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Toronto stores selling vaping products will need a licence come April
Published Tuesday, October 29, 2019 2:45PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:11PM EDT
In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 file photo, a salesman at a vape shop exhales while using an e-cigarette in Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Toronto’s City Council officially signed off on plans Tuesday to require licences for retailers selling vaping products at specialty stores and even gas stations.
Council approved, without debate, a set of recommendations that will require all retailers selling vaping products to apply for a licence from the city starting April 1, 2020.
After April 1, any person in Toronto applying for a licence will be required to provide the address of their business, as well as a criminal background check.
They will also be required to register under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.
The licensing requirement will allow the city to enforce the act by making it easier to track and inspect businesses selling the products, an earlier report from the city’s municipal licensing and standards department said.
“There is currently no reliable system in place for Toronto Public Health staff to accurately track and inspect all vapour product retailers their compliance with [the act],” Carleton Grant, the director of the department said in the report, which outlined his recommendations.
“A new licensing category for vapour product retailers will assist Toronto Public Health in their enforcement … by enabling adequate city oversight of the number and location of retailers.”
The approval Tuesday follows a decision by the provincial government last week to ban the promotion of vaping products in convenience stores and gas stations.
Grant called the presence of vaping products in Toronto “widespread,” and said there are currently over 1,400 known retailers in the city, including 78 specialty vapour retailers.
Vaping has been an issue of concern recently following a series of deaths and hospitalizations in the United States due to vaping-related causes.
In April, a licence holder, who changes their businesses address, must visit the office of the city’s municipal licensing and standards division within 48 hours to let them know.
Existing and new businesses selling e-cigarettes or other vaping products would be required to pay a $645 licence fee, and a $315 annual renewal free.
Toronto will be joining cities like Hamilton and London, which already have bylaws requiring licenses for businesses selling vaping products.


