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Losing a loved one is never an easy experience. Without the strength and support given by friends and family, not many of us can actually get through these difficult times. The experience can break your heart and make you miserable for days and months. The article below gives a few tips that will help you cope with the loss of a precious loved one.
Give Yourself Time to Grieve
You really should grieve. It is your right and it is your way of healing yourself. So cry if you must, lament if you must. The tears that you shed will bring your aching heart peace and solace. Take time to grieve. Spend time with those who are grieving like you. If the ache gets too bad, you can even join a support group. When you share stories and listen to others share their own stories, you will be able to heal faster. Make sure you are honest and open about your feelings. You may be angry, frustrated, sad and anxious. Acknowledge all these feelings because they are all very real. You may even be feeling guilty about the things that you could never do or the words that you could never speak. Speak to someone who understands and try to heal yourself through positive and uplifting conversations.
Get Help
You will need a lot of help from friends and loved ones to make it through these difficult days. So say yes to anyone who offers you help and support. Get a friend's help in arranging the funeral service as well. If you are living in Australia, find out about the leading funeral directors Perth has and attend to all the matters relating to the funeral as soon as you possibly can. If your friends and family offer their help to you to do groceries and other matters relating to your household, do accept all the support gracefully because you will need it all.
Remember the Good Times
As it was mentioned earlier, quite a few of us tend to feel miserable and guilty about the words that we couldn't speak and the promises that we couldn't
Talk to Someone
If the ache gets too bad, you should really try to speak to a professional. If you get the help of a counsellor you will certainly find it easy to cope with the pain of losing the precious person. You can also gain immense strength when you ponder on the teachings of your religion. Spend more time with whoever makes it easier for you to deal with the pain and emotions that will be tormenting you whenever you are alone.
The pain will often never really go away completely. But with time you will learn how to cope with it and live your life again. Hope the tips that are given in this article will help you to do just that!


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The 2020 Kia Seltos is a compact SUV that did very well overseas. Launched in India, the vehicle sold over 50,000 units in less than two months. We all wondered if Kia would have a domestic release, it was very likely, and with these numbers, it would be foolish not to bring it ashore. As of October 2019, here are the specs for the 2020 Kia Seltos.
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So the way the 2020 Kia Seltos is set up is that there's a number of configurations. According to Kia Motors, the lineup is as follows: HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX, HTX+, GTK, GTX, and GTX+. The three available engines are a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated (NA) engine, a 1.4-litre T-GDI turbo-gasoline engine, or a 1.5-liter diesel engine. The 2020 Kia Seltos HTE, HTK, HTK Plus, HTX, HTX Plus, and GTX Plus can come equipped with the 115-horsepower 1.5-liter diesel engine, able to generate 184 lb-ft of torque. These trims are also tied to a manual six-speed transmission. The 2020 Kia Seltos HTK Plus, HTX Plus, and GTK Plus can opt-in for a six-speed automatic transmission.
The 2020 Kia Seltos THE, HTK, HTK Plus, and HTX can also come with the 1.5-liter NA engine under the hood, also able to generate 115 horsepower but 106 lb-ft of torque. Only the HTX Then the GTK, GTX, and GTX Plus come equipped with the 1.4-litre T-GDI turbo-gasoline engine, able to generate 139 horsepower and 178 lb-ft of torque. HTX can come paired with a manual six-speed transmission or a six-speed continuously variable transmission. The GTX trim can come with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission or stick with the manual six-speed transmission.
Exterior Features
The 2020 Kia Seltos comes standard with projector headlamps, but the HTX trim and onward come with crown jewel LED headlamps, as well as a sweeping, LED light bar. The HTK Plus and onward also come with heartbeat LED tail lamps and daytime running lights. All trims from HTK onward come with LED turn signals on the exterior mirror and roof rails.
Standard across the lineup are front and rear skid plates. Only the HTX Plus and GTX Plus trim come with an electric sunroof installed. 16-inch wheels are the standard for the HTE, HTK, and HTK Plus trims, whereas the rest of the lineup rides on 17-inch wheels.
Interior Features
Inside the cabin, the 2020 Kia Seltos comes standard with premium black fabric on the seats, but the HTX trim and onward can come with Leatherette upholstery – the GTK, GTX and GTX Plus can even convert the seats into Sport Seats. The HTX and HTX Plus come with a leather-wrapped steering wheel with the Seltos logo, but the GTk, GTX, and GTX Plus with a leather-wrapped steering wheel with the GT-line logo. From the HTX trim onward, the gearknob is also wrapped in leather.
Known for giving consumers a little personalization, select trims come with ambient mood lighting, starting with the HTX onward. LED sound mood lighting is also a secret little Kia Motors trick not many consumers learn about. This feature comes in the HTK Plus trim throughout the rest of the lineup. Also found on the HTK Plus and the rest of the lineup is a Smart Key with push button start and a rear sun-shade curtain. Solar glass comes equipped on the front windshield and windows of the HTX Plus, GTX, and GTX Plus. Lastly, from the HTX onward, consumers can get automatic AC climate control and 60/40 split-folding second-row seats.
Being the base trim, the 2020 Kia Seltos HTE is the only one that comes with a regular stereo. The 2020 Kia Seltos HTk, HTK Plus, and GTK all come with an 8-inch touchscreen with UVO, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay capability installed. The rest of the lineup comes with UVO-connected on a 10.25-inch HD touchscreen, also with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay capability. A four-speaker system is the lineup standard, but the HTX Plus and GTX Plus can opt-in for a BOSE Premium 8-speaker system and subwoofer.
The 2020 Kia Seltos HTK and onward come with two tweeter speakers in addition to the speaker system and voice recognition. A lineup standard is Bluetooth connectivity and steering wheel-mounted audio controls. Ventilated front and passenger seats can be found on the HTX Plus and GTX Plus.
Safety Features and Warranty
Safety for the 2020 Kia Seltos is a little odd – the driver and passenger get airbags standard, but only the GTX and GTX Plus come with side-curtain airbags. The usual systems like electronic stability, hill-start assist, and vehicle stability management can also be found on the GTX and GTX Plus. ABS with electronic brake distribution is a lineup standard. A Panic button on the Smart Key can be found on the HTX, HTX Plus, GTX, and GTX Plus trims.
Rear parking sensors are a lineup standard but front parking sensors only come on the HTX Plus and GTX Plus. The 2020 Kia Seltos HTK and trims going forward come with a rearview camera with guidelines. A 360-view camera comes equipped on the GTX Plus trim. The GTX and GTX Plus trim come with a smart, 8-inch heads-up display. These trims also come with traction and multi-drive modes when opting in for the automatic transmission or seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The 2020 Kia Seltos model is presumably covered by the same warranties as all Kia models - 10-year or 100,000 mile warranty program which includes: a 10-year or 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty, a 5-year or 60,000 mile-limited basic warranty and a 5-year or 100,000-mile limited anti-perforation warranty.


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MasterCard announced the appointment of Gilberto Caldart as president of its Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) business, effective August 1. Caldart, who currently heads the company's GeoSouth Division (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) for MasterCard LAC, will report to Ann Cairns, president of MasterCard's International Markets. He succeeds Richard Hartzell, who will take on a new role as head of MasterCard's business with merchants and acquirers across its international markets.
