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Etching of the Victorian Parliament House as originally proposed. Its construction was never completed. 1887. Courtesy Kingston Collection.
The two Titans, John O'Shanassy and Thomas Bent, shared similar attributes but there were also differences. Both were politicians and members of the Victorian Parliament serving for more than a decade. Both held large land holdings at various times in what is now the City of Kingston. Both were verbally articulate. Both had a strong strain of egotism. Both served as Premiers of Victoria and were immensely ambitious. But there were significant differences. In age they differed by twenty years. O'Shanassy was a loyal Roman Catholic born at Ballynahow in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1818. Bent, born in 1838 at Penrith, New South Wales, a Protestant, was the eldest son in a family of six children. Their entry into parliament occurred at different times, O'Shanassy in 1851 and Bent in 1871.
John O'Shanassy as a grazier in the Parish of Mordialloc held a squatter's licence authorising him to graze cattle over 40,000 acres of what he described as 'heath cursed country'. He had children born in the district. In 1845 he surrendered this licence, suggesting it was impossible to make sufficient money to pay his servants. He returned to Melbourne taking up the role of shopkeeper but in 1851 successfully stood for parliament, being elected as the member of the Legislative Council for Melbourne. On three occasions he was Premier of the State. From 1877 to 1883 he was the member for Belfast in the Legislative Assembly but he was not a member of Sir Bryan O'Loghlen's ministry in 1881 and during 1882 was impotent in opposition. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1874 and made a papal knight by Puis IX in 1866.
Sir John O'Shanassy. Courtesy Kingston Collection.
Thomas Bent, a market gardener in East Brighton, was elected to the Moorabbin Roads Board in 1863. Over the next forty years he speculated in numerous land purchases in Brighton, Cheltenham and many other locations. He became a powerful figure as at various times he was Mayor of Brighton, President of the Shire of Moorabbin and member for Brighton in the Legislative Assembly in the Victorian parliament. Bent won his first election to parliament by standing against George Higinbotham the sitting member for Brighton in 1871, on the slender margin of fourteen votes, a victory some claim was due to his manipulation of the electoral rolls. Rumours were also circulated that he was encouraged to stand by squatters, papists and publicans a call which he strenuously denied. He said he put his name forward at the solicitation of many neighbours who knew him as collector, auditor, member and two years chairman of their district board. [1] Bent failed in the election of 1894 and retired to a dairy farm in Port Fairy but made a comeback in 1900 as member for Brighton. During this time of retreat he continued his membership of the Brighton and Moorabbin councils. In 1904 he became Premier of Victoria, was knighted in 1908, and died in 1909. At the time of his death he was still the member for Brighton and councillor at both Brighton and Moorabbin.
In 1881 Bent was appointed Commissioner of Railways in the Bryan O'Loghlen government at a time when railways were playing a significant role in providing access to land being subdivided thus facilitating the accumulation of massive profits by speculators. On 20 July1882 the members of the Legislative Assembly sitting in committee debated the merits of legislation, put forward by Bent, detailing priorities and future plans to expand the railway network throughout Victoria. First on the list was an extension to the Brighton line to Picnic Point (Sandringham) and Cheltenham linking up the Brighton and Mordialloc lines. This inclusion was viewed by many politicians as being slipped in despite an earlier agreement that country lines would be given priority. It was during the debate on the Brighton – Cheltenham Line proposed legislation that the sharp interchange between O'Shanassy and Bent occurred.
Thomas Bent, held the positions of President of the Shire of Moorabbin, Mayor of Brighton, Member of the Legislative Assembly and Premier of the State. Courtesy Kingston Collection.
O'Shanassy queried whether the arrangements agreed to on a previous night to postpone suburban lines with the view of considering country lines was to be adhered to. He went on to say he objected to lines being considered on their merits. In his view the suburbs were well supplied with railways. He knew the present and past aspects of the country through which the proposed line to Cheltenham would run. It was a barren wilderness upon which a rabbit could not feed, he said. He acknowledged that with the line to Brighton the coast had become a popular resort for people, and some had settled in the area, but to speak of a large population was bare nonsense. People who visited Brighton to bathe walked to Picnic Point, or picnicked on the Esplanade. In his opinion it was absurd to want to construct a railway to take them to the Point. Railways already existed to Brighton and Cheltenham and that was sufficient.
L. L. Smith, the member for Richmond, agreed the soil was sandy and, at the time, of little value but with manure and water it would make the best vegetable land in the country. While Mr Harris, member for St Kilda, argued the loop line would facilitate the transport of bodies from Brighton, Prahran and St Kilda to the new cemetery being constructed at Frankston.
