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Medical experts in the North East have welcomed radical proposals to change the way that emergency services are provided.
A major review of the NHS has concluded that a two-tier A&E should be created to ease pressure on an "emergency service at its limit".
Leaders here say the region is already leading the way and Northumberland's newest hospital will deliver exactly this sort of care.
NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh said the current system is under "intense, growing and unsustainable pressure" caused by increasing numbers of people turning to A&E, an ageing population and "confusion" over existing services.
For those who do need to go to hospital for emergency treatment, he said two types of A&E should be created - emergency centres for assessing patients and starting treatment, and major emergency centres providing specialist care, such as for strokes or heart attacks.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently building a new specialist emergency care hospital at Cramlington, dedicated to dealing with patients needing urgent treatment.
Emergency care consultants will be working 24/7 providing a service for the 500,000 population of North Tyneside and Northumberland when the premises opens in 18 months time.
Yesterday, experts at the Trust were delighted with the review and said the North East was helping to lead the way in future delivery of emergency treatment.
Prof Keogh's report calls for an overhaul of the system in England to treat more people in their own homes and keep them out of A&E.
He insisted the changes were not about closing local A&E departments, but about creating a safe service that could cope with increasing demand.
Under the Northumbria Healthcare plans, North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham general hospitals will become centres of excellence for planned operations, diagnostics, cancer care and outpatients.
David Evans, medical director at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been involved in giving expert views for the Prof Keogh report.
He said: "It is a very good document and it will start to make a difference, that has been quite overdue. The really good thing about the report is that it is not just about hospitals but about the whole way people access urgent care, and supporting people to get the right care and closer to home.
"We started talking about the new emergency care hospital as much as 12 years ago, but it takes a long, long time to get things into place.
"The new emergency care hospital in Cramlington puts us in a good position to deliver services that are in-keeping with the report."
The report also proposes bringing together the current range of walk-in centres, urgent care centres and minor injury units under one banner name - urgent care centres.
This is to avoid the confusion over where to go for help, which leaves substantial numbers of patients heading to A&E.
The plans would see between 70 and 100 emergency centres developed in hospitals, alongside 40 to 70 major emergency care centres.
The emergency centres would assess and start treatment for patients, arranging transfer to more specialist centres if needed.
Major emergency centres would be larger units, capable of assessing and starting treatment for all patients, but also providing specialist care, such as for heart attacks, strokes, paediatrics or major trauma.
Prof Keogh said: "We are here really because A&E is creaking at the seams. It's not broken but it is struggling.
"In many senses, our A&Es have become victims of their own success because they function as a safety net for people who are worried, frightened, anxious or in pain and therefore have problems that concern them.
"When A&Es become very busy it means other parts of the system are creaking as well, they are under stress."
The review sets out plans to reorganise care over the next three to five years and said out-of-hours services must become more effective.


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|Cold morning climb on Old 59
|Sue and Natalia at the start on Mass Ave
But here, everybody just chilled out, and I must say to my amazement, rode in a orderly and carefree fashion until we all well out of town. People were laughing and saying hi to friends. It was the most sane thing I've ever witnessed.
All the glitter boys got up front - and that's okay. They too took things nice and easy, and really the ride started out of town with the first big-ass hill and introduction of the wind. Of course the Wind wins the day!
A great breakfast there put on by Sunflower -
Some people were just wanting to do the 45 mile, while others were trying to decide about the 80 mile course. Me I made up my mind to ride the 80, and loaded up with as much of the free stuff as I could - lines for the bathroom get long, and food lines long too - so best if you have to wait your turn for a porta-john you don't have to wait for food - eat while in line.
Natalia thought it was funny that I stashed one of the large bread rolls in my jersey and she wanted a picture.
|Mile 50
I did ride with several people on and off, just to chat and have a friend - which is very much appreciated by everyone at all levels. Very fast dudes would slow down, talk with me for a bit, then see a chance to roll on. I did the same. Really it was windy and there was a chill - and there were many hills! Why just go out and kill yourself?
There was no traffic on many of these roads, and the colors of the trees were such that it was a vivid show of Fall and the season coming on. And very serene silence took over for many miles as I could feel and almost hear my heart working to get me up and over the next hill.
Soon a friendly group of about 15 riders came up and I jumped in the pace line - this took me close to the end with only about 10 miles to go. I was sure glad they showed up as we all talked and laughed and looked at and pointed to deer watching us go past, and wild turkeys nervously peering through patches of Winter Wheat. They were much faster than me but they weren't in a hurry.
As we got closer to Lawrence, the group got into urban ride mode and they formed up into what seemed a platoon of men and machine and flew away.
I was not far behind, and when we got into Downtown, the group flung apart as people went their way home or to their cars - no medals or awards to give out to the Speedy Weedies - so the ride is done.
I wanted a big bowl of the famous stew promised to all at the end of the ride - like a picnic lunch and dinner in the park. There were all my friends looking like I felt - tired and glad to be finished - warming themselves in the warm sun that finally came out.
Two bowls of soup later - a few jokes - and many stories about the ride, I rode home back to the Little House to take a two hour nap. And all was good!
Cheers! Bruce

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The reason why many of us are stuck in slow growth is we don't have the courage to follow our dreams. A lot of folks, even though they claim to be independent and think their thoughts are actually walking robots. You are waiting for your Dad, or mum, or Uncle to decide what you should become in life.
I meet people who tell me they don't want to offend their folks by going after their dreams. Some think they don't know what's good for them, so they live their lives; take up careers; enter relationships based on the recommendations and validation of other people.
Unfortunately I haven't read, seen, or heard about anyone who made an impact, lived happily and at peace with himself by doing and being the person designed by others. Even Christ Himself proved this to others when He told His Mother (Mary) who was looking for Him, "I must go about the business of my Heavenly Father."
Greatness is knowing your purpose, pursuing it stubbornly and aggressively. Some of you follow the trends of circumstances in the society instead of trending yourself. Folks, "He who relies on circumstances to bring him what he desires, will only receive from circumstances the things he doesn't desire."
Stopping living your life waiting for some sudden wind of good luck to blow good opportunities for you…you will wait all your life and nothing tangible may show up. To get anything worthwhile from life, you must go after, keep chasing until you hunt them down. Remember the people who eat real food are those who sit on the table. If you hide under the table you will be getting the crumbs if any fall of from the plate of the eaters.
Stop wasting your life thinking you don't want to hurt your parents or guardians feelings by disobeying them if you go after your dreams. Unquestioned obedience is only expected from babies, not young adults or adults like. Believe me from, my experience in life, your family will respect you the day tell them no, and set about going after your dreams.
I look at my life, as a first child in family my parents naturally expected me to stay around, doing family business and providing guidance to my siblings. But following that part will mean giving up on my purpose. Yes I would've had access to better finances, but it would have made me become comfortable with mediocrity.
It wasn't an easy decision to tell my parents my mission, but whether they tell me or not, deep down I know they respect me for being disobedient once. Now I am pursuing my dreams. Is it easy for me? NO. Is it challenging? YES. Am I happy and fulfilled? YES. Have I achieved the successes yet? No, but the process, the journey, the lessons and experiences, I can't trade for whatever comforts I am not having.
"The boy or girl who passively submits every question, or decision to his parents or family, is a source of comfort as a baby, but a source of humiliation as a man or woman….Life is ruthless. It rides over and grinds to dust every person who cannot stand up for himself/herself."
Dare to live your greatest life!


