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DAY v. BURNETT.
BEASLEY, Judge.
Suit dismissal. Clayton State Court. Before Judge Benefield.
Plaintiff Day appeals the trial court's dismissal of her personal property damage suit against defendant Burnett on the basis that it was outside the four-year statute of limitation, see OCGA 9-3-31, as well as the court's grant of defendant's motion to strike the prayer for punitive damages.
The parties were involved in an automobile collision on December 5, 1984. Day filed a personal injury action against Burnett but that action was subsequently dismissed on the basis that Day failed to exercise due diligence in attempting to perfect timely service on Burnett. See Day v. Burnett, 189 Ga. App. 905 (377 SE2d 734) (1989). Day filed the present action on December 5, 1988, seeking property damage to her automobile and punitive damages. Burnett was served on December 12.
In dismissing the personalty action, the trial court expressly found that the pleadings and record disclosed that the complaint was filed four years and one day after the cause of action accrued. It further determined that service of process did not occur until seven days following filing of the complaint and that plaintiff Day had raised no issue which would toll the running of the statute of limitation nor had there been any showing of diligence regarding service of process.
1. Appellant Day contends that the trial court erred in computing both the day on which the statute of limitation ran and the last day on which service could have been perfected in a timely fashion.
OCGA 1-3-1 (D) (3) and 9-11-4 (c) control.
Filing of the Complaint. OCGA 1-3-1 (D) (3) as amended, effective July 1, 1985, applies to this case. See Hollingsworth v. Hubbard, 184 Ga. App. 121 (361 SE2d 12) (1987). It states in pertinent part: "Computation of Time. Except as otherwise provided by time period computations specifically applying to other laws, when a period of time measured in days, weeks, months, years, or other measurements of time except hours is prescribed for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty, the first day shall not be counted but the last day shall be counted; and, if the last day falls on Saturday or Sunday, the party having such privilege or duty shall have through the following Monday to exercise the privilege or to discharge the duty . . . . When the period of time prescribed is less than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation."
Applying the statute as amended, the complaint was timely filed on Monday, the fourth anniversary of the collision giving rise to the litigation. See Hollingsworth, supra; OCGA 9-3-31.
Service of the Complaint. " 'A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.' OCGA 9-11-3. 'The statute of limitation is tolled by the commencement of a civil action at law.' OCGA 9-11-4 (c) . . . requires that service of a complaint shall be made within five days of the filing of the complaint . . . ." Land v. Casteel, 195 Ga. App. 455, 456 (393 SE2d 710) (1990). If service is within the five days, even though the statute of limitation runs between the date of filing suit and the date of service, the service will relate back to the time of filing so as to avoid the limitation. See Childs v. Catlin, 134 Ga. App. 778, 781 (216 SE2d 360) (1975). No question arises as to a plaintiff's reasonable diligence in perfecting service of process unless service is made outside the five-day grace period. See Land, supra.
The suit was not time-barred.
2. Appellant also contends that the court erred in striking her prayer for punitive damages.
The basis of defendant's "motion to strike" 1 or alternatively for judgment on the pleadings was her assertion that the complaint failed to allege wilful or wanton negligence so as to authorize punitive damages.
The complaint alleged that defendant was negligent because, for one thing, she was driving under the influence of alcohol. Evidence that such driving caused a plaintiff's injuries is evidence of wilful misconduct or wantonness authorizing imposition of punitive damages. See Moore v. Thompson, 255 Ga. 236 (336 SE2d 749) (1985). Plaintiff also alleged that defendant was negligent in following too closely and traveling too fast for conditions and in failing to maintain a proper lookout for other traffic. Evidence of such traffic violations, including illegal and excessive vehicle speed, would likewise be sufficient to allow a jury to award punitive damages. See Harrison v. S & B Trucking, 179 Ga. App. 291, 292 (1) (346 SE2d 101) (1986).
The complaint clearly alleged conduct amounting to more than mere negligence and such as would, if proved by plaintiff, permit punitive damages. The prayer for them was erroneously stricken.
Beck, Owen & Murray, William M. Dallas III, Albert B. Wallace, for appellee.
1 The essence of the motion was not one to strike, see OCGA 9-11-12 (f), but rather one for judgment on the pleadings, see OCGA 9-11-12 (a).
Charles E. Muskett, for appellant.
DECIDED APRIL 1, 1991.
