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Meetings & Functions
The Swan is a grade 1 & 2 listed mid-17th century coaching house inn on Thornbury High Street.
The Swan is a community pub on Thornbury high street. We have an array of activities going on throughout the week and live music on the weekend. There is a large patio garden to the rear of the pub and we have 3 bed and breakfast rooms which overlook the high street. Great home cooked food is available 7 days a week. There is also a well appointed function room which can be used for business meetings and parties alike.
The Swan is steeped with character and old fashioned charm and was the first original coach house in Thornbury. In fact, there is only 1 other building that was built prior to The Swan, which is Thornbury Castle. The back wall dates back to 1659 and most of the building is grade listed 1 and 2.
Read more about the history of The Swan on the local history website Thornbury Roots.
We're Award Winners
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CAMRA Local Pub
Dogs welcome inside
Water bowl provided
We have a pub dog!
Dogs allowed in bedrooms
Functions & Meetings
Large room with bar available for weddings, functions or corporate use.
3 Rooms available with tea & coffee facilities. Continental or full English breakfast
Child & Baby Friendly
Traditional Sunday Roasts,
BBQ, Grill, Cafe
All Day Breakfast
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Great Drinks
Games & Sport
BT Sport – Large TV
Skittle Alley
Live bands most Saturday nights
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Sheltered patio garden area with seating
Come and cosy up to our huge open fires on cold days and nights.
A Community Pub
"We have raised a whopping total of over £100,000 for various local charities through our fundraising events, and it's our goal to continue helping the community of Thornbury. "
The Swan has been awarded the Regional Community Pub of the year for Bristol / surrounding area and South West Wales – it have won £5,000 to put towards a Community Based charity. During 2014, The Swan won the Gold Award in the Thornbury In Bloom for the array of colour and its arrangements of flowers. This was recently acknowledged again and in 2016 it won Thornbury In Bloom, the Chairman's 25th anniversary award for the community work they have done and are still doing, as well as the Gold Award for our gardens.
The Swan also won a silver award in March 2015 for its Fairtrade hot drinks and being an active supporter of Fairtrade. Most recently, we have added to these awards by winning the 2017 Fairtrade Coffee Silver Award and been accredited the Guinness of quality accreditation.
Sandra Davies – Landlady
Sandra took over the pub in 2011 and restored The Swan to its hostoric former glory.
She has tirelessly raised money for charity in Thornbury and made The Swan a community hub for the town.
Mon-Thurs: 10am – 11pm
Fri: 10am – 1am
Sat: 9am – 2am
Sun: 10am – 11:30pm
Food served:
Food is available to take away. Collect anytime between 12 and 8pm Mon-Sat. Sunday last collection 6pm. Call 01454 413062
Bristol, BS35 2AE
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What Is Messengerhood?
Messengerhood is the highest rank, the highest honor, possible. It proves the superiority of a man's inner being to that of others. A Messenger is like a branch, which arches out from the Divine to the human realm. He is the very heart and tongue of creation. He does not only possess what we call a supreme intellect, which penetrates into the reality of things and events, as is the case with geniuses, but also he is an ideal being, all of whose faculties are harmoniously excellent and active, and who strives and progresses steadily towards heaven, who awaits Divine inspiration for the solutions to the problems he meets, and who is considered to be the connecting point between the things and beings here and the Beyond. His body is subject to and follows his heart-figuratively, the seat of spiritual intellect; his mind likewise is subject to and follows his heart. His perceptions and reflections are always directed to the Names and Attributes of God. He goes to what he perceives; he arrives at the destination he aims for.
A Messenger's perception, developed to the full seeing, hearing and thus knowing, surpasses that of ordinary people. Nor can his power of perception or understanding be expressed or explained in terms of different wavelengths of light or sound, or in some other such way. It is not within an ordinary man's power and means to acquire a Messenger's knowledge, which goes beyond the limits of ordinary human nature. However intently deployed, our human powers of analysis and synthesis, can never attain to a Messenger's knowledge.
Through the Messengers, man has been able to gain an insight into creation, and thus to find out and to know the meaning of it. But for the Messengers and their teachings, man would neither have seen nor understood the true nature and meaning of things and events, nor therefore could he have entered into and coped with what is in and around him.
In addition to conveying the Divine message and guidance, the Messengers have also taught man something of God and His Names and Attributes. Their first mission was to teach the reality of this life, its true purpose and meaning. Since God is beyond man's perception and comprehension, it fell to the Messengers to be the most obedient, careful, conscious, self disciplined of people whilst they were performing their tasks. If there had not been any clear utterances by the Messengers about the Creator, the All Mighty, the All Knowing, who governs and sustains and cherishes the whole creation, from the smallest atom to the largest nebula, it would never have been possible for man to think or know or say anything right and proper about God.
Everything in the universe tries to, as it were, exhibit the Names and Attributes of the All Mighty, All Encompassing Creator. In the same way, the Messengers have taken note of, affirmed and been faithful to, the subtle, mysterious relation between God and His Names and Attributes. Their duty was to know and speak about God. Therefore, they entered into the true meaning of things and events, and conveyed it directly and sincerely to their fellow human beings.
Just as, even in the smallest exhibitions, public fairs and the like events, we benefit from a guide or usher, who directs our steps and prepares our attention, so also with the magnificent exhibition of this creation, we are in need of guides who draw attention to the reality of it, direct us towards its purpose and meaning, and show us our way in it.
Is it possible that the One who, in order to make Himself known, ordered this creation, opened to us His works, for our wonder and awe it possible that He would not, through some distinguished servants, reveal His names and Attributes to those who long to know Him? If this were so, would it not make His creation a vain work? The Supreme Being who made everything like a tongue and a letter and who revealed His Wisdom and Blessings through such things is absolutely free from vanity and absurdity. Thus, it seems to us, most unlikely that a people in one or other part of the world have been deprived of God's revelation through His Messengers. The Holy Book, indeed, is explicit on this point:
"For We assuredly sent amongst every people a Messenger (with the command), 'Serve God and eschew evil'."
However, mankind forgot the teachings brought by those appointed servants, and over time went astray, sometimes deifying the very men who preached against it, and sank into idolatry.
Throughout the earth there are examples of what man's imagination has idolized like the mountain of the gods in ancient Greece or, to this day, the River Ganges in India. Even accepting that there must be a tremendous difference between their first appearance and the actual position now, it is quite impossible to understand the conditions that raised Confucius in China and Brahma and Buddha in India. It is equally difficult to guess what they originally taught, or to know how far time and human degeneration have corrupted the first message.
Perhaps it was one of the conditions of the Roman Empire accepting Christianity as the official, state religion, that the festival, holy days, rites and rituals of the church are so obviously and shamelessly derived from or imitate directly, the idolatrous practices of the ancient Romans and Greeks. For without the enlightening revelation of the Holy Book, it is very difficult to tell the Jesus Christ worshipped in the Christian church from Adonis or Dionysus.
Considering that Christianity is relatively recent and considering what the Christians did to their Messenger and to the Book, we may well wonder how many 'Christs' have been treated in the same way by their followers over time? This is a most important point. Many of the religions which we now consider false turned to falsehoods, superstitions and legends over time through the deliberate malice of their opponents-despite the fact that, originally, they may have come from the purest, Divine source. What they were whether true or fake (we do not know) is not what they are. Supposing the impossible that their founders returned and saw the religion they originally established, they would not now recognize them. There have been many religions which have been distorted and altered in the world, and consequently it is essential to accept that the purity of their original foundation. The Holy Book says:
"There never were a people without a Warner having lived among them…And We assuredly sent among every people a Messenger."
These revelations universally declare that God sent messengers to every people throughout the world. The names of some of these are known to us through the Holy Book, but there is also a large number whose names have not been made known to us. The names we know are 28 out of 124,000 (or perhaps 224,000); even then we do not know exactly where and when many of them lived.
Essentially we are not bound to know all the past messengers. The Holy Book says:
"We did in times past send Messengers before you; of them there are some whose stories We have related to you, and some whose story We have not related to you."
In this way, the Holy Book warns us not to deal with some of those whom it does not mention to us.
Recent studies in comparative religion, philosophy and anthropology, have shown how many communities, living at very great distances from each other, share certain concepts and practices. For example, turning from plural to a singular conception of God; in their supplications in times of exceptional stress seeking refuge only in the One Supreme Being and raising their hands and asking something from Him. There are very many such phenomena, which indicate a singular source, a single teaching.