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Advisory Committee Named for UC Riverside Chancellor Search
Jane Close Conoley from UC Santa Barbara will lead the campus while the committee works on the search
University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (Dec. 20) announced the appointment of an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the national search for a new chancellor to lead UC Riverside. Sherry Lansing, chair of the Board of Regents, also appointed five regents to serve.
Outgoing Chancellor Timothy P. White, an internationally-renowned biology and physiology researcher, plans to leave the University of California on Dec. 30 to become chancellor of the California State University system.
White became Riverside's eighth chancellor in 2008 and launched an ambitious 10-year strategic plan to take the campus to new levels of nationally recognized excellence. During his tenure, the Riverside campus grew to more than 21,000 students. White also established the foundation of a UC Riverside School of Medicine, obtaining start-up resources and hiring the school's first dean.
"Chancellor White generated tremendous momentum for UC Riverside," said President Yudof. "It's critical that we find the right leader to continue Riverside on its current trajectory and propel it to even greater heights of academic excellence and public service."
Jane Close Conoley, dean of UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, will serve as acting chancellor of UC Riverside until the appointment of a successor to Chancellor White.
The members of the search advisory committee for the UC Riverside chancellor include:
- UC Regents Eddie Island, Fred Ruiz, Jonathan Stein, Bruce D. Varner and Charlene Zettel
- Faculty representatives Robert Powell, chair of the UC Academic Senate and professor of chemical engineering and materials science, UC Davis; Mayfair Yang, professor of religious studies, UC Santa Barbara; Jose Wudka, professor of physics and astronomy, UC Riverside; Yolanda Moses, professor of anthropology, UC Riverside; and Neal Schiller, professor of biomedical sciences, UC Riverside
- Staff representative Robert Wolfer, information technology manager, UC Riverside
- Student representatives Liam Dow, president, Associated Students, UC Riverside (undergraduate student representative); and Aaron Jones, chairman, Student Services Fee Advisory Committee, UC Riverside (graduate student representative)
- Alumni representative Mary Schuler, president of the UC Riverside Alumni Association
- UC Riverside Foundation representative Thomas T. Haider, M.D, member of the UC Riverside Foundation board of trustees
- Ex-officio committee members UC President Mark G. Yudof, convener of the committee; and Sherry Lansing, chair of the Board of Regents
The committee's first meeting will be held Jan. 10, 2013 at UC Riverside, where committee members and invited guests will gather in closed session. The daylong forum will include remarks by President Yudof, followed by separate sessions with various campus constituency groups. The president and committee members also will participate in a luncheon with alumni, donors and community leaders.
The advisory committee will be involved in recruiting, screening and conducting interviews with candidates for the position. The committee's work will be scheduled so that candidates can be presented to President Yudof for consideration and a recommended nominee submitted to the Board of Regents, tentatively by July 2013.
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We're nearly on to the second month – have you organized your journal yet? Just a thought. The in-class work on Tuesday, September 22nd is a gift – a gift of time. Although I could easily assign the Plato reading as homework, I want you to think about the text and to do so without consulting outside sources. Start by critically reading the text distributed in class and assume that you'll need to show evidence of your reading/thinking as well as demonstrate your knowledge of the text. Stay away from outside sources to understand this text – but do come with questions you have regarding the central point of the article.
DON'T READ THE WHOLE THING! Read to this point –
Most true, he replied.
And the only life which looks down upon the life of political ambition is that of true philosophy. Do you know of any other?


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Its a very common question: How does the cost of a nursing home compare to an assisted living community.
Nursing Homes are required to provide intensive, 24-hour skilled nursing and related care, therefore their costs are much higher than residential-style Assisted Living. In Massachusetts those who pay privately for a Nursing Home placement spend on average $10,000 – $12,000+ per month. Once a senior's private assets run out, a subsidized "medicaid bed" in a Nursing Home would be a lower cost than most Assisted Living communities. (Here's a great post that covers more ways to compare nursing homes and assisted living residences.)
For seniors who need a helping hand but do not require around-the-clock skilled nursing care (they may be frail, but they are not sick), Assisted Living is a much better alternative to a Nursing Home placement, and not just because it's a more affordable option. Assisted Living promotes independence and emphasizes wellness in a dignified community setting. Nursing homes take care of people who are sick and need round-the-clock skilled nursing care; their institutionalized settings are not conducive to encouraging independence.
For years seniors who had some daily personal care needs had nowhere else to go – nursing home placement was the feared but only option. Today, there are many options available to seniors that offer appropriate types of personalized care and a broad array of services and amenities in a place to call home that offers more cheerful surroundings, privacy, space and dignity than typically found in a nursing home, and at a lower cost.
Senior Living Residences' Assisted Living Expense Calculator has a comprehensive list of all of
these living expenses that you should be looking at
when making this financial comparison.
Here is a breakdown of average monthly costs of the most common senior living options (in Massachusetts):
|Nursing homes
|$10,000 – $12,000+
|Home health care live in
(overnight "sleeping" or "awake" staff)
|$9,000 – $17,000
(living expenses are extra)
|Home health daily assistance
(6 hours a day)
| $4,140 – $5,040
(living expenses are extra)
|Assisted Living communities
|$3,200 – $7,500
|Assisted Living communities (memory care)
|$5,500 – $9,500
We have recently written a blog post comparing assisted living costs to home health care that you may also be interested in.