REESE v. CITY OF ATLANTA et al. (247 Ga. App. 701) (545 SE2d 96) (2001)
CARTER et al. v. SPELLS et al. (229 Ga. App. 441) (494 SE2d 279) (1997)
WEEMS v. MUNSON TRANSPORTATION, INC. et al. (210 Ga. App. 766) (437 SE2d 640) (1993)
COKER et al. v. CULTER. (208 Ga. App. 651) (431 SE2d 443) (1993)


Day 1 : Arrival Ha Noi.
Arrival Ha Noi ' Airport with landing pick up to Hotel.check in. Freetime. Overnight in Ha Noi.
8h00 A.M : Depart from Ha Noi for Ninh Binh Province ( 100km ), enjoying the rural scenery along the road . On the way visit Hoa Lu old citadel, which was the capital of the Dinh and early Le dynasties in Vietnam in 10 and 11th centuries This site features a sanctuary dating from the 17th century where you will see the stone pedestal of the royal throne , bronze bells and statues of the Emperors.
Lunch at the Vietnamese restaurant in Tam Coc .
Afternoon: Next stop the Tam Coc , which is often describe as Ha Long bay on land , since it features limestone hillock rising from darling green paddy fields .
On arrival you will broad a rowboat for a peaceful ride past karts hills , after which you will float through three long Tam Coc caves, back to Ha Noi and arrival at 18h00 P.M . Free for dinner.
Take the night train to Lao Cai, overnight on the train .
6h00 P.M : Arrival at Lao Cai station where the car is waiting to driver you along the exiting curvy road, surround by step mountain and rice field on terraces to Sapa.
8h00 A.M Arrival in Sa Pa . Excursion to Cat Cat village os Hmong' people, visit Cat Cat waterfall lying in small valley and hydro electricity station built by French .
Free to relax and visit daily ethnic market Sapa town.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
All day to visit some minority villages " Lao Chai – Ta van .You will see some different minority people Hmong' , Zay, Dzao..dressed traditional style that is unique to the Northern region. Experience the daily lives of minority people to understand better their culture and customer. Picnic lunch.
Take the car come back to hotel in Sapa. Free for relax .
5h00 :.The train arrival at Ha Noi station. Check in hotel near station.
There will be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing ( If weather permitted ) after the boat anchor at a clean calm sea .Enjoy wonderful sunset dinner in in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin . Dinner and overnight in Junk Boat free go fishing.
7h30 : Breakfast fruit coffee and tea will be server . Continue to cruise further before stop over the pearl farm to sea real pearl cultivated by local fisherman.
9h00 A.M : back to cruise for check out 9h30 . Take a local boat to Lan Ha Bay . 11h3o Boat trip to visit Monkey Island .
12h00 : Back to Nam Cat Island for lunch .
13h30 – 16h00 : Free time for kayaking and many activities on Nam Cat Island exploring untouched area a Lan Ha bay or joint the trip Viet Hai village – biking to visit a village in the valley locate in the middle of Cat Ba National park.
16h00 : Back to the hotel Cat Ba Island for dinner .
Lunch . Arrival in Ha Long city at 11h30 A.M .Return to Ha Noi and arrival in Ha Noi at 16h00 P.M . Check in hotel in Ha Noi. Free dinner.
A.M 8h30- 9h00 : Our Guide and Driver will pick you up at your hotel . Then visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda; founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple (Taoist – dating from the Ly Dynasty) and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake (One of the oldest in Vietnam). Lunch.
PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Vietnam's first university constructed in 1070, it's gardens and well-preserved architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam's past. Then visit Bat Trang pottery village. After that, we will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and visit Ngoc Son temple.. For the end of the tour, visit by coach trip along the Ha Noi Old Quarter Free for shopping until 18h30. Continue to watch the Water Puppet show. Have dinner.Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 9 : Pick up to the Airport. ( B ).


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In our minds the thing: this is how students' mental resilience can be addressed Israel today
Returning to school routines revealed the devastation caused to the mental resilience of many students during the Corona Year • In preparation for the Israel Today resilience conference, we met three women professionals from the Ministry of Education for a joint discussion on the changes, challenges - and points
Nearly two years of corona, closures, isolation, social distance and not-so-simple situations at home have also brought the children to low and boiling points.
Now, with the return to the school routine, the task of the staffs in the schools is to give an emotional response to the students who have fallen between the chairs.
In preparation for next week's resilience conference, we met three women professionals from the Ministry of Education to understand why this happened, and how the resilience of students in the education system is addressed.
"One of the things that surprised me the most this year is kids coming in and saying, 'I have an anxiety attack,' diagnosing themselves. I have a lot of students who decide they have an anxiety attack and present themselves as having it."