Defending the government's proposals, Bent pointed out the Brighton-Cheltenham line could be constructed for £10,000 and at that time Brighton residents who wished to visit Mordialloc had to travel via Melbourne. Sir John chipped in asking the Minister What do they want to go to Mordialloc for? He suggested the committee should show strength by declining to accept the bill as not one in a thousand Brighton people would want to go to Mordialloc. Priority should be given to country districts which were dying for want of railway communication.
Bent responded, arguing the market gardeners who cultivated the soil in the district through which the line would run had as a great a right to consideration as the country farmers in sending their crops to market. Bent, using the fact that bricks had been delivered to Brighton North station, as part of his argument, was interrupted again by Sir John with the question Why, cannot they make bricks at Brighton? Bent reacted with the comment The Hon member had better go to the other side of the House suggesting Sir John O'Shanassy should be disciplined for his disruptive behaviour. Discord in the House was the result of this interaction followed by sharp verbal exchanges between the two politicians.
Sir John asked what authority did the Minister of Railways have to tell him where to sit and went on to suggest he would be the person along with others who would put the Minister out from where he is now. Bent suggested O'Shanassy would have the right to complain if he came to the House only to be interrupted and attacked as he worked to do his duty with a threat to put him out of his place.
Sir John said he would do it as soon as he could, indicating he put Bent into office and he would put him out, stressing Bent only got in because of his help.
In a retort Bent claimed the electorate of Brighton respected and had confidence in him. He challenged O'Shanassy to put him out emphasising he didn't want his vote. If I went to Brighton with the support of Sir John O'Shanassy I should not get 100 votes. Many constituents would say, What! You in league with Sir John O'Shanassy, the great squatter. … You have been the friend of the industrial classes all these years, you have done all you can to assist the horny handed sons of the soil … you have done all you can to ameliorate the conditions of the class from which you spring. No never! It would never be believed. … If the Hon. Gentleman, who goes down to Brighton to see the Bishop once or twice a week, were to get all the fulminations he can, he would not make them believe it.
Members of the House protested at the waste of time caused by the pursuit of personal issues. Mr McLean said the behaviour of the Minister of the Crown was contemptible. Members voiced their agreement. This did not prevent O'Shanassy from re-launching his attack. Considering the position and antecedents of the Minister of Railways he has no right to tell me, who have been in Parliament over 30 years, to go to the other side of the House, speaking as he did in the tone of the Czar of Russia. Could flesh and blood stand such a thing? (Laughter) The Hon. Gentleman said he did not want my alliance. How is it that at this moment, when he is at the last gasp of political death, he does not say how he began his political life? He began life – and I do not mention this because the Hon. Member commenced life in a humble way, for I pride myself on having risen from a humble position – but the Hon. Member was in a very humble position when I gave him his first appointment in this colony as electoral registrar of Brighton and he stood against Mr Higinbotham, and was elected through my instrumentality. …. Tonight he says he does not want me, whilst he used my influence to get into the position of Minister of Works, and secondly as Minister of Railways. I have never found in the whole course of my political career a more treacherous political man than the Minister of Railways. He has been treacherous to every party, and will be treacherous to the end. This statement was followed by disorder in the House.
Thomas Bent sits in the Legislative Assembly, Parliament House, Melbourne 1900. Courtesy Kingston Collection.
Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, the leader of the government, pointed out that the members of the Assembly were the ones who should resolve where a large sum of public money should be spent on the railway project rather than letting the decision pass to the members in the Legislative Council. The heated discussion which had taken place was mainly due to Hon. Members interrupting other Hon. Members when they were addressing the committee, and it would be better for the sake of business if these interruptions did not take place.
Mr Longmore, the member for Ripon and Hampden, proposed that the line should stop at Picnic Point rather than continuing to link with the Mordialloc line. Sir Bryan then announced that the government would accept the amendment. The voting that followed had the amendment being passed with a majority of twenty votes. There were forty one 'yes' votes with twenty one against. As might be expected, Sir John O'Shanassy was amongst the no voters demonstrating their opposition to the total idea of the Brighton via Picnic Point to Cheltenham line while Bent voted with the majority accepting the idea of an extension of the line from Brighton Beach to what was to become Sandringham.
