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I love to hear stories of how people are born again. It's a story that I never, ever grow tired of sharing my account. It is rather lengthy, but nonetheless, it's my testimony.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. --Psalm 40:2
Sunday, September 21, 1997
After the sermon on this Sunday morning, I stopped fighting God's beckoning and accepted Him as my personal Lord and Saviour. I was gloriously saved. I remember when the burden of sin I was carrying was lifted from my shoulders. What was truly amazing about it what that I didn't even know that I was carrying it. I guess if you had two 20 pound ankle weights bound to your ankles from the day you were born, you would be used to toting them, right? I remember how the whole world seemed different. At the time, I was a college student. I was 18. The next day I remember walking through one of the grassy areas, going from class to class. I remember taking a deep breath and actually appreciating how wonderful everything was. The air was sweet. The grass and trees were beautiful. The birds sang in such harmony. The sun made seemed to shine right down on me. Everything just seemed so ... different.
I had so much more that lead me up to that Sunday morning. I was not raised in a Christian home. I love my parents. I think they did the best they knew to do, to raise me right. I also believe that if they had known as young parents that God was "important," for lack of a better word, they would have had us kids in church. They taught me that there were consequences for certain actions. They taught me to make good decisions. But, I grew up knowing nothing, absolutely nothing about God. I knew there was a God of some sort. Jesus was born of Mary and Joseph. I knew Adam and Eve were the first people. That sums up anything I knew about God.
I never hated church or God or anything. I had several friends who went to church. I was invited to go to church summer camp a few times, but I would never have gone off with a load of people I didn't know that well. When I was 16, a friend of mine, Julia, invited me to go to a Southern Baptist Church for a Wednesday night youth night. It was the first time I had ever heard Gospel preaching. I didn't understand everything. But I knew that I needed to get something right. Looking back, I see that God the Holy Spirit was drawing me. I was upset and crying, but wouldn't go to the altar to speak to the youth pastor. I was scared...frightened, really. Why was I suddenly feeling something wasn't right? My friend who invited me told me that I could talk to her mom if I felt better about talking to someone I knew. But my mind was made up. If I just ignored the problem, it would go away. Julia invited me to go to church with her again, but there was noooo way I was going back there. I didn't know this until a few years after I got saved, but Julia and her mom (her dad was stationed overseas at the time) prayed for me every night. I've never had the chance to thank Julia. She was, as far as I know, the only person who was burdened enough for me to pray for me.
I guess when I was about 17, I started dating a boy from a Catholic family. I went to church with him. I was still very scared of church. I started crying when we pulled up in the parking lot for the first time. I couldn't even go inside. I told him about going to the Baptist church and how scary it was for me. He promised me that Catholic church wasn't scary like a Baptist church. I never actually made it in the church service that day, but the next week I did. He was right. It wasn't scary. I didn't feel the conviction there. I could just sit and listen. I always left church just the same as I came in and lived the same from week to week. Later, I learned that the "scary" I was feeling was the Holy Spirit. God wanted me to know that I was lost and that I needed Him to make me whole.
After attending the Catholic church for over a year, I stopped going. I wasn't seeing the Catholic boy anymore. I was out of high school and felt it was time to grow up and stop playing "the good little girl." Seeds of rebellion were taking deeper roots. I came dangerously close to getting involved in diverse wickedness. I stared seeing a guy that I worked with. He invited me to go to church. I told him that I was a Catholic (though I was never baptized or attended catechism), but I would still go to church with him. My mind was no where near God, but I'm so glad that I was on His. I was just going because my boyfriend asked me to go with him; I certainly was not looking for God. The church was again Baptist, but now I wasn't scared. After all, I was "spiritual" in my little religion I had made for myself. What was to fear? At that church, I heard the glorious Gospel preached clearly and concisely from God's Word. The same feeling I had before came again. Soon, it got to where I felt conviction whether I was at church or not. It gnawed at me day and night. During the invitation that September morning, I remember thinking that I was just so tired of fighting God. Why not just come to Him? So I did! I remember as I took the first step toward the preacher, that my feet felt like lead weights. But God just gave more grace. After that first step it almost felt like God just picked me up and walked the rest of the way for me. I told the preacher that I needed to be saved. I talked with his wife. She took the Bible and showed me that I was lost and bound for hell. But she didn't leave me at that. She told me that Jesus had already taken my punishment (whew!) and that all I had to do was accept His finished work. I bowed my head in prayer and asked Jesus to save me. I had prayed before that day many times. This day it was different. It felt like I was actually talking to God and He was hearing me. I didn't know what exactly to pray or what to say, but thank God He looks at the hearts.
So what did I do to get saved, you may wonder. Well, that's just the thing. I didn't do anything. Salvation isn't something you do. You can't do it. It's something that Jesus already did. God showed me that I was a sinner. Romans 3:10 states, ...there is none righteous, no not one. No matter what you can do it's not good enough. In order for you to be good enough for heaven, you have to be as good as Jesus. C'mon, no one is near that good! Romans 3:23 tells us that ...all have sinned and come sort of the glory of God. Nearly everyone agrees that they're not as good as God, but that's still not enough. Jesus knew that nearly everyone in the world would hate Him, but He still went to the cross. Why? Romans 5:8 tells us why: God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Jesus knew that He would be rejected, but even still He showed us His love by dying for us...making us a way to go to heaven. So we know we're not as good as God, and we know God died to make a way for us. But the question is still out there: How do you know you're going to heaven? Look at this: Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. I spent my whole life sinning. I was born in sin. I'm not a sinner because I sin. I'm a sinner because I am flesh and blood. If I barked, I wouldn't be a dog. The dog barks because he is a dog. That's what they do. People sin, not because they purposely try to. They were born that way. God says that someone must pay for those sins. Someone who can pay for them. What do you mean? Say my best friend was going to go to jail for a debt of $10,000. She could say she was going to pay, but she didn't have the money...didn't meet the requirement. I could offer to pay, but I don't have the money either...I fall short too. Someone who can meet the requirements must pay. God required a sinless, perfect sacrifice for sin. That was only 1 man - Jesus. He's the only One who can pay the wages (payment) of sin. If you don't accept the offer of the One who can pay, then you will be required to pay yourself. That would mean eternal death...in hell. The second part says, the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ gave Himself as a gift, because He loves us and doesn't want hell for us. Acts 16:31 reads, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved... So, if you accept the fact that you're a sinner, that your sins separate you from God and heaven, that Christ died in your stead to make the payment for your sin-debt, and then simply believe Him, the Bible says he is saved. Now, take a look at Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Once you accept that God did so many wonderful things for you, call upon Him. That word "call" simply means to appeal to. And don't worry, God won't grade you on your prayer! "God, I believe you. Please save me." is plenty sufficient. Those years ago, I accepted these simple facts and trusted Christ's sacrifice. I promise you, that He is real. When someone as awesome as God gets inside of you, you know!
