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If you're a regular reader of my blog, you've probably noticed something. For a guy living in paradise with a supermodel wife, I tend to complain about a lots of stuff. Yeah, it's weird, but there's little doubt that I live the life of Riley.
Unless you're a geezer like unto me and others in my generation, you might not have any idea what that phrase means. Basically, it means a carefree, peaceful, easy life. The phrase came into common usage around the time of World War I. And it turns out that it probably refers to the life of a real person–Willy Reilly– who lived in Sligo, Ireland during the late 1800's.
Yeah, who knew?
In hipster lingo this phrase most likely translates into Easy Peasy Mac and Cheesey. Possibly. I wouldn't really know. I'm at the age where talking hip probably means you're talking about your hip replacement.
In my defense, if I didn't have anything to complain about, I probably wouldn't have anything to write about. No one wants to hear about how much better your life is than theirs is all the time. And I don't care how great your life is, mine beats yours every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Besides, complaining is a time honored pastime of retired people. It's probably a force of habit. We did it all the time. We used to complain about our jobs, our annoying know-it-all bosses, and our fucking annoying idiot co-workers. So there's that. Habits are hard to break.
Granted, I have less to complain about than probably anyone else I know, including my lovely supermodel wife. After all, she is married to me. I've stated that my sole purpose in life is to keep her happy. But I think my unstated purpose is to also drive her a little bit crazy from time to time.
There was that fan thing…
We don't have air conditioning at the Chula Vista Resort and Spa. We don't really need it. But a couple of months ago Lea decided she wanted a fan for the bedroom because the hottest month of the year in the Lakeside Area is May. She thought if we waited until May to buy a fan, there wouldn't be any fans for sale when we needed one. That's kind of how things work down here.
Walmart had a veritable mountain of fans available in March. All I had to do was buy one fan that would help keep the bedroom cool at night. There was nothing all that complicated about my mission. I knew which fan Lea would buy if she had done the smart thing and gone to the store herself. I even put her fan in my shopping cart.
And then I saw it.
An industrial strength, turbo-charged fan with a hemi engine. And that's the fan I bought. It's a thing of beauty as far as fans go. It has three speeds: Gale Force Wind, Category 2 Hurricane, and Blown Away. I had a feeling I had made a mistake when I was assembling it. It kind of sounded like unto a jet airplane taxiing down the runway when I turned on.
Yep. Lea hated it.
Well, it wasn't a total loss. I moved it out to the North Wing of the patio. From there, it directs a reasonably manageable stream of air toward the South Wing of the patio. Lea spends a lots of time out there. I thought it would help cool the patio down in the heat of the afternoon. The best result has been that Lea doesn't hate it out there.
I bought a second fan for the bedroom, the one I had originally planned on buying, and it works perfectly. I really should pay more attention to that little voice in my head that tells me when I'm about to do something stupid…
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If you're a Game of Thrones aficionado, you'll understand the title of this post. If you're not, go away. You have no business being here.
Speaking only for myself, I think HBO made a huge mistake when they filmed only six episodes for the final season. There's just too much stuff to try to distill down that quickly.
It's like trying to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and everyone's birthdays over one weekend. It can be done, but it's probably not pretty.
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"Here. Open this gift."
"What holiday is it?"
"I don't know. I don't even care. Look at the wrapping paper."
"But this isn't for me. It has someone else's name on it!"
"Oh well, now it's yours. Shut up and open your goddamn present, or I'll cut you open from belly button to brisket."
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The Bells is the title of Episode 5 of the final season. It was the climactic battle in the war for the Iron Throne, the seat of power in Westeros that everyone with a claim to has staked their lives on.
When you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die. There is no middle ground.
Truer words were never spoken. The series has gone from dozens of main characters to a handful. Maybe less. Almost everyone, both good and bad, have been killed to death. Some of them more than once.
There's one episode left, roughly eighty minutes of opportunity for the producers to kill off two or three of the remaining characters who have somehow avoided getting beheaded, stabbed, shot, executed, poisoned, assassinated, or burned to a crisp until now.
And there was plenty of that in the last episode.
There was only one small, tiny, insignificant detail. It wasn't supposed to work out that way. It was a given that some people would have to got dead. Queen Daenerys Targaryen had assembled all of her remaining armies outside of King's Landing, the seat of ultimate power in Westeros, to battle the armies of her remaining enemies, Queen Cercei Lannister and King Euron Greyjoy.
The Good Guys would storm the city. The Bad Guys would see that they had no hope of victory. They would surrender, lay down their arms, and ring the bells. And a whole lots of bloodshed could be avoided. That was the plan.
Queen Daenerys had always said that she wanted to change the world, to actually make it a better place. She wanted to end slavery, oppression, and tyranny. It's the reason why everyone fell in love with her. That was her fucking mission statement!
But then a funny thing happened on her way to the top. She was betrayed multiple times, most recently by Cercei Lannister, the lying-ass bitch currently sitting on the Iron Throne. Cercei promised to send her armies north to fight against the Night King and his horde of zombie warriors.
She didn't.
Ser Jorah Mormont, trusted counselor and body guard to Good Queen Daenerys, was indirectly killed to death by Evil Queen Cercei's treachery when he fell during the Battle of Winterfell. To add insult to injury, Evil Queen Cercei publicly executed Good Queen Daenerys' other trusted advisor, the sweet and beautiful Missandei of Naath. That happened right after Evil Queen Cercei and Even More Eviler King Euron killed Daenerys' second dragon to death.
As if that wasn't enough, Dani threatened to kill one of her few remaining advisors if he fucked up one more time. Then she had another of her advisors executed because he really fucked up one more time. And then her boyfriend told her that he loved her, but he couldn't have sex with her anymore. Probably because he's her nephew.
So it was a very different Daenerys that we saw Sunday night. She was more than a little emotionally unbalanced as she went into what she called The Last War. She climbed onto the back of her one remaining dragon.
And. It. Was. On.
I've had mixed emotions over just about every episode this season, but this one was probably the worst for me. And just about every other fan on the planet.
Daenerys single-dragonedly destroyed an entire fleet of ships and most of the sailors aboard them. She destroyed the main gates of the King's Landing, killing most of the army defending those gates, then barbecued all of the defenders on the walls and ramparts. So much for the pivotal role the highly vaunted Golden Company would play in this story. That was probably the most disappointing part of this episode.
Once the gates had been breached, the rest of the city's defenders surrendered. The bells started ringing…
And, Daenerys didn't care. She and her dragon systematically destroyed the city block by block, then she destroyed the castle. Neither did most of her invading armies. They slaughtered everyone they saw. Soldier, civilian, man, woman and child.
Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died in the process.
There is some good news in this. For once, Jon Snow didn't need to be rescued during a battle he commanded. And some very non-innocent people finally got killed to death. Euron Greyjoy, Qyburn, and The Mountain all got the deaths they needed. Cersei probably got dead, too, but maybe not. Lea thinks she somehow survived having ten tons of brick fall on her, so we'll see. But her death was certainly not the death she deserved.
But now the big question is this: Did Daenerys simply vent a considerable amount of repressed anger and rage at her enemies when she went combustible, or did she go one step beyond batshit crazy when she ignited an entire city on the back of her fire-breathing dragon?
The producers have certainly been pushing her character in that direction, which is really disappointing. How can you trust someone who says, Trust me. I won't kick you in balls. And then kicks you in the balls. Really hard.
If that's the case, someone will have to kill Evil Queen Daenerys to death to ensure that she doesn't become the one thing she started out meaning to destroy. And she would potentially be worse than any of the tyrants she threw down when she was struggling to reach the pinnacle of power. A psychobitch with PMS, and the last living dragon. And someone will probably have to kill that goddamn dragon, too.
Eighty minutes. It's not a terribly long time. How much can happen? In this case, next Sunday night, everything is on the line. A lots of right things have to happen, and they seemingly have to happen in rapid succession. The producers only have one chance to get it right. So, you know, no pressure.
And they all lived happily ever after…
Yeah, definitely not going to happen.
Some of them lived, and it wasn't the most ludicrous ending we've ever seen.
Speaking only for myself, and eighteen million other people, that seems to be the best we can hope for right now…


