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The ICANN Board met on September 24-25 2010 in Trondheim, Norway, to consider and act on the impediments still in the way of the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program. They passed a number of resolutions that provide very clear indications of how things are going.
The short version is that the news is good for new gTLDs. ICANN is nailing down the final outstanding issues and the timetable is clearer than ever.
The Board will make the new gTLD program happen by March 2011.
The official announcement will be at the ICANN meeting in March in San Francisco.
The final Applicant Guidebook will be published before the San Francisco meeting, which means that we'll know a lot even before the official announcement.
Fees: fees will remain the same at $185,000 per application. No price breaks for anyone.
Root Scaling: ICANN estimates that they can add 1000 new gTLDs to the root per year. Of course, they can take many more applications than that, but this is the number they think they can safely introduce into the wild. Most estimates put the number of new gTLD applications at 500 or under.
Trademarks: trademarks will need to have "substantive review." As with most things trademarkian, this is a little complicated, but in practice it means that you can't just go register a trademark and then use it to challenge registrations: you must also have used it in trade. Unless you're planning to inflame social hatred, however, your application is unlikely to be affected no matter what the outcome.
Morality and Public Order: On this issue, where the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) essentially vetoed the previous procedure, the Board was less than clear. A working group (which I participated in) came up with some recommendations, and the Board said that they would use "recommendations that are not inconsistent with the existing process." So we don't know exactly what this will look like.
Vertical Integration: The Board noted that the working group tasked with sorting this out (which I also participated in) could reach no consensus, and that they (the Board) would make a decision.
San Francisco: the next ICANN meeting after December in Cartagena will be March in San Francisco. This is the big news that makes the timeline clear.
The detailed Board discussion was guided by recent community input and provided direction in the implementation of trademark protections, the new registry agreement terms, measures to mitigate malicious conduct, and ensuring root zone stability. The resolutions indicate that many important issues have been addressed, including trademark protection, morality and public order, and vertical integration.
Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush indicated that "The board made considerable progress on the remaining issues and has asked staff to prepare additional working papers and a modified applicant guidebook for public review prior to the upcoming ICANN meeting in Cartagena in December 2010. The meeting results represent a key milestone after years of work by the ICANN community as we prepare for community discussion and debate in Cartagena."
Reviewing the Board direction, President and CEO Rod Beckstrom stated, "ICANN is prepared to implement this important new offering to increase consumer choice and to promote competition."
The March meeting will take place in the front yard of the tech industry, which in general pays little attention to the domain name world. This time, they will be watching, and therefore this is a perfect place for ICANN leaders to cover themselves in glory and boast of their achievement in finally getting gTLDs going. It doesn't require much of a crystal ball to predict that this is where and when the new gTLD program will get its final blessing.
It seems that the plan is to publish a version of the Applicant Guidebook before Cartagena, take comments, then release a final version sometime after the December ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. Since this will be the final guidebook, it should include all the information pertinent to an application, including the dates of the application window. The San Francisco meeting is likely to be a coronation, not an election. To the extent possible, everything will already have been decided, and everything will be choreographed. Which means we'll probably hear about stuff well in advance.
Still, the momentum is palpable and the timeline is clearer than it has ever been. The main risk factor is new obstructionism by GAC, fueled by lobbying by trademark owners, who continue to claim that the program will be too expensive for them. But it looks as if the ship is edging into the destination harbor at last.
ICANN put 40 applicants on hold in year 2000.
Those people paid $2,000,000 in application fees and met the rules of ICANN's game. They were told to wait. And they are still waiting.
The deserve their 11 years of priority and to be treated according to the terms put in place when they applied.
And some, like IOD's .web have not been silent. I am one of their customers. So were ICANN to award .web to anyone else they would be interfering with an ongoing and established business. Would any sane entity be willing to obtain .web from ICANN if that might mean they they are banned from using in in California?
By-the-way, no one, and I mean no one, has yet been able to explain how ICANN is able to sit astride the world's only viable marketplace of domain names, setting prices (registry fees and ICANN fee), sales terms (UDRP and whois, one-through-ten year terms), business models (registry/registrar), etc, etc without running afoul of the laws regarding combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade that exist in nearly every nation.
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Brick Fanatics has announced that their in-house magazine will be ending as of today. The magazine started a year and half ago with the publication coming out monthly. Brick Fanatics will now be using those resources and focusing on other projects that "offer a greater and more direct LEGO experience to readers." Subscribers will be getting a refund for issues left on the subscription. You'll have to email them at [email protected] with your name and order number. It's sad to see another LEGO magazine go away but in the digital age, it's hard to rely on print media, especially for news.
Brick Fanatics Magazine to conclude
Brick Fanatics Magazine, the print publication dedicated to building your world of LEGO, will cease production from Issue 12
After 18 months of hard work and fun, 12 editions of Brick Fanatics Magazine packed full of brick-based content and some quite remarkable, overwhelming support from readers, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the publication will cease production, with Issue 12 the last issue released.
We have learned a great deal during the creation, production and release of Brick Fanatics Magazine, during each issue generating and tailoring content to an intelligent, ever-changing LEGO audience, always with the aim that our tagline set out – building your world of LEGO.
It is with that message and ambition in mind, and with what we have learned during the course of producing Brick Fanatics Magazine, that we have come to this decision. There are many ways that we can build your world of LEGO, to offer ideas, insight and inspiration into the LEGO world, and many opportunities that we have in front of us in order to do that.
Our business approach from the outset has been about balancing the demands of budget, time and resources against the final product that we create and the audience experience that it can offer.
In assessing what opportunities that are ahead for Brick Fanatics, as a wider LEGO media outlet, we realise that there are some projects that offer a greater and more direct LEGO experience for our readers than the magazine. But, in order to take full advantage of those opportunities with the resources available to us, we must first scale back on the magazine.
This is not a decision that we take lightly, as we are tremendously grateful for the trust and support that readers – and in particular, subscribers – have shown in this project. We have always been clear and up front in our communication as a publication and as a business, and would like to remind subscribers who have issues outstanding beyond Issue 12 that full refunds for those issues will be available.
We care about our readers and appreciate each of you far more than you may realise, and we certainly do not want a single one of you to be left out of pocket. To get a refund, email [email protected] with your name and order number and you will be refunded for the issues not received. Alternatively, you can request that number of issues from our back catalogue.
Issues 1 to 12 of Brick Fanatics Magazine will remain available to purchase at www.brickfanatics.com/magazine.
Thank you to every reader who bought a copy of Brick Fanatics Magazine or subscribed for 12 or 24 issues, and to every person, business and website that we collaborated with on this project. This has been more than just one person's hard work, and truly is the achievement of a group of passionate LEGO fans – every one of you reading this included.
In an ideal world we would be able to continue the magazine and also explore and bring forward other projects, but in facing a choice, we are prioritising bringing you the very best experience as a reader of Brick Fanatics. The magazine may be ending, but it is with the ambition to bring even more enticing opportunities around the corner, all with the aim of building your world of LEGO. Watch this space.
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The following provides a brief overview of the features and rules applicable to governmental 457(b) plans. It is meant to serve as an introductory foundation to the inner workings of these plans and it may serve as a useful tool for those being exposed to these types of plans for the first time. The document is not meant to be used as a comprehensive resource or to provide tax advice, and other sources should be sought for additional information on these plans.