If primitive tribes cut off from civilization and the influence of the known Messengers, have a sure understanding of the Oneness of God, though they may have little understanding of how to live according to that belief, it must be that, as the Holy Book tells us, every people and nation has had its own Message and Messenger:
"For every people there is a Messenger. When their Messenger comes, the matter is judged between them with justice, and they are not wronged."
No people and no land are excluded from that commandment.
This brings us to the question of whether those who claim they have not been sent messenger will be held responsible for their beliefs and actions. As we have just explained, there is no reason to believe that any peoples in the world have been deprived altogether of the messengers' light. There may have been periods in which darkness seemed to prevail. But such were temporary darkness, after which the Grace and Blessing of God again enlightened the people through revelation to His chosen servants. Thus, whether it is less or more, every people, at some point in their history, saw or heard or experienced to the full, the mercy of revelation. Nevertheless, we must allow that, in some instances, the destruction of the beliefs, which the Messengers established, was so absolute and people introduced so many distortions into the religion and bizarre rites of worship that the true teachings were generally, if not altogether, lost by the people. In such cases, a long interregnum of darkness may have replaced enlightenment. Though enlightenment and enlightenment ever follow darkness by darkness, there may be some peoples who remained in darkness as it were unknowingly and against their own will. For such people there are glad tidings in the Holy Book. These are not punished or blamed for the wrong they may do, until and unless due warning has been conveyed to them:
"We never punish until We have sent a Messenger."
That is, the warning precedes responsibility and then reward or punishment.
Some people cannot analyze the things and events around them, cannot penetrate to their meaning, nor deduce therefrom the right course of belief and action. Such people are first taught the right way, given explanations and directions on how to act and then, in line with their actions thereafter, are answerable and accordingly rewarded or punished. But as for those who willfully take to unbelief or adopt an hostile, negative attitude to belief and religion, or knowingly defy God and His commandments, they will certainly be questioned and punished for their deviation and corruption, even though they live in the farthest, most desolate and deserted region of the world.
To summarize: no region or people have been altogether deprived of Divine enlightenment through God's chosen servants, His Messengers. Directly or indirectly, all people of all periods have, at some time in their history, known or been aware of a messenger and of his teaching. A period during which the names of the messengers have been forgotten and their teachings completely eroded, until another messenger is sent, is described as an interregnum. It is accepted that people who live in those periods would not be punished but rather excused, on the condition that they have not knowingly and willfully deviated into polytheism or atheism.
And God, the All Knowing and All Encompassing, knows best.
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Visiting the Compass Inn Museum in Westmoreland County
December 23, 2022 September 15, 2021 by Jim Cheney
Pennsylvania is a state filled with amazing history. However, the early 1800s is an era that isn't often covered by historic sites around the state. However, there are a few places you can learn about this period of American history, including the Compass Inn Museum.
The Compass Inn Museum is located along the Lincoln Highway in the Westmoreland County community of Laughlintown. The focal point of the site is the restored inn and tavern that once served as a stop for travelers along this famous highway in the first half of the 19th century.
The inn first opened to the public in 1799 and catered to cattle drivers along the road. After changing hands several times, it was purchased by Robert and Rachel Armor in 1817.
The oldest portions of the Compass Inn date to 1799.
The Armors changed the inn's name to the Compass Inn (after their hometown of Compassville in Chester County, PA) and set to work expanding it. In 1820, the stone portion of the building was added. This created more gathering and sleeping areas to allow the inn to attract stagecoach traffic, which was becoming more common and was more lucrative.
In 1862, the Compass Inn closed as traffic had declined on the Philadelphia to Pittsburgh highway thanks to spots like the Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Horseshoe Curve allowing passengers traveling the route to do so more quickly and more comfortably, first on canal boats and later on trains.
However, that wasn't the end of the story.
The Compass Inn from the back.
In the 1860s, the inn became a general store, as well as the local post office, museum, and polling place.
All told, seven generations of the Armor family would call the inn home until the 1960s. At this time, the former Compass Inn was donated to the Ligonier Valley Historical Society. In 1972, the Compass Inn Museum opened to the public.
Today, visitors can tour this historic inn, as well as several outbuildings that have been constructed around the site representing both buildings that were originally here, as well as others that would have been in the community and serviced travelers along the road.
Tours take you into several buildings, including a barn with restored wagons.
Tours of the site used to be done by guided tour. However, they are now conducted via a cell phone tour (Free wifi is available at the site).
While this makes it harder to ask questions, it allows you to move at your own pace, learn what you want to learn, and you don't have to wait for a guided tour to start.
All told, there are 15 audio tour stops around the site, so there's a lot of information here if you listen to all of them during your visit.
The blacksmith shop is really interesting to tour.
The self-guided tour of the Compass Inn Museum starts with the outbuildings around the main inn. There are a total of four small structures surrounding the inn that offer great insight into what Laughlintown was like for travelers in the first half of the 19th century.
These buildings include a barn (with several restored stagecoaches), a carpenter shop, a blacksmith shop (which was a filming location in "The Pale Blue Eye"), and a summer kitchen. Each of these stops includes at least one audio narration to tell you about the building and what you can see within it.
Once you've finished touring the outbuildings, it's time to head inside the historic inn.
The historic tavern inside the Compass Inn.
Tours here start in the stone portion of the building, which was used for many years as the tavern.
Taverns at this time served several purposes including providing food and drinks for travelers and as a meeting spot for locals to get food, the news, and their mail.
The space here is set up really nicely and offers a nice look into what this type of tavern would have been like.
The coolest feature in the room, however, is a small picture frame on the wall that includes the tavern's original liquor license from roughly 1810.
The rooms in the museum are very well set up.
The rest of the downstairs spaces showcase a wide variety of the Compass Inn's history, including a women's parlor, a kitchen, and a sample bedroom. There are more bedrooms upstairs, but they are only open periodically.
Just as with the outbuildings, there are many audio tour stops within the home, including at least one in each of the downstairs rooms.
All told, tours can take as long or as short as you'd like given you have the self-guided audio tour. However, if you do as I did and listen to most of the narration and take a few minutes to browse the items in each room, you can expect to spend about an hour at the Compass Inn Museum near Ligonier, PA.
The upstairs features several recreated guest rooms.
Overall, I found this museum to be a really interesting spot to learn about the history of the region in the first half of the 19th century. While this is an often-overlooked period of American history, the opening of what became known as the Lincoln Highway offered one of the first and best routes west, and thus, the Compass Inn sat along a route that greatly impacted American history.
So, if you find yourself traveling through the Laurel Highlands and want to learn more about the history of the region, the Compass Inn Museum is a great spot to check out.
Looking for more places to visit nearby? Check out Fort Ligonier, Adams Falls in Linn Run State Park, and the Spruce Flats Bog.
Compass Inn Museum
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 11am-4pm
From May – late October
Open select days in November-December
Cost: Adults: $14, Children: $10
Website: CompassInn.org
Address: 1386 US-30 East
Laughlintown, PA 15655
See map for other area attractions.
Great places to stay in Westmoreland County
Hampton Inn - A great value hotel in Greensburg according to Trip Advisor.
SpringHill Suites - A great hotel near Latrobe.
Campbell House Bed and Breakfast - A Victorian-style inn in downtown Ligonier.
Holiday Inn Express - A unique hotel just off the PA Turnpike.
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What data do you need to electronically submit to OSHA in 2019?
In May of 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses." This ruling requires establishments with 250 or more employees, as well as establishments with 20 or more employees in high risk industries, to electronically submit their 300A Form data to OSHA on an annual basis using the agency's Injury Tracking Application (ITA).
Starting in 2019 and continuing for each year thereafter, covered establishments must submit 300A form data collected in the previous calendar year by March 2.
Initially, the final rule would have required establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit additional injury and illness data from Forms 300 and 301, as well. However, on July 30, 2018, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which rescinds the agency's previous requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit Forms 300 and 301.
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3 Bealls Holding Corp.  was an American chain of department stores, owned by Stage Stores Inc. and headquartered in Houston, TX.
The store specialized in retailing desirable brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, footwear, and housewares.

