With the elver fishery in Maine set to begin near the end of March, the debate over the number of licenses issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe is expected to heat up. Many people want to get into the lucrative fishery, with the price jumping to $2,600 a pound at the height of last year's season and the $40 million fishery now being second in value only to the lobster industry. While the state awarded just four new elver licenses this year, with more than 5,000 Maine residents applying for one, the tribe has no limit on the number of licenses it issues. However, the tribal government last week adopted other management measures to conserve the eel population.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has submitted a bill that, as written, would limit the tribe's issuance of elver licenses to eight. Last year the tribe issued 236 licenses. The bill will be the subject of a legislative public hearing on March 6. Meanwhile, the Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council, at a February 13 meeting at Indian Township, approved the eel management plan that was drafted by the joint council's Fisheries Advisory Committee. According to Jeff Nichols, communications director for the DMR, the department has not yet received the final version of the Passamaquoddy eel management plan and has no comment on an earlier draft.
Fred Moore of Pleasant Point, a spokesman for the Passamaquoddy fisheries committee, says, "Our approach to management is very different from other jurisdictions. It's not accurate to simply look at the number of permits that are issued for determining the impact on the eel population."
"We don't limit the number of permits, because the fishery is an inherent right of tribal members," he says. Instead, the tribal plan restricts the method of taking glass eels. For instance, the minimum distance between tribal fyke nets is at least three times greater than the state's minimum distance. "Under the state's rules, people could fish three times as much gear on the same river," Moore says. Also, tribal members are not allowed to dip eels within six feet of a fyke net, while he says the state has no such restriction.
Moore says, "Our management approach goes across the entire resource, instead of placing a limit on licenses for a particular life stage of the eel." Mature eels, elvers and glass eels are all considered in the eel management plan, with the plan prohibiting the taking of any eels longer than 4" in length, except for ceremonial and sustenance use and educational purposes. Both the sustenance and ceremonial uses have strict limits, Moore notes. Permits for taking eels for educational purposes are allowed so that the tribe "can teach our youth about this culturally important resource."
Under the management plan, tribal members can obtain a commercial dip net permit for $50, a fyke net permit for $100 or a combination dip/fyke net permit for $150. The management plan does not allow for any recreational fishery for eels, Moore also points out, while some states do allow a recreational fishery.
Under the plan, the open season aligns with the state's season, which is from March 22 to May 31. The plan also includes mandatory minimum fines and provisions for license suspension for certain violations. It also requires the Fisheries Advisory Committee to annually assess the eel resource and determine whether changes are needed to the management measures.
Moore says the plan was adopted through culturally based deliberations that were inclusive and transparent, with eight public meetings held at both reservations. "I think we're accomplishing a balance of the cultural interest with the health of the resource," he says. "We believe it balances the interest of tribal members of today and that of future generations, and we have placed the environment and the resource between the two."
However, he says that the tribe would make changes to the plan if recommendations that make sense are suggested. The tribe and the state have been in discussions about elver management, and Moore says, "We look forward to being jointly able to manage the resource with the state." He adds, "There's an opportunity for the tribe and the state to learn from one another and work together. We understand our responsibility to be stewards of the resource."
He believes both tribal and non-tribal members need to be educated about the resource. "We have a spiritual connection to the environment and a cultural connection to the resource," he says.
The DMR wants to address elver fishing limits during the legislative session to ensure that Maine does not exceed the allotted amount of gear allowed through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Fisheries Management Plan for American eel. If Maine is out of compliance, the federal government could end the sale of Maine elvers. Also, the DMR fears that an increase in elver fishing effort might influence the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision on a petition seeking to list the American eel as threatened or endangered, which would end elver fishing.
Under the 1998 Passamaquoddy fishing law, members of the tribe are exempted from state licensing when taking marine resources, but they are subject to the state's marine resource laws and enforcement. When the legislation was signed into law, the state's elver fishery did not have a limited entry system, and no action was taken since then to place a cap on the number of tribal licenses that could be issued. The state does now have a cap of 407 state licenses, with new licenses issued only through a lottery system.
The legislature's Marine Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the DMR's bill on Wednesday, March 6, at 1 p.m. in room 206 of the Cross Building. Nichols says the number for any cap on licenses issued by the tribe will be decided by the legislature. He notes that there will continue to be ongoing discussions between the commissioner of marine resources and tribal leaders to negotiate over a possible cap, with the decision ultimately being made by the legislature.


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According to their timetabling there seems to be a soft play facility on site as there's a combined price available, as they don't go into detail however it's likely to be a small affair designed for keeping babies happy with one parent while the other takes the bigger ones swimming.
Elsewhere on the same site you can also find things like the badminton and squash courts, plus a snooker room and an indoor skate park! You need to bring your own skating equipment for this and it must include the relevant padding. Most of these facilities need to be pre booked but with a little planning you can extend your day in all directions without even getting back in the car!
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Loch Ness monster insurance was purchased by a Scottish cruise company looking to protect its passengers from any and all circumstances. Jacobite Cruises' $1.5 million policy coincides with the 80th anniversary of the mythical beast's first sighting.
The Loch Ness monster insurance was the idea of Jacobite Cruises owner Frieda Newton. The company, which operates out of Inverness, Scotland, owns only three vessels, but would receive a significant payout if any harm came to the boats because of the infamous sea creature. Newton herself calls the insurance a smart investment.
"I don't know what the odds of this actually happening might be, but this is Loch Ness," she told The Scottish Sun. "How silly would we look if it did and we weren't covered for it?"
"I hope we never have to make a claim and if Nessie does make another appearance, she gives our boats a wide berth," Newton added.
The company covering the bizarre insurance for sea monster damage is Towergate Moray Firth. The "unusual" request ensures that Jacobite Cruises' 10,000 annual passengers are protected in case the legendary creature gets too close.
"This is probably the most unusual insurance request we have ever had, but we are delighted to provide cover," Bob Jack, director of the insurance company, told The Sun. "I'm sure everyone who sets sail on the loch would settle for a sighting of Nessie rather than a much closer encounter."
"We wish Jacobite, their passengers and crews many more happy voyages on the loch without any claims on this policy," he added.
The waters on which the cruises take place are home to the first sightings of the beast 80 years ago. Aldie Mackay, the manager of the Drumnadrochit Hotel in Inverness, first claimed she saw the beast March 14, 1933.
Since then, many have reported seeing the monster, although the first photo of Nessie, published in the Daily Mail in 1934, was admitted as a hoax decades later.


I took on glance at this new-fangled gizmo and burst into giggles. And then, after I read someone's comment about mounting this machine on wheels, I pictured this thing chugging down the street, leaving a trail of perfectly formed pancakes, and I burst into another set of giggles.
The ChefStack is the world's first automatic pancake machine and produces 97% fat free pancakes at a rate of up to 200 per hour in 3 different sizes! The size of a microwave oven, this little cooking gadget makes pancakes from batter that's sealed in a packaging specifically designed for the machine.
For a split second of insanity, I actually wondered how much it would cost to buy one of these machines. Then I saw the price tag ($3,500 USD) and came back to the reality that I would be making my pancakes the old fashioned way (pour batter on griddle, wait for bubbles to appear, flip, repeat; my output rate is about 4 pancakes every 10 minutes - if you're lucky).