That day, he changed me. I'm not the same that I was. After God did so much for me, all I wanted to do was please him. I didn't know of Romans 12:1-2 yet, but it only fitting that since God had done so much for me, the least I could do was try to please Him. By God's grace, taught me so much. By His grace, He'll keep teaching me and conforming me to His image. I'll never be as faithful to Him as he is to me, but He always has been and always will be faithful. I still fail. I'm still a sinner, but I'll always be God's child.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
My Salvation Testimony
I love to hear stories of how people are born again. It's a story that I never, ever grow tired of sharing my account. It is rather lengthy, but nonetheless, it's my testimony.
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- Anonymous said...
"It wasn't scary. I didn't feel the conviction there. I could just sit and listen. I always left church just the same as I came in and lived the same from week to week."
It never ceases to amaze me how Baptists can denigrate the Catholic religion. Even in your "Salvation Testimony" blog you find a way to do it. This is a pathetic portion of an otherwise touching story.
Just remember that Catholics rightly consider themselves the "intelligent" religion, as most less intelligent people are easily mesmerized by Baptist, Fundamentalist and Holy Spirit centered denominations.
- October 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I meant no disrespect, nor do see any disrespect in that which I wrote. It is simply an account of what happened to me.
As for Holy Spirit centered worship being intellectually inferior, I can only respond with God's Holy Word:
Acts 4:13:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Romans 1:21-22: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1 Corinthians 1:17-18, 21: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
These are just a few Scriptures that quickly came to mind. If, to follow God's Word and the example set before me therein, I am considered unintelligent then so be it, for even the Apostles had a testimony of being ignorant and of following the Holy Spirit.
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Petits Fours with Butterflies
These decorative petits fours with butterflies, a recipe from Karen Porter of Tilly's Cakes, make the perfect treat to serve at bridal showers and other special occasions.
- Yield: Makes 32 petits fours
- Buttery Pound Cake
- Petits Fours Icing
- Rice Paper Butterflies, or store-bought decorations
Trim 1/4-inch from each of the short ends of the pound cake. Cut cake into 1-inch slices. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut 4 rounds from each slice of pound cake, using your finger to release each piece from the cutter.
Place rounds on a wire rack set over a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Ladle icing over each; let stand at room temperature until dry.
Gently lift cakes from wire rack using a spatula and transfer to a serving platter. Decorate with butterflies or other store bought decorations.
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dillonsmimi23 JAN, 2012@ kamikami...petit four is singular...petits fours is the correct term when referring to more than one "little pan".Reply
kamikami19 OCT, 2011petit fourReply
Nancy22149 MAR, 2009The cake is delicious, but I'm not able to get 4 --1 1/2 ' circles out of each slice. I'm using the correct size loaf pan. Any suggestions? I'm hoping to make these for a wedding shower. Thank youReply
Tillyscakes9 APR, 2008I am actually Karen Porter that did these petit fours with Martha. You unfortunately stirred too hard which created the air bubbles. Unlike royal icing the bubbles will not leave completely. I will tell you practice makes perfect, and I have made all the errors you can imaging...good luck, try again~Reply
betdavisis1 APR, 2008I'm not very good at keeping track of notes here so I apologize for the delay in answering. To adozeneggs: Would I have seen the bubbles in the icing in the bowl or when I poured it over the cakes? I ask because I don't remember that I noticed anything. I will certainly try your suggestion of letting it rest. Thank you so much! SueReply
adozeneggs5 MAR, 2008to betdavisis, One trick to eliminate bubbles in royal icing is to thin it to desired consistency, then cover the bowl with a wet towel and let it sit for about 15 min. As it sits, bubbles rise to the top, after the 15 min stir it gently to release the bubbles. Stir it gently so as not to create more bubbles. I'm not sure if this technique would work for this icing, but, it might be worth a try. Also, you may have stirred too vigorously which would have caused more bubbles.Reply
betdavisis8 FEB, 2008To franmatthews: Sorry, just noticed your note. The bubbles did not show up until the frosting had dried on the cakes. It was smooth when I poured it over the cakes. I found the rice paper at a cake supply shop. They keep in the fridge at this particular shop. I also found lots of powdered color there. I called around before I went out looking so I know were to go. Do you have any ideas on the bubbles? Thanks, betdavisisReply
franmatthews2 JAN, 2008Were the bubbles in the frosting before you poured it, or did they rise out of the cakes after you poured it over? Where did you get the rice paper?Reply
betdavisis1 JAN, 2008I made these for a wedding shower. The butterflies were beautiful! No one could beleive that I made them. I had a problem with the frosting on the petites fours. When it dried, there were open bubbles all over the cakes. I followed instructions to the letter. People were so awed by the butterflies that they barely noticed the cakes but I was disappointed. Anyone have a better frosting recipe for petits fours? ThanksReply


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Set aside a night every week or every two weeks to play one or more games. It may require some effort for some families to make the time for regular game nights, but it's worth the effort. Just be sure to have games that the kids will find fun and challenging. Many popular games may not hold the interest of gifted kids for a whole evening and not all games can be played by the whole family. You'll also want games for gifted kids that the whole family can play.
All you need for a reading dinner is dinner and something to read! Instead of the usual table conversation, the family reads. Reading dinners can be done two ways:

Each family member brings his or her own material to read during dinner. Reading required for work or school is not allowed!

The family agrees on something to read together. It should be something everyone can enjoy, which can be challenging! Then everyone takes turns reading, even if it's just a page or paragraph. Plays can be fun to read together since each person can take a different role.

These dinners help stress the importance and joy of reading.
Movie watching is another activity the family can enjoy together. All you need is a movie and some popcorn. If you can plan ahead a bit, the kids can make posters and tickets. If you rent a movie on Friday and plan to watch it on Saturday night, the kids will have time to make a poster. Some animated movies are perfect for gifted kids. You might even consider educational videos on their favorite subject, volcanoes or space, for example.
Whether your family is particularly musical or not, you can set aside one evening every two weeks or so for music night. You can watch children's music DVDs or videos, such as KidSongs, and play instruments or just sing along, you can listen to CDs and play along, or you can create your own music. If no one in the family is a musician, toy instruments or anything that makes music, even homemade kazoos and pots and wooden spoons, will work just fine. Not only is this a good family activity, but it's also a good way to introduce children to music. Musicians in the family can "jam" with their instruments.If your family prefers art to music, you can have an art night,during which the whole family paints or draws or creates some work of art. Each night can have a theme, "nature," for example, so that whether someone wants to paint, draw or work with clay, he or she will create something related to nature. Or the family could choose to work with one medium, paint, for example, on each of their art evenings. You can explore different techniques with brushes, paints, and colors. The youngest can work with finger paints, or the whole family might work with finger paints.
