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synergyhomecare-eastvalley tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-78093769832830731 2011-02-02T12:38:00-08:00 Respecting Life, Young and Old TypePad typepad/synergyhomecarehttps://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes More Information on Long Term Care Insurance tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e22bea46970b 2011-02-02T12:38:00-08:00 2011-02-02T12:38:00-08:00 I would like to continue to talking about some additional notes on long term care insurance. In my last post I spoke about the waiting time that one may need to wait once they qualify for benefits. In this post... Mike Endredy

I would like to continue to talking about some additional notes on long term care insurance. In my last post I spoke about the waiting time that one may need to wait once they qualify for benefits. In this post I would like to speak about another key point about long term care insurance and that is the amount of coverage allowed by the insurance company. Well, in reality it is not the amount allowed by the insurance company, but what was purchased. Long term care insurance can be purchased to cover a certain amount of coverage per day. Typically, this is listed in the form of a dollar amount.

When folks are deciding to determine how much money to allocate for coverage, one will need to really look at a couple of items. The first items someone needs to consider is how strongly they feel about staying at home or how nice of an assisted living facility they want to live in. Once you have the answer to either of these items, it becomes easy, by simply pricing out those options today! Once you price out those options today you will know what you need to plan for with long term care insurance and secure. The last variable will be guarding your amount against inflation and purchasing an inflation rider over that dollar amount. This rider will guarantee you desire to remain at home with coverage or a specific kind of assisted living facility remains attainable for many years in the future.

 Specfics About Long Term Care Insurance tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e220d1be970b 2011-02-01T08:18:00-08:00 2011-02-01T08:18:00-08:00 In a recent post I've spoken about whether or not long term care insurance should be purchased or not. That decision is entirely yours but financial advisers are certainly willing and able to assist. However, if the decision to purchase... Mike Endredy

In a recent post I've spoken about whether or not long term care insurance should be purchased or not. That decision is entirely yours but financial advisers are certainly willing and able to assist. However, if the decision to purchase long term care insurance is confirmed, there are a number of points to understand and this post along with the next few in this series talk about some specific about long term care insurance.

Long term care insurance does not work like most medical plans. Once you purchase the insurance and have the need to use it, the benefit still may not be there. Some policies have a period of time, once long term care is need and when the policy will start paying for services. This period of time may be anywhere from 30 days to 100 days, anywhere in between or more. I'm not real certain of this period of time, but it is present and does confuse a lot of people when they are trying to take advantage of their benefits. As always there are exceptions to the rules and other legal terms and conditions, but in general please be aware of the waiting period of time that you still will be responsible for paying for services prior to the policy turning on.

 Guilt and Fear tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e1f27def970b 2011-01-25T10:12:00-08:00 2011-01-25T10:12:00-08:00 I am writing this post with a little less to really communicate that normal, but I feel that it is very important for everyone to really understand. The purposes of this blog is for me to share with you the... Mike Endredy

I am writing this post with a little less to really communicate that normal, but I feel that it is very important for everyone to really understand. The purposes of this blog is for me to share with you the importance of asking for and communicating about forgiveness to your loved ones. Many times I am on the telephone with a son or daughter talking about how their loved one needs assistance in home. What I don't know at that time is how active the caller has been with their loved ones life lately. This only runs into problems when there has been a lot of distance in the relationship. Obviously there is care and concern for the caller's loved one or they wouldn't be making the call to us. However, what they fail to tell me is how involved they've been or not been. They also fail to tell their loved one how much they mean to them regardless of the past performance, or lack there of. The caller is always much, much better suited for getting the desired solutions and becoming part of their loved ones lives again if they only spoke about the past, asked for forgiveness and talked about moving forward - regardless of how active they are going to be.

What we see is that when you talk about the past, only briefly and admit the shortcomings, then ask for forgiveness to those shortcomings and how you won't let them happen again - it's a clean slate and the desired solution of achieving the in home care for your loved one is resolved and you now have the peace of mind to move forward. If the three steps aren't taken or taken seriously the process fails since the genuine desire to assist is masked by ones pride, selfishness or something else. Let's not let ourselves get in the way of caring for our loved ones. Let's do what we need to do to move forward safely and confidently for everyone's peace of mind. It can, does and will happen many more times - I just hope you are one of them.

 We Are All Dealing With the Same Things tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0148c7eefd3a970c 2011-01-24T00:11:00-08:00 2011-01-24T00:11:00-08:00 I'm writing and posting this blog later that I usually do. Why? I have a lot of things on my head and one of them is the caring for loved ones. We are all alike and all like and dislike... Mike Endredy

I'm writing and posting this blog later that I usually do. Why? I have a lot of things on my head and one of them is the caring for loved ones. We are all alike and all like and dislike the same things. I simply happen to write this blog. I am right now trying to figure out how to balance all of my work items that need to be done with my personal items and now caring for my loved one, which is only slightly more than normal rather what many of you are going through. How can I? How do I? I know...wait! UUURRGGGHHH!

Ok, relax and take some of my own advice that I've given to many of you throughout this blog. Is there anyone out there that can help? I there anyone out there that does what I am overloaded with to assist? OK, in my case I have about three things that I can off-load and really only needing to off-load one. AH, a quick moment away on the internet and I find a couple of folks that can help me - or they say they can with one item and a laundry list of folks that can help me off-load a second item. Perhaps I can allow somebody to hepl with both giving me the time I need to be son, father and husband....yeah, that's it I will do that in the morning because after I am gone - I'm hoping that son, father and husband sum up my life's work.

 Let's Talk tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0148c7c5c71c970c 2011-01-19T07:25:00-08:00 2011-01-19T07:25:00-08:00 This week marks a very special week for the United States. This week the President of the United States is hosting China's President Hu Jintao. Now, the purpose of the is blogs is not to get political or convince you... Mike Endredy

This week marks a very special week for the United States. This week the President of the United States is hosting China's President Hu Jintao. Now, the purpose of the is blogs is not to get political or convince you one way or another regarding foreign policy. Rather, what I would like to spend time discussing is just that discussing. The visit marks the importance for two great countries. The visit also means that both have something at stake. The visit would not have been done if we didn't discuss the importance of the visit, right? Regardless of which country made the fist phone call to invite or suggest the idea of a visit, discussion pursued regarding the importance of more discussion. That is what we can learn from it. Regardless of political views, agendas, motives the two countries had to come together to agree upon the basics of more discussion no matter how hard or difficult those talks may be - it's both president's jobs to do so.