IRC Section 457 includes other types of plans not included in this discussion. These plans include 457(b) plans sponsored by not-for-profit organizations and ineligible plans under section 457(f).
This document will focus on eligible 457(b) deferred compensation plans sponsored by state and local governmental entities and will be limited to this type of plan anytime the term 457(b) is used.
History — Although a form of a deferred compensation plan existed for municipal employers in the previous decade, section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") was created with the passage of the Revenue Act on November 6, 1978. 401(k) plans came into existence during the same period, and though the 401(k) was intended for taxable employers, they were also used by some municipal employers. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 prohibited the establishment of new 401(k)'s for municipal employers after May 6, 1986, reinforcing the 457(b) as the primary defined contribution savings vehicle for the majority of municipal employers. However, those municipal employers with established 401(k) plans were allowed to continue (grandfather) them until they choose to terminate at a later date. Subsequent tax acts, especially the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), have brought 457(b) plans into closer alignment with other common defined contribution plans.
ERISA applicability — The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 applies to most taxable employers who maintain "qualified" employee retirement plans including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans under IRC Section 401(a). Since 457(b) plans are sponsored by governmental entities, they are exempt from ERISA rules. However, ERISA rules are often considered when establishing policy, procedure and best practice in the administration of a 457(b) deferred compensation plan.
Eligible employee — Generally, any employee of a local or state government may participate, including seasonal and part-time employees, fire fighters, police personnel and public school employees. Many plans allow all employees to participate. However, plan provisions or employer policy may prohibit participation for certain employees. For example, the plan may exclude employees based on length of service, hours worked, minimum age, job class or title and other factors such as labor agreements. Non-discrimination testing (such as ADP/ACP tests) that apply to 401(k) plans do not apply to 457(b) plans. Independent contractors – Individual independent contractors may participate in a plan as long as they provide services under contract to the municipal employer. Plans may choose to exclude independent contractors from participation. Corporations and partnerships may not be participants.
What's counted — Generally, compensation is earnings as reported on FormW-2 and is defined by IRC Section 415(c)(3).
Post severance compensation is simply a final paycheck of earned income or lump sum payment of unused vacation or sick pay. Lump sum payments may be considered for deferral but only if the plan permits. Post severance payments must be received by the plan no later than 2½ months after severance of employment or the end of the calendar year, whichever occurs first.
Compensation that is considered to be a severance payment and certain disability payments are not considered eligible compensation. Severance payments are usually part of a "severance package" and are made solely due to separation from service and would not be paid otherwise.
Timing issues — A deferral agreement must be in place in the calendar month prior to the calendar month of the deferral. An exception exists for newly hired employees who make a deferral agreement prior to their first day of service.
Excess deferrals must be returned, with allocable net income (earnings), as soon as administratively practicable.
Additional "Catch-up" for participants age 50 or over — Starting in the year a participant reaches age 50, the participant may contribute an additional amount above the normal limit. For 2012 the additional catch-up amount is $5,500. As with the normal deferral limits, the catch-up may be adjusted for cost of living adjustments annually in $500 increments (IRC Section 414(v)).
Special Three Year Catch-Up — Unlike 401(k) plans, 457(b) arrangements are allowed under 457(b)3 to permit special retirement catch-up contributions, which in 2012 for example, allow for a contribution of two times the normal contribution limit, or $34,000. This special catch-up is only available to participants who were eligible to contribute up to the annual limit to the 457(b) plan in past years but did not do so. For example, the normal deferral limit for 2011 tax year was $16,500. Let's assume the participant contributes $1,000 for the tax year. In this example the participant may be eligible to defer the underutilized amount of $15,500 ($16,500-$1,000 = $15,500) towards the special three year catch-up.
The special three year catch-up is a onetime election and is only available in the three consecutive years prior to the year of the participants' selected Normal Retirement Age (no later than age 70½) and may be used only once by the participant under the same employer. The Normal Retirement Age is a year in which the participant could receive an unreduced benefit under their primary pension plan (or age 65 if no primary plan exists). For qualified police and firefighters, plans may allow a Normal Retirement Year as early as age 40. Calculation of eligibility and amounts to be used under the retirement catch-up can be complicated and should only be done after a full review of the law and plan rules. The total catch-up amount used under this provision cannot exceed the underutilized amount from previous years. The special three year catch-up may be adjusted for cost of living adjustments annually and effectively increased in $1,000 increments. Special Retirement Catch-Up contributions and the age 50 or over catch-up contributions cannot be used in the same year.
Employer contributions — Employers may also make contributions to a 457(b) plan, such as a matching contribution. Such contributions are subject to FICA taxes. As employer contributions vest, they are treated as employee contributions for purposes of the annual contribution limits. Therefore, employer contributions would limit the amounts employees may contribute, and if subject to a vesting schedule, would increase administrative complexity.
Payroll Tax withholding — Pre-tax deferrals are not subject to federal tax withholding but are subject to FICA and FUTA taxes. Like 401(k) plans, 457(b) deferred compensation arrangements can allow for Roth contributions that do not reduce federal taxable income. The plan must adopt a Roth provision within the Plan Document in order to allow for Roth contributions. These contributions are subject to income taxes and are therefore also subject to withholding. State tax treatment varies from state to state.
Aggregation — Employer and employee contributions to all 457(b) plans must be aggregated for purposes of the annual limits. However, contributions to 403(b), 401(k) or 401(a) plans, even if maintained by the same employer, are not considered for the purposes of aggregation. It's common for a sponsor of 457(b) plan to also offer a 401(a) plan. The most likely objective of offering a separate 401(a) plan is to allow participants to fully defer on a tax qualified basis an amount up to the annual limit within the 457(b) plan. Employer contributions are made to the 401(a) plan and are not aggregated with 457(b) contributions.
Special provisions for military — Under the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008, military differential pay is considered compensation and may be used for deferral purposes. Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), makeup contributions can be made for the period of qualifying military service based on the rate of pay the participant would have received while in service. The makeup period begins on the date of reemployment and for a period that is the lesser of three times the period of qualifying military service or five years.
Eligible rollovers in — 457(b) plans can accept rollovers from other types of plans but are not required to do so. The rollover portion must be separately accounted for since different tax rules may apply, particularly with regard to premature distribution penalty taxes. Unlike 401(k) plans, amounts held in the rollover account are usually accessible by the participant at any time without requiring separation of service. Some plans may also denote rollover accounts that were from other eligible 457(b) accounts in order to preserve the exemption from premature distribution penalty taxes. Amounts rolled over from other eligible retirement plans do not count towards the above referenced deferral limits. Rollovers should generally be processed as a "trustee to trustee" direct rollover to avoid withholding taxes and other complications. With the exception of Roth designated accounts, rollovers in of after-tax amounts are not permitted.