In 2015, four Central Asian states –Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan — staged elections. Of the two presidential and two parliamentary elections, only Kyrgyzstan’s October parliamentary elections garnered international praise. Elections in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan drew wide criticism from the West but praise from self-serving regional groupings. Rather than demonstrating further democratic progress — again, with Kyrgyzstan as an exception — the region’s elections largely represent the further concentration of power in the hands of a few. As the region’s states look to celebrate 25 years of independence in 2016, the international community — the West in particular — needs to ask itself what a quarter-century of democratization efforts have bought. That larger conversation should begin with 2015’s elections, particularly the democratic failings in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.
Tajikistan’s March 1 parliamentary election touched off a definitively bad year for oppositionists. As has been much discussed here in Crossroads Asia, the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) failed to gain seats in the election for the first time since its re-legalization following the Civil War. The IRPT had only ever held two seats — out of 63. The slide from sitting in parliament to jail cells took only a few months. By September, the IRPT had been banned and labeled an extremist organization, with its leaders arrested or in exile. The OSCE noted in its final election monitoring report,“Despite the existence of some political choice, the election campaign took place in a controlled environment, amid arrests of opposition politicians, candidates, and election officials.” Tajikistan’s parliament still has “opposition” parties but none voice much of an alternative view of how to run the state — and viewing the example made of the IRPT it’s not hard to imagine why other opposition parties remain meek.
The results of Uzbekistan’s March 29 presidential election was called a “predicted landslide.” “Winning” over 90 percent of the votes casts (and turnout, according to the government, was over 91 percent), Islam Karimov scored himself another term in office regardless of constitutional term limits. The OSCE’s report — long, comprehensive and filled with the expected diplo-analytical phrases — seemed to drip incredulity in its recommendations, stating that first, “The Constitution should be adhered to.” The report notes that Uzbek officials explained that the word “term” doesn’t mean what the OSCE thought it meant: “… the notion of ‘term’ means the exact number of years and, as the previous presidential term was seven years while the next will be five years, these cannot be considered as two consecutive terms.” Karimov, a septuagenarian expert at constitutional rejiggering, seems to have no plans for succession.
Despite deep OSCE criticisms, monitors from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization praised Karimov’s re-election. Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergei Lebedev even went so far as to say their findings — that the elections were conducted in accordance with the Constitution and provided Uzbeks with free choice — largely coincided with OSCE. He must have been reading a different report.
In similar fashion, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev called for early presidential elections and then won in a landslide — a whooping 97 percent of votes with a turnout of 95 percent. Nazarbayev portrayed the victory as a confirmation of his mandate to lead. While most Western news outlets treated the Kazakh election in the same vein as the Uzbek election — pointing out the lack of opposition and absurdity of the victory margins — there is a particularly insidious vein of discourse in the West regarding Astana, which overlooks its failings. All the great PR oil money can buy has gone into smoothing Kazakhstan’s rough authoritarian edges for an international audience.
In different ways the leaders of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan have used “elections” to achieve the same fundamental goal — the perpetuation of their own individual grips on power.


Why Savvy Employers Invest in Wellness
Workplace Wellness Workplace wellness programs have a significant opportunity to impact population health, which is why they are becoming more prevalent among employers—as well as why they are evolving.
No longer is the focus strictly on getting employees to "know their numbers” or manage specific health conditions or risks. Employers are increasingly focused on a broader definition of well-being for employees. Wellness programs may now address physical health, but also mental, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, vocational, environmental and financial factors—all of which work together to contribute to an individual’s overall quality of life.
Investing in people
The changing shape of wellness programs is being driven by a shift in how corporate leaders view their investment in employee health. Whereas, employers have historically said they invest in wellness programs as a cost-control measure; a growing number of executives now say they invest in employee health because of what these programs contribute to workforce capability, culture, engagement and ultimately business performance.
There appear to be sound reasons for this change, as proof of the connection between employee health and well-being programs, and organizational performance continues to accumulate.
Consider the 2015 study of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s Corporate Health Achievement Award winners, which showed companies that have been recognized for having exemplary integrated health and safety programs outperformed the S&P 500 average. Meanwhile, an earlier study by Towers Watson demonstrated that employers with highly effective health and productivity programs generate 20 percent more revenue per employee, realize a 16.1 percent higher market value and deliver 57 percent higher shareholder return.
How can employers leverage their investment in workforce health and well-being to drive business performance? Employers who lead in workplace health start by developing a comprehensive strategy that is based on best practices. Employee health organizations and benefits consulting firms have developed a number of “wellness scorecards” (such as the HERO Employee Health Management Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer) that align with best practices research and help employers evaluate their workplace wellness efforts. Completing a scorecard can be a good first step to assessing how to design an exemplary program.
But, even more important than the specific program design is the mindset of business leaders and the recognition that the following are important when planning employee health and well-being programs:
Including employee health and well-being in business objectives
Engaging leaders at all levels to participate and commit to employee health and well-being as a key business value, incorporating such content into leadership development programs
Cultivating engaged and satisfied employees through surveys to determine their interests and needs, effective communications, opportunities for learning and development, opportunities for recognition and reward and fostering a sense of purpose
Providing supportive policies, procedures and physical environments
Developing supportive cultures that are based on respectful relationships, peer support, and positive workplace norms
This approach to workplace health and well-being is a win-win for individuals and businesses, because when business leaders invest in employee health and well-being in a strategic, comprehensive, sustainable way that includes programs, resources, supportive work cultures and environments, employees feel valued. This is important because employee satisfaction, development and engagement contribute to both individual and organizational performance.


TAKE 5: Working miracles with toys
This week, we Take 5 with Dusty Phillips of Broadway, who’s organizing a “Toys for Tots” program at Honda Suzuki Motorcycles of Sanford. Phillips, a Lee County native, has been involved in a number of charitable and community fundraising projects. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children and one grandchild.
How does your Toys for Tots program fit in with the traditional program the Marine Corps sponsors?
Our mission at Honda Suzuki Motorcycles of Sanford coincides with the mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program — and that is to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children throughout the community.
We’re doing this from our business. We are the motorcycle/four-wheeler shop in the same parking lot as Ron’s Barn on Horner Boulevard. We will also be asking people who attend the Sanford Christmas Parade or the Broadway Christmas Parade to bring a toy with them this year. We will have Marines escorting us throughout the parade route, and we ask paradegoers to hand any new, unwrapped toy to them so that they can place it in the boxes we’ll provide.
What’s your timeline?
The campaign is under way now! We have already filled a couple of boxes and been fortunate enough to collect a couple of bicycles. The campaign will last until the close of business on Dec. 17. The dates of the Christmas parades are Dec. 2 for the Sanford parade and Dec. 14 for the Broadway parade.
Why is this important to you?
During these past few years, with the economic recession, many families that thought they would never see this day find themselves struggling. What we’re doing sends a message of hope to less fortunate people within our community and lets them know people care. It puts a smile on the faces of children while lessening the burden on parents who may be suffering financially.
The holidays can be a depressing time for parents who are unable to provide a gift for their child on Christmas morning. We want to lessen the amount of families who feel that their child will not feel the joy of Christmas.
How can others help?
We are asking folks to bring any new, unwrapped toy to our store or to one of the local parades. As I mentioned before, people from our store will be coming through on our ATVs, and we will be escorted by U.S. Marines on the parade route. When you see them, just throw up your hand and hand the toy to them to place in the boxes. (We ask that paradegoers refrain from stepping out into the street due to safety concerns.)
We hope that we can start a tradition this year at our local parades by having paradegoers give back to the community. I just think that doing this will not only help the less fortunate within our community; it will teach our youths a lesson in giving back. As they see the adults within the community giving to charity, they may very well get into the habit.
You’re also asking businesses to get involved as well, correct?
I am asking businesses to step up to the plate this year. We, as retailers, turn a profit during the Christmas season, so I ask the businesses to give back a little something. There is nothing more special to a child than looking beside the Christmas tree on Christmas morning and seeing a bicycle and knowing that it is for them. You can buy a child’s bike for between $60-$100; that’s a relatively a small amount for a business. I’m asking local businesses to accept this challenge. We will store the bikes here at Honda Suzuki of Sanford and deliver them to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as we collect them.
I hope to see each and every person in Lee County do something to help with this charity. I hope to shake the hand and offer a sincere “thank you” to every individual who is kindhearted enough to give to this cause. If you decide to stop by the store, please ask for me so that I can have that opportunity. And if you give along the parade route, I hope to at least be able to look you in the eye and express my gratitude.
For donations or questions, please contact me at (919) 775-3638 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.org.


Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): Paris Hilton has opened up about her personal life for the first time in a YouTube original documentary. The 38-year-old has shared about various happenings from phases of her life.
The documentary titled -- This is Paris -- portrays that the actor whose life has been popular among her fans and followers has a side, which went unnoticed.
"It's very emotional this movie, it's very raw, it's very authentic," an unusually somber and admittedly nervous Hilton told a TV critics meeting on Saturday. "It's basically my entire life."
According to a report by Hollywood Reporter, director Alexandra Dean who won the Emmy award for her film 'Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story' initially turned down the project but eventually agreed upon hearing a heartbreaking story.
On the other hand, Hilton was also not sure about the project, "because I wasn't ready to show myself." And the shoot began as the crew followed Hilton around the world while she kept on unveiling a story after the other.
"I talk about things that are very hard to talk about," Hilton said. "It was an amazing experience, but also very scary. Watching the film for the first time, I was like, 'Can we cut that out?' I was freaking out but they have total control over the whole film."
Hilton's only sister Nicky Rothschild, who rarely agrees on being interviewed, agreed to participate this time. Their mother Kathy Hilton is also there in the documentary that premieres in May. (ANI)


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Residents and representatives alike want the governor to be held accountable for not filling vacant House seats.
Wrap: One week after the House Judiciary Committee heard a impeachment resolution from Representative Nick Marshall, they heard two more.
Republican Representative Mike Moon from Lawrence County presented his resolution because there are seats in the house and Senate that are not filled.
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Republican Chairman Representative Stanley Cox from Sedalia says all three of these claims are serious.
He has not made a decision if the committee will vote to send them to the House floor.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm John Zupon.
Unrepresented Missouri citizens tell lawmakers they need a voice, and it is the governors fault they do not have one.
Wrap: The House Judiciary Committee heard three resolutions of impeachment for Governor Nixon, one of which deals with Nixon not filling vacant seats in the statehouse.
Pamela Grow from the 120th district, which does not currently have a representative, says the governor has had many opportunities to fill the seat but has done nothing.
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Republican Chairman Representative Stanley Cox from Sedalia says the committee does not want to vote on the resolutions.
However he says the allegations are serious enough that they might need to.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm John Zupon
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Veterinary costs in Utah fall right on the national average. That is good news because the cost of veterinary care in Utah isn’t too bad. However, as with any state, the costs can really pile up if your pet suffers from a major health issue. The best way to illustrate how much these conditions cost is to share a sampling from our database.
- Cancer – $5,000 to $20,000
- Heart Disease – $5,000 to $20,000
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- Liver Disease – $2,000 to $5,000
- Skin Tumors – $2,000 to $10,000
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Pet Insurance Costs in Utah
One of the key factors in pricing pet insurance plans is your zip code. Based on the cost of living where you live companies will adjust rates up or down. Here is a sampling from some of our most popular cities in Maryland to give you an idea of how much it costs.
- Provo – $35/month
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- West Valley City – $37/month
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AnywhereUSB USB device compatibility list
Most USB modems are incompatible with the AnywhereUSB. The typical symptom of the problem is that the USB modem installs but you can't actually "use it". There are 2 workarounds:
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2. Use a Digi Edgeport serial converter with one or more serial modems. For example, if you just need to use 1 modem then use an Edgeport/1 with a single serial modem. If you need 2 modems then use an Edgeport/2 with two serial modems. You could use up to 4 modems with an Edgeport/4. And so forth. Although any RS-232 (standard) serial modem should work, we specifically recommend the following vendors/models, based on positive feedback: MultiTech 5634ZBA, US Robotics 5686.
We've also had positive reports of users using the following USB modems:
USRobotics USR5637 - http://www.usr.com/en/products/56k-dialup-modem/usr5637/
Multi-tech MT9234-CDC-XR - http://www.multitech.com/en_US/PRODUCTS/Families/MultiMobileUSB/
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We have a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week on-call policy should you experience an emergency and need to contact us. Call us at: 856-455-5500.
What insurance plans do you accept?
The following is a partial listing of insurance plans and companies SJEA participates with. If your insurance provider does not appear below, please contact our office to find out if we accept your plan.
- Eye Med
- Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield
- National Vision Administrators (NVA)
- Vision Advantage
- Vision Benefits of America (VBA)
- Vision Service Plan (VSP)
What information do you need prior to my first appointment?
You can refer to our online pre-visit form to get an idea of the kind of additional information we like to know prior to your first visit. Your responses to these questions help us better address your vision needs at your first appointment.
You can make an appointment with us through our website, by phone at 856.455.5500, or even through our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SouthJerseyEyeAssociates.
What’s the difference between an optometrist, an ophthalmologist and an optician?
It’s not uncommon for patients to be unclear about the differences between optometrists, ophthalmologist and opticians. All three types of eye care professionals are on staff at SJEA.
Optometrists (ODs), like Dr. Cole, Dr. Feinstein, and Dr. Wuzzardo, are primary healthcare practitioners qualified to diagnose and treat vision disorders and certain diseases of the eye. An optometrist prescribes eyewear, contact lens and some medications.
Ophthalmologists (MDs), like Dr. Lebowitz and Dr. Abel, are trained eye surgeons and physicians specializing in medical and surgical treatment of vision disorders and diseases.
Registered Dispensing Opticians (RDOs), like the ones working in our
optical department, are trained and accredited to fill prescriptions issued
by our optometrists for corrective eyewear. Opticians, unlike optometrists
and ophthalmologists, do not perform comprehensive eye exams.
My job requires that I wear safety glasses. Can I get them through SJEA?
Yes! SJEA’s eyewear division South Jersey Eyewear stocks a wide variety of safety glasses, goggles and visors for both on-the-job and at-home conditions. We can work with both you and your employer to address your safety needs in the workplace.
Why are regular eye exams important?
Regular comprehensive eye exams play an important part of maintaining your overall health and wellbeing. Your optometrist not only checks your vision to see if you need glasses; he also checks for eye diseases and other conditions that may not be exhibiting obvious symptoms to you yet. Catching these problems early greatly increases your chances of be able to manage or eliminate them. The eyes can also often show early indications of other diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, giving you the opportunity to avert problems before they start.
How often should I get my eyes examined?
The Vision Council of America recommends that, even if you are not experiencing vision problems, you get a complete eye exam at least once every two years. Your optometrist may recommend more frequent regular exams if you display any risk factors that may affect your vision.
When should my child first visit the optometrist?
During the early weeks, months and years of your baby’s life, your neonatologist and pediatrician will regularly exam your baby’s eyes as part of his or her routine check-ups. At six months of age, your baby should have a comprehensive eye exam by an optometrist. If your child doesn’t display any vision problems, the next eye exam should follow at age three with another before first grade.
How often should my child receive eye exams by an optometrist after he or she enters school?
School age children should see an optometrist at least once every two years—more frequently if they wear eye glasses or experience vision difficulties. A child can be unaware of a vision problem affecting their ability to learn and succeed in school.
What are some of the warning signs that my child may have vision problems or risks?
Children don’t always recognize when they’re experiencing vision problems, and a school nurse may not be able to detect them either. The American Vision council recommends that your child receive a comprehensive eye exam if they fall into one of the following risk categories or display any of the following symptoms.
- Squinting, closing or covering one eye
- Constantly holding materials close to the face
- Tilting the head to one side
- Rubbing eyes repeatedly
- One or both eyes turn in or out
- Redness or tearing in eyes
- Premature birth
- Developmental delays
- Family history of “lazy eye” or “thick glasses”
- A disease that affects the whole body (such as diabetes, sickle cell or HIV)


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Beginning Jan. 1, The University of Toledo will increase its current 60-day hold on replacing vacant positions to eight months in an effort to fill an estimated $11.5 million budget shortfall created in the fiscal year as UT’s enrollment did not meet budgeted estimates.
UT President Sharon L. Gaber said she understands the difficulty the move will create for some departments, but emphasized her desire to limit the negative impact to members of the University community and avoid the elimination of filled positions.
“I recognize the burden this will place on some departments, and I know that people in many areas are already performing increased duties as a result of prior cutbacks,” Gaber wrote. “However, when compared to laying off employees, hopefully all will agree that the hiring delay is a far preferable cost-savings measure to the long-term impact a layoff can have on an employee and his or her family members.”
Gaber said positions involved in direct patient care, admissions and enrollment activity, student services, or campus safety and security will be exempt from the eight-month hold.
Officials anticipate the eight-month hold will result in savings of $5 million or more during the first half of 2016, and the president emphasized that UT cannot use extra compensation to make up for the lack of personnel or no savings will be realized.
“Since the day I started at UT, I have made the commitment that during my presidency, this University will be open and transparent as we confront our challenges,” Gaber said. “I appreciate your cooperation in implementing this new strategy and your understanding as the UT community pulls together to continue serving our students and patients. Thank you for all you do that is contributing to our bright future.”
The president said additional ideas are under consideration to close the remaining budget shortfall and will be announced later this fiscal year.
Gaber also pointed to the shortfall in explaining the need for a partnership with enrollment consultant Ruffalo Noel Levitz.
“We’re working with Ruffalo Noel Levitz now to help ensure we don’t face budget shortfalls due to a lack of enrollment growth in the future,” she said. “The only way we’re going to be successful is to grow our way out of these challenges. And the only way we’ll grow is by recruiting and graduating strong students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.”