Well, in a family it's everyones job to do the same - discuss. The family needs to put aside stories of the past and be able to move forward and decide that discussion is needed. During the discussion the point of the meeting is not to prove points or win arguments from the past, rather focus on what's important today. Too many times we see families divided and the people that hurt are those in most need. These families need to put aside the past and focus on the care needed for today! Let the discussion begin about caring for the family member in need to help, perhaps, build a bridge to the future or at least not remain on the same burning bridge of the past. It all starts with discussion...let's discuss so we can move forward with today's goals. Won't you join me?

 Long Term Care Insurance, Purchase or Not? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e1aff9ff970b 2011-01-18T10:09:00-08:00 2011-01-18T10:09:00-08:00 I get a lot of question from folks every week but there is one that keeps coming up almost each week. The question comes from families of loved ones on whether or not they should consider the purchase of long... Mike Endredy

I get a lot of question from folks every week but there is one that keeps coming up almost each week. The question comes from families of loved ones on whether or not they should consider the purchase of long term care insurance. To many of my questions I have a definite answer, but to this one, it comes with a lot of assumptions. I will try to assist the masses but please be aware of the assumptions and speak to a professional about your specific conditions.

First, let me start by saying, if you are asking me if your parents should have purchased long term care insurance I would most certainly say yes. The reason, you are talking to me about their care and their health has lasted well enough to require some long term care. Each case really is however, very different. If you think that you are going to live long enough then yes. Second, if your have relatives that live long lives than yes, I would say it's a good idea in those situations as well. Lastly, if you are simply buying it to preserve your nest egg, then yes buy it for that reason too. Long term care insurance is not unlike any other insurance, you may pay for it for a long time and only use it once or twice, but it's the peace of mind that it buys that will go a long way for you.

Considering the purchase of long term care insurance is something that should be considered with professionals that assist you with your financial plans, wealth management and retirement plans. Long term care insurance is extremely valuable if you ever need it, but weighing the need is always the question.

 It's Our Job tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e1525afe970b 2011-01-06T06:25:51-08:00 2011-01-06T06:25:51-08:00 I find this post very easy to write but also very concerning to write. Let me first start with why it's concerning to me to write this post. Like every other industry there are those that are in the business... Mike Endredy

I find this post very easy to write but also very concerning to write. Let me first start with why it's concerning to me to write this post. Like every other industry there are those that are in the business for business and not for the passion. In most industries and businesses that is OK, say in the retail business when you are buying a pair of shoes. If you feel that the price of the shoes you are interested in buy is acceptable, you'll buy them regardless if the business is making 2% profit or 500%. However, home care is not shoes. People are created to be special individuals all with unique traits, skills and abilities.

It is these differences in businesses that concern me, when one services people for the business and not for the priveledge. Decisions in home care businesses need to be made with the client in mind first not the business. The client is often afraid and fearful, perhaps for the first time they are needing assistance performing daily living tasks and are vulnerable. Why are so many clients than treated like a number and not a customer? Is it for the business? The phenomena is not just for those seniors that need assistance with daily living activities but really for any group of seniors in general. Why are we so willing to forget their needs and their call? We should hold them in much higher praises for it is them that helped make this great country what it is today. But we need to step up and help them. We need to encourage them that their voices can and will be heard if they talk.

Advocacy is a serious part of home care and a serious part of the call for what makes us do what we do. We hope there is a little paying it forward going on, but more importantly we hope to find like minded people when we are in need.

 The Journey Is Underway tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0147e149f255970b 2011-01-05T13:00:00-08:00 2011-01-05T13:00:00-08:00 Once again, Happy New Year to everyone! Let's not forget all of the great things we promised to ourselves this year as the clock turned to 2011. Those promises were made, I hope, in good faith and if they were... Mike Endredy

Once again, Happy New Year to everyone! Let's not forget all of the great things we promised to ourselves this year as the clock turned to 2011. Those promises were made, I hope, in good faith and if they were they can really change our self in 2011. So, why do we make those promises? It's because those are the things we didn't get done in 2010 or have been putting off for many years. Sound close to home? I bet it does as those are mine reasons.

So, with the beginnig of 2011 now less than one week old, the routine has resumed for almost everyone. In the routine, though, lets not forget what we promised ourselves. Let's get it done, together. If I can be of any help to anyone, in keeping those promises, let me know by replying to this blog post (posting a comment, comments are not automatically shown) and we'll begin our journey together.

 Let's Start With New Ideas tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0148c72eb55f970c 2011-01-03T12:00:00-08:00 2011-01-03T12:00:00-08:00 It's 2011 and we've made ourselves a lot of promises about how 2011 will be different than 2010 or other years past. But, this year IS going to be different. The one thing that we will do differently is take... Mike Endredy

It's 2011 and we've made ourselves a lot of promises about how 2011 will be different than 2010 or other years past. But, this year IS going to be different. The one thing that we will do differently is take more time for ourselves while still getting done all the things we hold dear. One of the things we all hold dear is caring for love ones. It is this that often consumes more than just our spare time, it consumes a lot of time that also takes away from ourselves and our overall well-being. We can still get all of this done by simply off loading some of the caring responsibilities to professionals.

By off loading some of the responsibilities of caring for a loved one we are able to accomplish a lot more. A professional caregiver will be able to offer an impartial view of how your loved one in progressing or declining. The caregiver will also give you the time now to be a son or daughter, because the household chores, personal care and meal preparation is done! In addition to that, you now have some free time knowing that your loved one is cared for to do something for yourself - going to the gym, reading a book or taking care of your own laundry. In fact, many times son's and daughter's of clients like the service so much our caregivers assist them with household chore items to give them even more time. In short, the services of a professional caregiver will give you a lot more time to take care of the thing that is most dear to you, yourself. So, plan to live a long life by taking some time for yourself while still ensuring your loved one has all they need.

 Happy New Year! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a011570e9f817970c0148c7258a52970c 2010-12-31T10:40:00-08:00 2010-12-31T10:40:00-08:00 The year 2010 was a difficult year for many people and for everyone suffering and struggling our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to you. The world has eaten up many good people with it's ferocious appetite. But one thing... Mike Endredy

The year 2010 was a difficult year for many people and for everyone suffering and struggling our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to you. The world has eaten up many good people with it's ferocious appetite. But one thing nobody can ignore, we are all stronger as a person. The challenges of 2010 have brought change that many didn't want to see yet experienced. That change made all of us into new people. As we leave 2010 we do indeed say 'Good-Bye' with pleasure and hello to 2011!