Liat Hod, a counselor at Moore Maccabim-Reut High School and a national counselor in the crisis management and suicide prevention unit at the Ministry of Education's counseling psychological service (SPI), says these alarming things. "This concept has become very common among them.
Of course, those who are supposed to diagnose are caregivers, and not everyone suffers from anxiety attacks - but this is something that has become a discourse, and it is worrying. "
Liat Hod, counselor at Mor Maccabim-Reut High School and national counselor in the unit for dealing with crisis situations and suicide prevention in the counseling psychological service (SPI) at the Ministry of Education, Photo: Yehonatan Shaul
According to Teri Sternberg-Zamir, an expert educational psychologist and counselor who serves as a coordinator in the field of violence prevention and behavioral problems in the SPI, the anxieties have always been - but increased. The whole routine of life at all levels.
"Every time you have to readjust, it takes a lot of mental strength."
According to her, this is not a point crisis but something ongoing that surrounds us all - children and adults alike.
"The ability of children to adapt to crises depends on the ability of adults to contain the difficulties. But what is happening in the reality we live in at the moment is that adults are in crisis as well. "Routine when they are not accustomed to an agenda or rules, and this thing erupts with great force."
"In adolescents, we see a lot of depression and anxiety, much more than we have seen before," explains Inbal Yaffe, an expert educational psychologist and counselor, director of the educational-developmental psychological service in the Rehovot municipality.
"You see even more exam anxieties, it's not a new thing, but now the scale is bigger and that's because now they are no longer zooming but sitting with the exam right in class and have to deal with the material. "With the social aspect of studies, and now they have to go back to the real world and it's not easy for them. And of course, there are health anxieties as well."
All three agree that the effect is noticeable at all age groups, at each age differently.
Inbal Yaffe, Director of the Educational-Developmental Psychological Service in the Rehovot Municipality, Photo: Yehonatan Shaul
According to Yaffa, another process is taking place in schools: "The developmental task of adolescents is to find their identity - and we see that there are a lot of gender questions. "The sectors. A lot of middle or high school teachers do not always know how to deal with what to say." Counselor Liat Hod: "I'm really strengthening, it's definitely going up and even more reports of sexual assault are coming."
And what happens at younger ages?
"In early childhood, in kindergartens there are more problems of detoxification, we see a regression in social abilities," says psychologist Inbal Yaffe. "Many of them are also glued to screens. In primary schools, many social difficulties are seen, and the main task is to integrate into the classroom, and of course alongside learning - many of them returned to school with a lack of knowledge in reading and writing. "Parental alienation in relation to the past, and it affects the children - we have seen it before, but it has worsened and multiplied."
Psychologist Teri Sternberg-Zamir is also the coordinator of a system for the systemic treatment of early childhood behavioral problems in the psychological-educational service of the Bat Yam Municipality.
"The Corona did not invent anything new, but it also exacerbated the problems of behavior and violence," she says.
"It has implications for wider circles. When a child is in emotional distress, it's a big problem - but personal; when a student acts violently towards others or does not allow a class to be taught - then the whole environment is harmed. "Behavior problems and we built a personal plan for them, today we find ourselves in a situation where the edge goes to the middle, that is, more students with behavior problems. It affects the ability of the educational staff to respond."
Teri Sternberg-Zamir, an expert educational psychologist and counselor who serves as a coordinator in the field of prevention of violence and behavioral problems in Shefi, Photo: Yehonatan Shaul
The solution: parents and teachers
At the tip of the fork, the education system has two professionals who are supposed to provide emotional responses to students, parents and teachers. The first is the school counselor, who is close to the students on a regular basis and meets students in an individual, group and class setting. The counselor guides and accompanies the educational staff, meets and accompanies parents if necessary individually and in groups. An educational consultant has a master's degree in educational counseling and a teaching certificate, and must undergo professional training over three years. The second position is an educational psychologist from the Ministry of Education. The psychologists perform diagnoses, psychological treatments for students and their parents and psychological training for education staff in kindergartens and schools, in regular and special education, and work at the community level.
"We start by providing resilience tools from kindergarten to high school," explains counselor Liat Hod. "We have all kinds of programs like 'Choose Life' to prevent suicide, where they are taught to seek help, taught to talk about difficulties, and there is life-saving knowledge. We work to make students also gatekeepers for their friends. The question 'what makes me happy' arises. The part where we locate the forces with the students and create an intimate group, another emotional dialogue between the facilitator and the student. We also train the educators, who are a very significant figure. They will pass the program to create a more personal dialogue at eye level. In addition, we convey "Life skills classes in which we talk to people about issues related to children's lives, depending on the developmental stage, and provide them with tools for regulating the body, emotions and thoughts."
