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What is RCIA?
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops describes the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults as a process in which participants 'undergo...conversion as they study the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments... The RCIA process follows the ancient practice of the Church and was restored by the Second Vatican Council as the normal way adults prepare for baptism.'
Likewise, the language used in the RCIA process is that of the early Church formation programs. Catechumens are those people who are seeking full initiation into the Catholic Church through all of the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. Candidates are people who have been baptized in a Christian tradition but are seeking initiation into the Catholic Church through Eucharist and Confirmation.
All are Welcome!
RCIA is a process of study, exploration, faith-sharing, and faith formation with specific liturgical rites for seekers and inquirers. Seekers and inquirers are non-baptized adults who desire to be fully initiated into the Roman Catholic Church and/or baptized adult Christians who desire full communion in the Roman Catholic Church.
Adults or older children who have not been baptized and desire to join the Church are invited into the ancient celebration of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. During this process, which is marked by regular ritual acts, participants are introduced to the liturgy, the teachings, and the life of the Catholic Church.
Adults or older children who were baptized in another Christian denomination prepare in a similar way for the sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist during their reception into the Catholic Church.
RCIA is a Journey
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a process that proceeds over weeks and months. It has several steps:
This is the earliest phase in the process; it is also known as the Period of Inquiry. Catechumens and Candidates acknowledge that Christ is calling them into the Church through the movement of the Holy Spirit. This is a time for seeking and reflection.
Rite of Initiation
The first Rite in the RCIA process, the Rite of Initiation accepts new members into the worshipping community.
The longest part of the process, the Catechumenate is a time of learning and formation in the traditions and doctrine of the Catholic Church. This is a time for sharing stories, reading scripture, and studying the Church customs, traditions and doctrine. Participants also participate in worship services and various Church rituals.
Rite of Election
Catechumens and Candidates are chosen to be received by the bishop and the community and to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at Easter.
Sacraments of Initiation
At the Easter Vigil (Holy Saturday), all newly elected members of the community who have been journeying through the RCIA process are welcomed formally into the community of believers through receiving the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.
This is a time of reflection and celebration after the formal reception into the Catholic Church. Mystagogia means "leading into the mystery" and it is a time to explore the deep mystery of our faith and go forth to help build the reign of God on Earth as new members of the faithful.
RCIA Team
People journeying through the RCIA process need sponsors and community support to help them grow in faith. The RCIA team of sponsors help guide, support and instruct those discerning whether to become members of our Catholic community. Team members share their faith with inquiring adults who are seeking more information about the Catholic Church, many of whom seek to celebrate one or more of the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.
The Priority of Adult Faith Formation
§ 38 § The challenge of responding to these many needs and opportunities creates a vast pastoral agenda for the Catholic Church. Disciples young and old are called by name to go into the vineyard. In responding to this call, adults "have the greatest responsibilities and the capacity to live the Christian message in its fully developed form."13 Their formation in faith is essential for the Church to carry out its mandate to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to the world. Effective adult formation is necessary to 'equip the holy ones for the work of ministry' (Eph 4:12).
§ 39 § We are convinced that the energy and resources we devote to adult faith formation will strengthen and invigorate all the charisms that adults receive and the activities they undertake, in the Church and in society, to serve the Gospel of Christ and the people of today. Every Church ministry will be energized through a dynamic ministry of adult catechesis.
§ 40 § Adult faith formation also benefits children and youth. An adult community whose faith is well-formed and lively will more effectively pass that faith on to the next generation. Moreover, the witness of adults actively continuing their own formation shows children and youth that growth in faith is lifelong and does not end upon reaching adulthood.14
§ 41 § In addition, adult faith formation should serve as the point of reference for catechesis for other age groups. It ought to be 'the organizing principle, which gives coherence to the various catechetical programs offered by a particular Church.'15 Maturity of faith is the intent of all catechesis from the earliest years. Thus, all catechesis is geared to a lifelong deepening of faith in Christ. How necessary, then, that the catechetical ministry with adults set an example of the highest quality and vitality.
§ 42 § For such reasons as these, the Church wisely and repeatedly insists that adult faith formation is 'essential to who we are and what we do as Church'16 and must be 'situated not at the periphery of the Church's educational mission but at its center'17
§ 43 § Yet despite the consistency and clarity of this message, the Catholic community has not yet fully heard and embraced it. While most Catholic parishes place a high priority on the faith formation of children and youth, far fewer treat adult faith formation as a priority. This choice is made in parish staffing decisions, job descriptions, budgets, and parishioner expectations.
§ 44 § Once again, we praise the outstanding efforts that have been made for so many years to provide quality faith formation for children. This task is a sacred trust and a serious responsibility that we must always fulfill with utmost care and dedication. We do not wish to weaken our commitment to this essential ministry in any way. But to teach as Jesus did means calling and equipping all Christians of every age and stage of life to fulfill their baptismal call to holiness in family, Church, and society - their mission to evangelize and transform the world into a more caring and just society. Ongoing faith formation is essential to accomplish this mission; it does not end at confirmation or graduation but continues until one's death. Accordingly, we strongly reaffirm that, 'without neglecting its commitment to children, catechesis needs to give more attention to adults than it has been accustomed to do.'18 Catholic schools and religious education programs will play a vital role in this plan through the quality faith formation they provide to the parents and families of the children they teach.
Part II: Qualities of Mature Adult Faith and Discipleship
'By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.' (Jn 15:8)
§ 45 § At the heart of all we are and do as the Church is a revelation of great Good News: God, who is love, has made us to enjoy divine life in abundance,19 to share in the very life of God, a communion with the Holy Trinity together with all the saints in the new creation of God's reign.20 Faith, which is a gift from God, is our human response to this divine calling: It is a personal adherence to God and assent to his truth.21 Through searching and growth, conversion of mind and heart, repentance and reform of life, we are led by God to turn from the blindness of sin and to accept God's saving grace, liberating truth, and sustaining love for our lives and for all of creation.
§ 46 § Christian faith is lived in discipleship to Jesus Christ. As disciples, through the power of the Holy Spririt, our lives become increasingly centered on Jesus and the kingdom he proclaims. By opening ourselves to him we find community with all his faith-filled disciples and by their example come to know Jesus more intimately. By following the example of his self-giving love we learn to be Christian disciples in our own time, place, and circumstances.
§ 47 § God's call to conversion and discipleship unfolds in our lives with immeasurable potential for maturing and bearing fruit. The calls to holiness, to community, and to service of God and neighbor are 'facets of Christian life that come to full expression only by means of development and growth toward Christian maturity.'22
§ 48 § This maturity of Christian faith can blossom at any age. We see it in children like Samuel who hear and respond to God's word (cf. 1 Sm 3:1-18). We see it in young people like Mary who ponder and say 'yes' to God's call (cf. Lk 1:26-38). We see it in adults and marvel especially at the beauty of faith in those who have persevered in following the Lord over the full course of a lifetime: 'They shall bear fruit even in old age, always vigorous and sturdy' (Ps 92:15).
§ 49 § To provide effective adult faith formation requires first of all 'the accurate identification of the typical characteristics of Christian adults.'23 What are these characteristics? What does mature adult faith look like in those who respond generously to God's call? The General Directory for Catechesis says that it is 'a living, explicit, and fruitful confession of faith.' 24 By this, a human being makes a total and free self-commitment to God (DV, no. 7). A full and rich development of these three characteristics is what we aim for in adult catechesis and Christian living.
Living Faith
§ 50 § Faith is both a gift of God and an authentically human response25- a recognition of God's call in one's life and a free decision to follow this call by accepting and living the truth of the Gospel. As such, faith is living and active, sharing many of the qualities of living things: it grows and develops over time; it learns from experience; it adapts to changing conditions while maintaining its essential identity; it goes through seasons, some apparently dormant, others fruitful, though wherever faith is present the Holy Spirit is at work in the life of the disciple.
§ 51 § Like all living things, a living faith needs nourishment, which the mature adult disciple finds above all in union with Christ - 'the way and the truth and the life' (Jn 14:6). 'This life of intimate union with Christ in the Church is maintained by the spiritual helps common to all the faithful, chiefly by active participation in the liturgy.'26 It is also maintained by
- frequent reading of the word of God, sacred writings of our tradition, and the official documents of the Church
- involvement in the community life and mission of the Church
- personal prayer
- participation in the works of justice and service to the poor
- the fulfillment of our human obligations in family and society through the active practice of love for God and neighbor
§ 52 § A living faith is a searching faith - it 'seeks understanding.'27 Adults need to question, probe, and critically reflect on the meaning of God's revelation in their unique lives in order to grow closer to God. A searching faith leads to deepening conversion.28 Along the way, it may even experience doubt. Yet the essence of this quality of adult faith is not doubt, but search - a trusting, hopeful, persistent 'seeking' or 'hunger' for a deeper appropriation of the Gospel and its power to guide, transform, and fulfill our lives.
§ 53 § A living faith is keenly conscious and aware of the power and hold of sin in human life (cf. Heb 12:1, Rom 7:14-25). Like the Church, the person of mature faith is 'at once holy and always in need of purification.'29 Repentance and renewal, constantly dying to sin and rising by grace to new life - this pattern of the paschal mystery, especially through the sacraments, shapes the whole existence of the mature disciple (cf. Mk 8:34-38, Jn 12:24-26, Rom 6).
§ 54 § Throughout this mortal life, a living faith longs for the fulfillment of eternal life. Even though we are now on a pilgrimage, with mature faith we 'taste in advance the light of the beatific vision, the goal of our journey here below.'30 This in turn stirs up a greater commitment 'to put into action in this world the energies and means received from the Creator to serve justice and peace'31 - a central mandate of God's reign.
Explicit Faith
§ 55 § Adult faith is clearly and explicitly rooted in a personal relationship with Jesus lived in the Christian community. 'The Christian faith is, above all, conversion to Jesus Christ, full and sincere adherence to his person and the decision to walk in his footsteps.'32 Our understanding of the person and the way of Jesus continues to grow by our meditation on the word of God, by prayer and sacrament, by our efforts to follow Jesus' example, and by the sure guidance of the Church's teaching.33
§ 56 § Through intimacy with Jesus, a maturing adult faith opens people to a deepening relationship with and an 'explicit confession of the Trinity.'34 Authentic Christian faith is 'radically Trinitarian,'35 and 'the whole Christian life is a communion with each of the divine persons.'36
§ 57 § Adult faith is explicitly connected to thelife, teaching, and mission of the Church. As adults mature, a searching faith leads them to examine their lives, their world, and their faith more profoundly. In this quest, they enter into dialogue with the gospel message as professed by the teaching of the Church and lived by the people of God. Through this dialogical process they come not only to know, but to make the faith their own. They acquire that "ecclesial consciousness, which is ever mindful of what it means to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ, participants in her mystery of communion and in her dynamism in mission and the apostolate.'37
§ 58 § Adult faith is confident because it is founded on the word of God38 and confirmed by the whole Church's supernatural sense of the faith.39 The adult disciple seeks the clarity and knowledge of faith, so as to find and accept it 'with all joy and peace in believing' (Rom 15:13). Out of this conviction come the willingness and ability to witness to the Christian faith whenever possible, to explain it whenever necessary, and to be confidently guided by it always.
§ 59 § 'The most valuable gift that the Church can offer to the bewildered and restless world of our time is to form within it Christians who are confirmed in what is essential and who are humbly joyful in their faith.'40 The more this happens, the more it helps us create a climate of 'mutual esteem, reverence, and harmony' in the Church and learn to 'acknowledge all legitimate diversity. . . . For the ties which unite the faithful together are stronger than those which separate them: let there be unity in what is necessary, freedom in what is doubtful, and charity in everything.'41
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Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm
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Humanists Explore Womens' Scientific Achievements Oct. 7
The Central Colorado Humanists will present "Women in Science and Their Discoveries" by Silas Gonzales at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Salida Scout Hut, 210 E. Sackett Avenue.
Over thousands of years, women have made significant contributions to the advancement of science, often despite having to overcome tremendous odds. Some of these great women are obscure and not well known; others have become popular legends. Hear the story of the woman, for instance, who should have shared the Nobel Prize for learning the structure of human DNA, along with her famous colleagues, James Watson and Francis Crick, and many other stories. This presentation will highlight women's accomplishments in science from ancient times to the modern era.
Si Gonzales is a retired mathematician and computer scientist. He holds degrees in Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and developed engineering software during a 35-year career. He has presented programs previously for the Humanists' Science Sunday.
The Central Colorado Humanists sponsor Sunday Science presentations on the first Sunday of each month. Each presentation features a science topic understandable by both scientists and non-scientists. A discussion and light refreshments will follow the talk. Admission is free and the public is welcome. For more information, visit centralcoloradohumanists.org, or our Facebook page.
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Labour expulsion hearing set for anti-Zionist Jackie Walker
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Israel lobby has been demanding expulsion of Black Jewish activist. Read more about Labour expulsion hearing set for anti-Zionist Jackie Walker
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High-profile politicians were fooled by network of trolls aiming to frame Jeremy Corbyn. Read more about Fake Labour accounts fueling "anti-Semitism crisis"
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The province announced March 29, 2018 that Richmond was getting a new acute care tower.
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City wants update on hospital tower
By Don Fennell
Published 3:25 PDT, Fri September 20, 2019
Anxious to hear the status of a proposed new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital, city council is sending a letter to the province requesting an update.
It's been nearly 18 months since Premier John Horgan told an eager crowd packed into the hospital atrium March 29, 2018 that the government was committed to replace the long-awaited facility. While actual construction wasn't expected to begin until closer to 2020, it was understood a business plan would proceed, and be completed, in this span. Richmond city council would like to know where the business plan is at, as well as a timeline of the treasury board approval.
"I know this is front of mind to a lot of people in Richmond," said Coun. Linda McPhail, who also congratulated the Richmond Hospital Foundation on having achieved 80 per cent of its fundraising goal of $50 million to go toward construction.
Coun. Bill McNulty added "we are in a ready state (and) we are the only municipality in the province that has this (foundation) money earmarked."
Coun. Chak Au said it was important to write a letter at this time given actual construction was supposed to start in 2020. He said a new tower is a "top priority" for residents of Richmond.
Added Coun. Harold Steves, who sat on the hospital board in 1968: "We've had some tremendous improvements in equipment and care, but the building itself is archaic. We've got to have a much better facility than that."
Opened in 1966, the original tower had six storeys and 108 beds. Today, Richmond Hospital has about 231 beds and serves Richmond, South Vancouver and Delta, as well as people using Vancouver International Airport, and BC Ferries.
Richmond Hospital Foundation president and CEO Natalie Meixner has said there is growing list of challenges associated with the aging structure, which is well past its lifespan and bursting at the seams. She said the tower's building envelope, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are all failing and seismic capacity now meets only 17 per cent of current standards.
Additionally, it is understood the building would be subject to collapse if there was an earthquake of 5.9 or greater on the Richter scale. The operating rooms are built below the flood plain and also subject to liquefaction.
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Every year Pantone announces a colour of the year - a symbolic colour selection and a colour snapshot of what they see taking place in our global culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude.
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This collection of copper / copper alloy measures is being worked on at the moment to get it ready for going on display in the new museum. Dirt is painstakingly removed using cotton wool buds & a metal cleaner. The surfaces are then wiped over with acetone to help dry the surface of the metal and prevent corrosion.
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Exotic Particle Generators Set
The Exotic Particle Generators Space Set consists of two consoles:
- [Console - Universal - Enhanced Subspace Wake Generator] or [Console - Universal - Subspace Wake Generator]
- [Console - Universal - Soliton Wave Generator]
Regular variants of these console are limited to the Risian ships, while the enhanced version can be equipped on any starship. They can be put into any console slot.
Console - Universal - Enhanced Subspace Wake Generator[edit | edit source]
+8.6% Flight Speed
+3 Current and Maximum Engine Subsystem Power
Rear-Facing Debuff and Self Speed Boost
- For 6 sec:
- To all targets within 2.0km behind you for 8.5 sec:
- _____ Physical Damage per sec (Ignores Shields)
- -80% Speed
- -40% Turn rate
- To self:
- +30 - 150 Flight Speed (decreases over time)
- +20 Inertia
- 2 min recharge
- Special Ability: Subspace Wake
The Console - Universal - Enhanced Subspace Wake Generator is obtained from the Risian corvette (T6) (2019 Lohlunat Festival, 1,000 , Cross-Faction Tier 6).
Game Description[edit | edit source]
Risian Corvettes utilize a special type of overdrive circuit in their impulse injection assemblies, allowing for higher sustained sub-warp speeds as well as improved boosts of speed. By feeding a sudden burst of energy into these improved injectors, the ship is capable of distorting local subspace in a manner that results in near-warp speeds for a short period of time. This burst results in a Subspace Wake which can easily be modified to cause detrimental effects on enemies caught behind the ship when activated. The subspace distortions will inhibit speed and turn rate, while simultaneously causing hull distortions that damage the enemy ships' infrastructure.
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Regular version of this console, which lacks passive bonuses, is obtainable with the Risian corvette. Players can obtain it from the Phoenix Prize Pack, while those that acquired it during the 2013 Lohlunat Festival event (for 1,000 ) can reclaim it via event reclaim tab.
- Regular version of the console is limited to the Risian ships, while the enhanced version can be equipped on any starship.
Console - Universal - Soliton Wave Generator[edit | edit source]
PBAOE Foe Pull, Delayed Radiation Damage and Engine Disable
- to target: _____ Radiation Damage every .5 sec (50% Shield Penetration)
- to target: Pull (increases over duration and target distance)
- to target: -15 Engine Power Setting
- to self: +15 Engine Power Setting
- On Expiration:
- to target: _____ Radiation Damage (50% Shield Penetration)
- +150 Repel
- Target: Engines offline for 5 sec
- +300% Turn Rate strength for 8 sec
- +200% Flight Speed strength for 8 sec
- +100 Inertia for 8 sec
- 2 min recharge
Soliton Wave Generator The Console - Universal - Subspace Wake Generator is obtained from the Risian Luxury Cruiser (2014 Lohlunat Festival, 1,000 , Cross-Faction Tier 5).
Game Description[edit | edit source]
Risian Luxury Cruisers can be equipped with a Soliton Wave Generator. This allows the ship to generate a powerful, but stable, Soliton wave that will draw nearby enemy ships toward the Cruiser and deal minor radiation damage. During this time, the Soliton Wave Generator is building up a powerful charge that is released after a short time. This released Soliton Wave will damage nearby foes and will briefly knock their engines offline.
Set Powers[edit | edit source]
For each item added after the first, an additional power is available.
Set 2: Exotic Particle Generators
- +3 Engine Power Setting
- +28.5 Exotic Particle Generator
- (Improves Exotic Damage)
- +28.5 Control Expertise
- (Improves Control Effects / Resistance to Same)