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It (ABAS) means alerting the following vehicles in advance by using the advanced brake alert system which the brake light work when removed the pressure on accelerator pedal where as in the present system which the brake lights comes on by applying the pressure on the brake pedal to reduce the vehicle speed or to stop the vehicle according to necessity. Normally brake light works when we apply the pressure on the brake pedal to reduce the vehicle speed or to stop the vehicle, so that we can alert the following vehicles by giving this instruction. In the above mentioned advanced brake alert system (ABAS) the brake lights comes on when removed pressure on the accelerator pedal there by the advanced instruction to the following vehicles for safe driving and keep away from the accidents. By using the (ABAS) we can reduce the sudden accidents effectively and thereby decreasing the accidental deaths
|ABAS, Brake lights, Brake, Accelerator pedal, Vehicle, ABS
|The Vehicle had been started, accelerated and was running on the road. It is now to be stopped. Stopping of the vehicle is as necessary as its starting. Once the vehicle is started, it must be stopped somewhere. Brakes are applied on the wheels to stop the vehicle. Before applying the brakes, acceleration is released to stop the fuel supply system thus the engine develops no more power to run the vehicle, and then the brakes are applied which stop rolling of the wheels on the road and hence the vehicle is stopped. Clutch is also disengaged which connects the engine from transmission system. Thus, when the vehicle is standing, the engine is still running at idling. Create enough deceleration to stop the car as quickly as the driver wishes, without exceeding the drivers comfort level with regard to pedal effort or pedal travel. The brake system coverts the kinetic energy into heat
|In this article, the last in a six-part series on brakes, we'll learn all about anti-lock braking systems -- why you need them, what's in them, how they work, some of the common types and some associated problems. The theory behind anti-lock brakes is simple. A skidding wheel (where the tire contact patch is sliding relative to the road) has less traction than a nonskidding wheel. If you have been stuck on ice, you know that if your wheels are spinning you have no traction. This is because the contact patch is sliding relative to the ice (see brakes: how friction works for more). By keeping the wheels from skidding while you slow down, anti-lock brakes benefit you in two ways: You'll stop faster, and you'll be able to steer while you stop.
|There are four main components to an ABS system:
|Speed sensors
|Speed Sensors
|The anti-lock braking system needs some way of knowing when a wheel is about to lock up. The speed sensors, which are located at each wheel, or in some cases in the differential provide this information. Valves
|There is a valve in the brake line of each brake controlled by the ABS. On some systems, the valve has three positions:
|• In position one, the valve is open; pressure from the brake cylinder is passed right through to the brake.
|• In position two, the valve blocks the line, isolating that brake from the master cylinder. This prevents the pressure from rising further should the driver push the brake pedal harder.
|• In position three, the valve releases some of the pressure from the brake. Pump
|Since the valve is able to release pressure from the brakes, there has to be some way to put that pressure back. That is what the pump does; when a valve reduces the pressure in a line, the pump is there to get the pressure back up.
|The controller is a computer in the car. It watches the speed sensors and controls the valves. ABS at Work
|There are many different variations and control algorithms for ABS systems. We will discuss how one of the simpler systems works. The controller monitors the speed sensors at all times. It is looking for decelerations in the wheel that are out of the ordinary. Right before wheel locks up, it will experience a rapid deceleration. If left unchecked, the wheel would stop much more quickly than any car could. It might take a car five seconds to stop from 60 mph (96.6 kmph) under ideal conditions, but a wheel that locks up could stop spinning in less than a second. The ABS controller knows that such a rapid deceleration is impossible, so it reduces the pressure to that brake until it sees acceleration,[8] then it increases the pressure until it sees the deceleration again. It can do this very quickly, before the tire can actually significantly change speed. The result is that the tire slows down at the same rate as the car, with the brakes keeping the tires very near the point at which they will start to lock up. This gives the system maximum braking power. When the ABS system is in operation you will feel a pulsing in the brake pedal; this comes from the rapid opening and closing of the valves. Some ABS systems can cycle up to 15 times per second.
|Air bags have saved thousands of lives since their introduction in the early 1980s. If you run into something, your air bag can inflate in less than a tenth of a second to protect you from the forces of a head-on collision. There are three parts to an air bag. First, there is the bag itself, which is made of thin, nylon fabric and folded into the steering wheel or the dash board. Then there is the sensor that tells the bag to inflate. It detects a collision force equal to running into a brick wall at 10 to 15 miles per hour (16 to 24 kmph).
|Finally, there is the inflation system. Air bags are actually inflated by the equivalent of a solid rocket booster. Sodium azide (NaN3) and potassium nitrate (KNO3) react very quickly to produce a large pulse of hot nitrogen gas. This gas inflates the bag, which literally bursts out of the steering wheel or dashboard as it expands. About a second later, the bag is already deflating (it has holes in it) in order to get out of your way. In this article, you'll learn about the science behind the airbag, how the device works, what its problems are and where the technology goes from here.
|1) Battery 2) Ammeter 3) Fuse or Circuit Breaker 4) Light Switch 5) Stop Light Switch 6) Stop light. 7) Tail Light 8) License Ligh 9) Tail Light 10) Parking Light 11) Instrument light 12) Instrument switch 13) Dimmer Switch 14) Upper Beam 15) Lower Beam 16) Head Lights Upper Beam 17) Head light lower beam 18) Dome Light Switch 19) Automatic Switch 20) Dome Light 21) Line to generator 22) to ignition switch 23) Beam indicator
|The Present circuit is modified by replacing the operational brake pedal switch by operational accelerator pedal switch to light up the stop light switch.