2011 will be the land of new opportunities for all that have learned and experienced. We have changed our minds, hearts and capabilities to account for the new 'frontier'. OK, maybe not that grand but a new beginning nonetheless. No matter what age we are or what we do day to day, let us open our eyes to a new 2011. Let's all put down the walls built through time that have hardened us and move forward into 2011 with new minds and thoughts open to all possibilities.

For those that get up and go to school each day, may your minds be sponges capable of absorbing all information to change the world.

For those that get up and go to school each day, may you hearts put aside conflict and distractions to make you results powerful and organization successful.

For those that get up and have done both school and work, may your hearts and minds take pride in accomplishments and work well done and accept yourself for who you are - a great person with many jobs well done.

Regardless, let us look forward to 2011 and make it a great year!


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Angler's Mail tackle editor Richard Howard is the No.1 products inspector, checking out loads of quality kit every week. Here's his lowdown on the Drennan Wind Beater Jacket …
DRENNAN have released this warm waterproof stylish jacket that you would happily wear on or off the bank.
Nicely padded to help keep you warm as well as protected from the elements it also comes with a 5000 mm waterproof and 3000 g breathability rating.
We like the chunky zips, even on the handwarmer and security pockets as well as the front.
It's a 'modern' cut, the neoprene storm cuffs, waist toggles and adjustable hood – you'll find it fits neatly over a cap – have all been well thought out.
Another quality product from Drennan, it's available in seven sizes – from Small to 4XL.
Price: £119.

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'Flick of a switch' to override speed limiter
May 18th, 2009 by admin
The effectiveness of new anti-speeding technology to be trialed in New South Wales has been questioned, because drivers will be able to override the system.
Forty of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) units will be trialed on Wollongong roads next month and the State Government says that one day it could be a standard feature in all cars.
But New South Wales Roads Minister Michael Daley says motorists will be able to override the system.
"There is a capability for the device to be switched off quickly with the flick of a switch," Mr Daley said.
The NRMA's Wendy Machin says that limits the device's effectiveness.
"The people who want to do the right thing will find it a useful safety feature if it proves effective, but those who are going to speed and break the law are always the difficult ones to deal with," Ms Machin said.
If the device is successful the Government stands to lose more than $80 million in revenue collected from speeding fines, but Mr Daley says that is not a concern.
"The incidence of speed-related fatalities and injuries costs our community billions of dollars each year. If speeding revenues were to fall dramatically, I'd be the happiest roads minister in Australia," he said.
The system works by cutting power to the engine if a driver goes over the speed limit and ignores a warning to slow down.
A device fitted to the dashboard picks up information about the speed limit on the road from satellites. A warning goes off if the motorist exceeds the limit. And if the driver continues to ignore the warning, power to the engine is cut.
Dr Soames Jobe is the director of the RTA's Centre for Road Safety.
"It actually talks to the computer which manages the engine, and it tells that computer to limit the available fuel to the engine so that it will not exceed a certain speed, whatever speed limit you're in," Dr Jobe said.
"Typically in the ones I've driven, a voice comes on and says '60 kilometres an hour' or '50 kilometres an hour' or whatever the speed limit is you're in to remind you that you have exceeded that speed limit."
The NSW Government first flagged the idea last year and has now put out a tender for the supply of the ISA units.
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has been mapping the speed zones in the Wollongong region and will start trialling 40 devices from next month.
Another 60 cars will be fitted with machines that send out a warning when the speed limit has been breached.
The project will run for up to 18 months to test the reliability of the machines.
Dr Jobe says the trial will measure a number of things like the impact on speeds and vehicle running costs.
"What impact does it have on speeds? What impact does it have on the risk of being caught by speed camera, or the risk of crashing? And what impact does it have, for example, on the cost of running the vehicle?" he said.
"We expect it's going to be cheaper to run the vehicle if you're not exceeding the speed limit, accelerating harder in urban traffic in order to get above the speed limit.
"So we expect there'll be savings for the environment … as well as, most importantly for us, road safety improvements."


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Welcome Back! …and on World Water Day, no less.
Welcome home to Angeline, Ashley J, and Harry, who returned from Cameroon today!
(Jonathan is doing some personal travel and will return shortly.)
It is only fitting that today is also World Water Day. According to the UN, 748 million people do not have access to an improved source of drinking water. That's about 10% of all human beings on Earth. Not only is access to clean water a basic human right, but it also provides measurable benefits to human health and well-being, productivity, safety, and dignity.
748 million is a daunting number. To make things a little more manageable, our EWB team is currently concentrating its efforts on the roughly 226 residents of Mangi in Northwest Cameroon. They currently get their water from a dammed-up creek bed just beneath a farmer's field and some ranchland. Surface water runoff contaminates and adds turbidity (cloudiness) to the water Mangi residents use for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing their clothes. And the children of Mangi must haul all of the water they use every day up a steep path from the valley below.
The theme of this year's World Water Day, as declared by UN-Water, is Water and Sustainable Development. In keeping with this theme, EWB-DC's project in Cameroon aims to provide a clean, accessible, and sustainable source of drinking water for the residents of Mangi. On this implementation trip, our team began installation of the pipeline and break-pressure tanks required to transport water from a protected spring to the community center over a mile away. When the system is completed, the water it supplies should contribute to better community health and more time for the women and children of Mangi to spend on activities other than gathering water. UN-Water sums up the purpose of our project succinctly and powerfully with two of the sub-themes for WWD:
Water is Health and Water is Equality.
Our team also worked on the critical tasks of interacting with the full community of Mbokop, of which Mangi is a part. They traveled to the other Mbokop villages of Ntayi, Mburtu, and Mbotop. They also had multiple meetings with the Water Committee—a group of community representatives that is responsible for fundraising, maintenance, and governance of the water system. Building the capacity for self-sustaining maintenance of the water system within the community—and eventually without the intervention of EWB—is critical to the long-term sustainability and success of the project.
With Implementation Trip 2 wrapped up, we will now focus on compiling accomplishments, challenges, and lessons-learned from our two recent implementation trips. And it is never too early to begin planning and fundraising for Implementation Trip 3!
Our travelers had an amazing trip and were truly sorry to leave. But we won't be gone long! World Water Day may only last 24 hours, but our team is committed to work throughout the year for the residents of Mangi and all of Mbokop. We hope to return soon. If you'd like to help with this effort, feel free to contact us or contribute using the links at the top of this page.


