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19 June 2017
Principal's Reflection
The thing very 'religious' people and atheists have in common, is that they all know - definitely. There is no shadow of doubt or room for change and they seem to have God in a Box or ignored for all time. There was an interesting article in the Weekend Australian on Saturday in the Magazine. They featured two young Muslims, a man and a woman, who have given up their faith. Both indicated that they found Islam to be incompatible with the life that they wanted for themselves and their children. They found the religion to be too narrow and controlling. They have chosen to walk away from the strict confines of religion. Interestingly also, I visited a faith based school recently and, in each classroom, there was a poster outlining the difference between people who choose to follow God and those who don't. The poster let the children know that there were two ways to live. The best way was to 'submit to Jesus as their Ruler, rely on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus and the result would be that they inherit eternal life'. The alternative was to 'reject God as Ruler and run their own life. The result of this choice would be being condemned by God and face Death and Judgement'. This brand of religion, like atheism, knows. There is no doubt and no possibility of change. I really hope that both groups are very wrong and both will condemn me for saying that. I think God is much 'bigger' than God is often given credit for. As humans, we get so hung up on names for God as if God couldn't cope being called by different names. We spend so much time trying to define God by traditions and rules and dogmas. It is easy to get caught up in the process and miss the reality of God. Sister Joan Chittister (one of my great heroes) suggests to us in her book, 'Listen with the Heart' that we, "Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't packaged the way you expect." And I came across a really nice prayer that would be hated by the 'religious' and atheists among us -
The Seeker
The Seeker whispered,
'God, speak to me." And a meadowlark sang. But the seeker did not hear.
So the Seeker yelled,
"God, speak to me!" And the thunder rolled across the sky.
But the Seeker did not listen. The seeker looked around and said,
"God, let me see you." And a star shone brightly. But the Seeker did not notice.
And the Seeker shouted, "God, show me a miracle!"
And a life was born.
But the Seeker did not know.
So the seeker cried out in despair,
"Touch me, God, and let me know that you are here!"
Where upon, God reached down and touched the Seeker.
But the Seeker brushed the butterfly away and walked on.
Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't packaged the way you expect.
Semester Break
Good Luck to our travellers during the coming Semester break. I have no doubt all the hard work and training put in by our Confraternity Rugby League and Netball players will pay off. Both those carnivals are in Brisbane and the students and staff will be wonderful ambassadors for the College. A large group of students are also travelling to Sydney for a Dance and Drama excursion. We hope that their passion for those areas will only be encouraged and developed.
Athletics Day
Interhouse Athletics is on second half of Thursday and all day Friday. Always a great day and one where there is something on for everyone. Parents are welcome to attend.
Mr Dan McMahon
Newsletter Articles
- Principal's Reflection
- Student Welfare and Information
- Curriculum Notes
- Ministry
- P & F Committee
- Year 10 Vaccination Program
- Quiet Achiever
- Lingiari House News
- IT Department
- Library News
- Careers News
- Sydney Performing Arts Tour
- Instrumental Music
- Sports News
- Tuckshop Roster
- Shalom Sunday Markets
- The Artisan Collective 4670
- Tuckshop Markets Roster
- Markets BBQ Roster
- Community Notice Board
Student Welfare and Information
Happy Holidays
To our students and their families, I wish you a relaxing, enjoyable and safe holiday break and look forward to seeing you all on your return in Term 3.
Mrs Elizabeth Austin-Campbell
Deputy Principal
Curriculum Notes
End of Semester One Reports
End of Semester One reports will be published to Parent Lounge for Years 7, 8 and 9 this Friday 23 June. The report can be viewed and printed from Parent Lounge by selecting the 'Academic Reports' tab on the left.
Parents may still request a printed copy of the report. For 'one-off' requests, please contact the College office during business hours.
To routinely receive printed reports, please register for the service by updating the Report Mailing address in Parent Lounge. If you do not have internet access or you do not know your Parent Lounge login details, please contact the College office during business hours.
Year 10, 11 and 12 reports will be published on Friday 21 July (early next term) as per the calendar. Parents are encouraged to contact teachers directly regarding the End of Semester One Report.
Year 10 students and Senior Subject Selection Information
Personal Futures Program
The Year 10 Personal Futures Education Program will commence on Monday 17 July 2017 (second week of Term 2). The Personal Futures Education Program includes:
- a series of presentations and workshops for parents and students
- the development of SET (Senior Education and Training) plans
- registration of students and their ILOs (Intended Learning Options) with the QCAA
- subject selection for the remainder of the Senior Phase of Learning (Years 11 and 12)
- individualised career education consultations as necessary.
On Monday 17 July the students will receive advice about these activities, a letter to parents explaining the program and some important print and electronic resources. In coming weeks, a wealth of information will be included on the College intranet under the 'Year 10 Personal Futures Education Resources' tab and all parents are encouraged to access this.
The Senior Subject Selection Information Evening
The Senior Subject Selection Information Evening is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 25 July 2017. The evening will commence at 7:00pm in the Theatre and will be very important for all parents of students, and students, entering Year 11 in 2018.
The Senior Subject Selection Guide
The Senior Subject Selection Guide – 2018 will be published electronically and all students will be instructed to download this to their devices and share it with parents. Parents will also be able to download the Guide via the College intranet under the 'Year 10 Personal Futures Education Resources' tab; a wealth of additional information may also be accessed from this location. Parents who do not have access to the internet and/or who would like a printed copy of the guide may request same from the College office. The guide will be published on Monday 17 July.
Subject selections for Year 11 2018
All senior subject selections are made online. Students will be provided with the necessary log-in details and selections for Year 11, 2018 will be made and updated at any time once the service is launched next term. Subject selections will be finalised by Friday 1 September following the completion of Senior Education and Training (SET) Plan interviews. All Year 10 students will participate in a SET Plan interview that parents are welcome to attend, during the school day. SET Plan interviews will commence on Monday 7 August; students will be advised of interview times early next term.
Mr Christian Taylor
Assistant Principal - Curriculum
Refugee Week 2017
This week we celebrate National Week of Prayer and Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (9-23 June), which also encompasses Refugee Week. On assembly we came together to 'Jump Up and Down for Kids' as part of the refugee awareness campaign being run across the state this week. Morning prayer has also been developed around this theme with a daily fact, thanks to a Year 12 Christian Ministry and Theology (CMT) education team.
Mrs Kim O'Shea-Hard
Assistant Principal – Ministry
P & F Committee
To all P & F Members, you are reminded that our monthly meeting is held in the staff common room – all parents are welcome. Please note the next P & F meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 August at 5:30pm.
Mrs Gail Norris
P & F Secretary
Year 10 Vaccination Program
Ozcare have now collected all vaccination forms that had been returned to the College. Parents/guardians are to return late Consent cards directly to Ozcare 73 Woongarra Street Bundaberg. All queries please contact Ozcare on 1800 692 273.
Quiet Achiever
This week's quiet achiever goes to two people who throughout their service as McAuley House Leaders have demonstrated how, like Catherine McAuley our House Patron, their aim is not to dominate but to serve with beautiful gifts of hope, faith and charity which they bring daily to all in McAuley House. Sarah May and Ashleigh Pole have shown so much genuine sincerity which they freely share in such a selfless and unassuming way no matter what they are doing. Each day they come and see if anything needs to be done, they sit and chat to members of McAuley showing a genuine interest in all they see, do and speak with while at the same time working hard at achieving well with their academic work load. Sarah and Ashleigh truly demonstrate their personal expression of MERCY as the 2017 McAuley leaders.
Ms Paula Van Dalen
McAuley House Coordinator
Lingiari House News
Gift for Brother
Even though most Year 12 Lingiari students are die hard Queensland supporters their loyalty to Brother Rochford is greater. They thought it was time Brother updated his jersey so they surprised him with this gift so he will be ready for the next game.
Mrs Mary Taylor
Lingiari House Coordinator
IT Department
We know this time of year is quite busy for students with assessments and exams. As a matter of precaution, we remind students to place a second copy of their assessments on their College H drive. Please note - their documents folder on the local computer (This PC > Documents) is not H drive.
We have recently had a few instances of users losing work due to hardware faults. We don't want this to happen to your child, so please remind them not to forget to backup. H drives are being backed up every hour between 8am and 6pm each day, so we will be able to assist with recovering files if required.
Microsoft Auto Save
We remind students that for those using Shalom laptops, we have also preconfigured Microsoft Office to auto save every five minutes. For this auto save to work, you must have saved your file first. We recommend saving the file immediately after creation as a part of your processes. For those with BYO devices you can set this up too, try googling it.
Term Holiday Maintenance
Please be aware the IT Unit will be performing updates during the holidays. If a service is not available, please try again later.
Shalom Laptop Repairs
With the June/July holidays fast approaching, if your child has a Shalom laptop with damage, please organise with the IT Unit to get this repaired as soon as possible. We cannot let these damages go unrepaired for too long as sometimes it can cause further issues.