Having decided to link my little adventure to raising money for Rwanda Aid, I suddenly realised that I had to be able to keep my devoted followers up to date with all the trials and tribulations that were about to beset me!
Now, it is some 20 years since I did any computer programming and I was a bit rusty! OK, I had kept my hand in with quite a bit of the current technology but I had never written a website and ‘blogging’ was a complete mystery!
Not to be beaten, I did a bit of research, thank you Google, and soon arrived at the conclusion that WordPress is the world’s defacto standard for publishing our words of wisdom and got stuck in.
This site is the result of my endeavours and I am sure there are a few weaknesses so, if you can spot anything that can be improved then please let me know – do use the Contact feature in the main menu.


The watchdog looking into the illegal donation to Wendy Alexander's Labour leadership campaign at Holyrood has received information from her office.
Ms Alexander insists that any wrongdoing was not intentional
Labour said Ms Alexander had supplied a "huge amount" of documents, including e-mails, letters and computer files, to help the Electoral Commission inquiry.
The commission said it would review the material and would not comment further until that process was complete.
It was not clear how long that process would take.
The donation to support Ms Alexander's campaign from businessman Paul Green broke electoral law because the Jersey-based businessman is not a registered UK voter.
Mr Green said the donation was a personal cheque to Wendy Alexander, who Labour said was the regulated donee, making her liable to check the admissibility of all donations above £200.
The SNP said the matter should be referred to police.
Ms Alexander insisted she would be cleared of any "intentional wrongdoing".
Meanwhile, it has emerged Ms Alexander may not be personally accountable for the illegal donation.
BBC Scotland understands the £950 cheque was made out to the W.A. Campaign and not Wendy Alexander.
Edinburgh University public law lecturer Navraj Ghaleigh said this could make campaign treasurer David Whitton liable.
Ms Alexander's lawyers are believed to be considering this defence.
However, the Scottish Labour leader and Paisley North MSP may have already undermined this by publicly accepting that she had a legal duty to check donations and promising evidence of her efforts to fulfil this requirement.
Mr Whitton, the MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, managed the finances for Ms Alexander's leadership campaign and Charlie Gordon, the MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, requested the donation from Mr Green.
Mr Ghaleigh told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "In legal terms, the person liable for breaching the law is the regulated donee.
Mr Whitton is awaiting the view of the Electoral Commission
"If the cheque was made out, not to Ms Alexander, but to this campaigning group, this members association, then it would appear that that organisation and its treasurer are liable and not Ms Alexander."
Ms Alexander - who has been backed by Labour MSPs - has admitted that mistakes were made, but said she would fight to clear her name.
Responding to the claims, Mr Whitton told BBC Scotland: "We've had one interpretation that says that Wendy Alexander, that the buck stops with her. Now we've got a different interpretation that says the buck stops with me.
"Frankly, I think the buck stops with the Electoral Commission. That's why we're preparing our evidence for the Electoral Commission.
"We'll give all that evidence to them, then we'll wait to hear what they've got to say."
Mr Green has accused Scottish Labour of "gross mismanagement" in its handling of the affair.


Let’s say you want to stir up a little something.
Start with three cups of quiet collaboration. Add in a dash of rumor; a teaspoon each of anti-Semitism, segregation and Red Scare; and a tablespoon of divisive politics. Stir in money — lots of it — and bake in a 10-gallon hat for 3½ years.
This recipe yields heated arguments and mouthfuls of hate.
And as you’ll see in the new book “Dallas 1963” by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis, that’s a recipe for changing history.
When the holiday cards arrived at the homes of Dallas’ “most influential residents,” there was confusion — and consternation.
Signed “Best — Jack,” the cards featured then-Sen. John Kennedy and his family on the front. The subtle, assumed message was that Kennedy would run for president, which concerned Dallas’ powerbrokers, including the world’s richest man, a minister, and a newspaperman.
It was January 1960. Dallas had been steadfastly ignoring Brown v. Board of Education and other unpopular Washington edicts; a liberal Democrat in office was unthinkable. No, the city’s powerful firmly supported Nixon for the upcoming election.
But best-laid plans can be changed by the smallest events. When a Texas politician gathered protesters for a Dallas appearance by Lyndon Johnson just before the election, violence erupted and national cameras captured normally-genteel women spitting at the vice presidential candidate and his frightened wife. Horrified on-the-fence voters nationwide cast their ballots accordingly.
But “hatred” for Kennedy wasn’t limited to Dallas .
Southerners widely detested his stance on race relations. Conservatives feared his Catholicism would make him “more devoted to the pope than to the American Constitution.”
But Kennedy was determined to run again for office. He and the Democrats knew, however, that winning Texas in the 1964 election had to start in Dallas so they sent Adlai Stevenson there in October 1963, to pave the way. But after witnessing riots and being spat upon, Stevenson “privately” questioned Kennedy’s plans to visit Dallas .
In light of recent events in Washington , I found “Dallas 1963” to be doubly interesting: deep political divisiveness; dicey overseas relations; and a president who wants social change, causing accusations of lack of concern for the country’s well-being.
But why was JFK assassinated in Dallas, of all places? The authors answer that question, as they take a look at the emotions, beliefs, and social mores of the times.
This narrative starts in 1960 and ends with a bullet — and even though we know what happened, getting to that last point is squirmy. My heart pounded. For fans of politics, history, or anyone desiring to somehow mark this inauspicious anniversary, “Dallas 1963” has the ingredients for a very absorbing read.
Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3, and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11,000 books.


