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What Is Black Tar Heroin and How Is it Different?What Color Is Heroin?How Is It Used?Effects of Black Tar HeroinHealth RisksHeroin OverdoseBlack Tar Heroin Addiction Treatment in Northridge, California
As heroin addiction rates continue to rise throughout the United States, black tar heroin is becoming more widespread and accepted among heroin users. It may be less pure and uglier looking than traditional powdered heroin, but it is equally as potent, addictive, and lethal. Because of its low price and accessibility, the effects of black tar heroin and overdoses continue to contribute to the opioid public health crisis.
What Is Black Tar Heroin and How Is it Different?
Black tar heroin, sometimes known simply as black tar or dirty heroin, is crudely processed with other substances and impurities used to cut it, contributing to its color and consistency. Slang names include:
Mexican mud
Dirty heroin
Monkey water
Although, despite its impurities and different appearance, black tar heroin is equally as addictive and dangerous as the more well-known, powdered form of heroin. In the United States, all heroin is a schedule I controlled substance, but the primary differences between black tar heroin and white, powdered heroin include:
Where It Comes From
Black tar heroin is predominantly produced in Mexico, Columbia, and other South American regions. Regular, powdered heroin comes from Southwest Asia, largely Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because of world politics and instability caused by regime changes, overseas sources of heroin can be unstable and affect the supply and cost of traditional heroin.
Additionally, heroin from different continents is moved in large quantities, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to find and seize. Illegally importing black tar heroin by land to closer locations and smaller amounts, if needed, keeps the supply constant and costs down.
Cost and Availability
Black tar heroin takes less time, money, and effort to produce any powdered heroin. Additionally, any cutting agents easily blend into the color and texture, meaning dealers can use anything to bulk up the batches.
White heroin needs a more in-depth and time-consuming refinement process; dealers have to use cutting agents like powdered forms of fentanyl or powdered milk that match the color and consistency of the heroin. These factors, combined with their place of origin, make black tar heroin cheaper and more consistently available.
Black tar heroin is an amber-brownish orange, dark brown, or black color and has the consistency of tar or chewing gum. Occasionally black tar batches will be hard and look like brittle, small chunks of coal or graphite.
Powdered heroin comes in a white, off-white, or brown powdered consistency that is very fine, similar to baby powder or table salt, depending on the batch.
How It Is Ingested
Black tar heroin is smoked or injected, never snorted. Its consistency and acidity make it impossible to snort; even smoking some batches of black tar can be challenging and immediately damage soft tissue in the mouth and lungs.
Powdered heroin is injected, snorted, or smoked. Regular heroin's dry, fine consistency makes it easy to be smoked or snorted; others dissolve it in water to inject.
Regardless of their differences, black tar heroin and traditional powdered heroin have critical things in common: how addictive, potent, and dangerous they are.
What Color Is Heroin?
Black tar heroin is often a dark color, typically brown to black but can be as light as an orangeish-brown. Its color comes from the rudimentary process used to produce it and the cutting agents added to maximize the product. Solid forms of black tar heroin are the same color as burnt charcoal or pencil lead.
Powdered heroin is generally shades of white because the refining process is more thorough, and the cutting agents are similar in color. Brown heroin does exist and is typically the color of brown sugar or sand, but it is rare and unpopular because it is less potent and considered the most impure type of heroin on the market.
Black tar heroin users primarily inject it. Injecting black tar heroin requires water, something to heat the mixture on, needles, and something to "tie off" the are with to make the veins accessible. Many people share their drug paraphernalia, increasing the risk of bacterial infections and contagious diseases.
Black tar heroin users can smoke it, but depending on the batch, the burning effects from its acidity and the smell can be too overwhelming. People typically heat the heroin on a piece of foil with a lighter and use a straw, tube, or rolled-up paper to inhale the fumes.
Effects of Black Tar Heroin
The effects of black tar heroin are the same as powdered white or brown heroin. Once this form of heroin enters the system, it binds to the opioid receptors in the brain, causing intense euphoria and sedation. The effects vary based on the batch and the heroin user's tolerance, physical health, and co-occurring disorders.
Common black tar heroin effects include:
Nodding off
Limbs feel heavy or weighted down
Abdominal cramping
Slowed breathing
Irregular heart rate
Drop in body temperature
Black tar heroin has immediate and long-term health risks, and each method of ingestion carries additional risks. Black tar heroin's sticky and clumpy texture can cause problems for injection users, and smoking can cause lung and soft tissue damage.
Health risks of black tar heroin include:
Injection site abscesses
Collapsed veins
Botulism, a bacterial infection unique to black dar heroin
Soft tissue damage in the mouth, nose, and throat
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome
People struggling with opioid use disorder almost always require professional heroin addiction treatment. The sooner the addiction is addressed, the risk of long-term health effects and overdoses decreases. Because lifestyles and external factors contribute to the cycle of substance abuse, most people find residential treatment the most beneficial.
Heroin overdoses continue to rise in the United States as many people resort to heroin to satisfy their opioid addiction without fully understanding how potent it can be. People mistakenly believe that black tar heroin is less powerful than powdered heroin, leading to increased overdoses, many of them accidental.
At first, the symptoms of a heroin overdose can seem like the desired effects of heroin, but they can quickly escalate to a life-threatening situation. Symptoms of a heroin overdose include:
Unresponsive to attempts to wake them
Cold, clammy skin
Drooling, foaming at the mouth, or vomiting
Weak or shallow breathing
Hard to detect pulse
Twitching
Small pupils
Eyes rolling back
Drooping head and limbs
Blueish lips and fingers
Loss of bladder and bowel control
Call 911 immediately if you believe someone is overdosing. All types of heroin respond to the life-saving drug Narcan (naloxone), which can buy time until emergency help arrives.
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Our residential treatment facility offers onsite medical detox to get you through withdrawal safely in nurturing and supportive care. We only use evidence-based therapies with licensed addiction specialists to help you learn new habits, strategies, and coping skills to adopt a new way of living in life-long recovery.
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What is a dtsx file and how do I open a dtsx file?
A DTS settings file is classified as a database file that can be created and used by the SQL Server software, and these DTS settings files are stored in the DTSX format and are appended with the .dtsx extension. The "DTS" in a DTS settings file stands for Data Transformation Service. The SQL Server program is categorized as database management software under the relational database management system (RDBMS) program classification. The content entered in a DTSX file includes settings and configurations for the migration of stored data to and from multiple databases, and support for integrating external sources of data is implemented into these DTSX files. The SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) application is a software component integrated into the SQL Server program, and this component application uses these DTSX files. Microsoft developed the SQL Server software and the DTSX format, and the SQL Server 2008 program version can be installed in a computer running on Microsoft Windows-based systems.


The National Universities Commission (NUC), has scrapped pre-degree and diploma programmes in the Nigerian university system.
This is contained in a statement by the commission's Deputy Director of Information, Mrs Adebukola Olatunji, in Abuja on Monday.
The ban was part of the decisions reached at meetings held between October 10 and 12, with the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, and vice chancellors of the 143 universities in the country, a statement by the NUC said on Monday.
The commission, while taking the action, instructed the country's varsities to leave the running of such programmes for polytechnics and concentrate on producing human capital in the core undergraduate, part-time and post-graduate courses.
According to the statement, universities have been directed to begin the process of winding down sub-degree diplomas.
It added: "A comprehensive review of the entire university curricula – the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards and ranking of Nigerian universities – has been scheduled for 2017.
"Two of the cardinal activities of the commission – Accreditation of Programmes and Resource Verification, will now take place only twice and thrice a year, respectively.
NUC also warned that any university that failed to present its programmes for accreditation promptly without satisfactory reasons, given well in advance, would be denied same and the relevant agencies (JAMB and NYSC) duly notified.
"The accreditation of part-time programmes would ensure that they are of the same quality as the full-time programmes, thereby restoring public confidence in them," it said.