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Cancer is WAY too popular. Everywhere I turn it's like there's another story about cancer. Treating it, trials for it, testimonies about it and of course loss from it. I probably never really noticed it before, but I dare you to pick up any paper today and not find a story about cancer. I guess it bugs me so much because if I'm really honest about how I feel, deep down inside, I have to admit:
11. I'm scared of cancer.
I don't want to be. I love and trust God, but I'm human and he knows that. I feel great, but then I read a news article about a 44 year old mother of 3 losing her battle with breast cancer. Then I go to her inspirational blog and I read about how she felt when her close cancer friend died 15 months before and she writes about being so afraid that would be her and I now know, it IS her and I can't help but think – will it be me? I'm scared.
I'm scared because I know the world doesn't make sense. I know we lose loved ones we wish we had more time with, things happen that seem unthinkable, people experience things they never dreamed of. I know life is unexpected. So, it could be me. I have no more right to live than Jennifer Rae Beck did at 44 or her friend Ruthie, or countless others. I don't deserve it more. I'm not smarter, prettier, funnier, kinder. I can't win it by works. Ruthie had a wonderful ministry and even had a license plate frame that said "Can't Do Cancer Without God", and I agree, you can't. But that doesn't mean that when you do it with him you're going to live.
So what do you do?
People love to say 'Live like you're dying'. That's stupid. If I lived like I was dying, I'd end up in jail. There are things I would want to do that I shouldn't unless I was dying, but God willing, that's going to be a long time from now. So I can't do that. I still have to plan, think, prepare, teach my children right from wrong, work hard, be responsible. I still have to live like I'm going to be here tomorrow and many more tomorrows after that, so that doesn't work, no matter how many songs are written about it.
I can't let it paralyze me. I'm raising 2 girls and God willing they are going to grow up to be women, moms who too will impact other lives – namely their children. Especially as a single mom, I don't have the luxury of curling up in a ball, thinking the world is coming to an end and that someone else will pick up the pieces around me. I have to continue to engage this thing we call life and I believe that knowing my girls need me, now and in the future, has been my greatest motivation.
So that leaves me with one option – just do it. Not in the Nike way, but have you seen the Shia LaBeouf inspirational video? It's totally crazy. But today, it hit me. It's not about just living. It's not about just continuing to get the opportunity to live. It's the opportunity to DO it. To do more. To be more. To challenge myself more. To give more. To love more. To pray more. To serve more. To laugh more. To grow more. It's the opportunity to live past the dream of being alive. Because if it's one more day, one more year, ten more years, thirty more years, it's MORE. And what more can I really ask for than just that?
Each day matters more to me now than it did 8 months ago. Each day since December 3, 2014 is worth more than it was before diagnosis day. Each moment is more special. Each relationship more rewarding. Each lesson more powerful.
Being afraid of cancer doesn't make me more anything, it makes me less likely to be more of everything I want to be and do. So I'm done with that. No more.


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Deputy coroners talk about the heartbreaks, satisfactions
September 9, 2004
Nobody ever wants to meet the coroner.
Weld County's deputy coroners handle all the macabre duties of death. They pick up bodies, break the news to families and help find out how people died.
"We're sort of like ghosts in the night," says Chris Robillard, one of Weld's deputy coroners.
Sometimes, it's a rough job. But the deputy coroners believe that by attending to the dead, they serve the living.
"You just don't get emotionally involved," Robillard said. "You detach from it. You remember it's not your emergency, and you're there to help."
And that's why most deputy coroners do the job: to help people.
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Dr. Stephen Cina is Weld County's coroner and is a medical doctor and forensic pathologist. Based at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, he conducts autopsies on required cases in Weld. He and Larimer coroner Dr. Patrick Allen, also cover deaths in southern Wyoming and much of northern Colorado: "As the medical examiner, I'm a doctor and all the citizens of Weld County are my patients. And I'm the last doctor most of these patients will ever see."
Cina is assisted by several deputies who respond to traumatic deaths such as car accidents and suicides. The coroners essentially act as medical investigators, although they scoff at comparisons to Hollywood television dramas such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
"It's a lot more gritty than those TV shows," says Mark Ward, a coroner's deputy.
Tom Shimp is Weld County's chief deputy coroner. Corinna Pina-Belmarez, Robillard and Ward are the other full-time deputy coroners, and Marcia Vincent does the job part time with two others.
All have varying backgrounds and reasons for getting into the profession.
"It's the kind of job everybody is interested in but nobody wants to do," said Ward, who has been a deputy coroner for about three years.
Before becoming a coroner's investigator, Ward was in the military police and later investigated bodily injury claims for an insurance company. Robillard was a volunteer emergency medical technician. Shimp was a police officer. Pina-Belmarez attended mortuary school.
Vincent has a degree in psychology and was motivated to become a deputy coroner for personal reasons: Her aunt was poisoned in a nursing home.
"I think for families that lose a loved one, that's got to be the hardest thing in their life," Vincent said. "I just want to be part of that process to help families with closure and, in certain cases, find justice."
In Weld's system, Cina performs all autopsies, but the deputies assist with their own cases. Deputy coroners will break the rib cage, remove the scalp, take the brain out. Cina examines the tissue.
In an autopsy, the coroners can determine causes of death that might signal a public health risk or occupational hazard. They can find hereditary medical problems that could help save a life, if discovered early in a patient's relatives. They can unearth highway and motor vehicle risks that, if fixed, could improve safety. They testify in court in abuse and homicide cases.
The autopsy is one of the more challenging aspects of the job, many deputy coroners said. And though it's not required, a medical background certainly helps.
But decades of experience in medicine can't prepare everyone for the worst — and best, they say — part of a coroner's job: Notifying the dead person's family.
A coroner has to be matter-of-fact when breaking the bad news.
"People want to know, right now, what happened," Shimp said.
The deputies always try to notify a family in person, and they try to take a victim's advocate with them. Or a police officer. Or a minister. If they can't make it to the house themselves, they make sure another county's coroner or police officer does.
They also usually stay with the families for hours to answer questions and provide comfort.
"We're not there five minutes and drop a bomb and walk out the door," Shimp said.
The deputies often receive thank-you cards from grateful victims' families. But initially, bereaved ones' reactions range from stoic to ballistic, Robillard said. People will sometimes sit silently and cry. Others will laugh, as if they don't believe it. Still others will become violent and upset, perhaps putting the deputies in danger. Ward said it's dangerous to tell a gang member's family, for instance, that their loved one has died.
"You've just crushed their whole world," Ward said. "Interacting with the survivors is probably one of the most difficult things."
But. he and the others agree, it's also one of the most satisfying because they know they have helped.
Sometimes, death cases bother the coroners as much as anyone. They're human, too, after all.
Ward says a coroner's reaction often hinges on where the coroner is in his or her own life.
"If you had a tragedy in your own family, it will bother you more," he said. "If you get a lot of certain kinds of cases, that's going to grind you down."
He said one violent car accident on Interstate 25 a few years ago deeply troubled him, and he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
"It was just horrific — it bothered me to no end," he said. He talked about it a lot with his colleagues.
"Who else can I talk to but Chris and Tom and Corinna? No one else would understand. Because they've seen it, they understand. They know."
Weld's coroner system changed from an elected to appointed coroner in January 2003. Most Colorado counties elect their coroners, and there are almost no required qualifications. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and live in the county for at least six months prior to the election.
But once chosen, a coroner-elect must take certain classes and certifications.
Dr. Stephen Cina, Weld's coroner, and all his deputies are certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators. Cina says a background in forensic pathology is much better for a coroner because that knowledge helps determine causes of death.
"People who are lay coroners will often autopsy natural deaths because they don't have enough medical experience to determine a probable cause of death," Cina said.
Most counties also rely on forensic pathologists, like Cina, in addition to their coroners.
Since 2003, the Weld County Commissioners appoint the coroner, Cina said.
"They decided they wanted forensic pathology to be done by forensic pathologists," he said. "The county has been extremely supportive of this."
Coroners respond to almost every death, although not all cases are autopsied. Here's a list of the criteria to determine when a death must be reported to the coroner's office.
* When no physician is in attendance or when, though in attendance, the physician is unable or unwilling to certify a cause of death.
* All cases in which the physician has not been in actual attendance within 30 days prior to death.
* All traumatic deaths (i.e. falls, traffic accidents, industrial accidents).
* When the deceased has sustained a fracture, no matter how long ago.
* Deaths by poison or suspected poisoning; chemicals or bacteria; industrial hazardous materials; or radiation.
* Known or suspected suicide.
* Deaths where the deceased has a contagious disease.
* Deaths due to self-induced or unexplained abortion.
* All operating room deaths and deaths that occur during a medical procedure.
* Deaths that occur within 24 hours of hospital admission.
* All unexplained deaths that occur under suspicious circumstances, including homicide, neglect or abuse.
Coroners use several physical criteria to determine time of death. Several things happen to the human body when a person die:
* First, the person loses vital signs such as pulse; after about five minutes, the pupils begin to dilate; within 20 minutes, a body becomes pale.
* During the next few hours, the body begins to break down. When a person has been dead at least two hours, tendon reflexes disappear and the eyes begin to cloud.
* Beginning at least two hours after death, rigor mortis — stiffening of muscles — sets in. Jaw and neck muscles stiffen first, then the wrists, elbows, shoulders and knees.
* Eight to 12 hours after death, the abdomen stiffens and the corpse will be in complete rigor mortis. At least 26 hours after death, rigor mortis starts to dissipate and is at "complete resolution" at 36 hours after death.
* Once a person has been dead more than two days, the skin begins to discolor and its outer layer separates from the body. After three days, the skin starts to blister as the body's breakdown progresses.
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"(Death notifications) are probably one of the most satisfying things because you know the people's questions are answered."
"I answered an ad in the paper. When I first started, (pay) was $400 a month, so money isn't the issue. You have to want to do it."
"Part of it is being able to help somebody on the worst day of their lives."
"I can never really get to sleep waiting for that pager to go off. But right now, I wouldn't do a different job."
"I love it. It's like I just walked into something that was meant to be."