GOP star Cuccinelli to campaign in New Jersey, Oklahoma
You don't have to take our word for it that Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli (R) is a rising star in conservative circles nationwide.
Take the word of the Americans for Prosperity chapter in New Jersey, where Cuccinelli is the keynote speaker at a big weekend event.
"Rising Conservative Star, Leading Opponent of Obamacare Will Headline Rally of Conservative Activists," the group writes in the headline of a statement announcing the Saturday event.
The group says their "Remember November" event will be the largest pre-election gathering of conservatives in the tri-state area. Cuccinelli will attend, fresh off his latest round of TV appearances following Monday's hearing in his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law.
"Attorney General Cuccinelli is a remarkable spokesperson and advocate for conservative values and our founding principles, and is a stalwart defender of the constitution," said AFP New Jersey state director Steve Lonegan.
It's not uncommon for governors to travel around the country campaigning for one another. But Cuccinelli has been doing an unusual amount of traveling for a guy who doesn't hold the top job.
He's already made campaign stops for Republican attorneys general in Iowa and Alabama and headlined a fundraiser for Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio in April. Monday, he'll be in Olkahoma City to campaign for Republican attorney general candidate Scott Pruitt.
He'll also be making stops for congressional candidates in Virginia in coming days.
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You don’t have much time to acknowledge the bear sitting upright on of the highway when you’re behind the wheel of the 2018 Subaru WRX. There’s something about being hammer-down on the zigzag roads that wrap around the river leading into the town of Kaslo, British Columbia – almost like someone had stretched out an enormous tangled slinky and then abandoned it in frustration – that does wonders to focus the mind on the task at hand. At these speeds, you do you, and the bear does whatever it is 600 lbs of black-furred muscle does when it encounters 3,300 lbs of screaming bright blue metal that vanishes around the next bend in a burst of gravel and off-throttle turbo-whump.
In the moment, it’s hard to imagine a better tool four-seasons tool for backwoods blasts down seemingly forgotten mountain highways than the WRX, until you realize that you’re still a few rungs below the mightier, and more rambunctious WRX STI sedan. Fortunately for me, Subaru has brought both along on this adventure, and I’ll spend the next two days swapping back and forth between the two compact performance cars and avoiding predatory wildlife in the process.
Subaru has made a series of ‘squint or you’ll miss them’ changes to the styling of both cars for the 2018 model year that are certainly invisible to the ursine eye but undoubtedly apparent to the breed of enthusiasts who have claimed the Japanese brand as their battle flag. Grille, front bumpers, and door trim on both cars are what will immediately stand out to fans of the WRX and STI, with the latter car also offering the option to go wingless (in favor of a modest trunk lip spoiler) and losing fog lights on some models in favor of brake cooling ducts for its now-embiggened – and bright yellow – six-piston Brembo front calipers. Similarly subtle updates can be found throughout the interior of each car, with highlights including a more useful multi-function LCD display perched on the dash as well as a fold-down armrest for rear passengers.
Tempting local law enforcement in the Subaru WRX and WRX STI for a full two days of hooning through the interior of Canada’s westernmost province revealed several more interesting aspects of the updated mechanical package afforded to both cars. For starters, the humbler WRX has seen its transmission gifted with smoother (once warm) triple-cone synchros, has had its electric power steering retuned and reduced (in terms of packaging), and now features a rear sway bar diameter that’s been shaved by a millimeter in order to work with the shock and spring reconfig found at all four corners. There’s also the new Performance Package on the Premium trim level, which grants access to more aggressive, track-oriented Jurid brake pads as well as grippy Recaro sport seats.
Driven back-to-back with the WRX STI, the WRX with the Performance Package proved itself a very capable machine, especially when set loose on a 25 mile stretch of narrow dirt and gravel road that offered ample opportunities for handbrake hairpin shenanigans. Shake the dust off of its 18-inch alloy boots, however, and the sedan deigns not to punish you once back on the pavement, maintaining a smooth cruising personality that can be discarded at the drop of a gear.
How the WRX STI justifies its higher purchase price – and more extroverted styling – is easily understood once it’s time to get serious about putting distance between you and whichever of nature’s highly-effective four-legged killers is in pursuit. In the wilds of B.C.’s Okanagan Valley, the STI’s hydraulically-assisted steering was chatty to the point of gossip about the details of the pavement I was passing over, while the stiffer and ultimately more direct suspension setup was willing to flip the standard WRX’s lean towards comfort over engagement with the act of driving.
In fact, unlike many good / better / best flavors of in-house performance partners, the WRX and the WRX STI truly offer different packages that reveal themselves to have significantly different personalities – something that a quick visit to Area 27, Canada’s most recent road course amply illustrated. Confirming what the mountain roads had already strongly suggested, the track’s three miles of challenging asphalt, (designed by the country’s last Formula One champion, Jacques Villeneuve) revealed the STI to be the cold-blooded killer as compared to the base WRX’s more accessible limits.
While both cars are gifted with standard all-wheel drive, the STI’s Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD, also updated for 2018) provides a level of granular control over power distribution that’s simply absent from it sibling (and stands as the only real piece of digital trickery in what remains a largely mechanical approach to managing traction). It’s a similar story when it comes to the six-speed manual transmission found in each sedan: the number of gears may be the same, but their design, and they way they allow the driver to access the power band, are both quite different. These two details were far more apparent on the track than on the street, adding light and shade to the STI’s more dialed-in package.
You may have noticed that I’ve yet to mention the power differential between the two cars. That’s because in my mind, it’s not the most salient point of divergence when determining which model is best for a driver’s particular needs. There’s no question that the older turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder found under the hood of the WRX STI’s 305 horses and 290 lb-ft of torque handily top the WRX’s 2.0-liter turbo four’s 268 ponies and 258 lb-ft of twist, but if straight-line speed is what you are after then a trip to the aftermarket will sop up as much money as you’re willing to through at your dyno run bragging rights.
For the majority of drivers, of course, the ‘regular’ Subaru WRX will be more than enough to keep a smile firmly in place once the car escapes the grind of the daily commute and busts loose on a traffic-free two-lane, cone-littered autocross course, or local lapping day. For those who want to get more serious about a dual-purpose track toy, the WRX STI pulls ahead with the kind of focused intensity not often seen outside of an Ivy League cram week. The fact that Subaru is able to not just one, but both of these reasonably affordable, high performance options in a world where most turbocharged pocket rockets insulate the experience behind the wheel more ones and zeros than you’ll find in Warrant Buffet’s bank account is nothing short of astonishing for such a small company.


It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA!
It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journeys. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading right now...you just might discover the next “must-read” book!
Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and I decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children's literature - picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit - join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them. Be sure to grab the current IMWAYR button and link up!
Last Week's Book Adventures:
Jen Says: It's an adult book, but I really did enjoy Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and think lots of Nerdy readers would enjoy it. I finished listening to Mr. Penumbra this week but that was about it for the week as far as finishing things goes. I did read the 2nd chapter of Deliverology 101 to discuss with my department, I started listening to both Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. One is in my car and the other is in my laptop. I'm enjoying them both and they are both part of my Book Gap Challenge. I also started reading To Be Perfectly Honest by Sonya Sones and I'm enjoying it so far.
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Upcoming Book Adventures:
Jen Says: This week, I expect to finish listening to both Hatchet and Shiloh and we'll see if I have time to jump into something else. I do plan to keep reading To Be Perfectly Honest for Banned Books Week but don't know what else I'll dive into. Last week was pretty crazy with being sick and having a lot to keep up with. I wasn't able to share two reviews from last week so I'm moving them to this week.
Check back throughout the week to hear about these books.
So, what are you reading this week?
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This book is full of nuances and hints that will take you from the beginner level to ready to read a newspaper - not quite but close. Once again the authors of 'A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammer' have collaberated to produce a book that is infinitely usable and a must for reference and learning. The book is definitely a step up from the basic version with no romanised readings for the Japanese but rather the furigana to show you how to read those Kanji you haven't studied yet. The grammer however is very good but there are a couple of examples that don't get used very often in everyday...続きを読む ›
This book has proved extremely helpful to me as I try to pursue my goal of learning Japanese. I am studying in Kyoto Japan, and use this book everday in my studies. I find most of the examples very useful both in their content and application. Since the book is arranged in dictionary form, it is very easy to use. If you have not mastered the Japanes Hiragana, then I would do so before buying this book, because romaji has been eliminated. Since it is an intermediate level book, that is justified and useful in that it pulls the romaji crutch out, and forces you to concentrate on the characters.
Easy to comprehend, multiple examples, well written. Although it's not always easy to find what you are looking for, especially when similar phrases are being listed together, I find the three books of the series a thorough guide to japanese grammar.


Yep it happens – art emergencies.
- Someone has forgotten a birthday until this very moment – and they were supposed to be at the celebration 30 minutes ago.
- A couple believes they have commissioned a piece of artwork for the dining room, they think it will be ready before Thanksgiving dinner, but neither of them spoke with the artist.
- There is an art opening planned and publicized, but no art arrives to open.
I am happy to report that at this point in my career these are not typically my emergencies, rather I have advanced to become the solution to said emergencies. So I might not have “solve blindness” on my to-do list like my friend Christina (who, btw, should get a huge whopping bonus if she gets to mark that one off!), but I am quite capable and equipped to render art related triage.
The result of the latest triage is a show I would be happy to have hanging anywhere (even with more than 12 hours notice), but especially since it will be in my own Columbus Park neighborhood. If you haven’t seen my previous body of work, “Collective Memories”, or you would like to revisit it, please swing by this Friday, May 18th to Columbus Park’s hottest new dinner spot, Pandolfi’s Deli.
by Chris Dahlquist
Kansas City, MO 64106
Have an art emergency or want to learn more about the Collective Memories show please contact me.
Have you had a art emergency? Oh, and have you read Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern? I finished it yesterday and it makes me want to revisit these images and treat them in a different way! The first line of the description seems to fit with my week quiet well:
“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.”