Psychologist Theri Sternberg-Zamir: "Everyone needs to go through a process of rehabilitating the community, of the loose connections. We need to strengthen the much-needed and lacking empathy. When we talk about violence prevention, the student needs to understand that when he hits - it hurts the other side. I care about my boyfriend, it's something that prevents violence and creates a sense of belonging. "
She explains that "We pass on to children that a crisis is something that can grow out of. With the right coping, children can come out feeling we have been through something difficult but have developed abilities and skills. For example, children who helped at home to little siblings, helped grandparents, children With change, these are important skills for life. "
Students study in class (archive, the photographers have nothing to do with the news), Photo: Liron Moldoven
Do adults also receive treatment?
"The significant adults for children are also in crisis, and their resilience has also decreased. Today, there is an emotional social learning program in which we concentrate on working with the significant adult," says Yaffa.
"It means all the circles that surround the child, from groups in teachers' rooms, school principals, parents, and also therapy groups with the children themselves. We wanted to expand our intervention with eyes towards the adults, to work with them on their resilience, to be strong, so that they can contain the the children".
Counselor Liat Hod: "Teachers and educational staff are also in the process. They also have homes and they also have families and children and they are also reorganizing. The educational staff also gets tools because they are the characters who are with the children most of the day, and they are the ones who need to contain what is happening."
The consideration: a meager wage
And there is an issue that cannot be escaped - the lack of psychologists and psychologists in the public service.
"We are at 70% normal, which means that we are missing 30% of the workforce," says psychologist Inbal Yaffe in pain.
"There is a lack of psychologists, because the conditions of those who work in the public sector are embarrassing. There is a huge shortage of professionals. The private clinics are also blown up and have no place, and on the other hand the distress is great. It is difficult to refer students and families for treatment."
Students at the entrance to the school (those photographed have no connection to the article), Photo: Gideon Markovich, those photographed have no connection to the content of the article
Psychologist Teri Sternberg-Zamir: "Good people leave psychology in the public service, because they can earn ten times as much in a private clinic. It's unfortunate, because we see well the value of public psychological service. Mental health is not a luxury, it is necessary for everyone, probably in the period "This answer given in education is irreplaceable, even if the child goes one hour a week for private treatment. Other than that, many families cannot afford to fund treatments."
Inbal Yaffe concludes: "One of the functions of the public system is to close the gaps between functioning families and those who do not. If we can not address children who do not receive an answer at home, we are losing them - and it is a pity."
Mental Resilience Conference
On Tuesday next week, December 7, the newspaper "Israel Hayom" will hold the Israel Mental Resilience Conference, which will be held for the first time in Israel at the "Zappa Midtown" in Tel Aviv.
The conference will deal with the psychological consequences of the closures on the youth in the country, and the center will present one of the quiet epidemics that has taken place in the last two years - the epidemic of depression and the outbreak of various mental illnesses.
In light of this understanding, "Israel Today" has initiated a huge conference, so that the important issue is raised on the agenda and not neglected due to the load of events and the questions of the hour that Israeli society is facing around the clock.
The conference will open with the words of the editor of "Israel Today" Boaz Bismuth, followed by the speech of the wife of the President of the State, Ms. Michal Herzog.
The conference will be broadcast live on the website and in the "Israel Today" widget.
During the day, from nine in the morning, there will be five sessions that will deal with the various aspects of the mental problems that adolescents in Israel and society as a whole face. The conference will be moderated by "Israel Hayom" reporter Daniel Roth-Avnery and the sessions will be moderated by the newspaper's staff, including Meital Yasur Beit-Or, Ran Pony, Shir Ziv, Ran Reznik and Jackie Levy.
The first session will be attended by Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who will be interviewed by the newspaper's health commentator, Ran Reznik, on the subject of "vaccination for resilience."
This session will feature a dialogue with the participation of MK Michal Waldiger of the Religious Zionist faction and the head of the Mental Health Lobby in the Knesset, along with MK Michal Rosin of Meretz, Dr. Ilan Tal and Dr. Gilad Bodenheimer.
In the second session, "Crossing the Border," Nava Barak, president of the Elam Association, will speak about the impact of the corona on youth on the margins of society.
The third session will deal with ways to educate for mental health, the fourth will focus on sports as a way for mental health and the fifth, which will sign the conference, will deal with parents' coping with the processes going on in adolescent youth.
Tickets for the event can be purchased on the Zappa website.
Assaf Golan participated in the preparation of the article
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Troubled multiemployer pension plans saved through coronavirus relief bill
The recently passed coronavirus relief package will pay benefits through 2051 for MEP plans that were headed toward insolvency, many of which affect the construction industry.