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Friday 16th September 2016 – Auchonvillers on the Somme
On Friday 16th September the band had an engagement which was something out of the ordinary for us. We were asked by the Essex Police Military History Association if we would accompany them to Auchonvillers, the area of the Somme where Essex Police officers served in the Essex regiment in the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916.
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Spring Concert on 19 March - Crowstone
As unofficial ‘Groupies’ of the Essex Police Band we were delighted to attend the Spring Concert on 19 March at Crowstone St George’s URC in Westcliff.
The venue proved to be excellent acoustically and was very well attended. We must admit we were intrigued by the additional billing of the Southend Vox Choir and did initially wonder how the choir and band would gel together. The choir began with a varied choice of pieces ranging from the upbeat ‘Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours’ to the gentle ‘Steal Away’ and as the evening unfolded their exuberance and pure love of entertainment seemed to captivate both band and audience alike.
As always the Band showed just how versatile they were with ‘Memory’ and ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ and then a lovely new piece,’ Candide Overture’ which was both complex and challenging. The second half featured the Vox Chamber Singers with three beautiful pieces from ‘Five Days That Changed the World’, Not to be outdone, the Band came back again with five more very varied pieces – we particularly enjoyed ‘Opus One’ and the classic ‘Les Miserables’.
So…a brilliant evening’s entertainment with the Band really on form and in our opinion, one of the best concerts yet.
Only one complaint – the evening just wasn’t long enough!
Annie and Mike Rees
Monday 21st December - Essex Police Band Annual Christmas Concert
'Twas the night before, the night before, the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Until the Essex Police Band started playing at their annual Christmas concert at the Marconi Club.
The first half featured a selection of famous film music starting with Troika and a March entitled, Aces High.The band then played a selection from Les Miserables, Nigel, our conductor, particularly enjoyed the film version (he might have mentioned this once or twice before...) followed by the beautiful theme tune from As Time Goes By, featuring Graham on Flugel. The next piece was a debut for us, Barbarian Horde from the film Gladiator - not good news for anyone on the front two rows, earplugs definitely needed! Bringing it a little more up to date the band also played highlights from the Disney phenomenon that is Frozen, not much chance of anyone building a snowman this Christmas though!
As always the second half was a little more relaxed and had more of a party atmosphere with the band donning some Christmas jumpers, tinsel, fairy lights and the traditional Christmas Sombrero! It included a range of traditional and not-so traditional Christmas music from a vocal arrangement of Silent Night featuring Wendy Norton to an audience sing-a-long with White Christmas. Other highlights included a bass trombone solo, Frosty the Snowman played by Andy Norton, Let it Snow, and my favourite, The Snowman.
The collection at the end of the evening was to raise money for the Essex Air Ambulance, a very worthy cause and the evening raised £400 to help with the running costs of this vital service.
I think I speak for most of the band and audience to say a great night was had by all and everyone left feeling a little more Christmassy than when they arrived!
Emma Best – Tenor Horn
BRAINTREE & WITHAM TIMES (review)
Christmas Concert 5th December at Braintree Arts Theatre
BRAINTREE MALE VOICE CHOIR and the ESSEX POLICE BAND
I was thrilled to see, at the start of this successful, sold-out show, that Musical Director, David Wood, is encouraging his choir to abandon scores where possible and focus their attention on his precise conducting. Exemplified in My Lord What A Morning and well on the way in Softly As I Leave You, it paid dividends.
In the well-planned programme, the tenors’ descant in Do You Hear What I Hear and a lovely New Zealand carol, anchored by the tremendously strong Rhythm Of Life, were special delights.
Well-placed on the Arts Theatre stage, Nigel Cooper MD of the Essex Police Band, quickly established a beautifully-modulated sound. T Jay Mackenzie’s syncopated solo and Les Mis, in which percussion and the almost vocal bass section shone, revealed the musical visitors’ scope.
The band’s 2nd Set got the pulses racing. After the challenges of an inaptly-named, Joyous Carillion, it was bass trombonist Andrew Norton’s novelty number, Frosty The Snowman that stole the show. 3 choir members threatened to do the latter too, when they made very able contributions to an uplifting samba.
For me, the band’s highlight was their sensitively played Wagner. Nigel prefaced it with a deserved tribute to BMVC’S long- serving accompanist, Hilary Morgan. Thomas Duchan, who has succeeded her, played throughout as if to the manner born.
Excellent timing, thoughtful programming and 2 carols sent the audience home very satisfied indeed.
Saturday 5th December 2015 – Braintree, 7.00 pm
The Essex Police Band performed at the Braintree Arts Centre in a joint concert with the Braintree Male Voice Choir. A very different event compared to the Great Waltham concert last Saturday in both venue and atmosphere. The band arrived for 6pm and quickly set up giving time for a sound check and tune-up prior to the start of the concert. Nigel reminded us that this was the venue for his first concert as Musical Director back in 2012, so it had some special memories.
The choir and band took their seats for the start of the concert and were pleased to see a capacity crowd. The Male Voice choir commenced the programme with a group of 5 songs from well-known composers such as Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lionel Bart.
It was then the turn of the Band who performed ‘Horizons’ by Paul Lovatt-Cooper, swiftly followed by Prokofiev’s ‘Troika’, which attempted to get the audience into the spirit of Christmas. T J gave an impressive performance of ‘Georgia on my Mind’ and the band concluded its first half performance with an arrangement of ‘Les Mis’. The choir concluded the first half with the traditional ‘O Come, O Come Emanuel’ and ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’.
After a 20 minute interval the Choir commenced the second half with another group of 5 traditional and seasonal numbers.
The band’s next set started by featuring the cornets and trombones in the double trio ‘Joyous Carillon’. The audience appeared much more relaxed after the interval and were very receptive to the entertaining rendition of ‘Frosty the Snowman’ by Bass trombonist Andy Norton, which received the most enthusiastic applause so far. (Trust it to be a trombone player). The band then gave an impressive performance of Wagner’s ‘Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral’ with its triumphant and dramatic conclusion, which wowed the audience even more. Joined by 3 members of the choir to assist on the percussion section we concluded with ‘El Cumbanchero’, a lively samba, which Nigel hoped would help to compensate for those missing ‘Strictly’. Once again the audience showed their appreciation in their applause.
At this point I would like to add that the performance of the Baritone section through-out the evening was once again impeccable.
The audience were then invited to join the band in the singing of 2 carols, ‘While Shepherds Watched’ (with Nigel’s Freudian reference to ‘socks’) and ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’. This was followed by ‘The National Anthem’ and after a few words of thanks a rendition of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ which hopefully sent the audience away in festive mood.
Stage cleared, van loaded we cannot relax as there are 2 more rehearsals before our final concert of the year at the Marconi Club, Chelmsford.
Watch this space.
David Steven - Baritone
Saturday 28th November, Great Waltham Church Carol Concert
“A carol concert in November – Really?”
OK, no-one actually said it, but some must have thought it. I know I did.
Band arrival had been agreed as 6:15, and the usual reliable suspects were present. And, remarkably, so was someone with a key to the church – not always a given. The usual precipitous drop from the stage for the trombones, but good to note that the Health and Safety Executive had visited, and installed a small aluminium lip to prevent our chairs taking the fateful plunge. “No, no – that’s all coming off”, we are cheerfully informed by our compere for the evening, Malcolm Ward – “We thought it was too much of a trip hazard”. Oh, good.
Brief opportunity for a bit of “top-and-tailing” rehearsal, and the audience is already starting to make an appearance. We are first up on the programme with Troika – seems to go without major incident, despite Nigel disappearing into a blaze of blue and white floodlights, compounded by glare from the baritone section’s heads. And my bashing Webby’s elbow in anything beyond fifth position. Followed up by the selection from Frozen; - Nigel’s mouthed “careful” during Let it Go was my bad – apologies, Nigel – can’t blame the baris for that one.
We relinquished the stage to the Boreham Ladies’ Choir after the carol O Come, All Ye Faithful, and they entertained with four pretty challenging numbers; their MD Simon Warne was quick to comment on the appropriateness of the green backlighting for their Emerald City number from Wicked and the Irish standard Danny Boy. Damn – I was going to say that.
Children from the Great Waltham Primary School took to the stage next to give us their Christmas thoughts – the best laugh derived from the line “Some Mums are the worst cooks, (pause) but give the best hugs”. As you said, Nigel: good recovery. This was followed by a dance recital from a Year 9 student at Sandon School. It was during this performance that our illustrious MD pointed out that it was very decent of her to mop up all the instrument dribbles for us prior to our next set. Next, the primary school were on again to sing us a couple of numbers. Appropriately enough for the recent Black Friday event, we had Rock Around The Shops, and the hand jive proved so infectious, that TJ and Steve B just couldn’t help themselves. Yes, we were watching.
We returned to the stage for our debut of Let it Snow, and Glasnost, and the backlighting got very excitable and flashy during the latter. Solid red might have been more appropriate to the Russian theme, but you can’t have everything. Didn’t notice any “soloists” during “that moment” in the vivace, and despite a slight percussion wobble towards the end, the audience responded very favourably to our efforts. Time for a drink.
We kicked off the second half with Deck the Halls, followed by our first performance of Joyous Carillon. I have witnesses to a baritone player actually saying the trombones sounded good in that number. And he wasn’t paid to do so.
More Christmas thoughts from the primary school, followed by the Boreham Ladies’ Choir taking to the stage for their second set. Brave and enthusiastic (and probably slightly bonkers) MD Simon Warne fired up the audience by getting them to join in with Amarillo and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, resulting in lusty, loud singing and clapping, and one slightly panicked accompanying pianist. This was followed by three offerings from the newly formed Great Waltham Village Choir in their debut performance. Good solid singing, and expertly held together by their MD and pianist.
The Snowman flew again with our rendering of Walking in the Air, and then we hit the audience with this year’s party piece, El Cumbanchero. First and bass trombones unable to count to twenty (but top solo by PB). No injuries sustained during the “stand up, turn” routine at the end, and I think much of the applause was probably directed at the primary school children who had been enlisted as an honorary percussion section.
Just three quick seasonal numbers to clear now, and its already pushing a quarter to ten.
But Master of Ceremonies Malcolm has other ideas. He invites the audience to stand for White Christmas so they can do “the actions”. Actions? Bemused looks all round, so Malcolm feels obliged to demonstrate. Both verses. Finally we get underway, but the fervour has gripped Nigel too, and he actively encourages a bit of seasonal sectional swaying. It’s the most together the baris have been for ages. The band is straining a bit at the leash during We Wish You a Merry Christmas, but Nigel holds it all together, and the fourth verse rattles along at the customary lick one expects. With a chaser of Jingle Bells, it’s all over for another year.
Just have to pack the van now. Next stop: Braintree.
Rob Hall - Trombone
Friday 6th November 2015 – Clacton Memorial Gardens.
The unveiling of The Police Memorial Trust memorial to PC Ian Dibell GM by The Prime Minister, The Rt Hon David Cameron MP. Click here to read the letter of thanks from the Chief Constable.
Review of concert at Leventhorpe School 23rd April 2014
"You don't have any idea how wonderful a brass band is until you sit right in front of one. The Essex Police Band are brilliant. Sometimes bluesy and blaring, sometimes more coy and sensitive, but always tight, clean and energised. Solos included Somewhere over the Rainbow played beautifully by Wendy Norton, and then Post Horn Gallop by Trevor Stubbington on the post horn, which presented a slightly more obscure, but amazing playing of, basically a single metal tube!
Brass bands seem to be able to carry all sorts of repertoire. Superman was powerful, Chicago exciting and the final cartoon medley was fun, and sounded just like the real thing!
The programme also included one of our very own students, David Evans, who performed an equally eclectic mix of pieces with some Beethoven, Doctor Who and then something else that I think was from another film, perhaps?
Performing three challenging and varied solos is a fantastic achievement, and provided some contrasting interludes to the concert. Congratulations to David for this contribution.
Nigel Cooper, the Musical Director of the EPB, is clearly an inspirational Leader and the musicians made it clear that playing in a brass band is very enjoyable and rewarding. Brass bands, when they are really good, have this way of creating wonderful, rich, harmonic layers of sound which is spine-tingly, and has to be experienced in the flesh. Once you've been, you totally 'get-it'. So, next time, if we are lucky enough to have the Essex Police Band back, give it a try!!"
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Review of concert at Great Dunmow 3rd May 2014|
"The Essex Police Band came to the United Reformed Church in Great Dunmow on the 3rd of May 2014 and delighted us with a wonderful concert. The musicians were superb, playing a range of vastly different pieces directed by the musical director, Nigel Cooper. It was an unforgettable evening of music, enjoyed by all. This is the fourth time that the band has played in our church and each time it has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience."
The Friendship Group
United Reformed church
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Three Extinction Rebellion activists have been acquitted of a 2019 stunt in which they disrupted a train in central London for 77 minutes.
Reverend Sue Parfitt, 79, Father Martin Newell, 54, and former university lecturer Philip Kingston, 85, were unanimously acquitted of obstructing the railway by a jury of Inner London Crown Court after their protest at Shadwell railway station on October 17, 2019.
Mr Kingston superglued his hand to a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train while Rev Parfitt and Father Newell climbed onto the roof and said prayers for the planet just before 7am.
The trio said they were strongly motivated by their Christian faith, while Mr Kingston said the future of his four grandchildren also prompted him to attend the protest.
In an attempt to alert the public and government to the dangers of climate change and the financial institutions whose actions are damaging the planet, they targeted a train one stop from the bank in the City of London’s financial district.
About 15 trains were delayed or canceled, but none got stuck in tunnels.
This was partly because, according to the activists, they had planned the demonstration to ensure there was no threat to public safety, taking measures including targeting an above-ground station and 10 other Extinction Rebellion activists on the platform to ensure that violence did not break out.
The ruling comes after four people were cleared of criminal damages for toppling the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and throwing it in the harbour.
The bronze memorial to the 17th-century figure was torn down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7, 2020, and those responsible were acquitted on January 5 after an 11-day trial at Bristol Crown Court.
And in April last year, six Extinction Rebellion protesters were acquitted of causing criminal damage to Shell’s London headquarters, despite the judge telling the jury they had no legal defense.