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How does the ssh daemon start on Ubuntu server? I see
/etc/init.d/ssh, but I don't see any sym-links to it from the
rc?.d directories.
I have a situation I'm trying to troubleshoot where a server becomes unresponsive on reboot after I add my own script to the shutdown/startup process with
update-rc.d client-services defaults 98 02
On reboot, ssh shuts down, and that's the last I hear of the box (I don't have console or syslog access so I'm working blind here).


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(See link Comment # 11: http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/buyers-saving-pennies-hurting-property/comments-e6frg2ru-1226227616062 )
I assert the following in the above posting on Perth Now:
1)That REIWA Says Perth Prices are falling at $2.300 per week
2) That REIWA Says prices will keep falling till the middle of 2012.
REIWA "Communications Director" (Just a Glorified Mouthpiece)
took exception to what I had to say & posted the following in comment #42
REIWA assert the following in the above Posting on Perth Now
1) That REIWA does "not" say house prices are falling at $2,300 per week.& That it simply isn't true.
2) That Indications are that the median has bottomed.
3) That REIWA anticipates a flat 2012.
So I guess the ball is now in my court to prove my credibility so here we go:
Are prices falling at $2300 per week & did REIWA say this.
Yes to both look at the extract below from a REIWA publication
It clearly states that June 2011 Qtr Median house Price was $480K & the Sept 2011 Median Price was $450K a drop of $30K divided by 13 weeks in the Sept 2011 Qtr gives you prices falling at $2,307.69 per week. Sept Qtr is the latest official data published by REIWA.
This data says that what I say is 100% accurate Perth house prices are falling at $2,307.69 per week & it is REIWA's own data so in fact REIWA are saying it with their own data.
REIWA then makes the assertion that indications are that the Median has Bottomed:
The extract below from Landgate (22-12-1011) currently shows that Median prices fell further in October 2011 contradicting REIWA's assertion that prices have "BOTTOMED" in fact Median prices fell further. So I put this up as proof REIWA are wrong when they say "Prices Have Bottomed" they clearly have not since putting out their Sept Otr 2011prices fell a 5% in JUST ONE MONTH!! it fell 6.3% in Sept Qtr thats 3 months & indicative data from Landgate says it fell a FURTHER 5% in ONE MONTH!!! how do you get "BOTTOMED" from that?
(Important to note LANDGATE data for Oct is indicative it may show greater falls or perhaps a recovery in prices. Although by now 6 weeks out this number is expected to remain at this rate. The November data is really raw showing a increase in Median which I expect to fall? Time will tell. I will update this chart in a few weeks shown outcomes)
Their "Communications Mouthpiece" then goes on to say that "REIWA Anticipates a FLAT 2012"
The problem is the President of REIWA is on record saying prices will continue to fall for 6 months before recovering mid year. That is not indicative of a "Flat 2012" but a "FALLING 2012" Also have a look at the comment by ANZ Property forecaster in the same article he expects Perth prices to drop to $420,000. He is not that far out because if you look at the previous LANDGATE Data above for Oct 2011 it is already at $425,000.
As always there is a link for you to check for yourself: http://www.housesmart.com.au/blog/post/Perth-will-begin-to-Rebound-Next-year.aspx
So there you go REIWA are wrong
A) Prices are falling at $2300 per week,
B) It is True no lies they RIEWA did say what I claimed they said it is there in Black & white in their own data.
C) There are no indications prices have bottomed in fact the opposite is the case with LANDGATE showing further falls.
D) REIWA don't anticipate a "FLAT 2102" their own President is on record saying prices will fall for the first 6 months of 2012 at the very least. ( HELLO 6 months is half of 2012 how can you possibly get "FLAT 2012 from that)
REIWA Communications Manager - Mr Brian Greig or "Director of Communications" as he like like to call himself might like to grab a BIG BOX of These & he is going to need a lot of the stuff to get through 2012.
Remember you can Put Lipstick on a Pig but it's still a Pig!
See Chart below of US House Prices & their rate of decline. US House prices peaked Early 2005 & their house prices started to decline from rates of growth around 17% PA By 2006 their rate of growth had declined to 15% when prices started to fall in earnest. It took almost 2 years for price falls to reach a rate of decline around 10% PA.
So US house prices reach a peak around 2005 had a period of flat prices then reached price falls of 10% 3 years later. Perth House prices reached their peaks in March 2010 According to REIWA & it has taken just 18 months to reach a rate of decline approaching 10%.
If you look at the US Housing chart below it took 2 years for them to reach a 10% rate of decline. Perth has done it in 18 months we are falling at a faster rate than the US did.
Note: The GFC did not cause US prices to decline they were falling for 2-3 years prior to the GFC. Pretty much the same as here in Australia. We are not in a recession far from it here in WA yet our housing markets are imploding.
Anyone like to have some fun with REIWA?
Go to their FACEBOOK page & comment on this post & put a link to it as well & watch in 3 minutes it will be removed.
Lets make this REIWA Mouthpiece spend his Xmass break 24/7 looking for the "Dave's" of this world on his Facebook page. Together we can make it a Very Merry Merry Christmas!!
Well done Dave next time your in Perth I owe you a Lap Dance ':-)