On May 11, 2020, it was announced that Stage had filed for bankruptcy and they soon began liquidating all locations.

The chain overlapped with the Florida-based Bealls chain, although the two were not related. In markets where the two chains overlapped, the Florida chain operates as Burkes Outlet instead. However, on October 21, 2020, as part of winding-down its operations, Stage sold its intellectual property, including the national rights to use the Bealls name, to the Florida Bealls for $7 million. Bealls also acquired the rights to the names of Stage's other chains, all of its private label brands and customer lists, and a distribution center in Jacksonville, Texas.

History
The first Beall store was opened in Henderson, Texas in 1923 by brothers Archie and Robbie (and later, Willie).  The Bealls opened a second store in Nacogdoches in 1926 and a third in Mt. Pleasant in 1927.

By 1930, there were seven stores in the chain.  The Beall brothers won bids for the business of J.L. Douglas, a Jacksonville merchant.  This move would establish Jacksonville as a permanent home office for the growing chain (as well as its eighth store).  The Beall brothers decided to file for incorporation of the chain during this time.

In 1935, the home office moved to the Mayfield Building in downtown Jacksonville.  The Jacksonville store location would move in 1936 from the old Douglas building to the corner of Main and Commerce streets, where it would remain for nearly 50 years.  By 1940, Bealls had 15 stores in the chain.

Despite World War II, store count by 1950 had grown to 19.  Continued growth of the chain led to 38 locations by 1957.  Bealls shifted their home office and warehousing to a new location on East Rusk Street in Jacksonville, east of downtown.  In the 1960s, a chain-wide modernization of store interiors and operations was underway and more name-brand items could be found in stores.

In 1972, Bealls had grown to 60 stores in Texas and found its way beyond the borders of its home state for the first time, with a location opened in Oklahoma.  Bealls had reached most parts of Texas, except for the far west and the Panhandle.  Meanwhile, three of Robbie Beall's sons were now in high-level positions with the company; Royce and Ray were now vice-presidents and R.G. was serving as president of Bealls.

The 1980s brought more changes on the homefront.  Buying operations were moved away from Jacksonville to the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas in 1983.  This move ensured close proximity to many manufacturer's representatives of the apparel industry; most had local offices and showrooms in the Dallas Market Center area.  By 1984, Bealls moved its long-time downtown Jacksonville store operation to a new location on South Jackson Street.  A new warehouse and distribution center took shape on the north side of Jacksonville, replacing the warehouse that occupied the rear of the headquarters building.  The new operation was opened in 1986.