|Circuit Operation
|The stop light switch is replaced by NC NO micro switch which is operating by the accelerator pedal circuit from the battery positive through a fuse is connected to the "C" (Common) terminal. The NC (normally closed) contact is connected to the stop light switch to "+"ve in put. "-"ve of the stop light is already connected through body earth of the vehicle. Whenever the accelerator pedal is pressed the NC contact is broken by the action of the internal lever mechanism. The battery supply is now connecting from "C" terminal to the NO terminal. Since the NO terminal is left open, the electric supply does not go any further simultaneously since the NC contact, (which is directly connect to the stop light switch), is disconnected from the common terminal NO power supply goes to stop light switch and hence the light does not glow. When the Accelerator pedal is released the contact is again established between C and NC contact of the micro switch, allowing the current to flow to the stop light switch and light it up.
|Material Used
|NC NO micro switch of 25 volts, 1 amp rating used as the system operates on 12 volts vehicle battery.
|By implement the advanced brake alert system (ABAS) we can get the good results in the automobile industry.
|1. Based on above analysis I improved the alert system, so that reduce the fatal accidents
|Some of the advantages of advanced brake alert system (ABAS) are mentioned below.
|1. No additional cost is required.
|2. Easy to Installation.
|3. Decreasing the fatal accidents.
|Keep away the vehicles from accidents there by save the human lives.
|I understand the two things from the above mentioned articles which are mentioned below.
|i. The Anti Locking Brake System (ABS) saying that to stabilize the vehicle on curved path, slippery roads during sudden controlling at high speeds.
|ii. The Air bags are provided to protect the rider after happening of collisions.
|From above two points one thing I can say that the (ABAS) advanced brake alert system is important to avoid the accidents there by percentage of deceased can be reduced prior to fatal accidents by giving the advanced light indications to the following vehicles which will work when release the pressure on the accelerator pedal.
|By using the advanced brake alert system we can give indications to the vehicles thereby reduce the sudden accident.
|[1] Dr. Helmut Schittenhelm, Daimler AG Group Research and Advanced Engineering Driver Assistance and Chassis Systems 71059 Sindelfingen,
[2] C Grover, I Knight, F Okoro, Automated Emergency Braking Systems: Technical requirements, costs and benefits.
[3] Schittenhelm, H: predicting the efficiency of collision mitigation strategies with respect to real world accidents. 3. Conference "Aktive Sicherheit durch Fahrerassistenz", 7-8. April 2008,Garchingbei Munchen;
[4] Schittenhelm, H: The vision of accident free driving- how efficient are we actually in avoiding or mitigating longitudinal real world accidents? ESV Conference; Stuttgart 2009.
[5] Schoneburg,R..,Baumann,K.-H., Fehring, M.: The efficiency of PRE-SAFE Systems in pre-braked Frontal Collision Situations, 22th ESVConference ,paper 11-0207-O, Washington D.C.,USA 2011.
[6] Road Traffic Accidents in korea 2009,, Traffic Accidents Analysis Center, Road Traffic Authority, Korea.
[7] Jan Lundgren, "Eavalution of Saftey Effects of Driver Assistance Systems through Traffic Simulation" Transportation Research record.
[8]Wanki cho, Seungwuk Moon, Sihyoung Lee, and kyongsu Yi, 2010, "Intelligent Vehicle Saftey Control Based on Index plane",AVEC 2010.


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The Dallas Morning news has a biased piece on the two different approaches to health care by McCain and Obama:
Democratic health care proposals may have gotten more attention during the primaries, but Republican John McCain's plan just might be more revolutionary.
The GOP nominee-to-be wants to tax workers on the value of the insurance they receive from employers.
At the same time, everyone would be offered a federal tax credit to help them pay for insurance – whether a company plan or one purchased on their own. Buyers could subtract up to $5,000 from their federal tax tab come April 15. Or they could simply sign over the credit to an insurer in order to purchase coverage.
The goal, Mr. McCain said, is to give those without company-provided health insurance the same tax advantages as those with coverage through work. It would also encourage individuals to shop for less expensive insurance, his supporters say, pushing prices down.
In contrast, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama says he wants to expand Medicaid, the government health care program for the poor, and require employers to either provide health insurance to their workers or contribute to a newly created public insurance program.
Detractors to the McCain tax credit proposal are convinced that being conservative about the status quo is a good thing (when clearly the system is unsustainable) and that equal subsidy of individual insurance is no good in the long term. "Progressives" and special interests are lining up to fight the proposal, though, and notice the language:
"If health benefits became taxable income, yes, I do think that more people would opt out," said Andrew Webber, president and chief executive of the National Business Coalition on Health, a nonprofit group of employer-based health care coalitions, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health.
Bob Queyrouze, who oversees benefits for 1,200 workers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, calls Mr. McCain's plan "radical." "Long term, it would be destructive to the system," Mr. Queyrouze said.