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Brookman Building Conservation Works - Grieve Gillett
The Brookman Building foundation stone was
laid in 1900 and the building opened in 1903 to accommodate the South
Australian School of Mines and Industries. The building now provides the
focus for the City East Campus of the University of South Australia. The
building was in sound condition but embedded metalwork in the parapets was
causing stonework to become dislodged and creating a public risk. The
University undertook to address the parapet problem, improve the seismic
stability of the building, clean and stabilize external masonry, renew the
damp proof course and improve the drainage of the window wells at the base
of the building.
The Architects scoped and documented the conservation works in accordance with the Australian ICOMOS Burra Charter conservation principles, in consultation with materials conservator and engineers. Conservation of the stonework has been undertaken with care to minimize disruption. Where required, stonework was dismantled, numbered and reassembled. Embedded metalwork has been removed and structural upgrades have been implemented unobtrusively with a view to longevity.
Mortars and shelter coats are of traditional lime putty based mixes to ensure breathability and moisture balance of existing masonry building fabric. Facades were treated with biocide to remove organic growths and were then cleaned using glass bead vortex blasting.
Conservation works, carried out over 2008/09, were undertaken with an understanding of the need to alter as little as possible to maintain heritage significance. Where physical intervention was required, design solutions were based on traditional building methodologies, robustness of detailing, reversibility and sensitivity to the heritage values of the building.
The restoration of the Brookman Building has increased the vibrancy and visual amenity on this significant North Terrace corner. The jury appreciated the care and detail required to restore this building to its former glory and bring it into line with current standards. Conservation work of this nature requires an understanding of materials and building processes in order to provide a seamless and authentic outcome. The building owners and Architects are to be commended for bringing a previously hidden building back to life. The upgraded Brookman Building now provides a significant heritage asset to Adelaides cultural boulevard.


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"Brock Solutions has a long history of supporting The Food Bank. They've provided food for more than 162,200 meals since 2006. Always creative, the Brock Solutions team has shown their support through food & fund drives, volunteering, and competing in the Great Food Sort Challenge. This year they have raised their support of food banks to even greater levels, especially by engaging all remote offices. Brock Solutions is truly leading by example and helping the community in which they live and work."
With 1 in 20 households within Waterloo Region requiring food support, Brock Solutions is committed to continual volunteering initiatives such as CANstruction, Great Food Sort Challenge, food & fund drives and volunteering across all offices.
On May 16th, Brock Solutions was joined by The Food Bank of Waterloo Region's Director of Development, Kim Wilhelm, who presented Brock Solutions with the Volunteer Group of the Year award. As a leader for the Community Food Assistance Network, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region distributes more than 70,000 lbs of fresh, frozen and non-perishable food items to 100+ community agencies and food programs throughout Waterloo Region. Brock Solutions is dedicated to working alongside the Food Bank of Waterloo Region to fight hunger along with showcasing ways in which employees can get involved on an individual basis.
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Just a quick post on astro-landscape photography of the Milky Way shot tonight on Christmas Eve. I found this beautiful spot just as I entered Arbon Valley, which is just over the mountain and through the woods from my house. For this shot I was facing east-southeast, towards Old Tom Mountain and that's the highest snow covered peak in the first photo. I started shooting around 4:45pm just as the sun was setting and continued until 7pm. It wasn't too bad until about 6:30pm when the temps dropped to 10 degrees F (-12C). The second shot was repositioned to include Scout Mountain, which is north of Old Tom.
Something new was encountered on this photo excursion, the sound of energy! I was setup under a telephone pole. Unfortunately, some of the wires are in the shot. Anyway, all was quiet sitting there in the dark along side the snow-covered road when all of a sudden I heard this deep throbbing sound. It kept getting louder and for awhile I was looking for a plane over head, but nothing showed up. Finally the sound was pronounced and sounded like it was right on top of me, which it actually was. I walked over to the utility pole and it was vibrating with the pulsing of the energy overhead through the wires. Eventually it died down, only to return later during the photo shoot. Shortly after the sound of electricity, coyotes started their singing in the valley below. Very strange and interesting encounter!