For the family who enjoys science, a couple nights a week can be set aside for conducting simple experiments. A great source for fun and easy experiments is Robert Kampf's The Happy Scientist Web Site. There is a wealth of information there and quite a few videos of experiments. He also has an Experiment of the Week newsletter. You simply subscribe to the email list and each week you will find a new experiment in your email inbox. Most of them are cheap and easy and all of them are fascinating. You can also find numerous books with simple science experiments at your local library.

If your family loves acting and theater, then a drama night might be your special family night. You can find plays for children in books like 12 Fabulously Funny Fairy Tale Plays. You can also find some scripts for children's theater on Aaron Shepard's Web site. As your children get older, you can work with more difficult dramatic material. With the shorter, easier plays, your goal can be to come up with costuming and sets, and then rehearse and perform the play in one evening. With longer and more difficult works, you can do just a reading one week and then work on production the next week.


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Fast bowler Andy Carter is poised to make his first team debut for the Outlaws unless conditions dictate the inclusion of a second spinner at Essex tomorrow.
Notts return to Natwest Pro40 action after back to back LV County Championship draws with Carter and Jason Brown waiting to learn who will be the eleventh name on the team sheet.
All-rounders Paul Franks and Kevin O'Brien return to the side in place of Mark Ealham and Charlie Shreck who are rested ahead of Tuesday's Championship fixture.
Matthew Wood and Ali Brown will open the batting.
"Andy Carter has bowled aggressively in the Second Eleven and taken a lot of wickets and we need to see if he can make the step up and cope with taking on better quality batsmen," said Newell.
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
The Joys of Flexible Seating
I have had a lot of questions about my classroom arrangement, seating, and management so I thought I'd write a blog post to share with everyone about it.
Okay everyone take a deep breath, I am about to say something crazy....ready?... I do not have a seating chart or assigned seating. BREATHE! It's okay. I haven't always been this way. I am now in my 10th year of teaching and up until 4 years ago my students had assigned seating, they stayed in their seats to work quietly, and there was a very rigid structure to it. I typically would assign partners for them to work with and groups for group projects. Then one summer I spent time reading other teacher blogs and articles about flexible seating and allowing students to move around more.
I will be totally honest with you. I was scared! I had to give up some of my control?! Are you serious?! Then I decided to just go for it. The outcome was amazing!!
In the four years I have had flexible seating I have only had one student who just couldn't focus. He got his own seat and each day I would ask him if he felt like he could work with a group. Some days he would say yes, other days he would say no. I still gave him the option and didn't keep him from having the opportunity.
I like to look at my classroom now as organized, creative chaos. Ask my students what they like about my classroom and they will tell you that it's all the choices they get.
Instead of desks I have 8 tables and have acquired some big comfortable chairs from rooms being cleaned out on campus. I like to rearrange my classroom randomly because I get bored of the way it looks. At first, I wondered if this was too much for the students, but they always get excited when I rearrange things.
Most recently I received 4 bean bags, 2 camping chairs, 4 wobble cushions, and 2 fun teen chairs from a project that was funded through DonorsChoose.org. We have two black coffee tables to go with them. I then lowered one of my tables down to the lowest level, so that the students had more seating options. It's so much fun to come into class where it is a comfortable teaching and learning environment.
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Would you like to win this Cartolina print? It's one of my favourites - the background is an 18th century copper engraving from Italy and the 'wood'carving is one of Doug's illustrations - so pretty and so much detail. My friend Kate from Pennello Lane is giving away this poster and a goody bag of Cartolina loot - all you have to do is go to her blog and enter - right now! I LUV GIVEAWAYS!
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As Canada's Baby Boomers hit their golden years, they will put pressure on society to care for them. But this demographic shift will also take a personal toll... as more families and individuals become caregivers for aging friends and relatives. How will our country ensure for the well-being of seniors in the future? It's a crucial policy question, and we're tackling it.


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EB cadian enables carmakers to remotely analyze analytics data received from periodic or on-demand surveys, and to securely store that information on the Cloud. This real-time analysis allows carmakers to optimize production processes and improve the design of their next-generation vehicles.
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On June 7, we released version 6.2 of our powerful HMI development tool, EB GUIDE. This release includes a number of improvements: a new Stateless Command Driven Renderer (SCDR) for better and faster 3D capability; the View Transition Animation (VTA) feature that enables you to animate transitions between views within EB GUIDE Studio; and the new Korean language EB GUIDE Studio user interface and documentation.
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In this recently published Elektronik Automotive article, EB experts Martin Schauer, Andis Rudevics, and Fabian Kirsch offer up deep insights into sensor-based positioning, Kalman filtering, and highly accurate positioning in the context of autonomous driving.
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In this presentation from the recent Cooperation Forum Advanced Driver Assistance Systems congress, Aschaffenburg, Germany, EB's Jürgen Ludwig, Senior Manager of Business Development, addresses the essential components of developing future ADAS and highly automated driving systems. You can watch his presentation here.
Automotive software development is getting more and more complex, but the Elektrobit Japan team is ready to help make things clearer. Join our local experts for a series of free seminars on AUTOSAR and HMI development, which will include overviews of European industry trends and the latest technology from EB. Participation is limited, so please view our detailed webpage at your earliest convenience.
We're making our final preparations for the much-anticipated EMCC 2016, the second multi-core conference we've organized with our partners Infineon, Timing-Architects, and iSYSTEM. Day 1 and Day 2 will feature an impressive array of expert speakers and top-notch presentations devoted to all things multi-core. On Day 3, Workshop Day, we'll dive deep into optimization and validation of multi-core application timing behavior, AUTOSAR OS and runtime environment efficiency, and multi-core best practices.
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This was a very fast, middle grade read. The story is gender neutral, which is great. There are elements that will probably attract boys more, and some that will draw girls more. But it was the gangster part of the story line that really kept the story moving along. One thing I liked most was that Spencer seems to be more of an introverted character, and not the stereotypical boy who likes sports and showing off. If you are looking for a contemporary middle grade novel that is not romantic in nature, you should check this out."
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:57 pm
Post subject: Songs you love but have to avoid
I don't know if it's just me... but when most ppl feel sad they tend to listen to sad songs so they feel even more miresable
I can't do that, so I often find myself skipping some songs to avoid falling into some dark mood
and one of the songs that I find absolutely beautiful but deadly is "Good Times" it just reminds me too much of that
that remains the only guy i've ever loved...