In 1988, Royce and Ray Beall announced plans to sell Beall's due to the vote of shares by shareholders to sell the company, this effort was led in part by other family members of Jacksonville. The 13% voted against the sale.  During the mid- to late 1980s the company was hit particular hard when the oil revenues in the state of Texas plummeted that resulted in a downturn for the state.  This forced the company to quit paying dividends thus in turn stockholders became aggressive to sell the company at bargain prices.  Operations of Beall's was combined with those of Houston-based Palais Royal (also bought out by Bain, etc. at the same time) and formed a new company, Specialty Retailers, Inc.  The combined company would be based in Houston.  There were 152 Bealls stores in the chain by this time: Texas had 128, Oklahoma had 11, New Mexico had 10, and there were 3 stores in Alabama.  This was a shock to Jacksonville, whose residents and those in the business community considered Bealls to be a good neighbor and corporate citizen.  Jacksonville was spared a complete loss, as the new distribution center would stay open, and the credit department of the combined company would be located at the previous Bealls office east of downtown. Also remaining would be the former flagship store of the company, where it still remains, on South Jackson.

By the early-mid 1990s, Specialty Retailers, Inc. would come to encompass another name, Stage Stores.

Stage Stores operated more than 850 stores in 40 states under the Bealls (no relation to the Bealls chain in Florida), Palais Royal, Peebles, Stage, and Goody's nameplates.

Brands exclusively found at Bealls include Valerie Stevens, Signature Studio, Sun River, Rustic Blue, Rebecca Malone, and Wishful Park.

On May 10, 2020, Stage announced it had filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and that it would liquidate all locations, Bealls and Gordmans included, unless a buyer could be found for the chain. No buyer had been found, and going out of business sales had begun at all locations.

References

External links
Official website (Archive)
Brief history of Bealls (covering the years 1926–1972)

Department stores of the United States
Companies based in Houston
1923 establishments in Texas
2020 disestablishments in Texas
Retail companies established in 1923
Retail companies disestablished in 2020
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020

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Chandigarh University students commissioned as officers in Indian Armed Forces
- More than 17 students have joined as officers in Indian Army, Air Force and Navy during last 3 years CHANDIGARH, India, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On one hand Chandigarh University is training professionals for industry who are equipped with new-age skills, while on the other hand the University is motivating the students to join Indian Armed Forces as Youth Officers. Discharging its Institutional Social Responsibility towards nation, Chandigarh University is imparting professional training through its NCC Programme where youth is encouraged and motivated towards choosing a professional career in Indian Armed Forces comprising of three professional uniformed services: The Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
While giving details about the career program in Indian Armed Forces offered by University, Dr. S.S.Sehgal, Registrar, Chandigarh University said, 'More than 17 students have joined as officers in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force during the last 3 years. The NCC wing of Chandigarh University has more than 160 seats and is running under the flagship of 23 Punjab Battalion NCC Ropar. About 33% of the total NCC seats have been reserved for the female cadets and the whole NCC contingent of Chandigarh University has been divided into three divisions namely: Saragarhi Platoon, Longewala Platoon and Kargil Platoon.' Out of the total 17, 11 students have completed their training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Officers Training Academy at Gaya & Chennai and have joined as officers in Indian Army while the remaining 6 students have joined as officers in Indian Navy after completing their training at Indian Naval Academy, Kerala.
Dr. Sehgal further added that, 'The NCC division organizes various annual camps for the cadets which includes activities & training in trekking, mountain climbing, rafting, shooting, map reading, self-defense and others. Chandigarh University NCC Cadets have brought many laurels during the National Level NCC Camps and Competitions which includes Best Male & Female Cadet Awards, Gold Medals in Trekking & Shooting and gold medal at All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC-2019).' Chancellor Chandigarh University, Satnam Singh Sandhu said, 'Chandigarh University is going all-out to meet aspirations of its students and Indian Armed Forces offers prosperous & promising career opportunities to the students of all the streams. On joining the university, a student is offered various platforms like Student Professional Clubs, Core Research Groups, joining NCC & NSS where they can search the hidden talent in themselves.' He further added, 'It is a matter of great pride that our students have joined Indian Defense Forces as officers as Chandigarh University is not only preparing the next generation of professionals for the industry but also encouraging the youth to choose careers in defense forces and contribute in serving our motherland as next generation officers.' About Chandigarh University Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and an autonomous educational institution approved by UGC and is located near Chandigarh in the state of Punjab. It is the youngest university in India and the only private university in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU offers more than 109 UG and PG programs in the field of engineering, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, journalism, animation, hotel management, commerce and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.
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Just wanted to let you know that Linda and I had an unbelievable time on the Tui Tai. It was all that we expected and more. We would also like to thank all the staff on the boat again, they all were extremely helpful, friendly and made our trip what it was. Also a special mention for Linga, with his knowledge and experience of the Fiji culture and his wonderful personality, you have a wining combination there.
I must say Tui Tai was a delightful surprise. Eroni and I wanted to drop you both a short email to thank you both and the amazing crew at Tui Tai for your extraordinary hospitality and the very impressive adventure experience that you showcased last weekend.
It was so good to see a young couple like yourselves redefine the tourism experience in the North and showcasing an extraordinary part of Fiji that many of us may never have seen. You can be proud of your crew, the amenities on board and the delightful part of the world that you operate in.
Please accept this email as our thanks from all the team at Rosie Holidays and we will really be trying hard to send more customers your way.
With the fuel prices and the general economic climate in our source countries, we all have to paddle a bit harder but we do hope we can grow our partnership with Tui Tai.
Vinaka Vaka Levu, Sota Tale.
Vinaka, Vinaka vaka levu from the Bonney family!!!
Clint, Renae and I had a totally awesome holiday, as did our friends who traveled with us.
Morika, what can I say..... WOW !!!! you have an excellent product to export to the world. I did try and put in to words my gratitude when I wrote in the guest book...2 full pages, perhaps Ben told you?
Our 5 days and nights on the Tui Tai were truly wonderful. The staff and all the crew are a credit to your company.
Everyone showed us true Fijian hospitality and made us feel so very welcome and part of the Tui Tai family. Everyone from the engine room to the boat and diving crew and of course Una, Meli and Luma made our trip complete. Ben and Kaori are perfect for their jobs and never had anything but smiles and helpful advice.
Una has the best hands for massaging everything into dreamland but more noticable is that Una has the most gentle nature and the biggest heart. Meli has an infectious sense of humour and style and Luma's cooking was delicious whatever meal he prepared. Together those three people are the best ambassadors for the Tui Tai.
We were also fortunate to be on a cruise with other like minded families and couples who laughed and talked as if we all had known each other before. The laughter and conversations also included all the staff, perhaps it was sharing the kava every night with some of the crew that made everyone feel at ease all the time. Whatever it was there was always laughter.
The small amount of Fijian dollars we had left was not appropriate and Clint and I have decided that we would like to show our appreciation and give the crew of the Tui Tai something for their hospitality and friendship. Can you tell me the names of the crew on our cruise (March 10th - 15th) and what is the best way to send them something. I was hoping to give individual cards with some cash and possibly photos... so perhaps if I did that but sent it in one envelope to your office you would be able to forward it on.
If you can get back to me with answers to my request, I will try to get some photos printed to send away.
delivered then. I am looking forward to returning to Rabi a great deal.