Roth contributions — Since January 2011, 457(b) plans may accept Roth contributions to a Roth designated account. Roth contributions are made on an after-tax basis but have the potential to be received free of income taxes when distributed. To be income tax-free, distributions must be made after age 59½ and after five tax years from the first Roth contribution. It is important to realize that the rules governing the taxation of Roth distributions do not override the plan's distribution rules. Roth contributions must be separately accounted for and participants may not transfer moneys between the Roth account and the regular pre-tax deferral account. Plans may allow for rollovers from Roth designated accounts of bsp;other employer plans but the rules and recordkeeping vary depending on how long the previous Roth account was in existence. Rollovers from Roth IRAs are not allowed.
General — With the passage of EGTRAA, regular distributions are allowed upon separation of service or attainment of age 70½ and, subject to the plan's rules, can change the methodology at any time. Typically, plans offer payments in the form of full or partial lump sums, periodic payments and annuity payments. Unforeseeable emergency withdrawal (UE) – Plans may allow for UEs, but are not required to. The rules differ from hardship withdrawals from 401(k) and other similar plans. A UE must be a severe financial hardship due to an unforeseeable and immediate need. The reasons include primary home foreclosure, funeral expenses, necessary medical expenses and casualty expenses. The purchase of a home and educational expenses are expressly prohibited reasons for a UE. The plan sponsor must use the relevant facts and circumstances of each situation and can refer to limited guidance from the IRS on these issues. Expenses reimbursed by insurance, could be satisfied by cessation of deferrals, or asset liquidation are not eligible. The expenses can be on behalf of the participant, named beneficiary or dependent. A UE is taxed as income and the distribution can be grossed up for estimated income taxes. UEs cannot be rolled over to defer income taxes.
Loans — Like 401(k)s, 457(b) plans may allow a loan program. The rules follow section 72(p) including limits such as: loans limited to 50% of account value, $50,000 aggregate employer limit. Level amortization over five years (longer if for primary residence) and a reasonable interest rate is required. If the participant defaults on the loan (typically past due by one quarter), the outstanding balance of the defaulted loan is considered a distribution for income tax purposes. Plans may offer multiple loans but the loans must still be aggregated for purposes of the aforementioned limits and adds to administrative complexity. Small Account Distributions – Participants may take inservice distribution of their accounts if three conditions are met: their account value (exclusive of rollovers) is less than $5,000, they have not contributed to the plan in at least two years, and they have not used this provision in the plan before. These rules are more liberal than account distribution rules for 401(k)s.
Service Credits — Plans may allow for direct distributions to a pension plan maintained by the employer to purchase "permissive service credits." This asset transfer does not trigger federal income taxes.
Retired Public Safety Officers — This is an optional plan provision under the HELPS Retiree act. A plan may distribute up to $3,000 annually tax-free to pay directly qualifying health and long term care insurance premiums for Public Safety Officers as defined under the Public Safety Officers Benefit Act.
Special rule for military — Under the HEART Act, participants who are absent for a period of 30 days or more due to qualifying military service may take distributions without requiring a separation of service. The participant may not contribute to the plan for a period of six months following such a distribution.
Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) — 457(b) plans follow the same RMD rules under section 401(a)(9) as other retirement plans. This includes the important 50% excise tax on missed or inadequate RMDs. Participants must start taking distributions by April 1 of the year following the year they turn age 70½. This date is called the Required Beginning Date (RBD). An optional exception applies to participants who are still working for the employer maintaining the plan allowing them to defer distributions until they actually retire. Participants may not aggregate their RMD from a 457(b) with any other retirement plans including other 457(b) plans. Unlike Roth IRA accounts, Roth account balances in the 457(b) plan are subject to the same plan RMD rules as pre-tax balances.
Rollover accounts — Participants may access funds in their rollover accounts at any time and are not subject to the normal restrictions on timing of plan distributions. Unless specifically identified as coming from another 457(b) account, these amounts may be subject to the federal 10% premature distribution tax penalty for withdrawal prior to attaining age 59½. State penalties may also apply to the premature distribution and, state penalties may vary from state to state.
Rolling assets out — When a participant or beneficiary is eligible to receive a distribution that qualifies as an "eligible rollover distribution", the amount can be rolled to other accepting plans or IRAs. Distributions that are RMDs, return of excess contributions, unforeseeable emergency withdrawals, defaulted loans and payments over a specified period of 10 years or more are not eligible rollover distributions. The term "transfer" applies to trustee-to-trustee transactions that are always between like plans. A rollover may be between like plans but may be between differing types of plans. Pre-tax amounts may be rolled to regular IRA accounts to defer income taxes. A rollover to a Roth IRA is also possible, incurring current income taxes, but may offer tax benefits on later distributions since qualifying distributions from Roth accounts are tax free. Amounts held in a Roth designated account may also be rolled to a Roth IRA account or to another plan that offers a Roth designated account (special rules apply).
In Plan Roth Rollover Accounts (IPRAs) — Starting in 2012, plans may offer IPRAs. In essence, this is a conversion of part or all of a participant's balance from a pre-tax to a Roth designated account. Income taxes are paid upon the transfer to an IPRA in anticipation of receiving qualifying tax-free distributions later on. As with Roth contributions, distributions will be income tax free when the participant is over age 59½ and five tax years have elapsed since the IPRA was established. The rollover is an internal transaction that does not involve an actual distribution of funds. It is only available to participants who are currently eligible to receive a regular distribution. Once the IPRA is processed it cannot be reversed.
Domestic Relations Orders (DROs) — A DRO is a court order that is generally related to the dissolution of a marriage (divorce) but may involve other family members such as children. 457(b) plans are subject to the same rules and regulations as other qualified retirement plans.
Common approaches — As with most retirement plans, there is great diversity of types of investment vehicles permissible. Plans do not have to allow for participant self-direction of investments, but most do and offer a menu of investment options. Mutual funds, collective trusts, separate accounts and insurance company products are the most commonly available options. Plan sponsors work to provide investment choices that meet participant's varying tolerances for risk and desire for return.
Core funds — Many plans will offer an array of core investment options, such as large cap domestic equity, small-cap equity, international equity, and fixed income funds, in order to allow participants to create a diversified portfolio of investments.
Target date funds — Such funds are often offered to provide a "one-stop shop" for those participants who don't have time or are unable to design their own asset allocation. Target date funds are generally a well-diversified mix of underlying stock and bond investments. The investment mix becomes more conservative (fewer stocks and more bonds) as the target date is approached. They have an identified retirement date and some form of "glide path" that re-allocates the participant's assets over time.
Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts — Some plans offer a "brokerage window" that allows participants to access investment options that are more specialized than the plan's core options.
Fixed income options — Many plans offer some form of stable value investment option. Stable value funds are designed to offer a book value guarantee and a modest interest return. Plans may offer other types of fixed income options including bond funds, certificates of deposit insured by the FDIC, or money market funds.
ERISA Section 404(c) — This ERISA section does not apply to 457(b) plans but does offer helpful guidance in choosing investment alternative line-ups, providing participant education and administrative procedures.
State/locality rules — Plan sponsors must be aware of any state/local restrictions that may apply to the investment options offered under their plan.