So what about you? wich songs do you avoid because of their emotional charge, or if you don't avoid them and rather embrace them so you can cry your eyes out, let us know!
If I remember of other songs that make me feel miserable and I choose to avoid them, I'll add them too
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Posts: 94
Location: Lille, France
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:29 pm
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Yeah, Good Times ain't the happiest song around eh
There are two songs that I listen quite often to, but which always make me sad.
This house & Feel Alright.
My husband killed himself in 2012 and I can't help but think of him whenever I hear the lyrics:
"So many miles
Between me and you
So many days
I don't know what to do
Be by myself
Then I know I'll be alright
On another Sunday morning
Another Sunday night
I'll be alright
With the ghost of you behind me
Sitting right up tight"
and this, is just how I feel when I sit on the sofa alone at night, next to where he used to sit:
"In this house nothing keeps you warm
In this house writings on the wall
Felt like this before
In this house vinegar and pain
In this house loneliness again
Nights without an end
Weeping trees, scolded knees, you'll never see a place to hide
A bed of bones and bruising stones, so alone inside the fear"
"Are you even real?"
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Posts: 577
Location: Nottingham
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:23 am
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Legless Owl wrote:
and this, is just how I feel when I sit on the sofa alone at night, next to where he used to sit:
That's really touching, and sad, I'm moved... *virtual hug*
Welcome x
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Location: High atop Pirates Cove...
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:42 am
Post subject: ...uhhhhhhhhhhhh....
...Who's Next...
or whatever album that was
Who - Who
Who - Who
who are you
that album there
what year was that ??
jesus - that was in the late 70's man
I think so
jfgi - okay okay
just one more time
I would to tell everybody
that for two daze in a row
I "Saw" the Who
and the grateful dead play
they were the huge
Day on the Green productions
courtesy of bill graham rip
love ya bill
so first day the who opened
@ the Oakland athletics baseball stadium
they smoked - it was awful !! Good !!
the Dead had to Close the show
they limped out and played the worst show of their "Life"
I was there they were limp - they sukked
so that was Saturday - it was 73-74-maybe 75
but the keith moon person was playing drums
so - next day was sunday
every sunday the Chronicle newspaper
which was the largest circulation newspaper in the Bay Area
put out a Pink "entrtainment" magazine
that sunday
on the front page of the Pink section
local music "Critic"
ralph gleason
ripped the dead
shamed em - it was a flame job of the first order
and well deserved
cuz remember - I was there
so next day
sunday - of course i'm there
who would miss the Who
if they had a chance to see them ??
and I think I took my little brother
who was 14 - and 4 or 5 of his friends
at the time I was driving a converted
linen supply truck - converted to a camper van Beethoven
plenty of room
we got there early
threw down on a blanket on the grass
and I kinda prepped them
I said you're on your own
get as close as you can
where you can still see
and when it got time
I threw down half a dozen joints
reall fine thai-stick
and told em
i'd wait for the Who
cuz the dead were opening today
when the dead hit the stage they ran out
and immediately jumped into one of
the best shows they ever played
they started at 4pm
it was 8:30 when they finally walked off
the sun was setting it was a beautiful summer's night
and then the Who hit the stage
as far as I can remember
they totally fukn smoked one more time
so thnks a lot
on to the next post
we got there early
threew down
ain't that some shit ?
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:39 am
Post subject: ...Soz deers...
...well - I missed the point completely on this one
forgive me
i'll make it up - to you -
it was my impulsive desire
I like that - hmmmmmmm
could be the name of my next band....
anyway - I wanted to Run the board
fill it up
with skweetis2u
I even tried to post a pic
of me - for clio
but - duhhhhhhhh
fukn computers
i'm on a new one one now
a replacement
and I hardly understand what the fuk is going on
that's my epitath
or something like it
"fuk - I never knew what was going on...."
or -
"Man - I hardly understand what the fuk is going on"
or -
"Make sure i'm dead first"
how about that - great epitaths
I amin fine health
just veering a bit morbid
once agin - forgive me
so - song(s) I just can't bear
don't get me started deer - Please !!
how about -
Bands - bands I couldn't bear
was that the question??
let's start with Journey
finish up with Interpol
and slip Sleater-Kinney in between !!
ain't that some shit ?
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:08 am
Post subject: Re: Songs you love but have to avoid
sara-m-a wrote:
I don't know if it's just me... but when most ppl feel sad they tend to listen to sad songs so they feel even more miresable
I can't do that, so I often find myself skipping some songs to avoid falling into some dark mood
and one of the songs that I find absolutely beautiful but deadly is "Good Times" it just reminds me too much of that
that remains the only guy i've ever loved...
So what about you? wich songs do you avoid because of their emotional charge, or if you don't avoid them and rather embrace them so you can cry your eyes out, let us know!
If I remember of other songs that make me feel miserable and I choose to avoid them, I'll add them too
I think it depends, sometimes I avoid depressing songs when sad, unless I really mean to have a depress time. Also I have two golden rules so I don't screw great songs. 1. Don't use it for clock alarm. 2. Do NOT dedicate sing to anybody, unless they're the "fck u" type because it applies to anyone.
Anyways, the songs that can really make me cry are: Here Without You by 3 Doors Down, Just A Dream by Carrie Underwood, and a spanish song haha. I'm sure there are more but I can just think on those right now, if I remember I'll let you know!
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I still remember the first time I listened to The Spinning Top in full I cried through Home. I was nervous at the Barbican gig that I'd end up crying through most of the album as my ex took his life weeks beforehand.
Other songs that have made me cry are Toast by Tori Amos, Sanvean by Dead Can Dance, It Can't Rain All The Time by Jane Sibery and Laura by Bat For Lashes.
total buggers you lot!!!
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Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:10 pm
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This is something that happens to me a lot, that I listen to a song/album/band too much and it gets too associated with the place/person or whatever of that time. I'm currently trying really hard to disassociate Milky Chance from my ex cos I really like their stuff but it just brings me back to when I first started seeing him!
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:50 pm
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Gypsy - thanks, that's really kind.
Bronwyn - I'm sorry for your loss
I can relate, unfortunately. I haven't had the chance to see Graham live yet, and I'm not one to cry easily, especially in public, but I'm not sure how I would handle it if I saw him sing "This house" live one day...
I see this topic has been moved to "free for all", so we can mention other songs than Graham's.