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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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"Summer Sun" 20x16 oil on canvas
I finished this painting yesterday and had a lot of fun doing it. I have a large window in my studio and I have found that if I put my still life right in front of the window, I get all this beautiful light shining through and back lighting my subject. I then placed a spotlight next to the still life as well to accentuate the flowers and water pitcher more. This was a fun painting. I will be posting a small study I did of these roses later.
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1. Somnath, Rajeshwari's casting as Jabya and Shalu
Nagraj Manjule's national award-winning film Fandry sheds light on the deep-rooted caste discrimination, that is practised in rural India. The film features newcomers Somnath Awghade and Rajeshwari Kharat who are seen as Jabya and Shalu. Fandry tells the story of the teenager hailing from the Dalit caste, who falls for the girl, belonging to a higher caste.
Watch the whole film here.
Not many know that these child artists are not professional actors but were encouraged to act in Fandry, by Nagraj. In an interview, the director revealed that Somnath and he are from the same village. He further added that he had begun working on Fandry and was looking for fresh faces. He visited a village for location scouting and saw Somnath playing poker with his friends. Nagraj felt that the boy would be perfect for the role and approached him with the offer. But Somnath wasn't confident.
Did you know that the producers waited for nearly three months for Somnath to come on board? Nagraj asked the boy to come to Pune, give auditions and prepare for the role. It's only after doing so that Somnath gained confidence and said yes to the tole. And the rest is history!
Same was the case with Rajeshwari, who was spotted by the makers on a busy street in Pune. Her first reaction to the offer was a no. But like Somnath, she too came around and eventually became a part of Fandry.
2. Some parts of Fandry are Nagraj's own story
In an interview, the filmmaker revealed that certain incidents shown in Fandry are his own story. Nagraj hails from a village himself and points out that while growing up, there were two castes in his community that ate pig meat. As shown in the film, those eating pig meat, aren't looked at too fondly.
3. Somnath actually broke down during the emotional scene
In the ending scene where Jabya starts howling and pelting stones at his fellow villagers, the emotion is all real. The actor had actually broken down while filming as he felt like he is living his own story. Nagraj revealed that they tried giving him glycerin several times but he refused, stating that he wants to seep into the character and carry out the scene his own way. And what a brilliant scene it is!
4, Nagraj used up the money from his first national award for Fandry
5. Nagraj's character Chankya in the film inspired by a real person
Najraj's character Chankya in the film is inspired by a real person that existed in the filmmaker's life. The man was as eccentric as shown in the film. In a an interview with a popular website, Nagraj revealed, "There was a man like that, whom I knew when I was a child. He was much older than I, but he was my friend. He used to tell me, "These bade log keep talking, but their talk is all bakwaas. Don't ever think that these people are elders, or that these people are superior."
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Chekhov's severed hand11/03/2013 12:01am
Hey all! Many apologies for the late comic this week! Realized in the 11th hour there were some continuity errors. Comic should be at regular bat time next week.Characters: Ada
Panel 1:
Ada ponders the biometric hand scanner outside of a lab
Ada (voice over): Damn. My badge won't work here
Panel 2:
Ada is imagining herself holding a severed hand to the scanner that she has copied
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Ada pulls a face in response to her imagination
Ada (voice over): First: Eww. Second: I don't even know if I could do that. Third: This lab isn't nearly as secure as they think it is.
Panel 4:
Ada duplicates a mug from inside the lab
SFX: *bip*
Panel 5:
The mug is copied on top of the door handle inside the lab
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The mug hits the handle, pulling it down
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Ada opens the door and steps into the lab
Ada (voice over): And yet, I'm terrible at pinball. There's no justice.