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We have partnered with the Association canadienne des professionnelles de l'immersion (ACPI) to open a new DELF Centre to support Ontario English language school boards across the province. The new centre is in addition to the existing three centres, as the number of school boards offering DELF to students is increasing.
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Neveah Pine, a Grade 6 student at East View Public School, placed second in Ontario in the Royal Canadian Legion's annual public speaking contest. The winning speech was about her Jingle Dress. "When I put on my regalia, I feel proud and strong," said the Garden River First Nation member. "The very act of dancing in this dress creates prayers and healing."
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Tourism tales
Of course India, being India, this all changed by the time we made it to Delhi and after a few manic phone calls it was decided we and the American girl would travel back by train on the morning of the 19th. This of course cut our Delhi time in half but we were reluctant to miss this window of opportunity to see the plethora of sights in and around Delhi. In hindsight it might have been better to stick to a more relaxed program of activity, especially since the American girl had just travelled 24 hours straight but we didn't know if or when she or us would have another chance. This is the story of how you do Delhi and Agra in 2 days:
Thursday 17th
5 am: Get to the New Delhi Train station for a 3 hour train trip to Agra. Once arriving at our destination it was decision time on how to get from sight to sight. I personally like Auto-rickshaws (Tuk-Tuk's in Thailand) but Clifton (Deputy Director of the orphanage) had recommended a car. Naturally I ignored the advice of a 7 year resident of India and chose a rickshaw, saving $2.50 in the process. So off we went to visit the sights in this ancient city. In the interests of brevity (too late you say) I'm just going to list the places we went and show a photo of them – you can make up your own commentary about how we walked around them, how old they are and which Maharajah killed the Maharajah who killed the Mughal to get rich enough to build this big red or white thing.
- Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb (Baby Taj)
- Agra Fort
- Taj Mahal
We were about out of time after all this, missing out on seeing the Fatehpur Sikri due to some idiot choosing the slower rickshaw over the faster taxi and we rushed back to the train station to find our train had been delayed by 2 hours. This, combined with the train running an hour slower to Delhi, made for some very tired travelers arriving in the seedy part of town at midnight. Luckily we were too exhausted to be scared and made our way back to the hotel with only sleep on our mind.
Friday 18th
After the previous busy day we thought it would be a good idea to have a rest day to recuperate. Of course we had no time for such frivolities and set about seeing Delhi's main attractions before nightfall. Once again to avoid boring you about how many bricks there are in the Red Fort or which English oppressors the Indians particularly hate, I'll just show you the photos.
- Something or other Gate
- Jama Masjid
- Red Fort
- India Gate
- Humayun's Tomb
Once again we missed out on seeing a few sites (pun intended) due to my insistence on rickshaw travel. There's something about zipping around in an open-sided, glorified tricycle that makes you feel closer to the people, the streets and less attractively, the smells that you just don't get in a car. This fixation of mine led to a first hand experience of criminal behavior that is an India institution. We were travelling to India Gate when 2 young Indian males on a motor bike matched the pace of our moving vehicle, reached past the American and grabbed the backpack on Miriam's lap. Miriam was too quick for the would-be thieves and held on tightly, forcing the motorbike to swerve into our rickshaw before speeding off. The number plate had been whited out and they made their getaway to ply their dastardly deeds on other, slower reacting tourists. We were all a bit more alert after this and I was almost disappointed at the end of our journey to find no others had dared to try the same trick.
The next morning we were up at 3:30 to catch a train out of Delhi, to ease our journey a car was booked for us for the final leg of our journey home where we could finally relax, surrounded by a hundred kids all talking to us simultaneously.
A few facts we discovered during our trip:
- Brad isn't going to build Miriam a tomb the size of the Taj Mahal when she dies
- Kid's safety scissors cannot be found even in Delhi
- An American breakfast which claims to contain bacon, doesn't
- It's possible to eat 6 meat meals in 2.5 days and feel justified in doing so.
- Long hot showers are possible in Delhi staying at a $11/night hotel
Monday, December 14, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Mobilility mutterings
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Get the violins out...
Showing affection to ones hubbyland (husband in orphanage girl vocab) in public…
We realized how bad it had gotten when the other day when Brad was standing outside soaking up a small patch of sun. I walked over, and we both leant in for a quick peck, got to the point of almost touching, then both leapt back and quickly looked around to see if we'd been spotted by the romance police. We actually looked up and Brad made a joke about it being ok, as the satellites wouldn't be able to see us through the foliage above. While my imagination went wild with snipers picking us off and SWAT teams lowering themselves from above.
The adult crowd…
The other night for the first time we had a "moment" which was really quite fun – some of us younger adults were playing "Jenga". There was six of us ranging from 23-31 (me being the oldest) and we were just hanging out and enjoying each others company. I really enjoyed this brief time together and realized that we had not done such a thing since we left Australia. There's something about just hanging out with your friends that I miss and it brought back some memories of all the good times we've had with those back home.
Department stores…
Being able to buy everything you need in one shop. Here you need to go to half a dozen shops to find what you're after. Give me a Target or K-mart anyday…
Daily meat intake
Whilst Miriam has no trouble with the vegetarian diet on offer here, Brad feels quite saddened by the lack of carnivorous offerings. We have meat 1-2 times a week (mainly chicken) but he longs for the days when he could stop off at Macca's for a bacon & egg McMuffin meal, have a long lunch with work colleagues and devour a beef schnitzel, not tell Miriam about it so they could then go out to Café Michael on Rundle St for dinner and gorge on rendang beef and red curry chicken. Needless to say that due to the lack of such a diet he has dropped 7kg and 3 holes in his belt so I guess it's not all bad. This diet recently drove him to a nearby town for a "date" with both Miriam and a meat-filled plate. Unfortunately the only restaurant he knew of, spied on a previous trip, turned out to be vegetarian. Chilli Paneer is nice, but no substitute for the mutton kebabs, butter chicken and fried chicken he had planned to consume.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Wealth of encouragement...
Using the remainder of some funds sent through by Brad's workmates, along with some monies from our neighbour, we were able to start the construction of table tennis table. We have a small carpentry hut where shelves, desks, doors etc are all made, and that's where the table was created. It's really sturdy (needs to be with all the kids using it), and can be taken apart, and used as two separate trestle tables as required. The table tennis table has been a huge hit with the big boys (so much that they had to be banned for a while as their year 10 studies were starting to suffer).
The school was in need of some new rugs for the nursery and kindergarten classes. These classes are packed, and the tiny kids spend most of their time seated on the floor – not a nice prospect in the lead up to winter. The floors are cement, and the kids had a thin, threadbare, ripped rug to sit on. So thanks to our neighbour, we purchased 3 large rugs for the school to keep the little kiddies from getting frozen behinds this winter.
Thanks to a fellow city dweller & very good friend down the street, along with Brad's uncle, we've been able to fit out some of the hostel rooms with new 'almirahs' (cupboards). Cupboards had been on a wish list for quite some time, and it's been great to be able to replace some of the old storage items, which ranged from suitcases, to open wooden shelves and wood planks held up by bricks.