Here are a couple of other songs which make me depressed:
* Blur - Sweet song : this song makes me think of my so-called best friend. After years of friendship, we destroyed what we had and each other's life (especially mine). My family life became a complete chaos after that -long story- and he became a complete different person. We only communicate by mail now and it's hard to tell we once were so close and shared so much. I still find it hard to "mourn" that friendship. So when Damon sings "And now it seems that we're falling apart, but I hope I'll see the good in you come back again, I just believed in you", I have a lump in my throat and feel bitter and sad.
* any song by the Cranberries because it was my late husband's fav band, "Dreams" being the worst one as it was the song playing at the townhall at our wedding day in 2005, and I remember him saying "love this one, at the end, if I close my eyes, I feel like I'm jumping off a cliff and flying, I feel free". Well, I do hope he feels free now...
* Vincent (Starry starry night) by Don McLean: this song is a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, and also reminds me of my husband who had suffered all his life from a paranoiac illness (called Kretshmer personality) and was misunderstood most of the time. "For they could not love you, and still your love was true, and when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night you took your like as lovers often do, but I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."
And some others just make me sad because they remind me of a particular moment in my life/because I listened to them endlessly at a particular time:
Blur - Sing
Elliott Smith - Pitseleh
The Beatles - For no one + Across the universe + The long and winding road
The Smiths - Asleep
Nick Cave - To be by your side
The Apartments - Mr Somewhere
Air Traffic - Empty Space
George Harrison - I live for you
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone again (god, is there a more depressing song than this one? lol)
Belle and Sebastian - Fox in the snow
Gunnar Madsen - Anna
Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a seventeen year old girl
New order - Ceremony
Yann Tiersen - Monochrome
Ocean Colour Scene - The circle (acoustic version)
REM - Nightswimming
Beirut - Nantes
Eels - I need some sleep
Devotchka - How it ends
Tears for fears - Mad world
Morrissey - Now my heart is full
"Are you even real?"
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hmm i mostly get emotional of something akin to joy, rather than sadness when it comes to songs. I've had tears in my eyes at several concerts because i just thought everything just reached some perfect moment (the audience plays a big part in this).
I do remember getting a bit emotional the first time i heard far from everything, also from the spinning top.
And i agree that this house/ribbons & leaves are some pretty emotional songs, i love em.
also: great replies everyone! i always enjoy your musical stories skweets
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The two songs hurt me the most emotionally are both a bit cheesy. It's not so bad that I can't listen, but both can make me well up if I allow them to.
Seasons in the sun.
Goodbye, Michelle, my little one. That bit, especially. My wife's a Michelle, and that doesn't help.
Puff the magic dragon.
This used to make me cry my eyes out when I was tiny, and now 40yrs on the thought of poor old Puff left alone and neglected in his cave whilst Jackie Paper's merrily moved onto Minecraft still tugs on my heartstrings.
Of Graham's tunes, that bit in All Over Me about washing hair in blood red water is the most emotively touching lyric I can think of.
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saw Ennio Morricone in concert last night and most of it made me want to cry, especially Gabriel's Oboe, Falls & On Earth As It Is In Heaven.
total buggers you lot!!!
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Three things happened in the past week that sparked my curiosity in the underground economy. A tradie mate admitted he gives customers a discount if they pay in cash with no transaction recorded. A friend returning from Argentina mentioned he purchased his currency on the street, thereby getting more for his buck. And, on suspecting my cleaner hasn't been declaring all his income, I asked him to start providing me with a receipt each fortnight.
I'm particularly sensitive to this issue because, being a passionate Greek, I have watched the beautiful Mediterranean nation tragically disintegrate over the past six years in part due to the pervasiveness of its underground economy. The latest figures released by the OECD indicate it comprises 25 per cent of Greece's GDP, which means approximately $30 billion in tax revenue is sacrificed each year.
At the moment it's not really a big issue in Australia. According to the World Bank, the underground economy here makes up about 15 per cent of GDP – but that figure is disputed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which reckons it's more like 2 per cent. The problem is that identifying an accurate measure is tough since the underground economy is, you know, underground.
Even if the scale of the problem is negligible, it's worth considering the potential ramifications if the lure of saving money means the practice expands. So who are the main culprits? According to the ABS, it's small businesses with either zero or just a few employees. Those operating in repair work, catering, personal care and domestic services are the most likely to be tempted to the dark side.
But even though there are greater numbers of small businesses finagling the Tax Office, the reality is that it's the massive multinationals profiting the most. They do it via 'transfer pricing', which is when companies (such as Google and Apple) pay little tax in Australia despite generating millions, and sometimes billions, in revenue by the establishment of accounts in low-tax countries like Ireland.
The difference is that what those big companies do is legal. What the rest of us do, however, in our pursuit of a cheaper service or a lower tax bill, is not.
The GST was supposed to fix the problem. The Howard government claimed the introduction of an ABN would curb the underground economy because it heightened the chances of such behaviour being detected. As the Treasurer Peter Costello professed at the time: "This tax cracks down on the black economy, and that's the whole idea of it."
But that was not to be the case. An analysis a few years later by the Taxpayers' Research Foundation concluded the underground economy had actually increased by 1 per cent. The author of that study was Christopher Bajada, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney, whose estimates a decade later indicate it's now even worse, amounting to $100 billion a year.
One of the studies conducted by Dr Bajada looked at the unemployed and their role in the underground economy. He discovered it's not uncommon for people to be "officially unemployed", which means they derive an income not only from welfare benefits but also from their black market activities.
While that may not be surprising, what is surprising is his conclusion that this combination of income is "likely" to be higher than what the unemployed would get from a legitimate job. The incentive to cheat is clearly there and not insignificant.
Perhaps what's protecting Australia from sliding towards the quagmire of Spain (where 1 million people are employed in the underground economy) and Greece is that, unlike those countries, an overt pride in rorting the system doesn't seem to exist here.
Were that to take hold culturally, it would become a very different story.
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Cape Town - The Department of Basic Education plans to make changes to the history curriculum in a bid to better reflect elements of South African history "that have not received the recognition they deserve".
"The Minister (Angie Motshekga) has asked a curriculum team to investigate the matter and the team will report to her as soon as possible," spokesman Elijah Mhlanga said on Monday.
He said the milestones the country had achieved "which had taken us to where we are" had to be looked at in terms of the curriculum.
The SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has been calling for the compulsory teaching of "relevant" history and said this would produce patriotic South Africans.
"If we ignore the importance of this subject in schools it will be bad. Being ignorant of the past is nothing short of a national disaster. Local history will always be our national asset," Mugwena Maluleke, the union's general secretary, said in a statement last week.
"We don't want to teach learners the collection of the past only, but to help them understand the present realities. We have a responsibility as an organisation to ensure that current and future generations remain conscious of history and appreciative of the role played by past generations."
