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Today, there are hundreds of enterprising men and women who write simple research papers (known in the mail order trade as FOLIOS) and sell them by mail. In the pages that follow, I will show you how you can do the same. I will show you how to select a subject, how to research it, how to write it, how to get it printed, and how to sell it.
I'll show you the four ways to sell it. If you are new to folio selling, I will show you which of the four ways would be the best for you. I hope you will read what follows very carefully and very thoughtfully. THERE ARE NO CATCHES. I have nothing more to sell to you (unless you want to read some of the other folios which I have written.) I hope the information which follows can be of real benefit to you. That is why I have written it!
A folio can be called a booklet, a pamphlet, a report, a newsletter, a guide, an instruction manual, a plan, a manuscript, etc., etc.. A folio is simply an easy-to-understand manual which shows the reader "How To" do something that he does not already know how to do. Most folios show the reader...
How to start or expand a hobby
How to develop new abilities or qualities
How to start a new business or expand an old one
How to prepare for a new career
How to make or save money
How to solve personal problems
How to spend leisure time
A well written folio is authoritative, factual, and helpful. It should be written in simple, easily understood language. It can be anything from a brief two-page mimeographed report to a professionally printed book bound in a hardback cover. People who purchase folios by mail are interested in the information they contain. Seldom do they care what brand of paper the information is printed on.
Pick up almost any magazine at a newsstand that carries classified advertising and you will find ads written by people who are selling their folios by mail. Here are sample ads from magazines lying here on my desk.
"Be secure, confident, successful! Learn the secret of personal power $2.00"
"Secrets of the Spirit World! Only $.60 postpaid!"
"Traffic Tickets? Beat them, step by step method. $1.95 postpaid."
"Fluorescent Tubes rejuvenated at no cost. Instructions $1.00."
"Ten Wonder Working Prayers. Enrich, strengthen your life! $1.00 guaranteed."
"Why grow old and die? Li Chung Yun lived 256 years. You could, too! Learn how - $2.00"
"Guide to Witches covens - $2.00"
"Learning Bridge? Send $2.95 for small 20 page guide."
"Learn the secret of making every pair of slacks you sew fit perfectly. Only $1.00."
"Enjoy camping inside your Volkswagen. Do it yourself Plans - $2.00"
"Homemade Cheese! Hard, soft, and cottage! Make it yourself! Easy. Delicious. Complete Instructions, recipes $1.00"
"Toronto Area Job Opportunities - $1.00"
"Ship in Bottle. Instructions, Drawing. $1.00"
If you can produce a "How to Do it" manual that is NOVEL, INTERESTING and genuinely HELPFUL, you can do what the advertisers above have done. You can print it yourself and sell it by mail!
You should write:
only on subjects that really interest you, and
on subjects that you already know something about.
For example, if you just love to cook, write a folio on cooking. If people like the first folio they buy from you, they will buy other folios in the future, as long as they are on the same basic subject. If you write on a subject that really does not interest you very much, you will be bored to death by the time you get to your third folio!
Ask yourself "what do I do with my spare time?" Write a folio about THAT!
Make yourself an expert on the subject! Talk to friends and neighbors. Ask questions. Read books, newspapers, and magazines on the subject. Ask you librarian for suggestions. As you read, keep notes on everything. When you have read everything you could lay your hands on, sit down and study your notes. Read them very slowly and carefully. Then lay the notes aside and think about the whole subject for a day or two. You will be amazed at what your mind will do with the subject if you have researched it thoroughly!
Here is a tip form a professional writer. Sit down and pretend that you are a person who knows absolutely nothing about the subject. Write down FIFTEEN QUESTIONS that such a person might ask you. Then write out, in your own words, the answers to the fifteen questions. Do not try to be literary! When you are finished, lay it aside for a day or two.
Then re-read it with a read pencil, crossing out all unnecessary words and sentences, inserting a new point here and there. REWRITE the whole thing, and you will be amazed to discover that you folio is ready to be published!
Type it as neatly as possible on 8 1/2 x 11 WHITE typing paper. Single space it, leaving two lines between each paragraph. Take it to a local PHOTO-OFFSET printer who will make a few hundred copies for you, very reasonably, usually within 24 hours. If you have more than four pages, have it printed on both sides of the paper. It will lower your printing costs slightly, and it will save you extra postage in the future. To give your folio a professional touch, have it printed on canary yellow, pink, or light green paper.
There are 4 ways:
Direct from Ads in Magazines and Tabloid Papers. If economically possible, sell it for $1.00 or $2.00 per copy. (Occasionally $3.00). Write a brief, eye-catching classified ad asking those interested to send their orders directly to you. If your ad is novel, believable, and of genuine interest, you will be surprised at how many people will do this. If your folio is about stamp collecting, advertise it in the stamp collecting papers. If it is about Astrology, advertise it in the Astrology magazines - to do otherwise is fatal. Be sure to run your ad in at least three issues. If you have never sold folios by mail, I sincerely suggest you use this method.
Advertise for Inquiries. If your folio is quite elaborate and must be sold for $3.00 or more, use this method. Write a brief, tempting ad describing your folio, and offer free details. Then mail literature describing the folio to those who answer the ads. Don't expect more than one inquiry in ten to buy it from you.
Here are ads placed by folio writers in a recent issue of the National Enquirer, who use this method:
"Never Won anything? Anyone can win sweepstakes contests! Free details."
"Troubled? God can help! Free information."
"Overweight? I lost 53 pounds. Easily. (Permanently!) New Method. Information Free."
"Make money clipping newspapers at home spare time. Details Free."
Direct Mail. If you have written a folio showing how to get inventions patented, you could purchase a list of amateur inventors, and mail your sales literature to each individual on the list. If you are lucky, you'll sell your folio to about one person in every twenty-five. Direct mail can be very effective for experienced mail order operators, but it is usually far too costly for the beginner. It can easily cost you several hundred dollars for each one thousand letters you mail.
Selling through Agents. If you are willing to sell your folio in small wholesale quantities, or if you are willing to drop-ship folios for mail dealers, then you might find this the most effective way to market your folios. Below are so me ads placed by folio writers in a recent issue of Specialty Salesman.
"Sell Health Books Mail Order! Write"
"Sell Books by mail. Complete dealer set-up, $.25"
"Sell Books by mail! 400% Profit!"
"Free Newsletter! Sell Books by mail. We wholesale, drop-ship."
Some of the above ads have been running ten and twenty years, indicating that this could be a very successful way to market your folios.
Over the past two or three years, I have been jotting down ideas for folios that could be developed and sold by mail. I'm now printing the whole list for your use. I honestly feel that any idea on this list could be marketed by mail, if a person had the ambition and ingenuity to develop it.
You are free to use any idea on this list. I have not checked to see if any of the titles have been copywrited. If they have, create a new one. Also, you are free to change the titles around to suit your own situation. For example, "Summer Jobs in Nevada" could become, "Summer Jobs in New York City." I'm sure you get the point.
Good luck to you!
This is the "real" Money Maker in the Mail Order business - the basic "How To" Report. It's something anyone can produce, and with all the proper ingredients at the right time, you can become independently wealthy!
The all-time best selling product in the mail order industry is the simple two to three page "How To Succeed" reports such as this one. Most of the time these reports are priced at $2 each and offered as series or packages of reports.
Have you ever heard the expression, "everyone has a book in them that's trying to get out?" What does this really mean? Not everyone writes books, do they?
When I started out as a freelance writer the market for such services was a bit different than today. Most freelance writing then was "on spec" - you wrote something, a story or an article, then peddled it.
Everybody wants to be a writer - to write best-selling books - and to become famous as well as rich.
Writing and publishing a successful newsletter is perhaps the most competitive of all the different areas of mail order and direct marketing.
According to Howard Penn Hudson, publisher of The Newsletter of Newsletters, "there are at least 100,000 professional and amateur newsletters in the United States--some estimate as many as 500,000--and they are read by millions of people."
You can make a lot of money by writing and self-publishing your own material, if you are willing to write the books, manuals, reports or newsletters that millions of people across the United States, and throughout the world for that matter, despe...
One of the easiest ways to make money in the Mail Order Business is to sell information research papers, or folios, to opportunity seekers.
Everyone in any business, especially mail order, needs printing. But being a printer takes huge, expensive printing presses, long hours and messy work, right? WRONG! YOU can make money without the mess and expense by being a PRINTING BROKER.