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Friday Five – 27 Dresses Edition
TGIF! It’s the 10-year anniversary of one of our favorite romantic comedies, 27 Dresses! This week’s big media wins are paired with our favorite GIFs from this classic rom com.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah was featured on Bookish’s Winter 2018 Fiction Preview, USA Today’s 10 Big Books To Kick off 2018 and BookBub‘s Most Anticipated Book Club Books of 2018.
InStyle featured She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah in their list of must-reads for 2018.
BookTrib interviewed She Regrets Nothing author Andrea Dunlop.
YA Books Central featured Everless by Sara Holland in their hottest YA books of winter.
Indie Picks Breakout Novels of 2018 featured The Frontman by Ron Bahar, The Summer of New Beginnings by Bette Lee Crosby, Song of Isabel by Ida Curtis, Entangled Moon by E.C. Frey, The Opposite of Never by Mary Kathleen Mehuron and Beautiful Illusion by Christie Nelson.
Bette Lee Crosby revealed the cover for her next book, The Summer of New Beginnings on BetteLeeCrosby.com.
Amanda Stauffer, author of Match Made in Manhattan shared the story behind her book with Women Writers, Women[‘s] Books.
Dreaming in Chocolate by Susan Bishop Crispell was named a Winter 2018 Okra Pick by Southern Indie Booksellers.
LB Gschwandtner, author of The Other New Girl, has an upcoming event at Parnassus Books on Sunday, January 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. Click here for more details.
Chick Lit Central is hosting a giveaway for Dreaming in Chocolate by Susan Bishop Crispell.
She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop was featured on The Modern Jetsetter’s winter reading list.
Phyllis Piano (Love Reconsidered) was interviewed on the radio program, Joy on Paper.
Susan Bishop Crispell (Dreaming in Chocolate) shared a personal essay with First For Women on how brain surgery changed her life.
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I am afraid there are no pictures of my Tackle for this week. Sorry!
We made up our minds to clean out the upper shed and we did! It is a large shed where we store gardening tooks, canning supplies, Christmas and holiday decorations, camping gear, coolers, suitcases, out of season and children’s clothing, homeschooling items we aren’t using right now, my and hubby’s fishing and hunting gear, and a host of other stuff. It was packed in there and most of the time you couldn’t even open the door all the way. It would only open enough to squeeze in there. We took everything out. I mean EVERYTHING! We took the shop vac and vacuumed the floors, walls and ceiling. Then, we repacked and reorganized our
crap stuff. I have been steadily working transferring all Christmas decor and all cloth items to tubs. That is almost done. I just have to pick up a few more tubs. Anyway, we have the gardening tools neatly hung on the wall. My canning supplies are all stored on their own shelf. We have several other shelves that now each hold the normal garage/ shed stuff like WD-40, paint and the like. All of the tubs of clothing are stacked together, all of the fishing and hunting gear are stacked together and so on. Hubby then wired the shed, hung 3 lights and added a wall plug. It is so nice being married to an Electrician!
For the first time in the year we have been here we can actually walk into the shed. Not to mention we actually know where everything is at. It is great!!!
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Sir Lewis Hamilton says it “has nothing to do with” the Mercedes F1 team’s partnership agreement with Kingspan, the insulation company associated with the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
The Kingspan logo first appeared on Sir Lewis’s car on Saturday, with seven World Champions completing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying session this weekend.
Sir Lewis said in a press conference after winning pole position in the race on Sunday that the partnership deal “has nothing to do with him.”
He states: “I don’t feel I have to speak publicly … when I heard what happened this week, it was news for me. There.
“We know there was a great deal of protest and an amazing amount of support from people in the surrounding community.
“It has nothing to do with me, and I know that Toto (Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff) classifies it.
“Unfortunately my name was on my car so it’s associated, but I know if it’s the same.”
Sir Lewis previously wrote about the Grenfell Tower fire on his Instagram account.
In 2020, he posted a photo with the following caption: “Today is three years after the horrific Grenfell Tower fire in London.
“Remember the 72 souls we lost, their loved ones, and all who were affected by this tragedy.”
On Friday, Toto Wolff, Principal of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, apologized to Glenfell’s survivors and bereaved families and thanked Campaign Group Glenfell United for offering a meeting after condemning the deal with Kingspan.
The group wrote to Mr Wolf and urged him to close the deal.
In response to them in the letter, Wolff wrote: “The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire was unimaginable to me.
“On behalf of our team, we sincerely apologize for the further damage to this announcement.
“It was not our intention to do so.”
Prior to signing the partnership, Wolff said his team “deeply worked with Kingspan to understand what role their product played in what happened at Glenfell.”
He states: “Kingspan said it played no role in the design and construction of the Grenfell Tower covering system, and a small portion of the product was used as a replacement without knowing some of the non-compliant systems. It wasn’t safe because of building regulations. “
Meanwhile, community secretary Michael Gove said the government could modify the advertising rules for racing cars if Mercedes did not withdraw its partnership with Kingspan.
We are investigating how the Grenfell Tower was coated with flammable materials and contributed to the spread of the fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017.
Kingspan’s K15 insulation was one of the products installed during the refurbishment of the Grenfell Tower, but most of the insulation used in skyscrapers in western London was manufactured by another company.
The company said in a statement: “Kingspan played no role in the design of Grenfell Tower’s covering system. K15 products make up about 5% of insulation and were used as an alternative without Kingspan’s knowledge. Building regulations. Complies with. “
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Police are investigating the ‘alleged murder’ of 23-year-old Sabutaro Singh, also known as Mark, a carpenter and part-time vendor on Regent Street and of Lot 529 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara.
Singh was fatally stabbed to the neck on Regent Street (on the pavement opposite Pressy’s) at around 18:00 hrs yesterday (Wednesday).
FACTS: Investigations revealed that on the date, time and place mentioned above, the victim (Sabutaro Singh) was selling kitchen utensils and other items in the company of two other males when the suspect approached the victim armed with a knife and dealt the victim a stab to the right side of his neck. The victim immediately fell to the ground, helpless while the suspect fled on foot west on Regent Street and made good his escape with the knife in his hand.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by an EMT doctor from the GPHC. The body was then escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting PME.
The victim was previously charged with others for simple larceny in respect to the multi-million-dollar gold heist which occurred at Mahaica between 2021-07-01 and 2022-09-16.
That matter was heard at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court and the victim was placed on bail while the matter is pending at the said court. On 2022-11-19 the now deceased man was at his home, when he was shot to his buttocks by an unidentifiable male and investigations were ongoing. (Police release)
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”Everyone hates me because of my past.”
If this is your situation, you’re not alone.
People abruptly cancel outing plans daily, confident they’ve only been invited to the outings out of pity.
You scrutinize every break in conversations and ruminate over every word to find proof that you must have said something to mess up the discussion.
In the course of events, you can even stay up late into the night thinking of why everyone hates you because of your past.
It’s not out of place for you to wonder if you’ll ever be worthy of love after what happened in the past.
You’re probably a changed person to even notice other people’s perspectives about you.
But you can’t help but feel sad and dejected over how you’re being treated because of your past.
If care is not taken, your self-esteem can take a nose-dive as a result.
Fortunately for you, there are proven ways you can deal with being hated by everyone because of your past.
Grab these steps with open arms and redeem what’s left of your self-confidence and self-esteem.
”Everyone Hates Me Because Of My Past”: 10 Steps To Take
1. Get Rid Of Toxic People From Your Life
Having low self-esteem doesn’t happen in an empty space.
So, if someone in your life is trying so hard to make you feel less of yourself and unloved, it’s time to let them go.
It is practically impossible to maintain a healthy level of self-esteem and confidence when you’re surrounded by people who constantly pour hate on you.
It’ll be best to stay away from people who will stop at nothing to show you hate, tear you down, and make you feel terrible about a mistake you made in the past.
Toxic people exist, and you won’t know how much of a bondage you are in till you let them go.
2. Stick With Supportive And Positive People
One of the surest ways to get your groove on is by surrounding yourself with people who are supportive and have a positive influence on you.
Hate is a bitter pill to swallow.
With the right people in your life, you’ll be overwhelmed with so much love that boosts your confidence and esteem and makes you feel happy and loved.
When you’re surrounded by the right energy and vibes, taking on the world feels like a little task to you.
3. Spend Time With People Who Love You
Instead of staying around people who hate you, try spending time with people who love you.
Surely, it can’t be possible for everyone to hate you.
Surrounding yourself with people who love you and who you love can help cleanse you of the negative energy built up over the years.
When you spend time speaking with someone you trust and feel comfortable with, your confidence will be boosted for more social interactions.
4. Do The Things You Love
Have you considered enjoying your own company?
Sometimes, all the relief you need from toxic social encounters is spending time doing the things you love.
Whether taking a walk, dancing, reading a book, or singing along to the song blasting through the stereo, do anything that makes you happy.
Avail yourself of the small moments that are filled with happiness.
These little pockets of happiness help you overcome external hate and make you feel comfortable in your own skin.
5. Engage In Productive Activities
Engaging in your daily activities will ease the burden on your shoulders and make you feel good about yourself.
It’ll help if you create a to-do list each day and tick activities off the list as you finish them.
If it is of any help, doing so will be a reminder that you’re in control of your life and that you’re capable of achieving whatever you set your mind on.
In addition, you’ll be distracted from whatever is weighing you down, and your stress levels will be greatly reduced when you channel energy into carrying out productive activities.
6. Master A New Skill
If you feel everyone hates you because of your past, you might need to master a new skill to take your mind off this situation.
It can be learning how to play the guitar or learning how to speak a language.
Whichever you choose, trying out something new and watching your growth in it can build your confidence.
Although it’s not the only way, you can prove your worth by getting an advanced level of mastery in something of great importance to you or learning a new skill.
You can also give people something new to talk about instead of your past.
7. Do Not Forget Your Accomplishments
Remembering your accomplishments can help you to turn a blind eye to the negative opinion that others have about you.
Whenever you’re struggling with the toxic vibes and energy from your past, you can set actual reminders of the times when you succeeded and felt rightly so.
It’ll help you shut out the external noise and remain focused on being a better version of yourself.
8. Keep A Record Of Your Relations With Other People
Having a record of your interactions with other people will help you know if there’s a significant change in the things that make you say that “everyone hates me because of my past.”
That way, it’ll be easier to pinpoint the negative things you’re doing that’ll remind people of your ugly past and trigger their toxic behavior toward you.
Through this record-keeping, you’ll see how many people see you in a positive light.
Hopefully, you’ll have a better picture of how people see you in your daily interactions with them and eventually do away with the “everyone hates me because of my past” mentality.
9. Celebrate Your Wins, Big Or Small
It is hard to rebuild self-esteem that has been trampled on by hatred stemming from your past.
So, don’t forget to celebrate your big and small wins.
Always have a pep talk with yourself in the morning.
Don’t hesitate to take a victory leap and pump your fists in the air whenever you make a mark.
Whenever you look in the mirror, stare at the winner looking back at you and let them know that they deserve every good thing that’s coming their way.
That’s the best way to stay in charge of your world, no matter what people say or think.
10. Don’t Forget To Spoil Yourself
Pamper yourself every chance you get.
The truth is that with or without a perfect personality, there are people who enjoy spending time with you.
So don’t throw that away just because a percentage of people who knew you in the past hate you and don’t want to have anything to do with you.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to keep working on becoming a better version of yourself while taking life one step at a time.
Whenever you can and whatever opportunity you get, don’t hesitate to pamper yourself.
Give yourself a treat because you deserve the best things in life.
Except you’re still the same person from the past, your past should not define you and should not stop you from living life to the fullest.
Keeping this in mind, go out there, explore, grab opportunities, conquer the world and enjoy yourself.
You can’t control what people say about you, but you can control what you think about yourself.