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Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a monthly benefit. It is paid to eligible survivors of:
- Service members who died while on active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training, OR
- Veterans who died as a result of a service-connected injury or disease, OR
- Veterans who did not die as a result of a service-connected injury or disease, but were totally disabled by a service-connected disability: o For at least 10 years before death, OR
- Since their release from active duty and for at least five years before death, OR
- For at least one year before death, if they were a former prisoner of war and died after Sept. 30, 1999.
Accrued benefits are benefits that are due, but not paid prior to a Veteran's death. Examples include:
1. A claim or appeal for a recurring benefit was pending at the time of death, but all evidence needed for a favorable decision was in VA's possession.
2. A claim for a recurring benefit had been allowed, but the beneficiary died before award.
3. At the time of death, one or more benefit checks were not deposited or negotiated.
What to bring to your meeting with your Veteran Service Representative
- DD214 and other discharge documentation for the Veteran
- SSN for both Veteran and Spouse
- Marriage License
- Death Certificate of the Veteran
- Copy of Social Security Award/Retirement Pensions/Annuities, if applicable
- Statements of CD's / Mutual funds / IRA's / Stocks / Bonds
- Living Trust, if applicable
- List of all current and monthly medical expenses
- One-time medical expenses and copays for the last 12 months
- Direct Deposit Information to include routing number, account number, and bank name
If the spouse requires added assistance in the form of Housebound or Aid & Attendance, please have the doctor complete a VA Form 21-2680 - Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent need for regular Aid & Attendance. Click HERE for a copy of the form. Once the doctor completes this form, please bring with it you to the Fresno VSO office to include in your application for benefits.