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Best of luck to all the participants of BDMO 2014. Sleep well, keep your head clear and give it your best...
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Thanks. (3 years later). I am taking this as 2017 :p
I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. We judge talent by the trophies on their showcases, the flamboyance the supremacy. We don't see things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament.
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Palin v. G.O.P.:There Will Be No Winner
The "Queen of Quit" has done it again. It is now official, Sarah Palin has quit the Republican Party and joined the Tea-Baggers. For the second time in a month Palin has ignored the Republican Party and endorsed a competing Tea Party candidate. First she endorsed racist Tea-Bagger Rand Paul over the Mitch McConnell endorsed Republican Trey Grayson in the Kentucky Senate primary. Now she has endorsed Tea Party activist Clint Didier over the National Republican Senatorial Committee endorsed Dino Rossi in the Washington Senatorial race.
Palin's endorsement of Didier came via Twitter, her favorite sophomoric form of communication. On Thursday, Palin "tweeted" that she is "inspired" by Didier and said he is a "patriot running for U.S. Senate to serve his state & our country for all the right reasons!"
This is good news for Democrats. Republicans and Tea-Baggers share many of the same right-wing conservative philosophies. Consequently the newly emergent Tea Party draws virtually all of its members from the Republican Party. The G.O.P. gets smaller and then must publicly battle with Tea-Baggers before even earning the chance to run against the Democratic Party candidate in a general election. The Tea-Bagger or Republican that wins the primary then comes to the general election already dripping with mud. Advantage – Democrat.
This scenario is presently playing out in the Washington state Senatorial race. Didier (Tea Party) has already attacked Rossi (Republican), painting him as firmly entrenched in the Republican establishment. "If people want more of the same, the McCain or Bush type of governing, then they can support Dino," Didier said in a statement earlier this month.
All of this my friends, is another glaring example of the "Palin Rule". Whatever Palin touches, turns to crap!
In honor of the troops, please remember to click on the song link below to familiarize yourselves with the tune and to have more fun singing along with today's song parody.
Wonderful World (Don't Know Much) link:
(sung to the Sam Cooke song "Wonderful World")
Don't know much about geography
Don't know much ecology
Don't know much about that climate change
Don't know why voters think I am strange
But I do know I love my shoes
And I really love my beehive 'do
What a right wing world this should be
Don't have much of an education
I know a lot about procreation
Opposition should have no voice
Pregnant women should have no choice
Yes, I do practice "politics of hate"
And I love to equivocate
What a right wing world this should be
Now I don't claim that I can see Russia
From my living room bay
And I do not star on "Thirty Rock", baby
That's the talented Tina Fey
Don't know much about interviews
Don't know many Supreme Court views
Can't name any books that I've read
Sure glad Bristol and Levi aren't wed
But I do know my time is due
And I'll be there in 2-0-1-2
What a right wing world this will be
And I do know you'll love Sarah P.
We'll be a nation of Scientology
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Social Security Blog
June 6, 2013
Volume 35, Number 4, April 2013 NOSSCR newsletter includes an analysis of Fact vs. Myth in social security cases. One of the leading theories for the increase in social security cases is the alleged abuse of the process recounted in many media reports, including the Wall Street Journal. The NOSSCR analysis tries to debunk the theory. The number of disability cases has risen in part because of the aging of the baby boomer population, or people born between 1946 and 1964. Older people are more susceptible to disabilities, and most baby boomers are now well into their 50s and 60s. The comprehensive analysis also details higher rates of disability linked to lower education levels. States with lower education standards have higher disability rates. People who receive disability insurance benefits undergo a sharp drop in living standards, which contradicts the theory that people seeking disability insurance are seeking some kind of payoff.