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The Straw Hat Pirate’s adventures have conquered the world: the manga “One Piece” has established itself for more than 20 years as one of the most popular animated series with the release this weekend of its 1000th episode.
“It’s a miracle,” acknowledges Ryuji Kochi, president for Europe, Middle East and Africa of Toei Animation, the Japanese company that has produced the animated series since 1999.
“In the beginning it wasn’t easy to broadcast on TV or have fans,” he tells AFP. “But we persisted and it was only after 13 years of broadcasting that ‘One Piece’ became a phenomenon.”
Since the publication of volume 1 in 1997 in Japan, the hunt for “One Piece”, a treasure coveted by all pirates and, above all, Luffy, hero of the series, has kept hundreds of millions of fans in suspense around the world .
And multiply the records. With 490 million copies of the manga sold, the author of the work Eiichiro Oda, 46, was awarded the Guinness in the category “highest number of copies of the same comic book published by a single author”.
Enough to make the release of Episode 1000, scheduled for this weekend in 80 countries, a global event and a symbolic milestone for fans.
In Tokyo, a huge mural representing the main characters of the manga adorns the bustling Shibuya station. Fans from Europe, the Middle East and Africa broke the world record for selfies on a platform launched by the producer, with 20,000 photos with a “wanted” poster background.
In France, the world’s second-largest market for Japanese manga and animation series, more than 100 cinemas in the CGR network are planning a “marathon” of screenings before the 1,000th episode is broadcast. The operation will also be organized in Belgium and Luxembourg.
ALL THE SUBJECTS
“I’m a fan [da série] ‘One Piece’ 20 years ago! I’ve watched it since college and still enjoy it”, commented a Japanese netizen on Twitter, excited to see the continuation of Luffy’s adventures on the screen.
How to explain such longevity? “What makes this manga so special is, above all, Eiichiro Oda’s script and intelligence,” says Ryuji Kochi.
“It’s complete, it talks about all subjects. It has social, action, humor. ‘One Piece’ manages to relate to the real subjects of society”, comments French Alexis Poriel, 26 years old.
Industrialization, racism, slavery, geopolitical intrigues… In addition to the topics covered, the immense universe of “One Piece” is crossed by cultural and geographic references (ancient Egypt, Venice, Andalusia, medieval Japan…) that give it a universal dimension.
“The important thing about ‘One Piece’ is that we have several levels of reading. This allows it to reach all age groups: both the young reader in search of adventure and the slightly older reader. Who likes a little complexity”, he explains to AFP Benoît Huot, editorial manager of manga at French publisher Glénat.
Although the plot still promises many twists for several years, what is missing from “One Piece” to reach an even larger audience beyond Japanese animation fans like cultural franchises like Star Wars or Harry Potter?
The upcoming release by Netflix, the streaming platform with more than 200 million subscribers, of a series adapted from the “One Piece” universe should help, its producers believe.
The announcement of the official casting on social media, which ignited the internet in early November with more than 3 million views, gave a first glimpse of the expectation raised.


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Postmodern Children's Ministry
Ministry to Children in the 21st Century Church
by Ivy Beckwith
This practical, thought-provoking book presents a new paradigm for children’s ministry in the emerging 21ST century and explores how churches are currently putting that vision into practice. Advocating the need to regard children as full participants in their faith communities, the book provides strategies for building intergenerational community where children feel they belong and have the opportunity to serve.
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11 November, 2007
Greece's fiscal deficit is expected to reach 2.9 pct of GDP this year and to fall further in 2008 and 2009 to 1.8 percent, below the Maastricht Treaty's limit, the European Commission announced on Friday.
In its autumn forecasts for the Greek economy, the EU's executive arm, said it expected positive developments to continue in the Greek labour market, with unemployment falling steadily over the next two years to reach 7.5 pct of the workforce in 2009.
Greek economic growth will reach 4.1 pct this year and was expected to remain strong and above the EU average rate in the next two years, with 3.8 pct in 2008 and 3.7 pct in 2009. Economic growth in the Eurozone is projected at 2.6 pct in 2007, 2.2 pct in 2008 and 2.1 pct in 2009, while in the EU-27, economic growth is expected to reach 2.9 pct this year, 2.4 pct in 2008 and 2.4 pct in 2009.
The Commission also said it expected Greece's public debt to fall to 93.7 pct of GDP this year and to continue falling to 91.1 pct in 2008 and 88.8 pct in 2009. The public debt was 95.3 pct of GDP in 2006.
Greek inflation is projected to fall to 2.8 pct this year, from 3.3 pct in 2006, rising to 3.1 pct in 2008 and 2009, while unemployment is projected to reach 8.4 pct this year, from 8.9 pct in 2006, falling to 7.9 pct in 2008 and 7.5 pct in 2009.
The European Commission noted that it based its autumn forecasts on a Gross Domestic Product revised upwards by 9.6 percent.
The report said economic growth in Greece exceeded 4.0 pct in the first half of the year and said it expected domestic demand to remain strong in the second half of 2007, although it noted that higher imports will have a negative impact on the country's GDP. The Commission expects economic growth to reach 4.0 pct this year, slightly lower compared with 2006, but significantly higher compared with the Eurozone average.
Investment activity is showing signs of easing in Greece, after a strong performance in 2006, with public consumption still rising. The Commission said it expects Greek exports to grow by more than 6.0 pct this year and imports to rise as well, but at a slower pace compared with 2006.
The Commission forecasts a 3.8-pct growth rate in 2008 and a 3.7 pct rate in 2009, reflecting mainly strong domestic demand and noted that the possibility of higher interest rates and uncertainty in financial markets, combined with moderate wage increases, could lead to a further slowing down of private consumption, projected to remain above 3.0 pct by 2009.
“It is very important that the European Commission acknow-ledges efforts made by Greece to further cut its fiscal deficit and to achieve fiscal consolidation,” Economy and Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said on Friday, commenting on the publication of the very positive report.
The Greek minister, according to an ANA dispatch from New York City, said it was equally significant that the Commission acknowledged the strong growth potential of the Greek economy, which will result in higher employment and lower unemployment in the next two years.
“Greek economic growth, according the Commission’s autumn forecasts, will continue to be stronger than Eurozone’s average growth rate in the 2008-2009 period, based on strong growth of investments and exports,” Alogoskoufis said.
He noted that results so far of the government’s reform programme and economic policy were positive, although the government will not rest on these results.
“We have a long way to go forward to cut definitely cut our fiscal deficit,” he said.
National economy and finance minister George Alogoskoufis outlined the progress noted by the Greek economy in recent years, having reduced its fiscal deficit to under 3 percentage points, while at the same time maintaining high growth rates and a reduction in unemployment, in an interview on Thursday (NY time) with the Bloomberg television and radio stations, in the context of a visit to New York for the 9th annual Capital Link international investment conference on investment and business opportunities in Greece.
Replying to a question, Alogoskoufis said that there was no particular concern for the Greek and the European economies due to the repercussions of the uncertainty prevailing in the international economy and the situation in the US economy, given the strong foundations on which those economies are founded and their robust foundational sizes.
Alogoskoufis noted that the wider region of the Balkans can comprise the next international economic miracle, stressing that the region presented significant business opportunities.
The Greek minister also met with US former secretary of the treasury Robert Reuben, who is now chairman of the board of Citigroup, the world's largest financial organisation, and with Trump group president Donald Trump.
Alogoskoufis and deputy finance minister Yannis Papathanasiou also called on Archbishop Demetrios of America.
Alogoskoufis said after the meeting that they discussed a variety of topics, including how the Greek State can help the Church-sponsored camps in Greece for children of the Greek American community, and particularly how to boost the existing camps such as that in Ileia prefecture, as well as ways of maintaining the strong bonds between Greece and the overseas Greeks.
The Archbishop expressed absolute satisfaction with the discussion with Alogoskoufis.
Source: Athens News Agency