General — Upon the death of a plan participant, a named beneficiary will receive the deceased participant's plan assets. Since 457(b) plans are not subject to ERISA, spousal waivers are not required to name a non-spousal beneficiary. However, plan sponsors should make participants aware of any state laws that may affect their designations, including the effect of divorce. Spousal beneficiaries may continue to defer distributions until the participant would have attained age 70½ or roll the account into their own name. Non-spousal beneficiaries must, at least, withdraw the account balance by the end of the fifth calendar anniversary of the participant's death (if death was before RBD) or at least annually over their life expectancy.
Rolling assets out as beneficiary — Spousal beneficiaries may roll assets to another retirement plan or IRA. Non-spousal beneficiaries may also roll out but would roll to an inherited IRA account in order to continue taking the appropriate RMDs. Either has the option to rolling and converting to a Roth IRA.
Default provisions — Some plans choose to offer default provisions in the event a beneficiary form is not available or there are other problems.
Missing persons — 457(b) plans often hold accounts where the participant has died and beneficiaries cannot be located. Although there are services that can help find people, they may be costly, and are only useful when complete and accurate information is available.
Form 5500 — The filing of this form is not required for non-ERISA plans.
402(f) Notice — This notice provides important tax information about distributions and rollovers. The rules requiring its distribution are similar to those for other employer plans.
Fee disclosures — ERISA disclosures under Sections 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) are not required of section 457b plans. However, plan sponsors and participants may benefit by requesting fee information from service providers and disclosing to participants the costs associated with their plan.
Correcting errors — 457(b) plans do not have access to the IRS Voluntary Correction Program service under EPCRS. However, they are allowed to correct administrative errors within of 180 days of discovering the error or receiving an IRS notification.
IRA deductibility — Unlike qualified plans, participation in a 457(b) will not, in itself, cause a participant to be considered an "active participant" for IRA deduction purposes. Therefore, the ability to take income tax deductions on IRA contributions would not be subject to the income phase-out rules. However, many public employees participate in a primary retirement plan that would cause them to be considered an active participant.
Savers Tax Credit — This credit is designed to assist lower income taxpayers by proving a tax credit based on contributions to employer retirement plans and IRAs of up to $2,000 annually. Contributions to 457(b) plans qualify for this credit.
Neither NAGDCA, nor its employees or agents, nor members of its Executive Board, provide tax, financial, accounting or legal advice. This memorandum should not be construed as tax, financial, accounting or legal advice; it is provided solely for informational purposes. NAGDCA members, both government and industry, are urged to consult with their own attorneys and/or tax advisors about the issues addressed herein.
Copyright September 2012 NAGDCA. Used with permission.


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Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true.
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Mississauga youth encounter relic of their patron saint
Young and old venerate the arm relic of St. Francis of Xavier in Mississauga on Jan. 13. Photo by Anna Chelmecki
By Anna Chelmecki, Youth Speak News
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – When 15-year-old Shania Netto sees the glass-encased arm of St. Francis Xavier, she sees the instrument that converted thousands of her ancestors.
"Personally it was eye-opening seeing the relic because my mom is Goan and St. Francis Xavier evangelized parts of Goa," said Netto. "If he didn't do that with his right hand then I wouldn't be a Catholic today. So the fact that the hand that he would have baptized my ancestors with is right here is incredible to see," Netto said.
More than 13,500 people flocked to see the incorrupt right arm of St. Francis Xavier on Jan. 13, hosted in the church named after him in Mississauga, Ont. The relic also visited St. Michael's Cathedral (Jan. 12) and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (Jan. 14) in Toronto as part of its month-long Canadian pilgrimage tour.
Like Netto, many parishioners at St. Francis Xavier Parish have roots in the Indian state of Goa, one of the first places St. Francis Xavier visited and evangelized, which made this a very special stop on the tour.
"We know that this parish, this night, is the biggest night that we will have," said Angèle Regnier, co-founder of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO), one of the organizers of the relic pilgrimage.
She called the veneration at St. Francis Xavier Church "the pinnacle of our trip."
As the patron of missionaries, St. Francis Xavier is known for leading an extensive mission to Asia and baptized more than 100,000 people. He died of a fever in 1552 at 46 years old while waiting for a boat to travel to mainland China.
An athlete and popular student in university, he experienced a deepening of his faith because of his roommate, St. Ignatius of Loyola. St. Francis Xavier later joined the priesthood and helped found the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
For Grade 12 student Joshua Creado, it is the evangelizing spirit of St. Francis Xavier that he admires most.
"I really like how he was able to bring so many people to the faith. Even right now, his influence is still here," said the 17-year-old.
As a student at St. Francis Xavier Secondary School and a member of the youth group at St Francis Xavier Parish, Creado it seems the saint has always been part of his life. It was especially moving, he said, to have the chance to encounter a physical part of the saint.
"Often we become desensitized to the power that saints have, but seeing a part of him in front of me was an incredible sight," said Creado. "This man has had such an incredible impact on my life, it was amazing seeing a part of him in real life."
Roberta Skoko, the youth ministry coordinator at the parish, was inspired by responses and reactions from visitors to the relic.
"It's been amazing to witness the number of people here today venerating the relic, especially as I saw our young people being inspired by the experience," she said.
The relic's tour continues until Feb. 2. Visit cco.ca/relic for further information.
(Chelmecki, 23, is a second-year Master of Teaching student at the University of Toronto.)
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Waterton Lakes National Park
Getting To the Canadian Rockies
Banff Information
Many sources of information are available on the park and its commercial facilities. Once you've arrived, the best place to make your first stop is the Banff Visitor Centre (224 Banff Ave., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily mid-June to Aug., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily mid-May to mid-June and Sept., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily the rest of the year). This central complex houses information desks for Parks Canada (403/762-1550) and Banff Lake Louise Tourism (403/762-0270), as well as a small bookstore, which stocks a good variety of park-related literature.
National Park Information
Banff Visitor Centre
On the right-hand side of the Banff Visitor Centre is a row of desks staffed by Parks Canada employees. They will answer all of your queries regarding Banff's natural wonders and advise you of trail closures. Anyone planning an overnight backcountry trip should register here and obtain a camping pass ($10 per person per night). Also here, you can pick up park brochures, or wander down the back to peruse park maps, view a free slide show, and watch videos about the park. All questions pertaining to the national park itself can be answered here, or check out the Parks Canada website (www.pc.gc.ca). The park's Warden's Office (403/762-1470) is in the industrial park. The weather office (403/762-2088) offers updated forecasts. If you want to see the weather in Banff, check out the webcam at www.banffgondola.com. Tune in to FM 101.1 or go to www.friendsofbanff.com/park-radio for Park Radio, which features Banff-related programming.
In the Banff Visitor Centre, across the floor from Parks Canada, is a desk for Banff Lake Louise Tourism. This organization represents businesses and commercial establishments in the park. Here you can find out about accommodations and restaurants, and have any other questions answered. To answer the most frequently asked question, the restrooms are downstairs. For general tourism information, contact the Banff Lake Louise Tourism office (403/762-8421, www.banfflakelouise.com).
Look for the free Bow Valley Crag and Canyon each Wednesday. It's been keeping residents and visitors informed about park issues and town gossip for more than a century. The Rocky Mountain Outlook is another free weekly newspaper that offers coverage of mountain life and upcoming events. Both are available on stands at businesses throughout town.