This past Friday my riding buddy, Arno, and I set out on our motorcycles to travel across Washington State to Idaho and western Montana where we would hit the off road trails and follow the path taken by Lewis and Clark over 200 years ago on what is now called the Lolo trail.
It struck a harmonic on my funny bone just knowing that the rules and regulations undoubtedly cost more to produce than the playground itself! And I'm sure little Johnny and Suzie (and their parents) stop and take the two hours to study this worthless piece of government waste that probably employed three full time lawyers.
I'm here to talk about my experience and what I learned in Kooskia – down on Main Street where the REAL economy resides.
On Wall Street the financial engineers, "geniuses" if you will, devise ways to increase leverage and skim money off as many transactions as possible (think cap and trade). They create obscure and complex derivatives of DEBT and sell them to unsuspecting "investors." This would be "getting credit flowing" in their parlance. Their activities are responsible for creating more debt than can ever possibly be repaid by America and by Americans. They have brought the REAL ECONOMY to its knees. For this they reap windfall profits, millions in bonuses, and bailouts from the U.S. Government using YOUR MONEY and YOUR future earnings.
On Main Street in Kooskia (pronounced Koos-kee), Idaho, the REAL ECONOMY has ground to a halt.
It seems that Lowell is currently unemployed after working for the past few years for the local saw mill. Now he adds to his unemployment check by driving an ambulance – on call for $7 a trip with no hospital trip, or $18 for a trip with a "carry" to the emergency room. Needless to say, Lowell is not out stimulating the economy.
And he's not alone in Kooskia. According to year 2000 Census data, there were a whopping 675 residents in Kooskia and, according to Lowell, there are now about 600 – that's because a wood mill closed down in 2006 laying off a little more than 90 people. Now the last mill in the area is closing down as the owner simply doesn't have the money to pay his ongoing debts. According to Lowell, the owner had installed a $2 million state of the art saw a few years back and today is in default on over $2.5 million in debt. The mill is for sale, but there have been no takers and all 110 employees are now drawing extended unemployment.
OUCH! 110 employees in a town of 600 people? That has to be a huge percentage of the workforce. And think about what that means for the all the other small businesses and employees who work there. Just another tragic sawmill closure and the death of another small town, or is there more meaning behind this?
Those were not just timber cars, they are freight and other types of cars too – a train boneyard if you will.
What does that say about our economy? The closed mill says to me that housing and other construction demand is down and that what wood products are being sold, are mostly coming from Canada and from overseas. The parked rail cars say to me that demand for other goods is also depressed.
Very interesting talking to the locals, you'd be amazed what you can learn. Turns out Lowell is NOT oblivious to what's going on in the economy, we had a pleasant talk and he knows how bad the real economy is hurting and believes fully that more economic and other upheaval is on the way. On that I would definitely agree.
We packed up our camp, said goodbye to Lowell and cruised back to the local café for breakfast. There we met even more interesting and nice people, all with their own stories of course… I sat next to a very spry and sharp as a tack 87 year old gal who could recall every date and every little town within a hundred miles.
That's her husband, Tony, in the back of the booth, also 87 years old, but age is catching up to Tony's synapses, unlike his wife. Tony, it turns out, was a turret gunner on a B-17 during WWII and was shot down over Germany, lived, and was held as a prisoner of war for 17 months there. They too are concerned about the economy and what will happen to their small town, but they remain upbeat in a way that only people who have lived through real adversity can.
I really enjoyed talking to the people in Kooskia, they were all somehow "real" and genuinely happy to see and meet a stranger. A very different experience than you will find in any large city, that's for sure.
Hmmm, looks like they get it... Oh yeah, there's "change" coming all right. What's not coming is help for the people of Kooskia. All the help it seems has found it's way into the hands of the people on Wall Street.
We rode to the Hell's Canyon area and explored off road there too.
Of course everyone realizes that the timber industry in the United States has been in decline for years. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic, or maybe I'm just telling it like it is. Nowhere on my trip did I see signs of a strong and vibrant economy. In Spokane I drove past many empty commercial buildings. I saw 10 minutes of the news and the lead story was how the Spokane police department is going to have to cut their staff due to budget shortfalls.
The little city of Kooskia undoubtedly has budget problems of their own. According to Lowell, most of his friends are living on unemployment checks. What happens when their benefits run out? Where do they find new meaningful jobs? Perhaps we can all just blog to one another and live on Google ads! Please click generously!