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IPG Marketing Manager Lauren Klouda, who along with TSP Marketing Associate Janet Potter attended this year's SIBA Fall Discovery Show, hopped off the plane from New Orleans armed with pralines, an alarming amount of alligator stories, and, of course, plenty of takeaways (and books) to share with the office. Enjoy!
What was your primary objective for attending the SIBA Fall Discovery Show?
Lauren: This show is a chance to connect face to face with all the well-known and brand new, small town and big city bookstores and sellers from all over the Southeast. We get to spend time with our independent rep sales force gathering insights and feedback to share with our publishers from the field, and to showcase our exciting national and regional books.
How was this year's show different from others you've been to in the past?
Lauren: This year was understandably quieter as many booksellers and publishers (and even our rep Jim Barkley) were reeling from the damage left by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, both of which tore through the South last week. With all of them fresh in our minds, Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) was a star of the show, driving more donations and awareness. I'm looking forward to working with them and connecting them to publishers who are eager to support the booksellers who support us. We saw some new faces – Story on the Square has plans to open in the next couple months, some friends we made last year – Buxton Books, Hub City Books, and E Shaver's among the many, and some of our favorites – Eagle Eye Books – too! The organizers selected another wonderful city in New Orleans and all of the booksellers and publishers really lived it up in the Big Easy.
What was the show's biggest success, in your opinion?
Lauren: We had two really wonderful author signings: AA Balaskovits signing her dark fairytale retellings in Magic for Unlucky Girls (Santa Fe Writers Project) and Geanna Culbertson launching book 3 in her Crisanta Knight series from BQB Publishing as well as appearing on the Women Speak panel – after which so many booksellers stopped by to say how impressive it was! More so than other years, booksellers who stopped by recognized our books – a marketer's dream. I enjoyed showing the Fall list and was especially delighted to talk with Shauna from Park Road Books who told me that Albert Whitman's The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke was one of her top 10 favorite books she's read this year and that she handsells it ecstatically.
I also really enjoyed the creativity and inventiveness that the indies are employing here and all over the country to drive people into their stores and to get them reading. SIBA holds a book display competition at the show around a select list of titles and ask booksellers to vote on their favorite display created by their fellows.
We had the fortune to visit Octavia Books and Garden District Books – two bustling and beautiful bookshops in New Orleans as well as stumbling upon a new store, The Stacks, and several gift shops who carry IPG and Pavilion books. Being at the SIBA show gave us the opportunity to thank them in person for their awesomeness.
What would you like to see differently next year, either on the part of the SIBA or of IPG?
Lauren: I would like to see more of the booksellers and I'd like to continue to not only participate in the traffic drivers that SIBA puts together – the Scavenger Hunt is always a hit and the SIBA app this year was a new way to get visitors to the booth – but to come up with some more creative and nifty ones we can do with our publishers for next year. Getting authors onto more panels, putting together a clever giveaway – we're percolating with ideas!
What was your main takeaway?
Lauren: I had the pleasure of attending SIBA now for two years in a row and I'm always struck and delighted by the warm welcome and wonderful folks selling our stories in the South. Children's books are a growing focus for many stores and more are also experimenting with sidelines and working hard to introduce more diverse books to their communities – they continue to implore publishers to publish new and diverse voices.


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Friends recently told me a story about an experience that is one that we can all learn about customer service.
They had gone for a massage at a new salon in their city. It seemed like a great experience and when they left, they were relaxed and ready to pick up their kids from the grandparents.
They even commented how they would definitely return from time to time to this new find.
However, as they were leaving, they were bombarded by the manager trying to sell them a full package–that they had a special and a discount that was only good for the next week….. and his pitch went on for over 3 minutes non stop and he was relentless. They finally escaped.
As they left, they looked at each other and said 'Forget this place' and they even got a bit stressed out!
If the manager had just thanked them and welcomed them back and even sent a brief note of thanks or even did nothing, it would have been better then the 'attack' they felt they had gotten.
A good lesson learned —