Thanks to a fellow city dweller & very good friend down the street, along with Brad's uncle, we've been able to fit out some of the hostel rooms with new 'almirahs' (cupboards). Cupboards had been on a wish list for quite some time, and it's been great to be able to replace some of the old storage items, which ranged from suitcases, to open wooden shelves and wood planks held up by bricks.
Now some of the rooms have brand spanking new, locally made, lockable cupboards, which even have a hidden document shelve and a shoe drawer. The kids were so excited to have new shelving, there was quite a buzz as I went around to see what they currently had, and having them show me where the new one would go.
Now some of the rooms have brand spanking new, locally made, lockable cupboards, which even have a hidden document shelve and a shoe drawer. The kids were so excited to have new shelving, there was quite a buzz as I went around to see what they currently had, and having them show me where the new one would go.
The orphanage has a lot of farming land, and we've just recently finished a period of harvesting. The older boys had been flat out doing farm work from early morning to sometimes late into the night. The farm had been planning to purchase a new harrow for some time, and it was great to be able to combine some funds from Brad's brother, uncle and our church and put it towards buying a new one. The farm is really important as the produce not only feeds the kids throughout the year, but also the excess is sold to cover part of the running costs of the orphanage.
The orphanage has a lot of farming land, and we've just recently finished a period of harvesting. The older boys had been flat out doing farm work from early morning to sometimes late into the night. The farm had been planning to purchase a new harrow for some time, and it was great to be able to combine some funds from Brad's brother, uncle and our church and put it towards buying a new one. The farm is really important as the produce not only feeds the kids throughout the year, but also the excess is sold to cover part of the running costs of the orphanage.
The fruit 3 times a week still continues, it comes by the box, so each fruit purchase covers at a minimum one piece per person at a lunch meal, but sometimes it even extends to cover school morning teas the next day etc. We had a run of bananas and apples, and have recently even had some "oranges" (actually mandarins).
It's great when the kids say thank you for the cupboard, sporting equipment, fruit etc, and we're able to say that our wonderful friends and family from Australia bought that for you. It not only encourages the staff here to see the support coming through from Oz, but it really excites us to see you contributing to the great work being done here..
Thanks heaps to you all…
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
A lesson in buying garlic
Yesterday I had occasion to run an errand for the farm, Priscilla (wife of Clifton who is the deputy Director) who usually does the cooking for the volunteers was indisposed and Miriam decided to start cooking supper. The cupboard was bare so I was sent off to get a couple of kilos of potatoes and some garlic. Being the savvy, street-smart kind of guy I am, I paused to get the Hindi names for Garlic (I already knew it for potato). You have to be careful who you ask here as the kids have a mish-mash of Hindi and English and speak neither 100% correct so I went straight to the top, asking Ashish, our School Manager who speaks both English and Hindi very well.
Armed with the word "Ardruk" I set off on the motorbike to the nearest Subjee Wallah (vegetable seller). Attempting to use only Hindi in this rare encounter with outside folk I began with "Namaskar, doh kay gee arloo dhanyavad" (Hello, 2 kg potatoes thank you). It worked surprisingly well with the shop assistant diving into a bag and pulling out handfuls of potatoes the size of walnuts. Then I asked for the Garlic "Or cheh piece ardruk" and that's when things took a turn for the worse – pointing to a large bag near my feet the wallah repeated something or other containing the word "ardruk" which I supposed meant that the garlic was in there, I looked inside to find only ginger. I looked at him and said "nahee, Ardruk" (No..ardruk), he looked at me quizzically and replied "haah…ardruk" (yes…ardruk). To show him he was mistaken I pulled out a piece of ginger and showed it to him triumphantly, expecting him to apologise for his mistake. That was not the case however as by facial expressions, sign language and a barrage of Hindi he let me know in no uncertain terms he thought that I wanted ginger. At this point I gave up on my "Hindi Only" rule and said "Garlic?" He repeated the word but shook his head to indicate he didn't understand what I meant…this began a long and ultimately fruitless saga where he, the assistant and about 20 others crowded around pointing at different vegetables and saying their name. All the while I kept repeating "Ardruk" which for some reason kept people interested in the ginger. After about 15 minutes I gave up and, after looking at some nearby shops without seeing garlic I scurried home with my tail between my legs…sans garlic.
On arriving back at the ranch I asked Ashish what garlic was called again – "Ardruk" he replied. "I'm sure that's what I was saying back at the shop" I said "but they kept pointing me to the ginger!" Ashish's face dropped and replied "Oh yes, now I remember, ginger is ardruk, garlic is called lesson".
Monday, November 23, 2009
Crouching Tiger
The orphanage is located 1km from a little town called Banbassa. This little place is only 1 of 3 India/Nepal border crossings so there is a lot of freight transport to'ing and fro'ing across the river which separates the two countries. What's funny about the crossing is that it's only big enough for cars, so freight has to be unloaded from Nepali trucks and carried by smaller vehicles or by hand for 500 metres over the bridge and then loaded into Indian trucks. Despite the heavy traffic Banbassa itself only has a population of about 7,000. It's not often it gets thrust in the limelight so it was big news when it rated a mention in the India Times.
The story is not just some dry commentary on export/import routes either, it's about tigers! A "famous" tiger poacher from a "famous" tiger poaching family was arrested for attempting to do what he does best – poach tigers….right here where we are! Yeah I know most of you are now rolling your eyes and saying "big deal, so what if another tiger poacher got arrested in your town, what about our hot weather here in Adelaide". Now I think it's great that Adelaide is on the map for a couple of hot days but I think it's a little bit cooler (no pun intended) that we have a guy who I imagine looks a little bit like the Indian version of Mick Dundee snooping around these here parts looking for the king of the jungle…
"Jungle" you say, aren't some of your blogs about going into the jungle? "Yes" I would say enthusiastically "we go there quite regularly – it's fun, there's leeches, mud and that's where we get our lemons from". "Didn't Miriam go there with a group of girl's a while back?" you say? "yes indeed they did, they made lots of noise and cooked a great meal together". "Isn't that a bit scary" you might say, "to be into the same jungle as a tiger poacher?" I would reply "not really, the tiger poacher would be unlikely to harm us at all" to which you would reply "You're missing the point – where the tiger poachers are, the tigers would be also" "Oh" I would say "That would make sense I guess – I hadn't thought about it that way, I guess the jungle does seem a bit more unsafe now – especially since the tigers only natural enemy, the tiger poacher, has been arrested". "So I guess then" you will say "that you won't be going in there again knowing that there's all those tigers prowling around". "Of course I'll go again" I will reply "we're almost out of lemons…."
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The call of India…
We've decided to stick around in India a while longer. Miriam and I are quite involved in helping out the orphanage's first ever Grade 10 class and have decided that to give them the best chance we will continue on here until their exams in April 2010. We'll need to do a quick visa run to Kathmandu (Nepal) in January to renew our Indian visa – so we'll have a short break then.
It's a bit hard writing new & innovative stuff when all you did that day was teach division of surds to a group of class 10's, text formatting to 12 year olds, and a 2 year old to slap your head. So, if you have any questions or blog ideas we'd love to hear from you…
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sports Days....