Books and Bookstores
The Canadian Rockies are one of the most written about, and definitely the most photographed, regions in Canada. As a walk along Banff Avenue will confirm, there is definitely no lack of postcards, calendars, and coffeetable books about the area. Ted (E.J.) Hart, a former director of the Whyte Museum, has authored over a dozen books on the history of the park. Summerthought Publishing (www.summerthought.com) is a local company that has been publishing the authoritative Canadian Rockies Trail Guide since 1971. Under Wild Bill's, at the corner of Banff Avenue and Caribou Street, The Viewpoint (201 Banff Ave., 403/762-0405, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily in summer, shorter hours the rest of the year) is the town's lone independent bookstore. Small in size it nevertheless stocks just about every book in print about the park, as well as Canadian bestsellers, maps, and gifts such as photographic prints. The Whyte Museum Shop (111 Bear St., 403/762-2291, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily) specializes in regional natural and human history books, and also has a good selection of historic prints.
Banff Public Library
Banff's library (opposite Central Park at 101 Bear St., 403/762-2661, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon. to Fri., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sun.) boasts an extensive collection of nonfiction books, many about the park and its environs, which makes it an excellent rainy-day hangout. It also has a large collection of magazines and newspapers. Internet access is free.
The post office (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon. to Fri.) is on the corner of Buffalo and Bear Streets opposite Central Park. The general-delivery service here is probably among the busiest in the country, with the thousands of seasonal workers in the area. Major banks can be found along Banff Avenue and are generally open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon. to Thurs. and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Bank of Montreal (107 Banff Ave., 403/762-2275) allows cash advances with MasterCard, while the C.I.B.C. (98 Banff Ave., 403/762-3317) accepts Visa. Freya's Currency Exchange is in the Clock Tower Mall (108 Banff Ave., 403/762-4652). The only downtown laundry is Cascade Coin Laundry (7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily), on the lower level of Cascade Shops. Chalet Coin Laundry (8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily) is on Tunnel Mountain Road at the Douglas Fir Resort, within walking distance of all Tunnel Mountain accommodations. Along Banff Avenue you'll find Banff Camera Shop (101 Banff Ave., 403/762-3562), with digital imaging capabilities and a full range of equipment. Mineral Springs Hospital (301 Lynx St., 403/762-2222) has 24-hour emergency service. Rexall Drug Store, on the lower level of the Cascade Plaza (317 Banff Ave., 403/762-2245), is open until 9 p.m. daily. Send and receive email and surf the Internet wirelessly at all downtown cafes, or head to Banff Public Library (101 Bear St., 403/762-2661, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon. to Fri., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sun.).
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The island's shape and its 63km coastline offers a choice of where to enjoy some of the clearest, refreshing and tranquil waters of the Aegean Sea. If you're arriving with a private boat or simply renting one, you're in for an unforgettable experience and not only on our island, for Patmos has many small and larger neighboring islands making short distance excursions enticing .
Vagia waters are said to be the coldest on the island. It is a pebble beach with tamarisks for shade and often quieter than most easily accessible beaches. It is 7 km from the center of the island but relatively easy to visit. Just a few meters from the beach, there is a cafeteria where you can enjoy coffee and other beverages or taste delicious homemade pies and pastries, well known all over the island.


This year, we are marking 10 years of progress in reducing drowning deaths among our kids through passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB). There's been a 25 percent reduction in U.S. pool deaths among children in the past ten years. On May 24, 2017, members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies heard testimony about the law.


Guess launched it's 1981 fragrance to a bevy of beautiful people last night at the Chateau Marmont. It was a packed bungalow pool house!
Champagne + gorgeous baubles pretty much equal the perfect day in my book! So you can imagine how thrilled I was to get the opportunity to privately view some of Van Cleef & Arpels most iconic and exquisite pieces at the Maison's new international exhibit, "A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels" at the Bowers Museum.


AccringtonSitel workers win six-figure payoutThe settlement follows a three-year battle for compensation by 120 former Sitel UK employees, who lost their jobs in 2011.
AccringtonThis year, you can be Santa Claus tooDozens of toys and games have already been donated to Accrington Lions as part of the annual Christmas Toy Appeal, supported by the Accrington Observer.
Accrington and Rossendale CollegeCollege shows off restaurant plansPlans for the 'Roots' restaurant were unveiled at the college's open evening and will form part of the Heartwood Centre.


The Manifestos and Essays from Theater Communications Group -- includes all Foreman's early essays, starting in 1972 (from Performance, October, TDR, PAJ) plus two new interviews and "film notes."
Plays with Films, ed. Rainer J. Hanshe, intro. George Hunka . Texts of the final three productions of Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theater at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery: Zomboid! (2006), Wake Up Mr. Sleepy! Your Unconscious Mind is Dead! (2007), and Deep Trance Behavior in Potatoland (2008).


Tomás Saraceno's artistic practice, consisting of sculptures, installations, photographs and prints, could be seen as an on-going research, informed by the worlds of art, architecture, natural sciences and engineering. His floating sculptures and interactive installations propose and explore new, sustainable ways of inhabiting and sensing the environment. In this way Saraceno develops engaging proposals and models that invite viewers to conceptualize innovative ways of living and interacting with one another, and with their surroundings at large.
Tomás Saraceno has had numerous solo exhibitions, including shows at K21, Düsseldorf; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. His work has been shown in several group exhibitions at venues such as Louvre, Paris; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; IMMA, Dublin; and MMK, Frankfurt. In 2009, Saraceno presented a major installation at the Italian Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennial, Venice.
His work is presently represented in the collections of the MoMA in New York; SFMOMA, San Francisco; and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. In 2009, he was awarded the prestigious Calder Prize.
You can find more works by Tomás Saraceno on his own website.


The second Google Developers Launchpad accelerator class is underway with the participating startups currently in Johannesburg for mentorship.
The Google Launchpad is a global mentoring programme for startups. During the programme startups are connected with Google's best people, networks and technologies with a view to building and scaling their business.
The first class kicked off in March this year and 12 startups graduated from the programme. That first class created 132 jobs and has raised $7 million in funding collectively.
The second class is comprised of 11 startups from six African countries.
As part of the programme startups receive three months of mentoring, Google Cloud and Firebase credits, training at Launchpad Accelerator Africa (Lagos and Johannesburg) and perhaps most importantly, access to resources, mentors and Google engineers.
While many might see this as Google's corporate social responsibility (CSR) it isn't. In fact when asked about it Launchpad Accelerator Africa head of startup success and services, Fola Olatunji-David, says it's purely about business.
"With the Launchpad programme it's purely a business because we believe that Google as an organisation thrives when all the organisations in the ecosystem thrive. Google thrives when more people are on the internet, when more people are earning, and when more people are learning how to build their business," Olatunji-David told press.
So Google really wants startups to succeed but often we find that what a company hopes to do and what it ends up doing are very different things.
With this in mind we spoke to a few of the startups in Johannesburg this week to find out how the Launchpad is working for them.
"To sum it up it's really helped us shape our business and point us in the direction that makes a lot more sense for the future," Preeva chief executive officer and co-founder Max Herberstein tells us.