2019 Goals For The Year — .
Now talk about procrastinating. It's literally almost February and I'm writing my 2019 goals and saying Happy New Year to all you pretty people! But whatever, better late than never right? 2019 is already crazy for me, and it's only been 1 MONTH. Between styling as my full time job, weddings as my second full time job (pretty much), moving into a new apartment, and trying to balance everything in between, my life has been nuts. But that's honestly nothing new. What is new is the goals I'm setting for 2019! And I'm determined to stay on track with these throughout the year. Hence the reason I'm not calling them resolutions. Because we all know how resolutions end, quickly. There's some study that shows an astronomical number of people don't even come close to holding themselves accountable for their New Year's resolutions and I'm determined to not be a part of that statistic. So let's get to the goals!
So I can tell you I've been awful at taking care of myself the past year. I eat whatever I want and sleep when I can and work 24/7. I've been so tired lately that I've had no motivation to workout. But as cliche as it is to tell you I'm going to start working out I really am. I love to run and I now live around so many gorgeous trails I have no excuse but to lace up my tennis shoes and go for a run.
I'll also be picking back up yoga. Yoga is definitely more of a mental aid than physical for me. It calms me and forces me to focus on the moment instead of thinking ahead and planning like I always do. For someone who's a constant planner and always thinking about the next stop, it's always hard to focus and be present in the moment. But, yoga definitely helps me do that and start practicing it more in everyday situations. So, it's going to be so great being back in classes.
The combination of yoga + running always helped me mentally and physically. It helps me destress and just focus on the moment whether it's putting one foot in front of the other or focusing on the next pose. It let's me get out of my head and give a little clarity which is always helpful for someone so heavily reliant on creativity. For me, clarity has always led to stronger creativity and anyway I can get there I'll be doing it!
So, get excited! Because I'm SO ready to share with you guys all the fun ideas I have in my head!
My second personal goal of the year is to keep up regularly attending church. It's become such a staple and has really helped me stay grounded and focused on my goals. Me and Tyler have been really great of going every Sunday that I don't have a wedding or an event. Highly recommend if you're feeling overwhelmed or lost to find a good church that you like or come with me! We've made it a ritual now of going to church, going to brunch, and then watching football (for Tyler) and working from home (for me). Sundays are also our days to just do things we enjoy together which is super nice. I'm going to also try to break the habit of working on Sundays too…but that''s going to be a work in progress. Everyone knows I'm a workaholic.
Style is a huge part of my life. As much as there's a tomboy side of me that likes to ride dirt bikes and watch drag races, 90% of the time I'm dressed up and ready to go anywhere. I honestly feel like style is such a huge part of who you are and for me I feel like I'm playing dress up everyday. My style can vary from edgy to bohemian to girly (this is a small percentage of my style lol).
Anyways, my goal for style this year is to broaden my style this year. I want to dig through my walk-in closet and dig pieces out and create new outfits. I can't keep up this habit of recycling my 5 newest purchases. I have a stuffed closet and NEED to pull some things out.
Also, doing a huge purge so comment below if you want me to do a closet sale for all you babes! Simplify my closet a little better. My girlfriend asked me the other day, "Do you have a lightweight cream sweater that I can pair with a leopard skirt?" Tell me why I pulled out 6 different options out of my closet for her. She looked at me like I had lost my mind. So, like I said simplify my wardrobe. I want more statement pieces and less variety of my basic pieces. So between these two things, hopefully you'll see more of a variety when it comes to style in my content!


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Das Fès-Stadion (), auch Stade du Complexe Sportif de Fès oder kurz Complexe Sportif de Fès genannt, ist ein Stadion in der marokkanischen Stadt Fès. Es wurde im Jahre 2003 eröffnet und fasst heute 45.000 Zuschauer, wovon alle Plätze Sitzplätze sind. Zurzeit wird es hauptsächlich als Fußballstadion genutzt.

Der heimische Fußballverein Maghreb Fez trägt hier seine Heimspiele aus.

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Weblinks
 Eintrag auf fussballtempel.net
 Eintrag auf worldstadiums.com (englisch)

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No threats to ISS crew's safety, says Roscosmos CEO
Rogozin noted that the day before, he met with the leadership of NASA and later held talks with its chief Bill Nelson
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin
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MOSCOW, November 18. / TASS /. There are no threats to the safety of the International Space Station (ISS) crew as well as to the station's development, CEO of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told TASS on Thursday.
The Roscosmos CEO noted that the day before, he met with the leadership of NASA and later held talks with its chief Bill Nelson.
"We addressed the issues related to the area of our responsibilities, which is, first of all, the safety and steady development of the ISS. Currently, no threats [to the development of the ISS and crew safety] have been detected," Rogozin said.
On Tuesday, the Roscosmos CEO stated on his Telegram channel that he had discussed the ISS crew's safety and joint plans with NASA chief Bill Nelson. Earlier, a source told TASS that on Tuesday, Rogozin would meet with the representatives of the US department in Moscow to address, among other things, issue of rapprochement between the ISS and space debris that occurred on Monday. According to Rogozin, ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano and NASA Associate Administrator Robert Cabana were to participate in talks from the American side.
As the Mission Control Center in Houston reported, the ISS approached space debris several times on Monday. During the first two times, Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as US astronaut Mark Vande Hei, moved to Soyuz MS-19, while US astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and German astronaut Matthias Maurer went to Crew Dragon.
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Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting was written by Bethenny Frankel, who is best known for her appearance in the reality television program, The Real Housewives of New York City.
Frankel says that Naturally Thin is not a diet book because diets don't work. Her goal is to free you from obsessing about diets and to give you the freedom to eat whatever you like, just not too much of it. She says that this is the key to letting go of guilt and developing a healthy relationship with food.
Even though Frankel does not recommend dieting she does say that you need a set of guidelines in order to achieve weight loss success.
Your diet is like a bank account. You need to balance your daily calories.
You can eat anything you like, just not all at once.
Taste everything; eat nothing (share food and take small bites).
Don't eat everything on your plate. Divide one meal into several smaller meals.
Stop emotional and binge eating.
Make peace with food. Don't obsess about being thin.
Breaking the rules is allowed occasionally so long as you get right back on the program. The main thing is to avoid obsessing about being perfect and not to allow yourself to experience guilt.
Frankel advises dieters to eat unprocessed and organic foods as much as possible. She advocates a mostly vegetarian diet with a high intake of raw foods.
Throughout the book Frankel offers many helpful hints. For example, you can flush excess water out of your system when you are feeling bloated by eating foods such as melon, asparagus, cucumber, celery and apple cider vinegar.
She also reveals some of the diet secrets of celebrities and shows dieters how to limit calorie intake at restaurants while still enjoying the taste of all of the dishes.
Low calorie vegetables, fresh fruit, whole grains, lean proteins.
Look for more healthy low Calorie meal ideas here.
Frankel encourages regular exercise however she cautions dieters about over-exercising because this can be counterproductive and is often related with obsessive dieting. She says that you should be involved in physical activities that you enjoy such as walking or yoga and don't worry if you miss your workout for a day or two.
Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting retails at $16.
Includes over 30 recipes (including Frankel's famous SkinnyGirl Margarita).
Calorie and nutrient intake may be inadequate especially for physically active dieters.
Portions in the meal plan will be too small for the majority of dieters.
Some of the sample menus condone skipping meals and consuming too much alcohol.
Many of the tips may trigger eating disordered behaviors.
Does not provide a clear structure in regards to meal planning.
Although Naturally Thin can help dieters to gain an awareness of portion control, many of the tips and recommendations do not promote a healthy or balanced approach to weight management.
By implementing the advice in this plan dieters may achieve successful weight loss. However, for the majority of dieters it will be difficult to sustain such a low calorie plan over the long term.