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My wife and I love cooking (and eating) and often combine that love with our love of history. Over the years, we've accumulated a collection of cookbooks. Our favorites are the ones that combine great recipes and culture and history. Foodways are an important part of learning and enjoying history, and, of course, you can find interesting cookbooks in bookstores, but don't forget to look for cookbooks in museums and historic sites as well. You can also find them in garage sales, used book sales, and on Ebay. Here are some of the books in our collection.
Chef Paul Prudhomme introduced many Americans to Creole and Cajun cuisine in the 1980s and 1990s. He worked in the most famous restaurants in New Orleans and with many famous chefs. He owned his own restaurants, made lots of television appearances and had his own cooking shows, and he published several cookbooks. Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen is his first book, published in 1984, and our copy is well used. He introduces readers to Cajun and Creole ingredients and techniques before providing dozens and dozens of easy to follow recipes in thirteen different categories, from jambalayas, to pork and rabbit to sweets and brunch. One of our favorites, a go-to for special occasions, is shrimp Diane, a simple but decadent dish of shrimp, butter, and spices.
The Williamsburg Cookbook, first published in 1971, is a collection of traditional recipes that were served in the taverns and inns of colonial America, adapted and contemporized for modern cooks. You can find cream of peanut soup, shad roe omelets, and game pie, along with interesting stories about colonial tavern cooking and dining.
We bought The Best of Shaker Cooking at the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire. The Shakers were a religious sect, an offshoot of Quakerism, that established communities in America during the first half of the 19th century. Simplicity and communal living were major tenets of the faith they practiced in their agrarian communities. Their recipes used the fruits and vegetables that they grew themselves, and there is a great chapter on jams, jellies and preserves.
Gift shops at historic sites often have small and inexpensive paperback collections of recipes of the time. Be sure to check them out.

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'Invincible' comic ending: Robert Kirkman explains
'So we've got a little over a year to go, and it's going to be one hell of a year!' Kirkman says in a statement
Writer Robert Kirkman has announced that he will wind down his longrunning comic, Invincible, next year, with issue #144. The title, which debuted in January 2003, relates the saga of a superhero named Mark Grayson (AKA Invincible) and his attempts to protect earth from a multitude of threats. Kirkman is also the writer of The Walking Dead comic and an executive producer on AMC's zombie show of the same name.
In a written statement, Kirkman explained the he had once hoped other hands would take over the writing of Invincible, which he co-created with artist Cory Walker, until eventually he would be "reading an Invincible comic book by younger creators I haven't met, who are doing a book that I hate." He changed his mind in part because he realized that the upcoming issues of the comic would make for a natural conclusion and in part because of longtime artist Ryan Ottley's desire to "draw something other than Invincible one day."
"I briefly considered bringing on another team, starting that eventual march to that book I'd read in my old age and throw across the room saying, 'This isn't Invincible!'" Kirkman says in the statement. "And while I did consider some really cool options that would have led to some really cool issues of Invincible… more and more as I thought about it, I realized ending the series was the right thing to do. So that's what we're doing! Issue 144, the conclusion of the 12-part epic 'The End of All Things,' will be the final issue of Invincible. I'm sure when it's all said and done, I'll be sad, and I know I will miss these characters, but for the time being, I'm excited. Ryan will be coming back to the book with issue 133 in November, and we're going to hit the ground running. We've got a wild ride in store for the fans where we're going to touch every corner of the Invincible Universe, and in the end, tie things up in a really cool and unexpected way."
Invincible is published by Kirkman's Image Comics imprint Skybound. The next issue, #130, comes out, Aug. 24.
You can read Kirkman's statement in full, below.


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The Flyers lost their third game in a row tonight, virtually eliminating them from the Playoffs. There is a very minuscule chance for the Flyers to sneak into the Playoff Picture, however, they would need help from a bunch of teams that are ahead of them. The Flyers Number 1 Ranked Power Play is now 0-for April. Their penalty kill is ranked third. So, judging this season cannot place blame on the Special Teams.
Ok…well with adversity comes questions and the blame game will begin. Many fans have called for the ousting of Paul Holmgren. Although Holmgren has made many good moves in free agency as well as trades, he has failed to sign the players to get this team over the hump. Nonetheless, Holmgren did try and sign Shea Weber, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise and trade for Rick Nash in the offseason. The Flyers brass was unsuccessful with all of these players.
It is no coincidence that ever since star defenseman Chris Pronger went down with post concussion syndrome, this Flyers team has not been the same. And while the Flyers were trying to sign the top free agents and trade for the best talent, they lost some of their own key players. Matt Carle, who came to the Flyers from the Tampa Bay Lightning, had grown into a top tier defenseman and was lost in free agency. The Flyers also lost Jaromir Jagr, who really had a comeback season and made all of the Flyers youth get better.
Lets take a look at why this season has went downhill. First and foremost, the teams major weakness was their Defense and turnovers. As mentioned earlier, the Flyers did try to address their defense in free agency and also at the trade deadline, but were not willing to part with their young talent. However, Holmgren did trade budding young star James Van Reimsdyke in the off season for Toronto Defenseman Luke Schenn. JVR has been superb for the Maple Leafs while Luke has struggled to be one of the Flyers top Defenders.
Another crippling aspect was the loss of Andre Mesaros and Brayden Coburn, probably their two best physical defensemen to injuries. So in retrospect, the Flyers must make some moves this off season this time around. The Flyers need to start addressing their weakness and the major fault is defensive breakdowns. Had the Flyers signed Shea Weber or Ryan Suter, their misfortunes could have been erased. Weber and Suter would bring the same type of physical play and leadership that Pronger gave this team.
Every year the Flyers have fell short in the Goaltending Department. Holmgren tried to address this last season when the Flyers went out and signed Vezina finalist Ilya Bryzgalov. Last year Bryzgalov struggled and was inconsistent. However, this season Bryzgalov has been stellar and he truly has been hung out to dry by a terrible defense. Bryzgalov has played in all but two of the Flyers games. He has all of the team's wins with 17. His GAA is around 2.85. He has a .900 Save Percentage. Those stats may not be top rate but they would be a lot better if the defense has not let them down.
Of course this week…Bryzgalov went through a ton of turmoil by a Story that was reported that he fell asleep during a team meeting. This is yet another gaffe in the roller coaster of the Philadelphia Media. Then, last week at the trade deadline the Flyers traded for young goalie Steve Mason. This raises questions about who will be in net next season for the Flyers.
The Flyers also lost Daniel Briere…one of their offensive stars and team leaders. Briere may come back this weekend, but this may be his last nine games in a Flyer's uniform. The Flyers also lost gritty leader Maxime Talbot for the season. Talbot brought tenacity and experience as he won a Stanley Cup for the Pittsburgh Penguins, actually scoring the Game Winning Goal of that championship. Talbot will be back next year and hopefully healthy.
Let us not forget that the Flyers core players have an average age of 23. This fact cannot be discounted. Courtier just turned 20. The Schenn brothers are 23 and 21 respectively. Claude Giroux is 23. Wayne Simmonds is 24. These five players can be considered the Flyers core players. The leaders have to be Scott Hartnell, Daniel Briere, Max Talbot, re-acquired Simon Gagne, and Mike Knuble.
If I am the ownership of the Flyers, I am making a few moves next year. As good as Holmgren has been…I am moving another direction. I would go after former Goalie Ron Hextall to captain the ship. I'm keeping Laviolette. Peter has received a lot of criticism this season, but he has shown a great work ethic and I am keeping him.
The Flyers should also let Briere go, unless he decides to sign for a bargain price. They should also buy out Bryzgalov's contract not because he has been horrible, but to have more payroll flexibility. They would save millions of dollars and could go after another top scorer as well as a Top Tier Defenseman. They should look at the goalies that will be available and if they can sign Luongo do it…if not go with Steve Mason who is only 24.
I think this team is still one or two years away from a Championship. Even though Jeff Carter and Mike Richards won a Cup after leaving the team…I still believe this team is more talented than the team that went to the cup a few years ago. The XFactor…Chris Pronger. Pronger was a Born Leader and was the player that made this team go, go, go. Anyways, this has been a disappointing season but there is still a bright future for this very young team.


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International Worker Rights
The document below from the National Labor Relations Board outlines the rights of international workers. If you think your employer has violated your right to a voice on the job, you can get help filing charges with the NLRB from AFT Academics if you are already a member, or if you are organizing to become one. Charges must be filed within six months of the alleged illegal conduct. The NLRB can order your employer to stop interfering with employee rights and to provide back pay or reverse any action against workers for their union activity.