"It's changed our lives. We've been introduced to a network of people that have had a massive influence on us and will continue to have a massive influence on us," adds Herberstein.
Moving further north we spoke to Egyptian startup Mintrics. Being so far north presents unique problems for Mintrics and CEO Tarek Nasr tells us the Launchpad helps to bridge the North/South Africa divide.
"This gives us an opportunity to build relationships here and see what the market is like," says Nasr.
"The concept of OKRs [objectives and key results] that Google is really big on has really helped us organise our thoughts and a lot of the sessions have been really beneficial," the CEO adds.
The Launchpad Accelerator is working particularly well in Africa especially when you consider that one of the major challenges on the continent is access to funding.
By giving startups the tools they need and access to mentors Google removes the stress of "how do I pay for these tools" and a way to grow not just their business, but their communities as well.


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Is Nuptials Day - Ramblings of Mad Shutterbug & the Border Collie Bros.
Hippie Nu P-tiles, zompus and paparatti!
I did today watch the remake of 3:10 to Yuma with Mr. Russell Crowe and Mr. Christian Bale. Not to mention Mr. Alan Tudyk and Mr. Peter Fonda. These are simply the faces I recognise without a lot of thought. Now, I think excellent performances are delivered by all involved. And I'm still, personally, partial to the 1957 release with Mr. Glenn Ford and Mr. Van Heflin. Not to be mis-taken, I enjoyed both a great deal, and I'm even rather pleased to see a fairly faithful re-write of the most significant scenes.
Dinner this evening with friends. I'm providing the carne. We shall enjoy Sloppy Goats. Sort of like Sloppy Joes. Only Goats.
Hello! You don't know me from Eve, but starcat_jewel sent me here because I asked for goat recipes on my LJ.
Hullo there. I'm not the primary cook of the family, and she is off for the weekend so I'll ask later. The quick answer is, depending on the cut one can pretty much apply any other recipe for other meat to goat. Taste will be probably less gamey than but more similar to venison than mutton or lamb, though kid will be similar to lamb.
The Sloppy Goats referenced above is ground goat (I used some done as sausage, so there is some black pepper and a couple other spices mixed in, not sure what), and salsa. Our ground goat is too lean to make patties for burgers, so Sloppy Goats. Proportions in this instance were 2 lbs goat and 1 jar (approx 1 lb) salsa. Sorry... didn't keep the jar to refer for size. Well, it's not like gone, but I'm not digging for it at this hour either. We generally purchase in that size lot, however.
I've seen your comments over to starcat_jewel's place. Welcome!
Thank you! Very helpful - if I can adapt lamb recipes, I have several ideas.


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The first power electronic inverter of 200 kVA was delivered to Nauta Shipyard in 2007. Last year, COMEL manufactured a static converter 50/60Hz with a capacity of 1000 kVA. This drive has been delivered to a repair yard in a specially adapted, air-conditioned sealed container. This ensures long life of electronic devices in the workplace exposed to a number of unfavorable factors, such as conductive dust, moisture, large temperature fluctuations.
We find solutions also to some other tasks related to processing of electricity. In 2009, we helped the US based Delphi corporation to supply power to a production line that was imported from across the ocean, from a factory in Canada. A year later, we designed and delivered a solution for power supply and battery charging of submarines. We also manufacture power converters for research, education. More and more Polish companies report demand for 60Hz power supply for the performance testing of its products to be exported to American markets. We publish more details about converters on our separate website http://www.frequencyconverter.eu/
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The President has proposed increasing the National Science Foundation's (NSF) budget by 20 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2022 and creating a new commercialization focused directorate at the science agency.
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Stakeholders Urge Robust Investments in Climate-Focused Agricultural Programs
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AIBS Endorses Statement on Open Science, Sustainable Public Access Principles
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Biden Unveils FY 2022 Budget Request, Proposes Large Boosts for Science
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URI Mobile Health Unit Provides Remote Testing Site in Central Falls
Joshua Faiola,
The University of Rhode Island's "Rhode to Health" mobile health unit is serving as a COVID-19 testing site in Central Falls, R.I., thanks to a partnership among URI, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Central Falls and Pawtucket residents can get a free, rapid COVID-19 test by appointment by calling 855-843-7620.
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I (WLNE) – The URI 'Rhode to Health' mobile unit is serving as a testing site in one of the most vulnerable communities in the state, Central Falls.
A partnership with the Department of Health, Emergency Disaster Response Testing Services, and URI allowed the deployment of the mobile unit.
Part of the Beat COVID-19 initiative with Central Falls and Pawtucket, the unit is stocked with the same Abbot rapid testing machines used at larger sights like Twin River.
The tests can produce results in as little as 15 minutes.
"We are trying to reach residents who may not have access to transportation to get to the larger testing facility," said Bryan Blissmer, director of URI's Institute for Integrated Health and Innovation, who reached out to RIDOH to offer the mobile unit's services.
"This is really designed to meet the needs of a particular population that may otherwise not be reached. This kind of on-location health service to the community is exactly what the Rhode to Health unit was designed for. I was really excited to be able to use it in a meaningful way to help fight the pandemic", he continued
Residents of both Pawtucket and Central Falls are reminded that services from the mobile unit are by appointment only.
Those who wish to make an appointment can do so by calling 855-843-7620
Once an appointment is made, residents can drive or walk into the parking lot of a former bank building on Dexter Street in Central Falls.
The National Guard erected drive-through tents at the site where employees from Alert EMS provide cotton swabs for residents.
The fact that false-negative results are possible with COVID-19 tests, residents are informed that a negative test does not necessarily mean they are free of the illness.
"They are encouraged to isolate, especially while symptomatic," Blissmer said.
"We feel confident in the positive results and try to weigh the benefit of being able to quickly identify positives and start quarantining and contact tracing while managing the risk of a negative result encouraging overconfidence in individuals. We stay in touch with the DOH, CDC, and Abbott to ensure we follow current guidelines for test administration."
Several of the pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants staffing the Rhode to Health are URI graduates, including Mary Ellen Pease-Madsen.
She said the test results are uploaded to the state's database, providing near real-time updates to the state numbers.
The unit has been testing 50 people a day so far, and Pease-Madsen is looking to double that number.
"We estimate we need to be testing about 100 people a day, which we have the capacity to do," Pease-Madsen said.
"There is a bit of a hot spot here, so we want to identify as many people infected with the virus as we can. Every positive test we get demonstrates the importance of having a testing site in this community."
The remote testing site helps provide critical information and will give peace of mind to the residents according to Robert Munoz, an Alert EMS employee who graduated from URI's College of Health Sciences with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and biology.
Munoz has also been serving as a Spanish translator, to ensure the procedure is followed correctly and safety protocols can be met.
"Everything has to be done properly and safely, and we have to make sure people receive the information they need," Munoz said.
"I'm really happy to be here doing this work every day; it's great to be working with URI on this. Everyone is very thankful that we're here for them. It's been really rewarding", he continued.