"Radical" is the same terminology Adam Searing uses. He gets his talking points from progressive headquarters in Berkeley, CA or whereever. Why progressives want to cling to the WWII employer-based system is clear: it will keep prices going up. If prices continue to go up, they'll eventually be able to foist fully socialized medicine on the American people by calling the current half-arsed government system "free market" when it most certainly is not. And it's a clever strategy. The left fears the power of the market. They won't get their precious single-payer (socialized) system unless it preserves the status quo. But the status quo is conservative… Look at what the pot is saying about the kettle today.
For more on why tax credits are a great idea, read more here (especially here and here).
-Max Borders


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Buying a business property is a long-term commitment so it is clearly important to make sure that it is going to be a valuable asset (financially and practically) in your business. So, before buying business property, it is important to consider both its current and long term suitability. Three things to consider when making this assessment are:
Freehold or Leasehold
Both have advantages and disadvantages and which one suits you best will depend on your circumstances and your future plans for your business. To help, here are some of the considerations for each:
Initial Outlay: Higher initial cost as the purchase price is all payable at the outset
Ongoing Outlay: Usually no regular payments other than insurance payments
Repair: You will be responsible for all repairs
Security: You own the property outright but it is harder to liquidate the assets
Control: Subject to planning permission you will be able to use and alter your property without anyone else's consent
Initial Outlay: Lower initial cost as you will pay only the rent for the first quarter (i.e. 3 months). You may also have to pay a rent deposit (usually 3 or 6 months' rent)
Ongoing Outlay: Quarterly payments of rent and service charge
Repair: The level of repairs that you are responsible for will depend on what you can negotiate with the Landlord
Security: You don't own it but you can negotiate options to break the lease to give yourself flexibility
Control: You will need to use the property in accordance with the lease and obtain consent for anything different. This is all usually taken care of at lease negotiation stage to ensure that the lease works for you.
Once you have decided whether Freehold or Leasehold is right for you and you have found your ideal property then consider:
Planning Use
You have to use your property in line with the Use Classes Order 1987. Different types of business occupation come within different Use Classes so at the initial stage when you are thinking about taking a commercial property make sure that you know what planning use your business occupation falls into. That ensures that you only view appropriate properties.
It is possible to change planning use and if your perfect property has the wrong planning use then don't give up on it. One option is to use a conditional contract so that you agree to take the property but only if you obtain a planning permission changing the Authorised Use to your use.
Also consider what planning uses the properties around your potential property have? Is the area going to continue to be one where your business can thrive?
Ability to Grow/Change
A property is a commitment so it is important that it fits in with your business plan for the future. Does it provide scope for you to grow and/or change working procedures?
If you decide to buy a freehold property can you take on a larger property than you need and sub-let floors which you can expand into later?
If you go with leasehold then can you take one floor of a building with an option to take more as you grow?
Alternatively is there a possibility that you may need less space in the future – not because you are down-sizing your business, but for example, because flexible working and hot-desking will become an option therefore requiring less office space?
In which case is the property suitable for underletting parts to other businesses?
These are 3 key things to think about when you have made the decision to acquire a property.
We pride ourselves in helping you through the process by carrying out the detailed due diligence investigations and explaining the complexities to you in simple plain English.
Jane Webber, LawBite Property Lawbrief.
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Friends can wreck havoc on your desire to be fit. They can sweet talk you into dinner and a movie when you wanted to hit the gym.
Friends can also help you become fit and keep you fit. The trick is picking the right ones. Don't abandon the dinner and movie friends, just pick up a few new spin class and a few laps of the pool friends.
5 Ways Your Friends Can Keep You Fit
1. Inspiration
Is there someone in your group of friends that has completed a physical fete you dream of doing yourself. Use them to keep you motivated. Every time you want to give up remind yourself of them and how at one time they had to be a newbie just like you, after all we don't all come out of the womb completing an Ironman. (yep I got a friend who has done an Ironman and I use her to inspire myself often).
2. Companionship
As an introvert I crave alone time but too much alone time and I start getting quirky. I love running once a week with my pal I affectionately call "the redhead runner". We chat away the miles together.
3. Accountability
I started running consistently at the same time the redhead runner decided to take up running for the first time. We quickly started our once a week running ritual. Knowing I had to keep up with her that one day a week, made me stick to my routine the rest of the week, I did not want to let her down.
4. Motivation
Nothing makes you spring out of bed at 4:30 in the morning like knowing you are going to keep your friend waiting if you don't quickly run downstairs get your running gear on and get driving to your meeting place.
Besides having to be on time for someone though, friends can also motivate you by cheering you on, and encouraging you to push further.
5. Fun
I could spend days retelling funny stories of things that have happened to my friends and I while running.The redhead runner and I giggle so hard on some runs we get stitches in our side.