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Thursday, December 11, 2008
betty page died.
what i know,
is that
she went insane,
found jesus,
she married the same man twice.
everything else i have made up.
she exists
in my mind not as the woman who grew old,
who gave the boys and sometimes girls something
to hold on
to besides
their boring
lives where
no one wears cheetah prints except
on T.V
gave perversion a face that sung choirs of halo's
took bread at the alter,-
that sat next to you
in the pews
but never
looked at you directly.
was childhood heroine to the girls I
that sent me diving for pearls in deep empty waters.
Betty's picture was a gift
sent to them in plain envelopes,
never revealing the danger inside.
a subversive greeting
a secret language
a nod
and a wink
she gave fantasy
in an open hand,
which is better than losing the your love twice, going mad and looking for a god
that never returns your
phone calls
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Chapter 3: From the Fourth Presidential Inauguration to the Excommunication of the Soka Gakkai
Daisaku Ikeda's personal view: "Reflections on the 23rd Anniversary of the Passing of Josei Toda"
Following Nittatsu Shonin's passing on July 22, 1979, Sixty-seventh High Priest Nikken Shonin continued his predecessor's policy regarding the Soka Gakkai. Some priests who did not want to follow this line, however, formed a group that they called "Shoshinkai." The members of Shoshinkai continued to criticize the Gakkai.
In response, on April 22, 1980, Ikeda presented his personal views in the article, "Reflections on the 23rd Anniversary of the Passing of my Great Teacher, Josei Toda." He accepted responsibility for a series of problems involving the Gakkai and made the following vow:
From now on, we eternally will revere the successive High Priests as the great teachers of Buddhism.
(Seikyo shimbun, April 2, 1980)
High Priest Nikken Shonin acknowledged that with this vow, Ikeda showed his remorseful repentance and heartfelt apology to the three treasures. He gave the following guidance to the priesthood and laity of Nichiren Shoshu at the Grand Ceremony of the Transfer of the Seat of the Law:
As long as Ikeda made a pledge to alter his incorrect behavior and is already making sincere efforts, it would be a huge mistake to criticize his past slander.
(Dai-Nichiren, May 1980, p. 15)
On July 18, 1981, the fourth president Hiroshi Hojo died suddenly, and Einosuke Akiya became the fifth president.
The Secondary Soka Gakkai Problem
On Jan. 2, 1984, five years after the tentative settlement of the Soka Gakkai deviation problems, High Priest Nikken Shonin re-appointed Ikeda as So-Koto, accepting his dedication to protect the Head Temple. However, in 1990, the Soka Gakkai started to put pressure on Nichiren Shoshu in words and deeds, once again perpetrating its fabricated grievances against the sect. At various meetings, Ikeda flaunted his hostility toward the priesthood, saying, "We will fight against those with power who oppress the people."
In response to this, Nikken Shonin gave Ikeda and the Gakkai members guidance and a warning so that the Soka Gakkai would not make a major mistake in the future. However, on July 17, 1990, President Akiya and other Gakkai officials blamed Nichiren Shoshu openly at the liaison meeting between Nichiren Shoshu and the Soka Gakkai. Thus, at the audience with the High Priest on July 21, 1990, Nikken Shonin warned both Ikeda and Akiya about their high-handed behavior. Ikeda, however, could not accept his advice. Instead, he increasingly became resentful toward Nichiren Shoshu behind the scenes.
The Speech at the Headquarters Leaders Meeting
On Nov. 16, 1990, at the 35th Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at Toda Memorial Lecture Hall, Ikeda slandered the High Priest as well as the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood with unacceptable statements. His comments included the following:
A High Priest must think about the happiness of the laity, not power.
(Dai-Nichiren Special Edition,
Jan. 25, 1991, p. 20)
The sermons are so difficult that I do not understand a thing. No one can. It is like listening to German. Even so, he says, "I am great. You are inferior laity." That is not fair!
(ibid., p. 20)
At the time of our 50th anniversary, I was about to be beaten, I was betrayed, I was criticized, I was forced to resign as president. I was being trounced by Nichiren Shoshu.
(ibid., p. 23)
Such a speech violated Ikeda's promise to repent the 1977 Soka Gakkai deviation problem. It was extremely shameful.
Starting in 1990, the Soka Gakkai leaders attacked Nichiren Shoshu, so that they could resume their plan to take control of the priesthood or become independent.
The Document Exchanged between Nichiren Shoshu and the Soka Gakkai
Nichiren Shoshu presented a Letter of Inquiry to Ikeda and the Gakkai leaders, concerning Ikeda's November 16 speech. However, there was no official response from the Soka Gakkai leaders. Instead, they made an inquiry consisting of nine items based on thorough fabrications. Since the Gakkai exhibited an irreverent, provocative attitude, Nichiren Shoshu concluded that it would no longer maintain pure faith as a lay organization. On Dec. 26, 1990, Nichiren Shoshu gave the Gakkai the following notice:
Nichiren Shoshu has acknowledged that the Soka Gakkai has no intention of providing its sincere written response to our inquiry.
(Dai-Nichiren Special Edition,
Jan. 25, 1991, p. 49)
On Dec. 27, 1990, Nichiren Shoshu called an extraordinary meeting and partially amended existing bylaws. Along with this, Nichiren Shoshu dismissed Ikeda from his position of chief representative of all lay believers (Sokoto) and also dismissed other Gakkai leaders, including Akiya and Morita, from senior lay posts (Daikoto). Furthermore, Tadashichiro Abe, then chairman of the Hokkeko Federation, and Kisoji Yanagisawa, the vice-chairman, also were relieved of their senior lay positions.
Right after this, the Soka Gakkai started to attack Nichiren Shoshu relentlessly, mobilizing all of its members.
The Soka Gakkai's Slander against Nichiren Shoshu
Ikeda's loss of his position as Sokoto led the Soka Gakkai to slander and vilify Nikken Shonin as well as the priesthood and the Hokkeko believers, through their organ publications such as the Seikyo shimbun and the Soka shimpo and also through word of mouth. In some instances, Gakkai members exhibited violence toward the priesthood. Furthermore, the Gakkai leaders spread vicious rumors, saying things such as, "It is dangerous to go to the Head Temple, because one will find gangsters and stray dogs," or "Food expenses during the pilgrimage are tens of thousands of yen." In so doing, they desperately struggled to anchor the members to their group.
Soka Gakkai's Sponsorship of Nichiren Shoshu Believers outside Japan is Terminated
On Feb. 9, 1991, Nichiren Shoshu issued a letter stating that Ikeda should self-reflect and demonstrate sincere remorse for his behavior. Nichiren Shoshu also refuted Ikeda's slanderous behavior, and urged the Gakkai members to return to their original faith. Moreover, the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, each name listed according to propagation district, sent two documents: "Demand for an Apology" and "Protest Note," which both refuted Daisaku Ikeda's slander. The Soka Gakkai, however, paid no attention to these documents. Instead, they continued to slander Nichiren Shoshu.
Nichiren Shoshu concluded that if this situation continued, the correct guidance and teaching would be thwarted. Therefore, on March 5, 1991, Nichiren Shoshu decided to terminate the policy of entrusting the guidance of believers outside Japan to the Soka Gakkai International (SGI). From that day forth, the priesthood would guide overseas believers directly.
Policy Changes for Tozan Pilgrimages
Beginning on July 2, 1991, the administration of overseas believers tozan pilgrimages, which had been permitted only through the sponsorship of the Soka Gakkai organization, was changed to tensho tozan, a new system where each member is required to obtain a permission slip to go on tozan from a local Nichiren Shoshu temple.
The Ninth High Priest Nichiu Shonin stated in his On Formalities (Kegi-sho):
Those without permission from a local temple are not allowed to go on a pilgrimage to the Head Temple, whether they are laity or priesthood.
(The Essentials of the Fuji School;
Fuji shugaku yoshu, vol. 1, p. 69)
As this passage indicates, tensho tozan is a method based on the traditional observances of Nichiren Shoshu.
The Excommunication of the Soka Gakkai and SGI from Nichiren Shoshu
Since the Soka Gakkai repeatedly made doctrinal deviations comparable to the "Line of 1977" and slandered Nichiren Shoshu, the priesthood issued a document titled "Remonstrance to the Soka Gakkai to Disband" on Nov. 7, 1991, urging the Gakkai to repent. However, the Soka Gakkai and the SGI responded with defiance to the remonstrance and intensified their slander of High Priest Nikken Shonin and the priesthood.
Nichiren Shoshu concluded that it could no longer allow the Soka Gakkai, which completely had lost its original faith, to continue as a lay organization of this denomination. Thus, on November 28, Nichiren Shoshu issued a "Notice of Excommunication" to the Soka Gakkai and the SGI. With this, the 60-year long relationship between Nichiren Shoshu and the Gakkai ended.
Daisaku Ikeda's Expulsion from Nichiren Shoshu
At this time, the Soka Gakkai's decision to become an independent Ikeda sect came to light through its various actions: revising the silent prayers of the sutra book, making three-color prayer beads in red, yellow and blue, creating its own memorial book etc. Nichiren Shoshu sent Daisaku Ikeda, the Soka Gakkai's most influential person, a "Notification" that he was about to be expelled from the sect, and it also gave him a chance to explain his conduct. On Aug. 11, 1992, Nichiren Shoshu sent an official notice to Ikeda, who did not respond to the previous warning. Finally, he was excommunicated from Nichiren Shoshu.