Categories: Coronavirus, News, Pawtucket, Regional News, Rhode Island
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Your bucks' party celebration will be one of the most unique celebrations in your life. When you are proceeding with such a celebration, it will be possible for you to observe that there are many matters that need to be taken into consideration. It is likely that it would be the last chance you get to enjoy your bachelor life, and it would do well for you to make the best out of the opportunity. Here, you need to direct your attention towards making your bucks' party interesting.You simply would not want to gather all of your best friends, and then have a boring time. By looking into effective steps in which you can make your bucks' party interesting, you will be well-capable of having a great time and making many memories that you can cherish later in life.Want to know more on what you can do in making your buck's party interesting? Read below to find out!
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Do you want to take a musical class but don't know how to find the right class for you? Well, this is the issue which most of the people who want to learn any type of music's face. So, here we are sharing some tips that can help you to find the right institute for learning the musical instrument as well as how to sing.
They have trained teachers and staff.
They have experience of handling different types of students.
They have proper infrastructure for the class and teaching.
These institutions work with the objective of imparting right training to enrolled kids.
When it comes to learning how to play musical instruments like piano, Casio, triple, Congo, etc. It is necessary that it should be learned from the right institution that focuses on quality learning. These days' people are opening institutions for music learning with an objective of making money they don't focus on quality teaching. Therefore, you should check the credibility of an institution in the market, and if possible take the trial classes from the institution which you have shortlisted and select the one only after being satisfied.
You must be aware that music too is a course in which people takes relevant degrees. After taking the degree program, a person becomes certified trainer and becomes eligible to train others. Institutions that staffs qualified teacher are like are good to go with. For example, if you want to learn the piano, then it is best to learn how to play piano from a piano teacher Coogee who is a degree holder in the same field, rather than a person who just know how to play the instrument. The reason for the same is you will get more technical knowledge from the qualified person.
Either you are a student, professional, or a homemaker. You have fixed schedule for everything and that you cannot take classes according to the timings of the institute. Instead of that, you need classes according to your available schedule. There are many institutions present that offer flexible classes for people who are unable to attend regular classes. You can select such Institute over the internet or through friends to learn music.And by keeping above mentioned points in mind; you would easily be able to find a good institute for yourself.


To the memory of those representatives of Wealdstone Football Club who lost their lives in two World Wars.
Andrews, P. A fine goal scorer capped in 1911 by the County and a regular player for a number of years. Royal Air Force Air Mechanic 1st Class S/No 225242 Died 04/05/1918 Age 29 Grave III F.2. Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France Son of Alice and William Andrews, of Grant House, Grant Rd, Wealdstone, Middx.
Bellchambers, C. F. A former player and Official at the time of the 'formation' of the club in 1899, who was previously involved with predecessors of the club. Charles John Francis Bellchambers The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion, Private S/No 207213 Died 11/10/1917 Age 35 Grave Ref VI. C. 22. Wimereux Communal Cemetery Son of W. T. and E. Bellchambers, of 23, Aberdeen Rd., Wealdstone, Middx.
Bradberry, R. W. A former reserve player and relation of goalkeeper T W Bradberry. Royal Garrison Artillery 301st Siege Batallion Lance Bombardier Russell William Bradberry S/No 70878 Died 03/12/1917 Age 33 Grave Ref B. 11A. Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery extension. Lived at 44 Locket Road, Wealdstone. Was a Stock Exchange clerk before enlistment. Eldest son of Russel and Mary Rebecca Bradberry, of Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex; husband of Elsie Bradberry, of Wealdstone.
Cozens, W. Captain of the side in 1899, playing alongside his brother, both having turned the fortunes of Wealdstone Athletic in 1895. William Edgar Cozens who served with the 23rd Middlesex (2nd Footballers Battallion) Killed in Action 24/03/1918. Born in Kilburn.
Martin, F. Joined the club as it reformed in 1909 and 1st XI Vice Captain in 1913/14. 7th Rifle Brigade Corporal Frank Tingey Martin Killed in Action 30/07/1915 Born in Harrow. Worked in Wealdstone.
[b]Baldwin K. A fine goal scorer, A Chelsea Amateur and a former Schoolboy international. Kenneth George Edwin Baldwin Age 25 Royal Hampshire Regiment. Killed 28/03/1945 Son of William and Elizebeth Jane Baldwin, of Watford, Hertfordshire. Killed in Western Europe. Last played Feb 3rd 1945.
Bidewell R. Another former player who had remained with the club until his call up. Lance Sergant Robert William Bidewell, Age 25 4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment Killed 25/09/1944 in Western Europe, Commemorated in Holland. Son of Harry and Eva Bidewell, of Watford and husband of J. W. Bidewell. Last played 22nd April 1944.
Burton W.A. A former player from the pre-war period William Ainsley Burton, aged 48 was killed on 3rd December 1940 at Queens Park Station, Kilburn, a civilian casualty of was as a result of Military Action. (Likely to have been a bombing raid). Husband of beatrice Annie Burton of 32 Dukes Avenue, Wealdstone. Last played 15/4/1922.
Parr W. W. A professional player with a long career that guested for Wealdstone in the 1939-40 season scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances. Sergeant William Wilfred Parr was a member of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve killed on 8th March 1942 at the age of 26 serving with 233 Squadron at the time flying Hudson bombers from Gibraltar. Son of John and Clara Parr of Blackpool.
Walker E. Initially a Reserve and then First Team goalkeeper until he joined the Royal Navy in 1940. Able seaman Eric Thomas Walker was serving on HMS Cromer a Bangor class minesweeper sunk off Mersa Matruh, Egypt on 9th November 1942. He was killed at the age of 24.
Winterbottom W. A A former Reserve player and Committee Member. We have found no record of W A Winterbottom killed on active service and believe he would have been a civilian at the time of World war Two, likely to have been killed in similar circumstances to W A Burton.
Also to the memory of those Players, Supporters and Officials connected with Wealdstone Football Club who have passed away since its inception.
Remember them when the whistle blows.
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Wow, fantastic reading well done.
Our roll of honour is always in our programme for the game closest to the 11th and has also featured in our pre season memorial programme for the past two years.
This year may be slightly different in that the entire football community will be remembering its fallen on Saturday 6th of December as part of the FA's 'Football Remembers' initiative.
Make sure you pick up a copy of the Programme as it will feature some exclusive historical articles.


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Georgia hosts militant training bases – official
Special camps have been established in Georgia where militants are being trained to be later sent to Russia, said a Russian senior Interior Ministry official.
"Georgia has become visibly active lately. We have information that special military training camps have been created on the territory of the country," the deputy head of the Interior Ministry's North Caucasus federal district department, police Major General Nikolay Simakov said in an interview with newspaper Vremya Novostey.
"Caucasian natives – mainly criminals – or those who are wanted in European countries are being gathered here, trained and later then sent to [Russia] via neighboring countries," he added.
Not long ago, he said, a group of militants attempted to cross into Russia from Azerbaijan. Two people – an Azerbaijani border guard and a militant – were killed in a shootout and two others were detained. "During the interrogation it was revealed that they had French and Austrian residence permits," Simakov said. According to the official, the suspects were recruited in Europe by extremist organizations and sent for training to Georgia. Following the training, the militants were supposed to operate on Russian territory.
The military official noted that "using Wahhabism, some countries' certain forces who are interested in maintaining instability in the North Caucasus provide financial assistance and send their emissaries there."