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"All my friends are falling in love", the new song from the Vaccines, popped on my Facebook wall this morning, with a little video composed of various pictures from couples.
Facebook, Instagram, … are often criticized for their influence on our mood. People can feel depressed by looking at the pictures of other people who seem to have a better life than we. So we can feel belittled if our "friends" on Facebook seem to are happy while it's not the case for us.
But people select the pictures they post on social media. Even if they are depressed, or mourning the lost of a love one. Social medias don't reflect our real emotions. That's why you will only see happy pictures of your "friends" on Facebook and Instagram.
For couples, it's the same. Especially when we fall in love. When we are in love, we just want to scream the love we have for our significant other. It's tempting to post our pictures with our love one, kissing or hugging each other on social medias. Even when we're older, the temptation doesn't fade away.
Is it difficult to only live the moment? After all, the feeling of falling in love is intense, in the first months of every relationship. It's a phase when we can't have enough of our love one, and want to be next to his/her every time. It's called fusion. But it doesn't last very long.
Yet, it's precious. That's why it's so tempting to take pictures of our fragile love. We also are tempted to capture every short-lived moment. Especially if those moments bring joy. I do take pictures with my friends when I'm happy spending time with them. Sometimes, I post those pictures, to thank them for that moment.
But I remind I didn't post any picture of my loved one on Facebook when we were in love and when Facebook was already running.
Is posting our love on social medias the new sign to say we're off the market? Before, to hold the hand in public was the sign to say we're off the market.
Besides, it's also practical to introducing to our family and friends the one you love, even I would prefer if my friends and family introduce to me their new love one face to face.
It's also a way to have revenge on our ex who let us down for somebody else. Even if it's not a good idea.
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B.E. Spence statue of Highland Mary.
The sculptor B.E. Spence was a native of Liverpool, son of William Spence, a one time monumental sculptor who abandoned art for business. He was something of a prodigy, achieving early note with a bust of his Liverpool patron, William Roscoe. From about 1838 he studied in the Liverpool Academy Schools, before travelling to Rome at the behest of the important sculptor John Gibson, where he also worked in the atelier of Richard James Wyatt. Although Spence had exhibited regularly with the Liverpool Academy, and sent a version of Death of the Duke of York at Agincourt to Westminster Hall in London in 1844, he only showed five works at the Royal Academy: a portrait bust in 1849, and four pieces from ancient mythology between 1850 and 1866, including his popular ëOpheliaí and ëVenus and Cupidí. He also made the allegorical statue representing Liverpool for the Crystal Palace. He stayed in Rome, in the Via delí Incurabile, afterwards marrying the daughter of the British consul to the city of Livorno, and from whence he visited England once a year. He died at just 43 years old.
B.E. Spence's The Angel's Whisper, then and now.
B.E. Spence's The Angel's Whisper, then and now.
Spenceís oeuvre consists of a few portrait busts and statues, two or three church monuments, a few male figures from mythology, and a goodly number of statues of girls, mostly either from Greek mythology again, or allegorical, with the odd religious or literary figure. Several of his works may be found in his native city of Liverpool, His best known work is Highland Mary (after a romantic poem by Burns), which may be seen in the Palm House, Sefton Park, along with The Angelís Whisper. A second version of Highland Mary is in the Walker Art Gallery, together with a charming Psyche at the Well, seminude, with little wings. A rare male statue by Spence, also in Liverpool, is that of Jonathan Brooks, Archdeacon of Liverpool, in St Georgeís Hall; statues by Spence were on the exterior of the Picton Library, but have been removed. Copies of some of his works are in the collection of University College London. In Leeds is a small monument by him, a wall plaque with a small profile of James Marshall (d. 1855), in the Parish Church. The Art Journal had a penchant for his works and engraved several of them.
Spence was best known for a series of statues of rather sweet girls, in white marble, all rather similar, typically with short hair and round faces in the style of the first part of the 19th century, head inclined demurely. They are generally nicely draped, or semi-draped, in a figure-hugging classical manner. Several of his works were made in several versions, including maquette scale. They resemble indeed the work of his masters, John Gibson and R.J. Wyatt, but softer, more sentimental, perhaps a little too much so for later artistic taste.
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It was a beautiful day on the water Wednesday morning June 13th. We're just coming off of a bad Nor'easter and it kind of makes the water up so we had to search for the fish. After a couple hours we were able to locate them and save the trip with a nice catch a Bluefish and Spanish mackerel. I always love to see little ones able to reel in fish the smile on her face is priceless. From the crew of the fishing taxi tight lines give us a call let us take you fishing!
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New CyPass Micro-Stent Treatment Available
Globally, glaucoma affects more than 60 million people, causing progressive damage of the optic nerve. Early diagnosis of glaucoma is critical to manage the disease, as it is often asymptomatic and may go undetected until it is at an advanced stage.
As the disease progresses, one may experience the loss of peripheral (side), tunnel vision or blind spots. Glaucoma may result in gradual, irreversible loss of vision and blindness.
The exact cause of glaucoma is unknown; however, elevated intraocular pressure is generally present and is the only known modifiable risk factor. Glaucoma is a chronic disease and patients can be treated with eye drops, oral medications, laser surgery, traditional surgery or a combination of these methods.
The CyPass Micro-Stent, a new FDA-approved glaucoma device, is a small device that is implanted just below the surface of the eye. It is designed to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and may reduce or eliminate the need for glaucoma medications. Carolina Eye Associates is one of the first eye centers in the nation to perform the procedure.
Primary open-angle glaucoma is associated with a build-up of excess fluid when the fluid can no longer properly exit the eye. As a result, intraocular pressure levels increase. The CyPass Micro-Stent is designed to enhance one of the natural drainage pathways in the eye. This allows the excess fluid in the eye to drain, thus reducing intraocular pressure levels.
Winston Garris, MD, a glaucoma and cataract surgeon at Carolina Eye, performed the first four surgeries at the Eye Surgery Center of the Carolinas in Southern Pines.
"This new treatment option offers cataract patients with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma a less-invasive means of lowering intraocular pressure than traditional glaucoma surgery and permits decreased dependence on topical glaucoma medication." Dr. Garris says. "We are now able to access a part of the eye that we have never safely and reliably been able to do in the past."


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There was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it it got even stronger.Saul Bellow
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"Saul Bellow" was a Canadian-born American literature/American writer. For his literary contributions, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature/Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. He is the only writer to win the National Book Award for Fiction three times and he received the Foundation's lifetime National Book Award#Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters/Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 1990.
[http://www.nationalbook.org/amerletters.html "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters"]. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous novelists! More Saul Bellow on Wikipedia.