Mr Matthew Mills
IT Manger
Teachers are currently nominating students for Term 2 ROSA (Recognition of Student Application) Awards. These will then be presented to students early next term. This is an award program which recognises student application to their studies. We value the importance of acknowledging students who are motivated, show perseverance and work diligently to reach their potential. The 'goal posts' for all our students are different, however all students are capable of achieving their own success targets.
As a guardian, you can help your child to develop good homework routines. Designate a specific place for homework, set a schedule for homework and remove any distractions such as the television and mobile phones.
Responsibility is a valuable skill for school success. Encouraging your child to take responsibility is important both at home and at school. For example, children doing specific jobs at home and having consequences for not completing these jobs. Modelling for children how to break jobs up into more manageable parts and deciding on a timeframe for completion, is a skill that will transfer from the home environment into the school environment.
Mrs Megan Munckton
Middle School Coordinator
Shalom Year 7 and 8 Beach Party
Bundaberg Maths Team Challenge News
If you have been pondering the question about the value of the cauliflower, we apologise there was a mistake. The corrected question should read:
A cabbage is worth 55 points, an apple is worth 40 points, a potato is worth 45 points and a pumpkin is worth 60 points. What is a cauliflower worth?
For those who are determined to solve the question above, your hint is to consider the number of vowels and consonants (stop reading now if you don't want the answer).
This makes the cauliflower worth 85 points.
Mr Brett Hoskins, Mrs Lucia Briggs and Miss Erin McHugh
Maths Team Challenge Coordinators
Cambodia Trip News
Ring Road Run – Shalom Day
Congratulations to Year 9 student Tom Martin who scored a brilliant victory in the 5km event at the 2017 Ring Road Run on Sunday 11 June. In a big field of over 250 runners, Tom clocked a time of 19min14sec to be a clear winner. Fresh from his selection in the Australian Athletics Team that will compete at the World Para-Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland in August, Year 10 student Nathan Donaldson also shone, placing second to his hero and Paralympics multiple-medallist Rheed McCracken in the 10km Wheelies race. Year 8 student Lee-Challe Kriel also did very well to finish 22nd overall in the 10km event in a field of almost 150 in a time of 46min 19sec and be placed 6th out of 80 female competitors.
Mr Vince Habermann
Library News
Premier's Reading Challenge
This week's Reading Role Model is Mrs Debbie Bolam, who has shared a little about what she is currently reading, favourite memories of reading from childhood as well her thoughts on why reading is so important.
What are you currently reading?
I am rereading Sally Morgan's 'My Place'. This is an Australian classic and has been a part of some school's English curriculums since its publication in the 1980s. This is why I first read it.
The first part of the book begins telling the story of Sally and her family growing up in the 1950s and 60s in Perth. We read about Sally's dislike of school, her friends as well as her adventures with her brothers and sisters in their backyard swamp. Until the age of fifteen, Sally was unaware that she was Aboriginal and was encouraged to tell other kids at school she was Indian. But the story line unfolds as Sally uncovers her grandmother's past and the family's indigenous secrets. She travels to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about three generations of her family. Sally refuses to be ashamed of her heritage; she wants to know it and to be proud of it. 'My Place' is a very easy book to read. It's about a very serious topic, but is lightly told. In teaching 'My Place', I found students could identify easily with this teenage girl growing up in a city. 'My Place' has been much more valuable for me with this recent rereading, especially with what is now known about the Stolen Generation and Indigenous history of past losses.
What is your favourite book from childhood?
When I was a child, my mother and father would take me to the town library each weekend. My sister would get out Enid Blyton's 'The Secret Seven' and I would get 'The Bobbsey Twins'. 'The Bobbsey Twins' was about a family with two pairs of twins who were always getting into adventures. I don't particularly remember why I enjoyed these books except that it was a series and the library seemed to always have new ones to borrow. Going to the musty old library was exciting for us as children and it was a weekly practice I continued with our own children. Going to the Bundaberg Library is still part of my life, together with hunting out new Ancient history books during the year and fiction on holidays.
What is it you enjoy about reading?
Reading has been always a part of my life. I read to go to sleep. During the year it is usually a non-fiction book related to what I am teaching - recently the Boudican Revolt. However, when holidays come around, I relax with fiction and get through as many books as I can devour, usually in the first three weeks at the beach. It could be a John Grisham or a book suggested to me by one of the ladies in the book club that I belong to.
Remember to visit the Library to keep up with the Reading Challenge and meet the goal of 15 books read by 25 August.
Dr Wendy Davis
Teacher Librarian
Careers News
Tertiary Studies Expo
The TSXPO will be held at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane on the weekend of 15 and 16 July. The expo showcases information stalls and sessions from all universities and tertiary colleges in Queensland, plus many others from interstate. See the link below for more information.
Shalom will be taking a bus to this event on the Saturday 15 July departing at 5:30am and returning at approx. 8:30pm. This is an excellent opportunity for year 11 and 12 students to gain information about a wide variety of degrees and other courses (year 10 students may also attend, but preference for seats on the bus will be given to senior students). Parents are welcome to accompany their child on the trip. Cost to students is $35, and $25 for accompanying parents. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail email@example.com (or phone the college on 4155 8111) for further details and attendance forms.
UQ Rural Clinic – Medicine @ UQ Information Session
Mr Troy Braund
Careers Advisor
Sydney Performing Arts Tour
A reminder that there is a meeting in the Performing Arts Precinct Theatre on Wednesday 21 June at 6:30pm. We will be handing out the airline tickets, Opal cards, theatre tickets, insurance booklets, final itinerary, luggage tags and answering any last minute questions that you may have. If you cannot come to this meeting, please make an alternate time to collect your packs by emailing Lynelle McAtee at email@example.com.
Miss Anita McAtee
Performing Arts Coordinator
Instrumental Music
Performance Schedule
The following is a reminder of events planned for Term 2.
Important Dates:
Term 2
20 to 22 June (return travel on 23 June) – Rockhampton Diocesan Music Camp, 8:30am to 5pm each day – All eligible students to attend – The Cathedral College, Rockhampton – College coach or private transport – Accommodation, TCC Boarding House. There will be no billeting available. Information and registration letters were sent our last week. Please contact me if you have any queries.
Term 3
14 to 16 July – SHEP Bundaberg. Music workshops and concert organised by Griffith University Conservatorium of Music and held at Christian College
27 July – Pre Groups Eisteddfod Concert (to be confirmed)
1 to 3 August – Bundaberg Eisteddfod Groups competition
9 August – Pre Catholic Schools concert
18 to 20 August – Queensland Catholic Schools Music Festival – Villanova College, South Brisbane
Please do not hesitate to contact me anytime by email.
Mrs Robyn Edgar
Arts in Performance coordinator
Sports News
Netball Update
The time has come after nearly six months of training, trials, fundraising and having lots of fun to travel to Brisbane, to the Boondall Sports Centre to take part in the 18th Queensland Independent Secondary School Netball Carnival (QISSN). This year for the first time sixty teams will be competing in the competition and the Shalom girls have been placed in the top twenty and will be trying to gain a position in the top division. Over the five day carnival the girls will play twelve games against teams from all across Queensland in a tough competition.
The team would not have been able to participate in the carnival without the invaluable coaching of Ms Natasha Cross and Miss Taleigha Batt, both of whom have dedicated many hours to ensuring the girls are prepared for the tough competition ahead. Sponsorship from several local Bundaberg businesses have also contributed to the QISSN team's ability to participate in the carnival. The girls would like to thank their sponsors Across the Waves Sports Club, Rum City Food, Ross Gray Motor City, Zacs Meats, Peters Ice Cream, McDonalds Wide Bay and Ray White Bundaberg City. They would also like to thank Reading Cinemas and Rip Curl Bundaberg for donating prizes for the team to raffle, congratulations to Jack Hamilton for winning the Rip Curl Raffle.
The girls have had an excellent lead up to the carnival after winning all of their pre-carnival games against Xavier College from Hervey Bay, St Luke's Anglican College and Bundaberg Netball representative teams. However, their toughest trial game was last Monday 12 June against the Shalom CONFRO team and fortunately after last year's loss the girls were able to redeem themselves and took home a convincing win. Thank you to all staff and students that came to watch the game and support the players, $259 was raised and this money will be split between the two teams.
If you wish to follow the girls progress whilst they compete at QISSN you can download the 2017 QISSN app, look at the QISSN website (qissn.sportzvault.com) or regularly check the Shalom Facebook page where I am sure there will be lots of updates!
If you see the following girls around school, please wish them the best of luck:
- Grace Whaleboat (Captain)
- Madison Hard (Vice Captain)
- Georgia Hamilton (Vice Captain)
- Kaitlyn Bunn
- Kaylee Egan
- Amy Hamilton
- Zoe Hess
- Jessica Lane
- Brooke Meissner
- Olivia O'Beirne
Vicki Wilson Netball
The Vicki Wilson Netball Carnival offers an opportunity for Netball teams from secondary schools across Queensland to participate in a state wide competition. This year the carnival has two divisions the Vicki Wilson Shield for students in Years 7 to 9 and the Vicki Wilson Cup for students in Years 10 to 12 and Shalom will be entering a team in both divisions.