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CRT-141 Incidence and Predictors Of Bleeding And Stent Thrombosis With Bivalirudin During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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- Published online January 29, 2019.
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Bivalirudin is a synthetic reversible inhibitor of thrombin and is popularly used in the United States in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While the evidence shows a bleeding benefit with bivalirudin compared to heparin, there are concerns raised regarding the risk of peri-procedural stent thrombosis. We aimed to quantify and analyze the incidence and predictors of the risk of bleeding and stent thrombosis with bivalirudin.
We searched PubMed, the Cochrane library, and major meeting and journal abstracts for studies that reported events with bivalirudin use during PCI. Pooled event rate (ER) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated with random-effects for up to 30-day bleeding events and stent thrombosis.
We identified 70 studies (n = 71,299) that used bivalirudin as the anti-coagulant of choice for PCI. Major bleeding events were noted in 1053 of 55636 (1.9%) and minor bleeding were noted in 1104 of 24969 (4.4%) patients. Majority of bleeding events were due to use of transfusion (1.6%) and access site bleeding (1.1%). Intracranial and retroperitoneal bleeding were rare (<0.1%). Definite stent thrombosis occurred in 266 of 29875 (0.9%) patients, of which majority were acute stent thrombosis. Pooled event rates for bleeding and stent thrombosis are reported in the figure. Majority of the studies did not report the acuity of stent thrombosis limiting the analysis. On meta-regression analysis, the use of drug eluting stents (DES) was associated with a lower risk of stent thrombosis (t = -2.44, p = 0.022).
Bivalirudin is associated with a 2% risk of major and a 4.4% risk of minor bleeding, majority of which are transfusion and access-site related. The risk of stent thrombosis is around 0.9% and the use of DES decreases this risk.


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After releasing the audio last month, RonSoCold returns with an official music video for his new song "Kanye," produced by 10fiftyy.
Watch the Savani Productions-directed clip below. "Kanye" is available on Apple Music, Spotify, and other digital services now.
The post RonSoCold – Kanye (Official Music Video) appeared first on rapWAVE.


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A troupe of teenagers are rehearsing in Richmond to put on a high-calibre performance of the Little Mermaid in November.
Lily Yuan, an artist and founder of the Children's Theatre of Richmond Association, says she's excited for this year's play because of how talented the young performers are.
"Four of them are ... homeschooled, professional performers. They've been in lots of movies and commercials."
Yuan started CTORA with her husband last year, and their inaugural production brought another Disney classic, Aladdin, to life. This year, her teenage performers are doing the Little Mermaid, and a group of younger ones are re-enacting Beauty and the Beast.
Yuan was inspired to start her production company because of her daughters who are heavily into dance and musicals. But she found opportunities for aspiring performers were limited.
"All those famous Broadway shows, only one or two parts are casted for teenagers," she said.
So, they decided to start the company to give teen performers a chance to shine.
Yuan has hired director Emma Swords for the Little Mermaid production to coach the young stars. She also brought in Choreographer Harry Zhao to help the kids bring some Latin flair to their song and dance numbers. And artist Michael Abraham, a friend of Yuan's, is hand painting props and backdrops to bring scenes like Ursula's cave to life.
She's also excited about 3-D projection technology they're using to bring backgrounds to life. They're using footage they filmed at the Vancouver Aquarium to add realism to the underwater scenes.
In all, The Little Mermaid production budget sits at about $120,000.
The performances are happening on Nov. 24 and 25 at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster. Tickets cost between $20 and $50.


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I am 26 years old and live in Washington, not the DC. :o) I received my teaching certificate June 2008 and trying to find a teaching position has been an interesting quest. I am very active in my church, where I am the youth and Vacation Bible School Director, and the local F.O.E., Eagles, club. All of these keep me VERY BUSY. But you gotta enjoy life while you have it. Right now I am two time Past President of the Wenatchee F.O.E. I have become quite familiar with Robert's Rules of Order and have fallen in love with the way it organizes a meeting, I know its weird. I am an in charge kinda person and if no one is controlling a situation I tend to be the person to take charge. Hey someones gotta lead, right?
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Heartworms and Your Pet
Treatment of Heartworm Disease
Here in the South, heartworms are a serious concern for all pets all of the time. Technically all dogs and even cats can become infected with heartworms if exposed to a mosquito carrying infective heartworm larvae, but outdoor dogs are particularly high risk because of our hot summers and very mild winters.
Unlike northern states where heartworm preventatives are administered seasonally, we prescribe them year-round. Even indoor pets can contract heartworms. Studies with cats showing that heartworm disease is more common in inside cats than outside cats attest to the fact that mosquitoes can and do get into people's house, highlighting a risk factor for indoor pets.
Dr. Burns sometimes jokes that people who don't give their dogs heartworm preventative are playing heartworm roulette. Of dogs not on monthly heartworm preventive medication, she says, "There are two kinds of outdoor dogs–those that have heartworms and those that are going to have heartworms."
Heartworm Preventatives and Your Pet
Our heartworm preventative policy is to prescribe heartworm preventatives starting in puppyhood. Puppies under 6 months of age may safely be started on heartworm preventatives without having a heartworm blood test. For their safety, puppies and dogs six months old and older must have a negative heartworm antigen test before starting heartworm preventative.
Regular heartworm blood testing for adult dogs is most often done during the annual wellness exam and is required on a regular basis for heartworm preventatives to be prescribed. It is important to understand that heartworm preventatives are prescription medications that should not be given without having a negative heartworm test and close veterinary supervision. While adverse reactions are rare, they can be disastrous.
We advise that you only fill your pet's heartworm preventatives with your veterinarian. Internet pharmacies' television commercials and other advertisements mislead you into thinking that you will save money by purchasing prescriptions from them. Actually, our prices are very competitive and often are better than internet pharmacies. Additionally, our products come directly from the manufacturer and are U.S. origin, subject to FDA-approval, quality control and proper shipping and storage.
Heartworm preventatives are recommended year round in this area. Heartworm preventatives have the added benefit of controlling hookworms, roundworms and whipworms, which are all common in our area. Among Dr. Burns' most trusted products for dogs are:
- Heartgard Plus once-a-month pill
- Interceptor Plus once-a-month pill
Our preferred parasite control and preventative product for all cats is Revolution. Unlike dogs, cats do not have to be tested prior to starting a heartworm preventative product


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Waste-Book (also blotter), n. ~ A bookkeeping record, typically a bound volume, detailing in rough form each day's receipts and expenditures in order of their occurrence.
So, this weblog collects films and videos documenting what I see, or how I saw it. Some are already "completed," others might be someday. And the rest are just a record of what was.
"Waste-book method highly recommended. A note made of every phrase, every expression. Wealth can also be acquired through saving up truths in pennyworths." -- Georg Lichtenberg.


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Hollywood lost one of its greatest stars on Aug. 11 with the death of Robin Williams. His passing affected millions of people around the world. Despite battling depression and addiction, Williams is remembered for many iconic roles in a variety of movies spanning several decades: Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Aladdin, Awakenings, Good Will Hunting and Good Morning, Vietnam.
One of his most memorable roles was English teacher John Keating in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. In the film, Mr. Keating inspires a class of preparatory students attending the elite Welton Academy in 1959 New England with the beauty of poetry. Naturally the all-male class is hesitant to embrace the art until Mr. Keating muses, "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion."
This is what reading narrative and poetry should be about — personal interpretation, focusing on how the words make us feel instead of suppressing the desire to learn with critical analysis and dissection.
I have noticed that my generation is not nearly as interested in reading and writing poetry as we are in going to parties, the newest iPhone or which Kardashian got married. We are missing out on the beauty of this world, both visually and lyrically because we were never taught in school. We learn mathematics and science but when it comes to English, we're running blind. English classes teach us how to dissect poetry and literature but not how to enjoy it.
English is the most misunderstood of the arts. Paintings, photographs and music delight our senses of sight and sound, yet creative writing and poetry require a person to really think about what they are reading. English teachers have us scrutinize and pick apart poetry and literature to further develop our analytical and writing abilities. But that is where the fault lies within the system. I believe students would enjoy the literature we read more if we discussed it instead of analyzing it. This would instead better develop writing skills, thinking abilities, communication and a beautiful love of the art.
In Dead Poets Society, Mr. Keating had his students rip out the introductory pages of their poetry textbooks because they displayed a mathematical equation designed to rate the "success" of a poem. Instead he tells them, "When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think." All teachers should have such an attitude towards education — teach us how to think, not what to think. Prepare students for the real world and not for a world crafted by an education board's curriculum. Science and math have equations with one correct answer to their questions. Too much focus is put on these courses because that is where careers lie. If you struggle with math and science, but excel at the arts, you're considered an academic failure by current standards.
Let us be free in our classrooms to openly discuss how a piece of literature makes us feel or to write our own heartfelt poetry. Inspire me to marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or get lost while stargazing. Teach me how to have a way with words and develop a curiosity and passion for my future endeavours and for those with whom I share the experience.
In a first-year university English class I received a grade of 50 per cent because I was not interested in what I was reading or how it was being taught to me. I frequently skipped class because I found the whole year-long engagement to be a waste of hundreds of my hard earned dollars. Sure, I received the six credits for the course, but I learned nothing from it. It did not teach me to become a better writer, nor did it make me appreciate literature more because I was forced to analyze it while it was crammed down my throat.
If Williams' John Keating can inspire such courage and passion among his students, why can't our high school and university teachers do the same? Now don't get me wrong, many teachers do succeed in these goals for their students. I know this because I've had my fair share of such educators — I just wish all students could have the privilege to experience such joy through learning and that all teachers shared that same enthusiasm.
Extraordinary teachers will inspire extraordinary students; people who will go out into this world with curiosity, adventure, hope and strive to make a difference for generations to come. As Mr, Keating said, "Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
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If a non-school day or holiday falls during a normal school week, you must pay tuition for that day with the exception of the December, February, and April vacation breaks. MAP is closed during the December vacation break and tuition is not charged for this week. MAP is open during the vacation weeks in February and April for children in kindergarten through grade 6 (not available for Jump Start families). Tuition is due only if you elect to sign up in advance for these special vacation programs.
Sign-ups for February & April Vacation will be placed on the forms page of our website. Advance sign-up and payment (additional tuition) is required to attend on these special full day openings (8:00 am – 6:00 pm).
The non-school days or holidays that MAP is CLOSED for the 2019-2020 school year are:
September 2 (Labor Day)
October 14 (Columbus Day)
November 11 (Veteran's Day)
November 28 & 29 (Thanksgiving and the following day)
December 23 - January 1 (December Break and New Year's Day)
January 20 (Martin Luther King Day)
February 17 (President's Day)
April 20 (Patriot's Day)
May 25 (Memorial Day).
The non-school days or holidays that MAP will be OPEN and offering full day programs for children in Kindergarten through grade 6 (not available for Jump Start families):
Tuesday, August 27
Kindergarten Only: Wednesday, August 28, Thursday, August 29 & Friday, August 30
Monday, September 30
Wednesday, October 9
Tuesday-Thursday, February 18-20 (February Vacation)
Friday, March 27
Friday, April 10
Tuesday-Friday, April 21-24 (April Vacation)
Sign-ups for these days will be emailed to you in the weeks prior to the special sign up day and also posted on our web site: www.medfieldafterschoolprogram.com Advance sign-up and payment (additional tuition) is required to attend on these special full day openings (8:00 am – 6:00 pm.).
MAP is also open on all early release days for children in Kindergarten through Sixth grade (not available for Jump Start) AND there is no extra charge if your child normally attends on that day. More information is available in our Family Handbook.