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63-year-old Japan's 'last remaining ninja'
Friday, 24th August 2012
In Japan Entertainment News,
A 63-year-old man who used to work as an engineer has been described as the last living ninja in Japan.
Jinichi Kawakami began teaching ninjutsu ten years ago but took his first steps towards the marital art when he was just six years of age, the AFP reports.
The ninja barely remembers the first time he encountered his master Masazo Ishida, who set the boy to work on vigorous physical and mental training sessions.
"I think I'm called [the last ninja] as there is probably no other person who learned all the skills that were directly handed down from ninja masters over the last five centuries," he told the news provider.
Mr Kawakami described how he used to stare at the wick of a candle until he had the feeling he was inside it to improve his concentration.
The expert was quick to point out he may not be the only ninja in existence, however, with rivals also laying claim to the title.
Those hoping to master the art of ninjutsu are advised to stick to a strict diet low in fat and high in nutrients.


The first 11 chapters of the book of Romans mine the depths of God's gracious purpose and plan for the redemption of sinful humans. What is our response to be to what God has done for us through Christ? The response of 11:33-36 is doxology – worship of God for His greatness. In 12:1-2, the apostle Paul makes a transition from the first 11 chapters emphasis on doctrine to the final 5 chapters emphasis on practice.
Paul follows the same pattern in his letter to the Romans. After spending 11 chapters magnifying God's gracious purpose in salvation, he begins in 12:1-2 to call us to live in response to that gracious purpose. This, he says, is our reasonable service.
I. The Basis of Your Service: The Mercies of God, v. 1a.
Paul begins by urging the believers at Rome to present their bodies as living sacrifices to God. This, he says, is their "reasonable service." But what kind of service is this? And, what makes it so reasonable? The answer to the first question is that the word translated "service" in verse 1 is word related to the service of worship performed at the Old Testament Tabernacle. It is a reference here to the specific act of worship of offering a sacrifice to God. But here, instead of offering an animal, we are told that we should offer our own bodies as a sacrifice to God! Now to the second question, what makes this service so reasonable (since it is called our "reasonable service")? It is reasonable in light of the mercies of God! In this verse Paul outlines for us the basis of our "reasonable service" to God. The basis is "the mercies of God" by which he beseeches us to present our bodies as living sacrifices.
To what mercies is Paul referring? The answer is seen by Paul's use of the word "therefore". Although it is only a conjunction, it serves a very important point in this text. It connects the practical appeals of Romans 12:1 and following with the theological arguments of Romans chapters 1-11. It is on the basis of God's mercies that we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices. These mercies are the mercies which Paul has expounded over the last 11 chapters. They are the mercies of forgiveness of sins, justification by faith, peace with God, union with Christ, freedom from sin and the law, adoption as sons, possession of the Spirit, election to salvation, no separation from Christ's love, inclusion of the Gentiles and the future salvation of Israel. In light of all these mercies, Paul urges us to present our bodies as living sacrifices to God.
There is an important lesson to be learned here. Much of today's preaching places an emphasis on the "how to's" of Christianity, without an equivalent emphasis on the theology that forms the basis for the practical aspects of Christianity. This is getting the cart before the horse with disastrous results. This is trying to preach Romans 12, before Romans 1-11. The gospel of grace is thereby distorted into a message of moralism and perverted into a religion of legalism. The end result is that God's truth is not honored, nor are Christians enabled to live the Christian life. Instead, we must first see the glories of God's grace, before we can properly do our duties as Christians. It is only when the child of God meditates on the manifold mercies of God that he will be enabled by God's grace to live the Christian life in a practical, God-honoring manner. This is what I mean when I say that the mercies of God are the basis for our service to God!
II. The Nature of Your Service: Total Surrender, v. 1b.
But how is this "reasonable service" based on the mercies of God described? It is described in what must have been shocking terms to the first century reader. The language used by the apostle here is the language of the sacrificial system. Those of us living in the 21st century, who have never had the experience of taking an animal to be thrown on a flaming altar as a sacrifice, can hardly appreciate the significance of what Paul is saying here. He is not saying that we must bring a sacrifice, but that we ourselves must be a sacrifice!
Here, in Romans 12:1, Paul clarifies that he is not talking about a sacrifice that deals with satisfying sin's penalty by designating this sacrifice as a "living sacrifice," not one involving death.
III. The Means of Your Service: Renewal of the Mind, v. 2a.
But what does all this language of sacrifice mean? What does Paul mean when he says that we must surrender the whole of our being to God? I believe the first half of verse 2 explains what Paul means by the second half of verse 1. In other words, the means of total surrender is having a renewed mind. Therefore, the surrendering of our whole lives to God begins on the inside (in the way we think) and works its way to the outside (in what we do).
This renewing of the mind involves both a negative and a positive aspect. The negative aspect is that we are not to be "conformed to this world" The positive aspect is that we ware to be "transformed by the renewing of [our mind." The word "conform" has the idea of being pressed into a mold, an outward conformity to an external form. But the word "transform" has the idea of changing the inward reality.
What is shaping you? The present evil age (which is what the word "world" refers to in this passage) has the ability to "conform" you to its image. Are you mindlessly drinking in from the fount of the world? What kinds of things do you meditate on?
The Word of God has the ability to "transform" you from the inside out. Are you constantly exposing yourself to its teaching. This is the means of total surrender to God: renewal of the mind. Is your mind being renewed by the power of God's Word on a regular basis?
You are conformed to the world by what you uncritically digest from the world. You are transformed by the renewing of your mind by what you meditatively digest from the Word. Are you reading God's Word daily? Are you memorizing God's Word? Are you meditating on God's Word? Are you reading authors whose writings are permeated by the Word of God? How else do you expect to have your mind renewed?
In this passage, Paul expects that believers will present the whole of their beings to God as a sacrifice to Him based upon His abundant mercies toward them. How much time do you spend meditating on God's mercies as revealed in His Word? This is both the basis and the means for our service to God! You tell me how you're spending your time and I'll tell you what you are being shaped into!
So, find a way of Bible Intake (reading or hearing the Word of God). Commit to Memorization of and Meditation on the Word of God. Then allow the Word of God to make a difference in the way that you think! It's not enough just to hear and read the Word of God if it doesn't change our minds!
Let me ask you a question, does your mind ever get changed because of your reading and studying of God's Word? Or do you merely find confirmation for what you've always believed? We must allow the Word to change us as we encounter areas where we are wrong!
IV. The Result of Your Service: Discernment of God's Will, v. 2b.
What will the end result be of this kind of service to God? The end result will be a mature discernment of God's will. The word "prove" has the idea of testing and approving. The Christian who commits the whole of His being to God as a sacrificial offering, based on the mercies of God, by renewing His mind through meditation upon God's Word will gain an increasing ability to recognize God's will (that which is good; acceptable, i.e. well-pleasing; and perfect). These three adjectives for the will of God: "good", "acceptable" and "perfect" are not three different levels of God's will. The will of God is all three of these things at the same time.
This is a level of Christian maturity that few of us (if any) have attained.
According to Ephesians 5:10, believers are to be "Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord." Romans 12:1-2 tells us how to do this. This has nothing to do with how to find God's will for your individual life as in: "Who should I marry?, What job should I have?, etc." Instead it has to do with God's moral will, i.e., what is pleasing to Him. The believer whose mind is being renewed by God's Word will be able to identify God's will in the moral issues of life.
Do you want to be able to discern what is pleasing to God? The Christian's response is yes. Then, put yourself in the offering plate by changing the way you think through the Word of God. Then, and only then, will you have the ability to discern the will of God properly.
If we read the Beattitudes, the epistles and the rest of the New Testament, we find that a great deal has to do with our minds. God is the quintessential psychologist.
Great sermon on a text that is so pivotal to the Christian life. As it happens, I preached this same text myself yesterday. I wish I had done it as much justice as you did.
This has all been good stuff.
I very much enjoyed this essay. So much, in fact, I adopted it in a lesson of my own. Just as pointed out above, the small congregation I attend is regrettably far too legalistic. Hopefully tomorrow when I give my version of this message, it will help change the minds of my beloved brothers and sisters; as the Word of God should.
I really enjoyed this exposition. I found it very easy to understand. I am now wanting to read and study more even if I don't understand it all while am reading it. I trust that eventually I will.
This is some great information and all the questions that you asked, I was just asking myself those questions as I read the exposition. I was studying a lesson on Consecration and Romans 12:1-2 was provided as a reference so I asked myself the question "What is our reasonable service, and this has been a great help to me. Thank You for posting this.
I'm so excited that I've come across this all important exposition from the book of Romans 12:1,2. It is so helpful to me. Besides, it is one of the best expositions I've ever come across on this particular text. Thank you so much, and may the almighty God increase His anointing upon your life. Please, post more of this for this generation needs more of messages of this nature.
Our reasonable service is to turn from all sin. To commit our life as a lving sacrfice good, acceptable, and perfect. To read God's word and meditate on the Love of Christ; which is the renewing of our mind and the understanding of the fullness of His grace and mercy applied in our lives.
Thank you for this expository on Romans 12:1-2. It has instead broaden my understanding of the verses and God's expectation of me with respect to living right and in accordance to His will, purpose and design for the Christ like life.