There are three rounds/stages to the carnival:
- Shalom will compete against schools from Bundaberg, Maryborough and Hervey Bay on Thursday 17 August in Bundaberg (Venue to be advised). The winner of this round will be the Northern Wide Bay representative
- The winner of the Northern pool of teams will play the winner of the Southern pool of teams on Thursday 24 August (Venue to be advised). The winning team will be the Wide Bay representative
- The winner of the Wide Bay region will compete in the Vicki Wilson Shield and Cup finals on the 7 and 8 October at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Last week the Vicki Wilson Shield team (Year 7 to 9) was selected. Congratulations to the following girls:
Year 9: Zoe Hess, Tayla Pearson, Sarah Nash, Isabella Burgess
Year 8: Kasey Hess, Anne-Maree Pohlman, Charlotte Boge, Kendal Dodd
Year 7: Macey Egan, Shelby Cass
Girls who have nominated for the Senior Vicki Wilson team will trial on Wednesday 12 July from 3:15pm to 4:30pm in the Sports Centre. Nominations for this team have closed.
Winter Sport Netball – Commences Week 2 Term 3
Teams are currently being finalised and will be posted by the end of this week on school notices and in the Sports Centre. The cost for students is $2.50 for the season and needs to be paid to coaches before Winter finals day. Students need to play a minimum of three games in order to be eligible for Winter finals day.
We have had an overwhelming response from our Junior School students, which is fantastic to see, if you are able to help in umpiring a team please contact Mrs Somerfield.
It has been fantastic to see so much interest and support of the Shalom Netball teams from the College and wider community, the future of netball at Shalom is looking very strong.
Yours in Netball,
Mrs Nikki Somerfield
Netball Coordinator
Shalom Rowing
Shalom produced a highly spirited team performance to place a gallant second to St Luke's in aggregate points. Shalom was placed third behind St Luke's and North in the Bundaberg and District Secondary Schools Sports Head of the River Regatta at Bucca on 10 and 11 June. After two tough days of racing, Shalom finished strongly on Sunday afternoon, winning four of the last 10 events. Ethan Weder, Tom Espe, Ryan Barber, Ashleigh Pole and Taitum Staley (cox) were victorious in the Schoolboys Quad, taking out the Hardgrave Trophy. Earlier, Ethan Weder also stood tall by beating arch rival Harry Routh, of Bundaberg State High School, in the Under 17 Single. Ethan Weder also combined with Isaac Coyne for silver in the Year 11 Double. Ethan Weder, Angus McDonald, Ryan Barber, Ashleigh Pole and Joshua Pole (cox) won bronze in the Schoolboys Coxed Four. Tom, Isaac Angus and Zane Haster with Joshua as cox, added silver in the Year 11 Quad.
Joshua Pole finished second and Hamish Young finished first in the Boys Under 15 Singles
Our multiple winners included Hamish Young and Darcy Hensel. Hamish led a stunning Shalom trifecta in the Under 15 Single, ahead of Joshua Pole and Samuel Nelson. Earlier in the day, Hamish, Joshua, Darcy, Reece Santalucia and Taitum Staley (cox) had triumphed in the Year 9 Quad. Hamish and Joshua were also runners-up in the Boy's Year 9 Double. Darcy and Joshua (cox) also partnered Zachary Christiansen, Patrick Waters and Samuel Nelson to win convincingly in the Year 8 Quad. Zachary and Patrick blew their rivals away in the Year 8 Double, with Zachary also an excellent second in the Under 14 Singles.
Zali Haster, Allie Wenning, Anna Nicolson, Lili Haster and Cox Clare Evans claimed gold in the Girls Year 7 Quad
Clare Evans, Amy Snare, Claire Barber, Grace Pashley and Taitum Staley (cox) led the field home in the year 9 Quad. Grace Pashley won silver in the under-16 singles. Allie Wenning and Anna Nicolson, Zali and Lili Haster and Clare Evans (cox) were the golden girls in the Year 7 Quad. Allie and Anna also added bronze award with Ella Creighton, Jayde Bradshaw and Emma Nash in the Year 8 Quad. Zali and Lili placed second in the Year 7 Double, while Zali finished a commendable fourth in the Under 14 Singles. Lana Amos was another of our rowers to do well, placing third in both the Under 17 Singles, and the Year 11 Double, where she rowed with Emma Broadfoot.
All of our five Year 7 rowers were among the medals, with Matthew Parker, Tallan Foster, Lincoln Dwyer and Timothy Chaplin taking silver in the Quad, coxed by Patrick Waters. Timothy and Tallan teamed for silver in the Year 7 Doubles and Denyin Rose partnered a Bundaberg State High student for silver in the Year 8 Double. Lincoln was our best in the Under 13 Singles' final, in 2nd place, with Tallan a close fourth after winning his heat. Lincoln and Matthew collected bronze in the Year 7 Double, with Timothy also a noteworthy third in the Under 14 Singles.
Mr Vince Habermann
Confraternity Rugby League
Shalom will again contest the prestigious 39th Annual Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Rugby League Confraternity Carnival, which will be hosted by Padua College, Brisbane, next week. Forty-eight teams from throughout Queensland will battle it out with Shalom contesting Division 2, with our three pool matches to be played against All Souls/St Gabriel's Charters Towers, St Michael's Carrara and Clairvaux MacKillop Mt Gravatt respectively. After Pool matches, Division 2 teams will be divided into the Plate, Bowl and Cup, after which all teams will have three more games, quarter-finals, semi-finals, grand finals and playoffs for all other positions. The former Christian Brothers College Bundaberg, which closed in 1983, together with Loyola College, to form the coeducational Shalom College, inaugurated this nationally acclaimed rugby league showcase event back in 1979, and has always competed at the carnival, apart from one year. Shalom last won the Plate on the Gold Coast in 2014. Our team will be led by captain Martin Powell, with Anthony Altadonna his deputy. The side includes just six players who also represented Shalom at last year's Confraternity Carnival in Rockhampton, Martin Powell, Lachlan Dempsey, Blake Hutchinson, Bill O'Doherty, Daniel O'Driscoll and William Stewart.
The team has been training hard under coach Mr Neil Feather, assistant coaches, trainers and FAO's since September last year. It has been in good form in the Broncos Challenge and will aiming to again perform strongly across their six games over four days of competition. Eight other staff will also attend the carnival in a range of capacities, Brother Rochford, Mr Simon Gills, Mr Antonio Kaufusi, Mr David Gahan, Mr Joe O'Driscoll, Mr David Bond, Mr Stephen Chappel and Mr Vince Habermann, as well as long-time team FAO Mr Col Fritz.
The Shalom Confro 2017 Team would like to thank our sponsors, Rum City Foods and The Waves Sports Club. A trip like this would not occur without the valuable contributions from these organisations.
1 Martin Powell (C), 2 William Stewart, 3 Nash Kuorikoski, 4 Lachlan Dullaway, 5 Ethan Ennett, 6 Blake Hutchinson, 7 Lachlan Dempsey, 8 Anthony Altadonna (VC), 9 Samuel Tobin, 10 Michael Bundesen, 11 Jett Grogan, 12 Bill O'Doherty, 13 Rece Hansen, 14 Jai Smith, 15 Brentin Reinhardt, 16 Daniel O'Driscoll, 17 Christian Glass, 18 Lachlan Sarnadsky, 19 Aaron Franklin, 20 Tomasi Tikonilia.
Upcoming Events
Sports Information will be placed on the notice board in the Undercover area. When students need to collect forms and other details from me, I am in the Sports Office located at the back of the Loyola Centre opening onto the Undercover eating area.
- 22 and 23 June - Shalom Track & Field Carnival. Half day Thursday, all day Friday
- Term 3 Week 2 - Winter Sport commences
Your Sporting Fanatic
Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
Tuckshop Roster
19 June
Mila Robertson
20 June
Kym Creighton
Karen Higgins
21 June
Claire Hamilton
Sharon Pole
22 June
Diana Willoughby
Tania Wright
23 June (last day of Term 2)
Michelle Arvidsson-Smith
Nancy Poldervaart
10 July
Kathryn Hanlon
11 July
Cathy Duffield
Margaret Keverkis
(bi-monthly from March)
12 July
Cher Giovannoni
Kellie Walker
13 July
Paul & Caroline Simms
Allison Toft
14 July
Michelle Arvidsson-Smith
Leah Whaleboat
Marilyn Wootton
17 July
Mila Robertson
18 July
Kym Creighton
Karen Higgins
19 July
Claire Hamilton
Sharon Pole
20 July
Holly Davidson
Jennifer Pim
21 July
Andrew Hernricksen
Kylie Jarvis
24 July
Stefanie Hale
25 July
Fiona Canniffe
Pauline Shaxson
26 July
Trish Cahill
27 July
Diana Willoughby
Tania Wright
28 July
Michelle Arvidsson-Smith
Nancy Poldervaart
Shalom Sunday Markets
The Artisan Collective 4670
This unique addition to the Shalom Markets will now occur every third Sunday of the month running from 7:00am to 12:00pm in the Sports Centre.