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As Anglican theologian N.T. Wright and many others have helpfully pointed out in recent times, this hymn more accurately reflects the Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the body than a lot of Romantic, Victorian, and modern hymns that conceive of the afterlife as sweet by-and-by (see Wright's Surprised by Hope, esp. pp. 20-23).
The hymn as written has 11 stanzas. In this country, Episcopalians usually sing 8 verses (as in President Gerald Ford's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral), other mainline Protestant denominations usually sing 6, and Catholics sing as few as two.
"For All the Saints" is a very beautiful hymn. I say that not as an opinion, but as an objective fact! Some art embodies transcendence and expresses human longing in objectively more beautiful ways than others. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. You should! I only hope the images I chose did it partial justice.
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Once again it's been a while since I was here. But this time I actually have a good reason – I've been busy making things! It's taken me so long to get a good balance between school time and me time, and I think I've finally managed it.
Of course, it's now nearly the holidays and there is a lot less planning to do at the moment (our Nativity has taken up a lot of time along with all sorts of other lovely Christmassy things) but I've actually had time to be crafty again. And it's wonderful! I don't think I'd even realised how much I'd missed it.
However, nearly all the things I've been making are presents, so I can't show you much at all! But I'm taking pictures as I go along, so hopefully will have a lot to show you in the New Year.
Just today I finished making, wrapping and packing gifts for the Christmas Swap.
I've really enjoyed finding and making gifts for someone I don't know – in some respects it's been a lot easier than finding gifts for family members. I think there isn't the same pressure of finding something they'll like – I have no idea what Julie will like or hate so it's a complete gamble! I've been looking at her blog and it seems that she loves Christmas, as there are all sorts of lovely Christmassy pictures there.
I really like all the things I made/found, so I hope Julie does too!
Apologies for the picture quality – I guess a lot of you are finding winter light levels a little tricky to work with too, but it's still a bit frustrating at times!
So those are the gifts that will be making their way to Julie next week. How are your Christmas preparations going?


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China has accounted for around 40% out of a total 3.17 million patent applications submitted worldwide last year, topping the list for the seventh consecutive year, according to a report released by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The United States came in second, having submitted around 610,000 applications, followed by Japan with around 320,000. The total number of applications globally is up 5.8% from last year, and has increased for the eighth year in a row.
Asia's presence is strong, with three of the top five spots taken by China, Japan, and Republic of Korea, and occupying nearly two-thirds of the world total patent filings.
Digging into the high number of China's patents, it becomes apparent that the proportion of high-quality applications and probability of usage for many is low. And time has shown that a large number of inferior patents have been mass-produced and died in batches due to unpaid annual fees. In 2017, China refined its method for compiling statistics for patents and industrial designs applications, counting only those for which fees have been paid.
Additionally, China's patents are used very little by others outside of the country, unlike those originating from the United States from companies such as American chipmaker Qualcomm Inc., computer giant IBM and smartphone maker Apple Inc.
Globally, submissions of patents filed abroad was led by the United States with almost 231,000 patent applications filed abroad in 2017, followed by Japan and Germany, accounting for 200,370 and 102,890 respectively. China ranks fifth globally with around 60,000 of these patents, a 15% growth since last year.
Aside from patents, 12.39 million trademark applications and 1.24 million industrial design applications were filed around the world in 2017.


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thank you for sharing your question with the Wefugee Community!
A medical certificate (qualifizierte ärztliche Bescheinigung) you receive from your doctor or a hospital. It´s a certificate that states that you are in a medical condition that makes it impossible for you to travel or to go back to your home country (depends on the specific case).
But be aware that there are some very important requirements for such certificates. It´s important that your doctor is a specialist for your disease/disability. If you already have a doctor in Germany who is treating you for your issues it would be best to let him/her issue the certificate since he/she knows you and your case best! If you don´t have a doctor in Germany yet, you should make sure that your doctor knows about this kind of certificate and therefore knows what he/she is doing since it can be crucial for your deportation ban. Sometimes doctors don´t want to give these kind of certificates because it means some work for them. In this case it can be helpful to stay persistent but friendly or look for another doctor.
A medical certificate should contain factual information about your case, the method of the doctor, the diagnosis and severity of your disease/disability as well as the consequences it has on your living situation f. e. what special assistance do you require, what happens if you don´t receive your medicine. It´s supposed to be complete and detailed.
Unfortunately I only found information online to link you in German and not in English. I will still link it for you:
Since I am not an expert on this topic i can´t guarantee that I have listed everything that is important. If in doubt it also might be a good idea for you to get in touch with a lawyer or if you can´t pay one a counselling centre for free. You can find one close to you via this link: www.adressen.asyl.net
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Having adequate mobility and stability is essential for your health and function. This is especially true when it comes to avoiding injury. When your joint mobility is restricted, your movement is impaired, meaning the risk of injury is increased. This is why you need full mobility when strength training or performing any other form of exercise. At birth, we are generally graced with full mobility but as life progresses, our mobility slowly deteriorates due in part to injuries and our lifestyle choices, for example sitting for long periods of time. On the other hand, we are born with no stability. This is attained throughout our childhood and enhanced through exercise in later life. This is why placing a large focus on both mobility and stability in your training will be very beneficial for your life.
The mobility of a joint is the degree of movement to which the surrounding tissue; such as tendons, muscle, and ligaments are able to perform before being restricted.(1)
Stability is defined as having the ability to maintain control of the joint position by the coordinating actions of surrounding tissue and the neuromuscular system.(2)
Two of the main areas that I focus on with my clients are the hips and thoracic spine.
Without proper hip mobility, we tend to fall into poor movement patterns. A lack of hip mobility means that the body must find a different way to move. Unfortunately, this means that the lower back or knees end up doing more of the work. When we are sat down all day our hip flexors can tighten and our core and glute muscles can weaken from lack of use. In order to maintain a healthy hip joint, the joint needs to be exercised to its full range in all directions.
Hip stability helps you to maintain your centre of gravity and produce strength and coordination in your hips and core muscles. Hip stability works in conjunction with hip mobility ensuring the freedom of movement.
The thoracic spine includes 12 vertebrae and large surrounding muscle with the ability to flex, extend and rotate. However, strength imbalances, muscle tightness and poor posture can immobilize this area. Not only can this result in the reduction of power in rotational movements, it can increase the risk of a lower back injury. This is because the lower back compensates and rotates even though it is not supposed to.
Everyone needs a good range of mobility and stability. Any joint restriction or muscular weakness will decrease your performance. The increase in mobility and stability could give you the potential to produce more power in your golf swing for example and also increase the control of your swings with fewer restrictions. The main reason for improving mobility and stability through the hips and back is the reduced risk of injury.
Here are a few of my favourite mobility and stability exercises for you to try. They are of great benefit to anyone with mobility and stability issues, whether you play golf or not:
3 Point T-spine Rotations
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Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch
This is a great stretch for increasing hip mobility. The hips are such an important area to mobilise. Hold this stretch for at least 30 seconds, twice on each.
Golfers Pick- Up
This is a brilliant exercise for strengthening and stabilising glutes, hamstrings and lower back. Complete 10 reps on each leg, two to three times.
Single leg medicine ball rotations
Just like the golfers pick-up, this exercise works the glutes, hamstrings and lower back but this also adds rotation, which works your internal and external obliques. Try to do 10 reps on each side, repeating the exercise twice.
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Pork El Dorado
An easy and tasty South-of-the-Border ground pork and chile filling for burritos, tacos and tamales.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 pound ground pork
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup water
Flour tortillas for accompaniment
Sour cream for accompaniment
Shredded lettuce for accompaniment
Cooking Directions:
- In a skillet, brown ground pork until cooked through. Drain. Stir in chiles, taco seasoning mix, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Serve in flour tortillas with sour cream and shredded lettuce, or as desired.
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September 27, 2013, Victoria, BC – The Camosun College Chargers paid tribute to four very special individuals Friday night at the Inaugural Chargers Athletic Scholarship and Hall of Fame Dinner at the Laurel Point Inn. Over the course of the evening, guests raised over $20,000 through live and silent auctions in support of student-athlete scholarships.
"We are so pleased at the turn-out of last night's event and at the generosity of our guests and donors," comments Graham Matthews, Camosun's Coordinator of Athletics and Recreation. "We could not be more proud of the Chargers' accomplishments over the past 20 years and of the achievements of the people connected to the program."
Inductees to the Chargers Hall of Fame included former Camosun President Dr. Liz Ashton, former Chargers Men's Volleyball Head Coach Linda Henderson and alumni members, Greg Wallis (Chargers Men's Basketball) and Martin Reader (Chargers Men's Volleyball).
Two-time Olympian Dr. Liz Ashton was inducted in the category of "Builder" for her contributions to the Chargers program including: developing and sponsoring the Camosun Chargers President's Cup; supporting the development of tuition waivers to assist in Chargers' recruiting efforts; providing leadership in the development of the Centre for Sport and Exercise Education and for spearheading the funding and building of the Chargers' home facility, the Pacific Institute of Sport Excellence (PISE).
Former Chargers Men's Volleyball Head Coach Linda Henderson was inducted to the Hall of Fame for her achievements in coaching which included 12 consecutive BC Championship appearances and leading the program to five trips to the CCAA Nationals. Since leaving Victoria in 2008 to take over as the Director of Athletics and Recreation at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Henderson's Athletics program has amassed a record-breaking number of National and Conference Championship titles and sits on various boards including Volleyball Canada's High Performance Committee.
Chargers Alumni Greg Wallis and Martin Reader were also inducted at the inaugural event as former athletes of the Chargers program. Now successful entrepreneurs, both Wallis and Reader led their teams to medal winning finishes in the BCCAA playoffs and appearances at the CCAA National Championships. Wallis and Reader each went on to play in the CIS. Wallis played three years for Simon Fraser University (SFU) before returning to Victoria to open his business, Passion Sports, while Reader went on to the University of British Columbia (UBC) for one season prior to playing professional Beach Volleyball and later, representing Canada in the 2012 London Olympics.
The Chargers continue their 20th Anniversary celebrations today, Saturday, with Alumni games and a VIP reception at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.
1:30pm Men's Volleyball All-Alum Match
4:00pm Women's Basketball Alum vs Chargers
6:00pm Men's Basketball Alum vs Chargers
7-10pm 20th Anniversary Celebration
Alumni games are free to the public. The 20th Anniversary reception is by invitation.