"I cannot say to what extent these forces act on behalf of those states," he added. However, he went on, there have been occasions when Arab nationals who are fighting in the North Caucasus were detained and eliminated.
Russia has been striving to bring the situation in the troubled region under control, but it is still far from stable. In a fresh wave of violence, three servicemen were killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack in the Republic of Dagestan on Sunday.
Georgia was quick to react to Russia's accusations and immediately hit back. The country's vice premier, Temur Yakobashvili, said that Moscow should stop pointing the finger at Georgia.
"The Russian Federation should look after its own territory instead of pointing at Georgia after every explosion. Apparently, they do not have enough forces to control the situation on their territory," he stated talking to Georgian GHN agency.
Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze also had his say on the issue. "Russian leadership should blame its own policies for the rise in victims of terrorism rather than look for its reasons in Georgia or elsewhere," he stated, writes Georgia Online citing PirWeli news agency.
According to Bakradze, Simakov's statements are a reaction to the US State Department Report on terrorism published in August where Washington praised Georgian efforts in its "fight against terrorism."
"Russian claims of Georgian support for Chechen terrorists and harboring of such individuals in the Pankisi Gorge were unsubstantiated, and the Georgian government has made transparent efforts to prove this to the international community," the report reads.
In January this year, long before the report was revealed, Russia's Deputy Interior Minister Arkady Yedelev said foreign instructors were training terrorist groups in Georgia to launch attacks in Russia's North Caucasian and southern regions. And that was not the first time that Russia voiced its concerns over Georgia's link with militants. In autumn 2009, head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Aleksandr Bortnikov said that Georgian special services were helping Al-Qaeda members to wage terrorism in Russia's southern regions.
Konstantin Sivkov from the Academy for Geopolitical Sciences admitted that he is not aware of any certain facts that Georgia host camps for militants. However, "that would match well with the geopolitical situation" he told Georgia Times news outlet.
"It is obvious that an escalation of terrorist activities in the Caucasus is what the US needs to achieve its task on separating this region from Russia," he noted. Sivkov added that the war in August 2008 was an attempt to achieve that goal in a military way. "Now the aggression is hidden. And it may well be that it will result in the creation of rather a large group of militants. It is necessary both for the US and Georgia and they are actively working in that direction," Sivkov said.
Natalia Makarova, RT
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Russia's Security Council head: "Georgia's trace" behind the blasts not excluded
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US "sparked Russian spy sensation" in wake of WikiLeaks broadside
Moscow calls on world to stop selling weapons to Georgia – official
NATO helping Georgia to seduce S. Ossetia & Abkhazia – Russian envoy
Suicide attack kills 3, dozens injured
Moscow disputes UN Court's right to consider Georgian lawsuit
America's key objective is to pit Russia against Iran
Extradition of alleged arms baron stalled


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Over Half of U.S. Doctors Have Considered Quitting Medicine, According to "Physician Misery Index"
What will it take to bring the joy back into medicine? Photo via andresr/ Shutterstock.
The results of Geneia's Physician Misery Index study are in and the numbers paint a dismal portrait of the life of a physician today:
An overwhelming number of the 400+ physicians who participated in the study – 87% – said that the "business and regulation of healthcare" have changed the practice of medicine for the worse.
78% of them said they felt rushed while seeing patients.
A majority of the physicians did not feel satisfied with work-life balance, nor did they feel that they had control over their workdays.
Despite their education and skills, 51% of these physicians said that they'd considered career options outside of clinical practice at one point. Those numbers were even higher among those who were only 10 years into their practices, with 62% of early-career physicians having considered a new career path.
Even more troubling is that two-thirds of these physicians reported knowing of a physician who is likely to stop practicing medicine in the next five years as a result of physician burn out.
As one physician in the study put it:
"To me, the joy of medicine is getting to know patients over time and working with them to improve or maintain their health. Given regulations, decreased compensation and more administrative demands, that ability is becoming less."
Clearly, we've got a problem.
"We found that most physicians still love medicine, but increasingly are frustrated by the business of medicine," Heather Lavoie, Geneia's Chief Operating Officer, said in a press release this morning. "For most physicians, the ability to create meaningful relationships with their patients and truly impact health outcomes is why they entered the practice of medicine in the first place, and is critical to experiencing joy in their work. Yet 84% of respondents believe that quality patient time may be a thing of the past."
This is why Geneia has created the Joy of Medicine Challenge, an open-platform, online competition on Medstro that seeks ideas from licensed U.S. physicians on improving physician-hood as a career and a lifestyle. Suggestions on restoring meaning to the practice of medicine will be voted on by peers and experts. The winners in each of three categories – the EHR of the Future, Population Health and the Joy of Medicine – will receive a $1,000 cash prize. One winner will receive consulting from Geneia (valued at $5,000) to help refine their idea.
For example, in Geneia's Physician Misery Index study, physicians indicated that data and analytics tools have tremendous potential for making the work of a doctor easier (especially by saving time in record keeping and allowing for more time spent with each patient). Solutions that keep in mind facts like these – that physicians don't hate new technology, but that these new technologies need to be built with insight from doctors – will be given special attention in the competition.
Think you've got the proverbial silver bullet of healthcare tucked in your pocket? Submit your ideas. Finalists will be announced in May 2015 and invited to a live pitch off later this year.
"Today's physician is juggling increasing demands, and the level of stress and burnout is escalating," said Dr. Jennifer Joe, CEO of Medstro and MedTech Boston's Editor-in-Chief. "It's high time we involve physicians in creating solutions to restore their joy in practicing medicine."
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Jenni Whalen is the Executive Assistant of Editorial at Upworthy. She was previously MedTech Boston's Managing Editor and has an MS in Journalism from Boston University, as well as a BA in Psychology from Bucknell University. Whalen has written for Greatist, Boston magazine, AZ Central Healthy Living and the New England Journal of Medicine, among other places. She has also worked as a conference planner, ghost writer, researcher and content developer.
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Cryotherapy's recent boom in popularity has made it a "hot" topic in the health and wellness realm, and its rising reputation stems from the numerous benefits it can provide. Cryotherapy, in essence, is the use of cold/freezing temperatures (between -90 to -184 degrees) to illicit a shivering response, in recent studies this reaction has shown to potentially increase weight loss, and more.
In this four part series I'm going to explain the science between whole body cyrotherapy and losing weight. As you'll learn, burning calories with cold is not a myth!
We all know our bodies have fat. But did you know there are two kinds of fat? White fat (which stores calories)—and recently discovered brown fat that is filled with mitochondria and can actually produce heat to burn calories.
Scientists once believed only babies had brown fat, but less than ten years ago researchers discovered brown fat in adults—especially ones who had lower Body Mass Index (BMI). A connection was soon made—the more brown fat you have, the more calories you can potentially burn. The trick is getting this brown fat activated.
If brown fat is good, how does somebody make more?
That's where cryotherapy comes into play. Like exercising, shivering may hold the key to both activating and potentially increasing brown fat production. By producing the hormone irisin and the protein FGF21 (a precursor to irisin.) These two actually work together to activate that sleeping brown fat, which in turn can increase calorie burn.
Learn more on the role of irisin and FGF21 in Part 2.


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