Tuckshop Markets Roster
25 June
6.00am - 9.30am
Vince Habermann
Melissa Lancaster
Kate Rehbein
Louise Stallard
Craig Warner
Penelope Wrench
9.00am - 12.30pm
Brendan/Astrid Clancy
Kym Murphy
Jo Medcalf
John Pappalardo
2 July
6.00am - 9.30am
Murray/Michele Flick
Greg/Jenny Jackson
Andrew Lucht
Janelle Test
Clarissa Pointon
Brendan/Yvette Simpson
Wanita Stringer
9.00am - 12.30pm
Sharon Anderson
Terry/Leanne Emmitt
Sandra Killer
Belinda Prossliner
Warren Vaschina
9 July
6.00am - 9.30am
Bruce/Kayleen Bryan
Mary Buchanan
Robert/Mellisa Doyle
Keightley Family
Peter O'Beirne
Steven Schiffke
Marie Walker
9.00am - 12.30pm
Rodney Allport
Marlyn/William May
Patricia Rochford
Tin Yu Wong
Michelle Purkis
16 July
6.00am - 9.30am
Leone Aslett
Suzanne Brown
John Delaney
Mechalle Kimber
Mark Morris
Allison Toft
Jennifer Walsh
9.00am - 12.30pm
Marissa Browne
Anne Exelby
Linda Francis
Renita Snare
23 July
6.00am - 9.30am
Christine Buwalda-Nicolson
Joanne Godfrey
Richard/Fiona Hayes
Martin Kelly
Rohan/Maddy Lloyd
Karlee Pfeffer
9.00am - 12.30pm
Wayne Fuller
Bruce Green
Kylie Johnstone
30 July
6.00am - 9.30am
Michelle Baumgartner
Carolyn Caldwell
Tracey Clarke
Melissa Floyd
Jennifer Obst
Ros McCaig
Patricia/Robert Smith
9.00am - 12.30pm
Kate Crook
Karen Garson
Neil Hibberd
Jo Medcalf
Markets BBQ Roster
25 June
Cambodia Trip
2 July
Knights of the Southern Cross
9 July
Relay for Life
16 July
Edmund Rice Camp
23 July
Cambodia Trip
30 July
Hogan House
Community Notice Board
The Catholic Parish of Bundaberg – News
C Factor Talent Quest
Calling all budding musicians, $1000 prizemoney will go to the winner of the 2017 Bundaberg Relay for Life Talent Quest. Heats will be held on Sunday 2 July at the Family Centre at the Old Showgrounds, Thursday 13 July (Shalom Performing Arts Precinct) and Friday 21 July (Riverfeast), with semi-finals at Riverfeast on Friday 4 August, with the final at Relay For Life on Saturday 12 August. Shalom Year 12 student Matthew Munro, who was the C Factor runnerup in 2015, has gone on to bigger and better things in the world of music. Entry forms are available at the Cancer Council Office at 41 Woongarra Street (next to Keith Pitt's Office), Bundaberg Broadcasters at 38 Crofton Street, or from Bundaberg Relay for Life treasurer Vince Habermann in Student Services here at Shalom or email email@example.com.
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Ecumenical Lunch - Helping the Homeless
Join us in the Shalom College Sports Centre for a special event with International Humanitarian and Global Peacemaker Moira Kelly
Lunch will be catered by The Waves and additional entertainment and fundraising activities will be ongoing. Tickets will be available at $55pp or $35pp concession (discounted prices are for aged pension and school students only).
All fundraising proceeds will go towards updating facilities to ensure homeless people have access to showers and washing / drying facilities, as well as conversation and connection with volunteers for further support and referral.
The 2017 Ecumenical Committee is underpinned by CentacareCQ as the auspicing body, and has additionally brought together enthusiastic representatives from the Bundaberg Housing and Homeless Forum, Churches, Local Government, Media, Local Business and Service Groups to help identify and implement projects that will have practical outcomes to those effected by homelessness in Bundaberg.
Every night there are more than 19,838 people experiencing homelessness in Queensland alone, that's 1 in 200 people Australia-wide, so it was not difficult to facilitate a fundraising campaign that is "Helping the Homeless".
Please click on the link to follow the event on our Shalom Facebook Page 15th Annual Ecumenical Lunch .
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Triple P Parenting
The State Government is funding free access to Triple P, which is the world's most evidence-based parenting program and has helped more than four million children and their parents around the world develop closer, more positive relationships.
Please click on this link, which will take you to the website where you can access information relevant to your situation.
This link will remain in our Newsletter with Triple P sending us regular updates and helpful tips.


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Counting with Kittens
Your child will practice printing the numerals 1-5 and reinforce their counting and addition skills when they answer each question posed on this cute worksheet. An answer key is included.
Grade recommendation: prek-k • Common Core State Standards Alignment: K.CC.3, K.CC.5
Skills: thinking skills | counting to 5 | adding to 5 | how many | math | following directions | learning to add
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L.I.M.A. is an organization which
consists of only chartered AMA clubs, which are located within the AMA geographical District #34 located In the southern portion of New York State.
The goal of this organization is to assist AMA clubs in this area, and to promote unity amongst road riding clubs, to give a sense of brother and sisterhood to all that belong regardless of motorcycle type.
To bring to Long Island a united motorcycle community supporting each others clubs events and in doing so making the AMA a larger and stronger and much more active in providing a safer environment for motorcyclist on Long Island and in New York State.
L.I.M.A.'s concept is to become the premier motorcycling organization on Long Island and still be down to earth treating all clubs in the organization as one big brother and sisterhood. To show respect to all clubs on Long Island as well. Not to lose sight of what motorcycling is on a local level as well as the national level.
To have the ability to bring all AMA motorcyclist who are members of an established AMA clubs together under one organization. An organization that will show pride in the AMA, and To help promote it's growth.


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(Top: ASOS; Skirt: M&S; Bag: Baia; Necklace and ring: Thomas Sabo; Watch: Michael Kors; Shoes: London Rebel)
So any sensible person is right now varying percentages through House of Cards, with Season Three having landed on Netflix like a late Valentine's Day treat for all fans of the Machiavellian machinations of the ruthless Frank and Claire Underwood. I remember when the show first appeared on Netflix and a colleague told me that, with my penchant for black polo necks and cropped hair, I looked like Claire Underwood. Obviously, I'll take that.
Say what you want about the icy, Lady Macbeth-like Claire, but her cool composed ability to cut her enemies deep and to be both the essential component in Frank's armour and, potentially, his only weakness and ultimate foil, has me hooked, as does the fact that Robin Wright goes toe to toe with the titan Kevin Spacey and holds her own handsomely. That alone is reason to tune in, with her enviable working wardrobe being another season. She'd never wear suede these days, but if she'd been dressing in the '90s I'd like to believe she would dress like this.


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Redskins lose 31-26 in Dallas
The Redskins failed to score in the red zone early in Dallas and it proved to be costly. The Redskins were able to move the ball effectively and didn't even have to punt in the first half, but only managed 6 points for the first 3 quarters.
Dustin Hopkins also missed 2 field goals as his play continues to get worse. As far as the defense went they played bad for most of the game, but this game wasn't lost by them.
This game was lost in the first half when the Redskins weren't aggressive enough in the Red zone.
The Redskins are now 6-4-1, and to make the playoffs they need to go 4-1 through these next 5 games. Hopefully, they can get back on track with a win next week in Arizona.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-squander-chances-and-cowboys-make-them-pay-in-31-26-thanksgiving-win/2016/11/24/8974eb28-b1fe-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html


text: A superb and elegant thumbnail crystal that LOOKS like a cerussite from Tsumeb, but for the weight to give it away. Nearly a complete pinwheel pattern, this beryllonite specimen is a twin, I believe. The crystals are lustrous, gemmy, slightly frosted and colorless. From a small pocket found in June of 2011 (and the best thumbnail crystal from the lot, so far as I know) .


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Estate Planning
What is Estate Planning?
Estate Planning creates a master plan for the management of your property during life and the distribution of that property at death. For most people, Estate Planning will give you more control over your assets during your life, provide care when you are disabled, and allow for the transfer of wealth to whom you want, when you want, at the lowest possible cost.
Common Estate Planning issues addressed in the wealth management process include the transfer of wealth, the minimization of transfer taxes, asset protection, and charitable giving.
Transferring Wealth
Wealth transfer planning involves the smooth transition of wealth to the next generation, or to charities, according to your wishes. With proper estate planning, you decide to whom, how, how and when your assets will be distributed, as well as who will manage your estate or business. Special issues you may deal with are providing financial security for family and friends, planning for children of a previous marriage, equalizing inheritances fairly, and retiring from your business. Wealth transfer planning also involves the management of assets during disability or incapacity.
Minimizing Transfer Taxes
A major goal of estate planning is to minimize potential taxes without interfering with your other financial goals. If you give away wealth, during life or at death, you may incur federal taxes- and possibly additional state taxes. The taxes include gift, estate, income, and inheritance taxes. You can help protect the assets you transfer from excessive depletion by understanding these taxes and the various strategies you can use to minimize them.