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Diamondbacks bite Rockies in big seventh inning
Blackmon hit streak over after 15 games
By Dennis Georgatos Associated Press
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 1:10 AM
Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado connects for a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Taylor Clarke in the fifth inning Wednesday in Denver.
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DENVER — Starling Marte homered and drove in four runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks battered the Colorado Rockies 13-7 Wednesday in a Coors Field slugfest featuring 34 hits, but none by blistering Charlie Blackmon.
Blackmon began the game batting an astonishing .500 for the Rockies. He went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 15 games, and his average dipped to .472.
Blackmon was on deck when Trevor Story, who doubled twice and singled, grounded into a game-ending double play.
Nolan Arenado homered twice and doubled for the Rockies.
Marte had three hits, including a go-ahead single in an eight-run seventh inning. It was 5-all going into the inning.
"It was about time," said David Peralta, who helped break the game open in the seventh with a three-run double. "We were finding some holes. We've been hitting the ball really well but couldn't find the hole. This just happened. So when this kind of thing happens it's fun. It's fun when you do the right thing and things go your way. We just have to keep it up. "
Nick Ahmed had three hits and a pair of RBIs and Kole Calhoun added three hits with an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who took two of three to deny Colorado its sixth consecutive series win to start the season.
Ryan McMahon, swinging on a 3-0 count, connected for a three-run homer to chase Arizona starter Luke Weaver with one out in the fourth inning.
"I thought I hit some spots pretty well, got a little unlucky on some positioning, where we position our guys in the right way, and they just found some holes today," Weaver said. "And that 3-0, that's an interesting count. You're trying to get back in the count and he sold out to the pitch and got one."
It was the first home run by a Rockies player on a 3-0 count since Michael Cuddyer did it at Atlanta on on May 24, 2014.
"Honestly, the best part about it was Skip (manager Bud Black) giving me the green light there," said McMahon, who has struggled with strikeouts this season. He has 28 on the season, including three more around his homer and single.
"To be really honest, I've just felt really lost," McMahon added. "I haven't had a great feel for the (strike zone) which is usually something I take a lot of pride in. It's hard for me right now."
Garrett Hampson added a career-high four hits for the Rockies. A total of 11 players had multihit games, seven with at least three hits.
Andrew Chafin (1-0) picked up the win with an inning of scoreless relief.
With the score tied at 5 in the the seventh, the Diamondbacks erupted. Peralta struck the key blow with a three-run double off Tyler Kinley (0-1), who did not retire any of the five batters he faced. Ahmed and Calhoun each had a pair of hits in the inning.
Arizona homered in a club-record 16th straight game at Coors Field and improved to 9-3 in its last 12 against the Rockies.
Colorado starter Antonio Senzatela went six innings and allowed five runs on nine hits.
TRAINER'S ROOMRockies: INF Chris Owings left the game after the second inning because of tightness in his left hamstring. Hampson moved from center field to second base to replace him and Sam Hilliard entered the game to replace Hampson in center. … RHP Scott Oberg, who's been sidelined since the start of the season by a back injury and a recurrence of blood clot issues in his pitching arm, has been undergoing a series of tests but there's no timetable for his return. Oberg has dealt with vascular problems in his arm twice previously, missing time in August 2019 and August 2016. Manager Bud Black said he spoke with Oberg earlier Wednesday and the reliever was in good spirits and expected to return home to the Philadelphia area soon to undergo additional tests. However, he remains sidelined indefinitely. "There's really no clear path to what is going to happen with Scott," Black said.
UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Arizona has an off day Thursday followed by a season-high 17 straight games before their next off day on Aug. 31. RHP Merrill Kelly (2-1, 2.29) is slated to start Friday night's series opener in Arizona against the San Diego Padres, whose starter is to be determined.
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It was June of 2015 and life was in full swing. We had two businesses; Matt was running his financial firm and I was running my mental health therapy private practice. We had a condo DIY kitchen renovation in progress and we found out we were going to have a baby! Our personal, professional, and familial goals that we dreamt of since the start of our relationship, at 20 years old, were beginning to unfold.
One night in August, during an indoor soccer game, Matt broke his big toe. With his lingering physical ailment and an increase in work stressors, things began to change for Matt.
His mood, his energy… something was deeply off.
My happy-go-lucky husband was missing that pep in his step and he soon began complaining of back pain. We wrote it off as symptoms of his toe injury.
In October, following his return from a trip to visit friends, Matt shared with me that he thought he had colon cancer. I rolled my eyes and reminded him of the last time he had self diagnosed with heart attacks on WebMD, only to find he was suffering from a pulled muscle. However, this self diagnosis was different. I could tell he was scared. He got really serious and shared with me some personal things; his sudden change in bowel movements, cramping, fatigue, and blood in his stools.
Fast forward to December 8, 2015. I walked back to meet Matt after his colonoscopy. He was saying silly things due to the sedatives and I couldn't stop laughing at him. The laughter didn't last long.
I looked at Matt over my 7-month pregnant belly in complete disbelief as he uttered the words, "I knew it". Tears streamed down his face. My 32-year old, intuitive husband had known something was deeply wrong with his body.
Then came the results of the CT scan, Stage IV. Tumors in the liver with no possibility to operate. How could this be?! Doctor appointments, port surgery, chemo, scans … we entered the world of cancer. The hospital tumor board's goal was to get Matt to the treatment of a hepatic arterial infusion pump to increase his chances of survival to 60%. Things quickly went into fight mode.
On February 5, 2016, Matt began his first round of chemotherapy. Nine days later we were given the most beautiful gift of a healthy baby boy. Our young family was facing new life and the uncertainty of death all in the same breath.
As fast as things moved, they also slowed down to the present moment. The noise of keeping up with our peers: the big house, boat, vacations, newest technology —- none of it mattered. We began to cherish every moment and found deep enjoyment in every holiday, milestone, and connecting time as if it could be our last.
Our life and priorities forever changed!
Life's uncertainty was loud and clear but its beauty became quietly radiant. These lessons of enjoying life and the power of kindness, as it was generously exchanged to us and from us, came to the forefront of our life. We were finally living the life we emotionally and spiritually yearned for and dreamed of as college kids, though we never could have imagined it would take cancer to bring us there.
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25 Investigates: MA took step to shut down nursing home it used for COVID-19 patients just months ago
By Kerry Kavanaugh, Boston 25 News
August 11, 2020 at 12:55 pm EDT
25 Investigates: MA took step to shut down nursing home it used for COVID-19 patients just months ago 25 Investigates: MA took step to shut down nursing home it used for COVID-19 patients just months ago
BOSTON — This week, Massachusetts took a first step toward shutting down a nursing home that, just four months ago, it was using for COVID-19 positive patients. 25 Investigates recently reported how some struggling long-term care facilities were part of the state's pandemic response plan, as coronavirus cases surged in the spring.
The state had documented this particular homes' alleged failures but placed sick people in it anyway.
In July, 25 Investigates found it didn't matter if a long-term care facility was struggling, battling an outbreak of COVID-19, or had a history of poor performance, if a facility attested on a form that it met certain infection control and safety criteria, they got on Massachusetts isolation space list.
That meant it could welcome new patients, who tested positive for COVID-19. And, the state freed up millions for those facilities in exchange.
"We should not continually impact nursing homes with these patients," said Arlene Germain is the policy director of the Massachusetts Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, which has demanded for months the state stop sending sick COVID-19 patients into nursing homes. "And as we know, elders are very susceptible to any disease, and especially it turns out to COVID."
Their fight continues as 25 Investigates learned the state was using at least one home for COVID-19 patients that it's now taking steps to shut down.
This week, MassHealth moved to revoke three facilities from its program, including Hermitage Healthcare of Worcester.
In a news release, MassHealth said the homes had "a historic record of poor performance."
"It tells me that one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing," said Germain.
For their part, Hermitage Healthcare told us the submitted them to "four infection control surveys at The Hermitage and it was found to be in adherence." The spokesperson went on to say, "We were therefore surprised and disappointed to learn from DPH that they had begun the process to revoke our participation in the MassHealth program. We plan to appeal this decision."
"For more than five months, The Hermitage Healthcare has been working tirelessly to create a safe, effective care environment for our residents amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. While we were saddened by the loss of twelve residents to COVID-19, we are proud that the facility's care helped most of the COVID-19 positive residents successfully recover. Unfortunately, most long-term care facilities in Massachusetts have lost residents to this dreadful scourge, and over 200 Massachusetts facilities experienced more COVID-19 fatalities than The Hermitage.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) conducted four infection control surveys at The Hermitage and it was found to be "in adherence" with infection control standards except on the date of one of these surveys. The facility's average score for the four surveys was 27 out of a possible 28 (96%) and its final two surveys were "perfect 28′s". We believe The Hermitage's survey performance compares favorably with other Massachusetts skilled nursing facilities. The facility has also complied fully with all required COVID-19 testing of staff and residents and the reporting of test results.
We were therefore surprised and disappointed to learn from DPH that they had begun the process to revoke our participation in the MassHealth program. We plan to appeal this decision.
The Hermitage has taken steps to assure full compliance with all infection control protocols mandated by the state. We are confident that we have adequate staff, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and appropriate signage and staff training and other resources necessary to assure a safe environment for our residents.
The Hermitage Healthcare will work closely with the Department of Public Health to better understand and address their concerns and fully explain the successful results achieved by the facility."
Hermitage Healthcare has 30 days to appeal the notice from MassHealth.
We asked the state about Hermitage Healthcare's participation in the isolation space program. A DPH spokesperson told us "Since Hermitage Healthcare attested to meeting the infection control and safety criteria required to establish an isolation space within the facility, they were eligible to admit COVID-positive residents, and did so."
25 Investigates has reported, there were other places for COVID-19 positive seniors to go.
The state-designated seven individual nursing home facilities across the state just for COVID patients in Worcester, East Longmeadow, New Bedford, Great Barrington, Falmouth, Brewster, Wilmington.
None of the seven was ever at capacity, in fact some were never used at all.
Five field hospitals were also set up for post-acute care for patients with COVID-19.
According to the state, at its peak, only 100 of the 500 beds at Boston Hope were used at the same time.
About 30 of the 250 beds at the DCU Center in Worcester were used at peak.
The field hospitals in Lowell, Dartmouth and Cape Cod never saw a single patient.
The state says field hospitals were meant to be an extension of hospitals and without them, the demand on nursing homes would've been even higher. And the state told 25 Investigates they have provided nursing homes with enormous support.
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Q: Creating and linking chat rooms to questions Sometimes I'd like to discuss some ideas related to a question without including them in the comments. For (1) it gets too long and (2) often the discussion is quite specific and probably isn't relevant to others who come across the question.
Having the automatic "move to chat" feature when comments get too long is a great idea, but I think SO users should be able to pre-empt this and start a chat for a question, and maybe an answer too, manually.
For others who then come across this chat through another means than the question it'd be nice for them to know the context of the chat. I'd like to have an automatic explicit link between the chat and question created in such cases.