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But how worried should the world really be by North Korean claims that it successfully conducted its fourth nuclear test on Wednesday morning?
Very, according to an international body that monitors the ban on nuclear testing. The test, said Lassina Zerbo, head of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, was “a grave threat to international peace and security”.
If North Korean descriptions of the type of bomb detonated at its main testing site are true, then Zerbo’s caution is well placed.
The device, according to North Korean state media, was a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, marking a significant departure from three previous tests, which involved atomic bombs.
Not only are hydrogen bombs more powerful, the possibility that the regime’s “H-bomb of justice” has been miniaturised will add to concerns that, a decade after its first nuclear test, North Korea is closer to developing a missile and warhead system sophisticated enough to target the US mainland.
Those claims are impossible to verify – there is already speculation that it actually detonated a uranium or plutonium bomb – and North Korea is not above overstating its military capabilities.
But in apparently reaching such an advanced stage in its nuclear development, despite a raft of UN security council sanctions and the Obama administration’s attempts to isolate the secretive state, North Korea has again laid bare the limitations of the international community’s response.
As he focuses on domestic ballistic controversies in the final months of his presidency, Obama is unlikely to try a new approach towards Pyongyang, according to John Delury, an associate professor at Yonsei University in Seoul.
“The people in Washington seem to have lost their enthusiasm for the policy of ‘strategic patience’ a while ago, and yet no one can propose a compelling alternative,” he said.


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"Since 2010 West Virginia's coal production has declined 30 percent and coal jobs by more than 27 percent," NBC reports. The biggest reason is cheaper natural gas, but in coal-dependent counties people blame President Obama's environmental regulations to cut power-plant carbon-dioxide emissions 30 percent. Hillary Clinton's electoral drubbing in the state has been "driven in part by her promise to put 'a lot of coal miners' out of work in pursuit of clean energy. The words were pulled out of context, but they fit into a narrative people here knew well." (NBC graphic: Boone County, West Virginia has lost more than 4,000 coal jobs in the past five years; note that the chart's baseline is not zero and the numbers go to five decimal places, mostly fractions of 7)
Rural areas, which traditionally lean Republican, have swayed even more so in recent years as Democrats became more associated with liberal, diverse, college-educated urban centers, NBC reports. West Virginia is 92 percent white and only 19 percent of adults are college-educated, compared to 30 percent nationally.
Even as West Virginia voters say they distrust Washington, "People still express a strong desire for government spending—especially Trump supporters—for the roads and other infrastructure that can aid a place where private sector jobs are fleeing," NBC reports. "And whether residents like it or not, government makes up a big part of this state's economic fortunes. A full 19 percent of those employed in the state work for some form of government—the public sector. That's higher than the 14 percent who work for the public sector nationally." West Virginia also ranked ninth in federal spending per capita in 2014, at $11,973 per person. (Read more)

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The most eagerly awaited Employment Situation report since, well, last month’s, is out tomorrow. A strong report may send the markets higher, until equity traders get nervous that this lets the Fed out of their self-created box. A disappointment could light a match under the bond market.
The April Fools joke is that the headline number – good or bad – is likely to be terribly misleading. It behooves both equity and bond traders to drill down beneath the headline number, read the asterisks and dissect all of the BLS footnotes. Here’s why:
· Striking California grocery workers return to work: As many as 72,000, and as few as 10,000 workers will have returned to the payrolls last month. Let’s assume the median number of 41k+ due to the strike’s settlement. This may make the number look better than it actually is;
· Seasonal adjustments: BLS performs a seasonal calculation based upon year over year hires each month. All seasonal hires this month (think Tax prep and Construction work) get compared to March 2003. The 10-year average for March was a +763k; Previous adjustments of this have been as much as 500k+. This could theoretically undercount jobs by a significant amount.
· Weather based factors: This may impact the seasonal adjustment. The unseasonably cold weather in March may have negatively impacted job creation, particularly in the construction, garden, and travel sectors, making the data look worse than it is;
· Net Birth Bias Adjustment: Last year, BLS replaced a “bias adjustment” with a “net new birth adjustment.” This was designed to more accurately capture “job creation at businesses that elude the BLS’ sampling radar.” This should (in theory) help find seasonal patterns of new business formation. According to Deutsche Bank, January’s net new birth adjustment was -321k, and February’s was +72k. For March should be similar to February, so we should expect a -177k for the quarter. But Deutsche Bank notes “that seems way too low relative to history because the bias adjustment was always positive.”
Confused yet? Consider this: Chicago PMI’s employment component was weaker than expected, while the ISM’s employment component was stronger than expected.
Bottom line: Traders should avoid a knee jerk reaction to the headline number; Very possibly, the detailed data beyond the headline may tell the true story.


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Labour leader Ed Miliband will today commit a Labour government to significantly raising the level of the national minimum wage over the course of the next parliament, as part of an attempt to curtail the UK's rising inequality.
Mr Miliband will promise to establish a "clear link" between the minimum wage and the earnings of other workers to ensure those at the very bottom of the pay scale do not get "left behind".
More top news
Police have asked for help identifying a man who started an 'incredibly dangerous' fire at a petrol station in south London.
The Metropolitan Police is to pay over £400,000 in compensation to a woman who had a child with an undercover officer.
Local councils want ban on term time holidays scrapped because it is too rigid.


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Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an enzyme implicated in the pathogenesis of renal diseases. Renal involvement is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether serum and urinary MMP-9 levels are associated with renal involvement in HSP.
Patients and methods: We evaluated 40 children with HSP (patient group) and 27 healthy volunteer children (control group). The patient group was divided into two subgroups based on the presence or absence of nephritis. Nephritis was defined as the existence of hematuria and/or proteinuria. All anthropometric data, physical examination findings, blood pressure, and laboratory parameters were recorded. The serum and urine samples were analyzed to determine the MMP-9 levels three days after the initial phase of the disease.
Results: The mean age was 7.65 ± 3.41 (range 2 - 16) years in the patient group and 9.52 ± 3.91 (range 2 - 16) years in the control group. Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) was identified in eight patients. There was no significant difference in the serum MMP-9 levels between the HSPN subgroup and the controls (P > 0.05). However, there were significant differences in the urinary MMP-9 levels between the HSP subgroup and the control group (P < 0.05), with the urinary MMP-9 levels being significantly higher in patients in the HSP subgroup (P = 0.001). Further, the urinary MMP-9 levels were significantly higher in the patients with nephritis than in the patients without nephritis (P = 0.001) and the controls (P = 0.001). The optimal cut-off point (sensitivity; specificity) of the urinary MMP-9 level for the diagnosis of HSPN was 94.7 pg/mL.
Conclusions: The levels of MMP-9 in the urine were remarkably high in patients with HSPN. This non-invasive marker may therefore be an important indicator for the early diagnosis of nephritis in children with HSP.
Keywords: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura; Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis; Matrix Metalloproteinase-9.