Asset Protection
If you own substantial assets, creditor protection can be a concern. Creditors can come in the form of the IRS, accident victims, Medicaid, business creditors, or an ex-spouse. An asset protection plan first identifies potential exposure and then identifies preventive tools and strategies to reduce exposure. Asset protection planning deals with ownership issues, liability insurance, statutory protections, special needs trusts, offshore and domestic trusts, prenuptial agreements, divorce, and business dissolutions.
Charitable Gifting
Charitable giving is motive by both personal and tax incentives. Most people donate to favorite charities because they believe in the charity's mission and they gain a sense of personal satisfaction by contributing to that mission. Congress encourages charitable giving through tax legislation that can minimize your income and estate taxes. Charitable planning involves selecting the gifted property and charitable structure that will target your income estate planning, and donative needs.
Basic Estate Planning Package
Our basic plan includes a Will, Revocable Living Trust, General Power of Attorney, Advance Healthcare Directive, Authorization for Request of Protected Medical Records, Assignment of Personal Property into Trust Document, a Deed and Preliminary Change of Ownership, Funding Instructions & Memorial Instructions.
Estate Planning Benefits
- Avoids Probate - Probate is a very expensive process which often occurs if a Trust is not set up prior to death. Probate can take years to resolve and it is not private, so the terms of your estate could be open to the public via court records.
- Establishes Successor Fiduciaries – With a solid estate plan, executors are established, as are Trustees, attorneys-in-fact, and healthcare attorneys-in-fact. These fiduciaries will immediately step into your shoes in the event of death or incapacity.
- Asset Protection – Optional Provisions can be added to provide asset protection for beneficiaries.
- Proper Distribution to Beneficiaries – With an estate plan, assets can be distributed to your beneficiaries the way you designate. Specific cash distributions can be made to certain beneficiaries and the residue of your estate can be distributed outright or at certain ages and for specific percentage amounts. Undesirable beneficiaries can be specifically excluded. Optional provisions for special needs beneficiaries can be added as well.
Estate Planning Resources
A Seven Point Checklist for Your Estate Plan
When it comes to estate planning, executing your will and other estate documents is only the first step. To help ensure that your estate plan stays in tune with your goals and needs, its important to review and update it on an ongoing basis. Working with your financial advisor and attorney, use this checklist as a starting point to keep your estate plan in good shape.
View the Estate Planning checklist
1. Check trust funding.
Trusts are often used to preserve privacy, minimize estate taxes or administration expenses, or transfer assets to beneficiaries according to specific wishes. If you have executed a trust, consult with your attorney and financial advisor to determine which assets should be owned by your trust or should have the trust named as a beneficiary. Keep in mind that assets not owned by the trust will not be subject to its provisions.
2. Account for any life changes.
Have you experienced personal or financial changes since you executed your estate documentsfor instance, the arrival of a new family member or a significant increase in assets? If so, be sure to update your documents to reflect those changes and take advantage of asset protection measures, if necessary.
3. Update beneficiary designations.
Outdated beneficiary designations can derail an estate plan. Review your designations to ensure that the correct people are named, rather than a deceased family member or ex-spouse. If your children were minors when you last reviewed your beneficiary designations, they may now be ready to receive the assets directly.
4. Review trustee and agent appointments.
While reviewing your beneficiary designations, also reevaluate who you have appointed as executor of your estate, trustee of your trust, or as your agent under your powers of attorney for health care and finances. Are the people you named still ready to carry out your wishes? Will they be capable of administering your assets in an appropriate manner?
5. Review provisions of powers of attorney and health care directives.
Ongoing changes to federal and state laws wont necessarily invalidate a document thats already been executed; however, such changes may limit your agents ability to carry out his or her duties. For example, changes to privacy laws may prevent your agent from accessing pertinent medical information. To accomplish your planning goals, it may be necessary to expand your agents authority.
6. Prepare for the distribution of personal effects.
If your will includes directions for the distribution of your personal effects, consider informing your executor or administrator ahead of time and providing him or her with a copy of the list. Or you may wish to leave a separate list, if permitted under your states law. In short, the person handling your estate should be aware of your wishes so that your personal items dont disappear on a first come, first served basis before the formal probate process begins.
7. Understand your documents.
Ask your attorney and financial advisor as many questions as necessary to ensure that you have a clear understanding of each document in your estate plan. If its been some time since you executed your estate plan and you cant remember something, ask again. Estate planning can be complex, but its essential that you understand the whole process.
Basic Estate Planning Documents
Although many of us don't like to think about planning for a future that we wont be around to experience, a well-thought-out estate plan helps to manage and preserve assets during life and conserve and direct the distribution of assets at death.
Basic estate planning is for everyone. Through an estate plan, you have a say in the "how, when, and to whom" your assets are transferred, in addition to achieving your own specific tax and non-tax planning goals.
Core estate planning documents generally include:
- Durable power of attorney (POA) for financial matters
- Health care POA (and/or a living will)
- Will
- Trust agreement (depending on your specific situation)
Durable POA:
This document allows you to authorize someone, called an agent, to handle your financial matters if you were to become incapacitated. Without a durable POA, your family members would have to institute legal proceedings and request a probate court to appoint a guardian to carry out these responsibilities. By addressing the possibility of incapacity in advance through a durable POA, you and your family can avoid the expense and potential hassle of the probate process.
Health care documents:
With a heath care POA, you authorize an agent to handle your health care needs in a manner consistent with your intentions in the event of your incapacity. This includes permission for the agent to authorize actions regarding the continuation of life support, nutrition, and hydration, as well as to deal with general health care decisions that may arise.
Some states authorize a secondary health care document, typically called a living will. It works in conjunction with a health care POA, authorizing your health care providers to take specific action in the event that there is no reasonable hope of your recovery. It also serves an important function when the agent or other individuals you named in your health care POA are unable to make a decision on your behalf relative to continuing life-sustaining treatment.
A will allows you to direct who will receive your property upon your death and under what circumstances. It also enables you to direct the payment of estate administration expenses and taxes and nominate an executor to handle these matters. Even more important, it allows you to designate a guardian for your minor children.
With a trust, you can plan for the management of assets during your life, if you become incapacitated, and upon your death. A trust can also help minimize potential federal or state estate taxes.
Trusts come in two general forms:
- testamentary trusts, which are funded at death,
- and living trusts, which are funded during your lifetime.
Generally revocable, a living trust is the centerpiece of a well-rounded estate plan. When a living trust is established, the process of distributing assets at the time of death will not be subject to the jurisdiction and oversight of the probate court.
Reviewing Your Beneficiary Designations
Reviewing your beneficiary designations is one of the most important—and often overlooked—aspects of maintaining an estate plan.
Why it's essential?
Here are a few reasons why you should review your beneficiary designations on a regular basis:
- A will doesn't cover everything. Even if you have a will or a trust, it may not govern who will receive certain assets when you die. Assets that permit you to designate a beneficiary—such as IRAs, life insurance policies, stocks, and retirement plans—do not pass through your trust or estate unless you name your trust or estate as the beneficiary. In other words, if you want an asset to be distributed via your trust, your trust must be the named beneficiary of the asset. (For tax reasons, some assets are not appropriate to be held by trusts or pass through your estate.)
- Life is uncertain. Life events often necessitate a review of beneficiary designations. For example, failing to review beneficiary designations after a divorce can be a costly mistake. Federal and state law may require the spouse to be the beneficiary of certain assets. A divorce—or, in many states, remarriage—may not invalidate this designation unless the spouse waives the right in writing. Another event that should prompt a review of your designations is a named beneficiary's death. Do you know where the asset would pass if a beneficiary predeceases you—to that person's estate, a member of his or her family, or another beneficiary?
- Mistakes happen. Providers sometimes make mistakes, so it's important to verify the information they have on file.
Beneficiary designation worksheet
Use this worksheet to review and keep a record of your beneficiary designations.
Choosing Your Executor or Trustee
Your estate plan is not complete until you appoint someone to carry out your wishes. Your choice of executor or trustee is important. Before selecting an obvious choice, such as a spouse or child, consider the time involved in assuming either role, the scope of duties, and the burden that both roles may impose.
Choosing Your Executor
Under the supervision of the probate court, an executor manages and distributes the estate according to the decedent's will or, in the absence of a will, according to state laws of intestacy. If there is no will, the court appoints an executor.
A will gives you the ability to control who serves as your executor, as well as how your assets will be managed and distributed. An executor is responsible for paying the expenses of your estate and the debts you leave behind. He or she may have to oversee the running of your business, arrange for the care of your dependents, and prudently invest your assets. An executor must also file tax returns and probate court reports. If you own property in several states, your executor will have to deal with additional probate court systems. Settling an estate typically takes less than one year, but it can take longer and become time consuming.
Ideally, the individual you choose as executor will be responsible, competent, organized, and trustworthy. An executor does not have to be an attorney but should be someone known for getting things done.