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NPR Books: NPR has Best Book lists from a number of their correspondents, including the aforementioned Ms. Corrigan.
New York Times: The New York Times, always known for their literary coverage, provides a nice year-end list. Look for the 100 Best Books list, as well.
Quill & Quire: Known as the "magazine of the Canadian book trade." Q&Q provides a different perspective from north of the 49th parallel.
Library Journal: LJ's list of the best books of 2009 for genre fiction.
Amazon: Best book or best profit margin for Bezos & Co.? Hard to say, yet still worth a look.
The Atlantic Monthly: The Atlantic best-of list, compiled by Benjamin Schwarz.
Christian Science Monitor: Remarkably short on any medical titles (wonder why?), the CS Monitor provides a reasonable list of good non-fiction reads.
Publishers Weekly: The mainstream take, from the book industrial complex.
Slate: Always a web favorite, practically since there was anything worth reading on the web.
London Times: The best from across the pond.
Far from comprehensive, I'm sure, but hopefully this list-of-lists will be good food for thought and help you catch up on what you should have read instead of that trashy Jackie Collins novel. Not that there's anything wrong with Jackie Collins; there is a time and place for her books, I'm sure. I just haven't been there yet.
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Kardinya is a suburb  south-southwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is in the City of Melville local government area. It is predominantly a low-density residential suburb consisting of single-family detached homes. There is a commercial area in the centre of the suburb, with a shopping centre and several other shops. In the northwest is a small light industrial area. Kardinya has a population of 8,730 people.