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Improved financial knowledge leads to a better future for individuals and families along with stronger communities. Learn more about our commitment to financial education from Financial Empowerment Officer Ben Joergens.
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New John Peel blog hits the internet – woohoo, can't have enough of them I say. Already there is a wide selection of Peel programmes, sessions and other good stuff to download so get over there now and make sure you bookmark it.
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I was just typing an e-mail to my sister, and I paused as I typed the word "awesome," contemplating the meaning of this word that is used so frequently in everyday slang. I am not a fan of slang, although I do use it jokingly on occasion.
Have you ever pondered the derivation of the word "awesome." Some-Awe. Most people in today's culture really mean "awe-full" or rather "awful" when they say awesome. If one speaks of something as being awesome, rarely do I think they are referring to being in a state of pseudo-aweness; rather they are indicating that they are full of awe.
As a Christian, I say God is awesome, but God inspires more than just pseudo-awe in me. More correctly, I am full of awe when I ponder Him. Perhaps the words of the praise chorus "Our God is an Awesome God" should be changed to "Our God is an Awful God." I do not mean that in an irreverent sense; our culture has narrowed the definition of awful just as it has the definition of awesome, so it seems irreverent or negative to describe anyone with the adjective "awful."
Dictionary.com lists these three definitions among its entries for the word "awful":
Commanding awe: "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville).
Filled with awe, especially filled with or displaying great reverence.
Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.
I wonder how many other English words have hidden meanings that have long been forgotten or changed.


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Debates about science and religion—whether they conflict and how they factor into public opinion, policies, and politics—are of longstanding interest to social scientists. Research in this area often examines how elites use science and religion to justify competing claims. But, how do members of the public more generally incorporate science and religion into their worldviews? The assumption that science and religion inherently conflict with one another has come under increasing scrutiny and recent studies reveal that science and religion are more compatible than previously assumed.
There's a stark and troubling way that incarceration diminishes the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars, but existing sociological theories fail to capture it, Vanderbilt University sociologists have found.
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C'est avec grand plaisir que je vous acceuille dans mon bout de pays, "La Belle Province." That we meet in Montréal to debate "Culture, Inequality, and Social Inclusion across the Globe" is particularly fitting as these very topics have been at the center of the construction of the Canadian community since 1608, in the context of multiple ethno-national and colonial conflicts. Today, many perceive Canadian society as exemplary when it comes to collective wellbeing, immigration policy, and multiculturalism.
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Second-generation Sikhs grew up with fragments and half-told stories of the anti-Sikh violence of 1984, but it is not just direct descendants of survivors who "remember" traumatic experiences. Sikhs' collectivist orientation, cultural traditions and diasporic location offer new insights into understanding intergenerational trauma and memory work.
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I mean, every one throws trains/balls/insert projectile object at their new siblings head right?
I AM pretty sure that my boys have some sort hidden language or look that, when used means, "Okay everybody poop, NOW!" It can also be used for cry, scream and be hungry.
However now that we've got a few months under our belt, momma's recovering and starting to workout and we're able to get out of the house a bit I really feel like life is beginning to settle back into a groove. Which is nice.
So per usual I'll catch you up with a enormous picture dump. Hope you enjoy!
Aunt Ally is silly!
With his aunts!
Happy bday daddy!
Don't worry C's getting attention too ...
Happy Easter!
Sommmmeeeeonnnne likes chocolate ...
Snuggling with Pawpaw ...
And here come the smiles. O-M-G melt my heart ...
He smiles with his whole face. I love it.
2 month appt ... BOOOO shots.
C: "Here baby here's your paci."
N: "MOM a little help here?!?"
C: "Here baby, have your paci."
N: "Mom, please don't let him shove that in my face again."
First solo walk with both boys. C is EXCITED!
And that's about it folks. I'm sure I'll be back in another 2 months to update this business. Who knows, maybe I'll surprise myself and do it sooner?
Probably not.
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City magistrate Judy Latchman has instructed former public service minister Jennifer Westford; and former public service ministry permanent secretary, Margaret Cummings to return to court on January 19, when SOCU detective inspector, Richard Frank will once again take the witness stand. Frank today testified before magistrate Latchman and was cross-examined by prosecutor Teshanna Lake. Frank told the court he contacted ...Read More »
Daily Archives: January 16, 2017
Caricom Single Market and Economy training for Guyana's secondary school teachers
Secondary school teachers in Guyana are set to be more knowledgeable about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) headquarters said Monday. This is due to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat's hosting of a two-day CSME training workshop from Tuesday, January 17 at the Church View International Hotel in Berbice. Approximately 30 teachers will be ...Read More »
Attorney General dismisses PPP's Nandlall's concerns about proposed law school
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams on Monday dismissed concerns by his predecessor Anil Nandlall about efforts being made to set up a law school in Guyana, saying that it would be recognised by the Caribbean Council of Legal Education. Williams, in stark contradiction to Nandlall, said Guyana still has permission to establish a local law school ...Read More »
Ruling looms for businessman, accomplice charged in triple murder
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has set January 31 for ruling on murder accused, 72-year-old businessman Ganga Krishna, and his employee 24-year-old Avishkar Kissoon. The men were charged in the November 2014 Robb Street fatal fire which claimed the lives of 15-year-old Theresa Rozario, and her 12-year-old sister Feresa Rozario. Both girls were burnt to death after the early morning fire ...Read More »