Retrieved from Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.
President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, aimed at relieving some of the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, provides hundreds of billions of dollars to states and cities, some of which will fund infrastructure projects, employee retention credits for businesses and $1,400 stimulus checks to many Americans.
The legislation also gives 30 years of breathing room for another issue facing some construction firms: multiemployer pension plans that are struggling to stay afloat.
Multiemployer defined benefit pension plans, as the name would suggest, are pension plans funded, based on hours worked, by more than one union employer as part of a collective bargaining agreement. Union workers also contribute to these plans.
Depending on the terms, nonunion parties to project labor agreements can be required to pay into these plans even though nonunion workers might not receive any benefit from them down the road, which, according to Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors, is one of the reasons some employers object to PLAs. Workers covered by MEPs start receiving payouts for life upon retirement.
Heading toward insolvency
Of the approximately 1,400 MEPs in the U.S., about half are in the construction industry, according to Brian Turmail, vice president of public affairs and strategic initiatives for the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction industry workers make up about a third of all MEP participants.
More than 100 plans are headed toward insolvency, potentially impacting 1 million workers, many of them in construction-related plans, according to James Young, the AGC's senior director of congressional relations, HR, labor and safety.
COVID-19 lockdowns reduced workers' hours, thereby reducing the amount being funneled into MEPs, he said, but that really only compounded the problem for many plans that were already in trouble going into the pandemic. Investments that didn't pan out, fewer employers becoming collective bargaining agreement signatories to replace those that exit the industry, unfriendly tax laws and other factors have contributed to the financial woes of some MEPs, Young said.
There is a safety net for retirees in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which guarantees payment of benefits. The maximum payout for retirees connected to an insolvent plan is $12,870 per year, which can constitute a significant reduction in benefits for many participants, Young said.
The problem is that the PBGC is funded by employer premiums, and if large employers go under or can't make those premium payments, then the PBGC can go under as well. In fact, prior to the relief provided in the COVID-19 bill, the PBGC projected its own insolvency by 2026. In that circumstance, Young said, retirees could expect only a few hundred dollars a year.
Bailed out
The American Rescue Plan, however, takes care of that by guaranteeing the payment of benefits until 2051. The life raft, estimated to be worth $86 billion, requires funds to demonstrate their need through an extensive application process.
Past proposals to fix the pension program have included loan programs, separating out participants from plans that no longer have contributing employers attached to them.
"The problem is that this was just a straight cash injection, and it really didn't do anything to address the underlying structural flaws with most plans," Brubeck said. "There's going to be another call for a bailout in the future."
The hope moving forward, Young said, is that the 30 years is enough time for the plans themselves to fix what's wrong systemically so that they'll be able to continue paying benefits long after the terms of the relief bill expire. Additionally, Young said, the industry will be looking for opportunities in future legislation to introduce some reforms to the plans.
Labor Department's role
If confirmed, Secretary of Labor nominee Marty Walsh could play a key role in the future of MEPs, particularly since the DOL Secretary serves as chair of the PBGC board of directors, Turmail said.
In addition, before being elected mayor of Boston in 2013, Walsh led both the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 223 and the Boston Building Trades Unions.
"Our position," said Turmail, "is that Marty Walsh will come to the Department of Labor with a background in the construction industry through his prior service, and certainly he's familiar with how the multiemployer pension system works. There's not going to have to be a long education process on the fundamentals of how a multiemployer pension system operates. I think he'll come in with a leg up from previous secretaries of labor."
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New at Nine! Wednesday 7/19/17!
Published on July 19, 2017 by cherise
Tonight's new release comes from a Rising Star! Here's what we played tonight on 94.9 WQMX!
Last week this song was in the #4 spot on the Mediabase Country charts, this week it is {NOW} playing at #3, it's Rascal Flatts "Yours If You Want It":
The {NEW} song you voted on to hear tonight with 67% of the vote is Sara Evans new single "Marquee Sign" from her new album 'Words' which comes out this Friday:
And the {NEXT} release from Nashville comes from Walker Hayes who will be playing a FREE WQMX Rising Star Showcase tomorrow at Legend's Sports Pub & Grille in Green! Click here for more details on the show where you will see him perform "You Broke Up With Me" live:
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Did the yearly ringing of the bell this morning at Acme #1 along with others on the staff at Rubber City Radio Group! 🎄
Halloween fun at @wqmx!! Last pic are the winners of the costume contest! Me for funniest, Sarah for original, and Jody and her dogs for best!