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Delivering and closing on a successful sales proposal is one of the most crucial stages in the sales process. In this blog, our anonymous and incredibly successful content contributor (sales leader/entrepreneur/growth warrior) dives into how to better manage sales proposals. If you're reading this and you're already rich and crushing your numbers, awesome, I have some land in Florida I'd like to sell you. However, It's more likely that you're reading this because you want to do one of three things:
- Accelerate your sales velocity
- Get larger and more meaningful deals
- Sell something you haven't sold before
Let's get started. Here are the three steps you need to take before you even think about closing a deal.
The Sales Proposal Checklist
1. Track Your Sales Proposals in a System of Record.
It doesn't matter if you use Salesforce or Google Sheets, but you need a system of record to log, track, and understand your customers and your sales pipeline. In whichever system of record you choose, you need to track sales proposals, responses, margins, final outcomes and deliverables for every customer. Implementing these standard operating procedures allows you to train your team, empower others to sell, and to standardize the communications with your customers. Most importantly, having a reliable system of record allows you and your team to gain invaluable intelligence about your customers.
2. Remember that Your Prospects Don't Work for You.
Your prospects do not work for you. You work for them. If you need an update on a sales proposal, don't just ask for it. Like any relationship, if you spend all your time asking your partner to do things for you, or for updates on things you've already asked them to do, your perceived proactivity will quickly turn to nagging, and then the battle is lost. Never ask your customer or prospect to give you an update on the status of the sales proposal. Instead, add value throughout the process and try to get their agreement before you submit the sales proposal.
3. Set Sales Proposal Expectations and Align with Your Prospects Ahead of Time.
Dating experts talk about this all of the time — many things that become issues in marriage could have been discussed or resolved while dating. During the proposal, or statement of work, period, ask your prospects these four questions. You'll be surprised how much easier it is to close the deal.
- How does your company typically buy solutions like ours? Meaning, who is involved, what are the ROI metrics that we will be graded on?
- What information (references, case studies, success data, etc) can I provide in the sales proposal or statement of work that will help you make a more informed decision?
- Are you required to bring in competitors for what's been proposed? How many alternatives (internal or external) will your "committee" consider? How do we rank based on what you know so far? What would make us the standout?
- As part of building sales proposals, we like to get a sense of timing for our team and critical resources. How long do you expect this process to take? What are the steps in your process? How should my team and I communicate with you so that you know you are supported but don't feel we're following up too much? If we don't hear from you, what should we assume?
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Every chance the food conglomerates get to generate some new "super food fad" or new diet that will take you to immortality, they jump on it. How many diets have we gone through in recent months? Paleo, Keto, Atkins, etc… One thing they all have in common: they are all high in protein. Isn't that a little interesting when you actually think about it? Protein is the most expensive form of calorie… fruits, veg, grains and nuts are much much cheaper, so why would food conglomerates be jumping onto promoting protein?
Can it have anything to do with their need to continue reporting higher and higher revenues and higher and higher profits to keep C-class executive bonuses flowing and to keep shareholders satisfied with a growing stock valuation?
Wait… are you suggesting the switch to hi protein diets has nothing to do with actual health and has everything to do with the economics of food companies?
Thats preposterous… no food conglomerate would ever 'manufacture' evidence in order to boost sales, profits, stock valuations, hence salary and bonuses… or would they? Gee… its not like it hasn't ever happened before with the demonizing of fats where everyone had to turn to margarine and low fat and no fat foods (which just so happened to create an entirely new category of products that food companies were able to make billions and billions).
Still think protein is all that healthy? Let alone necessary?
Considering that athletes coming out of the Eastern African nations – typically long distance runners coming out of Somalia, Ethiopia, & Kenya – all live on diets that are 95-99% carb mainly because they cannot afford protein are the same athletes who tend to dominate at the Olympics. What happened to all that business about protein? Huh?
Exactly… its business, its not health information, its all about revenue, profit, and bonuses.
Like getting sold…
Well keep buying all that hi protein business because you are being sold a boatload.