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Liturgy as art is one of the various particular relationships between liturgy and the arts. This article engages with “liturgy as public art” and addresses the question “how can urban liturgies be understood as public art in secularizing societies?” It presents three examples of contemporary “urban liturgies,” against the backdrop of the transfer and transformation of Christian liturgical forms and repertories from the church to the wider culture in post-Christian, post-secular Western societies. It then offers an anthropological interpretation of such liturgies, using the notion of play, but highlighting an aspect of play that has, so far, remained underexposed in liturgical studies. Afterwards, it unpacks how this anthropological interpretation is anchored in a Lutheran theological view of God as a playful God (deus ludens), which also gives theology a critical position vis-à-vis liturgical practices. The last section answers the central question by concluding that urban liturgies are alternative occasions that offer a playfield emphatically addressing and challenging people’s hermeneutic capacity to meaningfully deal with the sacred, thus inviting them into God's play. Offering playfields is how these urban liturgies serve the common good: they open up the possibility for people to be drawn into God's play. These liturgies are not just rituals—they are a public art: the art of playing.
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- Touch pHAT for Raspberry Pi
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THE SPEECH OF FLOWERS AND VOICELESS THINGS
by Sakina B. Fakhri
The Speech of Flowers and Voiceless Things is a novel of absurdist political satire. In this work of literary fiction, a mistranslation in a single line of poetry instigates an escalating ripple of misconstrued text that threatens to culminate in a world war over five-pronged forks.
This novel follows the present lives and flashbacks of an ensemble cast of translators who comprise a secret philanthropic organization (the Association of Translation Liaisons of the Altruistic States) in the Sahara Desert. These precocious orphans, culled from every corner of the Earth, struggle with the inviolable dictates against artistic creation imposed by the monomaniacal philanthropist who is their founder. Illicit acts of art inevitably devolve into mistranslations, and this string of mistranslations in the village of ATLAS implicates the second locale of the narrative, Hacylon, which is ruled by a cartoonish, tyrannical dictator.
Amelia Carlisle, the copiously intelligent, firm-handed Secretary General of IBIS (International Bureau of Independent States), establishes the secret village of ATLAS in hopes of a more meaningful globalized network. Astor, orphaned at the age of seven after a factory fire in Egypt, is ATLAS’s first recruit; he is eighteen years old when the novel begins and is beset by a deeply ingrained savior complex and a rampant perfectionism. Natalia, once an amanuensis for a reclusive theoretical physicist in Poland, resents the ATLASian restrictions on her knowledge and ceaselessly plots her escape. Clarence, a world-renowned journalist who is second-in-command, is burdened by the guilt of his secret betrayal of ATLAS several years prior and its ramifications for ATLAS’s impending dissolution. Ezdehar, the hired counselor, is a haunted playwright who has been brought to ATLAS after a traumatic mental breakdown in Tanzania; she contends with her compulsion to flee and write her masterpiece.
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While the nation traded barbs over America’s initial flag on the back of a sneaker last week, the current flag was revered at the Booneville Senior Center.
With flags prominently featured in the decor, Leon Boersma was presented with a “Quilt of Valor” from the River Valley Stars at the Booneville Senior Center Wednesday. The flag was also a key portion of the quilt itself.
“Mr. Boersma, this quilt brings you a three part message from our heart,” Sue Anderson said after the quilt was presented to the 94-year old World War II veteran from Booneville. “First we honor for your service. Next our quilt notes that freedom is not free — the cost of our freedom is the dedication of lives of men and women like you and this quilt is meant to say thank you for your sacrifice.
“Finally this quilt is to offer comfort and remind you that although family and friends cannot always be there you’re forever in all out thoughts and hearts.”
Anderson said it is the belief the quilt can offer both comfort and warmth.
“We hope when you experience dark times or need the warmth of a grateful hug you will wrap your quilt around you so it can provide the comfort we have sewn into every seam,” said Anderson.
“I don’t know what to say,” said Boersman, who was joined at the presentation by friends and family members including great-grandchildren. “There’s not anything to say but thank you.”
Quilts of Valor is a national foundation launched in 2003 by the mother of a soldier who served in Iraq.
“Her concern was for his recovery after he returned home,” Anderson said in making the presentation to Boersma. “She decided he needed a comforting and healing quilt and from that movement she decided every soldier needed a comforting and healing quilt of valor.”
Quilts of Valor organizations like the River Valley Stars based in Greenwood, are made up entirely of volunteers who acquire the materials needed for the quilts on their own, Anderson said.
Quilts are fastened by one or two members or can be created by multiple sewers of differing skill levels. Members who do not sew often help with supplies, fundraising.
Boersma was a crew member aboard the US’s B24J Liberator bomber which crash landed near Greatstone, England, on the Kent Coast, on June 20, 1944.
According to a www.theromneymarsh.net webpage there was a memorial in Greatstone until 2010.
The webpage account of the incident indicates two of the 11 men died when the bomber was struck by an 88 millimeter shell and two others died after ejecting from the plane.
The initial strike took out two of the plane’s engines, a third went out over the Channel and the final one was losing power resulting in the crash landing into the water executed by the pilot.
“The aircraft could be seen on the sand at very low tides for a number of years, but has now disappeared buried under the sand,” the webpage states.
The entire account of the incident can be found at https://theromneymarsh.net/bombercrash?sfns=mo
In June of 2019 there were 2,330 quilts awarded, and to date in 2019 there have been 13,311, Anderson said. Since the organization’s inception there have been 222, 421 awarded.


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Rep. Jeb Hensarling and Sen. Patty Murray, the Republican and Democratic co-chairs of the Congressional debt committee, confer at the group's hearing Tuesday.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Washington's latest parlor game is placing odds on a) whether the congressional debt committee will be able to agree on anything and b) if so, what?
Republicans still appear resistant to taxes as a significant deficit-reduction measure. And Democrats remain resistant to any plan that lacks a meaningful tax component and threatens to upend the economic recovery.
Of course, any serious plan needs to target both spending and taxes and not upend the fragile recovery, budget experts say.
So, at T-minus 20 days to the committee's Nov. 23 deadline, what are members seriously considering?
Judging from their line of questioning at a hearing this week as a guide, here are some measures that appear to be under serious discussion.
Change in cost-of-living adjustments: Many budget experts have pushed for a technical correction in how annual inflation adjustments are calculated for government benefits such as Social Security and for income tax brackets.
The change could raise more than $250 billion over a decade, and reduce annual Social Security benefits by roughly 3% for 75-year olds to 9% for 95-year-olds. By contrast, if no changes are made to Social Security, benefits would have to be cut across the board by 24% come 2036.
The switch to so-called "chained CPI" has been blasted by entitlement advocacy groups. "[Lawmakers] know there are ways to ... address the real causes of this fiscal mess without slashing the benefits hard-working Americans have contributed to their entire working lives," National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare President Max Ritchman said in a statement.
Cuts in Medicare: There is bipartisan agreement that rising health costs are the biggest driver of the country's growing debt problem. There is much less agreement on how best to curb those costs.
Republican members on the debt committee asked a lot of questions at the hearing Tuesday about a "defined benefit" proposal to restructure Medicare.
The plan, proposed by Alice Rivlin, who co-chaired the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force, would give future retirees a choice: They could opt to enroll in the traditional fee-for-service Medicare or in any private plan on an insurance exchange that offered the same Medicare benefits.
All the plans would compete with each other to offer the best deal, and the federal government would set how much they subsidize seniors based on the plan with the second lowest bid.
The hope is that the competition among the plans would help bring down Medicare spending over the long term.
But if it doesn't do so sufficiently, the federal contribution -- the "defined benefit" -- would not go up faster than gross domestic product plus 1%.
"And if it did, there would be additional premiums for those choosing the more expensive plans. But those premiums would not apply to low-income people," Rivlin told the committee.
Republicans also asked Rivlin and other witnesses for their views on raising the Medicare eligibility age, and increasing premiums, deductibles and co-pays for wealthier retirees.
"This country cannot exist on any kind of situation where a guy who could buy this building gets a $150,000 heart operation and doesn't even get a bill," said former Sen. Alan Simpson, who co-chaired President Obama's debt commission.
Democratic committee member Xavier Becerra expressed concern, however, that the best way to reduce health costs is to focus not only on public sector health programs but on the private sector, too, where costs are rising even faster.
"If we do nothing to try to help lower the cost of healthcare overall, not just ... within Medicare and Medicaid, we will simply have shifted the expense ... to our seniors and our disabled," Becerra said.
Tax reform: Tax reform is supposed to simplify and modernize the tax code, support economic growth and make it easier for businesses to compete internationally. Most proponents say that can be achieved by lowering rates and paying for that reduction by eliminating breaks.
But politically there are differences.
Democrats want to use some of the revenue raised to reduce deficits in addition to lowering rates. Republicans want to use all the revenue raised to lower rates, and assume that the resulting economic growth will generate more revenue, which in turn can improve deficits.
And technically, reform can be difficult.
For instance, Republicans have said they want to lower the top corporate tax rate to 25% from 35%. But a new analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation found that eliminating all corporate tax credits and deductions would only raise enough money to let lawmakers lower the rate to 28%.
And few believe Congress would remove every tax break.
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Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, the Orion Genomics team has found a test for determining if a young palm tree will eventually produce fruit with a thick shell, a thin shell, or with no shell.
“Thin-shelled fruits yield 30 percent more palm oil, but until now, during the tree’s three decades of growth, it was unclear which trees would produce that type of fruit,” explains the riverfronttimes.com (a site covering news and events in the Saint Louis region).
A resourceful idea
The new test means that palm growers will be able to selectively plant the most productive trees, thereby saving time, energy, and resources. As it takes palm trees 30 years to reach maturity, quite a lot of land, work, and water have been going into low-yield trees.
Orion’s DNA-based test is being celebrated as an environmental win: “Orion’s technique allows Malaysian growers to weed out the bad trees before they take up valuable resources, increasing yield and, ultimately, by making existing farms more efficient, sparing acres of rain forest from destruction,” as riverfronttimes.com reports.
Farmers using the new test are planting trees in pots and sending punch samples of each plant’s leaves back to Orion. The company runs the DNA and reports back to the farmers with data on which plant will produce which sort of fruit shell. From there, the palm tree farmers can plant only the highest yield trees.
Onward and upward
Nate Lakey, president and CEO of Orion Genomics, is personally behind this palm tree DNA project. Back in 2011 he identified the gene responsible for the thickness of the fruit’s shell.
And it looks now to be a boon for the company and for enterprising palm growers too: “It’s estimated that if even one percent of the low-yielding trees can be eliminated, Malaysia's annual Gross National Income would increase by $251 million,” according to riverfronttimes.com.
Lakey is back and forth between Malaysia and Missouri for the time being, selling the test and getting the company’s distribution chain set up. Then, he’ll turn his attention back to cancer screening biotech projects. The company is, after all, focused on improving healthcare.