When deciding on an executor, keep in mind the potential conflicts of interest that could disrupt family harmony. For example, a spouse is a common choice, but children from a previous marriage could view a current spouse as biased. Also, when choosing one sibling over another, consider their relationship and history. Your heirs should regard your choice as someone who has common sense and is fair. These attributes go a long way when managing family dynamics and handling squabbles that can erupt during the settlement of your estate. If you cannot find someone in the immediate family who has the necessary qualities, appoint a third party.
Be sure that the individual you choose is willing to serve. Settling an estate is time consuming. In addition, in some cases, the executor may incur out-of-pocket costs such as the cost of a surety bond. Further, an executor will be liable for his or her actions, and there can be repercussions for failing to act properly. Even if your choice is willing and able to take on the job today, he or she may not be able to continue in the future. Always name a successor executor in your will.
Choosing Your Trustee
You might also consider a revocable trust if your goals include factors such as controlling distributions of assets to heirs, professional management, or creditor protection. When you establish a trust, you will also appoint a trustee.
A trustee manages the assets left to your trust for the benefit of your beneficiaries according to the instructions you provide in the trust document. A trustee has duties similar to those of an executor; however, a trustee's decisions can have long-lasting consequences because, unlike an estate, a trust can last for decades, sometimes even over several generations. For this reason, many people rely on the professional services of a trust company.
If you have created a revocable trust, you probably serve as your own trustee and have named a successor trustee to take over if you incur a disability or when you pass away. When choosing a successor, look for someone with the following qualities:
- Competence. A good trustee understands the trust document and his or her duties. He or she will also know his or her limitations and seek expert advice on legal, tax, or investment issues when needed.
- Willing and able. Lack of time is the principal reason why personal friends and family members resign trustee positions. It is always wise to name several alternatives if your first choice cannot fulfill the role.
- Insight. A good trustee understands what you, the grantor, had in mind and is close enough to beneficiaries to understand their needs. For this reason, you may name a friend or family member to serve as co-trustee with a trust company. The trust company can perform all administrative duties so that your personal trustee can be relieved of day-to-day management. Meanwhile, the trust company can benefit from the insight provided by the personal trustee.
- Impartial. Your trustee understands that he or she has an obligation to consider the needs of all beneficiaries and not favor one over another.
- Maturity. The ideal trustee would have the family's respect. An individual who has trouble communicating or who is indecisive is not the best choice for this role. A trustee may have to deal with difficult beneficiaries or make unpopular decisions.
- Astute. Your choice should have a history of making good financial and personal decisions.
Although your business partner, attorney, CPA, investment advisor, or insurance agent might seem like a natural choice, these individuals could face conflicts of interest by serving as successor trustee because they may likely be simultaneously providing professional services to the trust or its beneficiaries.
An alternative is a professional trustee such as the trust department of a bank. A professional trustee (also called a corporate trustee) will have extensive experience in trust management and will be accountable to banking authorities, as well as to internal and outside auditors. Using a professional trustee may also be the best way to preserve family harmony.
This material has been provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute either tax or legal advice. Although we go to great lengths to make sure our information is accurate and useful, we recommend you consult a tax preparer, professional tax advisor, or lawyer.
To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.
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Selecting a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
When designating a durable power of attorney for health care (or health care agent), it is important to choose someone you trust to make the best medical decisions on your behalf. While your instinct might be to choose your spouse or your children, it's wise to step back and carefully evaluate whether the person you plan to appoint will be capable of following through with his or her responsibilities. Keep in mind that your agent may need to address unforeseen health care issues and potentially make difficult decisions on your behalf.
Generally, its advisable to appoint one person to serve as your agent and make alternate appointments in the event that he or she is unwilling or unable to accept the responsibility. If you appoint several people to share the responsibility, it may be difficult for them to achieve consensus.
We've designed a tool to help you evaluate potential candidates and decide on the person best suited to serve as your health care agent.
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Understanding Advanced Health Directives
If you became seriously ill and could no longer communicate your wishes, how would you want to be cared for? Which treatments would you want, and which would you want to avoid? Advance directives allow you to convey your decisions for end-of-life care to family, friends, and health care professionals, helping prevent confusion down the road.
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What are advance directives?
Advance directives are legal documents that make your preferences for medical care known before you become ill. Through an advance directive, you can appoint someone to make decisions for you if youre unable to do so, as well as tell your health care providers how to manage your treatment. For example, in the case of a terminal illness, you might request that your health care professionals keep you comfortable and pain-free without resorting to extraordinary and costly measures. Or, you might state that you want a certain treatment no matter how ill you are.
Important considerations
An advance directive becomes effective only if your doctor verifies that you have a terminal or irreversible condition and you cannot communicate. Advance directives are not set in stone; they can always be amended or revoked. (They cannot, however, be changed by a relative or well-meaning friend.) If you do decide to amend or revoke an advance directive, its important to let your family, doctor, and other health care professionals know. In the absence of an advance directive or other legal document created by you, your family can ask the courts to appoint a proxy to make medical decisions for you. Usually, courts will only grant a proxy limited authority, which may not fully address the needs of the patient and family. By drafting an advance directive, you can appoint your own proxy and provide him or her as broad or as narrow an authority as you wish. Keep in mind that your proxy has the legal right to make decisions for you, even if family members disagree.
Types of advance directives
Advance directives can take several forms, but the three documents described below are the most common. You may need all three to provide comprehensive directions about your wishes. Its important to note that laws for advance directives vary from state to state, so be sure to understand the laws where you live. Also, while a legally valid document executed in one state will generally be honored in another, its wise to have your documents prepared in any states you frequently visit.
Health care proxy or durable medical power of attorney.
Through a health care proxy or durable medical power of attorney, you designate who can act as your advocate and make medical decisions on your behalf.
Living will.
A living will is often confused with a durable medical power of attorney or health care proxy, but its scope is more limited. It describes the medical treatments you would want if you were seriously ill, but it doesnt allow you to appoint someone to make decisions for you. Typically, a living will clarifies your wishes in regard to feeding and hydration tubes, breathing apparatus, permanent dialysis, or other life support systems.
Do not resuscitate (DNR) directive.
In the event you stop breathing or your heart stops, a DNR directive instructs paramedics and other response teams not to perform CPR. You can decide where this directive takes effect: while you are in the hospital, in non-hospital emergencies, or both.
Another option: Five Wishes
Created by the nonprofit organization Aging With Dignity, Five Wishes is an advance directive that focuses on the patients values about terminal care rather than specific medical treatments. Written in everyday language, the document covers:
- Who you want to make your health care decisions when you are not able to
- What kind of treatment you want or dont want
- How comfortable you want to be
- How you want people to treat you
- What you want your loved ones to know
Five Wishes meets the legal criteria for advance directives in 42 states. Health care professionals will accept it in the remaining states, but it may not be honored if there are conflicting wishes among your family members.
Giving your family peace of mind.
By defining the type and extent of care you want to receive, you can give your family peace of mind if a painful decision has to be made. The more clear you are about your wishes, the easier it will be for the person you appoint to make medical decisions on your behalf. Once you have drafted an advance directive, dont forget to provide a copy to your family and health care providers, and be sure to discuss your wishes with those close to you.
Commonwealth Financial Network ® does not offer tax or legal advice. Please consult a tax or legal professional regarding your individual situation.


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On March 12, 1947, President Harry Truman delivered a speech in which he pledged financial and military support to the governments of Greece and Turkey, who were facing major internal conflict (in the case of Greece, an actual civil war). Truman's reasons for supporting Greece and Turkey were at least in part to limit the political and military influence of the Soviet Union, which supported opposition parties. This policy of containment became known as the Truman Doctrine, and is often regarded as the start of the Cold War.In outlining his doctrine, Truman assumed that all local or national communist parties were aligned with, and influenced by, the Soviet Union. He warned that if one country in a region fell under the influence of Soviet communism, neighboring countries might also fall—the domino theory. By supporting the incumbent governments of Greece and Turkey, Truman said he was supporting European capitalism and democracy.
Term Part of Speech Definition Encyclopedic Entry align Verb
to put in a straight line.
alliance Noun
people or groups united for a specific purpose.
capitalism Noun
economic system where the free exchange of goods and services is controlled by individuals and groups, not the state.
civil war Noun
conflict between groups in the same country or nation.
Cold War Noun
(1947-1991) conflict between the Soviet Union (and its allies) and the United States (and its allies). The two sides never confronted each other directly.
communist Noun
person or group of people who support communism, a type of economy where all property, including land, factories and companies, is held by the government.
democracy Noun
system of organization or government where the people decide policies or elect representatives to do so.
domino theory Noun
idea or belief that if one country is taken over or influenced by communism, the nearby nations will also be taken over one after another.
financial Adjective
having to do with money.
government Noun
system or order of a nation, state, or other political unit.
incumbent Noun
person currently holding an office or position.
influence Verb
to encourage or persuade a person or organization to act a certain way.
military Noun
armed forces.
NATO Noun
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Military alliance of 28 North American and European countries.
pledge Verb
to guarantee or promise.
political Adjective
having to do with public policy, government, administration, or elected office.
