a collection, what of it? Well, just like all bolt actions they can be loaded down in power and loaded with cast lead or paper patched bullets. even fired with black powder loads. There are cartridge inserts are available for shooting lower power ammunition. Any gunsmith worth a half a spit can do unnatural things with a Mauser including "sporterizing" and an endless array of caliber conversions. My most recent mauser was the M1916 Spanish Mauser in .308, but I have had several examples (far too many) of the M98k one (Israeli conversion in .308), one Swedish M38, and one Yugo. I keep thinking I want one of Mitchell's "Tanker-Mauser" rifles in .308. I never disassembled any Mauser bolts, just a little sprits of cleaner and hit the barrel with a rod and cleaner, I have also never had a single part break on any Mauser I have ever owned.
Function - If designed for the caliber it currently is barreled for the Mauser is the pinnacle of the bolt action design. All bolt action guns just like the pump, straight pull, and lever action depend on the user moving the action - of all of the manual actions the turn bolt is the most reliable. There is something inherently accurate about the turn bolt and the Mauser for all practical intent is the best of it's type - only tiny incremental improvements have been made after the 98k. I have only had function problems with the conversions, both the Spanish and Israeli conversions to .308 would show failure to feed issues where the round would get turned down into the magazine and fail to feed correctly. Just about anyone above room temperature is capable of understanding and operating a bolt action rifle.
Design flaws - The activation on closing the bolt versions would have better cleaner breaking triggers but are awkward to some shooters like myself. The sights are also typical military inverted v or post and rear notch notch v, the sights can be converted to adjustable with the Mojo sight conversions (nice for any rifle). Complete drop-in triggers or gunsmith modifications can make some US shooters who dislike military triggers happy. Made in a different era they do not have a detachable magazine and were designed to use clips feed into the magazine from the top of the rifle - as with the M1 or FN49 (10 round versions) I find that the clip fed rifle is clumsy and the system outdated. The original examples with metal butt-plates will punish some users, it would not be uncommon to see a new user unfamiliar to heavy recoil even drop a rifle the first time they fire one of the old rock crushers.
Quality - Fit and finish can vary, and condition depended on the users, some are pristine and others (like some of the Israeli conversions) have been so neglected as to be bottom tier trunk guns. Original European manufacture in good condition will be examples of the best of first world craftsmanship.
Caliber/Ammunition - While 7.92x57 is readily available, Mauser rifles were produced or modified for .308, 7x57, 7.65x53, 6.5x55, and a list too long for my desire to reproduce here. One warning be careful of surplus ammunition and the possibility of corrosive ammunition, if left in a Mauser the corrosion in the action and bore can destroy the functioning of the rifle permanently if left too long.
Use - Currently I consider this a great supplemental rifle, a good solid rifle for training and even for a second to lend out when hunting, unlike an "evil assault rifle" even a full stocked military version will only get mild curiosity from the Billy-bob six-packs when hunting with one. Originally designed as a military long arm the design is capable of quick fire and accurate shot placement with rounds far more potent than some small current "assault rifle" calibers.
Current production - There is current production of this old design with some reproductions and some modified, Remington 799, Mitchel, Mauser (new company) and others are available.


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MASH AUTO REPAIR & BODY SHOP was established in 1996 by four brothers, the word MASH was made up from the first letter of each brother's name. The company grew to twice the size since 1996 but still carries the proud banner of a family business. A few years later, MASH has grown in its services and staff to be a trustworthy shop of many regular customers. If you are interested in joining our list of respected customers, visit our location on forest lane. Visit "What's New" page for employment opportunities.


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Summit Power Limited approved 30 percent cash dividend to its shareholders for the 18 months period ending on 30 June 2017. The dividend was approved in presence of the Company's shareholder at its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Krishibid Institution Complex, Farmgate, Dhaka. Summit Power Limited has been consistent in giving out dividend since its enlistment in the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges.
Presided over by Chairman of Summit Power Limited Muhammed Aziz Khan, the meeting was attended by Vice Chairman Md. Latif Khan, Managing Director Lt Gen (Retd) Engr. Abdul Wadud, and other Directors, Anjuman Aziz Khan, Jafer Ummeed Khan, Ayesha Aziz Khan, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Syed Fazlul Haque (FCA), Faisal Karim Khan, Mustafizur Rahman Khan, Faruq Ahmed Siddiqi, Azeeza Aziz Khan, Arif Al Islam and Company Secretary Swapon Kumar Pal (ACA) and other senior officials. A large number of shareholders also attended in the meeting.