Big thank you to @michaelraymusic and his band for playing our @wqmx Bosom Buddies Benefit last night... and a BIG THANKS to all of you for helping us raise over $78,000 for Muffins for Mammograms! 👏🏻💕🎶
Another fun Day At The Bay! Thanks to @filmoremusic for playing your songs for our listeners and hanging out! And thanks to @whiteclaw!
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Not-for-profit for NJ's children with cancer and their families. ECF provides in-home professional counseling, financial aid, and material assistance (groceries and supermarket gift certificates, toys, and household items). Contributions from corporations, local businesses, families, individuals and civic associations help us to continue to make a difference and help to preserve the families' quality of life during a very difficult time.
Greater Woodbury Kiwanis club: Changing the World, one Child and one Community at a time. The Greater Woodbury Kiwanis Club sponsors 5 area Key Clubs at local High schools, and 5 Terrific Kids Clubs at local Elementary schools (among other programs).
Established in 2007, Island Officials is a game development studio and is an officially licensed developer with Nintendo, Sony and Apple. Their games are focused on mobile and casual platforms including iOS, Android, Nintendo, PC, Mac and Sony. Additionally they create websites, business and entertainment apps, and handle social media strategies for businesses. As you walk in their doors, you will enter Tiki Tiki Games, a brick and mortar specialty retailer, that concentrates on buying, selling and renting new and used board games.
A faith-based 501c3 non-profit organization that provides food, clothing and supportive services to low income and struggling families and individuals in the surrounding area.
Tide Water Adaptive Aquatics Center (TWAAC) is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable access to water safety resources and therapeutic aquatic exercise for children with challenges.
The Woodbury Community Garden is a unique and beautiful place to garden. Conceived and founded by Woodbury resident Amélie Harris-McGeehan in 2005, the vegetable plots are surrounded by continuously blooming flower gardens with lake views and buffered by ball fields and woodland spaces. Located just off East Red Bank Avenue, it is a lively and visually inspiring location for anyone to enjoy.
The Woodbury Community Gardens Association is dedicated to teaching sustainable practices that will help preserve the environment for future generations. Its main emphasis is on education and preservation.
Woodbury Olde City Restoration Comm.
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Meals on Wheels of Salem County, Inc. is a private, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide home delivered nutritious meals and the comfort of friendship to home-bound senior and disabled residents in Salem County. Our vision is to be the community leader & provider ending senior hunger in Salem County.


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New Jersey school bans religious Christmas music
By Todd Starnes
Published November 01, 2013FoxNews.com
The angels will not be allowed to hark their herald nor will the little Lord Jesus sleep on the hay after a New Jersey school district announced a ban on all religious Christmas music.
Constance Bauer, the superintendent of the Bordentown Regional School District, posted a message online stating someone had been questioning recent musical selections for the elementary school Christmas concerts.
Pardon me, the school district calls them "winter" concerts.
My guess is that a perpetually offended left-winger became unglued when they heard that little boys and girls might be pa rum pum pum pum.
"Religious music should not be part of the elementary program(s)," Supt. Scrooge wrote in her anti-Christmas screed.
So songs about Frosty, Rudolph and mommy making out with Santa Claus are fine, but harmonizing about round yon virgin will get you put on the naughty list.
"It remains the District's mission to celebrate the rich and wonderful diversity of our children and community and hope that the joy shared through our numerous winter programs will continue to be (a) cherished part of your traditions," she concluded.
Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal firm specializing in religious liberty cases, fired off a letter to the New Jersey grinches - reminding them that it's perfectly constitutional to sing "Joy to the World."
"Schools should not have to think twice about whether they can allow students to perform Christmas carols," said Legal Counsel Matthew Sharp. "Courts have unanimously upheld their inclusion in school productions--even when songs deal with Christian themes that are naturally a part of the holiday."
The Alliance Defending Freedom letter explains that "every federal court to examine the issue has determined that including Christmas carols and other religious music in school choir programs fully complies with the First Amendment."
As a result, the First Amendment requires that the district "remains neutral towards religion and refrains from demonstrating an unconstitutional hostility toward songs with religious origins."
And besides, folks love to sing about the Baby Jesus as much as they do about hauling out the holly. A 2011 Rasmussen poll found that 79 percent of American adults believe public schools should celebrate religious holidays.
"Misinformation about the First Amendment is frequently what leads to censorship of constitutionally permissible and culturally significant songs performed during Christmas concerts," added Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. "We urge the Bordentown Regional School District to rescind this new policy and permit religious music to be included among the many non-religious songs performed at school concerts."