We are all aware of Fathers and Mothers Day in Australia but India goes one better, having a Childrens day in which children are celebrated as well. At the Farm they have a special day at school similar to our sports days. We were asked to organize the senior school events with kids ranging from 9-17 years. Considering the lack of equipment for events such as high-jump, javelin etc.. we decided to have the following activities – Boot Throwing, Frisbee Bulls-eye, 10-pin bowling, table-tennis, badminton and my favourite – an obstacle course.
At stake were a swathe of prizes, purchased in the nearby town of Khatima, using some money given to me by my uncle for the orphanage – this took almost an entire day to organize (nothing ever is easy over here). The kids were very excited at the prospect of so many prizes and equally in awe of these strange new games they had never heard of. All the staff reported back at the end of the day how much fun they and the children had and almost all of the kids got involved, having 2 or even 3 goes at each event!
Memories of my sports days came flooding back – whilst being a fairly ambitious and coordinated kid, throwing myself at almost every event, being half the size of almost every other competitor really made it tough. This desire to get a ribbon was nearly the end of me in year 9 when I jubilantly realized only 2 others had volunteered for the 50m butterfly event – my cherished ribbon a certainty…until I was disqualified for incorrect technique and a subsequent near-drowning. Miriam on the other hand has fond memories of sports days, every time we move house it bugs me that we have to lug such a large box full of her childhood trophies, plaques and ribbons around with us. I really think it's high time she let go of such unimportant things……
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Dental work anyone?
I'm glad we had our dental checkups before we headed off overseas. I've heard the local dentists are not known for using anesthetic, and will possibly pull out teeth just because they feel like it! Every time I have a sore tooth, I get a little nervous…
We went to have a quick look at the schools dental clinic the other day, not quite the same as the ones we attended growing up? But I think these kids are pretty lucky to be getting such good dental care. I've been told the clinic was worth going to just for the free packets of Colgate handed out – probably a bit better quality than the cheaper Babool brand toothpaste used here…
One of the boys was given some mouth wash as he had especially bad breath. This was not something he was embarrassed about however, he was proud to show off his mouth wash, and I expect he's probably finished his bottle already at the rate he was drinking it...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Christmas is approaching…
We're actually looking forward to Christmas this year. Usually the lead up to Christmas is filled with frustration. The Christmas period in Australia feels like a huge commercialised thing, that doesn't really relate to the whole reason for the day. Having to buy gifts (although we've given up on this over the last few years), dealing with the shopping crowds Urrgh…. I preferred the buying of a goat for a family in Africa etc. Or this year, buying gifts for orphans in India J
All the children and even the teens and adults are getting excited in the lead up. We started hearing about Christmas back when we arrived here in August, but the frequency of these conversations are rising now that there is under 2 months to go.
Over here I've been told that November is the month of purchasing all the Christmas presents, and December is the month of wrapping them (it takes a whole month as there are so many pressies). I intend to be as involved in this process as I can…that should keep me pretty busy.
Even though stuff in India is pretty cheap compared to Australia, Christmas day does cost a fair amount. Each of the kids are given 2 gifts, and a surprise bag, along with special meals on the day. But also somewhere around 70 former Orphanage kids who have grown up and moved on come back to celebrate the day here, so the Orphanage numbers will be high for a week or so over Christmas. I can't even imagine where everyone is going to fit over this period (we might have to pitch a tent?).
If you'd like to buy some gifts for the kids or staff, this can be done online by clicking here , or we can provide you with bank account details for the orphanage if you'd like to send a dollar amount through specifically for Christmas presents or something else in particular.
Best wishes from us in the lead up to Christmas – don't get too frazzled huh….
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The kidlets
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mayla...An Indian festival
Sunday night we were invited by the hostel boys to come see what the loud music was about. So in the darkness, we walked the 1km stretch into Banbassa. The town was in the throws of Mayla (another festival), and the main school grounds had been recreated into a town fair. Bright lights, loud music, food stalls, games, bollywood dancing... the usual stuff...
The dozen boys had a great time, some tried their hand at shooting balloons, others had a go at lucky wheel (roulette type game). Everyone played knock-em-down (15 stacked cans, 3 balls and 3 throws), it cost Rs5 per go (12.5cAUD), and was worth every Rupee apart from the Rs5 wasted on Miriam – who did nothing to improve womens lib in India, missing the cans entirely with all 3 throws! A 600ml bottle of Pepsi was at stake, and Anup did us proud. A couple of the boys had a ride on the ferris wheel, it didn't quite meet the Adelaide Show standard, but that didn't matter. It was like a big human mouse wheel, which gained momentum the faster the two guys standing at the centre of the wheel walked. The boys said it was the best ride they'd been on (having been the only ride they'd ever been on). We then hung around watching the bollywood, hip-hop dancing up on stage until it was time to head home for the 10pm curfew imposed....
PS - you may have noticed the pictures were not "actual" photo's of ours, we didn't take our camera that night but we just wanted something for you to look at
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday in a nut shell....
Our alarm went off at 6am – giving time for the water to heat up and us to get ready before the breakfast bell rang at 6.45am. After a quick breakfast of porridge, toast & chai, I headed off to help out with the laundry. The bijali (electricity) went off 10mins before being finished, so the generator had to be started to finish it off. I then found Brad in the office typing out the entire year 10 computing book (2 months into the year, and only 1 student out of 18 has received their book). I took over the typing at that point.
At 10am, everyone stops for morning tea. After a cup of chai, we were told that the bijali would be off for most of the day as some long overdue workmen had arrived to do some much needed work on the lines. This was quite frustrating as we have Yr 6, 7 & 8th computing lessons back to back from 10.30am to 12.20pm on a Saturday. Unlike Australia, here the kids have school 6 days a week, with one Saturday off per month. So we piled an old computer that Brad has pulled apart and labelled onto a desk & carried it outside under a shady tree for our lessons. Then Brad pretty much repeated the same lesson to all 3 classes, as all these grades are at the same level, and have really only started to have hands on experience with computers since we've been here.
We then borrowed a motorbike and headed into Banbassa for a quick trip to collect clothing from some tailors and get some laminating done. We went to the first tailor to pick up a top I'd put in for alterations, to find they had not fixed it yet – we said we'd come back in 5mins. We then went to the next tailor to pick up some pants Brad had put in for alterations, they had fixed the pants, but couldn't find them – so we said we'd come back in 5mins. So we tried the 3rd tailor, they didn't appear to have even started on their job, so we went to get the laminating done – they said it'd be ready in 10 mins. So we went back to the 1st tailor who had by now finished my alterations, collected my top and headed to the 2nd tailor, who had by then found the pants. We then went to the 3rd tailor, who was still working on the school uniform we were trying to pick up. So we went back to the laminator, and collected the finished job. Then headed to the 3rd tailor hoping that the job would be done, it was.