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- Cravings: all the carbs! Bread, pizza, potatoes.
- Developments: baby girl is now over 4 lbs and measures almost 18 inches! Her bones are hardening, but the bones in her skull are not fused together yet.
- Mommy things: Woo! Am I feeling pregnant! Penelope moves all the time now and she is quite the night owl (which stresses mommy out when she tries to go to sleep). Daddy talks to her all the time and he really can't wait to finally hold her.
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Theatre Britain presents this Carey Jane Hardy play. Amy cares for her Aunt Sylvia who has Alzheimer's. She is so devoted to her aunt that she finds herself seriously tested when she meets and falls in love with Gregory. So begins a touching love story in which Amy begins to see that a different, happier life is possible. Runs April 7-30 at the Cox Building Playhouse. Tickets available online at Theatre Britain Tickets. Rated PG.
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Momma's side of the family are Texans. I've looked all over the place up here and this is the only photo I've found with the family all in it.
Top row, left to right: Aunt Pauline Benedict, Mary Lou Gardner, Aunt Maxine Gundy.
Bottom row, left to right: Granddaddy Sidney Venable, Grandmother Lucy Venable, and Uncle Tom Venable.
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hmmm, my post title sounds as if I'm talking about romantic drama.
nope.I'm not brave like that, ati asking a jamaa out!Hakuna!
Anywho,I laughed when a friend of mine told me that she has a file for all her rejection letters i.e failed job applications and I remember thinking woiye, aki this friend of mine is special. Litttle did I know I was about to fungua my own personal kituo cha barua za marejects!(i know my kiswahili is dodgy, its genetic)
lo, lo, lo, I have received rejection letters mpaka its funny.
(si I said it was funny)
Got one more today.I'm sure by the time I return home i'll be so hardened to this sting of failure(I hope) that people will think I'm on something ...cocaine, miti shamba things, barbiturates , name it!
oh, did I tell you the way I'm now a statistic...and by that I dont mean that I'm pregnant!kichwa yako iko wapi! I'm just another kenyan doing menial jobs in a foreign country. I've washed dishes until my hands have turned a lighter shade of brown. wooo!enyewe you should see me working those pots. mpaka another greek dude kept winking at me!I almost labeled him 'stalker#2' but he's actually a nice dude. but I'm going off topic, back to story's of rejection. Today I'm happy. I thank God for school, it keeps me busy and gives me other stuff to focus on. other stuff to 'worry' about. 'It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect' Pslms 18:32. Nuff said. time for me to go and daydream in my bed, our landlord gave us new mattresses.
Friday, January 26, 2007
I was told no!
Posted by mama shady at 10:26 pm
2 comments:
- Prousette said...
Afadhali you get rejection letters some of us thrive on deciphering the silence from the other end.
Kenyan recruiters are not professional at all in that filed. So you are better off being told it did not work out than sitting around waiting for manna to fall.
- 6:39 am
- mama shady said...
yup, guess you're right. it just takes a while to get used to.i think at the moment i'd rather be chilling for the manna, fragile hearts and all that.
- 1:25 pm
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Loaded Magazine - which launched a generation of so called lads mags - is to close down, its publisher confirmed today. (Maech 27)
The last edition of the magazine, which featured an interview with Noel Gallagher and Irvine Welsh, came out yesterday. (March 26)
Simian Publishing confirmed the latest edition would be the last.
The magazine exploded on to the market in 1994, with a recipe of features about drinking, football, music and scantily-clad women and contributors including Hunter S Thompson, Irvine Welsh and Nick Hornby.
But its sales, which were once comfortably in six figures, began to erode as readers migrated online and the magazine went through several owners.
Deputy editor Lia Nicholls posted pictures of the "very first and unfortunately the last" issues of the magazine on Twitter, telling readers: "Sad day. Loved every minute."
Leeds-born James Brown, who edited the magazine in its heyday, said the news was "a pity".
He said: "The last team seemed to have made a real go of it"


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