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Keynote: Heb. xiii. 5, 6.
THE book of Esther closes the series of the historical books of the Old Testament. It takes up the condition of the Jews, who "had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity," ii. 5, 6, and who had remained behind in the land of their enemy, when the faithful remnant under Ezra and Nehemiah had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and the walls of the city. These captives are shown here, to be still the objects of God's care, although they would seem to have forfeited all right to it, by their failure to return to their own land when an opportunity was afforded them.
The details of this story are very simple. The Gentile wife of Ahasuerus, having been set aside because of her disobedience, the king chose for her successor a lowly 269 Jewish maiden, belonging to the captive race; and her uncle and protector Mordecai "sat in the king's gate," ii. 19. One of the king's servants, Haman the Agagite, was advanced to a place of great honor, and all the king's servants bowed and reverenced him, but we read that "Mordecai bowed not nor did him reverence." In this no doubt Mordecai as a Jew, was governed by a command of the Lord, which was more binding to him than even the command of Ahasuerus. For Haman was an Agagite, and the family of Agag were of the nation of Amalek, whom Israel as far back as Exodus had been commanded utterly to destroy. See Ex. xvii. 14-16; Deut. xxv. 17-19. The wrath of Haman at this disrespect, led him to desire the destruction of the whole nation to which Mordecai belonged. For Haman "thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone;" wherefore he "thought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai." "And Haman said unto King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom: and their laws are diverse from all people: neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed." King Ahasuerus consented, and posts were immediately sent out into all his provinces with commandment to destroy "all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day." iii. 11-15.270
Mordecai at once made application to Esther to inter- cede with the king on behalf of her nation; and Esther braved the king's displeasure, by going into his presence unsummoned, and requesting him to come that day with Haman to a banquet she would prepare for them. At this banquet she invited them to a second one on the following day, where she promised to tell out her petition. Meanwhile, on that very night, the king could not sleep, and he commanded them to bring the book of records to be read to him, vi. 1,2. There "it was found written" that Mordecai had saved the king's life from a conspiracy, and his gratitude was so stirred at the remembrance of it, that he bestowed upon Mordecai great honor, unconsciously making use of his worst enemy, Haman the Agagite, to carry out the plans. And at the second banquet the whole story of Haman's cruelty was brought out, and Haman was hanged, and the king issued a decree giving the Jews permission to "gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and provinces that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey," vii. 10, 11. The result of this was a general deliverance to the Jews throughout all the provinces which were from India unto Ethiopia; and the "Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor," viii 16, 17. And "Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed," x. 3.271
Such is the story of the book of Esther. Some seem to have seen in it a typical picture of the Kingdom of God upon earth; taking Ahasuerus as a type of the Most High Jehovah, Vashti as a type of rejected Israel, Esther as a type of the chosen Church, Mordecai as a type of the Lord Jesus, and Haman as a type of Satan. But this seems rather fanciful to me; and I confess that I have no clear apprehension of any especial typical teaching as intended here. The story of Esther, like that of Ruth, is the story of a bride. In both a lowly maiden is exalted to a place of honor and wealth. And it seems probable, although one was a Gentile and the other a Jew, that they were both meant to typify in some way the future story of the Church of Christ, chosen from her low estate, and called to the glorious destiny of sharing the throne with her heavenly Bridegroom.
But I incline to think that the lesson to be drawn from this little book, is rather moral than typical. We have given to us here, the secret and providential care of the Lord over His people, even when they were in captivity in an enemy's country, and at a time when they seemed to be utterly unmindful of Him. God's people may forget Him, but He cannot forget them, and wherever they may be, He watches over and cares for them.
The book of Esther, therefore, seems to me to teach the much-needed lesson that even at times, when, on account of their unfaithfulness, the Lord may seem to have hidden Himself, or to have forsaken His people, His care over them is as real as ever, although it may be 272 a secret care, which is altogether hidden from their eyes. The name of the Lord is not once mentioned in this book, because His agency in their deliverance could not be made manifest to a people so far off from Him, and yet to the anointed eye there can be traced plainly throughout the whole of it, His providential care, Behind all their neglect of Him, and His seeming forgetfulness of them, He held the reins of His providence, and by a series of apparently natural events, and by most unlikely means, using the king's sleeplessness even as one link in this chain, He brought to pass His will concerning them, and saved them in the time of their need, see vi. 1-3.
I have said that the name of the Lord was not once mentioned in this book, yet that the thought of Him was there, and that His hand was recognized in the events that took place, is very evident from the fact of a fast being proclaimed by Esther and Mordecai, iv. 16, which could have no other meaning than that of prayer to the Being whose Name is left unspoken; and also from the establishment of the "feast of Purim" which has been celebrated by the Jews for all the centuries since, as the memorial of a great national deliverance, ix. 17, 26. Even as I write, the daily papers are calling attention to the fact that at this very time the feast of Purim is being kept. One paper says, "By the unanimous consent of the entire body of the Jewish people, the festival of Purim has been observed for a period of about 2500 years. Devoted to rejoicing and hilarity, without 273 sinking into Bacchanalian orgies, it has taken deep hold on the affections of the Jews, and its annual return is hailed with such marked demonstrations of pleasure, as to show that it occupies no inferior position in their estimation. In pious gratitude for the joyful termination of Haman's plot, Esther and Mordecai enjoined all Israelites and their descendants to celebrate the 14th and 15th day of Adar as "days of feasting and joy, of sending presents one to another, and gifts to the poor." In the spirit in which the festival was instituted, it is observed at the present day. On the eve of Purim, and again on the following morning, the Jews assemble in their synagogues to offer prayers and hymns of thanksgiving to God, and to listen to the reading of Megillah, or Book of Esther. The rich distribute alms bountifully to their poorer brethren, presents are interchanged, social reunions take place, and no Jew permits the day to pass without devoting some portion of it to domestic comfort and happiness."
The teaching of this book is therefore, that the Lord, though hidden, still cares for His people. And it is a teaching of great practical importance for every one of us.
The natural heart finds it hard to trust in an unseen Care-taker; and when Christians wander away from the Lord and forget Him, they can hardly believe that He does not forget them. They talk about being forsaken; and, because their own love has grown cold, they imagine that His has also. They judge Him to be altogether such as themselves in their unfaithfulness, and 274 measure His truth by their own falseness. But the Scriptures reveal a far other God than this. They reveal One who "having loved His own, that were in the world, loved them to the end," even though they forsook Him and fled. They show forth a Shepherd who does not leave His sheep on the cloudy and dark day, nor when the wolf cometh; but who draws nearer than ever in such times of need, and who always goes after the ones that wander. They tell us of a Saviour who saves the lost, not the found, and of a Physician who heals the sick, not the well. They declare to us the glorious fact that He never leaves nor forsakes us, and that always and everywhere He is watching over us and caring for us in tenderest love, and with infinite wisdom. Our sins separate us from Him, but they do not separate Him from us; and we never get from under His providential care. This care may be hidden, but it is none the less real, and all things in the daily events of our lives are made to work subservient to the Lord's gracious purposes towards us. "Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee on the palms of my hands: thy walls are continually before me," Is. xlix. 15, 16.
This thought would have wonderful power to restore the soul of the backslider, were it but fully realized continually. Coldness, and neglect, and indifference we can resist and resent, and be only driven away the further; 275 but who can turn always from the persistent love and care that will not be rebuffed, and that never forgets our need? And even backsliding Israel will at last be won by this love that has so followed them throughout all their rebellions and backsliding, and will, when the final and crowning proof of undying love has come in their restoration and establishment in their own land, be brought to "remember their own evil ways, and their doings that were not good, and shall loathe themselves in their own sight for their iniquities and for their abominations," Ez. xxxvi. 31. "And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him as one that is in bitterness for his first-born," Zech. xii. 10.
No doubt, in Esther we have an insight into the Lord's providential care of His people from that time onward. The day of their "scattering" still continues, but the Lord still watches over them as faithfully as He did then, though as secretly. And in every country or nation where a single one of His chosen nation are today abiding, His providential care is, I doubt not, ordering all outward events to work together for their preservation and their final deliverance. Only in this way can we account for their marvellous history down to the present time. They are still His people, beloved and blessed, in spite of their long-continued unfaithfulness; and His sovereign unfailing care, come what will, is unceasingly exercised in their behalf.276
But if all this is true of the Lord's people, when living afar off from Him in the land of their captivity, how much more true must it be of those who are seeking to follow Him closely, and to abide continually in the land of promise which He has given them! Surely to all such, no single doubt of His constant watchfulness and care ought ever to be permitted to come, even though no manifest token of His presence is discernible! And the lesson of Esther to each one of us must be, to teach us to rest in a serene and unwavering trust, even in the midst of the most mysterious dispensations, sure that He overrules and controls it all, and that nothing that affects us, whether seen or unseen, whether in the minds of others or in our own, escapes His care.
Texts on the Lord's over-ruling and providential government:--Dan. iv. 35. Ps. cxv. 3; cxxxvi, 6; ciii. 19. Prov. xxi. 1. Is. xl. 15, 17; xliii. 13; xliv. 24-28; xlv. 5-9. Jer. xviii. 6; xxiii. 24. Job xii. 9, 10, 16; xxxlv. 29; xxxvii. 5-19. Ps. xxii. 28; xxxiii. 10-15; lxxxix, 6-14; xciv. 7-10. 2 Chron. xx. 6. Rom. ix. 14-23. Heb. xiii. 5, 6.
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I was trying to communicate with my girls one day and I was left frustrated and unable to get my message across to them in a way that really helped them out with their problem.
I sat down and started drawing simple drawings and then told a short story to go along with it. The girls were able to connect with me and I saw my "words of wisdom" sink into their brains. The girls have their favorite stuffed animals from when they were babies and I was inspired to create characters out of them and give them a voice.
Voila! Eureka! Shazam! Brown Bear and Oofie were born.
I truly hope you enjoy "Brown Bear & Oofie Present: The Vebal Bully" and "Brown Bear & Oofie Present: The Lost Identity" books.
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We must become the change we want to see in the world. -- Mohandas Gandhi.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. -- Thomas Jefferson
I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success...
such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. -- Nikola Tesla
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Ok, there are definitely some funny parts to this... if you are watching it at work, I should warn you that the volume is pretty inconsistent.
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Simon's Cat Off to the Vet and Other Cat-astrophes - Fixed Layout Edition
Simon Tofield
Publisher: Akashic Books
"Guaranteed laugh out loud material, Tofield's secret is successfully relating Simon's cat to any cat. Simon's cat is certainly the Snoopy of the cat world."--Chicago Tribune"Simon's Cat Off to the Vet and Other Cat-astrophes is a sweet, humorous look at feline behavior from an author with a thorough understanding of this subject matter....An excellent holiday gift for any cat fancier."--Phyllis O'Beollain, Examiner.com"Simon's Cat: Off to the Vet has dozens of hilarious cartoons of varying lengths....The cartoons are about more than just taking a reluctant cat to the vet (which involves a cardboard box and perfect timing). There are cartoons about destroyed gardens, destroyed bird feeders, destroyed clothes and destroyed furniture. But there are also cartoons about the affection cats can show us, and how we return the love...Every cat lover will love Simon's Cat: Off to the Vet...and Other Cat-astrophes."--About.com"Whether you are 5 or 95, this is sure to draw a smile from you."--Sharon Damon, Examiner.com"My reaction to each new Simon's Cat video or book is the same: YAY!! In this brand-new collection, acclaimed cartoonist Simon Tofield tackles every cat owner's nightmare: going to the vet. It tells the story of how Simon's Cat seems to instinctively know a trip to the vet is about to happen and the lengths he'll go to avoid it, while long-suffering Simon is forced to try all kinds of tricks to get him to cooperate. Sound familiar?"--Catster"Witty and wonderful, Simon's Cat: Off to the Vet is a treat for cat lovers or anyone who loves laughter."--Midwest Book Review"Whether you read it straight through or pace yourself with one or two cartoons at a time, this is a book that will cheer the gloomiest day. Add the videos, some snacks, a favorite beverage and a cat on your lap--it's a little vacation in the middle of daily life."--Kings River Life MagazineIn the last five years, Simon's Cat has become a global phenomenon. Star of thirty-nine films, which have been watched over 500 million times, and winner of a dozen major industry awards, Simon's Cat has captured the hearts of a worldwide audience. In this brand-new book we see Simon's Cat face any feline's most dreaded scenario--he's off to the vet. And he's not at all happy about it.Sharing its theme with the first-ever full-color Simon's Cat feature animation, funded by a record-breaking Indiegogo campaign and due to be released alongside the new book, Simon's Cat Off to the Vet...and Other Cat-astrophes is packed with over 240 pages of hilarious new gags and adventures featuring our favorite furry friend and his companions--both old and new.Says Tofield: "Taking my naughty cat to the vet is one of the most requested film ideas from our fans. It was because of this that I started work on a new film and book based on the crazy situations that arise during these trips! A visit to the vet can be quite a stressful time in real life for both cats and their owners, however my goal is to bring out the comedy, and introduce a cast of extra characters for Simon's Cat to meet, as he gets his claws into his new surroundings!"