Lunch (at 1pm) had already commenced when we got back. So we sat down to potato curry, rice, and a banana. I then went off to relax for half an hour – while Brad took one of the students struggling with maths for tutoring, before we took the Yr 10 girls tutoring between 2-3pm (which turned into 3.30pm). We then has a quick cup of tea at 4pm (afternoon tea time), then headed into the computer room to set up for our 4.20pm Yr 10 Computing lesson, only to find that the bijali had gone off again. So we decided to skip computing lesson (as all the boys were working on the harvest anyway), and did 1 ½ more hours of tutorials with the Yr 10 girls. I then came back to find that supper prep/cooking was already well under control, so I replied to a couple of emails, almost fell asleep on the laptop until supper time (not sure what Brad did during this hour). We ate supper, which was a beautiful potato dish with chapattis, then went to bed around 7.30/8pm. I managed to be lulled to sleep by the thumping night club style music coming from somewhere nearby. Brad said the music went for hours, so I expect he didn't find it as soothing....


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It's Only Love – Section 2-19
I think I never knew what love was, until now. I mean I had seen the evidence, watched my parent's relationship all my life, my father's adoration, my mother's ridged stature surrendering to the softness of his attention. I thought I had been in love, but there was always something missing. No one had ever looked at me like the way he looked at her. Sometimes, when they thought they were alone, I would catch them late at night, standing in each other's arms under the soft overhead light of the kitchen counter, or her sitting over a mountain of paperwork in her office, him coming up behind to rest a hand on her shoulder, kissing her softly on the head, and whispering in her ear. He could still make her blush after all of their years together, suddenly proclaiming his love or making declarations about her beauty. He never saw that she was like Kali, who ate her own children, only love, as she turned a different face to him. My brother saw that love reflected in her eyes more often than I; he, who was the image of our father in his youth, and bore more of our father's temperament. Ours was a more difficult relationship. I am told that I remind her of her own mother, in both personality and appearance. I wouldn't know. She never spoke of her, and there were few photographs. Sometimes, I doubted my mother was ever a child.
My Grandfather lived at the lake house, where we visited him every summer. He was my Father's father, and I lived for his attention and love. When I was five, he patiently taught me how to tie my own shoes, after finding me tearfully attempting to do it myself. Steve was seven then, and had called me a baby, because I didn't know how. He had taunted me about the Velcro straps on my sneakers and told me that next year, all of the other kids in kindergarten would be smarter than me, and only dummies wore Velcro. He didn't know Grandfather was watching. When Steve left, he soothed me like you would a stray dog or a shy horse, speaking to me softly in his native French. Later, he taught me to read time on his gold pocket watch, and slowly, as I grew, how to speak French and ASL. ASL was like our secret spy language. He would wink at me and sign behind my mother's back, or across the living room during "family time" after dinner when I would rather be out in the yard catching fireflies or reading a book.
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At the edge of a murky fountain, in a coal-coated town's central square, in the midst of a dirt road dusted with broken pieces of machinery and metal sculpture, sat a haggard Drakari in white robes. An open sketchbook rested on his lap.
It was rare that places this peaceful came to Varin. He knew he should have been traveling; he had hung around this sleepy settlement for far too long, spending a week or so at the cheap inn at the edge of town. But it was simply so nice here. Every day had a lazy feel to it, and the perfect amount of sunlight filtered from the foggy sky to sketch by. The dark elves here were pleasant as well. None of them had harassed him during his stay, which was a surprising first when one had orange eyes, spindly talons for hands, and membranous dragon wings. Most went off to work the mines in the morning, so the square was empty for the moment.
That was the way he liked it.
Another plus to this town was that there were many curious contraptions in the shop windows that would make interesting drawings. Instead, Varin's pencil outlined the shape of an intricate mansion of dark wood, stone, and dragon bones. It was so large that one looking at the drawing might not have realized it was a treetop dwelling if it weren't for the thick branches it rested on. As strained as his life in the general's mansion had been, it didn't keep him from feeling a little homesick every now and then. "But nostalgia for Suthainn is no good reason to return. To risk servitude again would be foolish. Correct, Arie?" The little gold-speckled sparrow resting on his shoulder twittered in apparent agreement.
A shadow fell over Varin, accompanied by a voice gutteral with Dheathian accent. "That's a mighty fine estate you've drawn there. Reminds me of the city I come from."
The pencil tripped in its dance across the page. It lay prone in Varin's grasp a moment, as he gave a curt reply to the stranger, glancing over his shoulders with a slitted gaze. "I do not like people whom snoop upon my sketching without introducing themselves."
As it turned out, the stranger peering over at Varin's work was as stocky Drakari of exceptional height and rust-red scales, one of his boots resting on the stone edge of the fountain. His face was narrow and extraordinarily reptilian and set with cunning brown eyes. The first weapon on his person was a steel flail hitched to his hip by the belt. Taloned hands tipped with sharp, black nails were the second. Claw Caste. Varin couldn't help but mentally categorize him. Standing amid Alerar's smog and mechanically-inspired architecture, he looked very out-of-place. "Kendrold; mercenary," the stranger named himself with a crack of his knuckles, raising his head proudly. "Your name, I don't need to hear."
Upon sight of the stranger, Arie ducked into one of the deep pockets of Varin's robe with a strangled chirp. Varin figured that she had the right idea. Apprehension was welling up in his chest. How likely was it to encounter another of his kind all the way out here? "You frightened my friend," the young man told Kendrold, his words prickly with discomfort, and his wings twitching a pinch. "Please leave me alone."
A guttural chuckle burst from the Drakari. "Testy, testy. Am I bothering you, Fuilenir?" Casteless.
The word cut through the tender quiet of the morning. It had been a long time since anyone had slung around that slang term, and it had never been in a good-natured manner. New life was breathed into his concerns about this encounter. Varin shot the stocky mercenary a frightened look as he slipped his sketchbook and pencil back into the folds of his robes. He stood up and turned to face the man with his fanged bared, and Arie glaring out of his pocket. "This is no chance meeting, is it? What do you want from me?"
Kendrold extended a thick claw, his scaled lips splitting into an amicable grin. A few gold teeth shone in the paltry light. "Aren't you to the point? General Aurawan hired me to fetch a lost possession of his, and I believe I have found it. It was mighty difficult to track you down. You stick out like a sore thumb, but you don't stick around long enough to catch, let me tell you that. Would you mind coming quietly? I'd prefer to bring his property back undamaged, even if it is of low value."
"Or, you could simply let me go," Varin replied, enunciating the words slowly, as if to make absolute certain that the bounty hunter understood. "It would be much less hassle for both of us that way, for I have no intention of returning to that household again."
"But then I don't get paid, do I?" The bounty hunter flexed his claws, disappointment in the slight slumping of his shoulders. "How about this? I'll give you to the count of ten to comply. One, two…"
"Ten," Varin spat as he took off in the opposite direction, his robes trailing behind him.
Startled by the instant rejection, Kendrold took a quick swipe at his fleeing bounty, and the tip of his claws scraping against Varin's wings and slicing off a few scales. Still, the young man ran without a glance back, much lighter on his feet than his heavy pursuer. Kendrold charged fearlessly after him, only to find that Varin had seemingly vanished after the first corner he had turned. A few white flowers from his braid lay crushed on the ground, fallen off in flight.
Kendrold inspected the blood on the tips of his claws and took a deep whiff of it, rather calm despite the disappearance of his quarry. "Mmm. I suppose we'll have to do this the hard way; there's a reason Patience is a virtue. Let the hunt begin."