For instance there was this one time we saw raccoons ahead and decided to holler and clap to scare away them away only to discover a lady out on her front porch drinking her morning coffee looking a bit confused.
So grab a friend who desires to get and stay fit just as much as you do and start using each other to stay motivated and dedicated and most importantly have fun building memories together.
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Grief and loss are a part of our human experience. We experience loss in many forms. However, no loss compares to the actual bottom dropping out of your world kind of loss that happens when you lose someone that you love deeply and dearly. This type of loss physically hurts and feels emotionally devastating.
Part of grieving requires finding a new center, because you must now live in a world in which you can no longer access your loved one. A loved one often helps us to feel anchored so these types of losses can feel destabilising. I often explain to my clients who are grieving, that the physical pain and sense of being lost are normal with this kind of grief. It's tough to handle and it can be overwhelming but it is normal.
One of the hardest parts of losing someone you love is that your world seems to stop while other people's go on. There is a time frame of initial support that drops off, not because people don't care, but because their lives are busy and they haven't lost someone who helps them feel grounded in life. In this period you may find there is an intense pressure to "move on".
You may feel that you "can't move on." You may experience resistance to the concept of moving on because it may seem like forgetting your loved one. Like many people, I work with the two words "moving on" may become two words that you hate hearing.
I suggest an alternative lens to view your new life without your loved one. I propose the concept "moving forward with the loss." The idea being that you keep living, but you take the loss of your loved one with you on your life journey.
The approach I take to loss is one modelled on the approach of William J Worden, a foremost expert in grief. His model discusses tasks of grieving and what I like most about it is that it is fluid – you can move between the steps and complete them in any order. The model allows you to find a way to carry the loss with you but continue to live.
Worden's tasks of grieving are:
Task 1: Accept the reality of the loss.
In the initial stages of grief, you may feel disbelief and shock. Your loss may seem like a bad dream and your mind may suggest that maybe it is all a big mistake and your loved one will walk through the door soon. A vital task of grieving is to accept that your loss is real and unchanging.
Task 2: To work through the pain of the grief.
Acknowledging the feelings and working with the emotions is an important task. Sadness, fear, loneliness, despair, hopelessness, anger, guilt, blame, shame and relief are common. Denying feelings and cutting off emotionally do not help you resolve feelings of loss in the longer term. Unfortunately, Western culture may reward you for this by remarking how well you are coping, how strong you are, etc. Good grieving involves feelings, all of them in their imperfect way.
Task 3: To adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing.
In this task, your goal is to adjust to your loved one not being there. This can be from very practical things like taking over roles and responsibilities but also finding new support and connections.
Task 4: To find an enduring connection with the deceased while embarking on a new life. This task is about finding a way to stay connected with your loved one while still living and creating meaning for yourself. I think of this as allowing thoughts and feelings about your loved one but also allowing yourself to engage in a life that is yours.
It is normal to miss someone, feel sad and sometimes lost when you lose someone you love. Even many years later, anniversaries such as birthdays, the festive season or the death date may provoke strong feelings of loss. It is normal to grieve at these times.
If after the first month after the death of your loved one, you continue to isolate yourself, struggle with your daily functions, spend days in bed, or have suicidal ideation you are most likely experiencing complicated grief. Allow yourself to seek specialist help. It is not normal to become depressed, so seek help if you see signs of depression in yourself or someone you know who is grieving. Contact a psychologist who works with grief or make an appointment with your doctor.
Grieving takes time. It is a journey that we all take at some time in our lives. If you are grieving, a combination of being gentle enough with yourself that you can feel your grief but firm enough that you don't give up on life is best.


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The Clean &Environmentally Sustainable Transportation (CEST) Program under the Gas Flare Monetization Projects, a strategic alliance between Nigeria's biggest Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) distributor and pioneer in "Virtual Gas Pipeline Supply", POWERGAS, and the Austrian clean tech company ETEFA have introduce gas-fired city buses for public transport.
The introduction of the gas-fired city buses and trucks is expected to save Nigeria over US$ 2.5 billion per year by reducing fuels costs by over 30%.
This was revealed during the ETEFA and Powergas Nigeria press briefing in the Austrian Embassy, supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in Lagos.
Natural Gas Flaring is one of the biggest environmental disasters of Nigeria. Annually over 7 billion Standard Cubic Meter (SCM) of Natural Gas is being flared in Nigeria, leading to casualties of up to 2,500 individuals in the Niger Delta Region (due to gas flare related pollution & emissions). Gas flare emissions are contributing to 20% of the entire Greenhouse Gases (GHG) of the country and are causing a massive waste of energy and financial resources.