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You can go through the internet media seeking your property online but you may be scattered across thousands of offers. You may be the last to see them, they may be not up to dated and even they may already be under offer or sold. It should be frustrating and truly disappointing. In a competitive market, you have to be the first to be informed about the latest trends and opportunities, knowledge and information is key to cherry-pick the best deals on the property markets. We do this, our eyes are wide opened upon the property markets and we can advise in this matter. This is one of the several advantages we can offer you.
In the vast majority of countries, estate agents work both on behalf of the vendor, selling the property and, generally speaking, even on behalf of the buyer, finding the required property. On the contrary, in any property market, we work exclusively on behalf of the buyers, researching the best options between all properties available on the market, not just those from one agent, providing a tailored and bespoke property finding service.
Of course, it is not easy to say, it may depend on several factors and particularly of the property market itself. However, we aim to have successfully found you a suitable property within 1/3 months from the date of instruction.
Sometime a reduction of the asked price is easily achievable, sometimes it is not. Market dynamics often determines the pricing and it may largely vary between different markets. However, our in-depth knowledge of our markets and our extensive network of contacts with realtors, developers and real estate allow us to secure the property agreeing the lowest achievable price and not overpaying it unnecessarily.
It is definitely not in our interest. We work side by side with our clients and grow thanks to our client's satisfaction which is of the utmost importance and very rewarding for us.
We use the upmost discretion at every stage of the process. We can also provide a panel of reputable lawyer and solicitors who can act on your behalf with Power Of Attorney.
We can provide plenty of information and manage almost everything about the chosen property by email. However, we cannot represent you before a notary public and complete the purchase on your behalf. As said, we can easily provide a panel of local lawyers or solicitors in any country. You can grant power of attorney, giving them the necessary authority to fully represent you at completion.
Yes, through our extensive network of developers and realtors we are well positioned to hear about and be informed before properties have been even launched and hit the open market.
No, we offer our services for any (reasonable) budget.
In the more established countries we generally employ estate agents whom we know and trust as well as our extensive network of contacts. We browse and scan international real estate websites on regular basis, as well as local press and enquire targeted people to find potential sellers in specific areas. In less developed markets, we strive to find the most lucrative opportunities of investments, contacting local developers and builders.
There are no free services in business. If the fee comes to the agent from the seller only, the impartial advice is definitely lost. Because of we work exclusively for the buyer, there is no conflict of interest. We negotiate the best possible deal on your behalf, very often the savings achieved cover the cost of our services.


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Hannibal Buress just announced an enormous US tour slated to kick off this fall. Entitled "The Hannibal Montanabal Experience," the tour kicks off in his old stomping grounds of Chicago in mid-September. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am via his website. Here's the full list of dates:
Aug. 10-11 Wilbur Theatre Boston, MA
Aug. 13 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Hampton, NH
Sept. 14 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
Sept. 17 Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
Sept. 18 State Theatre Kalamazoo, MI
Sept. 22 Charleston Gaillard Center Charleston, SC
Sept. 23 Duke Energy of the Performing Arts Raleigh, NC
Sept. 24 Belk Theatre Charlotte, NC
Sept. 25 TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall Nashville, TN
Sept. 29 Byham Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 30 Capitol Theatre Columbus, OH
Oct. 1 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 2 Masonic Auditorium Cleveland, OH
Oct. 6 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore, MD
Oct. 7 Carpenter Theatre Richmond, VA
Oct. 8 Chrysler Hall Norfolk, VA
Oct. 14 Nourse Theatre San Francisco, CA
Oct. 15 Paramount Theater Seattle, WA
Oct. 16 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Oct. 17-20 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
Oct. 21 Chan Centre for the Perf. Arts Vancouver, BC
Oct. 22 Royal Theatre Victoria, BC
Oct. 23 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB
Nov. 2 DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC
Nov. 3 The Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Nov. 4-6 Apollo Theater New York, NY
Nov. 10 Arvest Bank Theatre Kansas City, MO
Nov. 11 Taft Theatre Cincinnati, OH
Nov. 12 Auer Performance Hall Ft Wayne, IN
Nov. 13 The Pageant Theatre St Louis, MO


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BOZRAH — Some who know him say they're reserving judgment about Bozrah First Selectman Glenn Pianka following his arrest last week and revelations in police documents that he planned to fatally shoot his wife and then himself.
Pianka, 59, has been charged with second-degree threatening, second-degree harassment and second-degree breach of peace. He was released on $20,000 bond and is due back in Norwich Superior Court on April 20.
He has been ordered to have no contact with his wife and stay at least 100 yards away from her. According to police, Pianka has three pistols registered in his name. State Police Trooper and spokeswoman Kelly Grant said by statute, Pianka had until the end of the day Tuesday to turn over any weapons if he hadn't already done so. State police will check Wednesday morning for compliance, Grant said.
Pianka called the matter "an emotionally charged divorce proceeding," without elaborating Monday to a Bulletin reporter.
News of the first selectman's arrest came as a surprise.
"It's very sad that those things happened and are playing out in public," resident Michele Arsenault said.
Arsenault, who heads the town's Democratic Town Committee, said Pianka should be allowed to continue his duties if he is not convicted and his personal issues don't affect his job performance.
"I don't believe it should prevent him from being first selectman," she said. "Only time will tell, though."
The charges against the recently-elected first selectman stem from a pending divorce, police said.
According to a March 22 state police arrest warrant, his wife allegedly received emails and typed and hand-written notes from Pianka.
In one he sent to her parents and sister, Pianka allegedly described that he had many sleepless nights since being served with the divorce paperwork. He had become very depressed and went to the couple's Lebanon home, retrieved a loaded pistol and took it to their Bozrah home, where he sat in his office waiting for his wife to come home. He went on to say that his plan was to shoot her and them himself, police said.
According to the warrant, he said the only thing that stopped him from doing so was that their daughter came home.
Reached Monday by The Bulletin, Pianka, a former state police sergeant for 20 years, called the incident a "highly personal family matter."
That didn't stop others who know him from talking about the situation and offering their support to him.
"I've known him all his life," Ray Barber, a finance board member and former first selectman, said. "He's a good friend, I knew his mom and dad. I don't think he's dangerous or a threat."
Barber said he had known Pianka was going through a divorce, but that it and the arrest didn't come up when Pianka attended a joint meeting of the boards of Selectmen and Finance Monday night.
"We just talked about the budget," he said.
Pianka, of 185 Fitchville Road, is owner of Olde New England Building & Salvage Co. and was elected first selectman in November 2015.
He had informed the Board of Selectmen about his pending divorce, and officials have a question in to the Secretary of the State's office about whether he could finish his term while living in another community.