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RBS has announced that its new head of Retail Banking will be Ross McEwan. Despite the Scottish name, which undoubtedly is helpful at RBSG, Mr McEwan is from down under. He replaces Australian Brian Hartzer who is returning to his homeland to take up a similar role at Westpac (see http://www.itsafinancialworld.net/2011/11/wanted-ceo-for-uk-retail-bank.html ). It is not only native Australians that are making the journey down under, but there has been a flood of banking executives working in the UK who have decided to up sticks and move to the Southern Hemisphere (see http://www.itsafinancialworld.net/2012/01/trickle-becomes-flood-as-bankers-leave.html ).
Whilst a number of UK banking executives were approached and interviewed for the role that Ross McEwan will fill none of them were interested. This has to raise the question why? Certainly for executives with successful careers at banks free of government shareholdings such as HSBC and Santander there are clear reasons why a move to RBSG may hold little appeal. Given the turgid time Stephen Hester has had with his compensation and personal life discussed very publicly in the press and in Parliament to the point where even he considered resigning, why would anyone put themselves into that position when they don't need to? With the level of government implicit and explicit interference in the running of RBSG, there have to be better places to work. For the ambitious executive who sees heading Retail Banking at RBS as a career stepping stone the question is what would be the move after that? Almost certainly not into the CEO role of one of the UK banks as RBSG is a damaged brand and there are no obvious CEO roles coming up at the UK banks in the next few years. The probability is, as evidenced by Brian Hartzer, that the next move after heading up Retail Banking at RBSG would most likely be a CEO role in Australia. Not all UK banking executives or their families would see that as attractive.
With the Vickers ICB (Independent Commission on Banking) recommendations coming into law including the ring-fencing of retail banking, the increased scutiny of bankers' compensation and the antagonistic attitude of British politicians towards bankers, the UK Government has made a career in UK banking very unattractive. For the state-backed banks, RBSG and Lloyds Banking Group, this has been made even more unattractive which means that these organisations are finding it even more difficult to attract top talent. The time it has taken for Lloyds Banking Group to find a replacement for Truett Tate, the head of Wholesale Banking is just one example of this.
Yet it needs to be recognised that to turn around these banks top talent is needed because these are some of the toughest challenges.
RBSG and Lloyds Banking Group are not alone in struggling to hire and retain top talent, it appears that having recruited Rumi Contractor from HSBC to become the UK Retail and Business Banking COO in January that they have already parted company.
With HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver suggesting that, with the increased cost of conducting retail banking, that pulling out of the UK is a real possibility, resulting in significant layoffs, reducing the number of quality UK banking executives dramatically, there is a serious threat to the sector.
For the UK to retain its position as one of the key the Financial Services centres of the world, the sector needs to be able to attract the right talent. This is critical to the recovery of the UK economy. Isn't it about time that the politicians took the lead and put an end to the relentless bashing of the banks?


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A Midland City man who authorities said "essentially confessed" to sodomizing a 3-year-old girl remained in the Dale County Jail on Tuesday after a bond hearing.
Larry Brandon Smith, 23, was charged with sodomy in the first degree on June 2, according to court records.
Dale County District Judge Stan Garner said Tuesday he would take under advisement whether to set a bond for Smith and whether to revoke a $30,000 signature bond Smith posted May 11, when he was charged with possession of child pornography.
Dale County Assistant District Attorney Cathey Berardi said she didn't believe Smith was a flight risk, but she was concerned for others around Smith.
"He needs to be held at the county jail," she said.
Smith's attorney, Tony Livingston, said Smith returned last year to family problems after serving a tour in Iraq, but said Smith would work and remain at his residence if released on bond.


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Saturday, July 09, 2005
Wendys Menu Offers More Choices
So Shannon and I were watching a tv movie this afternoon and a commercial for the Wendys fast food chain came on. It was a guy with MEPS, Multiple Eating Personality Syndrome.
Here's the Scene
Guy steps up to the counter at Wendys and can't decide what to order. Why you ask, well Wendy's allows you to decide which side item you'd like to accompany your sandwich. You can choose from a potato, chili, french fries, a side salad and a few other items. So once the patron gets to the counter he starts doing a bunch of different voices because he can't decide which side item to order. I don't remember all of them but I do remember him trying to order a bake potato in a southern draw... Needless to say it was pretty funny.
Then Shannon commented about how Wendys commercials have gotten funnier since Dave Thomas died. Her explanation was based on the fact that he was in the vast majority of the commercials before he died. But she said she'd bet money that the commercials featuring him had his face superimposed on a different body.
After Shannon's speculations about Dave Thomas' body doubles and thinking about how Wendys commercials are fairly funny now, I started thinking about fast food menu combinations. Most people don't know this but the art of coming up with a new item for a fast food menu is really a science.
For starters these "food inventors" have to think of a way to introduce something new to the menu using the existing ingredients used to make 80% of the items already on the menu. And then when they introduce a new item they come up with 100 different ways to use that in a host of other new menu items.
Just think about the Taco Bell Chalupa. After they introduced the flat bread to their menu they made about 5 other menu items based on it. So in order to offset the cost of this new item they have to buy they must invent a slew of new items they can charge more for.
Well, the reason I'm even talking about this is because I find it pretty interesting. Wendys has found a way to introduce new items, albeit in the form of new value meal combos, without increasing their costs by introducing new ingredients. I'd say that's definitely thinking outside the hamburger box.
Well done.
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Barbara Price Monahan
Consultant, Development
Barbara Price Monahan retired as Associate Secretary for Development at FCNL as of December 31, 2019. She is currently serving as a consultant for development through the transition period.
Barbara Price Monahan led FCNL's efforts to raise annual, capital and planned gifts that support FCNL's advocacy, education and outreach for more than 7 years. Barbara and her staff were responsible for raising over $5.7 million per year in general operating support from individuals, foundations and organizations, including Quaker meetings and churches.
On June 30, 2017, FCNL concluded a successful 5-year capital campaign, "The World We Seek: Now Is the Time" that raised $17.5 million in capital, endowment and program funds to facilitate expansion of FCNL's lobbying, build program capacity, grow FCNL's network of activists and provide long-term financial sustainability.
Barbara came to FCNL in 2012. Prior to that, she was the director of development at Hopkins School in New Haven, CT, where she directed the school's fundraising efforts, alumni/ae and parent programs and events, as well as digital and print communication. She successfully led the development program during the school's 8-year capital campaign, which raised more than $37 million in capital and endowment, as well as a parallel initiative that resulted in $8.2 million in new bequest intentions for the school. Barbara has worked in academic fundraising for the past 20 years, working with independent schools (Hopkins School and Fairfield Country Day School), and colleges/ universities (Indiana University School of Music and Yale School of Medicine).
Barbara started her career in the nonprofit world as an arts administrator, including positions with Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation, Roundabout Theater Company and Williamstown Theater Festival. A lifelong Quaker who was raised in Indiana, she holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from Earlham College. Barbara is a member of New Haven (CT) Friends Meeting and attends Friends Meeting of Washington, where she is on the Mary Jane Simpson Scholarship Committee. She is a member of the Corporation of Haverford College and a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.