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A Charming & Romantic Wedding at Mountain View Farm- Courtney & Corey
Our Dreams Came True
Courtney and Craig envisioned a relaxing and peaceful wedding day with their family and friends. That is exactly how it turned out to be at Mountain View Farm on a warm September day. "We loved that our families and friends came together as we became one at such a gorgeous venue. We did a first look before the ceremony; that was really special to Corey and I," says Bride Courtney.
The Big Day
A little over a year of planning took place for their special day after Corey proposed on the beach, where the couple enjoys spending a lot of their free time. Courtney, being a relaxed bride, was happy with how perfect her wedding day went, even after a quick change of location for their wedding ceremony. With rain in the forecast, they moved the ceremony to under Mountain View Farm's pavilion to accommodate their guests. Everything turned out magical and beautiful even with some minor changes. The ceremony was full of hope and promise as their favorite scripture was quoted, "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
The Reception
The venue accomodated an elegant evening for the bride and groom as they desired a night of dancing and celebrating. The colors of navy, grey and green were perfectly coordinated throughout each table setting. The scenery of rolling pastures and wooded glens added the romantic feel the couple had envisioned. Courtney and Corey shared their special first dance to the song Speechless by Dan + Shay. The guests also ejoyed a night of dancing and cheer as the newlyweds encorporated sentimenal and special songs.
Wedding Party
Courtney and Corey chose their closets family and friends to stand beside them on this day. Each person had a special purpose and meaning in their lives, so you could feel the closeness of this wedding party. Alan Dalton Photography truly captured some great shots throughout the day that the couple will forever treasure. The happiness, laughter and smiles also symbolized the couples love for each other that was seen and felt.
Fairy Tale Wedding
A special memory the couple also treasured was riding off in a horse drawn carriage. This service was provided by Mountain View Farm and it added the fairy tale feel that Courtney had always dreamed about since she was a little girl. The weather turned out to be beautiful, so the newlyweds spent some time outside on the farm, enjoying their magical wedding day.
Congratulations to this sweet couple! We are so happy for you both.
Venue: Mountain View Farm, Rougemont NC
Photographer: Alan Dalton Photography, Danville VA
Videographer: Big Dog Little Bed, Durham NC
Makeup Artist: Leslie Howern
Hair Stylist: Austyn Clayton and Marquessa Mcdonell
Caterer: Homestead Steakhouse
Band: Pizazz Band, Roxboro NC
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Love relationships have expectations that our partners share their thoughts, insights and desires with us. They are people that believe in each other. When those relationships are romantic, they manifest that bond with intimacy. Most people fail to notices that when those relationships turn into marriage, the purposes, goals and physical relationships change once again.
Where love relationships only required sharing and supporting, marriage relationships require coordination, directly involved support in achieving goals, teamwork. It is no longer enough to believe in your partner, you must actually roll up your sleeves and go into partnership with your spouse.
Unfortunately, entering a marriage without wisdom is like trying to do build a shed without any carpentry skills. You can figure it out, but not without a lot of mistakes, frustrations, and (in many cases) stress with eventual abandonment of the project.
In order to find happiness in a marriage, we must first understand what marriage is, what makes a marriage successful, what sustains a marriage in challenging times, how to build the skills to keep a marriage going.
LOVE: the ultimate self-delusion
"Love is a verb, not a noun" ~Joshua Hudson
How many times have you heard a relationships end with the phrase, "I love you, but I am not IN love with you!"? This implies that love is an external force that we have no control over: people fall in and out of love the same way people get caught in a rain shower. It is a view that our emotional states are fixed in their response and we have no control over them.
The truth is emotions are a collection of conditions that create a psycho-physical response. An unknown tiger walking into a room would probably trigger a primal fear response, activating our "fight or flight" response as well as rushing adrenaline and blood through the body in preparation. We expect that this fear would be standard in all people; however, for someone who trains and raises tigers they may not have any fear. Dealing with tigers daily may have changed the conditions to a point where (wisely or not) no fear exists. Even that "normal" condition can be changed quickly with a tiger having a bad day.
The same is true with driving. A new driver is very alert, cautious and fearful, while seasoned drivers are often more relaxed and perhaps occasionally careless. The conditions change and so does the emotional "state" of the individual.
In Buddhism, meditation is used to build concentration and awareness to see and understand the arising of such emotional conditions. Those conditions can then be investigated during their observation. Are there habits and assumptions that are being made? Are there times where situations are avoided or craved for with no appropriate reason? Are there people we deal with through the filters of our definitions and not directly with who we are at the moment?
Very often the ones we love the most are the people we understand the least. Our attraction to them masks out all the neutral and negatives aspects of who they are. As we get to know them, our filters become even more extreme until we create a definition of our mates that almost certainly does not come close to who they really are.
And even if we could accurately provide a complete and honest definition of who our partner is, that definition will be out of date and inaccurate within moments. That is because we are all constantly changes processes. Each moment, we redefine ourselves, our focuses, our aspirations, dreams, mindsets, etc.
If we do not continually look mindfully and understand the impermanent nature of all things— including our spouses— then is it any wonder you hear the phrases "I don't know what happened: we just grew apart," "She isn't the person I married," or "I thought he was one thing and he turned out to be another."
RELATIONSHIPS: Craving for someone else to make you happy
Do not give way to heedlessness
Or to intimacy with sensual delight—
For a mindful person
Attains an abundance of ease.
~ Dhammapada
You see him/her across the room. There is something about the way they look that is hypnotic and you can't stop sneaking glances. The heart bangs against the inside of your chest and the hands start to sweat. When you finally find an opportunity to talk, every word, gesture and smile just beckons you to surrender to the ticklish high that is desire. When it is sure that the object of your desire feels the same: you are both in love and start a relationship—right?
Wrong! There may be romance in a relationship, but that doesn't mean you can't have romance without one. Many "relationships" start and finish having never been a relationship at all.
With the arising of sensual lusts comes the intensifying of cravings and desire. These conditions create emotional conditions, which are intense and intoxicating. They are so enjoyable that we cling to them tighter and tighter. Nevertheless, since they are only a sensual pleasure, they conditions and emotional states fade. As we cling tighter to regain those lines of sensual pleasure, we eventually get rope burn and suffer more.
This is why we must understand the nature of relationships and what they are and when they arise. A relationship is much easier to see in a friend than it is a lover. There is a certain amount of detachment from intense physical pleasure that clouds our vision.
A romantic relationship, like a friendship, requires interests and goals that can be mutually shared, supported and cooperated on. Where a friendship is almost an entirely mental connection, and romances are almost entirely physical, relationships require that there must be both.
In Buddhism there are five suggestions on how a spouse should treat their mate: courtesy, supporting them, being faithful, sharing decisions, and offering of themselves to the other. These characteristics are actions that not only develop wholesome love towards one another, but create conditions of support and well being for both partners.
So when a relationship is compared to friendship, which share aspects of all of these qualities, they seem similar even though they are not. That is because friends do not normally share the intense cohabitation that requires a level of courtesy that only an effort of mindfulness could achieve. A friend does not have to be ultimately faithful, because they can have many friends. Friends do not have to share decisions, because they are not in a legal and social partnership. Friends also do not have to give of themselves completely.
Romances by contrast often do not seem to share any of the same qualities of this definition of relationship, but often suffer from being too similar. This is because romances only offer conditional attributes to the five suggestions. Courtesy, faithfulness, decisions, and giving are not done as a partnership but as a condition of craving and eventually fear.
How often do you hear, "I need you!" What they are really saying is either, "I am craving to the feelings I get when you are here" or "I am afraid that will not give me what I am craving and so I will cling to you." These are both aspects of clinging and craving that arise from greed, which is one of the three poisons of Buddhism.
Relationships are partnerships, not amalgamations. They require that each partner assists in creating conditions that are wholesome and supportive of the other, without the filters of ignorance, aversion or clinging/greed.
Marriage: "Share my life, but do I have to share yours?"
"Young people in love think of nothing but their emotions. They see themselves only in the light of feeling of the moment. Everything they think and do is romantic and has little bearing on the practical affairs of the life they must lead after marriage. If the lovers are fortunate enough to have compatible personalities, to have sound and similar ideas about life, to share interests, to enjoy harmonious family relations on both sides and to be financially secure even after the first passion has calmed down, they will still have a basis for a good life together. If they are not so blessed, they may face marital failure."
~ M. Gandhi
If there is one logical fallacy in life that is proven every day for the past 10,000 years (and ignored) it is that "marriage makes people happy." That is not to say that there are not happily married people; however, these people are happy not because they are married. They are happy because they are happy people. When two of them get together, they both support each other to continue being happy.
They reality is that marriage makes happiness more difficult. In Buddhism, we look at the individual as a collection of five aggregates: a physical body, feelings/awareness, perceptions, volitional dispositions and understanding/cognition of the world around us. When we form a partnership, we enjoin five more aggregates to our process. Not five different aggregates; but five more of the same aggregates, which will often compete and conflict with their counterpart. We erroneously believe that we are making life easier by sharing the weight of our suffering with someone else, when in truth; we are taking on the suffering of our partner and the new suffering of a partnership.
If marriage does not bring us happiness, then why do we get married? Beyond the biological and evolutionary need to mate and continue the species, there are benefits marriages that make it worthwhile.
In Buddhism, we take refuge in the Sangha (the community) as well as the Buddha and his teachings of the Dhamma. A community not only offers support but opportunity for everyone in the group to learn and develop: by example and being an example to others. These communities are not absolute, but made up of many smaller communities. There are Dhamma practitioners, monks, family, friends, and spouses. Each level of the Sangha community offers benefits to our practice not only as Buddhists, but as humans. Each relationship we have with the various aspects of the community addresses various aspects of us and our practice.
The courtesy, faithfulness, sharing of decisions, and giving conducted towards your spouse not only benefits her, but benefits you and your happiness that comes from embodying the wholesome aspects of living.
While Buddhism is the practice and path to end suffering, there are pains that we voluntarily endure. We endure the suffering of children—the worry when they are sick, the sadness when they go—for the joys they bring and wisdom we develop from the experience. Marriage is a willingness to endure more stress and suffering than being single; however, when we are mindful and skillful in our marriage, we can become better for it.
DIVORCE: "When love becomes a many splintered thing."
"All I teach is suffering and the end of suffering"
~ the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama
Why do people get divorced? Sifting the endless answers and explanations only one remains constant through all of them—people get divorced because they are unhappy. And while this article looked at relationships, friendship and marriage; the point is to understand the Buddhist aspect of divorce: "Just because divorce is caused by unhappiness, that doesn't mean that divorce should be an unhappy event."
Let us frame the suffering of divorce into the Four Noble Truths of Divorce
- Marriage is a type of suffering. Many of us enter in marriages totally ignorant of what a marriage is. Our expectations for what marriage life would be like were wrong. Our motivations for getting married were wrong or, at least, naive. Our images and fantasies of who our mates were eventually fade and we are left with the reality that marriage requires acceptance, energy and mindfulness.
- There is a cause for divorce. One day one of you realizes that you are unhappy, and that happiness was the reason for getting married. Smart couples realize that they had false expectations and fantasies, and that their happiness could not be found in ignorance.
- There is happiness in divorce. While many people see divorce as betrayal, hurtful, demoralizing, etc.; the truth is that divorce offers opportunity. The first opportunity is to re-evaluate. Are you staying married to someone that wants a divorce because you are afraid, angry, delusional, or jealous? Did you fall into the trap of thinking that everything would remain the same forever and never change? Did you have a false definition and set of expectations for our spouse? Did you have a false reality created for yourself?
- How Divorce ends in happiness. Divorce is traumatic because it is such a big change, but change is a part of life. Accepting and embracing change reorients us to see that all things are impermanent. Seeing the impermanence in all things gives some salve to divorce and acceptance that the spouse that left us was not the spouse we married. Neither one has betrayed any trust, because they are two different people. We are also free to see the true causes of suffering and the end of suffering (through the Middle Path of developing wisdom, compassion, giving, mindfulness and skillfulness).
We cannot be perfect Buddhists every moment of every day. Especially during the challenges of divorce, but we can start orienting ourselves to see the benefits of accepting life as it comes and dealing with it positively.
1) Meditate— Sitting quietly for 30 minutes a day, over a two week period, has proven to reduce stress, reduce anxiety, and create inner calm, lower blood pressure and blood sugar.
2) Giving—Taking time to donate your time and effort to others develops compassion and forgiveness. It is also a good safe way to start new social networks outside of the previous marriage
3) Listening—everyone tells you that you should "talk it out." Unfortunately, we do not reflect when we talk. Talking is good for venting, but listening is good for comprehension and insight. Find someone who wants to talk and listen to them without interjection or turning the conversation back to you. Soon you will start understanding a lot more about yourself.