Soviet Union Noun
(1922-1991) large northern Eurasian nation that had a communist government. Also called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the USSR.


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A German Sense Of Humour
by Paul Hamilton
"I was called Gerard after a cousin… He, er… And I was called Hoffnung after Gerard."
To hear Gerard Hoffnung's voice, you'd think he was some decrepit habituee of the Garrick, balloon of Remy Martin by his side, half-finished Telegraph crossword over his lap, kept in his chair by the weight of medals pinned to his M.C.C. blazer. He sounded like some Goon Show hybrid, a morph of the Sanders suavity of Grytpype-Thynne and the older-than-God geriatric fuzzy-headed senilities of Henry Crun - with a spoonful of Wilfrid Lawson ham Shakespearean bewailments and bombast stirred into the DNA for good measure. He's the plate-dropping brother Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling keeps under lock and key in the high tower, he's a slack-brained Michael Trubshawe, a hungover C. Aubrey Smith, or a Cecil Parker waking to discover he's piloting an aeroplane.
Truth is, he was nothing of the sort. The name gives it away, really, but it surprised me to find out Hoffnung was a German, evacuated to England in 1939 when still a schoolboy and unable to speak a word of English. Stranger still to discover that the coughing, wheezing old man interviewed by Richardson was barely into his thirties. Oddest of all is knowing that Hoffnung actually spoke like an ancient archbishop attempting Frankie Howerd impressions all the time.
Hoffnung's encounters with urbane Canadian Charles Richardson remain masterclasses of interview-disruption and deviation. Richardson's kick-offs to the interviews are invariably immediately fouled by Hoffnung's curt rejoinders of "What do you want?" or irrelevant pleasantries ("You've had your hair cut"). The ace up Hoffnung's sleeve is to play the uncomprehending ass:
|Richardson: Mr Hoffnung, you always appear to me to be particularly immaculate all the time.
Hoffnung [sounding hurt, slighted]: Immaculate? I don't look immaculate; I always look very clean and neat. I don't see how you can say that.
Richardson: That's what I mean, you see, by immaculate…
Hoffnung: No, you said I looked immaculate. That doesn't mean clean and neat…
… And so on until Richardson apologises for his rank offensiveness.
Hoffnung made his living as a cartoonist and, like Eddie Izzard's penchant for people and things to be made of jam, so too did Gerard take a shine to drawing "jam tarts playing poker" or (perhaps his favourite image) "a policeman on a llama, sucking blancmange through a straw". The occasional surreal image creeps into the interviews to unforgettable effect. This is Hoffnung reminiscing about his late cat:
|Hoffnung: He was very old… He used to, er, sit at table with us, you know. That CAT! used to have a serviette tied around its hea- er, neck… er, and it, you know it used to hold a lighted candle between its paws until dinner was over… that cat did.
Richardson: Why?
Hoffnung: Well, that's the way he liked to, er, he was, mmm, full of convention, you know, full of formality. You wouldn't find cats like that now.
Whenever Richardson incorporates jokes (he asks whether the cat died of "fire") or extends Hoffnung's comic premises (such as asking whether the moon is made of green cheese after a minute of Hoffnung doing little more than exclaiming "Moon monkeys! Monkeys on the moon!"), he is cut short. Arguably, this could be because these were unscripted affairs and Hoffnung was not a natural extemporizer, someone who could develop monologues and jokes off-the-cuff. Happily, Hoffnung's brusqueness ("Don't cross-examine me!" he bellows at the interviewer) fits well with his persona of an upper-class loon, a bit of a spoilt brat that's amiable for as long as everyone's playing the game his way, but woe betide anyone who dares stem the flow of his babbling. "I don't make provocative remarks!" he roars; "I resent these questions!" A great moment is when Richardson asks the prickly Hoffnung if he is married. "It's none of your business whether I'm married! Of course I'm married!"
The interview being a game of cat-and-mouse, the best fun to be had from the Hoffnung/Richardson encounters to is to see what a merry dance Gerry Mouse leads Charlie Cat. An enquiry into how Hoffnung manages to cram so much work into one day ends with Richardson being told in fine detail of Hoffnung's sleep schedule, followed by his washing routine (including brushing his tooth, which gets a rare audible giggle from Richardson), a walk around the garden, afternoon nap and then bed again. Hoffnung earned himself a gold star for telling an interminable yarn about a housekeeper. Realising his duty to the radio audience, Richardson, wanting Hoffnung to cut to the chase, asks, "Is this a long story?" "Yes!" he responds and blithely burbles on.
Hoffnung in some aspects is an ancestor to Cook's batty Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling with his grand line of flop enterprises, discoveries and inventions. "Oooh!" exclaims Gerard, "Do you know - you see this this pipe here? Do you know this is the only pipe that makes invisible smoke? You watch…" A series of pipe-sucking sounds ensues.
|Richardson: Invisible smoke?
Hoffnung: Yes! You can't see it, can you? [resumption of pipe-puffing and sucking]
Richardson: But it's not alight…?
Hoffnung [disappointed]: … Oh, is that what it is?
The private Hoffnung was an active Quaker, devoting time and effort to visiting prisoners and to protesting against the hydrogen bomb. None of this would be apparent in the interview tapes, although in his address to the Oxford Union, after twenty minutes of badinage and telling pidgin English jokes that are still common currency today thanks to the creations of Sacha Baron Cohen, he makes a prompt plea for the government to redirect their budget earmarked for nuclear arms to opera houses and art galleries before taking his leave with 'That's it!' (He had the fear of being thought boring when being serious.) His vegetarianism, however, is the moral backbone to his individual form of hunting which he reveals to Richardson in a tape devoted to sport. Other than hunting, Hoffnung is particularly keen on the following competitive pastime:
|I like that sport where a lot of people are, er, asleep on a lawn, you know. They sit around in deckchairs - then there's some people in the middle of the lawn, they do something. there's a chap with a barber's coat on… And then it starts raining, you know, and they all wake up - and somebody says "Well played, sir". I like that a lot.
One could mourn the lazy way Hoffnung and Richardson went about their interviews - little preparation, hardly the most inspiring of subjects (the weather, for God's sake!) - or that less than an hour of them exist. When one considers that these tapes were made mostly for fun and that they have survived at all is just cause for celebration - and that can't be wrong.
A double-CD, 'Gerard Hoffnung: A Last Encore', is available on the BBC Radio Collection label.
This is an edited version of an article originally published in Kettering 8.


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17 Properties in Nottinghamshire
Suitable for a party of 2 taking no pets.
|These properties appear courtesy of ClickHolidayCottages.co.uk
Shirehill, Tuxford
Shirehill was built in C1800 and retains many of its original features, with lovely lawned gardens and views over the Nottinghamshire countryside. This is an ideal location from which to explore Robin Hood Country and Sherwood Forest,
Sleeps: 2 Pets allowed: Yes
16 Pilcher Gate, Nottingham
16 Pilcher Gate offers a number of luxury self catering apartments in the heart of Nottingham. Each apartment has been carefully planned using only the best furniture and fittings
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: No
Sherwood Mews, Edwinstowe
Unique 110 year old converted railway tea rooms set in the heart of Sherwood Forest. Exposed oak beams and a vaulted ceiling enhance the character of this cottage, yet furnished with all the modern technology to provide you with a memorable experience.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: Yes
Blaco Hill Farm Cottages, Mattersey
Blaco Hill Cottages comprise of seven cottages, sleeping 2 to 6 persons, set around a landscaped courtyard, they have been attractively converted from a range of farm buildings.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: Yes
Shirehill Self Catering Accommodation, Tuxford
Shirehill was built in C1800 and retains many of its original features, with lovely lawned gardens and views over the Nottinghamshire countryside.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: Yes
Woodman's Cottage, Edwinstowe
Woodman's Cottage is an ideal base for exploring Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries. Originally built in the mid 1800s by William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, the 4th Duke of Portland, for Workers on his Welbeck Estate.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: No
Victoria Centre Self Catering Apartments, Nottingham
Location, Location, Location - Probably the Best Location in Nottingham's City Centre.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: No
Rosehip Cottage, Bingham
Rosehip Cottage is 200 years old and is what would have once been the gardeners cottage. It is therefore full of character but quite small with low doors and oak beamed ceilings. It is just about big enough for 4 people comfortably
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: Yes
Vale Cottage, Redmile
Vale Cottage is one of the oldest properties in the picturesque village of Redmile. Facing due east, over looking a farmyard entrance it enjoys morning sunshine and after midday, in the back garden.
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: No
The Little Barn, Wysall
The Little Barn is situated in the pretty South Nottinghamshire Village of Wysall. The property stands adjacent to the original farmyard of Rectory Farm, a Grade II listed building
Sleeps: 4 Pets allowed: No
Flo's Cottage, Newark-on-Trent
Flo's Cottage is a 19th century, south facing, agricultural estate worker's cottage. The Cottage provides a comfortable, non-smoking, two bedroomed, centrally heated family accommodation it retains many of the original features.