Founded by the Lady Richeldis in 1061, destroyed by Henry VIII in 1538, restored in 1922 by Father Hope Patten, the Anglican Vicar of Walsingham – the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has had an eventful history across nearly a thousand years.
This medieval place of pilgrimage, which rivalled Canterbury as a destination, was visited by thousands of pilgrims from all across Britain and Europe. It became known as ‘England’s Nazareth’ because of the nature of the vision which the Lady Richeldis experienced.
Today, after 350 years of post-Reformation neglect, the past 95 years have witnessed the dramatic restoration of pilgrimage to Walsingham.
At the heart of the Shrine of Our Lady lies the Holy House containing the image of Our Lady of Walsingham. The Holy House itself is contained within the highly-decorated Shrine Church.
In the Shrine grounds can be found everything a pilgrim, tourist or visitor needs – residential accommodation, meeting rooms, the refectory, a café-bar and beautiful gardens. The Welcome Centre – part of the Milner Wing – offers fascinating insights into both historic and present day Walsingham.
Find out more about the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham on their website.


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Gifts for the foodie from ALSO Home
Looking for a gift for the foodie in your life? With our range of presents that aspiring chefs will love, you need look no further.
Here at ALSO Home we’ve got Christmas covered for the foodies, chefs and adventurous home cooks. Whether they are a professional chef, a part-time foodie, or simply take pride in cooking creations to serve up friends and family, our range of matt black Kuro stoneware ensures their food is always served up in a striking way.
A favourite among foodies, the Kuro ceramics are the perfect harmony of beautiful simplicity and paired back natural design so often found in Scandinavia and Japan. Beautifully made in natural and tactile materials, this stylish collection focuses on shape and form to create these simple hand-crafted style ceramics. The soft matt black glaze of Kuro ceramics are the perfect every day tableware for you home, but we particularly love them for parties and entertaining! Food really pops against the dark black finish and is a perfect collection for those foodies out there.
Earlier in the year we added to this best selling range with oven-to-table dishes, candle sticks and citrus juicers. If your foodie friend is already a fan of our range, grow their collection with our new serving dishes. Made for everyday use, whilst catering to design led individuals who want to cook in style. The serving dishes are suitable for oven cooking and even dishwashing – practical and stylish. We particularly love the modern handles. Available in 2 sizes, a smaller square – perfect for 2 to dine from, or the larger rectangular for when you have friends and family over.
The humble juicer is stylish and practical, ready to be proudly used and displayed in their kitchen or stuffed into their stocking come Christmas morning. Perfect for creating cocktails, or indeed delicious sauces, the juicer is often overlooked when it comes to dining gifts. The practical gift they never knew they needed.


Ingredient List Print Recipe
- 4 tablespoons aged soy sauce (this is the best soy sauce around)
- 8 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 inch square piece of kombu
- 2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 3 pounds center cut, trimmed whole piece of beef sirloin
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon hot chile sesame oil (or more to taste)
- 6 scallions
- Chinese garlic chives, minced for garnish
Japanese Beef Tataki
This easy Japanese tataki is stunning and tastes even better. With a simple dish like this, buy the best beef you can get your hands on. Because it’s served very rare, using a tender, luxury cut like sirloin is important—trust me, it’s worth spending the extra bucks. Skip the store bought ponzu, my homemade version is truly the star of this recipe. Make a double batch and keep it on hand as a dipping sauce or marinade for fish, pork or chicken.
Make the Ponzu
Combine the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, lemon juice, kombu and ginger in a mixing bowl. Place in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours. Strain before serving.
Prepare the Tataki
Cut the large piece of meat in half, lengthwise. Allow to come to room temperature, about 1 hour.
Season the beef on all sides with salt, pepper and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Preheat a pan over high heat for a few minutes. Add the peanut oil. Sear the beef over high heat, making sure to keep the center rare, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Let meat rest for 10 minutes. Slice thin and arrange on a large platter with a ladle of ponzu sauce. Slice the scallions paper thin, sprinkle on the beef along with the sesame oil and hot chile sesame oil. Season with salt and garnish with additional sesame seeds and chives.
Serve, passing more ponzu at the table.
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Happiness is created inside of yourself. You need to first take care of yourself, and every once in a while allow yourself the privilege and leeway to pamper yourself. You deserve it!!
Pampering yourself doesn’t have to be extravagant, expensive, or even take up a lot of time. It can be as simple as a hot bubble bath, stopping by that store you’ve been wishing to and taking an extra 10 minutes to window shop and wish upon a star for that amazing outfit (maybe even trying it on), or spending the $10 to have your eyebrows waxed instead of having to pluck them all on your own. Okay, men… I realized that my list in that previous sentence was aimed at us ladies. So for you guys, take 10 minutes to just relax in the evening all by yourself… sit in your favorite chair and just chill with no noise or distractions (ah sweet silence)… it’s okay to want that sometimes! Go a little out of your way on your drive home from work and give yourself the freedom to look at that new car or motorcycle that you have been drooling over (maybe go for a test drive), even if you will not be getting it anytime soon, we all need goals to shoot for! There are so many things that can go onto this list of regret free ways to give to yourself little by little.
Never underestimate how deeply the simple pleasures in life will impact your mood, your spirit, your well-being. Life is made up of moments, so why not create a few moments just for yourself. Your happiness is worth it because when you are happy then you are healthier, more confident, more energetic, have less stress bogging you down, and are a better person to others around you. This is a “win-win” for everyone! If you are the type of person who feels guilty even giving yourself 5 minutes to sit down, then remember this: to pamper yourself is really for the good of those around you!
QUESTION: Do you feel guilty pampering yourself at all?
CHALLENGE: You deserve it, and those around you deserve you to be happy so that you can be a better person for and to them… so do not wait even until tomorrow. Find a way, any way, to pamper yourself TODAY! And tell me how you did it! Share your ideas with us all!!! 🙂
A happier pampered gal signing off!
Sonya… She Idealist.


How Much Can I Borrow?
Unlike standard residential home loans, the pricing and lending policies for commercial property loans are rarely set in stone and many of the terms can be negotiated.
- 100% of the property value using a guarantor to secure your loan.
- 80% of the property value for loans up to $1,000,000.
- 75% of the property value for loans up to $2,000,000.
- 70% of the property value for loans up to $5,000,000.
- Commercial property loans from $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 are on a case by case basis.
Aside from the lender, the type of commercial property loan and nature of your security will have an affect on the amount that you can borrow:
- If a residential property is used as security, you may be able to borrow 100% of its value.
- Lease doc, low doc, and no doc loans will require a larger deposit.
- Specialised security properties will require a larger deposit.
NO LENDER’S MORTGAGE INSURANCE ON COMMERCIAL LOANS
While residential borrowers are able to pay lender’s mortgage insurance to secure a home loan if they don’t have an 80% deposit, commercial borrowers don’t have that same luxury.
There ic no LMI in commercial lending – it doesn’t exist,
PRICING CAN VARY
While home loan rates are generally straightforward and you can select most rates right off the shelf, in commercial loans you’ll be assessed on a range of different criteria that could alter the interest rate you end up with.
Loan pricing can vary based on the security, the gearing level, the location of the business and the nature of the business,
Assessment is generally looked at differently to a home loan. Serviceability is a different calculation based on the interest cover, which looks at the surplus income after you’ve paid all your other expenses, compared to the debt repayments for the loan.
Again, that can factor into pricing as well.
HIGHER RATES AND FEES
Generally pay a higher interest rate for a commercial loan than a home loan, particularly if your business or property is considered riskier than other commercial operations.
If it’s a strong loan and we’re in that smaller mum-and-dad business and they’re purchasing a commercial property, it could be in the 4% range, for example, just dependant on risk. Pricing can be really good, and we’ve seen some rates in the 3% range for commercial loans.
It’s dependant on a number of things, such as the bank’s appetite for that sort of transaction, what type of security it is – if it’s a specialised security that’s generally riskier, for example if it’s not just a straight premises, it’s a hotel or something like that. A hotel will generally be more expensive because of the inherent level of risk there.