The union wants the subject to be compulsory from the early grades up to matric.
Asked for the department's response to Sadtu's call to make the subject compulsory, Mhlanga said: "There is broad consensus but we need to outline the practical implications of this. It's work in progress and the team is working."
Sadtu's national spokeswoman, Nomusa Cembi, defined relevant history as that which had a "meaningful purpose for South Africa" and would give people an understanding "of where we come from".
She said this did not exclude international history.
In a statement last week, Annette Lovemore, the DA's spokeswoman on Basic Education, said Sadtu's lobbying for the reconfiguration of the curriculum had the potential to turn the subject into a political, ideological instrument.
"It was used as just such an instrument during the years of apartheid. The National Party ensured that the history syllabus covered history that was relevant to its political, ideological agenda. This history should not be allowed to repeat itself."
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The study is on design and assembly of nanoscale materials into useful devices. It uses a case study based on the exciting new two-dimensional materials like graphene, which are particularly promising for applications in electronics, energy storage, coatings, and other fields.
This study is being conducted by a panel of experts chaired by Pulickel Ajayan from Rice University. Others on the panel include: Kaustav Banerjee (UCSB),
Don Brenner (NCSU), Ahmed Busnaina (Northeastern), Padma Gopalan (Wisconsin), and Charlie Johnson (Penn). In March the panel visited top labs in Asia–Singapore, China, Japan, and Korea. In April the team went to Europe–Switzerland, France, Belgium, Ireland, and UK. They also organized a half-dozen workshops abroad to help gather information.
The final workshop will be held at NSF from 8AM to 4PM, in Room 1235, the boardroom of the National Science Board. There is more information at http://wtec.org/nmsd The workshop will also be webcast and archived for later viewing at http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/150602/
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O'Hare: Successful 'Boy Meets World' spinoff dependent upon returning characters
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this column, the name of the producer of "Boy Meets World" was misstated. The producer is Michael Jacobs. The Daily Orange regrets this error.
If there is one reason why God stopped the Mayan apocalypse from happening, it was so plans for a "Boy Meets World"spinoff could come to fruition. I'm convinced.
Last November, Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel officially signed on to reprise their roles as Corey Matthews and Topanga Lawrence on the new series "Girl Meets World," effectively countering the Mayan curse and making my dreams come true.
Producer Michael Jacobs is also returning, and casting began last week for the roles of Corey and Topanga's daughter Riley, her best friend Maya and other classmates.
To have a successful spinoff, there needs to be a solid link to the original show, which is why I'm psyched Savage and Fishel are coming back. But I'm worried about who might not be returning.
"Girl Meets World"should be based on "Boy Meets World," but it shouldn't be the exact same show. That said, I hope Rider Strong and Will Friedle return as Uncle Shawn and Uncle Eric, respectively, but I think the show could still work in their absences.
Mr. Feeny, however, is one character from the original show that needs to come back.
Unfortunately, William Daniels is 85 years old, so I doubt he'll return as Feeny. Though I'm heartbroken that Riley may never walk next door and yell "FEEENNNYYYY!!!" whenever she needs guidance, I can understand Daniels' absence. His goodbye to "Boy Meets World,"in which he stands in the original classroom and says to the empty desks, "I love you all. Class dismissed," was good enough for me.
But he was such a pivotal character to the original show that someone needs to fill the void of the wise, Feeny-esque character. Without it, the show could be a disaster.
Who better than Mr. Turner to fill this role? Mr. Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn) joined the show in season two as the cool new English teacher at John Adams High School and like Feeny, took on a much deeper and more significant role than just a teacher.
When Shawn's mom abandoned his family, his father decided to chase after her – leaving Shawn alone. Mr. Turner gave Shawn a place to live and provided guidance and discipline as if he were Shawn's real father. He teamed up with Corey to ensure that Shawn's troubled past wouldn't ruin his future.
Then, out of nowhere in season four, Turner crashed his motorcycle and Shawn risked losing the only real father figure he ever had. Turner survived the accident, and Shawn realized he needed to go to college – but after this episode, we never heard from Mr. Turner again. It's like they killed him off in a soap opera or something. It was an absolute crime.
In "Girl Meets World," Corey is going to be Riley's middle school teacher. Mr. Turner needs to succeed Feeny as the school principal. It would re-establish his old relationship with Corey from "Boy Meets World," and establish a new relationship with Riley in the reboot. Mr. Turner could effectively bridge the two generations of fans who are going to watch the show. Am I the only one who thinks this is perfect?
My plan B is to bring back Minkus. He was a main character in the first season as the geek in class who clashed with Corey and Shawn. If he were to return as the principal, and Corey's boss, it would recreate the hilarious power struggle of the earliest "Boy Meets World"episodes between the average guy and the nerd in charge – much like Jim and Dwight on "The Office."
I'm glad we didn't all die last December so we can see one of the best shows from our childhoods recreated for a new generation. But without a Feeny character, it will be the end of the world for "Girl Meets World." You can mark that on your calendars.
James O'Hare is a senior history and political science major. His column appears weekly. He loves cheeseburgers. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Canberra Raiders under-20s skipper Mitch Cornish believes his side's greatest obstacle may be complacency after its impressive 62-30 win over Parramatta at Canberra Stadium yesterday.
The Eels drew level with the competition leaders at 24-all early in the second half through a try to Israel Folau's younger brother John.
But with halfback Cornish running riot and centre Edrick Lee starring again with four tries, the Raiders piled on seven second-half tries.
Afterwards Cornish admitted Canberra may have been guilty of taking the 11th-placed Eels too lightly in the first half.
''At half-time we came in with our heads down even though we were up [24-20], they were killing us with their offloads,'' Cornish said.
''We spoke about that it's where we're going to hurt ourselves, thinking we're just going to turn up and win. We tried to get that out of our game as much as possible, but it's hard when you're winning every week. But we came out in the second half and did a great job.''
With his daunting combination of size, strength and skill, Lee continued to press his claims for a first-grade berth.
More stellar performances like yesterday may well force the hand of Raiders NRL coach David Furner.
''I'd definitely hate to be the opposing centre standing in his way trying to stop him,'' Cornish said.
Cornish scored 22 points himself through a try and nine goals, and the club is reportedly in negotiations with his management to extend his contract, which expires at the end of 2013.
''I'd love to stay at the club, we'll see what happens,'' Cornish said.
Toyota Cup round 10: CANBERRA RAIDERS 62 (Edrick Lee 4, Mitch Cronin 2, Matthew Allwood 2, Jordan Worboys, Brad Smith, Jonathon Reuben tries; Cornish 9 goals) bt PARRAMATTA EELS 30 (John Folau, Luke Vescio, Robbie Kamoto, Connor Broadhurst, Semi, Radradra, Pauli Pauli tries; Mitchell Brasington 3 goals) at Canberra Stadium yesterday.