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We here at Digital Kitchen recently upgraded to Fusion 7 and I noticed that Add Tool X has some strange bugs when run in Fu7. (not related to ipairs()) I recorded a screen capture of the problem and uploaded it to vimeo here:
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The blue highlighted tool in the list of possible tools cannot be added. If a tool is highlighted and at the top of the list the script will not add the tool when pressing 'enter' or clicking on the tool name. You can still add tools which are lower down in the list and not highlighted.
I have contacted Stefan directly (he was super nice and wrote back right away) and learned that he is not sure what the cause of the problem is either. Here are his thoughts on the matter:
Do any of you folks have any ideas about what is causing this bug? Thank you!I've noticed that eyeon has changed a few things in their Add Tool script between 6.4 to 7 and I have transferred these changes to my script. These changes seem to deal with the key press events and might have been necessary for the new LUA version they're using. But the "can't press enter on selected tool" problem didn't go away. It doesn't happen on eyeon's Add Tool... so I think some more tinkering is needed. Unfortunately I'm swamped with work right now.
Maybe if you take this to the forum (where I'll chime in) somebody might have an answer (ploveday seems to read the scripting forum regularly).
I am running the latest Add Tool X version 1.5 Stefan's website
http://www.comp-fu.com/2013/07/add-tool ... or-fusion/


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One of the first things I usually find out when I visit a new client is that they don't have a sales process mapped out for their company. Every company's sales process should mirror their customers buying process. Without a sales process, the selling experience is much more difficult to manage or to obtain consistent […]Read More
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How do I keep new customers buying?
Perfecting sales meetings – part 4 Retaining customers – simple! It takes so much effort and time to convert a prospect into a customer, so why not retain them for as long as possible? In technical sales, new customers should become long-term clients providing regular orders over the years because you have sold them a […]Read More
Why is my prospect not engaging with me?
Perfecting sales meetings – part 1 Getting the opportunity to be in front of a qualified lead is what salespeople work tirelessly towards. And yet, I still find that salespeople do not pay enough attention to the quality of these calls. Many approach sales calls overconfidently and then wonder why the call didn't go as […]Read More
Is your sales process making it harder to win sales?
You have a great product; you have a great technical sales team… so could it be your actual sales process that is getting in the way of winning new business? Having a sales process is essential in understanding the steps required to gain business in your industry. Don't have one at all and you will make […]Read More
Selling is changing… Are you keeping up?
Selling is changing dramatically especially in the last few years, adapting and altering your sales approach will ensure you are not left behind… Keeping up to speed with how buyers are engaging with their suppliers will greatly improve a salesperson's chances of success. For instance, did you know that only 15% of buyers say their meetings […]Read More
New Year's Sales Resolutions – get yourself in the best shape to grow sales!
New Year's Sales Resolutions – get yourself in the best shape to grow sales! It's 2015, and it's time for the New Year resolutions… what have you chosen this year? Whatever it is, I hope you are successful and that it makes an amazing difference to your life. Shouldn't we be also thinking about things […]Read More
Are sales bonuses old hat?
Are sales bonuses old hat? Things may have changed too much to justify heavy bonuses to sales people for hitting sales targets…. Is this a controversial argument or an actuality? With the regulations in the finance sector minimising commission to advisers specifically to encourage best practice and minimise mis-selling to unknowing consumers, the attention surely […]Read More
How to ensure your sales stagnate in 2015
If you don't want to grow sales in 2015, then please take this advice. It should ensure that nothing of great sales importance happens to you at all next year. We are all concentrating on closing 2014 well and hitting our end of year targets, […]Read More
Small Firms encouraged to make use of Government Schemes
Statistics from a recent article in the Mail on Sunday by Vicki Owen showed that small firms are more likely to take advice from friends and family rather than a professional. The main reason that they used was because friends and family's […]Read More
Sales vs Finance – A rivalry damaging your business growth?
Who knows best when it comes to growing your business, your Finance or Sales Manager? Here's my take from a Sales Manager's point of view…. and to balance it out I have also invited a Finance expert, Michelle Reynolds (Collaborative Business Support Ltd) an associate that I respect greatly, to contribute to the argument… […]Read More