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Michigan's business tax structure has moved from 49th best in the nation to seventh, according to projections by The Tax Foundation, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Monday at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club.
The governor said the Washington D.C.-based research group has projected where Michigan will fall when it releases nationwide rankings this summer. The state's overall business climate will move from 18th place to 12th due to Republicans' major tax overhaul and other reforms, he said.
Michigan must continue the hard work of recovery and not rest on its laurels, Snyder cautioned a packed ballroom at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
"Michigan is coming back and we're coming back strong," he said. "(But) Michigan has been going through a period of decline over the past 30 to 50 years, so just coming back isn't good enough. We need to build a new path, a reinvented path of how we operate. We can't afford the old attitude of taking things for granted."
Snyder said he looks to Detroit's auto industry as a role model for Michigan's continued economic recovery.
"It's about fire and passion," Snyder said. "We're following their path."
Snyder, who just weeks in the run-up to Michigan's Feb. 28 primary still has not endorsed a Republican presidential candidate, said he will make that announcement this week. The Detroit Economic Club Thursday will host Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum., and Gov. Mitt Romney on Feb. 24 at Ford Field.
Snyder gave a call out to Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, who was seated in the audience. He said public safety and partnering with local governments and school districts in tough financial straits will be key areas of focus in 2012.
"We need to provide basic services to our citizens," Snyder said. "How can we provide police and fire, getting the trash picked up, good government services."
The governor said Michiganians needs to fix their attitude to continue to move forward.
"Let's talk about the good things that are going on in Detroit," Snyder said. "The biggest single challenge we have is our culture.
"We spend too much time looking in the rearview mirror. Michigan's best days are not behind us, they're ahead of us."


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