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RNLI Kinghorn Lifeboat 2017 Open Day
Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat volunteers will host their annual Open Day on Saturday, 22nd July, and would love to see as many people as possible at the beach.
The Open Day – the highlight of the fundraising calendar in Kinghorn – will begin at 12pm and feature many attractions, including rescue demonstrations by the lifeboat and other local emergency services, British Divers Marine Life Rescue, Newfoundland rescue dog demonstrations, beach games, and stalls.
Crewmember, Neil Chalmers said, 'This promises to be a great day out for the whole family. We have many of our usual stalls this year, as well as popular attractions including beach games, Fire Service, Coastguard, Ambulance, Police, and a yellow welly throwing competition. We're also looking forward to seeing the Newfoundland rescue dogs displaying their canine rescue skills.
'We will also welcome British Divers Marine Life Rescue this year for the first time and they will be providing information on their aim to help whales and dolphins and other marine life.
'The duty volunteer lifeboat crew will demonstrate their capabilities during two exciting displays.
'We will also have safety demonstrations on the beach, highlighting some of the risks of water and telling people about the RNLI's campaign, Respect the Water.
'It costs around £485,000 per day to operate the RNLI, and fundraising events like these are essential to maintain it.
'The RNLI charity saved the lives of 431 people in 2016. This was only possible by the continued generosity of our supporters, so why not come along with your whole family, have a great day at the beach, whilst learning more about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and supporting your local station and the service the volunteers provide.'
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When it comes to finding entry level jobs, networking might not be your favorite thing to do. However, it does not have to be hard either. In the following post, learn three things that are misunderstood about this part of the job search.
Many job seekers say they hate the networking part of the job search. Apparently, those job seekers would rather spend (no, waste) time comfortably clicking on the "Apply" button on postings they find on job boards. But networking is easier, less scary and more natural (in terms of simple conversations) than you think…
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Before the recession, the general rule of thumb was that for every $10,000 in salary desired, a person could expect their job search to last a month. Want a job for $50,000? Count on 5 months. Now, however, even for the mosg entry-level positions, the average job hunt these days is up to
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It is quite difficult to top Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say's appetising analogy for the changes being made to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system.
He said on Thursday that the CPF Board has offered its members laksa and chicken rice, and now offers nasi lemak too.
There were two major changes that an advisory panel recommended.
One is to offer members two options when it comes to receiving their CPF payouts from age 65. They can choose between one with fixed payouts and one where payouts start lower but keep rising. The latter, a new plan under CPF Life, will see monthly payouts increase by 2 per cent every year to keep pace with inflation.
The second major recommendation will see the CPF Board offering members better choices if they want to invest their CPF funds. The advisory panel suggested a Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme (LRIS) that would provide simple investment funds for CPF members who want higher returns, but who do not have the time or skills to actively monitor their investments closely.
As Mr Lim noted, the LRIS would plug a gap in existing investment options.
At the same time, the advisory panel recommended that the existing CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) be reviewed to make it more relevant to more knowledgeable investors.
Those who may have the time and skills to monitor their portfolios, and perhaps more funds to invest in higher-risk instruments as well, have long argued that the current offerings under the CPFIS do not cater to their needs.
Analysts have welcomed these changes, saying they would make the CPF system work better for different segments of CPF members by catering to their different needs in a more targeted fashion.
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"Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness." - Ephesians 6:11-12a
In middle school, my youth group stopped at a small country church for worship one Sunday on our way back from a mission trip.
Years later, two things stick out for me about that service:
- An elderly woman insisted on hand-feeding me my first green olive at coffee hour
- During the children's sermon the pastor took out a devil mask and proceeded to jump on it while shouting, "Stomp on Satan! Stomp on Satan!"
I'm not the kind of person that believes in the devil. Even at age 12 I laughed at the red-horned figure whose image was being obliterated on the church stairs. I knew that Satan was just a character for cartoons.
But now I'm not so sure.
Not about that pitchfork-wielding villain, I still don't believe in him. But evil? That feels pretty real. The "cosmic powers of this present darkness" don't sound as melodramatic as they did before. And their representatives are no longer laughable.
I wonder now about the evil that pastor had seen. Had she been counseling a survivor of abuse that week? Had she been finding housing for a trans teen kicked out of her house? Or fighting for an immigrant neighbor detained by the authorities?
Whatever it was, it made her stomp with fury. And I want to join her.
God of Goodness, give me eyes to see evil and feet to stamp it out.
Vince Amlin is co-pastor of Bethany UCC, Chicago, and co-planter of Gilead Church Chicago, forming now.
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Norfolk town to spend £1,500 on terrorism insurance
A town council has voted to spend more than £1,500 on insurance in the event of a terrorist attack on one of its events.
Thetford Town Council made the decision at its June full council meeting.
Currently, if there is a terrorist incident in the town the government would not pay to repair the buildings or compensate families affected.
With the insurance, the risk of a terrorist threat is calculated and cover would be provided. An undisclosed company quoted the council a cost of £1,558.26.
The council likened the process of gaining the insurance to a health and safety check.
Thetford council owns £12m in assets including various medieval buildings.
Town clerk Tina Cunnell said the insurance is needed due to the amount of large-scale events.
She said: "As a town we have some large events and if we had a terror incident the government would not give any money to help with repairs.
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"The financial committee agreed that they believed it would be good. It was a majority vote to take on the additional insurance."
The price of the insurance depends on the amount of terrorist activity in the country. If there is an incident then the pice will increase.
Residents had a mixed reaction to the decision taking to social media to air their views.
One said: "Surely the council would be better off spending the £1,700 on something useful like a roundabout."
Another added: "A terrorist attack on the Carnegie. Really? Like that's something we all think about before we go to bed."
There were also comments of support. Another said: "The town council should be congratulated on its forward thinking in having terrorism insurance rather than being lambasted."
Ms Cunnell explained that the money would not be diverted from another area of the council.
She added: "The council money isn't taken from one pot to pay for the insurance. It isn't money that we would have been able to use to pay for a playground. All the council finances are allocated to how we can spend it.
"When we have large events we consult the police. We can have up to 1,000 people in Market Place and our events are always well advertised.
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AS we crept out of camp, the morning sky was slowly turning pink. Smoke billowed from the kitchen tent where we had just filled our mugs with wood-fired coffee. A Smith & Wesson pistol hung awkwardly on my hip. The tops of the surrounding Swan Range began to glow orange with the sunrise. Our guide, Jack Rich, scoped the grassy patches below the closest ridgeline, looking for movement. After spying a small cluster of animals from a distance, Jack led my friend Marie and me even deeper into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, a tranquil pocket of Montana backcountry commonly referred to as the Bob.