Before European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Beeliar group of the Whadjuk Noongar people. Kardinya did not attract any interest from Europeans when the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829, as it was far away from any river and was not fertile. European use of Kardinya began in 1870 when fourteen lots were allocated to Pensioner Guards. These lots were used for piggeries, poultry farms and vineyards. In 1904, a large amount of land in the area was set aside as endowment land for the University of Western Australia. In the 1920s, this land started to be used as a pine plantation, known as the Applecross Pine Plantation, and, after 1947, the Somerville Pine Plantation. The suburb was formally gazetted on 16 June 1961. From 1967 to the early 1980s, suburban development occurred in Kardinya.

Current amenities in Kardinya include Kardinya Primary School, North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya Park Shopping Centre, and Morris Buzacott Reserve, which is home to several sports clubs. The suburb is quadrisected by South Street and North Lake Road. Transperth bus services operate, most feeding into Murdoch railway station on the Mandurah railway line.

History

Before British colonisation
Before European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Beeliar group of the Whadjuk Noongar people, who had lived there for 40,000 years. They lived in the area south from the Swan River down to Mangles Bay near Rockingham and east to the Darling Scarp. No specific sites of Aboriginal occupation have been found in Kardinya as there are no wetlands there, however, the Beeliar people would have passed through Kardinya.

British colonisation
Kardinya attracted no interest from the British when they founded the Swan River Colony in 1829. All settlement was concentrated along the Swan and Canning rivers as they were the main method of transportation in the early decades of the colony. Kardinya also had no fertile soil for the crops and fruit trees grown at the time. Only one section of land in Kardinya was part of the early land that was granted to settlers; it was known as Cockburn Location 549, and none of the Kardinya section of that land was used.

In 1870, fourteen smaller lots were excised from Cockburn Location 549 and were allocated to Pensioner Guards over 15 years. Pensioner Guards were British army veterans who received a pension after having completed their period of service or been wounded. They served on convict transportation ships to Western Australia. Their role in the colony was to help maintain law and order, and serve as a presence of authority towards the convicts. To get the Pensioner Guards to stay in the colony, they were allocated land which they had to occupy for seven years before they could gain ownership. Convicts were forced to clear the land for the Pensioner Guards. These Pensioner Guard lots were passed down to their descendants. At the beginning of World War I, most were still owned by descendants of Pensioner Guards.

Two roads were built in the early 20th century – South Street, which ran from Fremantle west of Kardinya to the eastern edge of Kardinya, and North Lake Road, which ran from Canning Highway north of Kardinya to Bibra Lake in the south, continuing as Forrest Road to Armadale. At first, these roads were just cleared tracks consisting of sand, but after World War I, they were laid with planks.

During the early 20th century, these lots were used as piggeries, poultry farms and vineyards. The remaining area was Fremantle Commonage, meaning residents of Fremantle could freely cut timber. This changed in 1904 when an act of the Parliament of Western Australia set aside the land north, west and east of the Pensioner Guard lots as endowment land for the University of Western Australia (UWA), which was being planned at the time. The university did not end up using the land, but in 1922, it asked the Forests Department to police it for the illegal removal of timber.

In 1924, the Bibra and North Lake Progress Association asked UWA and the Forests Department if part of the land could be used as a pine plantation. They agreed to the land being used for that purpose for 50 years. In 1926,  of land was cleared, and planted mainly with pinus pinaster, or maritime pine. At a high point on South Street, a house for plantation staff was built, and a fire lookout was built on a nearby tree. A second lookout tower was built in 1965. There were never any large fires at the plantation, but several smaller ones were spotted and put out over the years. Initially, the plantation was known as the Applecross Pine Plantation, but it was renamed to the Somerville Pine Plantation in 1946, after William Somerville, who was a prominent person at UWA, being Acting Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor and Acting Chancellor at times. Many streets in Kardinya are now also named after prominent people from UWA.

The trees in the plantation began to mature in the late 1950s, and harvesting started then. The largest trees were removed first, allowing the others to grow more. Clearcutting began in the 1960s as Kardinya was planned to have a housing development. This finished in 1975, and the university sold most of the land to developers. The south-eastern corner, just beyond Kardinya's boundary, was used to make Murdoch University, Perth's second university. Some trees were left standing, and can still be seen today around the suburb.

Suburban development
The area was originally named Ellis, after  Ellis, who was a long time secretary of the Melville Roads Board. The name "Kardinya" was first suggested as a street name in the area in 1955. The name is of Aboriginal origin. Some sources say it means "sunrise", whilst others say it means "place of the Karda (racehorse goanna)". Later, a vote was held for residents to decide between Ellis and Kardinya as the name for the suburb. Kardinya received all but one vote. The suburb was formally gazetted by the Department of Lands and Surveys on 16 June 1961.

In 1958, seven residents requested permission from the council to subdivide their land, however other people opposed this, wanting to retain the area's rural character. The opposers wanted no block to be smaller than , and so the request was denied. Plans for housing development in Kardinya's north-eastern quadrant began in 1960. On 5 October 1967, the first building approval was given, and development of the north-eastern quadrant began. The south-eastern quadrant was developed in the 1970s, followed by the south-western quadrant. North Lake Senior High School opened in the south-western quadrant at the start of 1973, a shopping centre opened on the north-east corner of South Street and North Lake Road in 1976, and Kardinya Primary School opened in the north-eastern quadrant at the start of 1977. The Kardinya Precinct Committee (KPC) was formed in the early 1970s. The KPC was renamed the Kardinya Residents Association in the late 1970s. This association was heavily involved in the development of Kardinya, providing input for planning schools, shopping centres, bus routes and community services. In the 1980s, the north-eastern quadrant was developed.

During the early 21st century, many 1960s and 1970s houses have begun to be demolished and the land subdivided further.

Geography and nature
Kardinya is located  south-southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and  east of the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of , and is bounded to the north by Garling Street, North Lake Road and Somerville Boulevard, to the east by Prescott Drive, South Street and Windelya Way, to the south by Farrington Road, North Lake Road and Winterfold Road, and to the west by a high-voltage power line. To the north is Willagee and Winthrop, to the east is Murdoch, to the south is North Lake and Coolbellup, and to the east is Samson and O'Connor.

Kardinya lies mostly on Spearwood dunes, which formed around 40,000 years ago. The dunes consist of brown sand lying over yellow subsoil, with Tamala Limestone below. The limestone is close to the surface in parts. A small area on the eastern edge of the suburb lies on Bassendean dunes, which consist of white to grey sands formed between 800,000 and 125,000 years ago. Both are part of the greater Swan Coastal Plain. Whilst the suburb does not contain any natural wetlands, North Lake is located immediately to the east of the suburb.

The area's original vegetation would have been a forest consisting primarily of Eucalyptus gomphocephala (tuart), with Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah), Corymbia calophylla (marri), Banksia attenuata (slender banksia), Banksia grandis (bull banksia), and Casuarinaceae (sheoak) interspersed. Smaller trees include black wattles and two species of stinkwood, and other plants include zamias and grass trees/balgas. No rare species are known to have been in the area.