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Lalu Prasad Said : Rahul's offer to resign suicidal
May 28, 2019 Tripathi wakeuppostbureau@bkLeave a Comment on Lalu Prasad Said : Rahul's offer to resign suicidal
New Delhi : RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Tuesday termed Congress president Rahul Gandhi's offer to resign as suicidal and said it would amount to "falling into the BJP's trap".
Gandhi's offer to step down as Congress president would not only be suicidal for his party but for all the social and political forces battling against the Sangh Parivar, Prasad said in an analysis of the Lok Sabha poll results, published in an English daily, the link of which he shared on his Twitter handle.
Any new president of the Congress would be considered as a puppet of Rahul and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the perception would continue till the next general election, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president said.
The moment someone outside the Gandhi-Nehru family replaced Rahul Gandhi, the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah brigade would paint the new leader as a "puppet" remote-controlled by him and his mother Sonia Gandhi, he said.
Why should Rahul Gandhi give such an opportunity to his political detractors, Prasad asked.
"Rahul's offer to resign suicidal. Opposition parties had the common goal to dislodge BJP but failed to build a national narrative. The result in a particular election can never alter the reality in as diverse and plural a country as India," he said in a tweet.
After his party's Lok Sabha poll debacle, Rahul Gandhi had offered to resign on May 25 during a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which had unanimously rejected his offer and authorised him to overhaul and restructure the party at all levels.
The CWC meeting was held in the backdrop of the Congress winning just 52 Lok Sabha seats and drawing a nought in 18 states and Union Territories. Gandhi himself lost from the family bastion of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, though he won from Wayanad in Kerala.
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This Review contains major "Dolgellau"- related terms, short phrases and links grouped together in the form of Encyclopedia article.
Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris (known as Cader Idris locally).
Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the Mawddach.
Dolgellau is an excellent base for touring Snowdonia.
Dolgellau is a meeting point for the Traws Cambria network of longer distance buses making it a good car-free base.
It is on the A493 between Dolgellau and Machynlleth, served by Arriva Cymru bus No 28 between Aberystwyth and Dolgellau.
Three cottages in the grounds of Caerynwch Estate in the Snowdonia National Park, 3 miles from Dolgellau in delightful countryside.
Towns: Interesting historic towns of Llandudno, Conway, Porthmadog, Dolgellau and Barmouth are worth a visit.
Mawddach Trail is car free and runs from Dolgellau to Barmouth (18 km, 11 miles one-way).
To the north lie Dolgellau and the Mawddach estuary, while to the south is the glaciated Tal-y-llyn Lake.
Follow the shores of the lake to Minffordd where the road joins the main A498 back to Dolgellau over the Talyllyn Pass.
The Gwynfynydd Gold Mines in Dolgellau closed in the late 1990s.
Since 1992 Dolgellau has held its own annual world music festival, Sesiwn Fawr ( English: Big Session).
Every summer, Dolgellau is also host to the G--yl Cefn Gwlad ("Festival of the Countryside"), a mix of agricultural show and f--te.
From Llanuwchllyn, take the A494 which follows the Afon Wnion all the way back to Dolgellau and then to Barmouth.
We are just six miles from the nearest towns of Barmouth on the west coast and the market town of Dolgellau to the east.
There are, however, three hill forts in the vicinity of Dolgellau, of uncertain origin.
The Pennsylvanian town of Bryn Mawr is named after Ellis's farm near Dolgellau.
Dolgellau gained in importance from this period and was mentioned in the Survey of Merioneth ordered by Edward I (Llanelltyd was not).
Other tourist centres and seaside resorts in the area include Aberdaron, Abersoch, Barmouth, Criccieth, Dolgellau, Harlech, and Pwllheli.
Another important contributor to the local economy was tanning, which continued into the 1980s in Dolgellau, though on a much reduced scale.
Originally free and held in the streets of the town, it has now grown too big for the centre of Dolgellau.
In 1825 the Registers had "Dolgellau", which form Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt adopted in 1836; it may derive from a false etymology.
Historical attractions, apart from the town itself, include the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a short walk from Dolgellau.
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House, Senate Leaders Announce Compromise on Surprise Billing
But some legislators and interest groups still aren't on board
by Joyce Frieden Joyce Frieden, News Editor, MedPage Today December 09, 2019
WASHINGTON -- Some House and Senate lawmakers say they've reached a compromise on surprise billing legislation, but lobbyists for hospitals and insurers are still expressing dissatisfaction.
Surprise billing occurs when patients undergoing procedures at in-network hospitals receive unexpectedly high bills because one or more of their clinicians was out of network. The compromise, announced Sunday by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.); Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the committee's ranking member; and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, would allow for the setting of "benchmark" prices to be paid for services performed by out-of-network providers; however, it would also allow for arbitration under certain circumstances.
In particular, the measure "resolves payment between providers and insurers by requiring that the insurer pay at minimum the market-based median in-network negotiated rate for the service in the geographic area where the service was delivered. If the median in-network rate payment is above $750, the provider or insurer may elect to go to baseball-style, binding arbitration -- referred to as Independent Dispute Resolution."
"It is long past time that Congress protect patients and families from the devastating financial toll of surprise medical bills, and this agreement puts an end to this egregious billing practice," Pallone said in a statement. "I'm hopeful that this bipartisan, bicameral agreement can be voted on quickly so that it can be signed into law before the end of the year."
Although Alexander is fully on board with the compromise bill, the committee's ranking member, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is not quite there yet. "Senator Murray believes the overall agreement takes important steps forward on a number of issues impacting patients and families, and is working with some members of her caucus on concerns they still have," a Murray aide told MedPage Today in an email Monday. "She didn't want to sign onto a press release until those were worked through."
Three other senators -- Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) -- issued a statement praising the arbitration provision but, like Murray, stopped short of endorsing the bill. "We appreciate committee leadership for their work to progress efforts to end the practice of surprise medical billing, including by adding a simple arbitration safety valve to help providers and plans resolve these billing disputes," they said. "As our discussions continue around the final details, we are encouraged that we're one step closer to giving patients these vital protections. Patients have waited long enough."
Healthcare consultant Bob Laszewski, in Alexandria, Virginia, said in an email that while some lawmakers are "keeping their powder dry" until the bill is fully vetted, "it does seem that both sides are willing to advance some compromises" even in the current toxic political environment.
The White House, on the other hand, praised the agreement. "The Administration applauds the bipartisan efforts of House and Senate members ... to move toward ending an unfair practice that causes confusion and concern for millions of Americans," Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement. "This compromise reflects the input of doctors and hospitals and is the result of months of delicate work to reach a deal among congressional members and the White House that protects patients. Americans should not be surprised with huge medical bills when they are most vulnerable. We are hopeful Congress will focus on this important issue and act this year and send legislation to the President to sign into law."
But the bill was still not good enough for groups such as the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which represents teaching hospitals. "The AAMC firmly supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills and has consistently supported Congress' efforts to hold patients harmless," Karen Fisher, JD, the group's chief public policy officer, said in a statement. "At the same time, we are committed to ensuring that patients have access to the critical services provided by teaching hospitals and academic physicians, and therefore continue to strongly oppose any proposal that includes benchmark rate setting."
Continued Fisher: "While we are encouraged that the committees' press statement mentions arbitration as part of its legislative framework, we remind Congress that even paired with arbitration, a benchmark rate could decrease patient access to care by incentivizing the exclusion of teaching hospitals from coverage networks and increasing narrow networks. We continue to believe that arbitration, not rate setting, is the best solution to address billing disputes."