Sumeet Singh, GM of Powergas, reiterated the company's commitment to positively contributing to the clean environment of Nigeria. According to him, Nigeria's annual diesel importation is the same as the Natural Gas being flared. "We know that Diesel imports are US Dollar dependent, hence increasing the cost of fuel and decreasing the country's scarce forex reserves."
Natural Gas on the other hand is one of the most environmentally friendly energy sources and a domestically available natural resource. Nigeria has the largest gas reserves in Africa.
Gas Flare Reduction Program sponsored projects can clean and process flare gas into Natural Gas, along with other by-products like Propane, Butane, LPG, etc. If all of Nigeria's Gas Flare is captured and processed – it can power up to 200,000 big city buses orheavy-duty trucks.
Introduction of gas-fired city buses for public transport would significantly lower ticket prices for passengers. This would especially have a positive impact on the lower income populace who spend up to 40% of their monthly income on public transport.
In order to show the full potential of the economies of the CNG city buses, ETEFA developed together with leading European partners a high quality 12-meter CNG City Bus prototype (Euro 5) for the special needs and infrastructure requirements in Nigeria. The prototype is currently built, and local testing shall start with strategic local partners mid-2019. The bus will especially European norms in economics and sustainability with a targeted lifespan of a minimum of 15 years, low operating costs and costs of investment close to the level of Chinese buses.
Powergas will provide all the necessary infrastructure for supply of flare gas based CNG and ETEFA will supply highly efficient gas engines and associated technology.
According to Johann Rieger, CEO of ETEFA, the company is ready to support local manufacturers with transfer of technology to manufacture this world class buses in future under license directly in Nigeria. Depending on test results and respective orders, local serial production could be started by one of the well-established car manufacturers in Nigeria already in 2020.
This will create additionally hundreds of high skilled working places in manufacturing and maintenance of buses, and support local partners to build a sustainable, cost efficient and clean transportation platform in the country and dramatically reduce damages to the local environment and health of people.


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Tuskegee Futbol Youth International
Dingani Nkuchwayo came a long way to be in Alabama , over 8,000 miles, from Bulawayo , Zimbabwe , Dingani's place of birth, to Tuskegee . After coming to America and spending his teenage years in Georgia , Dingani says, "I visited Tuskegee and here I am." That's his simple explanation for calling the Black Belt home.
And what Dingani wants to do in the Black Belt is also simple. He wants to help, to give and improve. By this creed he defines himself.
"My overall interest in life is not materialistic," Dingani said. "I'm only satisfied when I'm helping someone. It's the only way to realize one's value."
Dingani's method of helping, giving and improving is Tuskegee Futbol Youth International, a program he founded in 1998. The program is a nonprofit organization that brings community youth together through the sport of soccer.
"Last year we had 20 children competing," Dingani said. "We practice in Tuskegee and compete in Montgomery against YMCA sponsored teams."
Tuskegee Futbol Youth International is more than just a series of soccer games, however. It serves a deeper purpose. The idea behind TFYI is to educate, to teach culture and understanding, to keep children away from drugs and to improve the community itself.
"We want the children to grow spiritually and educationally," Dingani said. "We want them to have a sense of volunteerism, to realize they can be involved in the alteration of their communities."
Soccer, Dingani says, teaches children many valuable traits that will go with them into adulthood, among them communication and teamwork. Dingani's program encourages positive traits off the field as well.
"We really want the children to have mentors, someone to look up to," Dingani said. "Some of the older kids at TFYI teach the younger ones, they become leaders among their peers. The younger children eventually become teachers themselves, being big brothers to the ones below them. The cycle repeats itself. Its enrichment."
Aside from producing leaders and developing communication, TFYI also seeks to improve the community by teaching good health habits.
"I never put any candy bars in the vending machines," Dingani said. "I serve the children juices instead of soft drinks. They are encouraged to eat healthy, to take care of themselves."
Health is an area where Dingani plans to expand. He has been in contact with the nursing department at Tuskegee University and hopes to have them involved in the spring.
"I hope to have them at all our practices and games," Dingani said. "We are planning for them to set up tables and distribute fruit and juice, as well as bringing health information for the children to take to their parents."
Dingani also wishes to expand TFYI's educational goals. Beginning in 2006, TFYI will teach second languages to interested children. Dingani's wife Sakinah, a linguist who will join Dingani soon in Tuskegee , will head this area of the program.
Another of Dingani's plans, though still far on the horizon, is to take the TFYI children on a field trip to Africa , where Dingani is involved in Africa Learn and Play, a program similar to TFYI. Africa Learn and Play also utilizes community soccer and gathers used computers to teach computer skills to children there.
"Our grant from the Black Belt Community Foundation helped a lot with our immediate needs," Dingani said. "We were able to purchase soccer equipment like goals, uniforms, cleats and soccer balls, as well as refreshments for the children. We collect used items for Africa Learn and Play. As long as something is still in good shape and not being used, we clean it up and give it to them."