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Ashtvinayak Hospital
Ashtvinayak Hospital founded in the year 2006 by Shri. Suresh Chandra Agarwal to provide quality health service to the people living in Navi Mumbai and adjoining area, but soon it established as the most value-added, cost-effective health care center in the entire region.
The hospital is situated in separate premise spread over 16000 sq. ft. It is centrally located with adequate parking area. As situated in the heart of Panvel city the hospital is connected with a good public transport network.
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Ashtvinayak Multispeciality Hospital & Research Centre had been setup almost one decade back with aim to provide quality healthcare to the people. This ultramodern, multispeciality care hospital has a spectrum of services from diagnostic to therapeutic, from prevention to rehabilitation under one roof.View Details
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Ashtvinayak Hospital is well known for providing prompt and advance emergency services to the patients who need immediate medical care.Whether it is a heart attack or fatal accident people always rush to emergency center of Ashtvinayak Hospital where an advance Unit comprising experienced doctors and nurses specifically trained to treat emergency patients are working round the clock We follow a well-defined emergency management system that enables us to provide quick response and better co-ordination among Hospital staff to ensure -best facilities would be available on patient's arrivalView Details
Kindly contact the admission counter and provide them with the details e.g. Date of Admission, Treating doctor and Preference about class of accommodation. Planned Surgical/Maternity cases are required to pay deposit amount. On the date of admission an intimation call will be made and in case it is not received you are requested to confirm with the admission counter.View Details
Rules & Regulations
Patients and the Family members are supposed to provide accurate and complete information about present complaints, illness they had in past, hospitalizations, medications, and other matters relating to his or her health. Patient and their families must report perceived risks in their care and unexpected changes in their condition to the health care provider. Patients and families are responsible for informing the attending physician and nurse whether or not he/she can and wants to follow the treatment plan recommended.