The American Hospital Association (AHA) also wasn't happy. "Unfortunately, unless this proposal is much improved over previous bills that rely on a benchmark rate, it remains highly problematic and would jeopardize patient access to hospital care, particularly in rural communities," AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said in a statement. "An arbitrary rate gives insurers an incentive to remove hospitals from their networks and force artificially low reimbursement rates, which limits access. Moreover, such proposals would provide a huge windfall to commercial insurance companies at the expense of the nation's community hospitals. We urge Congress to take the time to get this policy right, and not rush a solution to surprise medical bills that would cause this level of disruption to the patients we serve."
On the other side of the issue, the Coalition Against Surprise Medical Bills -- a group that includes health insurers, labor unions, and self-insured employers -- was unhappy with the bill's inclusion of arbitration. "We have significant and serious concerns about arbitration being abused by out-of-network providers and private equity firms," the group said in a statement. "As we have seen in New York, these providers will exploit every loophole available to take advantage of patients. The result of arbitration is that consumers, employers, unions and taxpayers pay the price. Lawmakers should continue to work to find real solutions that protect patients and save money for taxpayers. While a solution based on local, median negotiated rates will protect patients and save hardworking taxpayers more than $25 billion, arbitration will do neither."
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Understanding the Grounds of Relief from "Final Judgment" in Nevada
Susskind
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Under Nevada Civil Procedure, the definition of a "final judgment" is relatively simple, but the procedural steps for obtaining a final judgment are not, and the requirements for obtaining relief from a final judgment are detailed and complex. NRCP 60(b) provides the grounds for relief from a final judgment, final order (such as an order granting case-ending sanctions), or final proceeding. A party can seek relief under NRCP 60(b) by filing a motion in the same case involving the final judgment or order, or by filing an independent action.
To help clients and practitioners avoid pitfalls that may occur if NRCP 60(b) is not correctly understood, litigation attorney Jane Susskind explains the grounds for relief from judgment under NRCP 60(b) — (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, (2) newly discovered evidence, (3) fraud, (4) voidance of the judgment, (5) the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or (6) any other reason that justifies relief. Jane also includes tips for practitioners in applying NRCP 60(b) to specific situations.
Jane is the author of the 2021 updates to Chapter 29 "Judgments" of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual. McDonald Carano colleagues Lisa Wiltshire Alstead authored the original chapter in 2016, Rory Kay authored the 2017 and 2018 updates, and Jason Sifers authored the 2019 and 2020 updates. Chapter 29 "Judgments" is a comprehensive 15-section guide that focuses on the requirements and form of judgment, the effect of a judgment, and entry of judgment. Chapter 29 is one of 40 chapters in the Nevada Civil Practice Manual produced by LexisNexis in partnership with the Nevada State Bar and is available for purchase here.
SIX GROUNDS FOR RELIEF UNDER NRCP 60(B)
NRCP 54(a) defines "judgment" as "a decree and any order from which an appeal lies." A "judgment" qualifies as a "final judgment" when it disposes of all issues in a case, and leaves nothing for future consideration (except for post-judgment issues like attorney's fees and costs). "Once a final judgment is entered, it should not be reopened except upon a proper and timely motion for relief as allowed under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure." Greene v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 115 Nev. 391, 395, 990 P.2d 184, 186 (1999).
NRCP 60(b) provides the following grounds for such relief.
1. Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect
Under NRCP 60(b)(1), a court may relieve a party from a final judgment, order, or proceeding based on "mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect." To determine whether Rule 60(b)(1) relief is appropriate, courts must consider the four "Yochum" factors — (1) a prompt application to remove the judgment; (2) an absence of an intent to delay the proceedings; (3) a lack of knowledge of the procedural requirements on the part of the moving party; and (4) good faith. Additionally, district courts must issue express findings regarding the four Yochum factors to facilitate appellate review under an abuse-of-discretion standard.
Practitioner Tip: Nevada case law provides some guidance. For example, a default judgment may be set aside when a party makes an honest mistake in misunderstanding whether a hearing was continued. However, the failure to answer a complaint within the deadline is not considered a mistake.
2. Newly discovered evidence
Rule 60(b)(2) allows for relief from a final judgment based on newly discovered evidence that could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial. Newly discovered evidence is new evidence that could not have, with reasonable diligence, been produced at trial.
Practitioner Tip: Hearsay, cumulative evidence, and impeachment are given little consideration and are disfavored as grounds for relief based on this basis.
3. Fraud
Under Rule 60(b)(3), fraud is grounds for relief. Fraud exists where "the unsuccessful party is kept away from the court by . . . such conduct as prevents a real trial upon the issues involved." Price v. Dunn, 106 Nev. 100, 104, 787 P.2d 785, 787 (1990). Rule 60(b)(3) clarifies that fraud may exist "whether previously called intrinsic or extrinsic."
Practitioner Tip: For example, a court granted relief based on fraud where plaintiffs' counsel settled a case without plaintiff's knowledge or approval, forged the settlement papers, and disappeared with the settlement proceeds.
4. Voidance of the judgment
A judgment is void when there is a defect in the court's authority to enter the judgment due to lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter or parties; where plaintiff failed to provide defendant with the required notice of intent to take default judgment; and when a dismissal with prejudice was never served.
Practitioner Tip: Generally, voidance of a judgment involves jurisdictional or procedural defects. For example, a judgment is not void based on a court's improper view of the evidence.
5. Judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged
Rule 60(b)(5) provides relief where "the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged; it is based on an earlier judgment that has been reversed or vacated; or applying it prospectively is no longer equitable." For example, in Arley, a party filed an independent action for post-judgment relief under Rule 60(b)(5) arguing that the final judgment was contrary to established law. The court denied the request to set aside judgment because a "settled rule that a change in the judicial view of the applicable law, after a final judgment, is not a basis for vacating judgment entered before the announcement of the change." Arley v. Liberty Mut. Fire. Ins. Co., 85 Nev. 541, 543-44, 458 P.2d 742, 743 (1969).
Practitioner Tip: Case law is limited regarding Rule 60(b)(5).
6. Any other reason that justifies relief
Under Rule 60(b)(6)'s catchall provision, a court may grant relief for "any other reason that justifies relief." Though this language appears broad, application of this rule is limited and unique. Relief under Rule 60(b)(6) is available only in extraordinary circumstances, and such circumstances must not be addressed by the first five reasons provided in Rule 60(b). In other words, "the 'any other reason that justifies relief' provision under NRCP 60(b)(6) is mutually exclusive of the relief provided in NRCP 60(b)(1)-(5) and may not be used to circumvent the 6-month time constraints imposed under that rule." Vargas v. J Morales Inc., 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 38, 510 P.3d 777, 778 (2022) (concluding that relief under NRCP 60(b)(6) was not available); see also Byrd v. Byrd, 137 Nev. Adv. Op. 60, 501 P.3d 458, 463 (Nev. App. 2021) (same).
FINAL STEP – FILING A RULE 60(B) MOTION
Upon selecting the applicable ground(s) for relief from final judgment, counsel must meet the timing requirements for filing a Rule 60(b) motion. NRCP 60(c)(1) provides that a Rule 60(b) motion based on grounds (1), (2), and (3) must be filed "no more than 6 months after the date of the proceeding or the date of service of written notice of entry of the judgment or order, whichever date is later." The six-month time limit does not apply to ground (4), but courts retain discretion to apply lack-of-diligence principles to such motions. A Rule 60(b) motion based on grounds (4), (5), and (6) must be filed within a reasonable time.
Practitioner Tip: Whether a motion is filed within a "reasonable time" depends on the facts of the case. For example, the Nevada Supreme Court concluded that waiting nearly two years to file a motion to vacate judgment was unreasonable where movant continued to attempt to collect on the judgment during those two years. Alternatively, under different facts, the Nevada Supreme Court concluded that a motion is not untimely where there was no formal entry of judgment, and further concluded that the district court erred by refusing to set aside the judgment on grounds that a motion was not filed within six months. It is important to note that the six-month time limit does not apply to independent actions for fraud, fraud on the court, or to a void judgment.