Alliance Defending Freedom is urging the district to see the error of their ways and reverse the ban on religious-themed Christmas music by Nov. 1. Otherwise, I suspect they might find a lump of coal in their stockings -- along with a lawsuit.
How is it possible to have a concert celebrating the Christmas (pardon me, winter) season without singing about the reason for the season?
That's sort of like opening a barbecue joint and telling the customers they can't eat pork.
Perhaps the "enlightened" educators of Bordentown should take a swig or two of egg nog instead of getting their Christmas stockings in a bunch.
Pardon me, ahem. I meant to say winter stockings.
Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary, heard on hundreds of radio stations.


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While we know that, based on present sales, there will be nearly 15,000 Sutton supporters inside Wembley on Sunday afternoon for the Papa Johns Trophy final against Rotherham, we also know that there will be supporters who are unable to be there in person. If you're not at the game, you can follow it on TV or radio as follows
TV: The game is being shown live on Sky Sports Football with the broadcast starting at 2.30pm, with half an hour of build up including interviews with Sutton players, management, staff and supporters recorded at the club last week. The feed is being taken live by broadcasters in a number of overseas countries, including ESPN(USA, South America and Africa), beIN Sports (Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East), and various channels in Europe, although it is up to the broadcaster in that country whether to show the game live or in highlights form. A full match replay, together with two-minute and ten-minute highlights, will be in the iFollow video archive on our website from Monday morning.
Radio: There is live free-to-air commentary on Talksport 2, with the programme on air from 2pm. BBC Radio London will also be providing extensive coverage and there will be updates on BBC Five Live, in both cases involving some familiar voices to Sutton supporters.
With the game being on Sky we cannot stream it live in the UK, or any country where the feed is being taken, through our iFollow service, and with free commentary available on Talksport 2 we will not be providing our own audio commentary through iFollow on this occasion as there would be a considerable expense to have the necessary equipment installed at Wembley, an issue we do not have for standard league games home or away, and we have been told that the sound quality and reliability of a commentary down a mobile phone line at Wembley cannot be guaranteed.


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Gods Tower - Roll Out (EP) (2013)
There's a tank gracing the cover of the latest EP from long lived Belarus based Gods Tower. You can see that with your own eyes. But don't make a judgment just yet; save that for after the music has played. Because our minds play tricks on us, and we think we know far more than we do about a band r an album by the picture that represents it. It isn't always worth a thousand words. But "Roll Out," with which you secure yourself a code for the online "World Of Tanks" game, isn't a thrashing praise of war in all its forms. Sure, there is a call to battle to contend with, as would be expected in such a partnership. But what lies just below the surface, or perhaps one track below it, is a surprise that makes the album seem that much more forward thinking than one would have imagined. Behind the bullets, bombs, and explosions, there are consequences. Embrace the tank on track one; ignore the tank on track two.
With razor sharp edges, "Roll Out" cut through the silence and straight to your brain stem with a thundering clap of drums. The winding lead melody is incredibly detailed and catchy, causing an immediate investment in the track itself. It's hard to pigeonhole the sound that pours through your speakers here, a mix between thrash, folk, death, and shredding riffs. But it is seamless in its delivery, a rarity for a band of this ilk. Vocally, it is a different story. While the instrumental is intricately crafted, the lyrics remain on the basic end of the spectrum, painting the song more as an anthem than anything else. Not entirely a bad thing, admittedly, because it drills a hole into your frontal lobe and embeds itself there for weeks. In a sharp and striking contrast, "The Field Of The Dead" trades in all of the momentum and energy, in favor of something emotionally stirring. With very little backing, aside from a low, quiet rumble and light symphonic touches, this is the reality to the opening tracks theme. Where the war begins, pain and death end; a well thought out pairing of thunder and clouds.
It's a very small sample size to evaluate, but what Gods Tower have given us is something you can enjoy in one instance, and ponder in another. Two tracks, tied together under the same album title, but they would struggle to be more different from one another. And in this day and age of mediocre albums and EPs, it's refreshing to see a band buck the trend and do something outside the box, structurally, rather than spoon feed the listeners with safety. In an odd way, we can relate the thematic choices of the album to life itself, particularly life in American in 2014. First, we roll out the tanks into combat, then we mourn the loss of life that occurred from our choices. Whether or not that was the intention is irrelevant; our personal connection to the music is what gives it life beyond a file on our PC. It is so surreal to have a band, half a world away, put to music what you had in mind. And with that, "Roll Out" says a lot more than the artwork can do.
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BBQ dinner from Prissy Polly's! (Eastern and Lexington Style). Please sign up to bring sides, or desserts, or to help with setup or cleanup at Perfect Potluck or contact Lisa Swope.