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Whether at the UBC campus or across the Lower Mainland, being a member of any large community can be isolating. It can be difficult to establish connections with others while balancing our daily responsibilities; however, these connections are an integral component of our social health. Being socially healthy is just as important to our overall wellbeing as exercising or eating right. However, this idea of social health is definitely more abstract than knowing to eat 7-8 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
After doing some reading, I have narrowed the list down to one tangible thing that we can do to foster social connections, and in turn, bolster our wellbeing: give back through volunteering.
One way to combat feelings of isolation or loneliness is to get involved with an organization that gives back to others. Volunteering not only serves as a way to expand our social network, but it lets us to spend time with people who have similar interests.
The Health Benefits of Volunteerism
• Volunteering positively impacts our psychological wellbeing as it can help us feel better about ourselves.
• Volunteering provides opportunity for meeting new people in new settings, which results in positive mental health effects.
• Helping others is a self-validating experience: knowing we can make a difference in the world can serve as protection against depression.
• Community participation through volunteering has been shown to boost self confidence and self-esteem
• Giving back to the community through volunteering can reduce feelings of alienation and lead to greater feelings of social responsibility.
The benefits do not stop there, nor are they limited to individuals. According to the United Nations, "volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation"
As Canadians, we seem to be headed in the right direction when it comes to our social health. In 2010, 47% of Canadians 15 years and older were involved in volunteer work. Statistics also show that people who are involved in community activities as children are more likely to become involved in volunteering and service organizations as adults. This provides a great motivation for involving our children and family members in our volunteer activities.
Visit the Go Volunteer site to find listings of opportunities in your area, or start now by participating in the My Health My Community Survey project.
Further Readings
Jones, F. (2000). "Community involvement: the influence of early experience." Canadian Social Trends. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008. No. 57.
Miller, K. D., & Schleien, S. J., Rider, C., Hall, C. , Roche, M., and Worsley, J. (2002) Inclusive Volunteering: Benefits to Participants and Community. Therapeutic Recreation Journal. Vol. 36, No. 3, 247-259.
Piliavin, Jane Allyn, & Siegl, Erica. (Dec., 2007). Health Benefits of Volunteering in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 48, No. 4 pp. 450-464.
Wilson, John. (2000). Volunteering. Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 26, pp. 215-240.


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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has expressed publicly great concern regarding the proposed broadcasting of the documentary on the Quran, violence and incitement by Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders. Balkenende said that he has never before experienced such a situation. The government is afraid of terrorist attacks, threats and an economic boycott of Dutch products. The Prime Minister has said that he does not exclude the possibility that people might get killed. Balkenende based his announcement on an analysis by the National Coordinator of Fighting Terrorism. This analysis also indicated that the situation may lead to attacks against Muslims and mosques in the Netherlands.
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Your true lover of literature is never fastidious.
His poetry may be divided into comic extravaganza on the one hand, and more personal work on the other. There is no one like him in the world in the former genre; as a "light poet" he is preferable to John Betjeman – as fluent in traditional forms, his work is never vitiated by refuge in the poetical or high sentimental, and his choice of words is subtler, funnier and altogether sharper. In his other vein Plomer is fastidious, reticent, elegant and the author of some memorable and moving lines.william plomer
These feeble and fastidious times.william wordsworth
The weakling and the coward are out of place in a strong and free community. In a republic like ours the governing class is composed of the strong men who take the trouble to do the work of government; and if you are too timid or too fastidious or too careless to do your part in this work, then you forfeit your right to be considered one of the governing and you become one of the governed instead one of the driven cattle of the political arena.
That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it.Thomas B. Macaulay
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With one of the highest Annual Percentage Rates in the United States, retailer GameStop is now offering a credit card that is not good for the consumer.
Known for their infamously low trade-in values and exclusive DLC, GameStop is taking ownership of your wallet for those interested in their ridiculously high interest credit card. With the promise of a giant "power-up reward" points allotment, signing up for GameStop's new credit card will shell out 5,000 bonus points for PowerUp Basic members and 15,000 bonus points for PowerUp Pro members. Roughly valued at $5-15 dollars off of one game, once, this offer isn't the end of why you shouldn't sign up for their card.
At an average 13% interest rate in the United States, credit cards offered across the nation in stores GameStop competes directly with can offer you a great deal of long-term savings over the months you'll be paying back your new Xbox One or PS4. Gamespot's offer on their card – that's 26.99%. If you purchased a PlayStation 4 unit and paid off the unit in one year, you'll pay roughly $500 for that $400 unit. Doing the same at only 13% would pick up the console for less than $450 in the same year. Destructoid has picked up imaging of the official brochure offer, shown below.Destructoid]
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"Are you going to put on the chains?" I asked my husband Kevin as he pulled off the main road to drive the last mile to our cabin in northern Arizona.
"I think we should be fine with four-wheel drive."
Ponderosa pines, spruce, and cedar lined the unplowed road, their boughs bent with twelve inches of fresh powder. Kevin wrestled the steering wheel of our truck, struggling to keep the tires in a set of old grooves on the road. As a desert dweller for over three decades, I had forgotten about winter weather in the high country.
"Come on, come on," I whispered in the final ascent, before the back wheels slid into the ditch. Kevin tried several maneuvers before he acknowledged the obvious. We were stuck.
After shoveling out the wheels, Kevin put on the chains, an expense I had declared was not a necessity when we first purchased the cabin at 7000' elevation. With a long list of now-we-own-a-cabin purchases, I felt chains were not a high priority.
"Chains only seem expensive, until you need them," Kevin had countered.
I thought back on our conversation as Kevin climbed back into the truck. Chains in place, the tires gripped, and we slowly inched forward.
What else seems unnecessary until I need them?
I immediately thought of exercising my faith in prayer and Bible study, practices that sometimes seemed more of an obligation, rather than a needed discipline. With a crazy schedule, I had recently let the disciplines slide, but knew from past experiences that prayer and Bible reading only seem expensive, regarding time and attention, until I need them. Then, they become my very lifelines, giving me the ability to move forward.
Snow cascaded down as the truck brushed against an evergreen branch on the last turn to the cabin.
"You were right about the chains," I said after Kevin parked the truck in the white driveway.
"Can you say that again a little louder?" he said, opening the door.
I joined his laughter as I grabbed a bag of groceries. I also determined to pay more attention to my faith disciplines, to put them into practice before I needed them.
As you may know, if you have been reading my stuff, I am involved in the cancer community, especially in the area of story telling. Here are two events you will want to check out if you live in Arizona:
East Valley AZ Relay for Life Storyboard Event:
If you are local and have a story to share about being touched by cancer — whether you are newly diagnosed, a friend or family member, or a many-year survivor, please check out this FB event page for more info. The East Valley Relay for Life AZ is looking for stories for a storyboard display on April 25-26 at Perry High School. All stories will be displayed and winners will be invited to the stage to receive a certificate and lead the survivor lap. A delicious dinner is provided for all survivors and a guest.
Stories can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com before April 5.