Small amounts of the original vegetation were cleared by early settlers in the 19th century and early 20th century to make way for homes, raising animals and vineyards, but most of it was cleared in the 1920s for the pine plantation. A small area of natural bushland remains as Harold Field Reserve, although it has been invaded by weeds that hinder small native plants.

Arctotheca calendula (capeweed) is a common weed in the area that was purposefully introduced. Other weeds were introduced accidentally, including Eragrostis curvula (African lovegrass), Ehrharta longiflora (annual veldtgrass), Polycarpon tetraphyllum (fourleaf allsead), Romulea rosea (Guildford grass), Trifolium campestre (hop clover), Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge), Carpobrotus (pigface), Plantago major (plantain), Lolium (ryegrass), Oxalis pes-caprae (soursob), Sonchus arvensis (sowthistle), and Ursinia.

Demographics
Kardinya's population has been on a slight decline from 2001 to 2016. The suburb was home to 8,730 people according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics's 2016 census, compared to 8,794 at the 2011 census, 8,874 at the 2006 census, and 8,935 at the 2001 census. At the 2016 census, 49.6% of residents were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 41, which was above the state and national averages of 36 and 38 respectively.

At the 2016 census, 75.7% of Kardinya households were families, above the state average of 72.7%; 19.5% were single-person households, below the state average of 23.6%; and 4.8% were group households, above the state average of 3.8%. Of those family households, 40.0% were couples without children, 44.0% were couples with children, 13.4% were single parents with children, and 2.7% were some other type of family. These figures are all close to the state averages of 38.5%, 45.3%, 14.5% and 1.7% respectively.

Out of the suburb's 3,523 dwellings, 3,197 were occupied and 326 were unoccupied at the 2016 census. Out of the 3,197 that were occupied, 2,772 were detached houses, 311 were semi-detached, and 105 were flats or apartments. 57.6% of occupied dwellings had four or more bedrooms, and the average number of bedrooms was 3.6, which was above the state average of 3.3. The average number of people per household was 2.6, which is the same as the state average. 1,375 dwellings (42.9%) were owned outright, significantly higher than the state average of 28.5%. 1,098 (34.3%) were owned with a mortgage, compared to the state average of 39.7%; 654 (20.4%) were rented, compared to the state average of 28.3%; and 77 (2.4%) were other or not stated.

At the 2016 census, the median weekly personal income was $676, compared to the state average of $724 and national average of $662; the median weekly family income was $1,981, compared to the state average of $1,910 and national average of $1,734; and the median weekly household income was $1,667, compared to the state average of $1,595 and the national average of $1,438. The most common occupations were professionals (25.8%), clerical and administrative workers (15.1%), technicians and trades workers (13.4%), managers (11.6%), and sales workers (10.4%). Major industries that residents worked in were hospitals (4.6%), primary education (3.4%), cafes and restaurants (3.1%), higher education (3.0%), and secondary education (2.5%). 27.7% of residents had a bachelor's degree or above, compared to the state average of 20.5%.

The most common ancestries that Kardinya residents identified with at the 2016 census were English (24.1%), Australian (19.0%), Chinese (8.4%), Italian (8.3%), and Irish (6.4%). 58.7% of residents were born in Australia. The next most common birthplaces were England (5.5%), Malaysia (2.8%), Italy (2.3%), China, excluding Taiwan and special administrative regions (2.1%), and Indonesia (2.0%). 33.5% of residents had both parents born in Australia, and 48.0% of residents had both parents born overseas. The most common religious affiliations were Catholic (30.4%), no religion (27.9%), Anglican (12.2%), and Uniting Church (3.0%).

Businesses, parks and amenities

Before there were any shops in the area, residents had to travel to Fremantle or to Canning Bridge in Applecross for essential items such as groceries, and even further for other items. The first business in the area was a corner store at the junction of what was then North Lake Road and South Street, established in the 1940s. It sold groceries, had a petrol pump, and was demolished in the 1970s. In 1957, a store was established on an adjacent corner to provide petrol, servicing and repairs for vehicles. It was leased to BP in the 1970s, opening as a proper service station in 1974. That service station, , still exists. North Lake Road was realigned about  west through Kardinya in the 1970s; the old North Lake Road was renamed Gilbertson Road.

In 1975, construction began on a shopping centre on the corner of the new North Lake Road alignment and South Street. The shopping centre opened in 1976. The shopping centre was expanded considerably in 1999, and was given the name Kardinya Park. Today, the anchor tenants are a Coles supermarket and a Kmart retail store. Smaller tenants include an Australia Post post office, and Westpac and ANZ bank branches. Neighbouring the shopping centre is an Aldi supermarket and the Kardinya Tavern (colloquially, "the Kardy"). That pub is one of only a few within , and so it attracts people from the surrounding suburbs. The only other businesses in Kardinya are a small group of shops on the corner of Le Soeuf Drive and McMahon Way, and a light industrial area in the suburb's north-east.

The largest park in Kardinya is Morris Buzacott Reserve. It was named on 28 June 1977, after Morris Nutter Buzacott, who was a member of the Melville Roads Board from 1903 to 1905 and chairman in 1905. It has an area of about , and is located in Kardinya's north-eastern quadrant. One of the first sports club to exist at Morris Buzacott Reserve is the Applecross Hockey Club (now the Melville City Hockey Club), which relocated there in 1979. It had its own building. In 1979, the reserve was also home to the Kardinya Tennis Club, and the Kardinya Junior Football Club (KJFC). It was a committee member of the KJFC that started the push in 1979 for a community centre to be built at Morris Buzacott Reserve. At first, the Melville City Council did not help with funding the proposed building, so a group was formed, called the Kardinya Community and Recreation Association. This group, along with the Kardinya Residents Association continued to lobby for a community centre, and in 1985, the council finally approved its construction. it was completed in 1986 and officially opened on 27 June 1987.

In 1988, a bowling club was formed, housed in a small clubhouse that was extended in 2009. In 1994, the Fremantle CBC Amateur Football Club relocated to Morris Buzacott Reserve. Around this time, the Kardinya Community and Recreation Association merged into the Kardinya Residents Association. The Fremantle CBC Amateur Football Club wanted the community centre to be expanded, and so a member of the club made an application to the Melville City Council, which the council refused. The club then applied for funds from the Federal Government, which gave them about $175,000. This funding came amidst the sports rorts affair. The council also contributed $300,000. The expanded facilities were opened in 1994 by Carmen Lawrence, who was the federal member for Fremantle. Today, the community centre is used by football clubs, a tee-ball club, and a tennis club. The initial hockey building is now also used by a cricket club.

Another large park in Kardinya is Frederick Baldwin Park. It was originally known as Somerville Lake but was renamed on 14 September 1983 in honour of  Baldwin, who was a member of the Melville Roads Board from 1941 to 1944. It is in Kardinya's north-west quadrant, covers an area of , and contains a lake surrounded by a grassed area. It has a playground and a community centre.

Most other parks in Kardinya are named after members of the Melville Roads Board, the exceptions being Bill Dixon Park, named after a council building surveyor; Dick Piercy Park, named after the landowner who subdivided his lot to create this park; Emma George Park, a resident from 1954 to 1992;  Jack Jeffery Park, named after a council health surveyor; Red Gum Park, named after the trees at the park; Richard Angeloni Park, after a former vice-principal of UWA; and Robert Henwood Park, named after a city planner for the City of Fremantle.