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Pregnant Jessica Alba is looking very spring like! The mom-to-be had breakfast with fiance Cash Warren this morning. You can't help but notice Jessica's pretty necklace – if you click on the first thumbnail, you can get a better look. The "baby" necklace is by Childish Clothing – I wonder if Cash gave it to her?
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Ms LIVERMORE (Capricornia) (12:52): The member for Cowper and his colleagues on that side might be happy to vote against a measure which will see 3.4 million Australian children receiving dental care, but I, for one, will be supporting the Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012 and supporting it wholeheartedly. I am pleased that I am able to join so many of my colleagues on this side of the House in doing so. From, for example, the approach taken by the member for Lyne on the disallowance motion yesterday, I know that there is support for this bill from other parts of the chamber as well. Adequate Commonwealth government funding for dental health in Australia is something Labor have been arguing for since the earliest days of the Howard government, when Peter Costello axed the Commonwealth dental scheme in his first budget.
I will come to the specifics of this bill in a moment. First, however, I want to make the point I have made at the start of my contributions on all of the health related bills introduced in recent years—the establishment of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, plain packaging of cigarettes, workforce measures funded through Health Workforce Australia and the creation of Medicare Locals and hospital boards. All those measures have been component parts of the overarching health reform agenda of this government. When we came to government, we wanted to get past the blame game and the cost-shifting between the federal and state governments which had come to characterise the health portfolio under the Howard government. That was no better illustrated than in the debates we had about the Commonwealth government's responsibility—or, in the case of the Howard government, denial of responsibility—for dental care. That same approach saw the Howard government cut funding for public hospitals and then criticise Labor state governments for the consequences of those cuts.
We came to government prepared to take responsibility for the delivery of health services. To do that properly we needed to understand the demands on our healthcare system, the barriers to meeting those demands and the best design for removing gaps and inefficiencies from the current system. The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission did that work for us and all the measures we have legislated and implemented have been consistent with the commission's recommendations for achieving an integrated and efficient healthcare system capable of meeting the needs of the Australian community both now and into the future.
This bill is no different from those other measures and is a significant part of the broader reform framework. The report of the Health and Hospitals Reform Commission identified three reform goals to guide our restructuring of the health system. One of those goals is tackling access and equity issues which affect health outcomes for people. Following on from that, one of the five priority access and equity issues singled out for attention by the commission was improved access to dental health care. I point out that this report came out after the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme, which the other side is so supportive of, had been in operation for some years. So clearly very large gaps remained despite that scheme.
The report sets out the challenge very clearly and makes the following points: that Australia is in the bottom third of OECD countries for rates of dental decay; that nearly one-third of Australian adults avoid or delay visiting the dentist due to cost; that, at the time of the report in 2009, nearly a quarter of a million people were on public dental waiting lists; that there has been a 20 per cent increase in tooth decay among children since the 1990s; and that poor dental health is detrimental to people's general health and wellbeing. So better access to dental care has always been a priority for the government within our broader health reform agenda. Access to dental care is a matter of equity and is key to achieving the health outcomes we need if Australia is to be a healthy and productive nation.
The Dental Benefits Amendment Bill puts in place the first step towards the comprehensive dental health reform package announced by the Minister for Health on 29 August 2012. That reform package has a number of elements, which I note the opposition continue to ignore in this debate—focusing instead on the one fig leaf of dental care they came up with in their 12 years in government. Our comprehensive scheme includes the national partnership arrangements with the states for the expansion of services to adults in the public dental system. Those national partnership arrangements will mean $1.3 billion to fund around 1.4 million additional services for adults on low incomes, including pensioners, concession card holders and those with special needs—greatly improving access to dental care in the public system. Our comprehensive scheme also includes a flexible grants program to provide additional dental infrastructure in support of improved services and workforce development. It also includes the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, known as 'dental for kids', which is the subject of this bill.
This bill amends the Dental Benefits Act, which has been in place since 2008. It fulfilled Labor's promise at the 2007 election to help families with the cost of accessing dental health check-ups for their teenage children. The existing act supports that through the Medicare Teen Dental Plan by providing for the issuing of vouchers to eligible teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17. The government has, however, responded to the advice of the National Advisory Council on Dental Health to expand on that scheme by extending the potential support for a greater range of dental services to a much larger group, including children from the age of two. This bill gives effect to that commitment and amends the Dental Benefits Act by expanding the age range of eligible children. Currently the Medicare Teen Dental Plan covers eligible young people from the ages of 12 to 17. Following the passage of this bill, vouchers for dental care will be issued to eligible children and teenagers from ages two to 17—a very significant expansion of the program. The Child Dental Benefits Schedule this bill provides for will replace the existing Medicare Teen Dental Plan from 1 January 2014.
These amendments are just the first step in setting up the new 'dental for kids' scheme, which will see millions of kids getting better access to dental care. Those families who qualify will be entitled to $1,000 per child every two years. The eligibility test remains the same as the one for the Medicare Teen Dental Plan, which basically means it is targeted at low- to middle-income families. It is for children in households receiving the family tax benefit part A, Abstudy, the carer payment, the parenting payment, the disability support pension or a number of similar payments. With that $1,000 every two years, those families will be able to take their children to either public or private dental clinics for services ranging from preventative check-ups to basic treatments such as fillings and extractions—another important improvement on the Medicare Teen Dental Plan. It is expected that this scheme will subsidise dental care for over three million children.
The precise range of services and benefit level under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule will be established at a later date under the Dental Benefit Rules. As the minister made clear in her second reading speech, she intends to consult with oral health professionals to design the fee schedule under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. We understand that the schedule needs to contain an appropriate mix of dental services and fees that encourage participation by the dental professions and the right level of servicing. That will take time and the cooperation of the dental and oral health professions, but it is a very important part of making sure that this scheme gives children the care they need and the oral health practices that will carry them through into adulthood and old age.
We also need to ensure that families and the government are getting good value for the money that is subsidising particular dental services and treatments. That question of value for money is a good one and highly relevant to this debate, because a large part of the funding for the government's new dental health initiatives comes from the closure of the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme. We all know now, from the debate that has gone on in the House for the last week or so, that the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme was introduced by the Leader of the Opposition when he was health minister in the Howard government, and the opposition have been defending it ever since, including in this debate. They defended it, even as it became obvious that it was poorly targeted, subject to rorting and the costs were blowing out, while leaving so many other areas or dental care underfunded and neglected.