Dance performance by Ryann Lievens and Music featuring: Solus Christus Choir, and local artist Ami Shroyer.
On Saturday we will be working with Out of the Garden Project from 1-3pm. This service project is open to individuals and families, and it looks to be a beautiful weekend!
We will be working at the Clifton Road Rec Center (3910 Clifton Road Greensboro) where we will likely be doing a variety of different things such as working in the raised bed gardens and cleaning inside. Please bring gloves and and yard/garden tools, cleaning supplies will be provided. The Rec Center is a strategic location for Out of the Garden Project as it is where OOTGP repackages all of the school food and Panera bread that they receive everyday. Keeping this site clean and sanitary is obviously of a high priority. We will be traveling individually to the Rec Center. If you need a ride, please let Pastor Randy know. See you there at 1pm.
Brunch at 9:30am with MTW-Cherokee missionary, Norman Beck.
Worship at 10:30am with Pastor Steve Angle, who also was Grace Presbyterian's first pastor and church planter. Steve now pastors Southside Community Church in Winston-Salem, will be preaching. (This picture was taken in 1993 as they prepared to move to North Carolina).
Fellowship Lunch at Noon. Stay and visit with our guests and for a fellowship lunch following the service.


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Babar Azam wants to retain Pakistan captaincy despite England thrashing
Azam says he still enjoys the challenge of leading his country
The England squad after winning the third Test to complete a series clean-sweep against Pakistan in Karachi, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. AP
Babar Azam has no intention of giving up the Pakistan captaincy despite overseeing a first-ever 3-0 Test series whitewash at home, saying that leading the side was "a matter of honour".
Pakistan lost to England on Tuesday in the third and final Test in Karachi by eight wickets, after going down in the first two matches by 74 runs in Rawalpindi and 26 in Multan.
It was also the first time Pakistan have lost four Tests on the trot, having been beaten by Australia in Lahore in March.
'The most important England captain' - Nasser Hussein stunned by Ben Stokes' leadership
Azam, however, told a news conference he still enjoyed the challenge.
"Captaincy is a matter of honour for me. I will do whatever best I can for my country and for myself," he said.
"I enjoy it more when under pressure and it doesn't affect my batting."
But Azam acknowledged his disappointment at the result of the series.
"We could not apply ourselves in the series," said Azam, who suffered his sixth defeat in 16 Tests as skipper.
"I keep Pakistan first and the rest after that. So that motive and my aim is paramount," he said.
He also backed the players and team management, saying he was confident they would bounce back.
"I will defend other players as captain. I will take that front on. I will be there for others."
But he urged his teammates to rise to the challenge.
"Coaches give us plans and we have to execute that. It's for the players to step up," he said.
Azam, however, rued the loss through injury of key bowlers - specifically Shaheen Shah Afridi, who missed every game of the series, and Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, who were out of the last two.
"We were unfortunate that our main fast bowlers were not fit and the new players we played could not execute the way we wanted," he said.
Pakistan next face New Zealand in two Tests, with the first in Karachi beginning December 26.


This year was my third year participating in the annual middle school mission trip; Summer in the City. Before I can say anything else, I have to tell you that it was amazing. It can be hard to imagine someone helping people without feeling joyful. At least, that's what it felt like for me. Meeting new people with completely different lives than mine was really enlightening. Sometimes I feel unlucky for the things that I have. I feel envious for those who are rolling in money every second of the day. But the people that I met were different.
They thought that my life was a paradise; a dream that they were always hoping would come someday. And often these people weren't even in the worst situations. Most of the people that I worked with were just part of the organization that I was helping! This sense of reality helped me figure out what parts of my life were so important; so much more of a luxury.
But that isn't all that happened. On the first of three days of the mission trip, my group was doing a job of spray-painting messages onto some of the sidewalks of Minneapolis. The overall message was about keeping the storm drains from filtering chemicals into the Mississippi. We also hung flyers on some doorknobs of nearby buildings. The second day, we assisted with clothing organization at the Ready for Success; Men's charity. We met a lot of new people there; the volunteers were very nice. On the third day, we helped a nearby church in need of cleaning. This church is a place of worship for the surrounding Native American community, and it was nice to see the work we had done when we were finished.
I hope that my description motivated you to possibly attend or send your middle-schooler on this trip next summer. It is a lot more fun and faith-filled than I can describe.
Anna joined seventeen people from Nativity and fifty-four middle schoolers from metro area Episcopal Churches June 20-22, 2012 for three days of mission and city immersion in Minneapolis.


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