Molly Sumerlin Jackson entered this world July 6th, 2010 shortly before 10AM. It was a beautiful, hot summer morning with the same clear blue sky her brother Rowan enjoyed during his first day on earth. Also like her brother, Molly was a very alert baby who seemed to be “in” the room with us. She is 8 pounds of cuteness, and I’m excited to finally have a little girl to buy stuff for.
Want to know what Rowan thinks about everything?
As you can see, as long as everyone continues to realize how adorable and center-of-the-universe he is, he’ll be fine. With the addition of a sibling to any single child reality, there is most likely some adjustment that has to happen. Rowan will be fine. There’s plenty of love to go around for both of these babies.
Brandy went into the hospital Monday night. Rowan stayed with Mom while Dad, Tohner and I stayed with Brandy. Dad and I assumed we’d be in the waiting room all night, but ended up we were able to stay in the room with Brandy. So the poor girl had to listen to our bullshit all night while going through labor. We thought we should stay awake in case something started to happen, so we talked pretty much non-stop until about 4AM when we started running out of steam. If you look at the photo above Brandy’s bed, you may see a cute little baby. If you are Tohner, and then the rest of us once he pointed it out, you will think that the baby is shooting the finger. Even though he is not. That is the kind of stuff that is somewhat funny at 10PM but really freaking hilarious at 4AM. The TV was on History Channel, so we watched a number of episodes of American Pickers and Pawn Stars, two programs I probably wouldn’t have watched on my own that I will now associate with Molly’s arrival.[side note: Though the entertainment factor was certainly raised by the constant Jackson commentary, both programs are a fairly interesting look at the things we value – or don’t. A number of the people who were selling things to the pawn shop were bringing in items passed down through the generations with seemingly little emotional connection. I can’t imagine taking something of my grandparents or parents and dumping it off at a pawn shop for a fraction of the “value” of the thing. We’re talking Civil War relics that were probably treasured by past generations being sold for a couple hundred bucks to either a mouth breather named Chumley or a tanned guy named Big Hoss. For real. Then on the other end of the spectrum is American Pickers, in which two guys in a large Mercedes van travel the back roads of the US to pick through people’s attics and garages and old barns to find things they want to buy. Though the people featured on the show most often sell whatever these guys find (or, at least, that’s what ends up in the program), you get the sense that most of the people give a shit about what they are letting go.]


Still time to have your say on Uttlesford council shake up
THERE is still time for residents to have their say on new council ward boundaries across Uttlesford.
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is currently consulting people on its draft proposals for new ward boundaries across Uttlesford. The consultation closes on July 8.
The commission’s draft recommendations propose that Uttlesford District Council should have 39 councillors in the future, five fewer than the current arrangements. The proposals mean those councillors would represent seven single-member, 10 two-member and four three-member wards across the district.
Max Caller, chairmain of the commission, said: “We are asking local people to log on to our website or visit their local library to have a look at our proposals for new boundaries across Uttlesford.
“We are keen to hear what local people think of the recommendations and to tell us if they agree with the proposals. If you don’t agree with the boundaries we have drawn, we would like to hear your alternatives.
“Our review aims to deliver electoral equality for voters in elections to Uttlesford District Council. This means that each councillor represents a similar number of electors so that everyone’s vote in council elections is worth roughly the same regardless of where you live.
“We also aim to ensure that the council’s wards reflect, as far as possible, the interests and identities of local communities across Uttlesford.
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- 2 Government accused of 'grotesque waste of taxpayers' money' after Stansted flight
- 3 New vehicles to catch Essex's criminals on the county's fast roads
- 4 Creamfields South Chelmsford 2022 line-up announced for Hylands Park
- 5 In pictures: Burns Night at Walden's The Railway Arms
- 6 Plan to ease congestion at M11 junction 8 gets underway
- 7 Uttlesford District Council row over £4m 'black hole'
- 8 Miss Disco's Valentine's date with fans at Saffron Walden's football club
- 9 Celebrating 20th anniversary of Harry Potter at Saffron Screen
- 10 Stansted Airport boss confident that passenger numbers will rally
“We will consider all the submissions we receive whoever they are from and whether your evidence applies to the whole of Uttlesford or just a part of the district.”
Local people can visit the Commission’s interactive consultation portal at consultation.lgbce.org.uk to look at detailed maps of the commission’s proposals and get all the advice they need to make a submission during the consultation.
The full recommendations and detailed maps are also available on the commission’s main website at lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/essex/uttlesford-fer. ard copies of the report and maps have also been made available to view at council buildings and libraries.
Write to: The Review Officer (Uttlesford), Local Government Boundary Commission for England, Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.
Or e-mail: email@example.com


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Updated: February 2020
Wondering what it takes to build a strong personal brand? Want to know how to translate who you are into a personal brand that attracts, engages, and inspires potential customers?
It’s not as difficult as you might think. But it will take a conscious effort on your part.
Because whether you like it or not, people are making assumptions about your personal brand. From your product to your customer experience, many factors drive perception.
But it’s so much more than that. Your personal brand also includes the reputation and relationships you’ve built over time.
So how do you create a personal brand that enhances and supports the growth of your business?
Below are 7 tips to spark creativity and help you build a sensational personal brand.
1. Define What Makes You Shine
Defining and consistently sharing your unique message creates differentiation. It’s an identifier, relaying the special skills, talents, and magic that is the brand called you.
Whether you’re a writer, a marketer or a small business owner, controlling that perception is vital. Begin to develop your personal brand by answering a few questions:
- What is your greatest strength/weakness?
- What’s unique about your message?
- What separates you from the competition?
- Are you innovative or traditional in thinking?
- How do you prefer to communicate and how does that resonate with your audience?
- What are the needs of your audience and how do you solve those problems?
Answering the questions above will begin to form a foundation for your personal brand. It grounds you in your own truth, creating a personal brand that’s authentic, genuine, and compelling.
2. Create a Credible Website
A website can help establish credibility and should be the hub or center of your online presence.
With it, you can showcase your individual talents and provide insight into who you are, what you’re passionate about and what niche or group you and your business serve.
Allow your website to complement all that you’re doing both offline and online.
Add it to your marketing, newsletter, email and any other location where you’re eager for your target market to find and connect with you.
Your website is establishing your reputation. Don’t miss the opportunity to create thought leadership through your content, design, and branding.
3. Embrace Social Media
As the use of social networks within business continues to evolve, having an established social media presence that connects with potential customers is a crucial element to building your personal brand.
Gain a voice in the over-saturated online world by getting involved in the conversation. Determine where you can share and discuss topics that matter most to your business and audience.
To begin building a presence across various social networks, consider these tips:
- Spend time identifying where your target market spends their time. Is it Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest? Once you know where they’re hanging out, you can begin to craft your content.
- Take time to determine what you’ll talk about. This is not a time or place to be spammy or overly promotional. You want to offer insight and give away your knowledge freely to begin boosting personal brand awareness and establishing a solid reputation.
- Like, follow, and connect with competitors and other local businesses. This is a great way to elevate the conversation and create strategic relationships, even with your competitors. As the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies (aka “the competition) closer.
- Ask questions! This is a quick and easy way to find out what matters most to those connecting with you online.
4. Merge Offline with Online
While business seems to be more Internet-based than ever, you never want to neglect your offline efforts. Merging offline and online is a perfect way to take an established reputation and introduce it to your new online audience.
Take your brochures, email marketing, flyers, and direct mail campaigns and repurpose the content across your social media channels. You can also take much of that content and turn it into blog posts.
Did you answer a question or solve a problem in your latest email? Expand upon that and post it to your blog.
Don’t forget to include links to your online profiles within your traditional marketing to cross-promote your online networks. You want to make sure that no matter where your audience spends time, they can find you!
5. Invest In Your Brand
Whether it’s time spent creating content or an investment into a new marketing tool, investing in your personal brand provides growth opportunities.
Spending money on the development of your brand can also build credibility, boost visibility and create a higher overall perceived value.
For example, creating a streamlined look and feel from your logo to a custom website, and branded social media channels tells your story and sends a consistent message to your audience.
We need to be our own best customer when it comes to personal branding.
6. Set Measurable Goals
Setting periodic goals for your personal brand is a good way to analyze your achievements and adjust your strategy as necessary.
Set daily, weekly, and monthly goals that support your dream.
What is it that you want to achieve? Once you decide what you’re working towards, put it in writing.
Are you looking to sell more products? Determine how many people you’ll need to get in front of to meet your goal.
Then analyze what your conversion rate is and what the cost is to market to each individual.
This will help you begin to formulate the cost of your time and resources.
7. Stay Fresh and Relevant
Keep your personal brand fresh and exciting. Consistently take stock of your marketing and your message.
Ask yourself who you’re marketing to and whether your content is what they want and need.
There’s no sense in putting yourself out there if you’re not willing to go the extra mile.
Stay on top of trends and make sure your personal branding is relevant, but also a reflection of all that your business is and is striving to be.