We were bound for a spot known to few other than the region's elk herds, their many predators and Jack. When we stopped to rest, he whispered that the elk felt safe in this leafy habitat because they could hear predators approaching. Those predators were the reason for the gun, which Jack had entrusted me with.
"With a mountain lion, it's all over in a matter of seconds," Jack said. "With a wolf, it can take a few days. They wear down their prey until the animal is so fatigued it makes its last stand." Grizzly bears were another issue — more pressing, in fact, as we were trespassing on their habitat. Ripe huckleberries, the grizzly's favorite snack, sprouted up all around us, and at the next bend in the trail, we found a fresh pile of scat, partly obscured like a land mine.
American travelers romanticize Montana for its wildness, its sky-scraping mountains and its glistening ribbons of trout-packed streams. But for Montanans, the dream destination is the Bob. Everyone from my stepfather, a former Montana rancher, to my rental-car agent in Missoula was envious when I told them about my trip last summer. A 1.5-million-acre preserve with no roads and only a handful of permanent structures, the Bob encompasses some of the state's most spectacular scenery. The only way in is by foot or horseback, which means the huge number of visitors that overwhelm most national parks, including Yellowstone, just 300 miles to the southeast, does not exist here.
"You can drive to Old Faithful and say, 'Yeah, I've done Yellowstone,' " Jack told me. "But you can't do that here. It takes a sense of adventure and a willingness to interact with the outdoors in a whole different way."
The Bob, which is generally accessible from June through September, is named for a New York City native and conservationist who served in the Forest Service in Montana in the 1920s. Marshall was also a founder of the Wilderness Society, which was integral to passing the Wilderness Act, the 1964 law that eventually established the Bob and other wilderness land as protected areas.
It is home to an array of wildlife that includes nearly every mammal indigenous to the Northern Rockies. Elk herds in the thousands, wolves, bighorn sheep, moose, wolverines and the largest grizzly population in the lower 48 states all prowl the preserve — a "mini-Serengeti," Jack called it. But an extra heavy snowfall in the winter of 2010-11 had created unpredictable wildlife-migration patterns during our trip, and Jack warned us that the animals might be elusive.
My companions on this adventure were a small group of travelers who had signed on with Rich Ranch, a Montana guest ranch and outfitter, and had been fortunate to land its owner, Jack, as the guide (richranch.com; five-day horse-packing trip, $1,500). A fifth-generation Montanan, Jack says his earliest memory of his childhood is the first time he and his father drove mules to the family camp in the Bob. That was 50 years ago, when he was 5.
On an early September morning, we assembled at the ranch, an hour northeast of Missoula. Jack and his guides then drove us 20 miles to a trailhead at the edge of the Bob, where we mounted our horses for the ride to the seasonal Rich camp, our base for our five-day outing. Jack ushered us onto the dusty trail — nearly the same 10-mile route he and his father took a half-century ago. Within the first hour, our sense of adventure was already being put to the test: we were soon pelted with hail as the horses negotiated switchbacks up a mountainside. The sun eventually reappeared, but not until well after my jeans were soaked and my legs numb.
That afternoon, we rode into the lush meadow that surrounds Rich camp. Huge avalanches have repeatedly rocketed down the mountainside here in winter, decimating everything in their path but creating a bucolic clearing for the camp's collection of canvas tents. Each day from then on out, Marie, Jack and I — the most obsessive wildlife-seekers in our group — set off at both dawn and dusk in search of animals.
We had early luck on our first game-scouting mission the next morning when Jack spotted three elk a couple of hundred yards from camp. Armed with a horn-shaped elk bugle (meant to lure the animals) and a pair of powerful binoculars, he led us up a trail toward them. Soon we were in a giant field of green dappled with fuchsia-colored fireweed; gnarled branches reached out from silvery tree trunks, the remnants of a 2004 wildfire.
By this point we had lost sight of the elk, and we sat down in the quiet of dawn to wait and listen for other animals. Jack pulled out his bugle and blew into it, sending the melody of a braying bull soaring through the meadow. The knocking of a woodpecker, the snickering of a pair of squirrels and the chick-a-dee-dee-dee of the bird named for that distinctive call rounded out this early morning concert. No elk or other big game materialized, but I hardly noticed their absence.
That evening we rode our horses to Young's Lake, a watering and swimming hole for elk, and the next morning we set out on another dawn patrol. Though neither trip yielded big game, our senses were piqued to the nuances of our surroundings — the chirps, the migrations of cloud formations, the pine-covered mountains.
A five-mile trail leads from the Rich camp to the summit of Crimson Peak, a mountain Jack had mentioned repeatedly as one of his favorite places in the Bob. "You won't see it on any maps," he told us as our horses huffed their way up the path on the third morning of our trip. This is because Jack himself built the trail, after graduating from high school in the 1970s. These days, 95 percent of the Bob's visitors — which total just 30,000 per year, compared with the three million-plus that visit Yellowstone annually — never veer from the mapped trails, and we were just the second group of the season to head to Crimson's summit.
The plan was to ride to the top of the mountain, and then double back a third of the way to look for mountain goats and elk near Crimson Lake. The horses, sweaty from two hours of chugging uphill, struggled in the final stretch. When we got to the top, I was stunned: mountains stretched in every direction, all the way to the horizon. It was the kind of landscape I'd only ever witnessed from the window of an airplane.
"Welcome to the Bob Marshall Wilderness," Jack whispered. Lewis and Clark had planned to cut through the Rockies through here, he added, but the Shoshone and Flathead Indians talked them out of it. There were simply too many mountains to cross.
The next afternoon, we rode our horses 12 miles to the convergence of two creeks that are so seldom fished that the trout fall for a style of fly-fishing called shadow casting: you dangle a fly above the surface of the water, and a fish — or two or three — jump up out of the creek, jockeying for the fly. There are only a few places in the world where the fish are naïve enough and the water sufficiently clear that shadow casting is possible. This is one.
In fly-fishing forays in New Mexico, Patagonia and Wyoming, I have caught one fish, total. In two hours of casting from the pink and blue mudstone banks of these creeks, I landed well over a dozen. All of us brought cutthroat trout back for dinner that night, which Jack's wife, Belinda, flash-fried on a wood-fired stove.
By our final morning, the question of whether we'd spot more animals had been mostly pushed aside by beautiful vistas and fresh fish. But since it was our last hurrah, our posse again convened at dawn. Jack quickly noticed a group of female elk and a calf on the flanks of the nearest peak. We watched them for half an hour before Jack made another discovery: a hulking blond bull elk just below the summit. He was partly obscured by a tree at first, but when Jack sounded the bugle, he moved and tilted his antlers in our direction.
If there were elk on the mountain, Jack reasoned, there could be more in the woods. This is when he handed me his Smith & Wesson. I fastened it around my waist and we took off with Marie by foot on an old Indian trail behind camp. After sidestepping the bear scat and swishing through clusters of goldenrod and huckleberry bushes, we eventually stopped to rest on a fallen tree trunk.
We watched and listened, the sun shining through the trees while we took in the tranquillity of this place. Once again, we didn't lure any elk or get spooked by grizzlies or spot the most elusive animal of all, the wolverine. We just sat, snacking on handfuls of huckleberries, trusting there would be more adventure on the ride back to civilization. Happily, the Smith & Wesson stayed snug in its holster.