Education
Kardinya has two schools: Kardinya Primary School, and North Lake Senior Campus.

Primary

Before there were any schools in the area, most students attended Bibra Lake State School, which opened in 1912. Students walked, cycled, or even rode a horse there. When Carawatha Primary School opened in 1959 on the corner of North Lake Road and Archibald Street in Willagee, students attended there.

As development progressed in the 1970s, a local school was needed. Residents were approaching the state government, via the Melville Council, for a school to be built in Kardinya. A site was set aside on Ochiltree Way, and in June 1975, it was announced that a school would be built there, with an estimated cost of construction of $255,220. Evangelista Bros Pty Ltd was contracted to build the school. Construction started in August 1976, and the school opened in February 1977, named Kardinya Primary School. It was incomplete, with no windows, blackboards or chalk. There were 37 pre-primary students, 214 students in years 1 to 4, and eight teachers. A parents and citizens association was established on the first day of school. Among the decisions they made in the first year of operation was for the school colours to be yellow, green, and blue. They also held a competition to determine the school motto. The motto chosen was "Rise Above All", proposed by a local family. The school crest was also based on a design submitted by a local family.

After opening, work continued on the school, including on the construction of the library, car park, bicycle racks, paths, sporting facilities and gardens. Whilst sporting facilities were being constructed, the school used the adjacent Windelya Reserve (now known as Morris Buzacott Reserve) for sport. Demountable classrooms were brought in for periods, while construction on more permanent classrooms was ongoing. The school was officially opened on 15 August 1979, by Barry MacKinnon, the member for Murdoch. In 1980, there were 77 pre-primary students, and 426 students in years 1 to 7. That year saw the completion of all construction, and the graduation of the school's first Year Seven students. Enrolments peaked in 1982, at 491.

1984 saw the formation of a parent's consultative committee, a precursor to today's school councils which are common in Western Australia. A school council was later formed in 1987. It was one of the first in the state. Kardinya Primary School became an Independent Public School in 2017. With that came the replacement of the school council with a school board. As of 2021, there are 60 students in kindergarten, 54 students in pre-primary, and 235 students in years 1 to 6.

Secondary

Before there were any secondary schools in Kardinya, students attended various other schools, including Fremantle Boys' School, and Fremantle Girls' School. Students would cycle to Carrington Street and then catch a bus to Fremantle. Some students who attended Wesley College in South Perth would cycle along North Lake Road to Canning Highway, then catch a bus there. In 1960, Melville Senior High School was established. This was much closer to Kardinya, only a few kilometres north, making the journey to the nearest secondary school much shorter.

North Lake Senior High School opened in Kardinya on 4 February 1973 on its present campus at Winterfold Road (known then as Torquil Road). It was Kardinya's first secondary school. Before opening in Kardinya, the school operated for Year 8 students on the Melville Senior High School campus. It was initially going to be named Kardinya High School, but the name was changed before opening to show that its catchment covers the suburbs surrounding Kardinya as well. The school had 165 Year Eight and Nine students in 1973. Upon opening, the facilities constructed were an administration block, a science and mathematics block, a canteen, a gymnasium and a library. Construction continued after the opening. Further facilities opened in the years following 1973, and on 29 March 1979, the school was officially opened by the minister for education, Peter Jones.

In 1983, enrolments peaked at 935. After that, enrolments gradually declined. By 1995, the school had fewer than 400 students, and so the Department of Education changed the school to serve Year 11 and 12 students only, a new concept for Western Australian public schools. Alongside this, the school was renamed to North Lake Senior Campus.

Governance

Local
Kardinya is located in the City of Melville local government area. From January 1871, Kardinya was part of the Fremantle Road District (now known as the City of Cockburn). On 5 June 1901, the East Fremantle Road District was created, encompassing the modern-day City of Melville. It was soon renamed to the Melville Road District to avoid confusion with the neighbouring Municipality of East Fremantle (now known as the Town of East Fremantle) and to give the district its own identity. The Melville Road District became the Shire of Melville on 1 July 1961, following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. It became the Town of Melville on 26 September 1962, and finally, the City of Melville on 3 May 1968.

The suburb lies within the City of Melville's Bateman–Kardinya–Murdoch ward. Elections are held on the third Saturday of October in every odd numbered year. Councillors are elected to four year terms. Half of all councillors are up for election at each election. Councillors for the Bateman–Kardinya–Murdoch ward are , and .

State
As of the 2021 Western Australian state election, for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (lower house), Kardinya is part of the electoral district of Willagee south of South Street and west of North Lake Road. The remainder is part of the electoral district of Bateman. Willagee's current member is Peter Tinley of the Australian Labor Party. Bateman's current member is Kim Giddens of the Australian Labor Party. Both these districts are part of the South Metropolitan Region of the Western Australian Legislative Council (upper house). The south-west of Kardinya votes most strongly for the centre-left Labor Party, and the north-east votes most strongly for the centre-right Liberal Party.

Federal
Kardinya is within the Division of Fremantle south of South Street and west of North Lake Road. The remainder is part of the Division of Tangney. The member for Fremantle is Labor's Josh Wilson. The member for Tangney is Labor's Sam Lim.

Transport

At the 2016 census, 74.7% of residents travelled to work in a car, whereas 9.9% travelled to work on public transport.

Road
Kardinya is quadrisected by South Street, which runs east–west, and North Lake Road, which runs north–south. Both of these roads are six-lane dual carriageways. North Lake Road previously followed a different alignment through Kardinya, but it was realigned to its present position in 1975. The road along its former alignment is now known as Gilbertson Road. Heading east on South Street leads to Murdoch University, St John of God Murdoch Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch railway station, the Kwinana Freeway and Roe Highway. The Kwinana Freeway is the main road into the Perth CBD. The freeway can also be accessed by heading east on Farrington Road, which travels along Kardinya's southern boundary east of North Lake Road. Heading west on South Street leads to Fremantle and Stock Road, a major north–south route that leads to Rockingham. Heading north on North Lake Road leads to Leach Highway and Canning Highway. Heading south on North Lake Road leads to Cockburn Central and Armadale Road. Other arterial roads in Kardinya include Winterfold Road, which travels along the suburb's southern boundary west of North Lake Road, Garling Street, which travels along the suburb's northern boundary west of North Lake Road, and Somerville Boulevard, which travels along the suburb's boundary east of North Lake Road.

Public transport
Transperth bus services in Kardinya include routes 115, 503, 504, 511, 512, 513, 998 and 999. These routes, except for route 115, all connect to Murdoch railway station, the closest railway station to Kardinya at approximately  east. The station is in the median of the Kwinana Freeway, and is on the Mandurah railway line. Route 115 is a limited stop service that travels between Hamilton Hill and Elizabeth Quay bus station in the Perth CBD. It travels a roughly north–south route through Kardinya, through the centre of the suburb. Routes 503 and 504 travel between Murdoch railway station and Bull Creek railway station, on the Mandurah railway line. Route 503 travels along Gilbertson Road and South Street, and route 504 travels along Prescott Drive and South Street. Route 511 travels between Murdoch railway station and Fremantle railway station near the northern side of the suburb. Route 512 travels between Murdoch railway station and Spearwood along Farrington Road. Route 513 travels between Murdoch railway station and Fremantle railway station along South Street, North Lake Road and Winterfold Avenue.

See also
List of streets in Kardinya, Western Australia

References

External links

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Melville


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