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How To Assemble a Layer Cake with Frosting
Follow these simple steps for a cake that's both impressive and stable.
Putting it Together
Trim domed tops of cakes with a serrated knife.
Insert toothpicks horizontally around cakes to use as your guide to evenly halve the cakes.
Place one cake layer, cut side up, on a serving platter. Spread buttercream on top to edges.
Top first layer with second cake layer, cut side down. Repeat frosting and layering with remaining two layers.
Frost top and sides of assembled cake with remaining buttercream.
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Scrabble & Words with Friends Word Unscrambler
Definition of Ex
4 Definitions of Ex
The definition of ex, the meaning of word Ex
Is ex a scrabble word? No!
- n.- a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
- adj.- out of fashion
- n.- a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
- n.- the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
10 Synonyms of Ex
Ex is worth 9 points in Words with Friends and 9 points in Words with Friends
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Ubisoft, the makers of GRAW announced that they will be making a new GRAW game for the PSP, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 that will release spring of 2007. It will be a direct sequal to the origional GRAW game. The game is set in 2014. With the high stake battle between Mexican loyalists and rebel forces has caused Mexico into civil war. You must command the Ghost Squadron to help protect the US.
The new game includes lots of new features:
- Groundbreaking Visual Experience: The war zone in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter comes to life as you navigate through trash-strewn streets and pick off enemies from behind bomb-scarred structures. The cutting-edge physics and particle systems will show you some of the most intense and realistic explosions, smoke, and environment destruction ever seen in a video game. Dynamic lighting and shadows will morph as real-time day/night cycles and a constantly changing weather system require you to adjust to the changing conditions on the fly.
- All-New Battlegrounds: For the first time ever, the Ghosts will defend U.S. soil from a cross-border attack, taking the fight to all-new locations. The Ghosts will battle enemies in mountain terrains, barren deserts and even on their home turf in El Paso, Texas. Each environment presents its own benefits and challenges and will call for fresh tactical approaches.
- Vastly Improved Artificial Intelligence (AI): Watch your back as rebels send their own team members to flank your position or gain vantage points by utilizing vertical gameplay to pick you off from the rooftops above. Improved squad-mate AI will now feed you more of the information you need with descriptive commands like "enemy spotted behind red truck ahead."
- Improved Cross-Com: The revolutionary new Cross-Com 2.0 will give the player more information than ever before. You will be able to see what your friendly forces see in the top left display and the click of a button will expand that to full-screen view for a clearer and more precise picture. This will give you a more comprehensive view of the entire battlefield. The new Full Command View will allow unprecedented precision in developing and issuing tactical plans on the battlefield.
- Expanded Support: Command lethal air strikes with jet fighters, gain mobile cover for otherwise impassable situations and replenish armaments on the battlefield using an unmanned artillery MULE. Players can now heal their team on the battlefield, including squad leader Scott Mitchell, with an all-new Medic class of soldier.


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You are invited to exhibit at Healing Touch Program's Worldwide Conference, Being the Healing Bridge: Expanding Spirit into Practice, February 1-3, 2019 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina on the waterfront in San Diego, CA.
For details see our Exhibitor Prospectus.
Vendors that you will see at the 2019 Conference in San Diego.
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Professionally recorded journeys with beautiful custom music and spoken word.
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Visit our table for a firsthand look at professionally printed copies of Energy Magazine, examples of our downloadable products and more. Free Energy Magazine bookmarks are available. www.EnergyMagazineOnline.com
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Know Your Standard Door Sizes
A quick look at standard door sizes in the UK
What is a standard door size? Unless you start choosing doors yourself, door sizes are something we might take for granted. Believe it or not, there is more than standard size throughout the United Kingdom. Many of Scotland's doors are slightly different in dimension to English, Northern Irish, and Welsh counterparts.
The standard issue dimension is 1981 x 762 x 35mm. Which in old money is six feet tall and two feet and six inches wide. It is often referred as the 2'6" door variety of door. On built-in cupboards and wardrobes, typical door sizes are 1981 x 457/533 x 35mm.
For most internal doors, the average depth is 35mm. For fire doors, the depth is 45mm. The extra ten millimetres allow for the fireproofing material. Whereas many buildings in England and Wales have the standard 1981 x 762 x 35mm internal door, metric door sizes have gained greater popularity in Scotland. The average metric standard door dimension is 2040 x 726 x 40mm. The width can vary from 526mm to 929mm.
The last metric width is more generous than the minimum opening width required for disabled access. That is 838mm.
Non-standard door sizes
Besides the standard door sizes, some older properties might have non-standard dimensions. This might be a challenge for us and many households (who may be looking to replace their doors). Even so, we at Doors in Colchester are up to the challenge. If you agree, why not call us on 01206 512439 (landline) or 07771 690727 (mobile). You can also send us an email to email@example.com. Whatever way you choose to contact us, we shall get back to you.
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The story of our times told by the people who were there.
Witness History: Archive 2011 BBC
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The story of our times told by the people who were there.
Ruby Bridges Attends an all-White School
In November 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first black children in New Orleans to be educated at a white elementary school. It began the desegregation of the education system in the Southern States.
She was just six years old, and she had to be accompanied to school by US Marshals.
*** Listeners should be aware that some of the language in this programme reflects the historical context of the time. ***
Image: Associated Press
Mixed race marriage victory in US
In 1958, a mixed-race couple, Mildred and Richard Loving, were arrested and then banished from the US state of Virginia for breaking its laws against inter-racial marriage.
Nine years later, Mildred and Richard Loving won a ruling at the Supreme Court declaring this sort of legislation unconstitutional.
Witness speaks to the Lovings' lawyer, Bernie Cohen.
Image: Mildred and Richard Loving, pictured in 1967 (Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images)
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins
On 1 February 1960, four young black men began a protest in Greensboro, North Carolina against the racial segregation of shops and restaurants in the US southern states.
The men, who became known as the Greensboro Four, asked to be served at a lunch counter in Woolworths. When they were refused service they stayed until closing time. And went back the next day, and the next. Over the following days and months, this non-violent form of protest spread and many more people staged sit-ins at shops and restaurants.
Witness hears from one of the four men, Franklin McCain.
The Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode on buses, testing out whether bus stations were complying with the Supreme Court ruling that banned segregation.
Listen to Bernard Lafayette Junior, an eyewitness to how Martin Luther King managed to prevent inter-ethnic bloodshed on a night of extreme tension during the battle against segregation in the American South.
Picture: A group of Black Americans get off the 'Freedom Bus' at Jackson, Mississippi, Credit: William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images
Nelson Mandela's Autobiography
*** This programme was first broadcast on 25 October, 2011 ***
In the mid 1970s Nelson Mandela began writing his autobiography in prison, on Robben Island.
Mac Maharaj was one of the prisoners who helped edit and conceal the manuscript.
Photo: Associated Press, Nelson Mandela before he was imprisoned.
ANC Bomb
The armed wing of the ANC party took its first violent action in 1961, when a bomb was planted at municipal offices in Durban.
Ronnie Kasrils explained what happened that day.
(Image: Ronnie Kasrils in 1961. Credit: Ronnie Kasrils)


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It's been one of those days. Not bad. I finished the tasks I needed to complete and made good progress on the others. The coffee was hot and black and there was plenty of spicy, juicy meat. But I keep hearing that classic "Run Through The Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Ah, those were the best of times — most of the time. This just gives me a little extra motivation to add a few extra sets to this evenings workout.
Winners never quit.
See you in the jungle.