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[SYDNEY] The Reserve Bank of Australia is working on a new interest rates benchmark for debt markets that could eventually replace the scandal-tainted bank bill swap rate (BBSW), a top central banker said on Monday.
The RBA and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) aimed to create a robust risk-free interest rate benchmark for the local market, said RBA Assistant Governor Guy Debelle in a speech on the bond market.
It would likely be based on overnight indexed swap (OIS) rates, which are essentially tied to the RBA's over night cash rate. "Once this is operational, this will help engender a movement of products towards referencing a risk-free benchmark rather than a credit benchmark such as bank bill swap rates,"said Debelle. "We expect to see progress on this in the coming months." The BBSW is currently used to set interest rates on over A$300 billion (S$319 billion) of wholesale and retail fixed income securities, but has been compromised by charges of manipulation by banks for their own profit.
ASIC is investigating several banks for potential misconduct over a period stretching from early 2007 to 2013.
This is just part of a global probe into the manipulation of benchmarks, the most serious being the London Interbank Offered Rate which underpins around US$350 trillion in derivatives.
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[MAEBASHI] The Bank of Japan should give itself more time to achieve its ambitious price target, board member Takahide Kiuchi said, warning that an appropriate level of inflation for Japan is currently lower than the bank's 2 per cent target.
The remarks by Mr Kiuchi, who has long been sceptical of the central bank's radical stimulus programme, contrast with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's conviction that Japan is on course to meet the inflation target during the year beginning in April.
Mr Kiuchi repeated his calls for watering down the two-year timeframe for meeting the inflation target, warning that Japan will see prices rise only gradually given the economy's low growth potential. "Inflation may reach 2 per cent at some point in the future if, as hoped for, structural reforms progress and boost Japan's growth potential," the former market economist told business leaders in Maebashi, a city north of Tokyo, on Thursday. "But it's important to guide policy based on the understanding that an appropriate level of inflation for Japan now is lower (than 2 per cent)," he said.
Stripping away the effect of last year's sales tax hike, the core consumer price index - which excludes volatile food but includes oil costs - rose just 0.2 per cent in the year to January, slowing from 0.5 per cent in December.
In deploying its radical stimulus in April 2013, the BOJ pledged to accelerate inflation to 2 per cent in roughly two years through aggressive asset purchases. It eased policy again in October last year, but inflation has grounded to a halt on slumping oil prices and weak household spending.
The BOJ's nine-member board has been deeply divided since then. Kuroda and his two deputies are adamant that the price target can be hit in the next fiscal year, while other board members are sceptical about setting a deadline for achieving the goal.
Mr Kiuchi, worried about the drawbacks of the BOJ's huge asset purchases, is among the four dissenting board members when the central bank opted to ease policy further in October. He has continued to call for the BOJ to revert to the pace of asset buying prevailing before October's increase. "If the BOJ strengthens monetary easing excessively to push up prices in a short period of time to a level beyond what is justified by the economy's growth potential, this could destabilise economic activity and prices," he said.
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Either of the tenth and longest of the cranial nerves, passing through the neck and thorax into the abdomen and supplying sensation to part of the ear, the tongue, the larynx, and the pharynx, motor impulses to the vocal cords, and motor and secretory impulses to the abdominal and thoracic viscera. Also called pneumogastric nerve.
[New Latin (nervus) vagus, wandering (nerve), from Latin.]
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A long nerve that passes from the brain to the face, trunk, and abdomen. It controls the muscles of the larynx (voice box), stimulates digestion, and regulates the heartbeat. The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve.
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Richard is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California.
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- Developed intellectual property strategy for privately-held software security technology company and advised on intellectual property matters in subsequent $30M acquisition by public Internet networking company.
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Bolivia Joins International Solar Alliance
During the state visit of the President Ram Nath Kovind to Bolivia, Bolivia has signed the framework agreement to join the International Solar Alliance.
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance (ISA) aims to provide a common platform to address the specific solar technology deployment needs of the solar resource-rich countries located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Availability of abundance of solar energy in these countries can be utilised to generate cost-effective solar power to address the challenges of the lack of universal energy access, energy equity and affordability.
International Solar Alliance will not duplicate the efforts that other bodies like International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), International Energy Agency (IEA), Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), United Nations bodies, bilateral organizations etc. rather it will establish networks and develop synergies with them and supplement their efforts in a sustainable and focused manner.
ISA has launched three major programmes: Scaling Solar Applications for Agriculture Use, Affordable Finance at Scale, and Scaling Solar Mini-grids to help in achieving the overall goal of increasing solar energy deployment in the ISA member countries for achieving universal energy access and speeding up economic development. Further ISA is planning to launch two more programmes: Scaling Solar Rooftops and Scaling Solar E-mobility and Storage.
International Solar Alliance is the first body that will have a secretariat in India. India plays a significant role in the alliance in terms of being a host as well as a major contributor for achieving the target of 1 TW of solar energy by 2030 which would require $1 trillion to achieve with a target to produce 100 GW of solar energy by 2022, would account for a tenth of ISA's goal.
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India-Bolivia Sign 9 MoUs
During the state visit of the President Ram Nath Kovind to Bolivia the following 9 MoUs were signed:
- Agreement on Exemption of Visa for Diplomatic and Official Passport holders to facilitate entry into either country of Diplomatic and Official Passport Holders without a visa for a maximum of 90 days in any period of 180 days.
- Agreement to promote the development of academic cooperation in the training of diplomats, including structure and content and to update on international relations in the framework of the programmes and activities of the Parties.
- Agreement to provide technical advice to deepen necessary studies; contribute to establish continuous cooperation between public and private companies on issues related to planning, construction and operation of the Corridor.
- MoU on Cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources to promote and expand bilateral relations in the field of geology and mineral resources between the two countries based on principles of equality and mutual benefit on a long and enduring basis.
- Programme of Cultural Exchange for the period 2019-21 to expand relationship in the field of culture through various activities and exchange of groups, artists, exhibitions and film festivals etc.
- Agreement to establish the Centre of Excellence for Information & Communication Technologies for capacity building of Bolivian professionals and to encourage research and development.
- MoU in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy to strengthen, promote and develop co-operation in the fields of traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy between the two countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
- MoU between Indian Space Research Organisation and Agencia Boliviana Espacial on Cooperation in the exploration and the uses of outer space for peaceful purposes to develop organizational basis and effective forms of bilateral interaction and to promote the development of partnerships in the field of exploration of the outer space and application of space technologies for the benefit of the people of both countries.
- Framework Agreement on International Solar Alliance (ISA). Bolivia joins the International Solar Alliance to collectively address key common challenges to the scaling up of solar energy.
India has also offered 100 million US Dollar Line of Credit to Bolivia for financing development projects.
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Gregor Robertson had to go to Victoria to change the Vancouver charter, Gregor needed to acquire the legal authority to borrow hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, yes friends, because of the decision by the Sam Sullivan,Peter Ladner and the rest of the NPA party the city of Vancouver is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, who knows why the NPA chose Millennium development, they had no money, no assets, they had nothing but an in with Paul Barbeau and the NPA party.