A 2nd Act
Join us for our 5th annual, ALL ARIZONA performance on March 22, 2020, curtain time 2:00 p.m! These 8 women have found the treasure in their life's wreckage. Their words will inspire every audience member, no matter what their life challenged.They are they perfect example that the darkest nights produce the brightest STARS!
BE amused … BE inspired … just BE there!
I was part of the 3rd cast. It's incredible event of women sharing how they give back to the community after their cancer diagnosis. They celebrate life living their 2nd acts!!


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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Reminder: Central States Area Legal Writing Conference
The Central States Regional Writing Conference will be held on Friday, September 15, and Saturday, September 16, at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. There are 45 individual and panel presentations scheduled over the day and a half on a variety of topics.
The law school is located in downtown Indianapolis only a short walk from the conference hotel, the JW Marriott. Both the law school and the hotel are within walking distance of all downtown locations, including the Indianapolis Zoo, the NCAA Headquarters and Hall of Champions, the Eiteljorg Native American Museum, the beautiful AAA baseball park, the Circle Center Shopping Mall, and a wide variety of restaurants.
To access the conference website and register, please go to https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/LWIconference/.
Hat tips to Joel Schumm, Debby McGregor, Allison Martin, Jim Dimitri, and Cynthia Adams.


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It was almost Christmas, December 23, 2003, when I got one of those a surprise e-mails in my inbox. In one of those delightful twists, it was from my friend who had directed the pregnancy center in the town where I used to live and where I had served on the Board of Directors.
We had lost touch. Now she had found me and was getting back in touch.
She'd been living in Colorado Springs. She filled me in on her life. And oh by the way, you know how she found my e-mail address? She explained that she was perusing the shelves of the Family Christian Bookstore in Colorado Springs when she came across my Dear America book!
She was thrilled to see my book on the store shelves. She'd found my e-mail address in the back of the book, and that's how she got in touch with me.
I still wanted her story. I still wanted to write this book. I had set the book aside, but it was never far from my mind or heart.
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Anna Vignoles is Professor of Education and Director of Research at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and a trustee of the Nuffield Foundation. Anna has extensive experience of using large scale administrative data to study factors relating to pupil achievement and students' outcomes from education. She has published widely on widening participation into higher education and on the socio-economic gap in pupil achievement.
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Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5SH, England MAP
from £89 per person
Brand new for 2016, is the all disco dancing D.I.S.C.O Weekender, held from Friday 5th until Monday 8th February 2016 at Butlins Resort, Minehead, in Somerset.
A celebration of disco with Gloria Gaynor, The Fatback Band, Odyssey, Heatwave, Angie Brown, and more.
Plus a silent disco, Abba Rival, Tribute to Kool and the Gang, the Mirror Ball Closing party, film screenings, disco pool party, tributes to Madonna, and Whitney Houston.
Tickets are priced from £89 per person based on four people sharing, for 3 nights.
Room Only accommodation offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room. Self Catering accommodation offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. Tickets are selling fast, and Room Only accommodation is available in 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 berth rooms, and Self Catering accommodation is also available in 4, 6, and 7 berths.
On site
Butlins Minehead looks out across a sandy beach. The site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants. Onsite facilities include a cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf.
Getting There by Road
Heading north the simplest route is to take the M5 to Taunton (Junction 25), then take the A358 and A39 to Minehead. Heading south on the M5, you can follow the signposts for the A39 from junction 24. Butlins Minehead Holiday Camp is just half a mile along the seafront road from Minehead town centre.
Getting There by Train
If travelling by train, the nearest main line station to Minehead is Taunton. A bus transfer service is operated by Southern National between Taunton Station and Minehead. This service is available at an additional cost. On Mondays to Saturdays, there's approximately an hourly service, with the last bus leaving Taunton Railway Station at 10:15 pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays services run every 2 hours from 9:35 am - 9:35 pm. For general information call Southern National on 01823 272033. Please note that National Express coaches stop inside the main entrance.
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For more information and to book tickets, see the D.I.S.C.O Weekender website.
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Lillian Yahn Gallery: Saturday, 4 June, 2016
Festive Dragon, watercolor"A New Direction"
A Solo Exhibit by Linda S. Wilmes
Opening Reception June 4, 2016, 5 - 9 pm
Wine, hors d'oeuvres, and live music by guitarist, Hannah Rainey
The exhibit runs through June 30, 2016
Gallery hours Tuesday - Friday, 11 - 4pm. and Saturday 11 - 2 pm
From Hwy 70, Bryan Rd. and continue on Winghaven Blvd., turn left onto Phoenix Parkway, pass through the roundabout and turn right to stay on Phoenix Parkway, turn left onto Village Ctr. Dr., gallery parking is behind the library.
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504 Corporation is a nonprofit organization certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide financial assistance to small businesses. As an SBA Certified Development Company, 504 Corporation works with SBA and lenders to deliver the 504 Loan Program to small businesses. The staff also assists businesses with local, state and federal financing programs and provides general business assistance.


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JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH (1/1/2014) wrote:Rating: 5 stars Released 1998 UPDATED January 2014
The Stone Chumash was published by ArtScroll not that many years ago, but it has already become the standard edition of the Pentateuch in Orthodox synagogues throughout the English-speaking world. It includes not only a clear English translation of the text, but also Rashi (Hebrew) and Onkelos (Aramaic) commentaries, and an English-language anthology of explanations by over 200 recognized Jewish commentators, including thumbnail biographies.
In a bold move, ArtScrolls Rabbi Nosson Scherman asked TES to adapt the Pentateuch into a CD-ROM with a computerized concordance, gematria calculator and many other features. In response, TESs resident computer expert, Jeff Milgram, produced an impressive, user-friendly piece of software. Now, instead of searching for hours, the user can locate in seconds every reference to a specific word, root, groups of words or verses in the first five books of the Bible.
Upon opening the program, the user can choose from a Hebrew, English, or Hebrew-English Pentateuch text with full linear translation (giving Hebrew on one side of the screen and English on the other). There is also the choice of eight colors for both the background and the text display and eight alternative fonts - sized from a normal 12 to a gigantic 36 points. The appropriate haftara sections for each Torah reading are included, as are the Five Megillot. The program, suitable for PCs and Macs, also has ready-made lists, such as the 613 Commandments. The gematria feature gives the numerical equivalents of Hebrew words or verses using any of seven different methods of calculation.
Of special benefit to users, especially those preparing homework or study material, is the note feature. Theres a Hebrew- and English-language Note Taker that allows the user to type in his own notes. While the original disk was impressive, the improved version offers a lot more. Most prominent is the on-line tutorial, spoken in clear English.. Rashi commentary to the entire Pentateuch can be viewed in regular Hebrew or Rashi fonts, and the $79 version has an English translation of Rashi,a boon to the English-speaking student. Search capabilities are enhanced, with searches according to proximity, root words, topics and footnote. The new version also has the capability of linking spoken notes or even music, recorded via the computers microphone, into specific verses of text that can be accessed with just a click of the mouse. Photos entered into the database can also be linked to a specific verse and viewed. If the user enters a lot of data on his own - in the form of written and voice notes, pictures and music - he will end up with his own customized Pentateuch.
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