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Twenty-five bulls for 25 hunters; success rate 89 percent overall.
November 7, 2017 Pennsylvania PGC News
More than 89 percent of the hunters participating in Pennsylvania's 2017 elk hunt have taken home a trophy.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced 104 elk were taken by hunters during the regular one-week elk season that ended Nov. 4. And for those licensed to hunt antlered elk, also known as bulls, the success rate was 100 percent.
The 2017 harvest included some large elk. Ten bulls each were estimated to weigh 700 pounds or more, with three of them going more than 800 pounds. The heaviest bull taken in this year's hunt was estimated at 833 pounds. That bull, which sported an 8-by-7 rack, was taken Oct. 30 by Shawn Latshaw, of Franklin.
Meanwhile, an 832-pounder with an 8-by-9 rack was taken by Robert Cook, of Earlville, N.Y., and an 803-pounder with a 6-by-7 rack was taken by Alfred Hake, of Manchester.
Not all of the bull elk taken in the hunt were measured and green-scored by rack size, but Cook's bull had the highest green score at 431 6/8 inches, according to Boone & Crockett big-game scoring standards.
Official measurements of bulls taken in the hunt cannot be taken recorded until the antlers have air dried for at least 60 days after the animal was harvested.
There also were some large antlerless elk taken in the harvest. Nine of of the 79 cows taken by hunters during the one-week season weighed over 500 pounds.
Fifty-nine elk – 12 bulls and 47 cows – were taken on the opening day of the elk season Oct. 30.
To participate in the elk hunt, hunters must submit an application, then must be selected through a random drawing and purchase a license. The drawing annually attracts more than 30,000 applicants.
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Jul 10, 2018
Kathleen Thomas "KT" has more than 23 years of experience in the financial services industry and holds several professional designations. She is a Certified Investment Management Analyst, Chartered Life Underwriter and a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and a leader at NewDay Solutions.
In addition to financial planning, Kathleen offers expertise in many other key areas, such as retirement planning, estate planning, investment management, insurance planning, tax strategies and employee benefits. She works diligently to bring all elements of each client's financial life cohesively together and to help ensure that their assets are well-aligned with their overall plan.
KT hosts KTs Money Matters Podcast and her book The Hardworking Woman's Guide to Money make KT a thought leader in the investment space. Hear her share her story, focus and passion with Lou on Thrive LOUD.


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SqlClientDAC is a feature-rich and high-performance library of components that provides native connectivity to SQL Server from Delphi for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms. SqlClientDAC-based applications connect to SQL Server directly through the ADO.Net SqlClient, which is a .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server. SqlClientDAC is designed to help programmers develop faster and cleaner SQL Server database applications. SqlClientDAC uses its own protocol to communicate with SQL Server. SqlClientDAC is lightweight and performs well because it is optimized to access a SQL Server directly without adding an OLE DB or Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) layer.SqlClientDAC, a high-performance and feature-rich SQL Server connectivity solution, is a complete replacement for standard SQL Server connectivity solutions and presents an efficient native alternative to the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and standard dbExpress driver for access to SQL Server.SqlClientDAC-based DB applications are easy to deploy, do not require installation of other data provider layers (such as BDE and ODBC), uses ADO.Net technologies and that's why they can work faster than the ones based on standard Delphi data connectivity solutions.Features:- Direct access to microsoft sql server data. Does not require installation of other data provider layers (such as BDE).- Bulk copying of data from a data source to Sql server database using TSqlClientBulkCopy.- Interface compatible with standard data access methods, such as BDE and ADO.- High overall performance.- Fast controlled fetch of large data blocks.- High performance of applying cached updates with batches.- High performance batch processing.- Intelligent fetch block size control.- Support prefetching rows - specifies the number of rows that are to be fetched per server round trip. This is controlled by FetchOptions.RowsetSize property.- Automatic data updating.- Fast data retrieval.Data Access program, SQL Server program, ODBC program, OLE DB program, ADO Net program, Dataset program


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115 1058 MAINLAND, Vancouver West, BCMLS®#: C8004656
Listing Overview
- Property Value$388,000
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- Year Built1996
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115 1058 MAINLAND, Vancouver West, BC, V6B 2T4, Ca
MAINLAND STREET COURT â a 410 sq ft commercial space perfect for your upcoming business! Located on the main floor with street entrance on Mainland in the building neighborhood of Yaletown. Lots of historical charm and a great investment opportunity. Comes with 1 outside parking and walking distance to Yaletown/Roundhouse Station, shopping, fine dining, Urban Fare, Roundhouse Community Centre, parks and homes to thousands of Yaletown residents. Donât miss out on this fully renovated unit with NO expense spared. This one is a 10/10!
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Ryanair is making arrangements to cover the pilots who will be taking part in a strike in Ireland on the 20th of December.
According to The Irish Times, around 115 of Ryanair's estimate 390 pilots in Ireland are planning to strike 5 days before Christmas.
A spokesperson for the airline told The Irish Times:
"Ryanair will publish contingency plans to minimise these disruptions for our customers on Monday 18th on our website,"
Sources then went on to tell the paper that Ryanair could be considering a number of other options to minimise the number of people who are left without a flight on the day.
Ryanair could do any number of the following things:
- Bring in pilots from other bases in Europe
- Use trainee pilots based in Ireland to assist with flying the planes
- Call in crew kept on standby
- Hire airplanes and crew from other airliners
The pilots are demanding a collective bargaining system and there is a risk of further strikes if their demands are not met.


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Blogging automation is key if your building a blogging network. You want to be able to have one post go to multiple blogs. This way you get the most out of your article your posting, and you generate extra back-links if you them in your post. The reason for this post to test if this will get posted on blogger.com. I have hopefully set it up so that when I post this article it will get posted to Google plus then it will post to blogger.com. Also on a side note its good to have authoritative links or links that are not going to your target site. So hopefully this works or you will see another post similar to this one.
It appears this works different than I first thought. Blogger posts to Google Plus not vise versa. WordPress.com does a good jog of syndicating to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and Path. I was hoping to post to Blogger as well, since it is Google owned I am sure they would rank the content well.


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Madison man charged in connection to missing Tennessee girl
A Madison man faces federal charges in connection with a missing Tennessee teenage girl that was found in Madison.
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin said 31-year-old Bryan Rogers was charged in court on Monday with knowingly persuading a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, and such visual depiction was transported from Tennessee to Wisconsin.
An affidavit supporting the complaint alleges Rogers came into contact with a minor in Tennessee through an online game. Rogers began chatting with the teen in December. The minor told him that she was being sexually assaulted. According to court documents, Rogers persuaded the teen to send him a video of her being sexually assaulted.
According to the affidavit, a video was sent to Rogers on Jan. 10.
Authorities went to Rogers' home in Madison on Jan. 31. According to court documents, Rogers claimed he only spoke to the teen online and never traveled to Tennessee to pick her up. He also claimed the teen was not in his home.
Later that night, authorities say they went back to Rogers' home and found the teen hiding in a basement closet. According to the affidavit, Rogers admitted to investigators he picked up the teen in Tennessee, and avoided tollways and gas stations with surveillance.
In a tweet shared Friday morning, the FBI Office in Milwaukee thanked the Dane County Sheriff's Office and the Madison Police Department for helping to locate a missing teenager from Tennessee. In the tweet, the FBI says the 14-year-old girl was found in Madison around 8 p.m. Thursday night-- nearly three weeks after she was reported missing.
In earlier interviews with WMTV's sister-station in Knoxville, WVLT News, the girl's parents said the teen was last seen Jan. 13 at 11 p.m. at her Madisonville home. Officials said her mother went into her room on the morning of Jan. 14 at 4:30 a.m. to find the teen was gone. Investigators said the teen's bedroom window was open and other clothing was missing.
Madison Police, along with the Dane County Sheriff's Office, confirmed with NBC15 News that they assisted the FBI in locating the teenage girl.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee said her adoptive father was charged with rape on Thursday, the same day the teenage girl was found safe.
If convicted, Rogers faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years and a maximum or 30 years in federal prison.
Some of Rogers' neighbors said they were surprised to hear what was happening in their neighborhood, which they described as usually quiet and family oriented. Neighbors also said they had been visited by the FBI and asked for any information they might know.
"When I came home from work, I believe it was a Thursday night, there were squad cars all over the place here," said Robert Moeller, a resident on Basil Drive in Madison. "At least five or six, sheriff and unmarked and marked."
Rogers is scheduled to be in court on Feb. 7 for a detention hearing.