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Grape varierty: 85% Schiava and 15% Lagrein.
Production area: Set in the heart of the Santa Maddalena wine region, the vines grow on slopes of 200 - 300 meters above sea level.
Yield: hl per hectare.
Vinification: Thoroughly selected grapes ferment traditionally in stainless steel vats.
Description: Color: Brilliant ruby red. Aroma: Floral notes of violets and roses; fruity whiff of bing cherries and raspberries, typical hints of bitter almond and marzipan. Flavor: Velvety and full, lingering.
Matching: Goes well with meat dishes, such as Carne Salada or tagliatelle with venison ragout, smoked meats, dumplings, bacon, pizza, pasta and hard cheese.
Serving temperature: 14 - 16°C.
Ageing potential: min. 3 years.
Merlot rosé is a rose-coloured to light ruby wine, delicately fruity on the nose. On palate it is delicious and pleasantly fresh in flavour.
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This youthful fresh wine makes a very elegant impression. Greenish-yellow to bright yellow colour with delicate fruity and floreal aromas toghether with mature apples prevalent in the bouquet. Its lively style combined with a balanced acidity accompanies this wine through its harmonious finish. Good accompainment with all sort of appetizers, as well as asparagus dishes, seafood, pork or veal.
Due Barili has an exceptionally rich and smooth taste thanks to the harmonious blend of Grappa of Prosecco and pure grape marc with floral aroma, as well as thanks to the double ageing in two different kinds of barrels: at least two years in 225-liter French oak barrique and at least two years in Sherry PX barrels.
flowery, light scent reminiscent of violets, full velvety taste
The brilliant straw-yellow color is tinged with light green; the aromas vary quince to pears to toasted almonds. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and racy, with a round and harmonious finish, thanks to aging in barriques.


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Joe Events is an international gay, bisexual AND fetish concept from the Netherlands organized in cruising clubs and saunas. The parties are organized for, by and with gay and biseual men. During the events, the right balance between clubben / relax and sex forms the recipe for unforgettable and exciting moments.
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"Many people still the debate the practice of buying organic food, claiming it's not really worth the extra money. While the ubiquitous labeling of "organic" isn't as specific and regulated as it should be by the USDA, the fact of the matter is that you're still a lot more likely to be ingesting harmful pesticides if you're not eating organic. Yes, you can wash your produce when you get home, but a variety of pesticide residues still turn up on many of our foods after being washed.
Want proof of that claim? The Pesticide Action Network's database, What's On My Food?, provides an extensive online database listing the toxins, carcinogens, and hormone disruptors, including their health risks, found on many commonly purchased foods from being sprayed with pesticides. Their data comes from the USDA's Pesticide Data Program's regulatory information on thousands of pesticides and millions of toxicity tests performed on them. PAN's site also lists side-by-side conventional vs organic comparisons on most of the foods, letting you see the facts for yourself to then make the decision on whether or not to buy organic."
Read the article
Monday, May 3, 2010
What's on my food? Pesticides and toxins on conventional vs organic foods
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AN 85-year-old man was hurt in an accident with a green Mazda 626 on Bradford Road in Birstall near its junction with Kirkgate at 4.30pm on Wednesday.
He was taken to Dewsbury District Hospital where his condition today was said to be comfortable and stable.
Witnesses should contact traffic police on 01924 421007 or 01924 421046.


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UCSY-Ishibashi Lab was established in 2018 at University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) based on the agreement signed in April 2018 for the academic and cooperation between UCSY and Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan. The lab collaborates with Ishibashi Lab at NITech on research.
The main purpose of the research is to achieve high quality of multimodal communications by handling information about haptic sense as well as information about audio visual senses such as voice and video as multimodal interface. This is because we can perceive the shape, softness, and weight of an object at a remote location by using a haptic interface device which inputs/outputs information about haptic sense.
However, when we transmit the information over the Internet, which does not guarantee Quality of Service (QoS), Quality of Experience (QoE) may be degraded seriously owing to the network delay, delay jitter, and packet loss. To solve the problems, QoS/QoE control and assessment techniques are indispensable. By studying the techniques, we will realize high quality of multimodal communications.
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In Collaboration with University of Computer Studies, Yangon and Myanmar Computer Professionals Association (MCPA) will be held the 9th MCPA Day on 4th March, 2020 at 9:30 am.
Research Showcase, and Discussion for possible research collaboration with foreign universities.
The academic year 2019-2020 mid term examination will be held according to the time table in the University of Computer Studies, Yangon.
The 23nd Conference of Oriental COCOSDA will be hosted by the University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY). With the Myanmar hosting Oriental COCOSDA for the first time, we turn a new leaf to continually help boost the research and development in the field of speech technology and for further enthusiasm towards speech technology in East and Southeast Asia.
Myanmar Universities' Research Conference (2020) will be an online event via zoom application on 25-27 June 2020. (Detailed program will be announced later).
The National Journal of Parallel and Soft Computing will be published in University of Computer Studies, Yangon on 2020.
13th International Conference on Project Management, Yangon, Myanmar, 12 November - 16 November, 2019


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Earlier this summer, Facebook commenced its first ever Facebook Fit Small Business Boot Camp. The purpose of the event is to provide small business owners with the tools necessary to use the social media website to grow and expand their customer base and web presence. Held in New York City, this event was the first […]
Facebook Kicks Off Its Inaugural Small Business Bootcamp
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text: Red Nose Day 2017 Written by: Pete Henshaw | Published: 16 November 2016 Comment on this article Red Nose Day is back on Friday, March 24, and Comic Relief has launched its resources and education packs to help schools with their planning. The free Primary School Fundraising Pack, created by teachers, offers fundraising tips, balloons, stickers and posters. To help pupils understand why they are fundraising, teachers will find films and learning resources about 12-year-old Hassan from Sierra Leone, whose life was turned upside down by the Ebola outbreak. Materials are tailored for lower and upper primary.The money raised by schools will be used to help fund projects that tackle poverty and injustice across Africa and the UK.Since last Red Nose Day, money raised has helped:More than 860,000 children to be given life-saving vaccines.More than 310,000 children, young people and their families, at risk of abuse, violence and exploitation, to lead safer lives.More than 47,000 people with a mental health condition to get support.You can order the free fundraising pack at www.rednoseday.com/schools/primary This material is protected by MA Education Limited copyright. See Terms and Conditions.