TFYI has expanded to the point that Dingani hopes to start a league for children 4 to 7 years old in the spring. He plans to target 100 children from Macon and Montgomery counties and hopes that at least 60 will participate.
TFYI has come a long way from the six children that were signed on when the program began. But even with TFYI's humble beginnings Dingani found that his service has become a highly valued activity in the community.
"I started out going door to door, asking children if they wanted to be involved in soccer," Dingani said. "When I asked them to play they never said yes or no, they always said 'where's the ball?'
"So in the beginning I would go into a community and drop a soccer ball on the ground, the children would come and we would play and practice right there," Dingani said.
TFYI is one of dozens of organizations that receive funds from the Black Belt Community Foundation. With headquarters in Selma , BBCF is a nonprofit community foundation whose purpose is to improve conditions in the 12-county Black Belt area of Alabama , including Macon County of which Tuskegee is the county seat. Dr. Carol P. Zippert of Eutaw is chair of the foundation's Board of Directors. Felecia Jones is executive director.


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Feds to deliver more than $19B to provinces and territories in COVID-19 support
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that a $19 billion deal has been reached between the federal government and the provinces and territories to help local economies rebound from the pandemic.
Trudeau said the funds will help communities prepare for a potential second wave and will go towards boosting testing capabilities, stockpiling personal protective equipment, and advancing municipal transportation.
The funds are a revisal to a pre-announced "safe-restart agreement" that had an initial price tag of $14 billion. Talks have been ongoing over the last several weeks between the federal government and the provinces and territories over the scale of support needed.
"We've been working with our provincial and territorial partners to outline what needs to be done over the next six to eight months to safely restart our economy," said the prime minister during a press briefing in Ottawa.
"As part of this agreement we've outlined seven priority areas on which to focus our efforts."
He said this includes more testing and contact tracing, enhanced support for vulnerable communities – including seniors in long-term care facilities – and ensuring adequate childcare capacity.
"Our towns and cities have been at the forefront of responding to COVID-19. Cities must remain up and running if our economy is to eventually get back up and running. If cities aren't equipped for a safe restart, people will not be safe."
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joined the prime minister on Thursday as she has during the 15 first ministers' calls throughout the pandemic.
She touted the federal and provincial governments' "team Canada" approach to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our shared public health goal has been to save the lives of Canadians, to protect the health of Canadians, and to prevent our health-care system from being overwhelmed. Our shared economic goal has been to ensure that no Canadian goes hungry or is made homeless because of the economic shutdown," she said.
She too underscored the need to support cities in their pandemic fight.
"We know that if our cities are not equipped for a safe restart, including when it comes to transit, Canada won't be either."
Freeland also reflected on COVID-19's disproportionate impact on women and families. She said beyond mandating mandatory 10-day paid sick leave, the agreement will address mechanisms to support women returning to work.
As detailed in last week's fiscal snapshot, women have faced a much steeper decline in job loss since the pandemic took hold across the country and recent statistics show men are rebounding at a rate twice as fast as women as economies reopen.
There's been a mounting call by activists for governments to address childcare needs across the country given the uncertainty around sending kids back to school in the fall. Many have criticized reopening plans that have prioritized the reopening of bars and malls instead of these facilities.
Asked whether the deal could be extended beyond six to eight months, Trudeau said the government would remain committed to supporting his provincial counterparts.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has since weighed in on the $19-billion agreement, of which Ontario will collect $7 billion, saying he applauds the federal government's efforts to help rebuild local communities at the front lines of the pandemic.
"This historic agreement proves what we can do as a nation when we stand united," Ford said during a news conference on Thursday.
"My friends, make no mistake, by standing united, by standing together as a province, Ontario was in a strong position to get a deal from the federal government."
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) President Bill Karsten also issued a statement reflecting on the unexpected hardships cities have faced trying to keep their communities safe, and the need for a "non-traditional" stimulus approach to enable recovery.
"FCM has been clear: there's no full recovery without strong municipalities, and we are pleased to see the prime minister acknowledge this," said Karsten.
"We thank the federal government for its leadership on this crucial way forward. We are calling on all orders of government — including provincial and territorial — to do their part to ensure municipalities get this financial support efficiently."


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I came across this lady selling vintage jewellery and the packaging was so cute! So I could not resist. They were €6.
The pedestiran lights are different in Germany and
they had a lot of mechanised products these earrings
just caught my eyes I think they are SO cool! These were a little pricey at €9.95
And I had to get a t-shirt of course, I was thinking of getting one of those I ♥ Berlin ones but I didn't this was €5.
So that was everything I got!
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Anne Hathaway, Shailene Woodley, Ryan Gosling, Nicole Kidman, and more were photographed at the 22nd Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening in Beverly Hills, California. Scroll through to find out who else attended the event and what they wore!
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