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Based upon a Native American Legend
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel : All
claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful,
the favorite.
GREEN said :
"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and
of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees, leaves -
without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."
BLUE interrupted :
"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and
the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up
by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and
serenity. Without peace, you would all be nothing."
YELLOW chuckled :
"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth
into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars
are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world
starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."
ORANGE started next to blow her trumpet:
"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and pawpaws. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."
RED could stand it no longer. He shouted out:
"I am the ruler of all of you - I am blood - life's blood!
I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for
a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would
be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love,
the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."
PURPLE rose up to his full height. He was very tall and spoke with great pomp:
"I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me - they listen and obey."
Finally, INDIGO spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination:
"Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice
me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought
and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance
and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."
And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening - thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak :
"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.
The rain continued:
"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow."
And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.
The Creator gathered all of Creation and said :
"I want to hide something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the realization that they create their own reality."
The eagle said, "Give it to me, I will take it to the moon."
The Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."
The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean."
"No. They will go there too."
The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains."
The Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the Earth and find it even there."
Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth, and who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said, "Put it inside of them."
And the Creator said, "It is done."
Mandellas are a variation of the dance shield used by the Plains Indians, influenced by the herders of the West. It was thought to bring its owner good luck, prosperity, wealth, and happiness.
Mandellas were originally made from Buffalo hides, Eagle feathers, and wild animal furs. Currently all natural materials are used, which come solely as by-products from domesticated animals.
Wish Baskets
Wish Baskets were a tradition of the Sioux tribes. Natives believe; if they would write their wish on a leaf, place it under the fur and leave it inside the fur for three days then remove and burn the leaf the wish will come true. This one is wrapped with rabbit skin all the way through and the dream catcher in the center is a unique carving or stone .It has dark barred feathers to decorate it. These smaller Wish baskets are approximately 15 high and wide.
Dreamcatchers : The Legend
Long ago when the word was young, an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a high mountain and had a vision. In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. Iktomi spoke to him in a sacred language. As he spoke, Iktomi the spider picked up the elder's willow hoop which had feathers, horsehair, beads and offerings on it, and began to spin a web.
He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life; how we begin our lives as infants, move on through childhood and on to adulthood. Finally we go to old age where we must be taken care of as infants, completing the cycle. "But", Iktomi said as he continued to spin his web, "in each time of life there are many forces; some good and some bad. If you listen to the good forces, they will steer you in the right direction. But, if you listen to the bad forces, they'll steer you in the wrong direction and may hurt you. So these forces can help, or can interfere with the harmony of Nature." While the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web.
When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the elder the web and said, "The web is a perfect circle with a hole in the center. Use the web to help your people reach their goals, making good use of their ideas, dreams and visions. If you believe in the great spirit, the web will catch your good ideas and the bad ones will go through the hole." The elder passed on his vision to the people and now many Indian people hang a dream catcher above their bed to sift their dreams and visions. The good is captured in the web of life and carried with the people, but the evil in their dreams drops through the hole in the center of the web and is no longer a part of their lives. It's said that the dream catcher holds the destiny of the future.


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Some startups aim to become big, while some startups aim to be acquired by the big. We probably even hear more about the acquisitions than mergers today in the fast moving Technology Industry. Here is a list of some acquisitions made in the last few years.
What was the worst thing to have happened to Palm OS, which later came to be known as WebOS ever, since it launched? It was when HP bought it. And now, WebOS gets a new life. It is confirmed that LG has now finally acquired the WebOS.
Pulse has indeed come a long way, and the amount of growth it has seen in past few years is commendable to say the least. Hence it isn't the acquisition that comes as a surprise, rather the company involved in the acquisition.
In a yet another acquisition news, Amazon is all set to acquire Goodreads, a Social Network site for Book lovers. Amazon announced yesterday that it is buying Goodreads, the amount of which is yet to be disclosed but the deal is expected to close in the second quarter this year.
RSA acquired a San-Francisco based security firm named PassBan yesterday. RSA, being one of the most reputed computer and Network Security firm understands the challenges faced by companies and consumers alike when it comes to security and so acquiring PassBan can been seen as one of the important events for the company.
In what qualifies as one of the most promising and interesting deals of the year, Microsoft has bought Nokia Devices & Services unit for a hefty $7.2 billion. The deal is expected close in the first quarter of 2014 after being subjected for approval from its shareholders and Regulators.
Twitter has announced they have acquired a Mobile advertising firm named MoPub. As the name suggests, MoPub is a mobile-focused advertising company. It mainly helps mobile publishers to manage their ad inventory on iOS and Android platform.
After much speculation, Apple finally confirmed its deal with the Israeli company PrimeSense. PrimeSense mainly focuses on the 3-D Sensor technology. Apple, confirmed the deal with the media with the same line that it uses after signing every deal, Apple spokesperson said, " Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plan".
Update (8th Jan, 2014): Little Eye Labs has confirmed that it has been acquired by Facebook, the deal is said to be worth between $10-$15 million. For more details about the deal, check the official blog by Little Eye Labs. If reports are to be believed, Facebook may be gearing up to make its first ever acquisition is India.


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JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County supervisors have approved a payment of $500,949 to Island Winds Title Co. to close on seven homes.
The Mississippi Press reports the action brings the county closer finishing its role in a federal buyout program meant to help give relief to residents in repeatedly flooded homes.
Planning director Michele Coats says once the seven homes are closed out, a total of 56 homes will have been purchased.
"I think we've already handled all of the single family residential homes that are occupied," Coats said. "The next group includes some rental houses and ones that the owners said were not high priority."
After hurricanes Georges and Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency offered to buy repeatedly flooded properties. The program is voluntary.
Residents eligible for buyouts are scattered across the county, including in the Pecan, Cumbest Bluff, Helena, Escatawpa and St. Martin communities.
There are 10 more homes on the purchase list, but Coats only expects a few to go through with the process.
Coats said she hopes to be complete by year-end.
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Hello hunnies, after a good 6 months of hiatus I'm back.
As you know, when I'm back, some shit surely went down and you're sure as hell right because why else am I here. But I've left it 6 months too long and 6 months worth of journalling I may as well shoot my shot at asking Penguin Books to publish and monetise my life, but I ain't about that life (yet). Also I have an assignment due tomorrow and I am now a full time adulting in the corporate world (I know! after all those sob stories of being jobless!!), so this piece is short, let's hope.
Crink isn't fully CRINKED if I don't welp about this rollercoaster life, I'd rant about all the shit that went down, on how it has wrecked me and how I will survive the shits yet again. I did hunnies, I did and sometimes I'm glad I write them down because at times like these I can laugh at myself being the trivial bitch I can be about life and call those stuff massive, at the time.
So, straight to the point, my dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer exactly a month ago.
He semi-collapsed a day he was due to fly back to KL, after a close-call to a cardiac arrest and an emergency procedure that saved his life, when you'd think God has answered your prayers and life is normal again. BOOM, sorry folks, your fam has cancer, not just any cancer but stage 4 absolute last stage of them all.
It's been a month.
Have I processed the news yet? Nope. While life and routine has slowly regained it's rhythm, I'm back at work and I'm getting back into the library on weekends again to remind myself I'm still a student. I haven't fully grasped, or tried, to process the emotions fully out of this whole episode. I don't even know how to feel or express myself each time someone asked me if I'm okay, or if I'm even coping okay?
Imagine 20-50 people asking you the same question.
I am? I mean straight after helping dad move to the oncology ward I've swung back into work full-time (neglected my studies though). I tried with all the strength and power I had to block emotions, despite crying all the fluids out of my body in the first 2 days of the news, to not let it detriment my life and career. I just got this new job. I was so fuelled by the "You are so strong" and "stay strong" comments that I left no room to slow down.
Dad was adamant for me to carry on normally with life, Life goes on Juanlin, I don't want you to stop your life because of me. That fuelled me even more, wtf is emotions and all I did was push push go go and trust that God will handle the rest because, I know He does.
I've been absent from church, home group and even took a break from Youth. While it seems to paint a picture that I've fallen away due to this news, it hasn't. God has showed me how much I needed Him, how much of the past few years has moulded me and even though I thought those years made me stronger, Oh child… you still need Me, don't try this bullshit yourself.
God revealed that no matter how hard I try, I'm weak and only through His strength can I only pull through. So no, I am not strong.
To the people wondering how I've managed to weave through work, study, and juggling the heavy emotions at home the past month, God did. The month I've stayed away from church has pulled me the closest to God.
While yes I may have been a bit slightly unhinged in terms of language and so forth, slightly, I'm still my very own self. I've pulled back things due to the reputation I had to keep in front of u18s. But look, life pulls us and stretches us in various directions there is no one way formula to live it out. I was living through a formula as a youth leader and I think this little break has allowed me to breach out of my shell for a bit. I love it but it doesn't mean I love God any less.
Now am I okay? Soz we went on a tangent
I can't say I am neither am I not. The first 3 weeks post cancer news I couldn't sleep. The first night after a good few hours of crying, I jolted out of bed. I had the weirdest 2 visions of one, a funeral, two, my dad walking me down the aisle. For the first 2 weeks, my body clock jolted me up at 3am sharp no matter what time I went to bed. To get myself a good 6 hours of sleep before work, I had to be in bed by 9pm, then roll around the bed from 3-6am.
I couldn't eat. My appetite was a complete mess and as a person who binge ate every hour and struggled to lose weight over the years, I lost 2 kilos in a week. I didn't even feel hungry at all. Even as my appetite slowly gained it's momentum, I suddenly resisted it due to the weight loss that seemed to fuel the hole and desire I wanted for so long, filling the emotional distress that I was going through. I spent a good few days wrestling with myself at this building disorder and the validity of my emotions towards food. It's still a battle and maybe, I might keep you posted.
Dad had his samples posted to USA and Singapore for further testing for his qualification for clinical trial drugs. This Tuesday, we'd possibly find out the results. At stage 4, you'd want anything to keep you alive, to keep your family alive, even if you have no idea what the drug can do and it's side-effects yet known to the world.
I am clinging on to the second vision of my dad walking me down the aisle, I need him there. I don't know what I'd do without him, as selfish as I am, I'm not ready to let him go. I'm praying for him to be there for my graduation, my Masters, my wedding and my children.
there is so much for him to see, please be there for him, I beg you. While I could have been a better daughter, I know You are merciful. It's not just me, Ma and Maowen needs him too. Provide him a miracle, let my dad live beyond the statistics, please.