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Feb 6, 2017 Newsletter
posted by Ian Bushfield
Our Vice-President Gord Leslie spoke with CBC this weekend about how peace and compassion are now more important than ever. Gord was invited to speak about the World Interfaith Harmony pilgrimage that was schedule for Sunday but was ultimately cancelled because of the snow.
Listen to the interview.
Also over the weekend, one of our Humanist Chaplain, Marty Shoemaker attended a vigil for the victims of last week's attack in Quebec and Ian Bushfield attended the rally against Islamophobia downtown. Read more on CBC.
Crowd at Al Jamia Mosque
Panoramic of Rally Against Islamophobia crowd (click to view in Google Photos)
These events together are a strong symbol of solidarity against bigotry and irrational hatred. While many of the speakers were Muslim, they still spoke of Humanist values: tolerance, peace and compassion.
It's events like these that give us hope.
PS We know many atheists dislike the term "Islamophobia." We take it here to mean arbitrary bigotry based on the sole fact that a person is Muslim. There is a time and place to debate the tenets of Islam and problems of Islamic extremism but these events were about standing up for peace and against bigotry.
In memory: Sylvia Dunnet
It's with sadness that we report that long-time BCHA member Sylvia Dunnet has died. She is survived by her husband Ross.
News: Justice Minister to review Canada's blasphemy law
The government has responded to last year's petition calling for Canada's blasphemy law to be repealed.
Blog: The changing nature of the non-religious in the USA
From The Conversation, Feb 6, 2017
A scholar looks at the diversity of the "nones" in the USA.
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Book Club - The Value of Nothing by Raj Patel at Goldis' Home, Vancouver
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Sunday Meeting: Elisabeth Ormandy - Animals in Science Policy Institute at Oakridge Seniors Centre, Vancouver
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Sunday, March 05, 2017 at 10:00 AM
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You are here: Home / Home / Carousel / Hundreds clean parks, celebrate community at Basura Bash
Hundreds clean parks, celebrate community at Basura Bash
May 22, 2014 by Patrick Leary Leave a Comment
Adults, kids and police officers join forces to clean up part of Clarke Square Park (by Patrick Leary)
Nate Gaskin got his young son out of bed early on a weekend to clean up a park. Asked why, Gaskin said he wanted to show him what community means.
"When you live in a community, you have to give of yourself and of your time to make that community a better place to live," he said. "To pass that onto the next generation, we have to get our kids in stuff like this so that they can understand the importance."
Gaskin was one of hundreds of Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West residents that converged on Clarke Square Park recently for the seventh Annual Basura Bash organized by Safe and Sound, Inc. Participants cleaned in and around parks in both neighborhoods and were treated to a community "fiesta" for their efforts.
Bree Spencer, director of the community partners program at Safe and Sound, coordinated the event for the third time. It was the first year the bash was held in Clarke Square Park.
More community organizations than ever before participated in this year's event. They included Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI), FaithBuilders Community Teams and the Milwaukee Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Sheriff Roberto Hernandez tells children about his job with assistance from his police dog.
CSNI Executive Director Ramon Candelaria, a lifelong Clarke Square resident, said the event directly contributed to his organization's goals in the neighborhood.
"They're building a relationship and cleaning together and talking together," he said. "That's what's key for us: to continue the conversations that we need to make this a better place to live."
According to Spencer, illegal activity such as drinking and drug use cast doubt over Clarke Square Park's safety within the community. She hopes Basura Bash will promote public safety as well as cleanliness.
"It's really good to have public use areas that are clean and safe and that kids can come and play at," Spencer said. "We want to make sure people feel safe and comfortable coming to the park and welcome in their own backyard."
Clarke Square resident Tracy Heddinger, who has lived in the neighborhood for 1-1/2 years, echoed Spencer's sentiments.
"It could be a safety issue for the kids that come out to play," Heddinger said. "If you have a cleaner park, it's a better environment for them to play in."
That need for public safety explains the prominent presence of Milwaukee police and sheriff departments at the event. More than two-dozen officers, including Explorers, young aspiring police men and women in a training program, cleaned the park and interacted with residents.
"It brings together the community with law enforcement," sheriff's deputy Ramon Hernandez said. "It brings relationships between the two of us.
Throughout the event, the younger participants mobbed Hernandez and his police dog at his vehicle at the edge of the park. Basura Bash gave him an opportunity to educate children about the role of police officers in their community.
"It's a chance for them to learn about what I do and it gives me a chance to tell them what I do," Hernandez said. "If they're misinformed by someone else, 'all they do is profile people and they arrest people and they lie,' it gives me a chance to say, 'that's not what we do.'"
Spencer agreed with Hernandez. She said the event put a face to the word "police."
"It's very important for police to have very positive interactions with residents and for residents to have very positive interactions with police in a low-key setting," Spencer said. "It humanizes us."
More than anything, Basura Bash brought a diverse community together to improve their quality of life, and that's why Gaskin and his son gave up their weekend morning to clean.
"The goal is to make sure that we are all engaged in the community, that we all have a feeling of responsibility," he said. "We're responsible for not only the way it looks around here, but also for the crime and for everything else."
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Great news! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and we've reached the end of the 2nd grading period. Yes, can you believe that your student is halfway through 4th grade? It just doesn't seem possible, but the 3rd grading period starts on Wednesday, January 9.
The next nine weeks are busy as we begin the research paper, have our meeting for the Jekyll Island field trip, the 3rd book report presentations are given, and attend the Wood Acres' Open House along with so much more. Take a look through your student's homework folder for the dates and times for all that's happening during the next nine weeks.
Thursday and Friday was a nice way to get ready for the first full week of school. We will start long division, continue to read about Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy as they enter Narnia, and begin a new unit in Grammar.
Math-help sessions are back on Wednesdays until 4:00. I have heard that the extra practice has really been helpful which makes me smile and cheer.
Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend, and I'll be in touch soon.


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