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The Course Manager's Calendar – January
Blairgowrie's man in charge, Brian Scott, is in the middle of rebuilding two holes on the Rosemount course. Weather-permitting, the job should be completed by the start of the season. HK caught up with him to see how he's getting along.
What projects do you have planned over the winter?
"We've been rebuilding two holes – six and seven on the Rosemount course. We completed the tees last year and we turfed the greens last week. We started the work in October with the heavy work starting at the beginning of November. In January, we will be turfing the surrounding areas, banking and approaches weather permitting."
Sounds like a big project.
"It's a massive project. We started it last year when we rebuilt the tees and the bunkers. The holes were originally on the Lansdowne Course and then swapped for two of the original Rosemount holes. They were very different from the rest of the course, so the decision was made to totally redesign them. We're also going to transplant heather and Scots pine to make them fit in more. The holes will hopefully be back in play for the start of the season."
How do you use Hugh King's sand?
"During the season, we topdress with Hugh King's sand every two weeks, very lightly. During the course of the year, we use about 160 tonnes – that's including sand for our maintenance work as well. We have lochs all around us, so when we get frost, we can have it for weeks. That suits us for construction work because there's less mess, but it means we have to concentrate our topdressing during the playing season."
But you've also been using Hugh King's rootzone.
"Yes. I used Hugh King's rootzone to rebuild the 8th, 16th and 18th tees ahead of the Junior Ryder Cup. We also used the rootzone more recently to build the new tees on the 6th and 7th, and the rooting has been fantastic. The way the grass has rooted on them – the depth of the roots – it's really healthy. One of the tees is in a really shaded area and with the previous rootzone, growth wasn't very good at all. But since we rebuilt the tee with Hugh King's rootzone, it's been brilliant."
Are you using the rootzone on the new greens?
"Yes. We went for a sand-soil mix. It's closer to the rest of the Rosemount greens. We wanted to get as close to that as possible."
How do you rate Hugh King's service?
"Hugh King has the best delivery service out of all the companies I use. If I ran out of top-dressing during the summer, I could phone at 2pm and there would be a lorry here the next day. And with the recent rootzone delivery, I was very impressed with how quickly it got here. It was brilliant."


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A wobbly novice appreciates the strength and grace of a boat's balletic glide
Some lakes are summertime things. The hot sky irons them flat. Faded as old jeans, they exist only for cannonballs and beer. Green Lake, on the other hand, is all business -- the business of leisure, that is. And in Seattle, that's serious business indeed.
The 323-acre park churns with activity. Its 2.8-mile path teems with in-line skaters, baby joggers and even a teacher offering impromptu, on-the-hoof Spanish lessons. Gym escapees squat-thrust near picnickers. Pedal boats lurch around long-distance swimmers. And our four-person kayak whips across the surface, a greyhound among gamboling puppies.
"What's the strangest thing out here?" I shout from the back seat, churning to keep pace with paddlers from Seattle's Canoe and Kayak Club (SCKC). "Got any monsters?"
"Skinny dippers," club president David Bobanick suggests without missing a stroke. "Skinny dippers are always exciting."
"Lightning," Liz Erickson offers.
Peter Turcan's Anglo accent clips through the banter. "No, the strangest thing out here is probably us," announces the leader of the masters group.
He may be right. Even on this urban overachiever lake, a four-person racing kayak stands out.
Since 1969, the club has made waves here -- long before latte-sippers crowded the trail. Ted Houk Sr. coaxed the old Aqua Theater on the south end from Seattle's Parks Department to start a "little league of water sports." Almost 40 years later, the group has sent paddlers to the Olympics and world teams. And on Aug. 14-18, the club will be host of the U.S. Flatwater Sprint Canoe and Kayak National Championships -- again.
Some members are serious contenders. Others, like Ratty in "The Wind in the Willows," believe "there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
In tune with Kenneth Grahame's character, they enjoy it all. The wind sprints. The languid tours. "Going swimming" when the racing models roll.
Turcan explains: "The bottom is U-shaped, so they're fast but unstable. A sea kayak has a bottom shaped, well, like a butt."
Anchored by three strong paddlers, our K-4 -- a notorious tipper -- barely wobbles, despite some choppy waves near the dock. I fake along at the back, my strokes a half-heartbeat off sync.
"What are the dangers?" I ask, expecting hyperventilation to rank high among them.
"Lightning," someone suggests again.
"Repetitive strain."
"In winter, it's completely dark on the water by 5:30, 6 p.m. But we have flashing lights, so we haven't T-boned each other yet," Turcan says. "Someone did run into a wooden piling once. He was a big guy with only one eye, so his depth perception was off. He was paddling away and didn't see it until the last second. The nose missed by two inches, but his shoulders were too big. He bear-hugged the piling."
White-water chills and spills it isn't.
"Your adrenaline is up because the boats are so tippy, but you're not going to die," Erickson says.
The K-4 arrows across the lake. The glide is like that of a rope swing, except it goes on and on, and we never splash land. Caught in the midsummer night's dream of it all, I find the sport irresistible.
But this grace is borrowed, not earned. I am coasting on the power of three far superior athletes. And so I bike to Green Lake several days later to truly come to grips with flatwater kayaking.
The women's "pack leader," Traci Cole, gestures to the racks in the Small Craft Center, which houses 80 vessels. "The beginner boat is hard to reach. We'll start you in a slightly more advanced model. It has flames on the nose, so you'll be extra fast," she kids.
She notches the seat back, until my legs crook at a 120-degree angle. "Stick the rudder between your toes."
"Rudder?" I ask, alarmed. No one mentioned rudders the other night, when the K-4 ruled the waves like Britannia.
"This one's easy. Just point it in the direction you want to go."
"That's the complete opposite of every other rudder on the planet. Easy how?"
"It'll be second nature soon," Cole says.
She is wrong. So wrong.
I can slide a 52-foot barge into a lock with an inch clearance on each side. I cannot -- it emerges -- overcome decades of rudder programming and kick a lever in the direction of travel with any reliability. So I lurch across Green Lake.
Cole makes the rest of the experience easy. She teaches me to dig the paddle deeply ("spear the fish") and use it to brace the tippy boat ("spread peanut butter"). After an hour, I manage to join the pack for a few sprint drills.
The women's group is mellower than the masters bunch. Many followed their offspring into the sport -- unsurprising, perhaps, in a club whose members' ages range from 8 to 84. "Every parent should get in the boat and see what these kids do," says Tamara Keefe. "It's totally humbling."
Her son began paddling at 12. "It was the perfect thing for a kid at that boundary-pushing age," she explains. "You're in the water or you're not. The boundaries are very clear." (Now almost 17, Alden Keefe Sampson just qualified for the 2007 USA Junior World Championship canoe team).
The ladies charge the shore, then -- just short of crashing onto the path -- they pivot, float and chat. "Let's head back and fool around in tippy boats," someone suggests. And we all hare off, paddles windmilling through the summer sunshine.
Cole cruises alongside. "Want to try a beginner racing single now?"
"Why not? Can't go home dry ..."
I climb into the Orion, a low, slinky shell. A breath, a 10-degree turn of the head, everything sets this kayak wobbling. Cole holds the tip and rotates me perpendicular to the dock. "Now I'll just push you back a little, then you can paddle in. Little taps," she calls.
For a second or two, I float, suspended. Then I gingerly inch the paddle forward. The Orion lurches left. I slap brace, overcorrect and roll -- sputtering and flailing -- into Green Lake.
I surface into the July heat; my laughter braids with the other women's. Then -- and only then -- I get flat-water kayaking: the skill, the strength, the sheer balletic grace required to race one of these beauties. And I see how it all transforms this bossy, busy, Type-A urban lake into something sublime.
Finally, too, I understand the rest of Ratty's boat-messing soliloquy: "In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all."