Sleeps: 5 Pets allowed: No
Cherry Tree Cottage, Nottingham
Welcome to Cherry Tree Holiday Cottage, located in a small picturesque village � Barkestone Le Vale in the heart of the Vale of Belvoir between the market towns of Melton Mowbray, Newark, Nottingham and Grantham.
Sleeps: 5 Pets allowed: Yes
Sons and Lovers, Nottingham
The house is divided into a private museum downstairs depicting what it was like 120 years ago and a modern two bedroom flat upstairs with lounge, bathroom and kitchen. Well equipped with modern conviniences.
Sleeps: 5 Pets allowed: Yes
The Cottage, Walesby
The location of the cottage gives easy access to the attractions of Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire. This beautifully restored early Victorian cottage is situated in the conservation area on the edge of a quiet village.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
Manor Farm Cottage, Sutton In Ashfield
Manor Farm is located in the historic village of Teversal in the Nottinghamshire countryside and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. Now a separate residence, Manor Farm Cottage welcomes you.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
White Horse Holiday Cottage, Wellow
A delightful and charming period cottage set amid the historic Forest of Sherwood.Formally one of seven village pubs in the quite village of Wellow with its traditional maypole and olde world pub (olde red lion and Durham ox).
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: Yes
The Lacemakers Cottage, Burton Joyce
Built c1760 and a former frameknitters cottage, The Lacemakers Cottage is a Nottinghamshire holiday cottage ideally located between Nottingham, Southwell and Sherwood Forest.
Sleeps: 6 Pets allowed: No
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The scandals of Enron, Worldcom and the host of others has forced President Bush and Congress into more stringent standards of accountability for American business and CEOs/CFOs.
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Director of Education turns away new pupils at Hermon Primary School.
The determined parents of Hermon School were once again challenged by the County Council Education Department when parents of 2 pupils who had hoped to enter the school in January have now received a letter from Gerson Davies Director of Education and Community Services, outlining that their children would not be allowed into their local Village school. One of the Parents – Janet Parcell was furious that her daughter Eleri would not be allowed to join her sister at the village primary which is only a matter of a 80 yards away from their front door. "We were told in the letter that we could express a preference for another school, but it is a sad state of affairs that I have to drop my eldest child in one primary school with her Village friends yet my 4 year old daughter who has attended Nursery School at the Hermon site will have to split with neighboring children and travel to another school." " The council state that the school is over capacity at the moment, but many parents are aware that the school numbers have been this high in the past – where is the common sense within the council"
The spokesman for the Hermon Campaign to keep the 50plus pupils school open – Cris Tomos added, "We have seen Hermon retain the Number of pupils attending the school where we were glad to see Eleri and Jac being welcomed in January and seeing the figures rise to 53. The capacity of the school is 46 but figures such as 53 and 54 have been easily managed in the past" Cris added "possibly the fact that the Councils statistics to the Welsh Assembly as basis for closing Hermon noted, that the figures at Hermon School would drop to 44 in January 2003. This would indeed show a great error of forecasting by the council since we would have 53 with Eleri and Jac. Also the Councils Forecast for 2005 is 39, where we know that the school figures will remain at 53. It is sad that children's education and happiness seem to be manipulated by the whim of the County Councils Education Department.
Telephone: Janet Parcell 01239 831458
Cris Tomos 01239 831631, 07974 099738
North Pembrokeshire Village School Prepares for the High Court Hearing
The parents of Hermon Primary School have this week received the full endorsement of a London Barristers Opinion in confirming that the parent's arguments are strong enough to be bought to a High Court Judicial Review hearing.
The barrister is now preparing to lodge the case with the High Court by the 15th of December. Parents from the school have been supplying the Barrister with copies of all County Council correspondences. The Barristers has identified numerous areas where the Hermon Schools arguments have not been addressed by the consultation process lead by the county council.
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In Greek Mythology, Pandora's Box is a large jar carried by Pandora that contained evils to be unleashed on mankind - ills, toils and sickness - and finally hope.
Little did we know several years ago when we decided to grow our family that we were embarking on a journey of pandoric proportions - one of ills, toils, sickness - and finally hope.
Some great friends of our family - who have traveled a similar yet unique path - gave us a gift that so accurately sums up our experience. Take a look at the painting below and then read some of the artists inspiration and explanation below it.
Thank you Alysia. Your gift from God is amazing. We will cherish this forever...
These are the words of the artist - Alysia - on her inspiration for this gift.
Before I express the spiritual translation of the painting I'd like to preface it with these two quotes from one of the ones that have gone before us and left a beautiful stirring of dust from the dirt at the foot of the cross. Amy Carmichael's words are like the dust of the cross being stirred up and settled upon our feet... may we leave the same for those that come after us!
"If I wonder why something trying is allowed, and press for prayer that it may be removed; if I cannot be trusted with any disappointment, and cannot go on in peace under any mystery, then I know nothing of Calvary love."God needs complete and absolute credit and glory for this piece. I sketched the woman and hit the biggest wall of artists block I have even known once her figure was done. I could think of no background, purpose, or object to add to this floating figure. For months she sat there incomplete.
"If I ask to be delivered from trial rather than for deliverance out of it, to the praise of His glory; if I forget that the way of the cross leads to the cross and not to a bank of flowers; if I regulate my life on these lines, or even unconsciously my thinking, so that I am surprised when the way is rough and think it strange, though the word is, "Think it not strange, count it all joy" then I know nothing of Calvary love."
One day I was praying for you both and asking God what we were supossed to give you for a gift. Suddenly the entire image of this woman and the whole painting was etched in my mind. I saw the whole thing in direct answer to my prayer. I had not known it initially, but the painting was never intended for me! I walked over and the whole thing was sketched within 10 minutes! This is really God's gift for you and I was just honored to be an earthly part of it!
Your journey has had trial and you have been able to be trusted by our Lord with disappointment. You have been able to move forward with the mystery in peace and press on in prayer for His will and His glory. You've allowed yourselves to be brought to the cross and the heart of Christ for His world and His children. You have counted it all joy to let Him have His way in and through you... and you know Calvary love...
You walked through the valley of infertility, you labored through the adoption process in not one, but 2 countries and experienced the loss of a son you held in your heart even deeper than you could have held him in your arms - for you held him with the arms of Christ.
The valley in the picture represents what you walked through. There was suffering, trial, and loss but the Lord had a plan to bring you out of that valley equipped and prepared to walk again with him forward on the road.
Now you stand at a tree which symbolizes a tree of life. As Christ gave life through His death so He gives us life through our losses on earth. The tree is full of buds - all symbolizing the untold fruits he has prepared for your hearts and lives and those that go after you as a result of His work and glory.
The one white bloom is Meron - in all her amazing beauty... she is the work and the hand of God. The pregnant woman represents the heart God gave you both for Africa, and children across the globe who are awaiting the love of the Lord. This was put into the womb of your hearts and God has birthed love through you both.
The purple robe expresses the righteousness and royalty you have in the Lord, and how God covers your family with his fatherhood and Lordship over you.
I hope it ministers to you and anyone else who sees it. My prayer is that it would turn hearts to the cross and what the love of the cross looks like. I also pray that it would be a sweet testimony to your children as each one blooms into your lives!


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Vacation In Michigan? Up North Real Estate Can Find The Perfect Place For You
For people who enjoy the natural beauty of the wilderness, the serenity of lakes and rivers, and the peace that comes with vacationing in an environment that is far removed from city life, Northern Michigan is the place to be. If you would like to find a vacation home so that you can enjoy years of vacationing in Michigan Up North Real Estate can help you find the perfect home.
No matter what kind of home you are looking for in Michigan Up North Real Estate will probably have something to match your tastes and your specific needs. Whether you want a home that is on a lake so you can enjoy canoeing and kayaking, something close to trails and bike paths, or a house situated in an ideal location for bird watching, an experienced Michigan Up North Real Estate agent will probably be able to find something for you as long you tell them exactly what you are looking for; because there is so much to do in Northern Michigan, there are homes that have been customized to tailor to all the different things that long-term vacationers want.
Most people who decide to purchase real estate in Michigan have already vacationed their for years. But what if you are just looking for a place to stay for a few months over the summer? For people who are not ready to commit yet, a Michigan up north real estate agent can help by finding a temporary solution. By choosing to rent a property through a Michigan Up North Real Estate agent, you can get a feel for what owning property in Northern Michigan would really be like; that way, you can decide if it is something you would like to do later on once you have enjoyed a few summers vacationing in Michigan.
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So a couple of weeks ago I went to see one of my favourite bands The Creepshow, no whilst it may not be my first gig with my ileostomy Tiger Army holds that title it was the first one where I really couldn't keep my feet still! Read more
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Tiger Army Never Dies! Gigging With An Ostomy
Hey guys so I got to see my absolute favourite band a couple of nights ago. If you hadn't guessed by the title that band is none other than Tiger Army an outstanding psychobilly punk band. I'm that obsessed that I have three tattoos to them although one ended up stuffing up but hey ho! Anyway I wouldn't be a very good Punk Rock Ostomate if I didn't start going to the odd gig again would I?


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