The Chronic Disease Dental Scheme, which entitled patients to receive over $4,000 of dental treatments every two years, was supposed to cost $90 million per year but is now costing $80 million a month because, as I said, it is not means-tested and it has been used in many cases for treatments that go way beyond what was needed to address people's basic dental problems and it left so many other areas of dental services unaddressed and left to the states to deal with. While that money was being shovelled out the door with the blessing of the opposition, thousands of low-income Australians sat on public dental waiting lists and our population fell further behind on comparative measures of our oral health. It was a shameful situation and one that we cannot stand by and ignore to the same degree as opposition members will continue to defend it.
We need our health dollars to go as far as they can towards improving the health of all Australians. The way to do that is to target spending on programs that have the biggest impact and reach those who we know are the most disadvantaged when it comes to accessing dental health services. With that in mind, last year the government sought expert advice on what needs to be done to lift the standard of dental health and access to dental care.
The National Advisory Council on Dental Health reported to the government in February this year and made it clear that, among its other recommendations, the No. 1 priority had to be providing subsidised dental services to children. Once again, we have seen the opposition accusing the government of some kind of arbitrary, knee-jerk reaction and a vendetta against the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme. That argument cannot be sustained when you look at the genesis of this measure and the other measures within our dental health scheme. These are things that have been recommended to us by experts, at the same time as we were receiving advice over and over again about the inadequacy of and the rorting that was going on within the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme.
As I was saying, the National Advisory Council on Dental Health told us that dental health for children was the top priority for funding. One of the reasons for that is the deterioration in the state of children's teeth right across the population—rural and urban, high and low income. After decades of improvement, since the 1990s we have seen children's dental health decline. In that time, the prevalence of dental disease has increased. The advisory council report quotes the Child Dental Health Survey Australia from 2003-04, which showed that nearly 50 per cent of children aged five to six years experienced dental caries in their baby teeth and 41 per cent had untreated decay. An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare survey found that 45 per cent of 12-year-olds had decay in their permanent teeth and 25 per cent of that age group had untreated decay. An important point is that the prevalence, severity and level of untreated decay is higher in low-socioeconomic groups in the community. We can see from those statistics that children's teeth are getting worse, which highlights the lack of preventative care, and that a significant number of children are obviously not getting the treatment they need when decay sets in.
So 'dental for kids', which this bill supports, will allow children from families where the cost of going to a dentist is a barrier to regular visits to start having yearly check-ups and follow-up treatment where necessary. This will make a big difference to the rates of childhood dental disease that I just quoted and, very importantly, will reduce the burden of dental disease on those kids, our community and the health budget when they grow up. We know that those high rates of decay and dental disease that we are seeing in primary school children are not going to improve without treatment and, unless we make preventative dental care a regular part of their lives, we face the prospect of having to provide much more expensive and much less effective remedies further down the track.
The fact is that poor childhood oral health is a strong predictor of poor adult oral health, so of course it makes sense for the government to invest in better dental care for our children from the age of two and through their teenage years. Regular visiting patterns and good dental care will mean that they have the best chance of going through their life with healthy teeth and without the terrible medical and social detriments of dental disease. It is the best result for those children and their families, and the best use of government money to realise our health goals.
As I said, this is part of a much larger package, a $4 billion package, of dental health measures, which itself comes on top of half a billion dollars in the budget going towards addressing public dental health waiting lists. So we are making big inroads into addressing those access and equity issues for people when they need dental health care.
Another important investment in oral health, in my electorate, was money that came from Health Workforce Australia for the Central Queensland University's new allied health clinic, which includes 12 dental chairs which will be available for members of the public to come in and receive treatment from new Bachelor of Oral Health students, who have commenced their studies at CQU this year. We have seen 30 students enrol in this first year. They will, in effect, be doing their clinical placements at this facility built on the grounds of the university. So we are training our future oral health workforce at the same time as greatly increasing the dental health care that is available to people in Rockhampton and in Central Queensland more broadly. That is just another example of the government looking for very practical and cost-effective ways to address the issue of access to dental care.
I fully support the dental for kids measure as an important step towards better access to dental services in this country.


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Now you're can watch and download Fantastic Episode 6 from Korean drama series Fantastic.
Drama: Fantastic
Revised romanization: Pantaseutik
Hangul: 판타스틱
Director: Jo Nam-Kook
Writer: Lee Sung-Eun
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Release Date: 2016-Sep-02 to 2016-Oct-22
Runtime: Fridays & Saturdays 20:30
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Fantastic is drama about love story between a drama writer with a terminal illness, and a Hallyu star.
Story depicts the romance between So-Hye (Kim Hyun-Joo) and Hae-Sung (Joo Sang-Wook). So-Hye is a popular TV drama series writer, but she has only 6 months left to live. Hae-Sung is a poplar actor, but he is not good at acting.
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MISCONCEPTION: Upon leaving Egypt, the Jews crossed the Yam Suf, which is translated as the Red Sea. This translation, however, is an error. Red Sea is a corruption of the correct Old English (OE)… Read more
What's the Truth about… Rav Kook's Hebrew University Invocation
MISCONCEPTION:1 In 1925, in Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook's invocation for the inauguration of the Hebrew University, he applied the Biblical verse "Ki miTzion tetzei Torah, u'devar Hashem… Read more
What's the Truth About … the Kohen Gadol's Rope?
MISCONCEPTION: The Gemara relates that on Yom Kippur, when the Kohen Gadol entered the Kodesh Hakodashim (Holy of Holies) in the Beit Hamikdash (Temple), a rope was tied to his ankle so that in case… Read more
What's the Truth About…Har HaBayit?
MISCONCEPTION: Many religious Jews do not visit Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) today. This is because we are all presumed to be in a state of tumat met (ritual impurity due to "contact" with the… Read more
What's the Truth About…Ga'al Yisrael?
Misconception: The modern-day practice of some shelichei tzibbur—communal prayer leaders—of ending the berachah of Ga'al Yisrael in a whisper is a requirement and has been around for generations.… Read more
What's the Truth about … Adam's Spare Rib?
Misconception: According to the traditional viewpoint, Chava was created from one of Adam's ribs. Fact: According to the opinion of Rashi and many other medieval commentators, "woman" was created from… Read more
What's the Truth About … Coinciding Birthdays
Misconception: A person's Hebrew and English birthdays coincide once every 19 years. Fact: There is a 19-year cycle within the Jewish calendar, but it only determines which years are "regular" years… Read more
What's the Truth About … Tuesday Weddings?
Misconception: The ideal day to get married is Yom Shelishi (Tuesday) because in the Creation story, the phrase "ki tov" (for it is good)1 is used twice on that day. Fact: Tuesday may be a fine day on… Read more