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Core units
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Overcoming Anxiety And Stress
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There is some: Overlap between these four but they are different a well. Panic attacks make you feel like your heart is racing and you can't breath. When severe you feel like you might die from suffocation. ...Read more
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Stress affects most people in some way. Acute (sudden, short-term) stress leads to rapid changes throughout the body. Almost all body systems (the heart and blood vessels, immune system, lungs, digestive system, sensory organs, and brain) gear up to meet perceived danger. These stress responses could prove beneficial in a critical, life-or-death situation. Over time, however, repeated stressful situations put a strain on the body that may contribute to physical and psychological problems. Chronic (long-term) stress can have real health consequences and should be addressed like any other health concern. Fortunately, research is showing that lifestyle changes and stress-reduction techniques can help people learn ...Read more
Which meds are good for anger and stress anxiety?
There isn't a simple: Answer for your question. If you have significant problems with anxiety and stress it needs to be evaluated. There are a number of conditions that can present with these symptoms. Your diagnosis will help to determine a treatment plan to include whether medications are indicated and if so, which ones. ...Read more
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Yes and also therapy: Yes this can help in the short run but some counseling around anxiety management would be best for long term treatment ...Read more
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Triggers for anxiety: Vary widely from person to person. Sometimes a trigger is a conditioned response to a person, place, or thing we've been around when we felt anxious and then it becomes a trigger later. Fear of having an anxiety attack becomes the real issue. A clinical psychologist can help you manage this. Peace and good health. ...Read more
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As was expected by many baseball pundits, the Yankees lost four players in the Major League portion of today's Rule 5 draft, and another two in the minor league portion.
RHP Anyelo Gómez went to the Braves, LHP Nestor Cortes to the Orioles, 1B Mike Ford to the Mariners and RHP José Mesa Jr. also went to Baltimore. RHP Yancarlos Báez was selected by Minnesota and C Sharif Othman was selected by Miami in the Triple-A phase of the draft.
By rule, these players must remain on the 25-man roster for the entirety of the 2018 season or must be returned to the Yankees. If they do remain on the roster for a full season, the team that selected them gets full rights, and can send players to the minor leagues as necessary.
The Yankees made one selection in the Minor League phase, taking outfielder Junior Soto from the Cleveland Indians' Triple-A roster. Soto got his first taste of full-season ball in 2017, playing for the Low-A Lake County Captains. In 52 games, he slashed .172/.208/.408 with 14 doubles and nine home runs. Plate discipline will be his biggest issue, given that he struck out 61 times compared to just six walks. He will start the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Last year, the Yankees lost four players in the Rule 5 draft. The Padres ended up with C Luis Torrens, and stashed him on their active roster for the full season. RHP Tyler Jones was selected by the Diamondbacks, but was returned after not making their 25-man roster. LHP Caleb Smith was selected by the Brewers, then traded to the Cubs and finally returned to the Yankees. The Pirates selected LHP Tyler Webb, but he was sent back at the end of Spring Training.


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Students compete to design energy-efficient, battery-powered rail vehicles
18 June 2018
The Innovation Award was won by a vehicle with a body and wheels comprised almost entirely of wood and a windshield made from recycled plastic. Solar panels on the roof provided clean power.
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The Truth about Goats
An unmanned US space plane has landed in California, having completed its task to see if circumventing pop culture references and season ends have any impact on our ability to enjoy life. Having evaded most of Game of Thrones, Orbital Test Vehicle X-37B is reported to be in a relaxed state believing his favourite characters still to be alive; and not the grizzled victims of the Red Wedding, the Purple Wedding or the Big Gay Baratheon Wedding.
Blissfully unaware of the depraved depths to which Walter White or Mary Berry will sink, X-37B's on board computer has been remarkably calm. Pentagon scientists are hoping that this can pave the way for human test subjects, who may have become jaded by the suspenseful or bloody endings of their favourite shows. As one scientists said: 'Ultimately 674 days in orbit without friends and family is a fair trade-off if you get to avoid worrying about the cast of The Walking Dead'.
Air Force officials have told the US media that X-37B will need to make some psychological adjustments to cope with the significant changes since 2012. One military observer explained: 'The world today is almost unrecognisable since when this mission began. Here we are, entrenched in an unwinnable war in the Middle East. The financial sector is fleecing us for every dime we have. And gun crime is rampant. It's a million miles from two years ago'.
Those close to X-37B have been tasked with protecting its delicate circuitry from TV spoilers. One technician said: 'It's all very well saying you are better off not knowing about Olivia Colman – but you can't hide the fact she's won every award going. She's in every show – she was in Broadchurch, she was Miley Cyrus' choreographer at the VMAs and I'm pretty sure she was Ginsberg's nipple'.
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I have a wide experience of counselling issues and clients through working in a hospice, with pupils in primary and secondary schools, as a workplace counsellor for the NHS & for EAP's and within NHS primary care for GP's.
With all my clients, the difficulties that bring you to counselling are not my focus but rather how it is to be you living your life. It is important to me that you have time and space in a safe and calm environment to speak about whatever you wish.
As an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I abide by their Ethical framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. My accreditation shows that I have met the standards required by BACP "to demonstrate the capacity for independent, competent, ethical practice" (www.bacp.co.uk/accreditation).
I love nature and walking and as part of that I enjoy looking at maps. I picture your life as a map and in our sessions, you choose the route. As a person centred counsellor, I will explore it with you, the peaks and the valleys, through sunshine and rain. It would not be my wish to explain where you are to walk but to follow your lead and walk alongside you. In this way you will learn to find and trust your ability to find your own, individual way through life. My experience as a mindfulness facilitator naturally finds it way into my counselling work. It is your choice how much you explore this as part of our work together and it would be something we could discuss if you are interested in finding out more.


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Things that made my day over Christmas. I was ill for much of it so there was little overindulgence.
Vice are running a series on classic EDM (heart sinks) but the first is Darude – Sandstorm. Lets not even get into the music taxonomy Vice are using…
Vice News did a show on Colorado's second chance programme which is using virtual reality to try and help long term prisoners prepare for release. These are inmates who will have never owned a smartphone.
Scott Galloway summing up 2017
[Bonus posting] Predictions for 2018 | The Daily | L2 – Scott Galloway and the team have some ballsy predictions
The team at The Vinyl Factory put together videos on how Rega make turntables…
… and how McIntosh Labs make amplifiers
Have a great start to 2018.