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A Friend of Jesus
CUE THE MUSIC
Updated: Jan 2, 2022
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
I grew up with music in my life. My mother played this piano every day. My sisters and I would lay under it while she played. The music filled us. She played marching songs and we marched around the house banging on pots and pans. She played The Flight of the Bumblebee and we ran around the living room buzzing like bees. She played show tunes and we all sang along. She played for church services, concerts, musicals, soloists, weddings, funerals and even played in the lobby of Neiman Marcus during Christmas. She was amazing.
Life is like a movie and you know what makes a good movie? Great music. There were times when Mom would go to the movies and she would come home and sit at the piano and play the title song from the movie she had just seen. Having never seen the score, she could work out the notes. Her gift did not go wasted.
Imagine Jesus as the conductor of life's musical score.
Just the other day I was driving to work. It is a 20 to 30 minute drive and I often listen to Christian radio and sing. Sometimes I listen and pray. This day I was praying, talking to God about this blog. I had received feedback from a couple of my readers and was just praising God for the words he has given me. As per usual when I talk to God he talks back. Usually it is with pictures in my mind or a quiet whisper. He told me he was going to use this blog to help people. I answered this with, "I just want it to be about you."
CUE THE MUSIC - It was at that very instance that the next song began playing. Immediately I began to weep and laugh at the same time. The title of the song is I Can Only Imagine. Even now I am crying and laughing.
Imagine Jesus knowing that I needed that confirmation at that exact moment in this movie. This song not only confirms that this blog is God's blog and he has chosen me to write it, but it was also one of my mother's favorites in her last days. She would play this with a look of peace on her face. She was ready to meet Jesus. She was longing to be in his presence and she could only Imagine Jesus conducting her in a heavenly orchestra filled with amazing musicians and grateful saints praising their savior for eternity.
When mom passed her piano became a lasting memorial to a lady whose shoes will never be filled. It sits silent in my sister's dining room waiting for its master to command its keys once again. She won't be coming to play this piano, but it is with certainty that she is playing a finely tuned heavenly piano surrounded by those who have gone before playing for the King of Kings no longer Imagined.
Throw back Thursday requires me to post the photo below from 1963. I am the baby on the piano. I do apologize to Jennifer and Dan, but I don't have another photo of all 7 of us and the piano.
Psalm 13:6 "I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me."
Psalm 18.46 "The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!"


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• Clay Soil- Amazoy Zoysia has strong roots which are able to penetrate dense, clay soil and create air passages for good root development. The Zoysia we harvest here in Maryland is actually grown in red clay soil.
• Rock-Like Soil- Plugs will grow in rock-like soils and granite soils that seeds will not. Just be sure to mix a little top soil in the hole when planting the plugs.
• Salty Soil- Zoysia is very salt tolerant, so it is recommended for coastlines where salty, sandy soils are often found. It even does well near roads and driveways that are salted to melt winter ice and snow.
• Sandy Soil- Amazoy Zoysia plugs grow especially well in sandy soil because there is much airspace that allows Zoysia’s roots to penetrate, providing quicker root development. We also harvest some of our grass from our farm in Delaware, which comes with sandier soil. Zoysia’s drought tolerance makes it ideal for sandy soils as well.
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3 :16
Every time I have the opportunity to focus on the cross of Jesus Christ, I'm overwhelmed by His goodness, mercy, and grace. He came and died for me, so that I could be rescued and redeemed to eternal life with Him. Jesus was the sacrifice for my sin. He loved me so much that He gave His life on the cross. He suffered a cruel death, on my behalf. But that's not the end of the story, is it?
"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ' Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!' " Luke 24:1-5
I'm so thankful to serve a risen Savior ... to know that my Redeemer lives. I'm praying that my life will in some way reflect God's love and the hope of Easter to my family, friends, community and the world ... nothing else really matters except loving others and pointing them to Him.
Our family celebrated Easter Sunday with the usual American traditions. We're thankful for the friends we're making here and for the time we had together. Of course, I wanted to get a few pictures, but I was met with great resistance ... bribing with chocolate candy seemed to do the trick. We had lunch with friends and then the kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt. It was the perfect time to reflect on the blessings we've been given.
And, just to keep it real ...


Bona Fide 'Living' for Gordon, Col
EmptyHelmer Seth Gordon is teaming with "Little Miss Sunshine" producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa to direct "Only Living Boy in New York" for Columbia Pictures. The "Sunshine" pair will produce the coming-of-age drama through their Bona Fide Prods. shingle.
Penned by Allan Loeb ("Things We Lost in the Fire"), the story centers on a recent college graduate who is seduced by his father's mistress.
John Fogel will serve as an executive producer.
Sony's Doug Belgrad and Jonathan Krauss are shepherding the project for the studio.
Berger and Yerxa's sleeper hit "Sunshine" became a critical and boxoffice success, nabbing two Academy Awards. The pair's recent credits include Todd Field's "Little Children" for New Line Cinema.
Gordon's credits include this year's Slamdance hit documentary "The King of Kong," which followed diehard video game fans competing to break world records playing classic arcade games. Picturehouse will distribute the film, and New Line Cinema acquired the feature remake rights, which Gordon also will direct.
Gordon is repped by Endeavor, Brillstein-Grey and attorneys at Archer Norris.


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Publisher: Washington D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1986.
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William John Fitzpatrick
Historian, b. in Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 31, 1830; d. there Dec. 24, 1895
Fitzpatrick, WILLIAM JOHN, historian, b. in Dublin, Ireland, August 31, 1830; d. there December 24, 1895. The son of a rich merchant, he had ample means to indulge his peculiar tastes, and these were for biography, and especially for seeking out what was hitherto unknown and not always desirable to publish about great men. Educated partly at a Protestant school, partly at Clongowes Wood College, he early took to writing and in 1855 published his first work—”The Life, Times and Correspondence of Lord Cloncurry”. The same year he wrote a series of letters to “Notes and Queries” charging Sir Walter Scott with plagiarism in his Waverley novels, and attributing the chief credit of having written these novels to Sir Walter’s brother Thomas. The latter was dead, but his daughters repudiated Fitzpatrick’s advocacy and their father’s supposed claims, and the matter ended there. In 1859 Fitzpatrick published “The Friends, Foes and Adventures of Lady Morgan”. From that date to his death, his pen was never idle. His research was great, his industry a marvel, his patience and care immense, nor is he ever consciously unjust. For these reasons, though his style is unattractive, his works are valuable, especially to the Irish historical student. Notable examples are “The Sham Squire” (1866), “Ireland before the Union” (1867), “The Correspondence of Daniel O’Connell” (1888), “Secret Service under Pitt” (1892). Fitzpatrick also wrote works dealing with Archbishop Whately, Charles Lever, Rev. Dr. Lanigan, Tom Burke, O.P., and Father James Healy of Bray. In 1876 he was appointed professor of history by the Hibernian Academy of Arts. Fitzpatrick’s painstaking research as well as his spirit of fair play are specially to be commended and have earned words of praise from two men differing in many other things—Lecky and Gladstone.
E. A. D’ALTON