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Introduction Edit
As with production of goods, in procurement of goods, the quantity and price are inversely related. The effect is hardly noticed by the average person, since their individual buying power affords them access to only the final links in a supply chain. However, large companies (with the strongest buying power) purchase these goods at lower costs and then redistribute them in order to capitalize on the individuals' lack of buying power.
Buying power determines how far up the supply chain one may go, before capitalists add their value chain to the price and taxes get charged on the additional links. The further a supply chain is extended, the more "value" must be added on artificially. Because the economy must grow continuously, this means that as long as the business of an industry is doing well, the supply chain of that industry is being increasingly capitalized.
Consumer Cooperatives Edit
Groups of people may organize themselves to increase the purchasing and bargaining power they have for personal consumption. An organization formed for this purpose is called a consumer cooperative. The consumer cooperative increases the savings of the cooperative's members.
This 'savings' margin will fluctuate from product to product, but will never be less than zero, meaning that communal purchasing is certainly beneficial. Since goods bought in bulk are not necessarily packaged for retail, there is a reduction in waste from capitalist packaging and bundling.
Data Collection Edit
Bulk purchasing presents an ideal point for collecting data for the VIAAC's DARMA system. The cooperative already needs to know how much of each thing to buy, and knowing just the quantities, datetimes, and identifiers (UPC, SKU) of the goods is enough to start keeping a record of demand and building a flow network model of the VIAAC. Initially, very little of this data will be structured. The first steps should be to classify the individual products, in order to abstract the network and make it more useful in general analyses.
With the cooperative collecting consumption data, they can better predict how much needs to be procured. Because exact quantities would be accounted for, there should be an immediate decline in the amount of resources being procured needlessly or speculatively. This reduction in wastage as well as cost of resources means the further increase of the community sustainability margin. Once the products purchased are abstracted, the variety of products may be reduced, if the buyers are indifferent to the change and it further increases the buying power of the cooperative.
See Also Edit
Crowdfunding Bank, one of the next steps for a VIAAC, which can evolve out of a consumer cooperative.
Local Production Prioritisation, one of the next steps for a VIAAC.


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Pressure BioSciences Inc (OTCMKTS:PBIO) said Thursday that its second quarter saw strong consumables sales and serious momentum from the launch of its water-soluble CBD manufacturing system.
In a statement accompanying the company's latest numbers, Pressure BioSciences CEO Richard Schumacher said, "Due to the poor water solubility of today's oil-based CBD products, most ingested CBD is flushed from the body, leaving little of the product to provide its beneficial properties.
"After much diligence and analysis, we concluded that we have the expertise and experience to successfully address this critical issue. Consequently, we pulled significant hours away from many of our staff over the past few months and had them focus on the development of an instrument system — based on our patented UST platform — that would increase the water solubility, and thus the absorption, of CBD Oil. We succeeded; the result of that success is the BaroShear K45 processing system."
The current absorption rate for orally consumed CBD is typically below 10%, but the company said the BaroShear K45 system could deliver up to a 90% rate.
READ: Pressure BioSciences wins first customer for its water-soluble CBD manufacturing system
Schumacher said the company expects demand for the system to grow.
"The CBD market is expected to hit $20 billion by 2024. There are currently hundreds upon hundreds of companies in this field. To survive, companies will need to differentiate themselves from the competition by delivering the highest quality products possible. Such products would undoubtedly need to have high water-solubility, absorption, and bioavailability. This is exactly what we intend to deliver."
Schumacher concluded: "We have already begun to pre-sell limited quantities of the BaroShear K45. Units sold over the coming weeks will be delivered and installed in early 2020. We believe that such sales will have a significant impact on 2020 total revenue, potentially resulting in more than twice the total revenue of 2019."
For the quarter ended June 30, the Pressure Bio's revenue declined 19% to $518,700, compared to $638,800 for the same period in the previous year. Sales of consumables shot up 43% to $91,400 in the second quarter, compared to $64,100 in the same period in the previous year.
"We believe that revenue from our BaroFold platform contract services will continue to increase, and that the decline in PCT platform instrument sales observed over the past two quarters caused in part by our focus on the development of the BaroShear K45 will end, and that we will see an increase in PCT product sales over the second half of 2019," said Schumacher.
Pressure BioScience's shares closed at $2.25 on Thursday.
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THE SENATE on Monday passed on third and final reading the bill seeking to rationalize and expand the powers of the Social Security Commission (SSC), the governing board of the Social Security System (SSS).
Senate Bill No. 1753 repeals Republic Act No. 8282 or the Social Security Act of 1997 and seeks to give the SSC the authority to set salary credit schedules and to increase contributions without approval from the President in a bid to help the pension fund ensure its long-term viability.
It was approved with 20 affirmative votes, zero negative and no abstention. It was sponsored by Senator Richard J. Gordon, chair of the Senate committee on government corporations and public enterprises.
The bill, which will be called the Social Security Act of 2018 once signed, was authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, as well as Senators Joel J. Villanueva, Antonio F. Trillanes IV, Cynthia A. Villar, Joseph Victor G. Ejercito, Nancy S. Binay, Loren B. Legarda, Francis G. Escudero, Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares, and Sherwin T. Gatchalian.
The measure provides as schedule of increases in members' contribution rates, as well as the minimum and maximum monthly salary credits, to be implemented from 2019 to 2025.
In line with the SSS' proposal of a gradual increase in the contribution rate to boost its coffers, the bill sets a hike of one percentage point (ppt) every two years, starting from 12% (split at 8% from the employer and 4% from the employee) in 2019 until 15% (10% from the employer, 5% from the employee) in 2025.
As for the monthly salary credit, the minimum will be at P2,000 and the maximum at P20,000 in 2019-2020. The minimum amount is scheduled to go up by P1,000 every two years until it reaches P5,000 by 2025. Meanwhile, the maximum will be hiked by P5,000 every two years until it hits P35,000 in 2025.
The SSS previously intended to raise its contribution rate by 1.5 ppt annually until it reaches 17%. It sought to adjust the rate by three percentage points to cover the years of 2017 and 2018, with the increase meant to fund a previously approved hike in monthly pensions and a proposal for extended maternity leave, which will have the fund shelling out more benefits.
Currently, the contribution rate of the state-run pension fund is at 11% of the monthly salary credit, 7.37% being shouldered by the employer and 3.63% by the employee.
The bill also gives the SSC authority to condone, enter into a compromise or release, in whole or in part, penalties imposed to delinquent social security contributions. It also mandates the agency to submit to the office of the President and to Congress an annual report on the exercise of its powers.
Meanwhile, the SSS now has the power to adopt or approve the annual and supplemental budget of receipts and expenditures including salaries and allowances of the SSS personnel and to authorize such capital and operating expenditures and disbursements of the SSS as may be necessary and proper for the effective management and operation of the SSS.
The measure also requires the SSS to invest at least 15% of its reserve funds in government securities.
Meanwhile, the bill also introduces a new benefit called the Unemployment Insurance or Involuntary Separation Benefits, which will be available to SSS members not over 60 years old who are involuntarily separated from employment. These members shall be paid benefits in monthly cash payments equivalent to 50% of the monthly salary credit for two months at most.
Its counterpart measure in the House of Representatives was approved on third and final reading last Jan. 16, 2017. It has been identified by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council as among the priority measures of Congress. — C.A. Aguinaldo


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These dedicated volunteers took office on February 1, 2019 and will serve as AWC leaders through January 31, 2020.
Maxine Margolis is a Canadian born, USA citizen, who calls Parkland, Florida home. After receiving an MA in Architecture and an MA in Town Planning from The University of Miami, Maxine pursued her passion in the form of teaching and writing curriculum for The Design and Architecture Senior School.
In 1995 she moved to New York and started her architectural career and her new life with husband, Jerry Margolis, MD of PMI Thailand/Maldives. Together they have lived in 5 states and 4 countries. They have two children, Hayley at George Washington University and Joshua here at NIST.
Maxine has sat on the Boards of The Currituck Club, The Hammocks Homeowners Association, and Art on Wheels. She looks forward to bringing all these life experiences to the table to make AWC a warm and welcoming place. Contact Maxine.
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