In reading the Nanaimo daily news, not only did the NPA`s builder of choice screw over Vancouver but they have screwed over the city of Nanaimo for millions and millions of dollars, of course I don`t feel sorry for Vancouver, the elected officials,the NPA decided Vancouver`s fate but I do feel sorry for Nanaimo, you see, Nanaimo believed they were dealing with a reputable firm, think about it, certainly if Vancouver`s NPA chose Millennium to build the athletes village they must be capable of building a new hotel in Nanaimo, small potatoes compared to the Vancouver project.
Well Nanaimo was wrong, Millennium development is nothing but a disaster, I have followed and written on this story for several years now, it`s unfortunate that Nanaimo followed the NPA`s lead and picked Millennium, because....Nanaimo has a new trade and convention center(Not built by NPA`s builder of choice Millenniun).....But they have a problem, Nanaimo lost $850.000,00 dollars last year on the trade and convention because they had no where for delegates to stay,they lost bookings,and guess what,because of Millennium development Nanaimo will lose at least a million dollars for 2 more years,or at least until they get a new hotel to compliment the trade and convention center! So no matter who Nanaimo now gets to build a new hotel the city of Nanaimo will be out millions more in lost conventions,Nanaimo has spent over $3 million dollars on Millennium development on managements fees and more, (read about how the bankrupt company Millennium Development has missed deadline after deadline here)http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=0af5873d-d8e0-442e-a164-8ee44ab1b690&p=1
Absolutely amazing, a right wing Nanaimo run city gets screwed over big time by Millennium,yet I never hear Susan Anton talking about Vancouvers potential largest financial hit in history,I never hear Susan Anton talking about forcing Estelle Lo to resign, no friends,Susan Anton only has answers for Gregor Robertson and how he should run the city,the pure hypocrisy of the lone NPA to squawk about how awful Gregor Robertson is, yes,selective memory indeed, perhaps Susan Anton has advice for the city on Nanaimo and can help them out with a reputable builder? Everywhere Millennium development went buyers and people got screwed and were left holding the bag,for example..in West Vancouver.
Where did all the money paid to Millennium development go?who knows, all I know is Gregor Robertson has done his best not to drag the NPA and Susan Anton through the mud, perhaps someone should ask Susan Anton about the 250 social housing units in the athletes village,Gregor will have to sell those units for market value to try and recoup some of the hundreds of millions the city of Vancouver has spent.
All I know is Peter Ladner and Sam Sullivan and all the NPA need to explain why they structured a deal with Millennium development that could cost the city of Vancouver a king`s ransom, Estelle Lo warned the city, her warnings fell upon deaf ears, maybe all the electrical panels should be pulled from the athletes village and rip all the wiring out of the 1000 plus units, hey,what the hell, whats another wheel barrel of cash leaving the city,no friends,Gregor Robertson may be a little flaky but the Peter Ladner and the NPA cost the city a fortune,the NPAs actions with Millennium development led to West Vancouver and tentacles stretched across the Georgia Strait and sucked millions from Nanaimo.....The biggest possible con in Vancouver history, anyway, where there is a spark there is a NPA mouthpiece blaming Vision for the end of the world.
So, the Millennium development saga is over,Vancouver got guzzled with insider help,Nanaimo got screwed through association,West Vancouver,who cares, a lesson learned,we have bigger fish to fry, where there is smoke there is fire, and I see smoke coming out of Gordon Campbell`s ears.
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Adapting today's modern bicycle to a unique style bike rack moved our designers to create the BG-5 Bella and the Chime Bike Guards (square or rectangle). The decorative panels for these two unique Bike Guard™ styles can easily be adapted to include your logo or other creative design depicting something special about your city, town, or institution.
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One of the many self-care practices I generally implement when going through dark times is a gratitude practice. This can be as simple as keeping a gratitude journal where I write down a list of five things that I am grateful for from the day before I go to bed. It can also be as extensive as using my 101-bead gratitude "necklace" to count off 101 things I'm grateful for from the day.
Often I implement this practice once I'm already down in the midst of the darkness when I'm trying to climb my way back out of the pit. This time I was already using my daily gratitude journal practice before the downward slide even began. It's interesting to notice the difference.
Normally at this point, I find that getting the gratitude practice going is a struggle. It can be so hard to find anything to be grateful for in these times.
This time around, it is still fairly easy to find five things each night for which I am grateful. I have to admit that sometimes my lists look remarkably similar from day to day right now as I focus in on the things that still really shine through the fog, but the lists still come easily.
They are filled with things like sunlight, walks outside, good friends, delicious food, laughter, good books, hot baths, good tea, and kindnesses shown to me by the people in my life. There is always so much to be grateful for even when walking through dark lands!
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Killer B Motorsport does things a little differently. If you've come across our products, you know they come with an obsessively engineered design with the intentions of bringing the best performance your hard earned money can buy.
In the mumbo jumbo of all the sales and marketing BS we are bombarded with on a daily basis, it's often difficult to see things for what they really are. So, from here on out, we are getting back to the roots of charge air coolers and bringing to market the name of a product that has been convoluted and misused to the point of unrecognition by the masses. Its function - to improve the volumetric efficiency of our engines and unleash more power potential.
Deserving of the utmost respect, and we are calling it by its proper nomenclature. It's birth given name by design and function - the Aftercooler. Ask about our intercooler and you'll get blank stares (unless you want to discuss multi-induction systems). Ask about the Killer B Motorsport High Performance Aftercooler (Intercooler) - or known on inside circles as 'Hell Box' - and we'll gladly discuss the design features and our goal to freeze over a bit of hell's fury one WRX at a time.
Install Instructions It takes some wrestling and patience, but it should get in there. Remove the mounting brackets on each side. Install the throttle body coupler on the throttle body first. You may also want to remove the MAP sensor plug that is on the top center and facing back on the manifold, and the hose that runs along the backside. Basically anything you can easily get to, remove or move to the side, to give you more wiggle room. From there you want to get the throttle body side on first, then the charge-pipe side. If you're using the OEM charge pipe, you may need an assistant to hold it out of the way.
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Property for Sale: Family house in Metinler in Dalyan, Turkey
Reference: PT4110 - Date Added: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Property for Sale: Family house in Metinler in Dalyan, Turkey
Villa Gamza
Overall description
Three bedroom private house with room to add a pool. Located in the Metinler area of Dalyan on a residential street, 12 minutes walk from the centre of town.
Separated from the road by a 4ft wall, the garden is grass and trees with more than a few chickens added for good measure. The drive way and car port fit two cars. To the rear is a large covered area currently home to an outdoor work out area and general man-zone. There is a large wrap around patio, providing an outdoor room to relax, dine and chat.
Well decorated and nicely finished, with laminate flooring in the rooms yet tile and travatine for the hallways and stairs.
Ground floor
The ground floor is 165m2 divided neatly up into 4 rooms and the hallway, there are two reception rooms- one of which could be a ground floor bedroom, dining room or office. The kitchen is modern and complete with a balcony overlooking the garden. The W/c is newly fitted with a shower.
First floor
The first floor has all three bedrooms. The master is a large double bedroom, with access to the long balcony that runs across the back of the house and an en suite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. The second bedroom is also a large double with access to the same balcony. The smallest bedroom would also fit a double bed. The family bathroom is a newly fitted shower room.
Other information
The house is a great home with room for a growing family. For sale partially furnished.
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We all love beautiful décor and therefore I compiled ideas about high contrast colour schemes for your new baby room. The high contrast black and white colours will support the visual stimulation of your baby, latest décor trends and it will be versatile and adjustable to your changing colour scheme in years to come. Enjoy your baby room design, Carina.