Text: LD 18 http://www.canrc.org/?page=
Reading: Luke 24: 36-53
This is a very special Lord’s Day. It is the most profoundly theological while also the most warmly experiential.
Q&A 47, 48 are profoundly theological, showing clearly the difference between the Lutheran and Calvinist view of Christ. The Lutheran position is that Christ’s human body took on all the attributes of divinity, including omnipresence. This coincided with the Lutheran position on the physical presence of Christ in the Holy Supper. The catechism points out that he is spiritually present everywhere, but not physically.
Q&A 49 is very experiential, and the sermon focuses on it.
Theme: The Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven for our benefit.
1. He took our flesh to heaven.
2. He sends us his Spirit from heaven.
3. He advocates for us in heaven.
1.Jesus took our flesh to heaven. Peter, the Emmaus road disciples, and the women told the other disciples that Jesus had risen, but they didn’t believe them. Jesus showed them his scars, etc—he still has human flesh and bones. They were not convinced, because it just seemed too good to be true. So Jesus ate in front of them, proving that he still has human flesh. Obviously, however, it is different from ours. As Paul explained in 1 Corinthians 15, the seed falls into the ground and something different but essentially the same arises. It is still the same, but it is also profoundly different. “The dead shall be raised imperishable and we shall be changed.” When talking about a spiritual body, we must note that ‘spiritual’ is not the same as non-material. Rather it means powerful, immortal, imperishable, and glorious. We will one day be where he is, and in Jesus we already have a glorified body because we are connected to him.
2.Jesus sends us the Spirit from heaven. He gives us power to be his witnesses, the power to seek heavenly things, Colossians 3. What are earthly things? They are the satanic vices: anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language, lying, immorality, impurity, etc. By the power of the Holy Spirit you will be able to turn away from them. Instead, you will turn to the heavenly things: compassion, kindness, humility, patience, building each other up, giving thanks to God. Colossians 3 lists both the earthly vices the Holy Spirit takes us away from and the heavenly ones he leads us toward. Do not resist the Holy Spirit. Don’t be like the people Stephen preached to, the stiff-necked people.
3.Jesus advocates for us in heaven. Jesus left the disciples while he was blessing them. He fulfilled the work of an Old Testament priest, who had to bless after both sacrifice and prayer were offered. Jesus performed and performs those three functions, and he continues to pray and advocate for us. The fact that he prays for us is full of meaning:
i. It assures us of eternal life. He has given us the Holy Spirit, and his presence in heaven is a guarantee of ours.
ii. When we fall into sin, we have an advocate in heaven who prays for us, who sticks up for us, and who says “I died for that person!”
iii. He loves us enough to know our name and prays for us by name. The Good Shepherd knows us by name.
iv. He understands us. He identifies with us as a human being. He was tempted like us in every way. He knows what it is like. He went through it all.
v. He assures us of our fellowship with the Father. Just as the Father has fellowship with the Son, so he has fellowship with us.
The disciples obeyed Christ and worshipped him with great joy, Luke 24. Like the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8, they went on their way with joy.
Sermon by Pastor George on July 1, 2012. Notes, errors, and omissions by NPS.


So, it’s summer. And I know what your already thinking . How many more days until the kids go back to school? (It’s okay, you don’t love your kids any less… we all count the days!)
Here’s summer in a nutshell with young kids. Deep breath…
Mom! go back to sleep, schools out. but the sun’s up! then don’t peek out of your curtains. I’m hungry! is that a question? can you cook my breakfast please? ok here’s your eggs and strawberries, honey. I want toast! Is that a question? I want toast PLEASE! still not a question but at least you said please. she stole my toy. she pulled my hair. Leave each other alone. I’m going outside! ok get your shoes on. Where are my shoes?? same spot every morning. honey those are on the wrong feet. it’s tooo hot out here. but we’ve only been outside for 3 minutes. we are not going inside yet. and your shoes are still on the wrong feet. I’m going inside! No honey, we are staying out and playing. It’s toooo hot. I wanna do a craft! Ok go take out a craft. No not all the craft boxes. Pick either the glue and paper or the paints or the playdough, put the rest back. And put away the sand and the paint-your-own ceramic tea set, you don’t need to use all those at once. And here comes the glitter too… Ok at least they are being creative. We’re all done! Um, girls, you took out enough to do for hours and it’s been only 2 minutes and you put an inch of tape on a blue paper and called it your craft. Where’s the glitter?! We’re hungry! But you had breakfast 14 minutes ago. But we are HUNGRY! (when is September?) If you play for 20 minutes nicely you can have a granola bar. Okay, Mommy. Mom she’s being mean to me! Well she said she is playing school but I want to play house! Can’t you play house and drop your kids off at school while she is playing school? No I want to ONLY play house. Ok then how about I play house with you? Ok. That was fun Mommy, can I have my snack? That was 6 minutes, not 20, and you weren’t nice to each other. And it’s only 7:15 am, bedtime yet? Look Mommy we are playing Barbie’s together! Wonderful! Let’s pick up the baby dolls and the books from playing school to make room. Nevermind… I’m not interrupting the few minutes of playing nice.
I love summer because it’s more quality time, but it’s no joke when they want to eat all day long. And eating fruits and veggies and granola… it’s great until they want a “treat.” And while of course I don’t eat treats (ok, fine, I do)… I like to find ways to make treats healthier.
They love ice cream. They are dairy intolerant, so they’ve never actually had it, but they have had coconut milk ice cream and cashew milk ice cream and they LOVE it.
If you or your kids are ice cream junkies… you’re welcome for this. Easiest, most simple recipe for healthy “ice cream”- and you can play with the flavors. They think they are cooking, then they think they are eating an ice cream dessert. I keep my weight on track. Win.
Banana “Ice Cream”
Once bananas are very ripe, turning brown, slice them up and freeze in a container or ziplock bag. At all times we have frozen banana chunks taking up half the freezer.
When fully frozen, throw a bunch of them into a food processor. I have a Ninja, and I LOVE it and highly recommend one, but any processor will do.
Blend! Start on low, move up from there. You are going to want to stop, thinking it’s not working right. You will want to add liquid. You may even curse me and call me a liar… but keep going. It will look dry and crumbly and just plain weird, and not like ice cream at all. Stop and push the crumbles down with a spatula.
Turn on processor again and blend together more. Almost done! If the kids are getting impatient, have them hit the buttons and count out loud to see how long it takes. (Impatient grown ups can do this too.) And finally it will look like soft serve ice cream!! YES! (How long did it take? Kids your next craft can be to write the number of seconds it took and decorate it. With the damn glitter.)
Scoop it into bowls and there you go. Healthy banana ice cream with one ingredient. How easy is THAT? The kids want another bowl? Go for it. Yup that’s right, Mom says you can have extra ice cream. You have a really nice mom! You want pink ice cream? Add a strawberry or two. Purple ice cream? Add some blueberries. Dark pink? Cherries. Chocolate? Add coco powder. Other cool flavors? Peanut butter, or mango, or lime. Chocolate chip ice cream? Add chocolate chips at the end. Sometimes you gotta use the goodies 🙂
You can also freeze into ice pop molds! I found these cute silicone push pop molds at Ikea! But any molds will work. Run under a little warm water to loosen from the mold when it’s time to eat.
Hope you enjoy! If you try any cool fun flavors, let me know how it turns out!