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We've gone through all the flights from Newcastle to Taipei, to help you find the best option. Your journey from will last about 18 hrs 35 mins.
Or, if you're fairly flexible on dates, try to get a last minute-deal by regularly checking the Netflights website.
In Taipei, Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International (Chiang Kai Shek International) Airport (TPE) is usually the cheapest airport to fly to, but there are one airports to choose from. Not sure who to fly with? Emirates are the most popular airlines available from Newcastle.
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I had a cupcake craving tonight, so we went to Babycakes in Hillcrest. I’ve had cupcakes from there before, but I hadn’t been. It’s a pretty hip looking place, all teal and vintage like, with a bar, and quite a bit of seating. And of course, the requisite super dim Hillcrest lighting. This is what I got:
Yes, that is a half dozen cupcakes. Why get one when you can get six? Clockwise from left: pomegranate, dark chocolate raspberry, tuxedo (this is not the one I wanted), mango guava, blood orange, and pina colada. I always gravitate towards fruit flavors.
As you can see, I started with the blood orange. Also, please note my cupcake shirt, which I wore to get cupcakes.
Pretty. This was a good cupcake. It was just moist enough, and the orange flavor was very nice – not too overwhelming, and also not too sweet. I was a little put off by the cream cheese frosting, but it didn’t ruin the flavor because it was also infused with orange. I think that this would have seriously benefitted from some chocolate somewhere, because orange and chocolate go together almost as well as raspberry and chocolate. I was pleasantly surprised to find some hidden blueberries at the bottom, which added a bit of extra flavor to the tail end of the cupcake. I always preserve my frosting so that it lasts throughout the entire cupcake, but a less astute eater may run out of frosting at the bottom of the cupcake, and I suspect that’s the reason for the blueberries, so that every bite is good. There was also a small amount of blood orange filling in the center, which was tasty. I would have added quite a bit more of the filling, because in the middle, the cupcake was getting a little dry.
I didn’t finish this cupcake because I had to sample another one, but I easily could have eaten it all without being overwhelmed. Some cupcakes are overly sweet and overly rich, but this one was light enough that it could be eaten in one sitting. That’s why I tend to favor fruit cupcakes – they’re easier to stomach. Next, I had the dark chocolate raspberry.
Chocolate and raspberry is my absolute favorite combination. There is no fruit I love quite like raspberries, and chocolate is just the perfect compliment to that sweet and slightly sour berry flavor, especially dark chocolate. This was a very rich cupcake. The frosting was a mildly bitter dark chocolate and the cake also had a very rich chocolate flavor, although, it was a bit dry and crumbly.
Luckily, there was a generous helping of raspberry filling (complete with seeds – this doesn’t bother me, but it might be off putting to some people). There was also raspberry sauce drizzled over the chocolate frosting, which was my favorite part. The frosting tasted a lot like a raspberry truffle. I would have liked this cupcake to be a little more moist, but overall, it was nice. The other thing I would have changed about this cupcake was the sprinkles on top. I didn’t really appreciate the crunch that they added to the frosting and I could have done without them. The lovely gleam of the frosting didn’t need to be emphasized with rainbow sprinkles anyway. I should also comment on the amount of frosting on these cupcakes. At a lot of cupcake places, I find that I’m given way too much frosting, so much that it’s overwhelming and has to be scraped off. But I thought that these had the right amount of frosting on them, not too much and definitely not too little. There was enough frosting to have a bite of the frosting with every bite of cake. So far, my favorite is the raspberry, but the blood orange was very good too.
In the last couple of years, San Diego (and everywhere else, I presume) has been inundated with new cupcake places. Cupcakes are the new tart yogurt here, which is fine with me, because I love cupcakes. This is the first part of my quest to find the yummiest cupcake in San Diego. Over the next few months (or years? I can’t eat too many cupcakes at once!) I’m going to try all the various cupcakes I can find. It’s important to have goals, right?

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French Theatromania: From Great Classics to Private Theater in 17th & 18th Century France
For French majors and minors. Explore the French passion for theater in the 17th and 18th centuries, from the great classics to private theater. A selection of plays from the official and the private repertory will be used to illustrate the evolution of French theater as a genre and to discuss its role in the sociopolitical shifts of the period. All readings, discussions, and assignments will be in French.


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Poppy French Butter Dish
Handmade ceramic French butter dish featuring a cheery poppy design. Hand thrown by Will Sanford in Santa Cruz, California. Due to the nature of handmade ceramic goods, the exact measurements and characteristics of design and color will vary.
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Mars Foodservices recalls all lot numbers of Infused Rice linked to recent illness in Texas
Silver Spring, MD – The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local officials have been investigating a cluster of illnesses associated with Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice Mexican Flavor sold in 5- and 25-pound bags.
On February 7th, 2014, the FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network (CORE) was notified of a cluster of illnesses at three public schools in Katy, Texas. Thirty-four students and four teachers experienced burning, itching rashes, headaches and nausea for 30 to 90 minutes, before the symptoms went away. Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice Mexican Flavor with the lot number 351EKGRV01, made by Mars Foodservices of Greenville, MS, was the common food item eaten by ill students.
Tennessee Department of Health says Fifty Years after Surgeon General’s landmark report on Tobacco, Too Many still Smoking, Suffering and Dying
Nashville, TN – The once commonly held belief that smoking tobacco was harmless, and perhaps even good for some, was shattered January 11th, 1964. The first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking was issued that day, alerting Americans, and the world, to the deadly consequences of smoking.
In the 50 years since that report, the U.S. and Tennessee have made remarkable progress, cutting smoking rates significantly, protecting much of the population from harmful secondhand smoke and saving millions of lives. Still the battle against tobacco is far from won and too many people develop or sustain addictions to tobacco products. «Read the rest of this article»
Tennessee Department of Health says Misconceptions, Misinformation about Flu Vaccine put People at Risk
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Health officials say too many people get sick or die from influenza every year due to avoiding vaccination because of myths and misbeliefs.
The two most common rumors are that getting immunized will give you the flu and that influenza vaccines aren’t effective. «Read the rest of this article»
Fort Campbell, KY – The Centers for Disease Control has reported an increase of flu-like symptoms in Tennessee and officials expect the numbers to rise in coming weeks.
“The best ways to prevent getting and spreading the flu is to get vaccinated and follow preventive actions, like washing your hands often with soap and water or hand sanitizer,” said Dr. Samuel Peik, chief of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – It’s here: the seasonal wave of flu that affects thousands of Americans every year.
Flu activity is measurably rising in Tennessee, and while doctors here are not yet seeing the higher number of cases reported in some neighboring states, the Tennessee Department of Health believes more cases will be identified here soon. «Read the rest of this article»
It’s even more important to get your flu shot if you have a Heart Condition
Nashville, TN – You know that miserable, no-good feeling that starts as a simple headache and escalates to a high fever, chills and an overall sense of yuck?
Each year in the United States an estimated 5-20 percent of the population can be infected with the flu, and more than 200,000 people may be hospitalized during the flu season. «Read the rest of this article»
Fort Campbell’s Child, Youth and School Services 24 Hour Mini CDC offers Childcare for Non-traditional Schedules
Fort Campbell, KY – Not everyone works a five day, 9 to 5 work week. Where do you turn for trained and certified childcare when your work requires earlier, later, longer, or weekend hours? The Child, Youth and School Services’ 24 Hour Mini CDC!
The 24 Hour Mini Child Development Center (CDC) is one of two programs within Fort Campbell Child, Youth and School Services (CYSS) established to meet the need for non-traditional childcare hours. «Read the rest of this article»
Atlanta, GA – For many people, autumn events like Halloween and Harvest Day are fun times to dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, attend parties, and eat yummy treats. These events are also opportunities to provide nutritious snacks, get physical activity, and focus on safety.
Below are tips to help make the festivities fun and safe for trick-or-treaters and party guests. «Read the rest of this article»
Washington, D.C. – Gasoline-powered engines on boats, including onboard generators, produce carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless and odorless gas that can poison or kill someone who breathes too much of it.
Larger boats, such as houseboats, sometimes have generators that vent toward the rear of the boat. This venting poses a danger of CO poisoning to people on the rear swim deck or water platform.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says everyone, on all types of boats, should wear properly-fitted life jackets, or personal flotation devices (PFD). By wearing a life jacket, you can dramatically decrease your chances of drowning while boating. “Wear It!” every time you’re on the water.
Recreational boating can be a wonderful way to spend time with family and friends. And making safety a priority can ensure that boating stays fun.
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