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Consider this… God has a plan for our lives up until the moment we take our final breath! I saw a story recently on a morning news shows about a dear lady of ninety-six years who volunteers at a local ministry that provides supplies to moms with newborns and infants. This woman, just shy of her 100th birthday is an active and vibrant part of this community, lending her talent at the sewing machine in service to others. The woodpile theologian's grandmother lived to eighty-nine and GREAT grandmother to one hundred! He often talks about both and their faith and influence on his life. These women were active in faith and service for years way beyond retirement age. These are living examples of the ultimate servant, Jesus Christ.
Our culture focuses on youth and the maintenance of youthful appearance, especially for women. It seems that aging is something to be avoided at all costs. I wonder what this dear ninety-six-year-old or the grandmothers would have to say about that! Of course, the effects of aging, aches, slower movement, etc. are part of life. But that does not mean it invalidates our message or acts of service. There have been many times when I felt God's nudge towards a new direction requiring a step of faith. My response is "I'm too old" along with a litany of other excuses. He seems to say to me in those times of my doubt, "I called Moses when he was eighty, so what's your point?" OK Lord, checkmate!
God calls us in HIS timing – not ours. Some examples of older servants from the Bible, along with Moses, include: Abraham (Gen. 14), Sarah (Gen. 18), Elizabeth (Lk. 1), Anna and Simeon (Lk.4) to name a few. Abraham and Sarah did not believe God, but He still used them to birth a nation of His beloved people. Elizabeth bore the "one crying in the wilderness" to proclaim the coming of the Savior of the World. Anna, though widowed for most of her life, spent her life into her old age in the temple and was privileged to see the Messiah. Simeon never gave up hope for the word God had spoken and was also given the chance to investigate the face of Glory!
Truly, God's call to us as Christians is to engage the world at every age, every day.


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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Children at Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch ushered in the holiday spirit Nov. 19 with a special field trip to the grocery store.
Armed with money they had earned doing chores and a grocery list they came up with themselves, nearly 30 kindergarten students headed into the Publix on Market Street in Lakewood Ranch for some serious shopping.
Teachers each led groups of about six children, who clung to the side of the cart as their instructor steered them to their items of choice and then let them pick out their own pastas, canned goods and other items from the shelves.
"I like it," student Vanessa Richtfort said of shopping to help others. "I like holding the cart and picking out the food."
Paige McElyea, agreed, adding she helped wash the dishes, among other tasks, to raise money for food, which benefited the Community Coalition on Homelessness.
"It's nice because you help people," she said.
Primrose owner Sharon Frank said all 170 children at Primrose participated in the project — collecting nearly 1,000 food items in total — but only the kindergarten students did chores to earn a total of $137. Primrose matched that amount for last week's shopping adventure, allowing them to buy 207 non-perishable items.
"It gives them a true hands on experience of what it means to help others in need," Frank said. "They worked for this money. They counted the money. They made (the decisions).
The Community Coalition on Homelessness visited the preschool to pick donated goods Nov. 23.
Goddard family launches food drive
As the holidays approached, Jessica Kruse knew there would be a valuable lesson in store for her 4-year-old son, Alexander, who attends The Goddard School in Lakewood Ranch. And so, she and her child set to work, organizing a canned food drive at the preschool.
"I thought the public schools do food drives every year, so we need to do a food drive," Kruse said.
For the last few weeks, children at Goddard have been collecting non-perishable food items in their classrooms, where the effort has turned into an academic learning opportunity as well as for lessons in life.
"Doing a food drive is teaching them a whole bunch of stuff — math, community, sharing," Kruse said, adding she's taken her son to family and friends asking for donations. "I think it's important to do things for other people. This way they are giving back."
Representatives of Publix came by the school Nov. 19 to pick up 927 food items. The donations went toward the Manatee County School District's Stuff the Bus Campaign, which had school buses stationed at various Publix stores Nov. 20-21 to collect food items.
"A lot of the kids that go to Goddard are very fortunate and have things that not all children have," Kruse said. "We went ahead and created a curriculum (around the drive) to teach the kids about other parts of the community that don't necessarily have the resources to have (all the things our kids have)."
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Shirley passed away peacefully at home in Vancouver on July 4, 2019. She was born in Rocky Mountain House on June 10, 1926 to Marguerite and Leslie Becker. On Aug. 26, 1945 she married Robert Spoor and together they had nine children. We feel so fortunate to have had her as our mother, grandma and great grandma. Her family always came first and was her biggest joy. Her eternally youthful spirit was what made her so special to us.
She was always very active in her church and community. Later in life she became the proprietor of Farmhouse Gift shop for 14 years. With her sharp wit and charisma, she was adored by all that met her.
Mom's joyful spirit gave her a life filled with fun. She loved dancing and was always up for a celebration. Her beautiful smile and her love of life will always be inspirational. She had a generous soul and welcomed people into her life with open arms.
Mom was lovingly cared for by Jim and Brad for 12 years. Her family will be forever grateful for their devotion to her.
We would also like to thank her wonderful caregivers Marydel, Emelda, Harjit and Marybel.
Shirley is survived by her children Lana (Roy), Bob (Shellie), Joan (Mel), Jake (Margie), Kent, Carolyn (Mike), Jim (Brad), Jill (Andrae), 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and many more relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Robert and her daughter Renie.
At a later date, the family will have a private celebration of her life.
To send flowers to Shirley's family, please visit our floral store.


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Now today I can't comment on anyone's blog. I can read your blog, but I can't comment. Apparently this is only happening to "select" users. Well, lucky me...I'm one of those special users. Do I win a prize?
Seriously, I have never had issues with Blogger until the last few weeks. It's bringing me down!!
That's all - just wanted to share my frustration. If you are sharing my same frustration leave me a comment....oh wait, you can't!!